Chapter 44: The North Sea Reveals the Dao (1/2)
Chapter 44: The North Sea Reveals the Dao
In the entire expansive Reliance Sect, only Meng Hao re alone on the East Mountain He watched the red light fade away, then lowered his head The for Outer Sect was now empty
Elder Sister Xu had been taken away Elder Brother Chen had gone to the Southern Doone He had no idea when he would see theain Would it be months? Years?
His status as an Inner Sect disciple, his three years in the Reliance Sect, they all beca autu away the dust that had settled there
He quietly sat down on the boulder A long time passed, and eventually the stars peeked out one by one Then dawn cahed and lifted his head
“They’re all gone… and here I a Hao otten rid of his old ancestral house in Yunjie County, he still missed his old bed and dilapidated bowls EvenHemother, and his father, who had always seeue Meng Hao shook his head, and as the rays of dawn crept out, he stood up There was no need to search the Reliance Sect Everything worth taking was long gone, pillaged by the experts fro Hao patted the dust off his clothes, then changed out of his Inner Sect silver robe, back into the scholar’s gown he had worn all those years ago It was a spacious robe, but as he put it on, it felt a bit sh Deep within hiolden Core Lake seemed to bubble, and within it, the Demonic Core emitted spiritual power that filled and replenished his body
“I’m not too far from the seventh level of Qi Condensation I can feel the bottleneck” He walked forward, slapping his bag of holding Two flying swords elided down thethis technique with the flying swords granted hiht But similar to Elder Sister Xu with her Wind Pennant, it was only te Hao hout the mountain forests Finally, he was able to leave the Reliance Sect region, a place he hadn’t left for three years He flew throughout the see over the horizon
Ti Hao eventually eion after two days
“I’back at the mountains “It was a few days, but I was unconscious In any case, I think her speed at that time would have been similar to my o”
To Cultivators, the State of Zhao is not very large But to ion In his studies, he had read about its geography, and though he had never personally travelled about in it, he was nevertheless somewhat familiar with the area
“As of now I’m in the north of the State of Zhao I shouldn’t be too far from Yunjie County” Off in the distance, he could see what looked al on the flat land That would be as referred to as the North Sea
“Now that I think about it, with a Wind Pennant, and being at the seventh level of Qi Condensation, Elder Sister Xu could fly temporarily, but it would drain her spiritual power relatively quickly She couldn’t have flown very far away” Meng Hao’s eyes flickered with longing He had been away from Yunjie County for three years, and his desire to return was growing stronger He knew that after crossing the North Sea, he would be about a half-day’s walk fro in deeply, he proceeded onward, eventually arriving at the shore of the North Sea He looked down, and on the surface of the calm lake, he could see his reflection in the water He was no longer a youth He looked to be about 20 years of age His face appeared steadfast and resolute, co Hao of the past
A Meng Hao’s train of thought
“hello, young sir, do you wish to cross the sea?” A s Hao by an olda woven rush raincoat His face was covered with the evidence of a life of hardshi+p, but he spoke with a smile
“I do not wish to trouble you, old sir,” said Meng Hao, looking surprised He hadn’t been called ‘young sir’ for three years now
“It’s no trouble,” said the oldpeople across the ocean for , talented scholars like yourself” He pushed the boat up next to Meng Hao, who leaped easily onto the deck, offering his thanks
There was a young girl inside the boat, seven or eight years old, her hair done up in two pigtails She squatted in front of a little oven, tannings its flames as she boiled water Steam wafted up
Inside the pot of water was a bottle of alcohol
“This is hter,” said the old irl If she were a boy, I would have sent her off to be a scholar Young sir,” he said with a smile, “where are you from?” The boat headed out toward the center of the lake As the wind sprang up, the old irl looked up at Meng Hao, her wide eyes innocent and char scholar fro Hao said with a s” This type of mortal life caused hio
“Yunjie County, that’s a good place! Great o, an auspicious sign appeared there It even arose the notice of the officials” The oldcold and my body can’t take it Here, have a drink” He extended the bottle toward Meng Hao “Can you drink?”
Meng Hao knew the auspicious sign to which he referred It had been ten years before, the day before his parents went rew a bitat the bottle He had never drank alcohol before Back in Yunjie County, he had lived in poverty, and there had been no alcohol in the Reliance Sect He lifted up a glass and allowed the man to fill it, then took a drink
A spicy warh his body