Chapter 300: Broken Shells (1/2)
”The elders are no longer being controlled!”
They soon exited the hall and approached the Elders.
”Fei Xian? What happened here? What do you mean poisoned?” one of the elders asked.
This one was an old man with a gray beard reaching down to his knees. He wore a light green uniform and a short sword in his hand.
”Elder Dai, I'm so glad that you are safe!”
”What do you mean? The tower has been broken into! The sect is a mess. What exactly happened here?”
”Indeed, tell us! What exactly happened here? Where is Elder Jia? He spoke of taking you all to a secret realm of some sort, no?”
The other elders were equally confused and concerned. Everywhere they looked, there were traces of battle, they needed answers.
”Wait, stop. We must fix this up and it seems that we have some visitors as well.”
The Sect Elder Fu Men, looked towards the gates, where two figures entered the sect. Both of them were injured and slowly limping but their figures were familiar.
As they came close and the sun began to rise, the Rou'er recognized one of them.
” Ming Yue and... it's Elder Fei! He's alive!”
”Uncle! Ming Yue!”
Fei Xian looked them as everyone rushed towards the two. Ming Yue weakly moved forward before handing Elder Fei off to them. The moment she returned Elder Fei back to them, her body loosened as Rou'er ran to catch her.
As Elder Fei was brought away, the remaining elders approached her with their sword unsheathed.
”Where- How did you find him?”
”Who are you? What business do you have with the Eternal Blade Sect?”
”Did you do this?”
The elders began to batter her with questions before Sect Leader Fu Men stepped forward with a smile.
”Ming Yue, It seems that we owe you for saving Elder Fei. Please, let's head to the Medicinal Hall first.”
After speaking to her, he turned to the other elders.
”She is a guest and we shall treat her as such. We can ask her after she is properly cared for, until then, let's clean this place up.”
Afterwards, Ming Yue buckled under her weight and fully relying on Rou'er, who supported her with her shoulder. She was too tired to speak and her body was extremely weak.
That short battle with the hypnotised elders was a taxing one. She would not have survived if not for the fact that their minds were dulled. Furthermore, she had activated Pale Moon twice, which strained her body even more. Though the first time was the match the elder's strengths and the second time was out of pure anger.
But what truly caused internal damage was condensing her remaining energy into one spurt of power. Such a burst had caused cracks in her meridians and acupoints, something that may not heal for at least a week.
Fortunately for her, she had the Eternal Heart Ring. which was slightly glowing as it worked hard to mend her body.
At the site of her battle, the black sludge had yet to stop moving. Slowly but surely, it gathered together, what remained of it merged into a ball before transforming. It slowly lost its sheen and solidified, resembling that of a rock.