Chapter 719: Adviser Chu Wakes Up (1/2)

”He's… he's… moving!” Hua Wu said out loud.

Lin Mu and the rest ended up waiting about twelve hours, after which the old man moved for the first time. Their attention went to the old man and they could see his fingers trembling.

After a few more minutes, his face started to twitch as well and then his eyes opened with great difficultly.

~HUU~

The old man took in a breath and looked around with his hazy and glazed eyes. One of his eyes was possibly blind already, as there was a cloudy layer on it. His left eye though, looked to be fine enough.

The former adviser noticed the people sitting in front of him and for a second there, a strong wave of spirit Qi emanated from him.

Everyone except for Lin Mu trembled at the pressure that was exuded by the old man in that moment and a cold sweat broke on their backs and foreheads.

”That… strong…” Hua San muttered.

The pressure that the old man had just emanated was no less than some of the elders of his sect that he had met. This was a lot compared to most cultivators that did not belong to sects.

~gulp~

Hua Wu and Adviser Liu couldn't help but swallow their saliva upon feeling that pressure. King Hong, on the other hand, didn't really feel it accurately since he was not at the Nascent soul realm like the others.

While he did feel the spirit Qi fluctuation, he did not feel the oppressiveness from it. Lin Mu on the other hand, only felt like a breeze of wind passed by him. Though he was aware that this was emanated by the old man.

Lin Mu stepped forward and spoke, ”can you hear me adviser Chu?”

The old man slowly lifted his gaze and looked into Lin Mu's eyes. Lin Mu felt as if the old man could almost peer through him and gaze into his soul. It made him shudder a bit, but he held on.

~Sigh~

The old man let out a sigh and lightly shook his head.

”The youth… overcome the elderly…” the old man said for the first time.

Hearing the hoarse and old voice of the man, Lin Mu felt uneasy. He was once again reminded of the mortality of humans and the limitations that they had. His determination to grow stronger was reaffirmed again.

King Hong and adviser Liu also came forward and kneeled on the ground before cupping their hands and lowering their heads.

”It is a great honor to meet you again, Adviser Chu. I am Hong Liu,” Adviser Liu introduced himself first.

”And I am King Hong Qiqiang, grandson of King Hong Liqiang.” King Hong said, relating himself to the king two generations ago.

Since he had never seen the adviser Chu before, there was no chance he would recognize him. Even his father's name might not do well since the man was very old and he didn't know if his memory would allow him to remember his father.