160 Glacier Palace II (2/2)
Still, he shouldn't be too eager or else he might come across like a pervert. He shook his head and returned his body to its normal state before getting to work searching the records…
Chen Wentian stayed away from the rest of the Glacier Palace women for the next few days and studied the mountains of historical records. He only briefly showed his face for the celebration but otherwise kept to himself. He checked on his disciples occasionally but it seemed they were having a great time being the center of attention of the women they helped save.
He was hoping to find any other secrets about Summer and Winter's Eternal Sutra and the stone tablet. There were still a lot of questions such as why the two tablets were split and how the secret art was created in the first place.
The books in the library were ordinary and mundane, describing various methods to cultivate yin energy. There was nothing special about the items in the sect's treasury either. There were plenty of diaries from previous sect masters detailing their battles with Divine Blazing Mountain but they made no mention of the stone tablet. He was disappointed as it seemed like it was something passed down through oral tradition.
The only interesting object was a large and detailed painting in the sect master's private library that was covered up by cloth and stashed away in a corner. It depicted a terrifying scene like something out of a nightmare. It showed large battle between human warriors and what looked like giant flaming demons. The grotesque fiends were cleaving through the human ranks, lighting people aflame or simply gobbling them up. From the fear depicted in the men's faces, they were obviously losing and badly.
The painting also depicted a ray of hope. From the corner behind the men, a small group of four female cultivators were flying in to join the battle. The painting wasn't very clear but it seemed like each of them wielded a different kind of immortal art.
One of the women wore white and had white rays of ice shooting out of her hands. He assumed this woman was meant to be Glacier Palace but he had no idea about the other women. The one behind the ice woman seemed to be using water since her attacks were blue colored. Another one had black colored attacks while the last one was green.
This was an interesting find and hinted at a larger secret to the origin of Glacier Palace. There were no other records or references to the painting and he could only speculate. He stashed the painting away in his spatial bag, hoping he would be able to solve the mystery in the future.
The third day arrived and there was a knock at the door at the scheduled time. Chen Wentian stopped his meditation and was greeted by a sight of stunning beauty.
”Sir Chen, it is time for the meeting.” Long Yifei bowed.
”Good, lead the way.”
They walked in silence for a while until Long Yifei spoke up, ”Sir Chen, can I also attend the meeting?”
”Why?” He asked.
”I am curious about what you have to say.” She said lightly.
”Well… the subject may be uncomfortable for you but sure, if you want.” He said, trying to keep a calm face. If she was curious, he thought, perhaps it will be much easier to have her as his disciple.
They eventually arrived at the open aired stadium and Chen Wentian saw that everyone he had requested were here. He walked to the front and beckoned to his disciples who got up and joined him. He then addressed the crowd.
”Disciples of Glacier Palace, I wanted to talk to all of you today about a very uncomfortable topic. I hope you all will be patient and resilient as I explain the truth behind Murong Aiyin's descent into madness. In the end, I will also present several choices, different paths to your life as a cultivator. You are each free make your own choices, I promise this. Now, let's begin…”