Chapter 17 - Pervert At Its Best (1/2)

The raucous riots of the demons in the Demon Ruins, the usage of over a thousand upper house disciples as sacrificial offerings to awaken the spirit of Tian Myriad Mother had resulted in the countless deaths of the Qi Practitioners' disciples. What happened here had caused the Swords Gate to erupt in a furor.

The higher-ups of the Swords Gate were furious; this could be taken as the greatest and most extreme humiliation the Swords Gate had ever suffered since its inception. Not only were some scions of the top ten clans among the casaulties, but some were even descendants of the clan leaders' bloodlines!

One after another, the elders walked out of their majestic palace on the high mountain and entered the Demon Ruins in search of the demon Qi Practitioners and the traces of Tian Myriad Mother's spirit.

The incident caused a big uproar, but there was also news; that was a rumor that said there were traitors within the Swords Gate, and that someone was conspiring with the demons of Demon Ruins, planning something egregious.

Tens of days passed and the mayhem was once again returned to calm, the elders of Swords Gate sealed the Demon Ruins, forbidding anyone to enter.

But all these matters had nothing to do with Zhong Yue.

Elder Pu rushed to them on the first moment, he felt happy and sad at the same time, watching the disciples coming back to safety. He once had over hundreds of disciples, but now only dozens were left, it was a grievous blow to him.

Ting Lanyue, He Chengchuan and the others stepped forward, bowed and said, "Elder Pu, it is all because of Junior Martial Brother Zhong that we could escape from the Demon Ruins."

The few of them quickly summarized their experiences in the Demon Ruins.

Elder Pu was moved, he carefully observed Zhong Yue from head to toe and slowly nodded, "Zhong Yue of the Zhong Shan Clan? You are young and promising. You saved my disciples, and you are talented enough to grasp the teachings of my [Spring Thunderbolt Sword Skill]. I intend to adopt you as my disciple…"

Ting Lanyue repeatedly gestured to Zhong Yue with her eyes, urging him to accept the offer.

But Zhong Yue pondered for a moment before he shook his head and declined, "Thank you Elder Pu for the offer, but if Elder Pu takes me in as a disciple, I'm afraid I will only bring about unnecessary displeasure from the Tian Feng Clan. However, if Elder Pu is not against it or disgusted by it, I would often like to attend and listen to your teachings. As long as I am not among the ranks of your bona fide disciples, Elder Pu and the Tian Feng Clan would not fall out of grace with each other."

Initially, he was eager to be taken in under a Qi Practitioner, but now he no longer felt that yearning; he even wished that he would not have any master at all.

"The [Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art] given to me by Xin Huo is too strong, my cultivation speed with it is too fast. It has only been a few days, and I have broken through the level of Soul Liberty and Soul Manipulation! If I learn under a Qi Practitioner, the technique I'm cultivating would definitely be exposed!"

Zhong Yue mumbled in his heart, "If the technique is exposed, the Swords Gate will surely conduct an investigation, Xin Huo will then be exposed and when Xin Huo gets agitated…"

"Alright."

Elder Pu smiled, "You saved my disciples. I will definitely repay you. You still lack a soul weapon?"

He gazed at Zhong Yue and saw the two mutated exotic demon arm-scythes while the corpse of the Tian elephant Qi Practitioner was not far behind, he said, "You have profound achievements in the aspect of strength. Your psyche can also be considered as among the best within your fellow disciples, and you can manipulate two soul weapons. I will use the darksteel and mystic gold as crafting materials to craft two darkgold soul weapons for you. Come look for me at the Knowledge Teaching Pavilion twenty days later, you will meet your soul weapons then!"

The other disciples' faces were filled with endless envy. It wasn't any hard task for Qi Practitioners like Elder Pu to craft soul weapons. At most, it would take two or three days before he could craft a soul weapon. As for the matter of Elder Pu instructing Zhong Yue to claim the soul weapons 20 days later, it was evident that the two soul weapons he would be crafting must be extraordinary!

The darksteel and mystic gold were among the most outstanding materials to craft a soul weapon, in addition to the buffing of Elder Pu, the two soul weapons must be rare within the upper house, the core members of the top clans might not even have such exquisite treasures!

Zhong Yue was overjoyed, and he quickly thanked the elder. He smiled and said to Ting Lanyue, "Senior martial sister, since Elder Pu will be crafting the soul weapons for me from the mystic gold of this demon Qi Practitioner, then the rest of the mystic gold left behind shall be distributed to the other martial siblings."

Ting Lanyue quickly said, "How can this be? The demon Qi Practitioner was dragged back by you. You should be the one to take the bulk. No matter what, you must be given a portion of it. To be honest, if the rest of the mystic gold were to be sold through the Da Ting clan, every one of us could receive at least 800 Feather Spirit Pellets!"

Zhong Yue was shocked, 800 Feather Spirit Pellets!

The Swords Gate assigned only ten Feather Spirit Pellets to the upper house disciples, given the rate, to acquire 800 Feather Spirit Pellets would need at least six to seven years!

Ting Lanyue smiled and said, "Junior martial brother seems enthusiastic. I will sell off all of the mystic gold and then come find you again."

The disciples dispersed, Zhong Yue walked back to this courtyard. He was talking to Xin Huo in his psyche ocean, "Xin Huo, it would have been a hundred thousand years since the establishment of Swords Gate, how can the Tian Myriad Mother live until now?"

"You wouldn't know, the gods are different from you lot. Whether if it's the humans or the demons, they only have souls but not spirits. Your soul and spirit are two different things. Only a Qi Practitioner can combine and fuse them into one."

Xin Huo explained, "For example, the little brat you called Elder Pu just now is a Qi Practitioner of the state [Spirit-Soul As One], the mountain god is his atman, he can refine his atman into the totem and let his clan members worship it. If in the future, the little brat dies, his soul and spirit are inextricably intertwined, as long as the spirit survives, the soul remains! While through the worship, it will subsist his spirit and allow it to continue existing in this world. This way, his soul will not dissipate, thereby tethering his soul to life. At that point, he will be the god, the mountain god! If his followers worship him with greater fervor, then he might be able to condense a body for his atman, essentially resurrecting himself from the dead!"

Zhong Yue then understood it all, the ancestor of the demons was the Tian Myriad Mother, a demon god, although she was dead, the martial ancestors of Swords Gate didn't eradicate her spirit, and it went to find refuge in the shadows. If the demons of the Demon Ruins continued to worship her, her soul might have also survived.

Spirit can still be used like this? That's why the Qi Practitioners fused the spirit and the soul together… to protect their soul from disintegrating after their death.

Zhong Yue had gained a more profound understanding of the spirit, and he said, "I wonder if Fang Jiange had slain the Tian Myriad Mother spirit…"

"Nope!"

Xin Huo forthrightly answered his doubt, "Just not long after all of you left the Demon Ruins. I sensed a devilish aura departing. It should be the spirit of the Tian Myriad Mother."