Chapter 156 - A New Problem Arises (1/2)
"What is the old man thinking?" asked Zhong Yue after he recollected his thoughts.
Right now, the humans were stuck in a really terrible situation. The Great Wilderness was the last haven of survival for the humans and the Swords Gate that protected the Great Wilderness faced imminent destruction. They were akin to a candle fire weathering the storm that threatened to extinguish it at any time.
The humans were now faced with a situation where there was no one to bridge the gap between the stronger Qi Practitioners and the weaker Qi Practitioners. The five elemental innate spirit bodies: Feng, Fang, Lei, Jun, and Qiu all had yet to reach a level where they hold the bastion of humanity up, and coupled with the fact that and the headmaster was getting older each day, the situation that humanity found itself in was bleak. On top of that, there were also spies from the celestial race, human traitors and Tian Myriad Mother in the Swords Gate. With the currently unstable Devil Soul Forbidden Land, the Swords Gate was in deep water now!
And as the headmaster of the Swords Gate, how would the old man manage to pull fend off all these overt and hidden threats?
"You will know it by then. You are too weak now and knowing too much is not good for you."
Gu Hongzi laughed and said, "I met up with you just to tell you that if the worst case scenario were to happen in the future, you would have some time left to get ready. Right now, you have to give in all you got for the worst scenario. It would be good if this does not happen, but if it did, then Gu Xia City will be the last foothold for all humanity!"
Zhong Yue remained silent and he nodded his head firmly.
The five elemental innate spirit bodies of the Swords Gate appeared too late and the other Qi Practitioners would not be of much use if they could not reach a stronger level; they would be elder level figures at most.
This was the other tragedy of Swords Gate. There were no geniuses that were born into the world during the old man's prime, thus, he was not able to cultivate the new generation. It was only when he had entered the twilight of his life that the five elemental innate spirit bodies made their appearance. Unfortunately, it was already too late by then and the old man was bereft of the opportunity to see them grow into their potential.
Gu Hongzi then murmured, "The old man has already given his best, trying all he could to live another day just so he could see the five elemental innate spirit bodies grow into the pillars for humanity. But he cannot hold on any longer…."
Zhong Yue remained silent as he did not know what to say.
"You are now the disciple of Shi Buyi and you have quite some among the monsters. I will assign more territory to you and if I do not die in the future, I will compete for the position of the Saint City Lord. Then, you and I will control the power of the monsters and the door to the monsters!"
After that, Zhong Yue returned to the Falcon Ridge and not long later, the area within three miles radius of the Falcon Ridge was conferred over to Zhong Yue by Gu Hongzi. Zhong Yue then immediately proceeded to summon all the Qi Practitioners around his territory to build altars and various building structures. He then ordered them to erect totem pillars everywhere and he carved the Xiang dragon's totem carvings onto the pillars, allowing the humans in his territory to worship.
I've promised Ao Fenglou that forty percent of my territory will be given to the dragons. Since I made a promise, I will honor it.
Zhong Yue thought, Gu Xia City is the only city that stands between the Swords Gate and the monsters. If the old man really died, chaos will engulf the entire Swords Gate and the monsters would need to pass in order to enter the Great Wilderness. By letting the dragons into my territory, they can become another tool to fend off the monsters!
Without hesitation, he quickly separated his territory into many parts and he had the four girls, Chun'er, Xia'er, Qiu'er and Dong'er each take over a part of the territory, handing over the remaining forty percent to the dragon race.
The four girls had improved rapidly in this period of time. After all, they were quite talented themselves and their starting point was also higher than the others. After a period of cultivation, they managed to absorb all the power of the spirit herbs and because of the visualization art of the moon spirit given to them by Zhong Yue, their souls became very strong. In no time, they were able to sense the spirit and ascend to Qi Practitioners.
Zhong Yue became a Qi Practitioner in half a year time after he encountered Xin Huo but these four girls were not any slower than him.
He then thought, Should I let them manifest the spirit of a monster or human?
In truth, be it human or monster, their spirit would take the form of Gods like the God of Nature and the other type of Gods. There was countless totem carvings spirit among the humans and monsters that were provided to their people to cultivate.
But it would be impossible for the four girls to enter the sun or moon to sense the spirit as the paths were destroyed.
En, after I initiated the totem pillar given by Ao Fenglou, and after he arrives here with his kin, I will ask him to do me a favor by taking the girls to the dragons to sense the spirits!
He then triggered the totem pillar of the dragons and he handed it over to the girls. Zhong Yue also told them to hand over the remaining territory to the dragons if any guests from the dragon race were to arrive.
It would take them a couple of months for the dragons' messenger to arrive. I think it's better for me to return to Swords Gate and get ready to advance into the Awakening level!
After having dealt with the matters on his hands, Zhong Yue immediately triggered the plum tree that had been nourished by his soul for a long time and he activated the [Can Carrier Art] and had himself replaced by the plum tree. With that, even after someone used the soul lantern to locate Zhong Yue, the person would only be able to locate the location of the plum tree instead of Zhong Yue.
I wonder what is happening in Swords Gate after having left the place for such a long time. I'm sure there would've been a ruckus in the Swords Gate after I killed Xiao Chuqing.
A few moments after Zhong Yue left, Gu Hongzi received news that Zhong Yue had already left after Gu Hongzi asked someone to fetch him to the city hall. He frowned and thought, This brat is just one who couldn't sit still. He left again after returning for a few days. Could it be that he returned to the Swords Gate? I forgot to tell him that there has been a long argument between the Swords Gate and the Xiao Mang Celestial Race because of the death of Xiao Chuqing. But there shouldn't be a problem since he is not related to the case….
After five to six days, Zhong Yue finally returned to the Swords Gate located in the Great Wilderness. For a prolonged period of time, he had been trapped in a chain of adversity and blood, his days were filled with fighting and killing, leaving him little time for rest. As such, his return to the Swords Gate was a very welcome change of pace, allowing him a reprieve from the life he led only a few moments ago. He thought, This is my home after all. Home is where one feels the safest!
He held the Swords Gate dearly and nothing could ever usurp its position in his heart. He may have established his own power in the Gu Xia City and had become the final disciple of Shi Buyi, but ultimately, the Swords Gate was his home.