Chapter 306 - Demise (2/2)

Countless totem spirits emerged and embellished the Great Wilderness. It was truly a scene that could only be seen once in a lifetime.

This was the true strength of the Great Wilderness!

Today was a grand day. Thus, the totem spirits had emerged to bear witness to this moment.

Zhong Yue stood in the clouds and looked at Swords Gate from afar, and his thoughts ran wild. He didn't head over to Swords Gate and instead, decided to witness this moment from afar.

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Swords Gate Golden Summit – the legendary creatures that lived in Swords Gate all walked out, such as the Shen Dragon and the Four Ken Beast — it was truly a spectacular scene to behold.

After the old headmaster prayed to the heavens, a divine sword slowly rose from the bottom of the mountain, Sword Qi suffused the sky above, and the divine sword rays dazzled the eyes of the Qi Practitioners, piercing through the clouds and spreading the Sword Qi through the lands.

His voice was old and hoarse, and yet, seemed to resonate with vitality as it reverberated through the mountains.

"I am Feng Shang, an old man who is no longer fit to carry out his duty as headmaster. Today, I plead the godly spirit, the Sword spirit, and all the other spirits to stand witness. I will now pass down my duty as the headmaster to disciple Feng Wuji; he will now be bestowed with the cloak of the headmaster, the divine sword, and the headmaster's jade seal…."

Feng Wuji was stunned, and so were the other two young magnates. After being startled for a few seconds, Feng Wuji quickly stepped forward and knelt down. The old headmaster removed the headmaster's cloak and placed it on Feng Wuji's shoulders, and he passed the divine sword over with the headmaster's jade seal hanging to the sword's hilt.

Shocked by the results, Feng Shouzhu couldn't help but voice out, "Big brother, why did you choose Feng Wuji? Why not let the three of them have a duel and choose the strongest out of…."

But the old headmaster smiled and interrupted him, "Shouzhu, you may voice your suggestions after my death. But right now, Feng Wuji, you will follow me, and I'll teach you the [Great Boundless Sword Qi] ."

Feng Shouzhu's face changed drastically, and he said, "Big Brother, please reconsider your choice! Only the strongest can be the Swords Gate headmaster, or otherwise, how will he be able to lead the others? Wuji and you and I are from the same clan, choosing him straight up will make others think of this as an act of nepotism! You yourself have gone through the same thing. You defeated me, Shui Zian and Yu Da, to become headmaster, and yet, you now rob the others of that opportunity. I'm afraid they will be dissatisfied with such a decision. Fang Jiange and Jun Sixie will not accept this willingly; this will endanger the unity of Swords Gate!"

However, the old headmaster only locked his brows and said sternly, "Leave!"

"Big Brother, you are violating the rules of Swords Gate!" Feng Shouzhu refuted in his stentorian voice.

Old headmaster's face turned sickly pale, and he began coughing blood. He chided Feng Shouzhu, "Leave! Do me a favor, and seal yourself away in the Heart Questioning Palace and never leave until I say so! If you dare to speak a word of this again, you can spend the rest of your life in there to die of old age. I will not let you out even after my death in the Devil Soul Forbidden Land. Just go ahead and try patience!"

Feng Shouzhu was furious. He swung his sleeves and left angrily. All the other Qi Practitioners and elders were dumbfounded at the development, and Grand Elder Yu quickly said, "Headmaster, Shouzhu's words weren't unreasonable…."

"There is no need to say anymore. I'm not that muddle-headed yet!"

The old headmaster refuted, "If you also question the validity of the new headmaster, you are more than welcome to join Shouzhu in the Heart Questioning Palace! If you have no other questions, you may proceed to the next step, go and ready yourselves, once I've finished imparting Wuji with the [Great Boundless Sword Qi] , all of you will have to send me off before I enter the Devil Soul Forbidden Land!"

Grand Elder Yu quickly kept his mouth shut and dared not to say anything more.

The night fell, and on the foothill of the Zhong Mountain, Zhong Yue sat quietly before the bonfire while all the other tribesmen of the Zhong Shan tribe danced merrily in their native dance. He was the only odd one who kept silent all this while, whereas Qiu Jin'er was sitting beside him, looking at him with deep concern.

"My dear sister-in-law, come and join us!" One of the young wives said smilingly.

Qiu Jin'er shook her head and declined the offer apologetically, "Thank you, but I want to keep my senior martial brother accompanied…."

However, all the other ladies ignored her wishes and pulled her over to join them. Qiu Jin'er was afraid that she would hurt them if she exerted too much strength and could only comply as she danced the native dance that was raw and natural. It felt barbaric and yet close to nature.

She was still restraining herself in the start, but soon, she slowly released inhibition and lost herself in the flow of the dance. Her movements exuded a paradoxically elegant and untamed air — she felt like a graceful dancing fairy and an uncultured demon god that pranced about barbarically. Unbeknownst to them, the dancers around her slowly lessened, and eventually, Qiu Jin'er was the only one dancing on the bonfire, waltzing to the beat of the blazing fire. She was so beautiful that at this moment that everyone felt ashamed to stand before her grace, as she was soon left to dance alone at the center.

The whole tribe was dead silent; the only sound came from nature and the crackle of the bonfire. All the tribesmen were enthralled by the dancing lady by the fire.

The fire lit up Zhong Yue's face, and suddenly, he laughed aloud. Light wheels emerged behind him, and five different musical instruments soon appeared from the five light wheels.

The young man sat beside the bonfire, he played the musical instruments and sang his stentorian voice loudly in concert with the young girl.

"In this land of mortals, the evils overtook our powers, while they enjoyed the palaces we've built,"

"Carved their evil figures, were the walls and pillars, while they trampled the Fuxi and Sui Sovereign beneath their feet,"

"The evils danced in our lands, they devoured the gods' flesh, while the corpses of our ancestors paved the ground,"

"Today, right here and right now, the young one will rise, and he will drink wine and fill the heart with his homeland,"

"He will make things right with his words and swords. A great event will take place as the evils will be slain under his swords!"

"My race is still here, my soul is still living, my blood has yet to turn cold, and I will prove to this heaven and earth, that we are the rightful owner of this land!"

The Zhong Shan Clan's tribesmen were roused, and their blood boiled in excitement. As the song concluded, Zhong Yue stood up and looked over at Qiu Jin'er with a gentle smile on his face, "Junior martial sister, I'm going back to Swords Gate. You…."

Qiu Jin'er leaped down from the fire and returned the most beautiful smile he had ever seen, "I'll always be by your side."