Chapter 32 The Reason for Learning the Ways of Tao (1/2)
”I never expected anyone to be able to reach such a stage. A person who can reach the six-hour mark is a talent that appears once every few generations! Is this boy's potential truly so great? Is the Human Emperor of our sect, dormant for so long, finally appearing on Earth again? Xuanming, I believe you would be overjoyed if you knew.”
Yun Jinghong said, as he felt overjoyed and sad at the same time. He was pleased with Wang Bugui's potential, but felt his heart wrench as he thought of the boy's father, who had also been said to possess a demon-like amount of talent.
Suddenly, Wang Bugui could feel the pressure on his body gradually ease off. In fact, the longest it could exist was for six hours. He howled with joy as he stood up and channeled his blood vigor with whatever strength he had left at the receding aura. He heard a sound as the pressure surrounding him dispersed, unexpectedly not attacking him.
”Sheesh--! How could he still have so much strength left, and how dare he attack the aura?”
The boy's actions made Yun Jinghong, who was standing not far away, take in a cold breath of air. It was the first time he had seen a younger sect member actively attack the aura of their forebears, and unexpectedly the surviving will of his ancestors did not retaliate.
”Ah!”
Wang Bugui let out a low growl as he realized the test was finally over. Yun Jinghong nodded in approval at his direction, and the man then fed him an effective pill, before channeling his own power to help the boy absorb the medicinal properties of the pill. The fragrant medical strength of the pill soon covered Wang Bugui's body, and he could clearly feel his bones re-connecting, and he could visibly see his wounds rapidly healing.
”Crack, crack, snap, pop.”
The bones on Wang Bugui's body were completely fixed, the sounds of his joints popping back into place filling the air. In a few minutes, his body had completely recovered, and he marveled at the potency of the pill.
”Elder Yun, please take me as your disciple!” Wang Bugui said as he knelt down before Yun Jinghong the moment he recovered.
”First, tell me why are you seeking Tao?” asked Yun Jinghong.
”What else? I wish to become stronger and eradicate the world of vampires to avenge my clan!” growled Wang Bugui.
”Slap!”
The sharp sound of a slap rang out. Yun Jinghong had given the boy a slap the instant he heard his explanation, and he chided Wang Bugui coldly, ”Fool! Kneel down here and reflect carefully on where you're wrong! No matter how talented you are, you should get out of here if you can't figure it out!”
Yun Jinghong flicked his sleeves and left after he finished speaking, leaving Wang Bugu kneeling on the floor in a daze. He did not understand what he had done wrong. Was trying to become stronger and avenge his clan wrong? If it was, what was the right reason to learn the ways of Tao?
Unfortunately, Yun Jinghong would not give him any advice. He observed the palace with his mind and hoped that Wang Bugui would realize where he had gone wrong. To seek for truth was to seek for the truth behind Tao on one's training journey, before one could rise into the Heavens and attain immortality.
If a trainee's heart was consumed with revenge and bloodlust, he or she would never achieve much in Taoism, much less become an immortal. That is, unless this person took the other path and turned into a demon by achieving immortality by killing everyone in sight and using the souls of countless beings as his or her stepping stone. As such, Yun Jinghong wanted the boy to reflect. If he went on like this, he would be consumed by his inner demons when he reached the later stages of his training, even if he started off with only wanting to kill the vampires to avenge the death of his people.