Chapter 109 - The Demon Sealing Ritual - Part 1 (1/2)
Standing there in the snow, Mesa was quickly bored of it all. There was still 36 hours left before they would be kicked out of the Heaven Secret Basin Realm against their wills and transported back to the Mighty Heavenly Sword Villa.
”So, do you wanna spend these last 36 hours here or do you wanna go somewhere else and come back later?” Said Mesa, looking over to Xia Qingyue and taking Yamato in the meantime.
”Where do you want to go then?” Asked Xia Qingyue.
”I have got a place in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, we can stay there and come back in time.” Said Mesa and used Yamato to slice open a portal towards the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. Grabbing Xia Qingyue's hand, they went through the portal and appeared at Mesa's house in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. There they just relaxed and did nothing. What Mesa did all day there was fishing in the river above the waterfall for food and preparing meals out of those fish later on. Xia Qingyue just stayed with him and also did nothing for the entire day.
An hour before the deadline, after they had both eaten their fill and were well rested, Mesa cut open another portal and teleported them both back at the Heaven Secret Basin Realm. An hour later, spatial distortions were happening around them and they found themselves back at Heavenly Sword Mountain Range, were the portal to the Heaven Secret Basin Realm first opened.
There, dozens of people were standing there, waiting for the people who entered to come out. The first to come out was Ling Kun, followed shortly by Ling Yuefeng. Both were disheveled as if they went through hell. But Ling Kun especially looked like he was in a very foul mood.
'Damn you all! Damn you all to hell! Whoever it was that stuffed me in that ice cave and stole all my stuff, I will personally see to it that you will suffer like none have ever before!' Thought Ling Kun infuriated, as he looked at the people around him, both those who were present and those who were appearing. But deep down he knew that none of these people even had the strength to look him in the eye, much less rob him blind and leave him inside an ice cave.
Pretty soon he was approached by Ling Yuefeng and he managed to keep a straight face: ”Elder Ling Kun, I have some dire news that I need to tell you immediately. This will even require the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region and the other Sacred Grounds to investigate it.” Said Ling Yuefeng in a very dire voice that signaled to Ling Kun that this may be serious.
Listening to Ling Yuefeng tell him everything he knew, Ling Kun realized that this definitely required the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to investigate it. He even knew that the rumors couldn't be contained forever and that soon enough the other Sacred Grounds would join the investigation. The two most troubling things Ling Yuefeng told him were the fact that the demonic power that had rocked the Profound Sky Continent all those months ago, was felt there. And secondly, and more disturbingly, another source of dark and evil power was present there. This one had been bringing the dead back to live, which was very, very disturbing and this had to be investigated. The only piece of good news he was told, was about the appearance of a golden light that had eradicated the undead. Thinking about all of this gave Ling Kun a massive headache. Ever since he came here, there were so many things that didn't make any sense. And this led him back to Mesa Uchiha. He did things that also didn't make any sense, but he was fairly certain that in his crippled state, he couldn't have been involved and decided to ignore him. Whilst he was thinking this, Mesa Uchiha appeared with Xia Qingyue next to him.
More and more people started to appear. Both Ling Yun and Ling Jie had appeared and were fine, save for the tattered clothes. The members of the Frozen Cloud Asgard all appeared and were just looking fine. But what was obviously noticeable was that the Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Sect didn't show up and that only one member of both the Xiao Sect and the Burning Heaven Clan appeared, Xiao Kuangyu and Fen Juecheng. Both looked like all life had been drained from their bodies and they just stood there, gazing into the distance like statues. Looking around, it was pretty obvious that both of their groups had met misfortune and they were all that was left.
But whatever happened to them would be something that could only be blamed on their own bad luck. Instead of staying there, Ling Kun continued on with the original schedule and announced that the Demon Sealing Ritual would start in a few hours and that everyone present was invited to come and watch.
Back in their rooms, the Frozen Cloud Asgard disciples were discussing their adventure in the Heaven Secret Basin Realm and the sudden appearance of the dead coming back to live. During this time, Xia Qingyue stayed silent and when she was asked what happened to her, she told them Mesa had found an Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus and gave it to her. She told them that she had broken into the Emperor Profound Realm and that she was at level 3 Emperor Profound Realm. This piece of news shocked the Frozen Cloud Asgard group. But what was more shocking, was that Mesa, who was still thought of as a cripple at this point, had given the Emperor Awakening Heart Lotus to Xia Qingyue. This meant that the Frozen Cloud Asgard owed him a massive favor. The emergence of another Throne within the Frozen Cloud Asgard had elevated their status among the Four Major Sects. First was the emergence of Chu Yuechan as throne a few days ago and now its Xia Qingyue. And both of their ascensions were because of Mesa Uchiha. Granted, only Chu Yueli knew that Mesa was responsible for both of their ascensions. But she was also aware that what Mesa told her about him ascending the Frozen Cloud Asgard to the status of Sacred Ground was well on its way. Though the emergence of two Thrones didn't make them a Sacred Ground, she knew it was only a matter of time. But looking at Xia Qingyue, Chu Yueli had a vague feeling that she was hiding something.
”Qingyue, is there something you're not telling us?” Said Chu Yueli, drawing the attention of the Frozen Cloud Asgard group back at Xia Qingyue.
”There is something I would want to tell, but not here. Once we get back to the Frozen Cloud Asgard, I will tell you everything that happened.” Said Xia Qingyue resolutely. Realizing that she wouldn't say another word, Chu Yueli just accepted it.