156 He is Handsome (2/2)
”This will cause a severe uproar, so if he sticks to the idea of killing one another, then he has to take some precaution.”
”It sounded like the experts from the Argent Moon Sect were very aware that the battle will consist of life-and-death battles, but they are not worried about it.”
”This means that they have either transcended the fear of death – or more likely that they have complete and utter faith in their strength. They do not think that anyone will be able to kill them since the members of the three great sects will not kill each other.”
”The experts from the three great sects do not need the resources of independent cultivators,” Xue Wei continued, analyzing their situation.
”So they will use the opportunity to look benevolent instead, not killing their opponents, unless they behave rudely or in some way are displeasing to their eyes.”
”That is quite a messed up way of thinking,” Hei Gou said, sighing. ”Do they think that anyone unrelated to them is a chicken on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered at their every whim?”
”Unfortunately, that is exactly what they think,” Xue Wei nodded his head to Hei Gou, ”but I think that they are truly so stuck up that they look down on anyone who is not a member of the three great sects.”
Xue Wei was also biased against the so-called geniuses of the sects. The ones he had met so far had not given him a good impression. Instead, they had been overbearing and arrogant.
Even Xiong Bing who had come with the purpose of befriending them had been overbearing and acted as if it was Xue Wei's good fortune that she had deemed him worthy.
This kind of attitude was rubbing Xue Wei the wrong way, and he did not believe that a real friendship could be established this way.
Xue Wei remembered how he had once been an average child that used to play together with the other kids from Lingyun Town, only to lose his memories and become a loner who shut himself away from the rest of the world.
At the current point in time, he only had six people he considered friends. One of them was dead, another was a person who could not cultivate and was living as a priestess in a backwater kingdom while the other two besides Hei Gou were on unclear terms with him.
Tie Haolong had died for his sake. This was something that he would never forget. Shen Mu and Luo Zhirou were his other two friends, but he had no chance of safely meeting them after having been accused of being a Primordial Beast, and furthermore he had a feeling he could not trust them anymore.
Then there were Wang Xiaoyun. He did not even know her current fate, but he cared about her deeply. He himself was not even aware of why he cared so much about her, he just knew that it had taken root in him when he first saw her, and even now she was important to him.
Jiang Fengmian was a friend but he was worried of dragging her into his life as she was weak and never would become a cultivator.
Her future was in the capital of the Vermilion Forest Kingdom, attending the temple and helping with their charity, while Xue Wei was going to travel to the center of the continent, and hopefully even explore the other, distant continents as well.
And finally there was Hei Gou. The deepest bond was without a doubt between Xue Wei and Hei Gou.
Having left the disciples of the Argent Moon Sect, Xue Wei and Hei Gou strolled through the town center. They found that many of the independent cultivators were selling martial art scrolls in an attempt to earn money to buy other resources.
Xue Wei only had the Windwolf Sword Slash, but he was not willing to trade it for a few silver or gold coins, as he knew that a few gold coins would not be enough to get his hands on something that could boost his cultivation level at the current point in time.
He had been practicing the Windwolf Sword Slash on their journey before they came to the Skyward Empire, and now he was rather proficient in using it. Especially when coupled with Tianyi's power.
”This is torture,” Hei Gou moaned. ”To show us all these materials and all these things but tell us that we can't have it. Is it not unfair?”
Hearing this, Xue Wei chuckled. ”We will get our share when the tournament ends,” he said with certainty. ”And then we won't even have to pay for it!” he continued. The last part caused Hei Gou to snicker.
”But even if we get some wealth this time, it won't last us long,” Hei Gou said seriously. Xue Wei nodded his head. ”I know,” he said, frowning.
”The world of cultivators is one where you endlessly continue spending money on cultivation resources. This is why most youths join sects, but we can't do that.”
Hei Gou nodded his head. Although the naked eye could not see his real form, these sects had methods to test the heritage of an applicant. There had been too many situations in the past where Primordial Beasts had infiltrated the sects and caused tremendous damage to their foundations.
”It seems that we ought to find a way to earn a steady income,” Xue Wei sighed. ”We have the problem of all Fierce Beasts avoiding us, so killing them for items is quite rare. We can kill humans for their money, but then we might have to deal with others trying to take revenge.”
”The best would be if we somehow learned a skill that is sought after and earn money like that - look at Prophet Lan. He is a charlatan, but he manages to earn an outstanding amount of money just saying a few words that can mean a world of different things.”
Hei Gou was quiet for some time and nodded his head. ”We should learn some skills, but first we have to enter the center of the continent. We have to meet up with this Lan you keep talking about, and when we've met him and gotten an answer as to whether or not Wang Xiaoyun is alive, we can change our plans accordingly.”