32 Day 31: The Scum Is Adventurous (1/2)

After telling them he's still thinking how to beat the crap out of Yu Sheng, Chen Sheng left them speechless.

He didn't wait for them to react after 3 minutes of silence and immediately left the Mist Peak Palace – the place where he, Fei Lin and Xi Ling went to meet the three highest elders of the Upright Sect – Fei Huang, Xi Peng and Li Shan.

He walks down the stone staircase. Fei Lin and Xi Ling were left at the Mist Peak Palace, still have some matters to discuss regarding their sect. He didn't call Xia Di since he wants to look around the Upright Sect.

He touched the leaves of the shrub he passed by, which are still moist because of the mist. ”Haa... I wonder when I can wake up...?” he muttered and continued to walk. ”Or...” he muttered, his face went serious.

He didn't continue his sentence when he felt his dimensional pouch shook. His brows raised and took out his pouch. The Heaven's Touch (you still remember this?) flew out of the pouch and circled in the air. He watched as the blanket flew away. He looked around, then followed the blanket.

After a few minutes, the blanket led him to a narrow path surrounded by walls of rocks. The Heaven's Touch stopped, as if waiting for him.

He pursed his lips, then went inside. The blanket followed him inside the path and flew past him, leading him again.

He frowned, but still followed the blanket. Since he is its master, he knew the Heave's Touch wouldn't dare endanger him.

After some twist and turns, he finally heard the sound of gurgling water. A river? Or a waterfall? He thought, then fastened his pace. The Heaven's Touch, sensing his master's urgency, flew faster and made a turn. He immediately followed and took a turn.

Seeing a stone staircase leading to a cave, he suddenly stopped.

”Hey.” He called to the blanket. ”You don't expect me to enter this unknown cave... right?” he asked and looked at the blanket.

The blanket stopped and 'turned' to him. It twisted, then 'turned' back to the entrance of the cave.

His eyebrow twitched, knew what the Heaven's Touch is planning to do.

Seeing the blanket doesn't have a plan on leaving, he sighed and entered the cave. The blanket flew up and down in the air, then followed him inside as if it was happy. He just shook his head, a smile on his lips. Must reward this (Heaven's Touch) since it saved him from trouble for so many times... he thought.

He ventured inside the dark and cold cave.

Mist Peak Palace.

”That's all.” Xi Ling said as he finished his report to the three elders. He bowed, then stood straight.

Fei Lin is just standing not far from him.

”Elder Xi.” Fei Huang called. ”After we finish this matter with Yu Sheng... what do you plan to do?” he asked, his face serious.

Xi Ling stared at him.

”What do you plan to do with 'Chen Sheng', Yu Sheng's other soul?” he added.

Xi Ling fell silent. They know that Yu Sheng and Xi Ling are sworn brothers. Now that a part of his sworn brother's soul is wandering about...

”I will take care of him.” he answered, his head hung low.

”... as your disciple?” Fei Huang asked.

”... yes.” Xi Ling answered.

Silence fell. They all witnessed Xi Ling vowed never to take in disciples. Now that he'll about to break that vow of his...

Fei Huang sighed and turned to Fei Lin. ”Lin – er.” He called. ”Go invite your brother and Yu Sheng's ... I mean, Chen Sheng's guests.” He said.

Fei Lin didn't answer. He knew Fei Huang meant to invite them to the Fei mansion.

Fei Huang sighed and raised his hand. ”You may now leave.” He told the two. ”Go and find Chen Sheng.” He added, then stood up.

”Yes!” the two answered and bowed.

Fei Huang nodded and left, together with Xi Peng and Li Shan. Fei Lin and Xi Ling left, going to look for the six gentlemen they left earlier so that they all could find Chen Sheng together.

Upright Sect Capital.

”Woah!” Feng Mo exclaimed as he ran towards a shop filled with 'unique' items. ”What is this called?” he asked and turned to the five gentlemen, his eyes shining.

The five gentlemen – Fei Yin, Li Tian, Chen Han, Sun Yi and Wu Yuan, looked at each other. They knew Feng Mo is a sheltered young master. If Feng Mo just didn't enter the cultivation world, Feng Mo would be more ignorant of the world than he is right now.

The other people are looking at them, especially Feng Mo, their eyes filled with puzzlement and curiosity, as well as ridicule.

Li Tian cleared his throat, his face slightly flushed, embarrassed of his fellow disciple. ”Ehem. Brother Feng.” He called. ”That's a children's toy.” He told him and looked at the round ball with a string on one end.

”Oh!” Feng Mo said and smiled brightly. ”I've never had this before...” he said. He immediately bought the ball.

Li Tian smiled and let him be. He always knew Feng Mo's like this, never changed from what he is 15 years ago. Like that time during our first night patrol... he thought and smiled, then shook his head.

His smile faded when he remembered Chen Sheng. ”Brother Chen...” he muttered. He and Cheng Sheng were the first who entered the sect, followed by Feng Mo and Fei Yin.

The five gentlemen fell silent after they heard him.

”Hm?” Feng Mo said when he returned after he bought the toy. ”What's wrong?” he asked.

The five gentlemen didn't answer and they all continued walking around the capital.

Inside a cave in Upright Sect.

After a series of twists and turns, Chen Sheng saw the Heaven's Touch stopped in front of a wall.

He took a deep breath to catch his breath. He's been walking for hours, and every time he took a step down the stair, the temperature drops by half a degree.

”So... we've finally arrived?” he asked the blanket, then sighed. What's the point of asking? He thought. This is an object. As if it has a mouth to answer him. He frowned.

But, as if an answer, the Heaven's Touch twitched, like it is nodding to him.

He sighed and stood straight. He walked towards the wall. ”Hm?” he said after he touched it. It's... warm. He thought.

Finding a source of heat, his face lit up and he smiled as he happily leaned to the wall and spread his arms, like he's going to hug the wall. ”Ah – ” he said when the wall suddenly moved. ”Hey. Is this – ” he said.

But before he could continue what he's going to say, the wall slid back and he fell to the cold ground, face first.

”Oww...” he cried as he lay down, not moving. His face felt like it has been slapped by the elephant's trunk a hundred times. ”Damn it.” he cursed as he finally got up. He saw the Heaven's Touch followed him. He shook his head to clear his mind, then looked around. ”Oh, wow – ” he exclaimed, wide – eyed, when he saw he's inside another cave.

But, it's not just any other cave. The cave is well – lit and the light comes from the spring. His face broke into a wide smile.

After having been to many different worlds, this is the first time he saw a beautiful place. There're also beautiful places on the other worlds, but nothing could compare to this one.

His sparkling eyes roamed around the cave. He didn't see any stalactites or stalagmites. The cave is like a dome of a church. The moss stuck on the cave is shining, illuminating the walls of the cave.

He walked towards on a wall. His finger pressed on the wall. He gasped, feeling something carved on the wall. Since the luminous moss isn't enough to see what's carved in the wall, he took out a talisman and lit it.

As soon as the carvings on the wall was lit up, his face went pale and he staggered backwards, wide-eyed, and fell on the cold ground, almost falling to the spring behind. He heard a droplet of water fell on the spring, which broke the dead still silence inside the cave. He turned, just in time to see the ripples on the spring made by the droplet.

But, what caught his attention isn't the source of light of the cave which is actually in the bottom of the spring. It was the dense black swirling around the light at the bottom of the spring.

He wants to believe it was just shadows since the darkest part is what's under the light. But, he knew better.

It was malevolent energy. The malevolent energy is just swirling around, never went towards or away the light, just keeping a fixed distance from it.

Like it was stuck to the light... or was held down by the light... Chen Sheng thought. Just what is this place? He thought and looked around. And what is that light that could hold the malevolent energy in place?

Upright Sect Capital.

”Yin-er.” A voice called.

The six gentlemen turned just in time to see Fei Lin and Xi Ling flew down the ground. The people around immediately bowed to the two, then continued with what they're doing.

Fei Yin automatically frowned when he saw Xi Ling. Xi Ling's face is blank, but his eyes narrowed. These two has a bad blood between them.