69 Day 68: The Scum Is An Escapee (2/2)
They're all shocked speechless.
”But... how can you say only a demonic cultivator could do a modified body?” Fei Lin asked.
Mu Xin turned to him. ”If you have qi... would you waste it instead of use it to further your cultivation?” he asked.
Nobody answered.
”That's why it's only us, demonic cultivators, could create a modified body since we don't need qi.” He explained.
Silence fell.
”Wait.” It was Xi Ling. ”You said... you have a Soul Technique?” he asked and looked at Mu Xin.
”Yes.” Mu Xin answered.
”How...?” Xi Ling said. ”There's more than one Soul Technique?” he asked, shocked.
Silence fell upon them.
”But of course!” the forgotten and ignored Mu Jie said.
They all turned to him.
”What do you mean?” Xi Ling asked.
Mu Jie grinned. ”Not only two, but more Soul Techniques are there.” He answered.
Their forehead knotted.
”Ah... you still don't know...” he said and sighed. He looked at them. ”The Soul Techniques are from BaiLong Continent.” he told them.
Their eyes went wide. ”What...?” they said.
”The Soul Techniques here in HuiLong... of course, they're – ” Mu Jie said and maliciously grinned as he looked at Xi Ling's pale and shocked face.
Mu Xin's glaring at his father, further and further displeased.
”Ling!” Fei Lin called and supported his lover when Xi Ling almost collapsed because of shock. ”Calm down. We still don't know yet wh – ”
Xi Ling raised his hand. Fei Lin stopped. ”No...” he said, his face dark as he steadied himself. ”I'm fine. I'm very calm right now.” he said. ”In fact...” he said and balled his fist. His hand was covered by purple fire.
Their eyes went wide. ”This is...” they said.
”What is it?” Chen Shen asked Mu Xin. Mu Xin shook his head, also puzzled.
But the Righteous cultivators all knew that purple flame. It's the Soul Evicting Flame of the Xi family.
”Ling...?” Fei Lin called.
”You said modified bodies are made by souls as its foundation. Correct?” Xi Ling asked Mu Xin.
”Yes.” Mu Xin answered.
”Then – ” Xi Ling said and grinned as his other hand was lit up by purple flame, too. He lifted his face, madly grinning. ” – this just makes everything perfect - !” he said and his eyes narrowed as he looked at the countless modified bodies before them.
Their eyes went wide, realizing it.
”You don't mean - !” Fei Lin said, panicked. ”Ling! You'll exhaust yourself – ” he said.
Xi Ling is going to evict the soul inside the modified bodies.
Xi Ling turned to his lover. ”Then what are you all here for?” he asked. ”Aren't we all helping each other?” he said.
Their eyes went wide, then looked at each other. They then smiled, then turned to Xi Ling. ”Yes!” they said as they turned to Mu Jie.
”Wait.” Mu Xin said. ”I already told you the modified bodies are made of qi. If you could take in qi, then they, too.” He explained and looked at the others. ”They could take your qi, too.” He told them.
”Then – ” Fang Wen said, grinning as he lit up his sword. ” – it's only a matter of who is faster.” He said.
They smiled. The second wave of the battle now starts.
Newfound Sect.
”Ugh - !” Fei Lin cried when his back hit the floor. He coughed up blood. Damn it - ! he thought as he looked at the broken ceiling and walls that're full of holes and collapsed.
Ever since Fei Yin saw Li Shan behind him, he immediately attacked, not giving the opponent a chance to react. He didn't even give him a time to counter as he ruthlessly lunged at him, continuously following up his every move as he attacked Li Shan.
But, a difference between a low – level Nascent Soul Stage (Fei Yin) and a high – level Nascent Soul Stage (Li Shan) is just too great.
Even if there's only two level difference, but still...
”How the hell did you get in here...?” Fei Yin asked and coughed as he get on his knee, wiping the blood off his mouth.
It's been an hour since he's attacking Li Shan, yet the other didn't even has a scratch.
”I am still a Righteous cultivator.” Li Shan answered.
Fei Yin scoffed. ”It's clear as day you're not one.” he said and looked at the malevolent energy Li Shan is emitting.
Li Shan obviously manipulated the malevolent energy inside him to pass as a Righteous cultivator, which he always does. That's what he did so that he could get inside the barrier protecting the Newfound Land.
Clearly, everybody overlooked this fact. Li Shan is still a Righteous cultivator for them.
Fei Yin cursed and coughed blood when his chest hurt. He fell on his hands and knees again, could only watch as Li Shan walked past him and went to Chen Sheng's room.
”Wait – ” Fei Yin called, coughing. A quarter of his ribs are damaged. ”Wait!” he yelled.
Li Shan stopped outside Chen Sheng's room.
”Don't... don't...” he said and collapsed on the floor. Damn it. He cursed as he watched Li Shan break the barrier around Chen Sheng's room. His body feels weak.
”Brother Fei!” a voice called.
Fei Yin moved his eyes and saw Li Tian together with Chen Han, Sun Yi, Wu Yuan, Feng Mo, Wu Bai, Lei Ling and Wen Yan. They're standing not far from him.
As for the Newfound Sect disciples... Li Shan must've...
Fei Yin closed his eyes tight, gritting his teeth as he lies on the floor, half – dead.
”Li Shan!” Chen Han called, shocked, when they saw Li Shan outside Chen Sheng's room.
Their eyes narrowed as they unsheathed their sword.
”Ah.” Li Shan said and turned to them. ”Nephew.” He called to Li Tian.
Li Tian didn't answer and just glared at Li Shan.
”... they know now?” he asked and looked at the serious faces of them. ”So they do.” He said.
Li Shan is referring to Li Tian having the blood of demonic cultivator.
”I won't conform to you.” Li Tian said, gritting his teeth as he pointed his sword to his uncle. ”Leave Brother Chen alone.” He told his uncle.
Li Shan stared at him. Before they could blink, Li Tian was already flying away.
”Tian!” Chen Han called and caught his wife falling. ”Ugh - !” he cried when they fell.
Their eyes went wide when they saw something sticking out of Chen Han's left shoulder.
”Han...” Li Tian murmured as he turned to Chen Han. His eyes went wide when he saw Chen Han was hit. ”Han!” he called and cried as his hands trembled careful not touching Chen Han.
”Senior Brother Chen!” Feng Mo and Lei Ling called.
”Brother Chen!” Sun Yi and Wu Yuan called when Chen Han lost consciousness.
They all turned and glared at Li Shan. Li Shan sighed and ignored them. He finally broke the last layer of barrier surrounding Chen Sheng's room.
But, what's inside surprised him... and them (Fei Yin and the others).
The room is empty. Not a trace of Chen Sheng inside.
Somewhere around the Newfound Land.
”Hm~” Chen Sheng hummed as he threw another talisman. It flew up to the sky and dissipated the malevolent energy covering the barrier outside.
When Lei Ling didn't come to his room to pick up more talismans, Chen Sheng knew something must've started inside the barrier.
And so he snuck out under their noses.
Chen Sheng stopped when he saw more disciples lying on the ground. He was about to take out a Qi Replenishing Talisman, the one he gave the other disciples, too, to heal their wounds and replenish their qi.
But, somebody beat him to it and healed them (disciples). Not only one, but two.
He looked up and saw three gentlemen standing not far from him – two on his left and one on his side.