76 Part ways. (2/2)

His eyes firmed as hesitation blew, but he clenched his teeth and turned around. Silence soon overtook his booming voice, where a light breeze blew past his robes and emitted an elegant atmosphere.

”... I don't know how long I'll be, but after a years time, you must face life yourself if I don't return. This may be selfish, stupid, but I believe that you can do it!”

*PSSHEWW*

Wen Miang froze as she watched the old figure dissipate in a gush of light; forever from her sight...

*THUD*

The only remnants of his existence was a small white pouch which glowed a strange ethereal light. She slouched and picked it up, silent thoughts echoing in her heart.

She didn't move for a while as her eyes trembled with a drooping tear, but she didn't let it drop as she rubbed it out of existence.

”Ok! I can trust this guy, its fine!”

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'I hope they don't mind what I did to that person...'

*Step* *Step*

Su Min's fatigue ridden eyes took a glimpse at the ever approaching sect. The only reason he was walking was to wait for the girl, Wu Miang. Of course, he was just impatient and wanted to get some rest which was why he didn't wait.

Though even through all this, he was still paying full attention to the surrounding mile with his senses. It was strange for him, though, because he felt these inhuman senses nearing a boundary aswell.

'So close, yet so far...'

He sighed as he thought about his stagnant cultivation. Continuing with Martial Energy seemed a lot more convoluted with how he has to comprehend like normal people to proceed.

Even then, he wasn't exactly 'continuing ' his cultivation, because the ancient and martial cultivation are two separate systems. He would have to start at the first step of Martial Condensation and work his way forward to get to the same level as his ancient cultivation. It's just that he doesn't know the implications of cultivating two energies, which he's hoping will surprise him.

*Woosh*

'She's finally coming... I guess she is what will verify my identity.'

A silent gush of wind that only he could sense pierced his back as Wen Miang appeared behind him. She seemed a bit tense, but she clenched her teeth and strolled next to him.

”So... Are we going to walk to the sect?”

Although taking a walk was peaceful, the numerous miles required to get to the sect would take too long.

”Mhm, follow me.”

Su Min nodded. He was going to do this anyway.

*BANGG*

His feet trembled as a sudden gush of physical power threw him into the air. A cocoon of air formed around him, billowing with a thunderous shockwave.

”T-too fast!”

Wen Miang's eyes went wide as she watched Su Min transform into a small dot in the sky. Though, maybe it was because of her pride, but she felt annoyed.

”Are you mocking me?”

A dense fluctuation of heavenly energy emerged around her as she stimulated her cultivation to let out some energy she had stored. Yet, in a rather similar fashion to Su Min, her mind began to follow a faint law that formed heavenly energy from the world.

Anyone would be shocked by this, because controlling the heavenly energy of the world is an incredible feat. Most would be locked down to the energy they absorb, but as you emerge into the realm of control, your power can skyrocket.

Though, much like Su Min, this relies less on your cultivation and more on your soul. The soul is a strange entity, baring the fact that it doesn't recover through simple means like injecting energy into it from your cultivation.

Although your soul is powered by your cultivation, it is done so in a passive state when you rest. You only have so much mental energy to use due to this, and when your soul evolves this increases naturally.

Of course, this isn't the only way to procure such an ethereal resource. Su Min, for example, is an abnormality in the fact that his will can overdraw his mental energy, thus forcing it to increase.

Wen Miang shouldn't be able to control energy with her cultivation, but somehow, that was the case...

The soul and controlling the world's energy is also the key to breaking to the second realm of cultivation, which is why it is especially difficult to do.

*WANGGG*

'Divine Flare!'

Her figure flickered as she vanished in a blinding ray of light, chasing right after Su Min.

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*THUDDD* *WOOOSH*

”She's quite fast...”

With two consecutive thuds, one being a lot lighter than another, a golden-haired man and an angelic girl materlised before a barrier in front of a wall surrounding the sect.

'Man walls aggravate me.'

Su Min grumbled as he waited for whoever manages the gate. Wu Miang, who was beside him, grumbled too as she felt annoyed for losing. But, she quickly convinced herself out of it as she thought of something.

'Well, he should be better than me if he's my guard...'

She took a glimpse at Su Min's face, and seeing that he wasn't even paying attention to her, a strange feeling arose.

'Maybe master is right...'

Her tensed body loosened a little as she somehow felt more comfortable around him. She was still scared and confused and didn't trust anymore, but she at least felt that the man next to her wasn't interested in her through her looks...

She could tell that at least, as his eyes were dull and heartless. Cold, an inundated coldness that seemed to somehow carry a heavy burden. She could tell, as she has seen so many eyes with the same look in her lifetime.

That same, thriving, ravenous... Disgusting look.