49 The True Reasoning of the Greater Sects (1/2)

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Lineir quickly sucked the core back into one of his spacial rings.

”Just a snack!” He blurted out. She stared at him disbelieving, and prodded him with a taloned foot.

”Whatever, I just ate anyways. So, what clan do you belong to and how come you managed to get through all those golems? The greater sects couldn't get through, but you did...” Her look was getting intense. Clearly, he wasn't going to be able to fudge his way through this one.

”I'm just an average cultivator who happened to have an interest in the pillar. I wanted to see if there were any heavenly treasures at the top, or something interesting. Who would have known it would shatter unexpectedly like that!” Lineir sighed, it really was too crazy, he felt detached. Such a massive construct, to have broken down so fast, and with Lineir on it, was truly unbelievable. The girl narrowed her eyes, and Lineir hastily tried to convince her,

”No really! I don't belong to any clan of note, I simply was looking for gains, and happened to find a way to get past the golems! Speaking of which, how did you get past? The greater sects all said that they were restricted from flying!” This time he went on the offensive and she seemed to believe him,

”I don't know why I could fly either, though it certainly wasn't easy. My cultivation has been sealed for quite a while now, but on the pillar, I felt an oppressive force far worse than the seal. Had I continued much further up the pillar, I doubt I would have been able to keep going. Damn the greater sects though, to attack me out of the blue, truly despicable people!”

She snorted and stamped a little. Lineir shuddered as the taloned foot, which was previously on his back, smashed a divot into the solid rock of the cave wall. Quickly, he kept the attention on her,

”Wait, sealed, your cultivation was sealed even before you got on the pillar?” He said innocently. She took a moment to think about it, then answered,

”Hmph, I originally thought you were working with the ones who sold me out and sealed me, but your empty questions are too naïve to be a spy. Yes, I was sealed by some powerful group before I entered the pillar. In fact, I went there because it was a good place to hide. Also, I felt the seal weaken slightly in front of Heaven's might. Little did I know that the pillar would prove far more threatening than the problem which I was trying to solve in the first place. However, to clarify, you were really climbing the pillar just for heavenly treasures? Or just to check it out?”

Lineir didn't know why she was asking this, but she stayed silent, clearly expecting some sort of answer. He nodded, he had been telling the truth. When he nodded, she began to laugh extremely loud, doubling over in mirth. Lineir could only look on perplexed.

”What? Wasn't that why everyone else was climbing the pillar?”

She only laughed harder at that.