Chapter 1499: 20.63 First Black Star - Sect Elder Kan
Chapter 1499: 20.63 First Black Star - Sect Elder Kan
At the Floating Islands
The Sect Elder, who had descended with a few disciples and headed to the south region, returned to the Heavenly Sword Sect in a messy state. He looked like he had lost a lot of flesh on him, looking so thin. On his pale face is fear that cannot be hidden. The disciples on guard at the gate were stunned by the state of their great elders.
"Sect Elder Kan! What happened to you!?"
"Are there enemies chasing after you?"
Sect Elder Kan, who was out of breath, reached out his trembling hands and said, "Call... Call the elders... and Sect Master Cen. This... is an... emergency!"
Seeing the seriousness of the situation and the state of the Sect Elder. The disciples at the gates panicked for a moment but still responded correctly.
"Someone! Report the situation to the other elders immediately!"
The disciples at the gates run back to the sect while helping the Sect Elder to the medicine hall. The elders and Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect were all alerted by the report that the Sect Elder sent to head to the south region. It can be said they didn’t expect that the group led by this elder would end in such a state.
They were told that no disciples had returned with him, which left them dumbfounded.
Heavenly Sword Sect’s Medicine hall
Sect. Elder Kan and the rest of the elders of the other peaks had gathered in the medicine hall. The Medicine Hall Elder had checked on Sect. Elder Kan, who looked like he lost a lot of weight.
The Medicine Hall Elder said, "Nothing is wrong with him. He had just overused his qi and even used a forbidden technique to enhance his qi. His current state is the side effect of using the forbidden technique."
Sect. Master Cen and the rest of the elders frowned.
"You say there were no other injuries on him except for the backlash of using a forbidden technique? Does that mean it was his own fault that led him to this state?" asked Sect Master Cen.
The Medicine Hall Elder nods his head. "He might have been terribly frightened to end up in such a state. The kind of fear that he feels like he would die once he stops moving or even turns back."
"We need to ask him something. Go and wake him up for now," said the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
The medicine hall elder nods his head and pokes a few acupoints to force Sect. Elder Kan to wake up. He gasped and opened his eyes. His bloodshot eyes looked around vigilantly and was even trembling a bit. Only when he saw that he had returned to the sect that he sighed in relief. He covered his face with a forceful smile on his face as tears stroll down his cheeks.
"I’m back... Haha~ so I survived," mumbles Sect. Elder Kan.
Sect Master Cen spoke, "Elder Kan after you calmed down, can you tell us what happened to your group? Where are the disciples that come down with you?"
"All the disciples, including Sect Master’s Core Disciple, had been killed," answered Sect Elder Kan.
Even though everyone expected this result, hearing it is different from just thinking about it. Those whose inner disciples were sent out immediately had a change in their expressions. They were enraged, while the others were able to hold back their expressions well. Though the whole atmosphere in the medicine hall had turned tense and cold.
Sect. Elder Kan didn’t mind the changes around him and just recollected everything that had happened in the south region.
"We... had found him. The Divine One is hiding in the South Region. He exists!"
This information had slightly lightened the atmosphere in the medicine hall; they were a bit delighted to hear that the Divine One had been found, and they forgot to check the expression of the one who informed them of this supposed to be good news. The mental state of Sect. Elder Kan is worsening as this topic is being tackled.
Only the Medicine Hall Elder focuses on watching after his patient and realizes that the fear in him was enough to make him mad.
The Medicine Hall Elder used his qi to calm down Sect. Elder Kan, making his chaotic qi resume to its normal state.
"Thank you, Medicine Elder," said Sect. Elder Kan.
The Medicine Hall Elder said, "Say everything that needs to be said. You need to take a long rest to calm your chaotic qi and mental state. If this continues, you will bore metal demons, which will be dangerous as you try to break through in the future."
The Sect Elder nods his head in agreement and chooses to tell everyone everything he knows. He also told them about the Great General and his troops, who were no longer mortals but cultivators that might be stronger than they were.
"Like the Sect Master had said before, the Divine One had hidden himself among the mortals. He is the same as the Divine One in the Imperial Palace in the capital. He had also taken over a mortal’s identity."
"What is his mortal identity?" asked Sect. Master Cen.
Sect. Elder Kan answered, "The Great General of the South Fortress, Lou Wuye."
This revelation had rendered everyone in the hall speechless. No one didn’t know who the Great General of the Mortal Land was. He is another monster who can kill cultivators like them, and his strength is only second to that of the Human Emperor.
The other elders started speaking up.
"The Divine One of the South Fortress is the Great General."
"Does that mean the Great General is dead?!"
"But didn’t the Sect Master say that the Divine One’s fulfill their responsibility to the original owner of the vessel? Does that mean the Divine One in the south would remain as the Great General and serve the imperial palace?!"
"It means that the capital will have two divinities in their midst. This is simply unbelievable!"
"Can we still fight against the mortals in this state?"
"There is no need to worry about that. The Divine One in the South is quite... a bit cruel. He truly is ruthless and merciless regardless of mortals or cultivators; as long as he isn’t interested, he won’t lend a hand. The soldiers of the original great general were the only ones who were lucky. The Divine One had taught them cultivation, and this technique is a lot more powerful than ours," said Sect.
Elder Kan.
Sect Master Cen said, "That’s impossible! Why would a divine being lean more on mortals than cultivators?! We are the closest to being one of them. They should be more biased toward us!"
"The Divine One said... Regardless of mortals or cultivators in his eyes, we are no different than dust."
"This is something he said himself before killing all the cultivators that entered his land without permission and caused trouble in his territory."
"Their death wasn’t gruesome, but... It’s unexplainable. What would you feel if you saw living beings turn into clusters of lights and then merge with the world, disappearing as if they never existed at all?"
"It’s beautiful and eerie."
"If you were to see it yourself... you would be frightened as much as I am."
The sect master and the elders of the Heavenly Sword sect turned silent. They can only imagine such a scene. Watching familiar people turn into specks of light without them being able to do anything. It would show you how powerless a human is in the eyes of the gods.
The Sect Master sighed and said, "Okay. You’ve done well to come back to report all of this information to us. You can go ahead and rest well."
He gestured to the Medicine Hall Elder to take care of Sect. Elder Kan, allowed him to press a few acupoints to allow the latter to go back to sleep.
Sect Elder Kan mumbles, "Don’t... Agitate... the Divine... One in... the south... He is... Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire
Cruel as... A devil." He muttered these words until he fell into deep sleep.
Sect. Master Cen and the elders looked at one another, intending to go into the main hall to continue their conversation.
"Medicine Hall Elder, take care of him," said Sect Master Cen.
The Medicine Hall Elder saluted and said, "Please leave it to me."
Afterward, they move to the main hall to continue the conversation and plan for a future in which the Divine One might become their enemy.
Sigh~
The Sect Master said, "What do you think should be done? Clearly, the Divine One in the south is not friendly, unlike the one in the capital."
"Based on Elder Kan’s words, it seems the Divine one in the south is unfriendly. We should just forget about him for now and find the one at the borderlands or the one in the capital."
"Rumors said that the Divine One in the capital had disappeared and that... something happened to the human emperor."
"Isn’t that better? The more the human emperor gets weaker, the more our sect can take over."
"He didn’t get weaker. They said that he got cursed and became ugly. Because of this, the temper of the human emperor gets worse day by day."
"I am more interested in where the Divine One from the capital had gone."
"Should we send some disciples to find him?"
Sect. Master Cen asked, "How’s the situation in the borderlands? Did the disciples find the Divine one?"
"According to the report, all traces suddenly disappeared one day. There isn’t anything else that might lead to the existence of the divine one after the traces were suddenly cut off."
"It seems that the Divine One at the borderlands is more secretive than the two."
"It’s alright. Maybe these Divine One’s are connected to one another. Keep an eye on the Divine One in the south region, and maybe we will find the rest of them," said the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.