As Ba Fu's motionless and breathless body hit the ground, it seem to have finally awaken some of the people present from their slumber .
Surprisingly the first to react weren't the Martial Artists present, but the normal people who didn't know anything about Martial Arts at all .
Their were some cries of shock, some cheering, other just keep staring at us from all the way up with ashen faces that were completely terrified .
Noticing their faces that were filled with terror, I felt some weird sense of satisfaction deep inside me, something that I shouldn't be feeling after killing yet another man, which I didn't know why, but even after killing that man I didn't feel the slightest bit of difference with me .
When did become so indifferent to the Life and Death of other people, even my hands no longer shaking as before, I felt nothing, absolutely nothing regarding him losing his life, looking at my hands I couldn't help but wonder about what could have possibly invoked such a change with me .
Could it be because I have gotten accustomed to the law of the jungle here in this world, maybe my encounter with that Evil Tigers member may have invoked such a change, I got taught a good lesson about how I should cherish my life more back then, so in this scenario, it was better for him to be the one to die instead of me .
There was also the slight bit of a chance that this was related to the purgatory I had seen before, these last two days, I had seen a few situations and scenes that can keep on haunting a person for a whole lifetime, being exposed to such situations might have had an effect on my heart and mind .
But this wasn't all that there to it, I'm still feeling angry, my anger could be the reason to why I was feeling like this now, the only thought that kept on appearing in my mind no matter how many times I relinquish, was KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL .
Luckily even though the thought itself was quite strong, I was still able to get rid of its tries to influence me, all thanks to my soul power or mental energy, I still hadn't gotten use to call it soul power, but that wasn't important at the moment .
What I believed to be the reason behind all of this, is that roar that echoed in the depth of my soul, I felt it was familiar for a second, the shadowed figure recognized as a Dragon's roar, so there should be no doubt about, after that Dragon's roar I began to feel angry more often, so I can't help but think that there seem to be some connection here .
No matter what, the results are still the same, I killed another soul, but since he tried to kill me first, I seemed to not be burdened at all by the thought of him dying in my hands, my mind was focusing on other important matters .
Like how strong was my offensive power after using that Soul Weapon Projection, this was just a projection and not the real thing, but yet it was enough to kill a guy that I might need to use all my trump cards to not die at any random attack of his .
I couldn't help but wonder how strong was the real thing, I found myself turning my head towards the place where they led Ji Xi to, she was no longer in my sight, but I was merely looking at her direction, I felt that my heart seemed to beat quicker at the thought of her waking up any time now .
She was born was a real Soul Weapon, but even though this wasn't why I was interested in her, I still hoped to see the real thing in action and maybe even compare the effectiveness and the power between the two weapons .
But as I turned my gaze back to the current scene at hand, I happened to met the disbelief filled gazes of the other two guys from the Ji and Wei family, I was surprised to see that them flinching and averting my gaze, I looked at the body on the ground, took his belongings, then looked at Gu Yi and said in a cold tone :
" Do you want to give it a try as well, Death I mean, if you lost interest then be a good dog and get out of my way .
Even though my words held an absolute weight to them in the current circumstances, but in reality no one was more clear on my current state than me, using that weapon projection had even more negative side effects than any other technique or skills I had used .
The move could be said to be a suicidal move, not to mention that using it once had completely emptied my reserve of soul power, but the side effects this thing have were quite severe, losing my sanity was one, soul getting severed, lose of all my senses, instant death .
It seem that I was the one who seemed to have been overestimating my calculative ability, I still got plotted against by that damn Feng Rui, the next time we meet, I will be sure to give her a taste of her own medicine then, urging that projection in my mind either intentionally or unintentionally would have costed me my life, if not for the Panel intervention .
I currently were using my anger as fuel to stay up, otherwise I should have already lost conscious due to the huge cost of using that move, if that Gu Yi actually attacked, then all I can depend on was the unreliable resentment and the even more unreliable spiritual energy, but it seem that things will not come to that .
Even though he still seemed to be unwilling, he still moved away from my way, his subordinates seeing this, they couldn't help but start snickering at him and started to make a path for us as well, I was the one who moved first, as I turned to look back, I saw that Chu Jian and Chu Cheng together with the other subordinates were all staring at me blankly as if they were daydreaming .
Luckily Chu Jian was still had things on his mind to take care of, he was able wake up from his trance and followed after me, the others at the now bustling scene woke up one after the other, but other than Chu Jian and his people, no one dared to follow after us .
Just as we got away from that place and headed to where their camp was, I almost couldn't hold it anymore and directly collapsed on the ground, quite tired from all that happened today and overwhelmed by a great mix of emotions .
Seeing me collapsing, Chu Jian offered to help me, but I just waved my hand at him, telling him to let me be, the tent I was currently in was his own, I saw that other than us two and Chu Cheng, there was no other person that was allowed to enter .
Chu Cheng :
What kind of move did you use just now, do you have any idea about the consequences of your actions, you had brought doom upon your.....? .
Uncle Cheng, it seem that you need some time to calm down, could you wait for me outside ? .
But young master, you sho..... .
I have a clear judgment about what I can and what I do, go ahead and have them prepare a farewell banquet for our guest here .
They finished communicating with one another and even though my senses become somewhat a bit dull after I relieved my tension, I was still able to hear bits of their conversation and heard the mumbles of the middle-aged man as his shadow left the tent .
Chu Jian didn't say a word for some time, most likely giving me some time to catch my breath, after what seemed to be 10 minutes or more from this weird but beneficial silent, he seemed to have finally lost his patience then I heard him say :
What actually happened to you down there, why Ji Xi wasn't waking up, even though the reports from the doctors confirm that she wasn't even injured, she seemed to be even doing better than before, her scar healed and her realm is progressing by leaps and bounds, but she still show no signs of waking up, please tell me what had happened to her ? .
He finished saying this and I sensed the concern in his tone and it became clear to me that he was to be trusted, if he were to have asked me about the treasure first, or if I doubted his intentions for even a second, I would have not decided to tell him the truth, at least most of of it, there were some parts which I deemed best to be left out .
I had told him about his sister actually getting a big chance that should help her in going forward and achieving great things in the future, he asked if that had any relation with her changed clothes and that weird gleaming new hairpin that resembled that feather back then, I told him that this hairpin was indeed the Feather and I was able to sense his body shuddering slightly and he almost ran to where she was .
I once again assured him that the thing won't bring any harm to here, only benefits, only then did he finally calmed down a little and for a while he stayed silent, wanting to hear about the details, I too took some time to gather my thoughts and come with an acceptable explanation .
I told him that in that Feather, there was something like a message left by the owner who left it here, his face become aghast for some time, but as I talked and told him what I came up with, his face turned brighter and brighter, I had told him that the owner of that feather was a strong person who left this feather here to help in selecting a suitable disciple .
He mainly accepted girls, so there was no chance for me to get accepted, in the end he chose Chu Ji Xi to be his new disciple, he also gave her a great gift as per her words at least, but absorbing the benefits of that gift will take some time, so that figure had put here in a semiconscious state, he hadn't told me how much time will she take before waking up, but it shouldn't be that long .
I also mentioned that it was best to just keep all this a secret from anyone other than the parents of the two, he who still looked completely stunned gave me a nod, I also feeling that it was an important detail and if I hadn't already disclosed it with him, it might result in some accident later .
So after contemplating on what to tell him, I said :
" I'm relaying the message that was in that Feather, someone would be coming to the region for your sister in half a year, don't worry it won't be someone with bad intentions who will come for here, that new Master of hers will send an envoy to come and get your sister in half year time, I'm telling this as to tell you and your family by any means try not to start a conflict with them when they come .
" Your sister had also the right to decide whether she actually wanted to go with them or not, so you don't have to worry much .
In half a year period of time ? .
" Yes, that what the message implied, it seem that person is quite omnipotent, the envoys that will be heading towards this place would be able to find your sister, even when that person hadn't even asked where she lived and came from, that was an indication of how strong it's, don't you think .
All that the shocked Chu Jian was able to do currently is to nod at me, he was speechless and I understood what was going on in his mind, so I rested my shoulder against one of the poles that supported the tent and continued to relish this time of peace I got .
Could brother Tian confirm one thing for me ? .
Chu Jian suddenly asked me to confirm something for him and I nodded my head and wondered what he exactly wanted to know, seeing my nod, he cut through the chase and said :
Is the inheritance my sister had acquired related the intimacy and the harmony between Yin and Yang, between women and men ? .
I hearing what he said felt at loss of what he was trying to say, but then I recalled the men in the Two Moons restaurant spoke about something similar and realization about what he was talking about hit me, I looked at Chu Jian and saw that he seemed burdened by this situation and his eyebrows were knitted together, he seemed quite concerned, but there was something else in his expression as well .
My face couldn't help but darken slightly then I shook my head and said :
" Nothing had happened between us down there, you shouldn't need to worry like this .
Thank you brother Tian for clearing my doubts, it's just that grand phenomena from before made me suspect that something might have happened, that sage's prophecy to her seem to be wrong after all .
Hearing what he said, it was my turn to be surprised and a little bit shocked, I couldn't help but find myself asking about what in the world was he talking about, what phenomena, what prophecy, who was that sage he mentioned in his words .
What, you hadn't seen it ? .
Seeing my expression, he came to that conclusion, I shook my head and he seemed to be more than willing to let me on everything that had happened when we were still underground, Chu Jian said :
After the passage had collapsed and I was pulled away by those nosy guys by half a day time, all the city suddenly heard a cry that echoed through the city, then a green creature appeared in the sky, people recognized it as a Phoenix .
Then as if that wasn't stimulating enough, a roar sounded right after and a bigger shadow of a gold Dragon appeared in the sky as well, the two stood opposite to one another and seemed to be not willing to let the other go, the green Phoenix took the initiative in attacking the dragon .
But the latter merely clawed at it with one claw, the air torrent that the Phoenix unleashed dissipated as it came in contact with the claw, but then as if angered by the actions of the Phoenix, the Dragon released a roar, too strong that some of the people in the city began to bleed through their orifices from, then it bounced on the Phoenix and the second the two clashed, the Dragon prevailed and the Phoenix perished .
People saw it turning into light, the Dragon hadn't dissipated directly, it looked at the place where the two of you should have been buried and then roared at heaven for 10 breaths of time, then it finally dissipated too, so I thought that something might have been going on between you two, for that I sincerely apologize .
Hearing about that weird phenomena, I didn't know what to say or think, I hadn't expected such a display to be happening while I was underground, but him mentioning that Dragon clashing with the green Phoenix for some reason made me recall the clash I had and my anger with that shadowed figure of Feng Rui .
I couldn't help but find the two connected, but discarding that thought for now, I couldn't help but find myself intrigued to know more about Chu Ji Xi and what kind of prophecy did that sage in his words had given her, so I asked him to fill me in if possible .
Brother Tian, should have had his suspicions about how we happened to be here and ready to go find that treasure, well, the truth is that the sage in the Sky Tower had achieved some success in the Art Of Divination and he managed to make an acute calculations about where that treasure was going to be born and when .
As for Ji Xi, I hope that you can keep this for yourself as well as not to create troubles for yourself, this is a kind reminder and nothing else, Ji Xi is being courted by the third prince Qin Wu Tang who is rumored to be a proud son of heaven .
But he is also recognized as the person who would most likely inherit the throne, he is widely known for his noble character and he is sought-after by two many women in the capital, Qin Wu Tang is also a Martial Arts one in a lifetime genius, he is only 21 years old and had already achieved to breakthrough to the 5th Layer of Flesh Tempering, he is renowned for his wits as well .
All in all, he is a perfect match for her, but she met him only once in a gathering at the capital for the younger generation and she frowned on the idea of having to marry him, then she went to the sage for an advice, after my father had already made it clear for her that he knew what was best for her, as the Villa Master, Father had a lot of things to take in consideration on how to deal with that marriage proposal from the third prince .
The sage had told her that the key to change her fate laid in the underneath of this place, she was able to convince our father to let her come this time in hope of changing her fate, so that was all she came her for .