Strange Egg
“I can’t control it. Only the old man knows how to control it.”
“What’s the point of you being here, then? Aren’t you bored?”
“I have spiritual qi to absorb, so there’s not much else I could ask for. The wild spiritual qi doesn’t impact me. The old man said it could help me bust out of my egg shell. Plus, sleeping isn’t boring.”
Mu Yu figured his shifu left the egg there because it could protect the mountain. Thus, he goaded, “There’s a powerful foe outside who declared he wants to tear the mountain down. You won’t have any spiritual qi to absorb once he does. Can’t you stop him?”
The egg shook. “Who’s trying to tear down my home?!”
“A Primordial Infant Realm cultivator. You scared?”
“Toss Primordial Infant Realm cultivators. I wasn’t scared of the old man, yet you think I’d be scared of a measly Primordial Infant Realm cultivator?”
There was an implied message Mu Yu didn’t miss.
The egg stirred the spiritual qi using its h-, b-, let’s just go with bottom. Spiritual qi vanished after it entered glowing golden patterns.
“What are you doing?”
Mu Yu had to stop breathing in the wild spiritual qi as it could inflict irreversible damage to his body.
“Sharing some of the spiritual qi with the darn formation. The old man said to imbue the formation with spiritual qi if anyone wanted to steal my spiritual qi key from me. I’ll have him crying for his mother for picking a fight with me!”
Elder Xun was most likely referring to the spiritual qi key when he mentioned something was underneath Dustfallen Precipice. The spiritual qi key was probably the foundation of the large-scale formation. It was the only source that could provide such potent spiritual qi, after all.
“Can you drive him off?”
“The Primordial Infant Realm cultivator outside? He’s about to learn an unforgettable lesson for trying to steal from me.”
“Great. Big bad boss is going to catch the baddy. Hurry, I need your help.”
“Big bad boss is going to catch the baddy. Wait, there are two baddies, then. Now I’m confused… Anyway, let’s go see what he’s made of.”
“Don’t you control the formation from here?”
It didn’t make sense to control the formation outside, where there was less spiritual qi.
“I told you only the old man can control it. I can only share the spiritual qi to bolster it. Even if I don’t, though, the formation could easily body a Primordial Infant Realm cultivator,” answered the egg, taking refuge in Mu Yu’s grasp.
“You won’t suffocate in the trees, will you?”
Mu Yu once took a bird into a tree, leading to its untimely death via suffocation. He, therefore, learnt elemental demons and he were the only ones capable of not suffocating in trees.
“I’ll be fine. Just take me out, and leave the rest to me.”
Mu Yu jumped into a tree and made his exit.
***
With a condescending grin on his face, Reverend Jiuhua commented, “I knew you young ones had some skills and held my people hostage. I guess this trip wasn’t for nothing.”
Cheng Yan: “Elder Jiuhua, we have released your people in one piece, but we don’t wish to have anything to do with the world of cultivation’s affairs. Please spare us.”
Reverend Jiuhua couldn’t just let them off with that as he had his reputation to stake. Despite Ju Wenxing and the others standing in defeat, they still gave Dustfallen Sect incensed glares. They were also bitter about being served shabby food after leading jaded lives. Ju Wenxing, in particular, still had the red marks on his face despite the itch subsiding. He complained, “Shifu, you must avenge me.”
“Shut up. Have you not embarrassed yourselves enough?!” Reverend Jiuhua reproached in a muffled voice.
Ju Wenxing looked down.
Reverend Jiuhua laughed. “You think I came for you? I must admit I had no idea Feng Haochen was the great Sword Shadow Dust Gale. No wonder why all of you possess exceptional talent.”
Dustfallen Sect’s disciples were visibly startled to hear their shifu’s identity was known. Cheng Yan clenched his fists, worried for his shifu’s safety. “You speak in jest, Elder Jiuhua. I have never heard of that name.”
“Enough with the ignorant facade. He disappeared as soon as he heard someone was looking for him. Sadly, he had no qualms abandoning you. What a coward. Tell me where he is, or I’ll take you all back for some harsh interrogations.”
The threat indicated Reverend Jiuhua had yet to find Feng Haochen.
“I do not know who Sword Shadow Dust Gale is. To answer your question, Shifu has gone on a long trip. We do not know where he is at the moment.”
“I take it that means you don’t know what’s good for you?”
Cheng Yan pulled his juniors behind him the moment Reverend Jiuhua bucketed his energy down on Cheng Yan and company. The three of them fused their spiritual energy to resist the crushing pressure.
“Reverend Jiuhua, what is the point of picking on us? You would not have even opened your mouth in Shifu’s presence during his prime, would you?” mocked Mu Yu, returning to Cheng Yan’s side.
Nobody comprehended how Mu Yu’s presence erased Reverend Jiuhua’s pressure. In reality, the egg should’ve been credited. Reverend Jiuhua was confused why they suddenly looked so relaxed. Even though he felt something was amiss, his overconfidence in his cultivation kept him from learning more. He started to focus on identifying what was throwing him off his game after seeing their reactions, nonetheless.
“Times have changed. I heard he’s now only a Golden Core Realm cultivator. He’d be kneeling in my presence. As for you lot, were you never taught how to show respect?”
“Shifu’s backup plan is more than enough to stomp your cowardly behind that only picks on those weaker than you.”
Reverend Jiuhua disregarded the egg he assumed Mu Yu brought from the kitchen and sniggered. “I’d like to see what sort of tricks Sword Shadow Dust Gale left behind.”
Everyone present could feel the rippling spiritual energy around Reverend Jiuhua, who added, “Let’s see if you can take a blow from me.”
Lightning and fierce gales blew as Reverend Jiuhua slammed a huge down on Dustfallen Sect’s disciples.
Mu Yu hurled the egg. “I’m counting on you, Egg!”
“What did you throw me for, damn it?!”
“Isn’t that what you told me to do?”
“Since the hell when?! Did I say throw me?! Help me! I’m going to die!” cried the egg, fleeing back to Mu Yu.
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