Sacred Weapon of Death
Ju Mang sneered. “I had planned to use your body as my medium to rule over wood demons again, but I’ve changed my mind because I’ve discovered that you’re a special case among humans. You, like us, dislike bloodshed and prefer peace unlike the other elemental demons who yearn for glory. Among our five races, you are the only one to have a matching personality.
“Third Heaven Palace is the entity triggering wars. We are sick and tired of them using us for their own ends. If there’s anyone who can usurp their rule, it’s you. All I have to do is watch from the sidelines.”
“You’re giving me more credit than I deserve.”
“I formerly believed Sword Shadow Dust Gale would be the one to end Third Heaven Palace’s tyranny; he had the best chances. Now, I would argue he’s not going to be able to regain his erstwhile powers. I’d rather bet on you as you also have what he never had.”
“I wouldn’t have sought your help if I was capable of that much.”
“Perhaps you haven’t paid attention to Wood Spirit Sword’s change. I didn’t expect dark herb’s death qi to add a tremendous supply of qi to its pure life qi. Dark herb is nature’s balancer. Nothing is supposed to survive once dark herb’s death qi comes into contact with it.”
Mu Yu wasn’t in any mood to pay attention to Wood Spirit Sword as of recent.
“The wood spirit is a natural creation of the five elements, and we treat it as a symbol of life due to its vitality. Not even I know what will happen to it down the road. If you move dark herb’s death qi to it, it will become a sacred weapon of death. It won’t absorb just the vitality of its victims. It’s going to take even their soul and soul energy! In other words, any targets you kill won’t leave behind soul energy for Third Heaven Palace to leech off!”
“I repeat: I don’t want to kill.”
“Don’t put words in my mouth now. Whether you choose to kill or not is your choice. You’ll have to kill; it’s just a matter of time. The difference factor is whether or not the wood spirit is used to kill.”
“Let me reconfirm. You’re saying Third Heaven Palace won’t procure any soul energy from those I kill using Wood Spirit Sword?”
With a flick of his wrist, Ju Mang scattered the tornado of leaves in front of him. Though he assumed the same appearance as Mu Yu, he was visibly more mature thanks to his age difference.
“Correct. In the same vain, it can deal serious damage to them in battle because they use soul energy as their foundation, nullifying their power completely. Once you grow stronger, you, therefore, will be their worst nightmare. In terms of the present, they don’t know about the special attribute of your Wood Spirit Sword, giving you the power of the element of surprise.”
“I understand what you’re getting at now.”
“If I create a massacre to defuse Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation, what’s your goal if not to take over my body?”
“Don’t forget that I only have half of my full power while inside you. You don’t have the other half. If you can take down Third Heaven Palace and bring down the curtain on this war, I couldn’t care less if I never retrieved the missing half of my power again.”
Mu Yu looked into Ju Mang’s brooding eyes. Ju Mang looked as tacky as Mu Yu did, but the former was able to read the latter like a book. Mu Yu wasn’t fully convinced. Mu Yu needed to verify whether Ju Mang told the truth or not for himself. There was one thing he shared the same opinion on, nevertheless – Third Heaven Palace’s formation guardian owed a life!
“Where’s the other half of your body?”
“You don’t need to know.” Ju Mang sat down and carried on, “If you want to save Ku Mu, make up your mind.”
“How much do you know about Celestial Prison?”
“Celestial Prison? I was sent into the reincarnation cycle before it was cast, so I don’t know who set it. I’m still impressed. I can confidently say Eternally Youthful Ku Mu told the truth when he said he had a part in its creation. Sword Shadow Dust Gale couldn’t have cast the colossal formation by himself. It’s your race’s most advanced formation and, admittedly, superior to our five elements formations. That’s all I can tell you.”
“You know everything about me?”
“Of course. We can’t be split,” Ju Mang replied with a dimple. “I know what your concern is. You want to learn Eternally Youthful Ku Mu’s formation skills, but you’re afraid I’ll learn them from you. I’m also intrigued about the other ways to defuse Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation besides mass murder. We share a common enemy. As such, there’s no reason for me to take over. You’ll do what I want to do on my behalf, no?”
“What are the limits to Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye’s revival ability?” Mu Yu asked in a frosty tone.
“Having their soul is compulsory to revive them. The dead’s soul wanders the mortal world for six years. You need Ghost Gate’s techniques to capture the soul. If you want to revive Eternally Youthful Ku Mu, you need remove Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation as soon as possible as well as preserving his body. I will locate his soul once everything is in place,” enlightened Ju Mang, grinning because he knew he had persuaded Mu Yu.
“All right, I’ll learn formations and defuse the formation, and you help me revive my old man.”
A gale suddenly blew a bunch of leaves over to Mu Yu. He returned to the real world. Seeing Ku Mu’s pale face shattered him a second time. Wood Spirit Sword hovered in front of him.
Committing mass murder to save Dad would defeat the purpose. Regardless, I’ll find a way to revive him. I’m not going to let him die until he has the chance to enjoy the fruits of his labour.
“Let’s go home now, Dad.”
Mu Yu wiped what might’ve been his last tears. Going forward, he was going to have to steel himself in order to avenge Ku Mu. People were going to oppose him, be it friend or foe for nobody would agree to his goal or risky approach. Even Ku Mu would’ve disagreed… if he was still alive.
Mu Yu wandered with Ku Mu’s corpse until Cheng Yan and the others located him. They remained silent for a while as it was clear that they were too late.
“Mu Yu, don’t do anything silly,” Cheng Yan solemnly reminded.
Mu Yu cracked a smile. “That’s silly. What silly things could I possibly do?”
Mu Yu didn’t know how to broach the topic of Third Heaven Palace’s conspiracy with his seniors. He had no evidence to incriminate them.
Lie Shang said, “I know how you feel, but many things in l-“
“I know.”
Mu Yu didn’t believe anyone could understand how he felt.
Ku Mu was a sloppy father, but didn’t fathers usually refrain from expressing their love for their son through their lips? Didn’t they usually watch over their son from afar and in silence? Rebellious children frustrated their fathers, but their fathers would still forgive them despite their anger,
Lie Shang wasn’t offended Mu Yu cut him off; however, he knew it was better not to say anything else.
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