Chapter 6: Clear Heaven Sect's Supreme Elder

[Demon Beast Forest]

This thought seem feasible. Who can just wake up and find a treasure on their hands. Who can walk empty handed and find a money on their hand. Impossible.

But the problem is, he didn't know the truth so he had no choice put to forget about it. He returned to his origional location. On the way, he killed some demon beasts and got some fire started. He then used this fire to roast some mean.

He spent time eating and cooking some for another time. Just as he was eating, something happened. He felt a weak aura and faiding aura coming from the trees not far from him.

He was stunned. His gaze fell upon that spot and he saw it. There was an old man with pale white skin and white hair and long beard. He was wearing blue clothing and his aura was weakening slowly. On his stomach, was a wound and blood was flowing out of it.

Lennon was stunned for a moment before reacting. As soon as possible, he arrived in front of the old man and opened his hand.

There on the hand was a medicinal pill. It was a 4th Rank Healing Pill. This old man's arm was broken and he couldn't use it to injest thr healing pill. As soon as Lennon saw this pill, he took it and stuffed it in the old man's mouth.

The old man could see a young man who was standing in front of him. His vision was a little blurry and his voice was shaky as she said. "Th. Th. thank you child. Yo. You...." Before he could even finish, Lennon said. " Focuss on healing your wounds old man. Do say much." At the same time, the wound on the Old Man's body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After some time, the old man fell onto deep sleep and his descending aura stabalised a bit. But it was still falling. The reason is because, his dantian was broken and his cultivation was crippled.

His life was going to end for sure. But based on the speed the Qi was leaking, it would at least take one year for his aura and life force to completely disappeared and then "Death".

The old man woke up after some time and had a meal. He told Lennon about what happened. Apparently, Maxwell is an Elder of the Clear Heaven Sect. His current situation was caused by demonic cultivators who had learned of his departure from the Clear Heaven Sect.

Maxwell was always in the forefront of Demon Purging. He was an upright man who had not taken any disciple and had no lover nor children. He was highly respected by the elders of the Clear Heaven Sect.

He was lucky enough to get a chance to use his last protective treasure, a teleportation jade, to escape from the onslaught of demonic cultivators.

That was how he ended up here. When he though about how his dantian got destroyed. He was angry but helpless at the same time. The reason why he didn't directly go to the Clear Heaven Sect is because he felt that, he had some enemies in his sect.

Lennon listened to this old man's story and said. " It does sound like someone leaked your information." In his mind, he thought about the destroyed dantian of the old man and pondered. 'its quite pitiful.

The moment his Dantian was destroyed, he became a cripple with a lifespan draining. Could it be that cultivation only depends of your dantian other than your body.? ' He felt like these cultivators were wrong. Why cultivaate your Qi if when your core is destroyed, you will become a weakling.?

Wouldn't people target your dantian everytime when fighting you. You would be too vulnerable if it gets destroyed, so why not make your body as strong as your Qi Cultivation. This was something that touched him. He though of himself. He has been cultivating his body by devouring beast blood so his body was no so vulnerable. His Dantian was free and untainted. "I should continue hunting more beasts and cultivate my body before I cultivate my Qi. In that way, if one day, I could suffer such injuries, I would still fight with my physical body."

This was a thought coming from observation. He was right. In this world, people enter Body Tempering Realm and once they advanced to Qi Sea Realm, they completely throw away the thought of cultivating their body. In truth, when a person cultivates Qi, their body grows stronger and at a little bit.

But this has a drawback. Once your dantian is broken, even if you were god, your strength will drop until to Body Tempering Realm. That would be a problem for those egoistic cultivators.

Body cultivators on the other hand don't need go worry about that. Just like how Qi Cultivation increases your Lifespan, Body Cultivation does it better. It has to be known that, the stronger your body is, the stronger your life force and soul.

If Qi Cultivation increases your Lifespan by 15%, then Body Cultivation increases your Lifespan by 30% straight. The soul also grows the same way. But there aren't many Body Cultivators here, so no one cares about it. Even if they knew, they would not choose it as a option since it is too crude.

"Benefactor, thank you for saving my life". Maxwell said. He found that this kid stayed in this Forest hunting beasts, but he was shocked when he realized that there was no beastly aura on this young man. His aura was very noble as if he was a nobleman who lives in a secluded area untainted by the world.

He even thought about taking him as his apprentice, but he quicky threw away that idea. This child was not even 15 Yet and unlike other youngsters, he lives freely and has a good temperament.

It would be bad if he exposed him to the deadly cultivation world and make him fight for some stupid glory, reputation and status.

He could see that this boy mirrored himself. A lonely man who is free from the laws of society who only joins society to protect the weak.

"Young Man, please follow me to the sect." the old Maxwell said. He had thought of an idea. Lennon was surprised by the old man's words are he questioned. "Why?"

"I'm an elder of the overlord sect in this region, the Eastern Region. I am well respected by the sect and now that I'm crippled, I will die sooner or later. I have no children, disciples nor lover. I am a free soul. Once I die the Clear Sword Peak will be ownerless. Please become my successor and keep living the way you always do, inside the sect. It is not safe here." His voice carried a bit of concern on it. He was worried that the Clear Sword Peak would be left ownerless and afraid that some cultivators with I'll intent will hurt this boy. So he wanted him to be under the protection of the Clear Heaven Sect and keep his legacy, the Clear Sword Peak.

Maxwell was anxious. He wanted to convince the boy go to go with him, but seeing Lennon's nonchalant expression, he felt like he would definitely refuse.'sigh.' He gave up.

But contrary to his expectations, just after a long moment of silence, Lennon said. "Alright, I will go with you." This caught the old man by surprise. But he was happy deep inside. His lifespan was draining and his Qi was dissipating.

Luckily, he found a successor as soon as his life reached its end. "Young Man, We will be going to the sect tomorrow. If you have any belongings here, you must take them with you. It w.." Before he could finish, he was abruptly cut of. "Old Man, I don't have anything else other than my five swords". He showed five swords to the old man.

He left the old man completely stunned. These swords on his eyes were swords of a very vicious demon beast, Sword Spiked Tiger. Not just any low Rank but a Rank 3 Demon Beast. In his eyes, he could see it.

The young man in front of him is a monster.

[Note: I've decided to simplify the ranks of beasts. Please read and enjoy]

It has to be known that a First Rank Demon Beast is comparable to Body Tempering Realm. A Rank 2 is Comparable to Qi Sea Realm cultivators and so on. [Hope you guys forgive me for this. I Just to make it simple and easily understood.]

If this boy was able to kill a beast at the third rank, doesn't that mean, he is once realm lower than the elders of the sect.

In Clear Heaven Sect, there are 9 Elders who have their own peak and disciple. When Elder Maxwell left the sect, he was at the peak of the Spirit Tempering Realm. The Sect Master was also at the peak, while all the elders were in the other realms lower than the 8th Stage of Spirit Tempering Realm. Lennon who had killed a High Rank 3 Demon Beast was close to a level of the sect elders.

The old man couldn't help inwardly waying. Monster.

He knew that this child had a cultivation of body Refinement 5/6 stage. He was a monster in human flesh.

The old man didn't say anything. He checked if the coast was clear, before walking back to the sect using his spiritual sword. A spiritual artifact has it's consciousness and so, as long as it is contracted, it would wouldn't always need it's masters Qi to operate.

Rising to the sky, the sword flew to the direction of the Clear Heaven Sect.

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