Dual Cultivation God Returns-Chapter 848: Opportunities
Chapter 848: Opportunities
“T-Thank Heavens! Haha”, the leader of the disciples of the Seven Extreme Swords Sect spoke with a slightly nervous ‘relief’, “W-we are from Sects belonging to the Martial Alliance of the Righteous Sects… Fellow Daoist-…”
“Righteous… huh”, Wu Long chuckled, “It seems you missed the part where I said I went inside this room with you, dear Righteous ones”
As he spoke, the disciples of the three Sects exchanged gazes with renewed panic in them.
“Not to mention, who said I was part of the Righteous Path?”, he then added, waving his hand with the glowing patterns.
The young man who had a devastated expression since earlier, and then a lost and somewhat distant one, drifted toward the outside of the formation, moved by the column of glowing text that surrounded him.
He did not react much, silently observing.
“Relax, Young Master Helian, I have a soft spot for couples in love”, Wu Long chuckled, as with another motion of his hand, the stone door leading outside opened, and a girl crying by the door she was leaning onto suddenly plopped forward, losing that support.
“M-Meifang!”, Young Master Helian, who was overcome with disbelief at the fact Wu Long was going to spare him, turned as he was gently pushed out of the formation, landing on the floor.
He lacked strength, however, so he almost fell over, if not for Wu Long who sent a few talismans that floated around him and supported him to stand up. Meanwhile, the servant girl was helped up by Gong Liwei.
“Ah… thank you! …! Young Master Muyang!”, she thanked Cai Yin, but her attention quickly was turned back to her beloved, who she ran to, going around the platform while the stone doors closed again.
Wu Long released the young man into the embrace of his lover, as Gong Liwei, Hong Yue and Cai Yin joined his sides at the podium with the monolith.
“Y-You clearly have a Righteous heart Fellow Daoist! We are-…”, the Ember Palm Pavilion’s disciple leader spoke up, but with a thought of Wu Long, all sounds coming out of the platform ceased. He was not really interested in arguing or communicating with them.
“T-thank you, unknown benefactors. I cannot even begin to-…”, the young man turned to Wu Long.
At this moment, the girl hugging her lover gasped, seeing the corpse of the older man in a growing puddle of blood, prompting Young Master Helian to quickly bring her up to speed.
Both of them bowed to Wu Long and the three beauties with him. However, even though their gratitude was genuine, there was still a hint of wariness and fear in their gazes.
“I told you, I have a soft spot for couples in love”, Wu Long chuckled, easily seeing through them, “You don’t have to fear anything from me”
“B-but…”, Young Master Helian saw that Wu Long could just continue with what Senior Dong without all of this. But he also realized just how great the allure was.
Wu Long nodded with a smile, perfectly understanding his concern, “I would be lying if I said that I didn’t want your Extreme Yang Physique, but I’m not going to just take it from you. I will offer you to trade it though”
“T-Trade?”, Young Master Helian asked with surprise and slight confusion.
“Mm, I still need to look further into this, but if this ritual indeed works, it doesn’t appear that it kills whoever the Extreme Yang Physique is taken from. You, of course, wouldn’t have survived because of your weakened state and the poison that is still in your Yang Root, but it would be a different deal if you were to be cured beforehand”, Wu Long nodded, “Of course-…”
“I’ll do it”, Young Master Helian spoke before Wu Long could speak further to start persuading, or even list the terms he planned to trade for the Extreme Yang Physique.
Wu Long raised his eyebrow, “I do hope you realize I am negotiating in good faith, and do not plan to coerce you. There is no threat in case you disagree. You also do not have to feel obligated to do it. And I also planned cure you, regardless if you agreed to give away your Extreme Yang Physique”
“Even then, I’ll do it”, Young Master Helian spoke, causing Wu Long to look at him for a full minute in silence.
He saw in those eyes an inner strength, one that could not be restrained even by the lack of outward strength which was restricted by his illness. This Helian Muyang was not someone who wanted to be left indebted to a benefactor who was saving his life and his future. As precious as an Extreme Yang Physique was, he was willing to give it away to not only show his gratitude, but also honor his savior.
“Hah, it seems you are quite lucky, Young Lady”, Wu Long then chuckled, causing both of them to show a shy expression, “Very well”
Of course, he did not plan on just finishing there and was going to uphold all terms he initially planned to offer to trade the physique for. After, Helian Muyang was not the only one with honor and pride. This Young Master was going to receive exactly as much as this physique was worth in Wu Long’s eyes.
He then turned to Gong Liwei, “Shall we think about ways of curing this young man then?”
“M-Me?”, she asked, slightly flustered.
“Mm”, he nodded, “Don’t worry, I am here to mitigate any potential problems, but it is a simple procedure in its core so I think you will manage just fine”
As he said this, Gong Liwei realized why Wu Long said he was going to cure the young man regardless of trading the Extreme Yang Physique. It was also his way of giving her a real opportunity to really start on her path of Medicine Dao.
Even if it was a simple procedure to extract poison, it was still a very symbolic first real step.
She gulped, and then nodded with a determined gaze.
“Good, though I must apologize to all three of you, as this is likely where our exploration of this Secret Realm will stop, except for the final treasure, as I will need quite some time to study all of this”, Wu Long nodded, and then turned his gaze to include all three ladies, who showed light surprise, and then wry smiles.
“There’s no need to apologize, Daoist Wu. Rather, we should be thanking you. We already received much from you during this journey”, Cai Yin spoke, woken up from the thoughtful and quiet state she was in for a while.
“Of course, this is an incredibly important thing for you. But even if it wasn’t such a big deal, we indeed have already been receiving too much from you”, Gong Liwei chimed in, agreeing with Cai Yin.
“I agree with Fairy Gong and Fairy Cai. Not to mention, we already have sufficient gains from the previous days”, Hong Yue nodded.
Wu Long smiled, nodding to them.
His gaze lingered on Cai Yin for a bit longer, and as Gong Liwei went to get he mental state ready to cure the Young Master, and Hong Yue started cleaning her dagger, he approached her separately as she sank back into thoughts.
“You would have to deal with it eventually”, he spoke, once again waking her up from her thoughts.
Her eyes widened, and then she nodded with a somber expression.
The whole situation with Senior Dong, someone trusted and relied on from childhood, harboring hidden insidious intentions, woke up the dark thoughts and memories of her late Teacher.
After all, she had issues with trust long after the manipulation of her Teacher was broken. And even though time with Wu Long’s Dao Family soothed her wound and allowed her to gradually regain not only physical but mental health, it still left a lingering scar.
Cai Yin originally possessed enormous talent, but her progress, even after meeting Wu Long, was hindered by this scar.
It was due to this that her progress was fairly mediocre even receiving Wu Long’s guidance. Otherwise, with her talent, she would be not far from Luo Mingyu or Gong Cui in terms of her cultivation speed, even with all the insecurities and problems she dealt with before. ƒrēenovelkiss.com
It was her biggest obstacle, one that she tried to avoid looking at and therefore had to be realized by her on her own without Wu Long’s interference.
Now, however, she woke up to that fact, and he was free to give her a light push that finally solidified her determination.
As she was hearing Senior Dong’s long monologue, she realized that her Soul Sea which was tranquil before, now boiled with rage and was ravaged by storms of other emotions.
Strong negative emotions she found hard to believe were her own. It was something she didn’t think she was capable of.
And then she understood that those weren’t just a reaction to what she heard, they were hidden within her, and hindering her way.
Wu Long smiled, seeing in her eyes that she was up to the challenge of conquering her own mind, and her own Soul, of regaining control of her Soul Sea.
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