The Everlasting Realm

Episodes. 09: The Fragments of Dark Harmony Part II

Clear skies,

Earth at peace,

Fertile land, though,

A gentle breeze hit the leaves, flew them into the clear blue sky, followed an invisible path, and,

Then, the gust of wind carried the fallen leaves onto the roof of an ancient Temple that looked no longer maintained.

The temple looks dirty and dull. Wild grass grows between the floors, sweet plants spread to the ground through the roof, trees grow destroy the wall on the right side of the temple building, and the,

The place was quiet and peaceful, but there was no sign of life there, until the sound of the gate throbbing could be heard.

Ogg... ... ...

From the gate, enter three human figures. They were wearing daoist robes and they looked like street warriors travelling the world.

They were Gu Kuangren, Gu Kuangren's junior sister Gu Die Yu and their hostage who was on Gu Kuangren's shoulders, Dong Han.

Take out two incense sticks for them to get here.

"Is this the place?" The girl, Gu Die Yu looked around and turned to Dong Han again. "Is this really the place?"

"Really, right!" Dong Han nodded quickly for fear of them becoming hesitant and killed him on the spot.

"alright. Then you should accompany us." Gu Die Yu looked coldly at Dong Han.

"Gulp," Dong Han gulped. Come with them? Just be right! If it took another step forward, then there would be a battle between Pre Heaven practitioners!

The Temple Master was a very powerful person, if not for that, how would he be willing to curry favor with her?

"I am a burden!" Dong Han can't let the Temple Master know he's the one leading them away. "Let me go! I have finished my work!" He shouted again, rebelling.

Gu Kuangren and Gu Die Yu saw how Dong Han was frightened by this Temple Master, and they fell silent.

Then Gu Kuangren lowered him.

"The kuangren!" Gu Die Yu shouted in panic.

"Let him." said Gu Kuangren. "He'll just be a burden. If it's wrong, we just have to look for it again."

Gu Die Yu patted his eel looking at Gu Kuangren's arrogance.

He knew that Gu Kuangren was trying to give Dong Han a chance, yet he felt that his junior brother as well as his one lineage was a fool!

Dong Han who was taken down, immediately jumped away through the roof of the wall.

They saw how Dong Han left and Gu Die Yu sighed. "After" he said. "Let's hurry in. I don't want to waste time."

Gu Kuangren nodded and stepped in deeper with Gu Die Yu.

Nah! Nah! Nah!

Step by step resounded as they walked into the Temple building. It's not too dark, because there are trees that grow by damaging the walls. Sunlight came in through the wall.

Under the tree, there was a Buddhist priest, sitting in meditation. Khusyuk's eyes. Breath calm. When he realized the existence of the Gu brothers, he opened his eyes and smiled brilliantly.

"O young people, what are you doing here?" ask the priest.

Gu Kuangren was about to reply. But Gu Die Yu held him back and first replied, "Are you Lord of the Shrine?"

"It is indeed the Temple Lord of this Temple, but what do you have with me?" The Temple Master still smiled very purely.

"Don't you know better?" Gu Die Yu's eyes became even colder.

"... ... ... ..." The smile of the old Priest suddenly faded. He closed his eyes and opened them again. When his eyes opened wide, darkness immediately enveloped the place and the Gu brothers were swallowed up by the darkness.

Gu Die Yu tried to make a protector from the Protective Buddha Mantra, but in vain, the protector was damaged before he finished his spell.

Ohooooshhhh!!!!!!!

Darkness is like a wave, coming and going, and when darkness goes, they see there are many bodies piled up all around.

"I remember I needed two more bodies" said the old priest. "I'll borrow your bodies."

Gu Kuangren panicked. He took out his long sword and was silent. This was the first time he had been quiet like that. Indeed, the old priest was the strongest opponent he had ever faced. He had to think before attacking, and he was not an expert at thinking!

He is only Kuangren who seeks truth and justice!

"Hmm," The old priest paid no heed to Gu Kuangren and looked at Gu Die Yu deeply. His smooth figure, his white skin and his perfect face, something seemed to rise up in the old priest when he saw it. "The last time I tasted a virgin was a day ago. I don't know where the body is anymore, so I guess I'll make you my toy, too." He said looking at Gu Die Yu expressionlessly.

The moment Gu Die Yu knew that he was in bahaua, and was about to cast a protective spell, yet a young man descended from the sky, wearing the dark red robe they knew — was like Dong Han's... ... ...

"Old senior, hold it." Said the young man, whose eyes were filled with calmness.

"You... ... ... You are very attractive" said the priest. "Killing you will look deplorable" then the priest threw something, but the young man with one hand caught the object thrown. It's a tracer worm parasite.

The young man looked at the worm and snorted. Then he crushed the worm and said, "It seems to speak well for free."

After saying that, a profound Qi suddenly exploded and gushed around.

"Come here, sword" said the young man and the sword in Gu Kuangren's hand flew into his hand.

"I've never tried the Cloudstream technique to anyone before... ... ..." The young man muttered indistinctly as the wind continued to blow like a rainstorm around him. His eyes stared at the clean blade of the sword and his smile reflected on the blade. "The Cloudstream Technique That Drinks the Earth."

With a single swing, suddenly the clouds changed direction following the direction the blades swung in and a mysterious energy swept out toward the old priest with its omnipresent destructive power!

BOOOOOM!!!

The energy exploded but it seemed that something was protecting the old Priest from its destructive energy.

The old priest was initially stunned — just like the Gu brothers — yet he laughed a second later. "Hahahahaha, the Dark Harmony Hermit protected me!!! He heard my prayer!!! Now you can't do anything!"

"What the fuck?"

"Is the tree some kind of god?!"

The Gu brothers were surprised by the changes that kept surprising. But the young man still looked ordinary. In fact, he laughed a little.

"I've never faced a Hermit before" muttered the young man who was still smiling. "But it's just a little bit of his power and it's not even stable and perfect anymore." Continuing with Qi gushing out with unimaginable amounts, even the Gu brothers were shocked by that amount of Qi!

"Pre Heaven Expert — no, Master Pre Heaven!"

When Gu Die Yu realized the young man's cultivation base, the young man swung his sword and instantly, the energy crashing like lightning, damaged the old Priest's protective guard!

Cracks!

Cracks!

THE BOMB!

When the shield was damaged, an explosion occurred and the priest was carried away by the wind current with a body that had been heavily injured.

The young man felt that letting the old priest escape was the wrong thing and he shot up into the sky.

In a short time, he reached the old priest and pulled his collar, then he stabbed the priest's chest without a second thought.

After unsheathing the sword, the young man floated in the sky, letting the old Priest's body fall down and looked at the two Gu brothers deeply.

The Gu brothers were still shocked by what happened.

But the young man realized something and he flew to the side. He looked at the rope that wanted to be wrapped around him and wrinkled. This energy... ... ... Then the young man looked back at the tree.

He saw there was another old man figure there, standing with a holy aura.

"Young man" he called. "I am the Hermit of Dark Harmony and I offer you—"

The bomb!

Before the figure finished his sentence, the young man dropped another wave of his attacks but the tree did not fall. It's just that dead bodies are scattered about it.

"Hmm," The young man was still confused, he had to do what for the tree to vanish.

"Very arrogant! I like it!" the figure of the old man laughed out loud. "Be my disciple, and I will take you to the peak of cultivation."

The young man laughed after hearing the old figure.

"Why are you laughing?" the old man became angry.

"Nothing." the young man was still smiling, not showing the slightest aura of arrogance.

"If you're not interested, go. This old man wants to awaken his clone body!" he shouted furiously.

"Go? Why should I leave," the young man looked still not giving up and a purple aura rose from his body. That aura looked amazing, carrying every corner of the figure of a great emperor!

Seeing that purple aura, the old man was shocked. "Qi purple from the east?"

The young man was still smiling. And he lunged at the old man.

But the daoist old man was completely unafraid of the purple Qi from the East. He let out a cold snort and his dark energy rose from the earth and slowly his roots grew from the ground then destroyed the earth.

Crack-crack-crack.

Along with a rumbling sound, roots shot towards the young man.

The situation seemed precarious and the young man stopped in mid-air and retreated. Then he remembered there was someone else here and looked at the Gu brothers should be. But other than the ruins, he saw nothing. Seeing them already gone first made the young man calm down.

When compared to the Pre Heaven Grandmaster, the remains of this Hermit seemed much stronger!

It was certain that he would not be able to save those two people if it happened

But it doesn't matter. He can run away whenever he wants and he's not that weak to die. In his hand was a sword. With this sword, he could still fight!

"Easy boy, shut up and be my follower" The old man shouted viciously, his voice rumbling and the infinite qi of darkness crashing towards him.

The young man gave off another strange Qi. It was as white as snow, and as clear as silver. When faced with dark energy, they resonate and break!

The bomb!

The explosion occurred in the air and the dust spread.

The young man came out from the dust and smoke with a sword that shone along with his dao insights. The Sword dao insight that he had only imagined all along, was now already one with reality.

The young man realized that there was a sword in his hand!

Tsing! Tsing! Tsing!

With the intention to slaughter the Dark Harmony Hermit, he attacked every root and cut it. The Dark Harmony Hermit still remained calm. Even as the Youth slowly approached him, his eyes remained calm.

Right after the young man reached in front of him, the roots wrapped around his body, making the sword in hand never reach the main body.

"Young man, you should know that pride has its limits."

"really?" the young man laughed a little. Then, his hand suddenly shattered every root that was holding his right hand and with killing intent, he swung forward!

It shocked the Dark Harmony Hermit, yet it was only a moment before his face returned solemn and calm.

Tsing!

A long and thin sword pierced through every bark of the tree trunk. But the Hermit of the Harmony of Darkness will not disappear. He was still there along with his calm expression.

"Really," he said. "Once a genius is a genius. I must admit, you are a genius that will only exist every 10,000 years. No one will know when someone like you shows up... ... ... Successfully launch an attack to the Spiritual General level life form. But Pre Heaven experts remain Pre Heaven experts, they are still under the Spiritual General."

Hearing that, the young man knew that something was wrong and he flew backwards!

"Awe-inspiring instinct." praise the old man.

The young man became annoyed.

Why is this old man so chatty? Is he lonely or something?

When he thought like that, his eyes became glowing white and two different Qi exploded from his body.

Before the Dark Harmony Hermit finished his sentence, the air suddenly shook and the temperature turned to heat.

Sensing this feeling, the young man inevitably took a very deep breath.

Spiritual King!

The Spiritual King has appeared!

And as he expected, a middle-aged man emerged from the void. He has an adult face. His eyes were brown and he had a thin beard. When the wind blew slowly, the black hair that had seemed to fade in color swung around following.

His aura is unfathomable and his temperament is different from the mortal world — right, he is the Spiritual King!

"A fragmentation of a hermit's consciousness?" muttered the Spiritual King. "It's really great to meet seniors. If this young one can find out, who is this senior?"

The Dark Harmony Hermit snorted coldly. He's still not scared. "I am the Hermit of Dark Harmony."

"Oh?" suddenly, the air became colder. It appeared that the Dark Harmony ascetic was not particularly welcomed by him, "A few years ago, you ordered some Spiritual Generals to attack Taiyuan Mountain Range. Do you remember?"

"Ahh, yes, I remember it. If my memory is correct, the thief is seeking your help" he replied in a nonchalant tone.

"That's my student." And at that moment, true Qi lunged towards the Dark Harmony Hermit and he was frozen by true Qi.

!!!!!!!!!!!

The cold air with incredible speed hit anything and destroyed anything within a radius of 6 miles to the west and ice materialized from that cold true Qi, covering a radius of 1 mile from the Shrine.

When the young man saw his true Qi begin to freeze the air all the way to him, he used up his entire true Qi and soared up into the sky, trying to escape.

When he stopped above the vast sky, he saw the tip of the ice forming just 5 feet away.

When he looked down, he saw that the iceberg had been created from the Spiritual King's intentions and immediately his breath became deep.

"Is this the true power of the Spiritual King?" the young man seemed to recall the past and sighed. "Ah, Xu Yongmei, I miss you."

...-... ... ... ... -...

Above the langjt, the middle-aged man looked at the stunning iceberg expressionlessly. When he saw the tree, he no longer felt any signs of life.

"Tell the boy that I'll come to him one day."

Suddenly a voice in the sky sounded and he looked up. That kid? Wh who? Both students?

That man, the Crisp Patriarch was confused and worried. If the Dark Harmony Hermit was interested in his sweet Disciples, he would not be able to hinder the Dark Harmony Hermit unless he broke through to the realm of Samsara and became a Great Emperor, however, it takes thousands of years and an unexpected great opportunity to reach the realm of Samsara.

He was still far from the realm of Samsara.

The Crisp Patriarch threw out his breath very deeply. Then he turned his body. There, there was a handsome young man with different eye colors. What was surprising was the purple Qi from the east evaporating from his body and his silvery eyes shining with a profound light.

"Ji Nie Tian saluted Senior." the young man bowed.

The Crisp Patriarch flickered in astonishment and he asked, "This junior does want to say something?"

"Yes!" that young man, Ji Nie Tian still bowed his head and gave Gu Kuangren's sword back to the Crisp Patriarch. "Before I borrowed the Sword from one of your disciples and I want to return it."

"Hmm?" The Crisp Patriarch blinked. "are you the one who helped my students face the Old Priest?"

"Yes," Ji Nie Tian nodded his head.

The Crisp Patriarch received the sword, and threw it into the air casually then the sword disappeared.

"Well, since you are helping my students, I will grant one request as my thanks." His eyes were friendly and his lips revealed a sincere smile.

Ji Nie Tian's eyes suddenly wandered with a fire spirit. "really?"

"Yes... ... ..." He looked again at this young man and felt that there was something strange in him.

"Then I want to become a disciple within the Crisp Sect!"

The current Ji Nie Tian could be classed into the group of freelancing cultivators. However, if he continued to be a freelance cultivator, he would have difficulty obtaining resources... ... ...

"Huh?" The Crisp Patriarch was shocked. "Why do you want to become a Disciple of my Crispy sect? Aren't you a disciple of another sect?"

"Uhh, no?" Ji Nie Tian felt that there was a misunderstanding here.

"Then what clothes? Isn't that the Wujian Sect's shirt?" The Crisp Patriarch pointed towards his shirt and Ji Nie Tian cleared his throat.

"I'm not from the Wujian Sect. I took this shirt from a man named Dong Han." Ji Nie Tian silently recalled the past, "Senior can ask two Senior disciples."

"Why did you take it... ... ...?"

Ji Nie Tian cleared his throat, then he whispered softly, "Because of something I should be half naked... ... ..."

The Crisp Patriarch blinked with a question mark then he decided not to ask further. He touched his chin and thought. Then he nodded his head, "Alright. As long as you are not someone from the Dao of Evil, I will accept you. Show me all your potential."

"Thank you very much, Senior!" Ji Nie Tian lowered his body deeply and thanked him. Then he lifted his body up high. Slowly. A majestic purity Qi and purple sky Qi seeped out from his body.

And gradually, Ji Nie Tian's temperament changed and the entire sky rumbled as if welcoming his existence.

"Enough" said the Crispy Patriarch.

Ji Nie Tian pulled the entire Qi out and looked at the Crisp Patriarch wondering. "What's up, senior?"

"I just want to see your true Qi form. That Qi has a distinctive shape... ... ... Are you really not a disciple of a Sect?" The Crisp Patriarch asked.

"Yes," Ji Nie Tian nodded.

He doesn't seem to be lying... ... ...

"Well then, follow me." The Crisp Patriarch then turned around and flew to the west.

Ji Nie Tian followed behind.

Not far from them, the Gu brothers waited. Their eyes widened when they saw Ji Nie Tian beside their Master.

"What's wrong?" The Crisp Patriarch asked and landed before them.

"None... ... ... " Gu Die Yu smiled and shook his head. Then he advanced before Ji Nie Tian. "This junior is thanking Senior."

"U-uh, yeah, me too." Gu Kuangren followed his sister's movements and saluted.

Ji Nie Tian panicked and approached them then smiled, "Don't be like that. You are my seniors and I am a disciple in your sect."

"... ... ...?"

"What he said was right. He is a disciple in our Sect." The Crisp Patriarch nodded his head, confirming Ji Nie Tian's words.

"But, what division is he from?" Gu Die Yu was astonished, "And why have I never heard of his name?"

"It seems less obvious huh?" Ji Nie Tian chuckled softly, "From now on, I am an inner disciple of your Sect."