When Lu Sheng returned to the Spring Sun Sect, the news had only been spread around in the upper managements of the sect . No one seemed to know that he went alone to town to murder the Lin Family .
In the robes of an inner sect disciple, he followed Feikong Zi to the Elder Palace .
The Spring Sun Sect seemed to be holding some kind of special ceremony . Many of the pretty female disciples had been selected . They all wore intricate green dresses, and had swords on their waists . Occasionally, Lu Sheng would see some of them practicing on the field beside the roads .
Lu Sheng spared them a few more looks and realized that, compared to sects in the Great Song, the laws here were more stringent .
In other words, the disciples here were disciplined tighter . Their expressions were clearly more restrained .
'Maybe it's because the sects are in control of the technique for absorbing Essence Qi as well the land?' he guessed .
As he followed Feikong Zi to the front of the Elder Palace, he realized that although there were many people going about their business, not many were disciples like him . Most of the instructors coming and going gave him a glance .
***
Secret chamber, inside the Elder Palace .
Four of the five elders of the Spring Sun Sect were present .
Great Elder Yun Hanzhu, whose courtesy name was Kongzhu, was sitting quietly in his green robe decorated with a bamboo leaf pattern .
The other elders all wore black masks that concealed their faces . There were a few of them who couldn't hide their bent backs .
Looking at his old friends, Yu Hanzhu coughed . "The situation with the Lin Family of Sleeping Moon County can be marked as solved now . I was planning on sending someone to gauge their reaction too . I didn't expect a new disciple to solve this problem for us . This disciple named Lu Sheng . . . has anyone found out who he is and where he came from yet?"
The other elders were silent .
Yun Hanzhu frowned . "Shuise, you first . "
An elder sitting on the right blinked for a second before nodding . "It's quite simple . Lu Sheng was an orphan that grew up deep on the Sleeping Moon Mountain . When he first left, he didn't even know the human language . According to the rumors, he learned how to speak by following a hunter . He lacks even the most basic common sense . "
"That means nothing . What can we even do with this little bit of intel? Those disguised devils have the same kind of background," another elder countered with a humph .
"Me and Yantu confirmed it as well . The first time he appeared was near the woods of Sleeping Moon Mountain . A lumberjack saw him . There's also the hunter who taught him the slang of this area," Elder Shuise said flatly .
"That doesn't mean anything . Devil scouts can also easily acquire such information . " That elder seemed to dislike Shuise, and continued the argument . "I checked it out myself, as well . Though this Lu Sheng's background is mysterious, I sensed something special within his bloodline . "
"Oh? Which family does it belong to?"
"It felt like fire, of the Yang type . Not sure which family exactly, but it's not the Yin type of the Devil World . "
"It's fine as long as he's not a devil spy . Since he meets the bloodline requirement, this matter is decided . We haven't found capable disciples in five years . No matter what, the strong will prevail . This time, I'll take him and my grandson to try at the Node," the Great Elder concluded .
"What about the other six direct disciples?" Shuise questioned .
"There are only a few talented disciples within that group . Make the weakest two give up their spots; the resources must go toward the disciples with the most potential," the great elder said flatly .
"That is true . "
"That's how it should be . "
All the elders nodded .
"Then, what about the new disciple, Wang Yunlong?" Shuise suddenly asked awkwardly .
"Connected veins body…" Great Elder frowned . "Tell one more direct disciple to give up their spot . They can go anytime they want . It shouldn't matter if they give up a little time during the special training session . "
"Hm, you are right . "
***
Lu Sheng waited outside the Elder Palace as the meeting went on, but soon, Feikong Zi came out and congratulated Lu Sheng happily .
"Congratulations, Junior Brother, you got a spot for the Node!"
"A spot for the Node? What is that?" Lu Sheng didn't understand .
"Come, we can discuss this over dinner . " Feikong Zi's attitude clearly got warmer .
The two soon reached a restaurant outside the Spring Sun Sect . After a couple cups of wine, Feikong Zi finally explained what the Node was .
"Junior Brother, you might not know, but the Node is a place where all the Spirit Qi in the air gathers . It is the part with the densest concentration of Spirit Qi within the Spring Sun Sect . Disciples who cultivate there will have vastly improved efficiency . "
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"I… thought everyone cultivated there?" Lu Sheng asked in confusion .
Feikong Zi shook his head . "They weren't cultivating, just exercising . Actual cultivation is most efficient when it's a single person . If everyone had to fight for the Spirit Qi, how would anyone other than the strongest cultivate?"
Lu Sheng nodded . He had suspected that those group trainings were actually just exercises .
"Then what is a Node?"
"A Node is a formation . Think of it as a gathering place for Spirit Qi with limits . The concentration is much greater than the outside . " Feikong Zi explained . "Just know that if you are assigned a Node, then you were extremely lucky!"
"Those who are assigned a node are… sigh… different from the rest . " He shook his head and shut his mouth . "You will find out eventually . "
Lu Sheng had a feeling that he was about to come in contact with an integral part of the Great Yin's setup .
***
In a courtyard inside Autumn Moon County, thousands of Li away from Sleeping Moon County .
In a space underground .
Several members of the Turquoise Conch Agency of the Great Yin were inspecting an oval-shaped object about as tall as a man and two meters wide, trying to find any indicators on how to approach it .
Occasionally, a silver dot of light would flash randomly on the black oval .
A middle-aged woman wearing a black veil and close-fitting cloth as well as a white rectangular-shaped token, and who had two golden knives as thin as wires on her thigh, was kneeling to touch the silver dot of light on the oval .
"That reaction which we suspected to be Devil Qi, has it disappeared yet?" she asked in a low voice . Her voice had a strict and restrained quality to it, making everyone who heard it automatically nervous .
"It has . That Devil Qi was very weird . It wasn't like the Devil Qi of the Devil Army—it wasn't released . In fact, it was extremely restrained and didn't contaminate anything, which was why we didn't discover it in time . Even the Evolving Earth Ovoid didn't pick up on it," a man in a similar black veil answered respectably .
"Then we don't have to worry about it . Maybe someone powerful enough passed by and took care of it," the woman said casually . "Has the case of the Chen Family been taken care of?"
"The Yin Yang Agency has dispatched people to take care of it . No status report yet . "
"The case in Wu Family Town?"
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"Taken care of already . "
"Yin Yang Agency… they are quite capable, aren't they?" The woman stood up and smiled . "Who knows? Maybe next year, there wouldn't be anything for our Autumn Moon County to do . That way, at least we can have a break . "
"Who knows . " The people that stood behind her let out a laugh as well .
They were part of the Turquoise Conch Agency, the force living in the shadows . They were in charge of taking care of anything that couldn't be taken care of using ordinary means .
The Great Yin was separated into two parts: military and Agency of Paranormals .
The Agency of Paranormals consisted mainly of the Yin Yang Agency and the Turquoise Conch Agency .
Both Agencies covered every single inch of Great Yin Soil . Normal demons, ghosts, devils, and anomalies were all taken care of Yin Yang Agency .
Only when they couldn't handle a case as it was so difficult and horrifying would the Turquoise Conch Agency be contacted .
For the people working for the Turquoise Conch Agency, not having any cases to work on was the greatest of blessings .
"Alright, alright, everyone can leave now . Go back to your families and rest . " The woman with a veiled face smiled and clapped her hands .
The members all smiled and started to leave through many different exits .
Soon, the only ones left in the cave were the woman and a girl .
"Elder Sister…" the girl whispered to the woman after checking that no one was around . "There's been some progress for the Fei Family case . "
The veiled woman stopped and was suddenly quiet .
The girl continued, "This time, the person who disappeared was the third son, Fei Mingyu . I have made sure that there wouldn't be any rumors . What are your orders?"
Silence fell in the cave .
The veiled woman didn't speak, and only clenched her fist .
The Fei Family case was a case that was resolved some time back . About ten people had disappeared mysteriously, with no Devil Qi, no Yin Qi, and no clues left behind . No one knew how or why it happened, but then it stopped just as mysteriously as it had started .
Her superior assumed that it was because of her work and resolved the case . She didn't correct them, either, and reaped a substantial reward .
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In truth, she didn't do anything at the time, yet got the biggest reward . She even faked a perfect report because of her greed .
The incident started to occur again . If her superior found anything wrong and discovered her lies . . .
Her body shivered at the prospect .
"That's hard to deal with in the city . Make sure the news doesn't spread, evacuate the crowd, and make the Fei Family move out . We will take care of this quietly with our own people .
The girl understood what her sister wanted and nodded .
***
The Spring Sun Sect .
Lu Sheng packed his belongings and followed the disciple leading the way . As he was about to leave their house, he ran into Zhong Yuan and her companion coming back from the cafeteria .
The courtyard was piled with small and big bags that Lu Sheng had packed . All of them were full of herbs, clothings, weapons, and other stuff that Lu Sheng had collected .
Zhong Yuan blanked out as she saw Lu Sheng .
"Brother Lu, are you about to leave?"
"Yes . " Lu Sheng nodded . "You guys just came back from eating?"
"Yes…" Zhong Yuan stared at Lu Sheng's bags with a complex expression, speechless .
Zhang Kairong seemed to have something in mind; his eyes turned dull for a moment, but quickly returned to normal .
"Brother Lu is powerful now . Don't forget that the days we spent in the same yard!" he joked .
"You can come to me if you are in trouble . I will help if I can," Lu Sheng said flatly .
"Brother Lu is the best, unlike that Wang Yulong who broods all day as if someone had offended him," Zhang Kairong complained .
Lu Sheng chatted with the two for a bit longer, then left the courtyard .
As he returned to the Elder Palace, someone immediately greeted him and gave Lu sheng a list with his new living quarter and monthly supply of resources .
Lu Sheng successfully settled down in his new home .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!