"You are approaching the Feng---" As one of the guards was about the say his trademark speech, he was promptly cut short by a familiar looking guard, who tapped his shoulders as he made his way in front of him cupping his hands politely at the beggar in front of them.
"Welcome Home, Young master Yu!" The other guard said after hearing his words. The previous guard quickly joined him by cupping his hands and bowing politely.
Regarding the prompt response and action, Feng Yu was pleased, especially when he observed the reaction of the familiar looking guard. He reached his hand out and tapped the guard’s shoulders as spoke to him.
"Such keen eyesight, to think you'd be able to recognize my face even when I'm in dirt and rags. I wonder why you failed to recognize me during our last encounter? Hmm, what's your name?" Feng Yu said as he looked towards him with keen interest.
A wave of embarrassment came over the guard's face as he replied: "This servant’s name is Dai Lin; I'd like to apologize once more to Young master Yu for my previous mishap."
"Hmm, well then Dai Lin. Do you know if my father and the elders have exited their secluded session?" Feng Yu asked.
Dai Lin hearing this question pondered for a short while before speaking "Replying to Young master, about a month ago there was an unusual phenomenon that took place. It was said that during that strange event, the clan leader, along with the rest of the family members had completed their seclusion session."
"Unusual phenomenon? Oh well, I can inquire about this later. Where are they right now?" Feng Yu said with a bit of surprise in his tone. He thought to himself "How could de-archiving their bloodlines be so quick. Could it be related to my awakening or is it because of that phenomenon?"
"Currently, the clan leader should be within the main hall room with a few of the core clan elders. If I remember correctly, today is the day when they are to meet once again." Dai Lin said as he tapped his forehead with his index finger slightly.
"Hmm, Very Good! Dai Lin, here is a small token of my appreciation for your clear and concise information." Feng Yu said as he flicked his thumb slightly.
Swish!! Tap!
A small round pill was shot into Dai Lin's hand, looking closely at the pill; Dai Lin gained a more favorable impression towards Feng Yu. Quickly storing it away, he bowed once again offering his thanks to Feng Yu.
"Dai Lin thanks Young Master Yu for your gracious gift!"
"Don't mind it; I realized that your cultivation has stagnated at the peak of 8 Tier of Body Training realm. Once you take that small foundation pill, you should be able to clear up blockage caused by your impure foundation. Well then, see you later Dai Lin." Feng Yu said as he continued through the already open entrance leaving the two guards behind.
Looking at Feng Yu's disappearing figure, a light of gratitude shone deep within Dai Lin’s eyes, he made a polite gesture once more before reorganizing himself into guard duty once more. The other guard, feeling a bit envious, also followed suit with a bitter taste in his mouth.
∞ ∞ ∞
Within the Feng Manor, Inside of the Meeting Room.
Sitting around a large table were all of the core elders and officials of the Feng Clan.
Seated at the head of the meeting table were three people, each of which gave off a unique and noble prestige. Starting from left to right was Feng Xingyu, who wore a simple Unadorned Red Dress looking nothing like a martial practitioner, followed by Feng Yunlong, who was wearing the Clan Leader's Martial Robes and Feng Junling wearing Black Robes with red patterns.
At this moment, they were currently in a deep discussion about the steps to take now that the family members had recovered their bloodline. An elder seated amongst the individuals was currently sharing his views.
"Clan Leader, fellow elders, and core members, it is as we've been discussing for a while now, we should fully consolidate our 'cards' before heading back to the Sacred Domain. Even if our strength was to be recovered to its previous peak, there would be no difference between our loss back then and now." the elder wearing red robes and black wrapping over his bald head said.
"It is not acceptable! How long do you want us to wait in this degraded land with such low spiritual aura? Are we to wait and bear patiently while our enemies grow stronger in a superior training environment? If we go now, we can make use of their blindside to slip into the sacred domain. By simply relying on the fact that our bloodlines are now awakened, we should be capable of growing at an even faster rate compared to our past efforts." Another elder said as he gripped his fists tightly, feeling confident in his increased rate of cultivation. He was a large fellow with a spiky red and white hair standing on top of his head as if lightning struck it.
As the two elders continued to bicker back and forth, a few more elders along with some of the core family members started to share their own contradicting views. Realizing that the situation could continue with no conclusion in sight, Feng Yunlong, who was listening, decided that it was the time to step in.
"Ahem!" as he cleared his throat, an invisible wave of aura quickly spread around the room, bringing a stop to the previously heated discussions. Looking at the elders and core members whose mouths were getting dry from constant talking, Feng Yunlong felt speechless.
"Elder Duan, your statement was correct, as we could grow very quickly if we were to head back to the sacred domain immediately; however, you have forgotten one of the most important factors. We no longer have our clan's main artifacts, as a large majority of them were destroyed. So, how could we safely travel through the treacherous route of the scared domain border with our current level of strength? I must agree that our bloodline's 'Nirvana Trait' is indeed incredible to the degree that it can quickly allow us to recover our lost strength, but it would take a few years at least for that to happen. As such, I will approve of Elder Chen's suggestion, as this is the most viable option in the long run. The more 'cards' we have within our grasps before we return to the domain, the better. "
Hearing their clan leader's words, the elders and core members pondered for a moment before finally nodding their heads in compliance. Elder Chen cupped his fists together while nodding towards Feng Yunlong. Seeing the situation solved, Feng Yunlong shifted his vision over to a man standing to his side dressed in dark red robes wearing a crimson mask.
"What of Yu'er? How is the search for him proceeding at the Tydol Mountain Range?" Feng Yunlong said while placing his hands together.
"Reporting to the Clan Leader, so far there has been no news regarding the whereabouts of Feng Yu. It’s as if he had disappeared from the mountain range altogether. Digging up a bit more information, we've also found out that the son of the Huan clan went missing on the mountain range as well." the man with the crimson mask said while bowing politely.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
"Sigh... Then what of the rumors? Is there any information regarding the strange happenings around Tydol Mount Range?" Feng Yunlong asked while tapping his finger on the table.
"Yes sir. Based on the recent search done by our group, it appears that some of them were quite true, especially the rumor about the battle between two terrifying beings." replied the man with the crimson mask.
Hearing the crimson mask man report, Feng Yunlong pondered for a moment, "A battle between ancient beings of such a scale is not something even Mystical Realm 'Titans' can survive, much less a junior at the Body Training realm."
Slam! Slamming his palm on the surface of the table, Feng Yunlong instantly made up his mind as he looked towards the crimson masked man once more and shouted, "Give the command! I want all members of the 'Crimson-Mask' soldiers to mobilize. Find my son at all costs necessary!"
"As you command!" said the crimson masked man as he started to make his way to the door of the meeting room.
"Clan Leader, are you sure you want to send our ace division out at a time like this? What if they provoke the ancient being dwelling within the mountain range? It would be a substantial loss to the clan if we lose a
ny of them." one of the elders said in surprise.
"Yes, clan leader please think it through once more, it's not wise to make such a rash move. We should just increase the manpower of the scouting division as I'm sure that they would be able to find his whereabouts with a bit more time."
"Eldest Brother! Will Nephew Yu be ok?" Feng Xingyu asked in a slightly worried tone of voice.
"Don't worry Xingyu, Yu'er is too strong of a brat to die early. I believe he should be able to turn misfortune into an opportunity." Feng Junling said while giving an assuring glance towards Feng Xingyu.
Hearing their replies, Feng Yunlong looked towards them in anger. Just as he was about to release his pent-up rage, there was an interruption.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Clan Leader! Clan Elders! Please forgive this servant’s intrusion, but, Young master Feng Yu has successfully returned from his training journey and is seeking permission to enter the meeting room." a voice said coming from outside the door of the meeting room.
"Eh? Little Yu, He made it back?" said a core member.
"What? Yu'er has returned! Quickly, let him in!" Feng Yunlong said with an anxious look in his eyes.
Hearing this, all the clan members within the meeting room were surprised. They looked towards the door as Feng Xingyu, and Feng Junling also looked towards the door with expectant gazes.
Creak! As the door opened, a young man wearing newly prepared red martial robes with dark gold sleeves entered the room. With his long red hair trailing behind him as he walked forward with steady steps. Upon reaching a good distance from the seated clan members, he cupped his fists together and made a slight bow before speaking.
"Younger Generation Feng Yu greets clan elders and core members!" After finishing his greeting to them, he made his way over to the head of the table where he knelt and took a deep bow, before lifting his head and speaking once more with a slight smile on his face.
"Father, Aunt Xingyu, and Uncle Junling, I have returned!"
Dual Sword God
Book 2
The Door of An Ancient Kingdom
By
Shadows Finger
Prologue
Feng Yu had traveled to the depths of the Tydol Mountain Range in order to train for the nearing Talent Selection, there he befriended a practitioner called Hui Ying whose story remains untold and battled with a powerful Variation Essence Beast in climatic showdown. After surviving a dreadful disaster, he managed to successfully return home. Now that he was ready to participate in the town’s upcoming event, he slowly began to realize that things aren’t always as they seem….
Chapter 29
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A Strange Prophecy, An Unusual Talent Selection!
The town of Machen, within the Feng Clan Manor. Inside the of clan head’s hall Feng Yu knelt on the floor while he greeted his Father, Uncle, and Aunt. As the surrounding individuals saw this scene, some of the elders and core members who had interacted more with the 'previous' Feng Yu were confused as they pondered to themselves, "It seems his bearing has changed quite a lot, this can be considered a good thing."
"Yu'er, are you ok? What happened? Why did you take so long to return? And how did you escape from the chaos at Tydol Mountain Range?" As Feng Yunlong asked a series of questions, he looked impatiently towards Feng Yu as he pressed for answers, the concern visible in his eyes.
Hearing his questions, all the family clan members within the room paid close attention as they did not want to miss any of the details.
"Father, even I don't know what happened as I was knocked unconscious for a period. If it weren't for the help of a friend, I would have most likely perished within the mountain range. After I regained my consciousness, I took some time to recover and rest before travelling back home," Feng Yu said as he did not want to go into the details of killing the Huan Clan's Young Master, as well as the dangers he experienced while leaving the mountain range.
"Good! Yu'er you must remember to invite this friend of yours next time, as my Feng Clan owes him a debt of gratitude," Feng Yunlong said as he sighed in relief that someone was there to aid Feng Yu in his time of need.
He couldn't help but complain internally about his lack of vigilance in not sending any guards to protect Feng Yu, due to his preoccupation with the matter of unsealing the clan's bloodline.
"As you wish father," Feng Yu said as he nodded towards his father.
"Yu child, how did your training go? What cultivation level have you achieved now?" Feng Junling asked as he looked towards Feng Yu expectantly. It seems the only thing a martial arts fanatic like him would care about was Feng Yu's progress in cultivation rather than safety.
Looking towards his older brother for a moment with an uncomfortable expression on his face, Feng Yunlong also followed up with an inquiry of his own, "That's right! Yu'er, you've been out for training for a decent amount of time. How was your progress?"
Hearing his father and uncle's interest immediately shift to that of his cultivation and seeing the curious expression on their faces Feng Yu laughed in his mind as he casually replied, "Replying to father and uncle, my training at the Tydol Mountain Range went smoothly. After tempering myself through various life and death encounters, I have successfully cultivated to the middle-stage of 8 Tier Body Training realm!" Feng Yu said casually.
"Middle-stage of 8 Tier Body Training realm... Middle-stage of 8 Tier Body Training realm!" As Feng Yu finished his statement, the echoes of his words lingered inside of the main hall due to the deafening silence. Soon after those present processed the information it caused a large commotion amongst the clan officials.
"What! The middle-stage of 8 Tier Body Training realm in only under two months, are you for real?" Elder Duan exclaimed as he looked towards Feng Yu with shock.
"How can this be? Is this the true potential of his top-tier aura pulse? Or is it due to his rich awakened true bloodline?" Elder Chen thought to himself; he started to wrap his beard around his finger, lost in his thoughts.
Feng Yunlong as well as Feng Junling were similarly surprised but did not overreact; they looked at each other for a moment before nodding as if they were exchanging messages.
Feng Xingyu who was bored with the meeting soon got excited when she heard about Feng Yu's cultivation, as she was about to go talk with him a hand lightly tapped her on the shoulder. Looking over to her side, she saw Feng Yunlong looking at her with a strange look in his eyes. Quickly, realizing what he meant she then stopped her movement and watched Feng Junling who slowly rose from his seat making his way towards Feng Yu.
Seeing his uncle stand before him Feng Yu felt strange, he began to ponder, "I wonder what Uncle Junling is planning to ask."
Seeing Feng Junling's actions all clan core members and elders soon became silent once again as if they realized what he was now going to do.
"Yu child, how much do you know about the coming talent selection hosted by the kingdom's Sky Splitting Sword School?" Feng Junling asked while looking at Feng Yu before him.
"Uncle Junling, I don't know much, only a few rumors here and there about some strange prophecy," Feng Yu said, as recalled the scene at the pub.
"Hmm, it's to be expected, after all the only persons who truly know the details are those who exist at the top of the pyramid as well as certain capable outside parties," Feng Junling said, as he smiled while looking at Feng Clan Elders.
A feeling of smugness rose deep within the Feng Family Clan members’ hearts, but soon, it was ruined as Elder Duan shyly rubbed his nose with his index fingers while replying as if to claim credit, "Haha! My 'Hawkeyes Squad' is truly capable indeed."
"Che!" While some made noises of discontent no one voiced out their opinions as they all knew too well the capabilities of the squad.
Seeing this expression, Feng Yu felt like laughing, but soon he cleared his distracting thoughts and asked Feng Junling, "Uncle Junling, then what exactly is this so-called prophecy? Who was it that said it? And why has it caused
such a commotion?"
"It's pretty simple really; it was about three months ago the Bright Flame King hosted a banquet for a mysterious individual who is hailed as a 'Divine Prophet' from a distant land. Based on the information we have gathered, we found that the Bright Flame King had wanted to use that opportunity to divine the future of the kingdom. But who would have thought that what the famous Divine Prophet would say would be on such a shocking scale!" Feng Junling said as he looked at Feng Yu.
He then took out a piece of parchment with a few words written on it with exquisite calligraphy techniques and passed it to Feng Yu for inspection. Seeing the paper in front of him Feng Yu quickly received it and started to recite the words:
"The Ancient Dragon Will Rise from the East as New Chosen's will be born in this Generation."
"The Rosefinch will Burn the West as One Arrow shall Pierce the Heavens."
"The Star governing Destiny will Fade as the Heavens and Earth will Fall into the Eternal Darkness."
"And when one loses all, the 'Eternal Ancient' will Ignite Once More Anew."
Reading all of this Feng Yu felt confused as he looked towards Feng Junling and asked, "Uncle Junling, while these statements are profound, what does it have to do with the Talent Selections?"
Hearing his response, Feng Junling smiled and replied, "Normally it would mean nothing to us, however, there was another crucial factor that got everyone riled up. It was the fact that a very long time ago there was a place where practitioners would go to temper themselves and seek fortune. A legacy of an ancient civilization that had reigned supreme during the Pre-Calamity Era of the True Yuan Continent. However, it's been a very long time since the entrance to this place has appeared to the world."
The Family Elders and Core members listening soon had a light of excitement shone deep within their eyes. Feng Yu's aunty and his father both started to grip their fists tightly.
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