Dual Sword God: Book 7: The Crimson Devil of the Redlands

by Shadows Finger

  Tiana smiled at this as she looked at Tira mockingly, but Tira merely gave Toram a snort saying nothing; it seemed that she had decided to do something later.

  Leon glanced at Myria, but as he saw she wore nothing new, he glanced away with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

  Being sharp, Myria naturally sensed his gaze, she snorted not looking at him as she cursed inwardly, 'Darn bastard, how can this princess wear simple human wears? Hmph! My aqua clothing is the best!'

  As if she thought of something, Myria made a sly smile causing Leon to show an odd look on his face, but before he could react, Myria took out a pill and toss it towards him as she spoke, "Hehe! Leon, look at what I got for you. I thought you might need it in the future."

  Leon was initially suspicious, but when he heard those words, his eyes showed curiosity as he hurriedly grabbed the pill from the sky, looking over its shiny surface as he saws an insignia of a dragon raising its head.

  "Ah… fascinating, what kind of pill is this, Myria?"

  Leon asked curiously, but right at this time, he couldn't help but frown as he saw the expressions of the others.

  Pff! A light series of muffled laughter was heard, as Feng Yu, Dai Lin, Tira, and Tuzi Baoli tried to suppress their sounds, knowing of the very pill and its nature.

  Myria didn't seem as if she could control herself; she held her mouth before speaking in a teasing tone, "Hehe! It's the pill you'll need to make heirs!"

  "Hahaha!"

  Everyone immediately let outbursts of laughter that livened up the courtyard; Leon looked at them in anger while glaring at Myria before he snorted and said nothing, his eyes flashing in a dark light as he seemed to have made an unknown decision.

  Myria peeked at him, feeling a bit uncomfortable, but she didn't put his manner into her mind but merely enjoyed herself.

  While the others had their moment, Miren Fei was the only one amongst the girls that remained silent. Feng Yu gulped as he saw Miren Fei staring at him; he struggled for a moment before he sighed and spoke.

  "Fei'er that dresses suits you well, it was a good pick."

  Miren Fei made a bright smile hearing those words; her eyes have a tinge of star-like brilliance as she spoke, "Really?"

  Feng Yu saw the look on her face and couldn't help but sigh; he replied again, "Indeed, you look great."

  Miren Fei had a crimson face, her manner seeming as charming as an angel struck by cupids arrow; Lang Kuang and the others also noticed this, but they pretended as if they didn't see it.

  Miren Fei soon hardened her gaze as she felt that the wonderful moment seemed like the best chance, her eyes staring fiercely onto Feng Yu's face, causing his heart to beat at a rapid pace.

  However, just as she prepared to say something, a change had occurred as Tao Shen, along with a few other men from his party, had appeared in the distance, breaking the mood.

  Chapter 301

  The Weavers Enclave

  "Sir Crimson Mask, I trust that you enjoyed your little break," Tao Shen said with a smile as he walked over to Feng Yu's party.

  Feng Yu greeted with a smile of his own and replied, "That we did, Practitioner Tao, the Oasis is quite an interesting place, the items sold, and people here are quite something."

  Tao Shen shook his head and replied, "Haha, it might seem that way, but it's usually not this crowded; we only get this many during the time of our Weaver's Enclave Grand Exchange. Speaking of which, are you all ready to leave?"

  Feng Yu looked at Dai Lin and the others, who nodded their heads as he then stared at Tao Shen and replied, "After you."

  "Great, then follow me."

  Tao Shen said as he turned around and walked towards the different areas; Feng Yu and the others also followed along but soon noticed that they weren't heading towards the stables to pick up their mounts.

  'Hmm, aren't we leaving the Oasis? Why is he taking us this way?'

  Dai Lin thought as he looked around with a pensive expression; Lang Kuang and the others also had similar thoughts, not to mention Feng Yu, who stared at Tao Shen with a puzzled look in his eyes.

  Tao Shen was able to tell their concern; he smirked while leading them towards the depths of the House of Weavers as he spoke, "I suppose that you're all wondering why I'm not taking you outside of the Oasis, but the answer is really quite simple. Our hideaway isn't in some remote part of this region, but rather... within the Oasis itself."

  When Tao Shen spoke, he guided Feng Yu's party through a long hallway that soon brought everyone to a lake of the Oasis. A region surrounded by a strange formation as though looking around, one couldn't even see any signs of the outside buildings constructed around the Oasis.

  "Ah... another piece of intricate formation work, well done."

  Feng Yu muttered as he saw the current scene, noticing that other than the lake and a few palm trees erected on the sands, there were also tall pillars of ancient stone erected at various areas surrounding the lake.

  One pillar, in particular, had a flat top and was only less than a meter tall, separated from the rest on top of a stone-paved platform; looking at it even more closely, one would notice that its surface had an imprint of a palm.

  "Chosen Yu speak well; it's more than it seems; there's no way such a formation could be created by even someone who’s just ascended past the mortal threshold," Leon said with a flicker in his eyes as he stared at the current scene.

  Feng Yu's eyes flashed as he nodded in agreement and replied, "Indeed."

  Dai Lin and the others also thought it interesting, but Tao Shen didn't seem to mind their discussion as he walked over towards the pillar with the palm print and spoke to the others.

  "Alright, we'll be heading inside now."

  After saying those words, Tao Shen placed his hand onto the palm print and channeled his aura into it; following this, a bright light shone from the pillar's center, forming a network of ruins that flowed from it into the ground.

  A diagram had suddenly lit up from the sandy earth, forming directly around the lake with the erected pillars at crucial parts. The moment this diagram came into view, the area shook as the lake soon began to part, revealing a downward passage with bright lights shining from behind a large door.

  When everyone saw this, they didn't show any looks of shock but stared at the scene with interest. Feng Yu stared at the pathway while thinking, 'It's truly well hidden; I bet these locals wouldn't believe that the Weaver's Enclave was right underneath their noses.'

  A few seconds passed, and Tao Shen removed his hand from the pillar; he then nodded at Feng Yu's group and gestured for them to follow along as he led them down the stairway, passing by the walls of water at the side as they vanished behind the door of white lights.

  As this happened, a rumble sounded once more before the lights from the pillars faded. Soon, the waters once more closed off the passage, returning the scene to normal.

  As Feng Yu's party was escorted by Tao Shen's group into the unknown, back within the corridor which led to this closed-off scene, a few shadows were hidden in certain corners.

  One of them glanced at the other before stealthy making their way forward, he soon arrived at the final sector which would lead them to enter the outdoor scene, but as he made the decisive step, a bright light flashed as his figure appeared right back at the entrance of the corridor.

  'Che! It looks like we can't act sooner; we can only wait until the date of the Grand Exchange."

  The person in black said with an irritable tone.

  Another person who had his features shrouded stared at the scene indifferently before he spoke, "Fall in, we'll report back to Crypt Sorcerer Entoph."

  The person looked at the man before nodding in agreement; they then faded into the corridors' darkness.

  As this party vanished, the Desert Shaolin from the Desert Shaolin Temple had appeared from another side. A bald-headed man with an ordinary appearance stood amongst them with his arms behind his back, his white robes fluttering due t
o the indoor soft wind as he spoke in a low tone.

  "The Temple Master's belief was true, the Weaver's Enclave would be certain to experience a storm during this time, and those Corpse Sorcerers from the Everlasting Crypt had even started to rile up action. It can be seen that they have made some sort of union with the Burning Totem Palace and those wretches from the Bandit Union, but I'm still curious; for them to have so much confidence, it truly makes one wonder... where it came from?"

  The others gathered around him said nothing at those words; they knew that he was saying the truth, they also knew what of their true aims were in the Oasis.

  "Master Duan, since we already know of the details, should we continue as planned?" One of the Shaolin asked as he looked at the bald-headed man.

  "Of course, the snake had already left its nest; even if our luck is bad and it's not a prominent one, we will have at the very least hindered their hands to some extent."

  Master Duan said as he flickered his beard, his eyes showing a pensive look as he stared in the direction of the Weaver's Enclave's secret passage.

  Without another word, the bald-headed man gave the direction that the Shaolin Temple figures left a sharp look before he waved his hand at his companions. Soon after, they vanished along with himself, leaving behind a silent scene.

  ***

  The Weavers Enclave was not some mystical place with mysterious mountains. Quite the contrary, it was merely an ordinary lake surrounded by sand, grass, plants, and towering palm trees, a space hidden away from the outside world, constructed within the Oasis itself.

  Not many knew of these details, as its location had always remained a mystery to most forces, but those who had keen experts and mostly concluded its domain's position.

  Looking around the environment, one would notice that other than lush plants that lined a path of sand and ancient gravel at the edges of the lake, there were unique cone-shaped buildings made of wood and stone, some even built on top of the lake itself.

  Standing near the buildings and moving about this domain's particular areas where people of a similar skin tone to Tao Shen and his company, garbed very much like himself, with fine linen wears that had a unique kind of energy flowing within their fabric.

  Feng Yu, Dai Lin, and the others looked around with interest on their faces as they took in the various sights and individuals; Tao Shen smirked as he saw their expressions.

  "Haha, are you guys surprised? Did you think we’d end up in another world or something?" He said in a joking tone of voice.

  Feng Yu made a faint smile as Dai Lin chuckled and spoke, "No, not at all, Fellow Practitioner Tao must truly like to joke around, still, I quite like the ordinary scene for a change, what interests me the most, however, is the method used to hide this space from the outside."

  As Dai Lin said this, his eyes flashed with bits of lightning as he looked at a few special areas of this zone, noticing pillars much like those that shone on the outside, carved with strange glowing markings.

  Tao Shen showed a strange look as he replied vaguely, "Me too."

  Dai Lin gave him a good look before saying nothing more, but Feng Yu had an unusual look in his eyes; he too was interested in the formation array used by those of the Weavers Enclave; he couldn't help but think to himself.

  'There methods are truly something; I can't see through it even with my Void Sight; I don't think that even a True Soul Realm practitioner could create such a thing. Maybe... this might have been a relic created by their ancestor...'

  While Tao Shen, Feng Yu, and Dai Lin moved at the lead, Miren Fei and the others also spoke while inspecting the surroundings.

  'The essence energies here are one step higher than the outside; though it lacks the elemental properties mixed within the south's energies, it still carries a stronger amount of purity.'

  Leon thought with a set of sharp eyes as he looked around, his eyes viewing the invisible flow of the heaven and earth essence energies through some unusual technique.

  Myria also noticed, but she paid it no mind; she now sat atop Miren Fei's shoulder, whispering something in her ear while pointing her finger at Leon.

  Leon snorted, glancing at her vaguely before looking ahead; he didn't want to bother about what she was going on about. The group continued along for a good while, and after bypassing a few personnel that greeted and pass them by, they reached a sector with an artificial field that grew odd plants using a unique formation array.

  "Mother, look, that's a strange kind of plant, what's it called?"

  Tiana's voice sounded, drawing everyone's attention to the plants, noticing a unique energy flowing from their stems as their buds emanated a power close to that of heaven and earth's essence energy.

  Tira inspected them for a bit before shaking her head and replying, "I'm not certain. Dear, do you have any idea what those plants are?'

  Toram shook his head in uncertainty; though he'd traveled many places in their previous world, even before being sealed away in the Ancient Dragon Battlefield, he couldn't tell everything.

  Feng Yu and the others also had no idea; they each showed contemplative looks on their faces.

  Tao Shen seeing their looks, shook his head and spoke, "It's no use, you won't know what they are; these are special plants that the master has cultivated for weaving."

  "Oh, that's interesting; what's it called?" Feng Yu asked with a curious expression on his face.

  The others also looked on with a bright gleam in their eyes; Tao Shen looked at the plants in the floating fields as he replied, "They are known as Essence Flaxes, a unique plant that has the properties of essence energy. It is the only plant that is most suitable to be broken down into the necessary components for our special methods of weaving engraved fabric."

  Dai Lin and the others were surprised at this; they didn't think it was such an important plant. Now that they looked around, they saw that most of the remaining area was a field with the same plant; many persons were moving about tending to them, as some were even ready for harvesting.

  'Fascinating, I'm even more curious about meeting her; it's a pity that she's gone missing.'

  Feng Yu thought with a bright glimmer in his eyes, which soon after died down, he turned his attention onto the path before them once more, but this time, his eyes lit up as he saw two familiar faces.

  "I didn't think we'd bump into them so soon; this saves us a lot of trouble..." Feng Yu muttered as the group continued ahead, leaving behind these fields towards a wide-open sector.

  Chapter 302

  Meeting He Xiu Again

  As Feng Yu and the others arrived at the central parts of the Weaver’s Enclave, a few dark browned skinned young men and women were noticed seated on a chair. Looking at them more closely, one would see that their arms busily moved with a few long and ultra-thin needles no less than the size of a person's head in regard to length.

  Before each of them were a bundle of processed Essence Flaxes, broken down to the extent that they had become coils of unique looking threads. While these persons moved their arms, the needles left behind trailing lines of colorful lights formed by their auras as they spun these threads at an alarming rate.

  As if guided by a crafting god, the threads wounded around each other from the needles' tip. The speed of each stroke moving faster and faster until even the needles vanished from sight. Yet, despite this incredible speed achievable only to those such as practitioners, each fold of cloth required multiple workings to show any signs of results.

  Feng Yu's party had only just arrived at this sector; their eyes lit up when they saw the scene as they started to converse with Tao Shen about its details.

  "Oh, amazing! Their movements are so precise; how can they weave such complex cloths so easily?"

  Tuzi Baoli gasped as she saw the locals at work; when she did this, she couldn't help but yank onto Lang Kuang's arms, causing him to sigh and frown helplessly at her overly clingy nature.

  'Tsk, she's at it again, oh well... I sup
pose I can't blame her surprise; these guys are truly gifted.'

  Lang Kuang thought as he pushed down his sullen thoughts, his eyes wandering across the skillful individuals.

  Much like them, Dai Lin and the others also showed a curious look. If anything, the only person amongst them who had a more prominent reaction was the previously silent and indifferent Leon.

  "Their craftsmanship is exceptional; never have I seen a technique like these even in that world. It makes me wonder what kind of master could have truly created such a method of workmanship?"

  Leon muttered with a slightly dazed voice; his eyes had a tinge of enthusiasm as he felt that he could gain a few inspirations towards his own Way of Craftsmanship.

  Tao Shen naturally enjoyed their words, but his eyes soon shifted towards the front, noticing a familiar figure in a distant corner. It was a gorgeous dark-skinned young girl dressed in a stylish, and somewhat revealing desert-style dress with golden wristlets — Her dark and curly afro bouncing as she moved her arms back and forth, almost as if casting a spell.

  Tao Shen's face showed a trace of relief when he saw her; he soon after returned to normal and addressed Feng Yu's party.

  "We have arrived at the core region of our domain, the Flax Fields, the people you see before you are those trained in master's arts of Essence Weaving. Please do wait here for a bit; I'll go notify the young missus about your arrival."

  Following those words, Tao Shen moved ahead of the party towards the individual, Dai Lin and the others showed curious expressions, but they soon noticed that Feng Yu was also drawn towards that direction.

  Miren Fei had a suspicious look on her face; she made an odd look as she contemplated.

  'The young master's look is strange, what does he have to do with that woman?'

  As if she could hear Miren Fei's thought, Tuzi Baoli gave her a knowing look as she whispered in her ear, "Hehe, Sister Fei, it doesn't look good, the young master might be more popular than we thought..."

  Miren Fei snorted and said nothing in reply, her eyes having a trace of anxiousness when she saw the dark-skinned beauty in the distance and Feng Yu's current daze.