Chapter 169: DASHA: Power For Death
[ Qi Condensation (Late Stage) upgraded into Qi Condensation (Peak) ]
"Phooo..." The System served as a signal to open his eyes. His inner energy was within his control, his meridians widened and flowing at full capacity. The air was thick with the scent of pine and damp earth as the sounds of rustling leaves and distant bird calls surrounded him. The moment he shifted, the tiny birds on his shoulders flew off.
Wu Ti was regarded as a genius. The best of the Unorthodox Sect’s new generation, sitting right beside Hu Yanli. Wu Ti was not his real name, merely the title he took as a Core Disciple under the Founder. But unlike the mercenary Hu Yanli, Wu Ti was told to stay behind. Putting all their baskets into one raid wasn’t unwise, the Founder said.
Thus, Wu Ti sat crossed legged on a rock in the Forest in Kishkindha. Mother nature was everywhere. According to the Founder, the best way to understand one’s strength was to siphon it. Do not become one it but take whatever the mind and body deems to be worthy.
The world felt oh-so wonderful as wisps of blue Qi left his lips. "I’ve been here for how long? Almost a week?"
Wu Ti’s body was starving. If it weren’t for the elixir the Founder had gifted him, his hunger would have killed him. However, all things could be solved with the power of alchemy.
"Open inventory." He took out a box of spring rolls. He ate and rebuilt his strength, his mind wandered.
’In the deepest parts of meditation, I swear I sensed something.’ He ate one spring roll and began eating a second. Something was nagging at him. Something was there in the back of his head, but what?
Above, he heard a crackle. It was then he noticed the dark clouds that had accumulated. Not throughout the sky but towards an area a distance away. All the clouds in the surrounding regions were coming together in a swirl of darkness.