The last tormented soul had merged with Fang Xing's own aura and was of the same origin as Fang Xing's consciousness. It could absorb spiritual energy from the consciousness to restore itself. Even the True Samadhi Fire could not refine it. Fang Xing gradually became anxious. He realized that he had been in the consciousness for too long. He did not know what the outside world was like. After all, he was still within the range of the Blue Cloud Sect.
However, this last tormented soul was surprisingly tricky to deal with. The many countermeasures that he discussed with the Golden Roc King were useless.
However, at this moment, his consciousness buzzed as if some force was trying to penetrate it.
The buzzing sound became louder and louder. Finally, it merged into a voice that gradually became clearer. "Traitorous disciple, Fang Xing, saved your fellow sect members, chased away powerful enemies, and sealed the Demon King. You have made great contributions. You have also kidnapped your fellow sect members, bullied the weak, disobeyed the sect rules, disobeyed your superiors, and hunted down the Discipline Elder … You have your merits and demerits. You have neither merits nor demerits. Extinguish your life lamp and expel you from the Green Cloud Sect …"
The voice became louder and louder. It kept repeating and finally turned into a thunderous sound that echoed in the consciousness.
Fang Xing was stunned. He relaxed his control of the True Samadhi Fire and stared blankly at the sky above the consciousness.
He had no idea what was happening. Logically, the sound from the outside world should not be able to enter the consciousness space.
Just as he relaxed his control of the True Samadhi Fire to refine the tormented soul, a strange scene gradually appeared. The crazy and ferocious tormented soul gradually distorted in the thunderous sound. It seemed to be in great pain. It roared silently at the sky and its body shrank continuously. The sound turned into runes that filled the sky and sealed it bit by bit.
After about the time it took for a joss stick to burn, the tormented soul that even the True Samadhi Fire could not refine had shrunk into a ball and stopped moving.
It had already been sealed by this thunderous voice.
As it was sealed, the thunderous sound gradually weakened and finally disappeared completely.
"What happened?"
Fang Xing asked Daphne, who had a gloomy expression.
Daphne spat on the ground and said angrily, "Someone helped you. Go out and take a look!"
Fang Xing was also full of doubts. Seeing that the tormented soul was firmly sealed, he ordered Daphne to keep an eye on the tormented soul for him. Then, his true spirit returned to its original position and left the Sea of Consciousness, gradually returning to the outside world. When he opened his eyes, the blurry environment in front of him became clear again. A middle-aged man in a green robe with three long strands of hair under his chin was staring at him with his hands behind his back.
"Sect Master?"
Fang Xing was taken aback. He jumped up from the ground and was on his guard.
He did not expect that the person he saw when he opened his eyes would be the Sect Master of Blue Cloud Sect, Chen Xuanhua.
However, after a subconscious shock, he quickly reacted. The Great Roc Evil King said that someone had helped him, and the voice he heard in his Sea of Consciousness was indeed somewhat similar to this Sect Master Chen Xuanhua. Now that there was no one else around, the person who had helped him must be this Sect Master. He felt a little strange in his heart and did not know why he had helped him.
"Follow me!"
Chen Xuanhua did not say much. After saying that, he walked out of the cave with his hands behind his back.
Fang Xing was startled. He realized that he had no hope of escaping from this late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm Sect Master, so he could only follow him.
Outside the cave, Chen Xuanhua waved at a big tree and said, "You come too!"
Fang Xing was stunned. He did not sense anyone there. As he was confused, he saw the top of the tree move. The sneaky Great Golden Crow flew down from the tree. It flapped its wings and hesitated to escape. Fang Xing let out a sigh of relief. He thought that this sneaky bird was loyal and did not abandon him. When he first woke up, he did not see the Great Golden Crow by his side. He thought that the Great Golden Crow had abandoned him and escaped.
Chen Xuanhua looked at the Great Golden Crow and sighed. "You may be fast, but you can't escape from me. Come here!"
The Great Golden Crow hesitated, as if calculating something. After a while, it let out a long sigh and flew over.
Chen Xuanhua led Fang Xing onto the Great Golden Crow's back. Then, he made a hand seal. His green robe fluttered even though there was no wind. Immediately, an invisible force spread out and covered the Great Golden Crow and Fang Xing.
"Let's go!"
Chen Xuanhua ordered.
The Great Golden Crow realized that Chen Xuanhua had used some method to prevent others from seeing it. It was happy and boldly flew up. Under Chen Xuanhua's order, it flew quickly through the forest. After a few hundred miles, it went beyond the top of the tree and flew with all its might. After a few hours, it was far away from the forest where the disciples of Blue Cloud Sect were scattered. Only then did it land.
"Sect Master, you … why did you save me?"
Fang Xing was not stupid. He could tell that Chen Xuanhua wanted to send him away from the area that Blue Bird had sealed.
Only his late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation could guarantee that he would not be discovered by Elder Blue Bird and leave the forest safely.
Chen Xuanhua stared at Fang Xing. After a while, he sighed. "Actually, I couldn't save you. I only helped you!"
Fang Xing was slightly stunned and looked at him doubtfully.
Chen Xuanhua explained, "Elder Xiao used the Life Lamp that you left in Blue Cloud Sect to cast the Art of Curse that was passed down from the Land of Evil. Although I'm the Sect Master, he has the protection of Fuyao Palace. I didn't want to argue with him, so I didn't stop him. However, he wanted to kill you, and I didn't want to see you die just like that. So, I hurried over and cast the Art of Curse to find you!"
"I've checked. Elder Xiao used thirty years of his life as the price to control nine tormented spirits. You've already refined eight of them. This is somewhat unexpected. However, the last tormented spirit is the real spirit that you left in the Life Lamp. It's tainted with your own aura, so it's the most difficult to deal with. It's also the most terrifying part of the Art of Curse. Even I can't refine it. I can only help you seal it for now …" After a pause, he explained, "I'm the Sect Master of Blue Cloud Sect after all. I have the right to extinguish the Life Lamp that you left behind, but it has a certain binding force on the real spirit in the Life Lamp!"
Fang Xing did not know why he had to explain it so clearly to him, but he did not interrupt. He blinked and listened.
Chen Xuanhua explained the reason why he sealed the tormented spirit, then sighed softly and said, "However, with my ability, I can only bind this tormented spirit for about half a year. After half a year, it'll break the seal again. When that happens, it'll become even more powerful. It'll entangle with your divine sense, and it might even cause Qi Deviation. If you don't think of a way to solve it, your path of cultivation will be cut off!"
Fang Xing was shocked and exclaimed, "That powerful?"
He thought that the problem had been solved, but after hearing the Sect Master's words, he realized that it was only slightly suppressed.
Chen Xuanhua sighed and said, "Why do you think the sect left your Life Lamps for? Betraying the sect is a taboo in the cultivation world. You can't just run away and everything will be fine. With the Life Lamps, the sect will have a way to counter it! "
Fang Xing heard the reprimand in his voice, so he chuckled and said, "I didn't betray the sect. I just came out for a walk …"
Chen Xuanhua said, "You blew up Sunset Perch and Mountain River Valleys, and the sect was almost burned down. Is that not considered betraying the sect?"
Fang Xing was stunned, then he quickly smiled and said, "It's a personal grudge, it's a personal grudge. Burning down the sect was unintentional …"
Chen Xuanhua waved his hand helplessly and did not listen to his explanation. He sighed and said, "You don't have to explain. If you really wanted to destroy the entire Blue Cloud Sect's foundation, I wouldn't have come to save you. In fact, I also understand that you pressured the Xiao uncle and nephew too much. You were forced to betray the sect, and it's my responsibility as the Sect Master. I can't even give you the position of the true disciple that I promised myself …"
However, Fang Xing didn't dare to tell him that he'd long since planned to find an opportunity to kill Xiao Jianming and then betray the sect. So, he hastily went along with Xiao Jianming's words when he saw that Xiao Jianming was blaming himself, "That's right, Sect Master. That guy surnamed Xiao isn't a good person.
Chen Xuanhua glared at him and said, "Do I need you to teach me? These things are very complicated, and I don't have the patience to explain them to you one by one. I just want you to understand that if you are forced to leave the sect, I will announce to the world that you have betrayed the sect. However, in the eyes of me, the Sect Master, and the Ancestral Master of the Makshin Valley, you are still the true disciple of the Blue Cloud Sect … Do you understand? "
"I understand … I understand very well …"
Fang Xing agreed readily. After pondering for a while, he could not help but ask, "What does that mean?"
Chen Xuanhua was a little speechless. After a while, he said, "It means that if you can really survive this and grow up in the future, don't forget the Blue Cloud Sect's kindness in teaching you …"
Fang Xing came to a sudden realization and said, "No problem, no problem. I definitely won't forget!"
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