"It has been more than a decade since we last met, right? Suma. "
Ku Shuo, who was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, stopped in his tracks and greeted his old friend when he saw that the house had suddenly lit up as he approached.
"It has indeed been more than a decade."
Elder Sima's voice was heard at this moment. The door of the training hall suddenly opened, revealing the cold training hall inside. There were also flower petals glowing with a faint blue light. Yasuo, who had been in a daze, was jolted awake by his teacher's voice. He let out a groan involuntarily. Ku Shuo tilted his head slightly and heard Elder Suma's undetectable sigh. Then, he shook his head and let out a sigh. However, he had to warn Yasuo.
"There are still a few more months until the Spring Festival, Suma."
The flowers in the training hall weren't ordinary flowers. They were spring flowers that were used during the Spring Festival to allow the souls of the dead to attach themselves to the flowers and communicate with the living. The reason why Suma created these flowers in his training hall was undoubtedly that he was using his magic to accelerate the growth of these flowers that should only bloom in spring. But it was useless because even though he used his magic to force the flowers to bloom, the flowers were overflowing with his magical powers and didn't come from the combined power of the spiritual domain and soul.
Apart from exhausting his own mind, this kind of flower could not be used to communicate with the dead, and there was no way to communicate with the dead.
Similarly, this was also one of the things that the Balance Sect didn't allow. Because this method of communicating with the dead was a natural principle and was a subtle rule between the spiritual domain and reality. If one were to forcefully use it, it would …
Be imbalanced.
"Your heart is in a mess, Suma."
Ku Shuo advised his friend. Even though their cultivation methods were different, the power of their magic had always been determined by their hard work and comprehension, as well as their control over their mental states. Suma's attempt to forcefully use the spring flowers to communicate with them due to the grief of his disciple's death showed that his heart was out of balance and had become incomparably chaotic.
The long sigh was heard by everyone. Yasuo raised his head, then lowered it in shame and coughed twice because of the water in his nose.
"I know, I know. But … sigh … I will meditate for this, Master Ku Shuo. "
Soma sincerely admitted his mistake but what could he do? His disciples were all dead and the remaining ones were grieving due to the great calamity. They could no longer hear the sound of the wind. His lineage had been severed and his orthodoxy was no more. But for Ku Shuo, even though he could understand Sola's pain, he couldn't do anything to comfort him because whether it was Sola or the man named Yasuo behind him, both of them had the potential to endanger the mental realm.
This was not a joke, but something that had been proven by countless records. Although he was willing to believe in his old friend and his old friend's disciple, his duty and identity determined that he could only be heartless.
Just like how he had been in the past few decades of his life, he would continue to be cold and callous. Even if all the choices he made because of his duty and identity could not be said to be the choices he wanted, it was still the same. But when he saw the dignified elder lowering his head and punishing himself because of his reprimand, he couldn't help but feel proud because this was also the honor and authority brought about by his duty and identity.
No one would disrespect their sect that had been passed down for countless years and had been working to maintain the balance between the mental realm and the physical realm. They didn't care about anything except for their duties and responsibilities. No one would dare to disrespect him as the head of the Balance Sect. Ku Shuo, the Twilight Eye.
However, he restrained his complacency very well, because he was Ku Shuo, the most excellent Twilight Eyes, so excellent that people no longer remembered the name of the head of the sect, Twilight Eyes. Instead, they called him Ku Shuo, and added the title of Master behind it. What kind of honor was this because it meant that his abilities were recognized by everyone and exceeded the honor that his identity could bring.
This was his own honor.
"I believe in your state of mind, but I'm afraid that your disciple also needs your help, Elder Soma."
Ku Shuo suppressed his pride and decided that after this matter, he would meditate properly to eliminate his arrogant thoughts. But now, he still had to carry out his duty. This young man had given up on himself so much that his magic and spirit resonated with the mental realm and gave birth to Azakana who fed on negative emotions.
This situation was very rare. Azakana were demons born from negative emotions. They often appeared on a large scale after wars and plagues. And it was precisely because of the harsh environment required for the birth of Azakana that Azakana's situation was very rare. Very few people could survive in such despair. Those who could survive in such a situation must have an unimaginable obsession. And the Azakana that was born in such a situation was also very powerful. If the obsession of the body was positive, then the evil spirit that was born wouldn't be particularly powerful. But if it was anger, hatred, and other negative emotions, then …
There wouldn't be new demons and evil spirits because that person would become an evil spirit himself and lose his humanity forever after achieving his goal.
And in such a situation, if the body didn't rely on himself to walk out of the abyss of despair, no matter how many times Ku Shuo killed the evil spirits in his body, his heart would continue to breed new Azakanas and turn them into evil spirits.
"Please spare his life."
Of course, Soma knew what Ku Shuo meant. Ku Shuo wanted to kill Azakana before the situation became irreversible to prevent a terrifying monster from appearing in their village. Not only would it tarnish his reputation, but it would also cause Azakana's family to be ostracized. Although Ku Shuo wouldn't go that far if he kept killing the negative emotions in Azakana's heart, it was obvious that Ku Shuo didn't have the time and wouldn't let him go.
If it weren't for the fact that the demons that appeared this time were too powerful, Ku Shuo would follow the ancient rules and wait for the flames of war to affect the Church of Balance. He would then lead his disciples into the mountains and wait for the war to end. He would also silently guard the balance between the Spiritual Realm and the Mortal Realm.
Soma walked out of his room and knelt down before Ku Shuo.
"It's up to him. But before that, I need him to tell me the whereabouts of the two demons … So he's fine for the time being."
Ku Shuo didn't help Soma up because he was already merciful for not killing Azakana the moment he saw the problem. But at this moment, Azakana finally woke up and saw the scene of Elder Soma kneeling down and the spring flower petals that were scattered by the wind when Elder Soma knelt down.
Azakana was a smart person, so he understood the meaning of all this.
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