Blue Phoenix Chapter 34 – To Seize The Moment

More and more mercenaries moved towards the house in which Hui Yue was currently cultivating. The sudden change in atmosphere lured them in. As soon as they felt how their bodies were embraced by a tranquil cloud they also felt an abundant essence of the heavens and the earth.

This essence was something which seemed to be emitted from within the tranquil cloud, as though it was filled with the essence of the heavens and the earth. This concept shocked Hui Yue greatly.

Although dense essence was emitted throughout the entire courtyard and the roads outside, it seemed as if it never ended as long as Hui Yue was seated in deep meditation.

Curiosity caused Hui Yue to allow his consciousness to leave his body and float through the cloud. He looked at the many cultivators who appeared outside their courtyard, all of them seated in deep meditation. As soon as he paid attention to one of them, he noticed that it was possible for him to control that one’s cultivation base as if it was his own.

He could activate various techniques using their cultivation base. He laughed out loud as he saw how those cultivators he experimented on were caught by surprise as their bodies suddenly acted without their consent.

Thinking about how far he could go, he allowed his consciousness to enter the body of one of the cultivators. However, as soon as he did an imminent sense of danger swept over him. He instantly released his consciousness, feeling how from the moment he had entered another body, his own body had started to no longer respond to him.

Never enter another body, Hui Yue reminded himself with a relieved sigh that he managed not to make a permanent mistake. I am afraid if I truly try it out I will die.

But even so, considering that he could control others from his dantian cave without merging with their bodies caused Hui Yue to be greatly satisfied. He returned to his own body where he planned on continuing his deep meditation and allow himself to focus on his cultivation.

As soon as he sat down, he noticed that he could hear a loud breath, a breath which felt like a hundred breaths together. It was everyone within the tranquil cloud, be that Sha Yun or the strangers outside. Everyone was breathing in unison, breathing heavily in a deep trance and all of them were under Hui Yue’s bidding.

Hui Yue gave one simple order. He told the cultivation bases to rotate, and a sudden force exploded out, rushing into Hui Yue’s body. This was not the essence of the heavens and the earth. This was refined qi and spiritual energy. All of it entered Hui Yue’s body where it manually started to refine itself into a quality equal to Hui Yue’s. The young man was shocked to feel how he was rapidly approaching the seventh star of the Master rank. This was a speed which he never thought possible.

After a few moments, Hui Yue gave the order to stop, and all within the tranquil cloud stopped pouring their cultivation base into Hui Yue’s body.

Although it had been tempting for Hui Yue to let it continue, he knew that among the cultivators immersed within his cloud were his friends. Their cultivation bases would be exhausted just like the others, had Hui Yue continued.

This was not a devouring ability. It felt as though the tranquil cloud was part of cultivation itself. It was as though no cultivation base could ever decline the beckoning sent forth from the cloud.

Thinking like this, Hui Yue slowly led the tranquil cloud back into the dantian cave. There it patiently waited to be called on once more. Shockingly what Hui Yue found was that the cloud’s size increased tremendously from having so many cultivators cultivating within its atmosphere. Currently, the cloud was even bigger than the red mist, which caused enormous happiness to spring into being within Hui Yue.

Glancing at the green pearl, Hui Yue snorted. He understood the blue cloud and the red mist. One grew larger if he was killing, while the other grew with cultivation. The green pearl, however, grew whenever it felt like assisting Hui Yue with his injuries. It was not something that he could say would always grow with injuries, nor could he say when it would grow. The uncertainty caused Hui Yue to ignore the pearl completely. He pretended that it did not exist unless he directly looked at it, after which he would feel an unexplainable anger.

Leaving the qi cave, Hui Yue slowly opened his eyes and stood up. His body was filled with a surging energy from within, a strength which he did not have before. Although he had only absorbed energy from all the cultivators for a short moment, it had crashed into him like a wave onto a shore. It left behind the purest energy for Hui Yue to refine and keep as his own.

This amount of spiritual energy and qi he absorbed was far more than what he could gain from cultivating through many months! Happiness was visible on his face as he clenched and unclenched his hand, feeling his new strength again.

The smile on his face turned into a determined expression. He moved to the courtyard, stood beneath the trees, and closed his eyes as he activated the qi within his body.

At first, he started his normal routine in which he used Black Blood along with the Qi Dagger. Then he formed different stances, his focus purely on the two daggers within his hands.

Hui Yue was standing with all his muscles taut, not moving a single inch. Anyone who saw him would assume that he was just meditating while standing still. However what he was truly doing was imagining all the different varieties of attacks that were possible for him to perform with Black Blood, which now rested within his hand.

The dagger had long since become a part of Hui Yue. It worked as if it was an extension of his arm. Thoughts alone were enough for Hui Yue to train.

Upon moving slightly, a Qi Dagger shot forward. A curved slash appeared. However if one were to look at the attack from another side, it would appear like a straight stab. The attack changed depending on where the person was viewing it.

Although Hui Yue had multiple martial arts skills along with spiritual arts skills, he still preferred to train his muscles and his body along with his mind. Lan Feng had long since taught him to never skimp on the basics. Hui Yue could not help but agree on this. He already knew how much of a difference it made for him. His determination would never waver. In his eagerness to improve he would always strive for perfection.

Standing within the house, Xie Lan was looking out at the young man who was working hard in the closed-off courtyard. Her eyes were filled with a complicated expression. She, too, had been enveloped by the tranquil atmosphere which had been spread out earlier. However, unlike the others, she was perfectly well aware of how he had sucked up some of her cultivation base.

Looking at the young man now, Xie Lan could see his body was now bursting with strength, even more so than it had been earlier that day. She was greatly confused as she was uncertain what to do with the information she discovered. The young man in front of her was unlike anyone she had ever met before, and it scared her. What scared her, even more, was how obsessed her master was with this unknown boy.

In Xie Lan’s mind, Xu Piao was the most important person and to keep him safe was her life’s goal. To see him so intoxicated by a stranger which she, in no way, was able to see through was something which caused the woman to feel danger.

Although Xie Lan felt danger, she was unable to do anything as she had been given a direct order by Xu Piao. That order was to work together with Hui Yue, to assist him in winning the tournament, not to mention to save him should he be in a dangerous situation. In a situation like this even though Xie Lan wished to get rid of the young man she had to accept that it was not possible for her to do so. She bit down hard as she turned away from the window, then returned to her own room where she started cultivating once more.

“What do you mean you still haven’t found him?” Zhong Fai was looking at the seven crusaders who were cowering on the ground in fear as they brought the news to their master.

Seeing that they were cowering, Zhong Fai could not help but sigh deeply. He knew that it was impossible for these crusaders to lie to him. He also knew that it was impossible for anyone to vanish from the surface of the earth completely.

Thinking through his various options, Zhong Fai suddenly smiled sinisterly. He waved his hand, sending away the still-cowering seven crusaders who were kowtowing on the ground.

“There is one option,” he mumbled quietly before he looked up. “Xiao Min!” he yelled loudly, and a beautiful white man appeared. His hair and skin were as white as newly fallen snow. His hair was filled with small flowers made from frost. His eyes were blue with a slight mist in the middle.

“Milord called,” the frozen man said, as he bowed to the beautiful young man seated on the frozen throne.

“Contact the Dragon Corps,” Zhong Fai said with a smile on his lips. “Have them look out for a white-haired young boy. If they find him, have them treat him with great care. Don’t allow them to lose track of him until they have notified me and I have managed to catch him.”

“Yes, Milord,” Xiao Min answered before he bowed deeply and backed out the room, never once turning his back to his lord.

“I look forward to seeing your young white-haired friend’s reaction when he notices all the things that have happened on the surface in all these months since he has been missing,” a voice suddenly sounded out, as yet another frozen man appeared.

Unlike the previous one, this one did not show respect towards Zhong Fai as one would have expected. Surprisingly enough the handsome man on top of the throne seemed as though he did not care at all about the lack of respect; instead, his face was all smiles and happiness.

“I wonder how he will react indeed,” Zhong Fai agreed as he seemed to look into the distance. “Not only him,” he continued, “but as far as I am aware, our cute little boy is traveling around with a daughter of the Wang family and a son of the Deng family. They will definitely be shocked upon hearing what has happened while they were gone.”

The two men were silent for some time before a loud ringing laughter sounded out within the throne room. Zhong Fai’s face showed great amusement.

“How do you think they will react?” Zhong Fai asked the frozen man next to him who only shrugged his shoulders. “How can they act?” he questioned. However, his attention was no longer focused on the conversation. “No matter what they do, what is done is done. They can’t change anything.”

Hearing this Zhong Fai leaned back into his throne. His expression was slightly disappointed as he nodded his head. What the frozen man said surely made sense.

“I assume that the young boy you are hunting will not even get to know about the changes up here,” he said while laughing. “What I mean to say is that you will make him into one of the Frozen Brigade long before he has anything to say.”

Zhong Fai did not answer the statement. Instead, he slowly waved his hand, and the frozen man bowed slightly before turning around and walking out of the throne room.

“Frozen Brigade, huh?” Zhong Fai asked himself with a small smile on his face before he once more stared off into the distance while seated on his frozen throne.