36 Chapter 35

AN: So, triple posting at once. I am doing this for two reasons. First, I wanted to complete this arc already and this was a good way to finish it. And second, I am just glad. My grandmother has been with some medical problems these last few weeks and Monday she had to go to surgery, but she has passed it and is now on the way for a full recovery.

Anyway, I will start a temporary hiatus now, about a month or so (may be less or more). It will only be from posting this and my other fics as I intend to continue working on them, prepare a proper stock of chapters for posting with more consistency. If anyone is interested in helping or in giving ideas I am open for PMs or in my channel in Discord. I WILL return to work on posting soon enough, no worries there. Anyway, thanks for the understanding and now please go ahead and enjoy the last chapter of this first arc.

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Moving to his teacher's house Enkidu returned to his typical appearance. Obviously, he moved through the ground to another place first with the others but that was only to be expected for him by this point.

He wanted to confuse and avoid any possible pursuit in this city, not wanting for others to follow him as much as possible but knowing that, if he did not appear somewhere, then it was bound that, at some point, someone would figure out that he was disguising himself, making leave actually harder on him.

Beside him, Cai'er looked at everything with innocent eyes and wonder while Enkidu explained whatever doubts she had. Bibi Dong looked at this and found the appearance of the two quite pretty together as Cai'er was likely the prettiest girl Bibi Dong had ever seen and Enkidu was definetly the most handsome male she has ever seen. He lacked the heroic airs she had seen in so many others but he exuded such a natural aura out of him that it was impossible not to like him.

They entered a section of the city that was a bit further away from its center, mansions floated in the air and many houses released auspicious lights from within. It was the noblest sector of the whole city. Normally only sect masters of old and respectable sects would have the right to stay in a place like this but Yun Gu, despite not enjoying money or flaunting his possessions, was certainly someone who deserved to be in such manse.

Moving through this area Enkidu felt many powerful auras locking into him, he could sense envy in many of them and as he was about to reach his master's manse someone had to make an idiot of himself.

Entering the mansion Enkidu saw that both Medusa and Levy were sitting in training quietly while Ji Ji and Da Ming were calmly sleeping on top of a small mountain of herbs.

As Enkidu entered he looked around and asked an important question.

"Where is Master?" he asked in wonder.

Medusa opened her eyes and looked at him, some relief at seeing him well flashed in her features before she steeled herself again.

"Yun Gu left. He told us to inform you that you are now to travel as you desire across the world, and he also left this for you. He said you'd find better use than he would ever do." As she said so she took out an item from a spatial ring she received from Yun Gu with provisions and other items for when they are traveling. The item was one that Enkidu quickly recognized, seeing that his master parted with it for his benefit, remembering all that his master has readily given him, thinking of all that he had gone through with the old man...

Enkidu for the second time today released tears, this time it was tears of gratitude and happiness, the complete opposite of what it was like before when he saw what happened to his mother. His emotions became all over the place as he took that item in his hand, an impulse of running out, shout for his master, search for him high and low to thank him, it almost overwhelmed Enkidu at this moment.

However, he did not do so. He did not speak a simple word about all this, he knew that it was hard for him to see his master leave and it should have been even harder for his master to leave. His master had no family, no bosom friends or those he calls brother. He never had any disciple before and he dedicated his life to heal others, he was someone who completely devoted himself to help others. Enkidu was his first student, the first person to follow him and to which Yun Gu could ever share his heart with. It was the same for Enkidu, his master was the first person to have shown him kindness, the first person who Enkidu constructed a relationship with.

In their hearts, they were more akin to father and son than anything else.

Thinking so, how could Enkidu not understand the pain his teacher must be feeling, leaving like this? He even left his most important treasure with Enkidu, the one item that could be called the most important Yun Gu ever had. All for the sake of his student, all for the sake of Enkidu.

So, clutching the Sky Poison Pearl in his arms, Enkidu swore that he would follow his teacher's footsteps, he would help heal others all around. But, unlike his master, Enkidu knew a better option than simply going from town to town, Enkidu knew that there was a better way.

Life Profound Energy, an energy that was the most fitting for healing and purification. If he were to obtain the Life Creation God inheritance then surely he would be able to do even more than his teacher. He would be worthy of all his teacher gave him, to follow his teacher's ideal to save as many as possible, that is what he would do.

As he looked at the Pearl in his hands and remembered his previous promise he was still unsure what he should do. He wanted revenge for his mother, but he also was to save as many as possible if he were to follow his teacher's ideals.

That doubt would plague Enkidu for a good while yet.

Someone carrying the blood of a demon, but carrying a pure heart. Wanting bloody revenge, but wanting to save as many as he can. Born able to use Darkness and Light, growing cursed, surging as if blessed by the Gods. Yin and Yang, good and bad, both coexisted in the same person.

That was Enkidu, a person of contradictions.

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In one of the mansions close to this place a certain deputy clan head was looking over the disciple he had sent to this competition. He was born as a member of the branch of the family, but his talents were unquestionable and his aptitude was the best the clan had produced for the last four hundred years.

They had put all their hopes on him, believing that the birth of such a genius was a sign that the clan would sweep through the eastern side of the continent and shine brighter than never before. However, two huge stones stood in his path.

The first was Wangqian Fugui, he had defeated the clan's hopes in a crushing manner, efficient and merciless, if not for their clan superior eyesight they would certainly have lost in an even worse manner. As the next fight would not be much ahead the clan used many treasures to heal their hope, barely managing it in time and spending many treasures they accumulated for a good time.

Then, he faced Enkidu. THAT was truly crushing, they lost in a humiliating manner, barely managing anything and being kicked out of the competition by a rising star. Their hope turned from a bright star to a simple stepping stone for another.

How could their noble clan accept such a result?!

Simple, they could not and would not accept it.

Thus, the deputy was thinking about how to exact revenge on Enkidu. He could already predict that the boy must have some sort of secret inheritance in hand, something truly amazing and that should have belonged to their clan, to begin with. They have the most illustrious bloodline in the entire continent, they considered that everything of this continent should belong to them due to them being the most noble, righteous and great of all clans.

Thus, Enkidu had an even bigger target on his back as far as this deputy clan head was concerned. He sensed when Enkidu arrived in this district and used his special eyes to follow him. Normally one wouldn't be able to see anything inside one of these mansions but the eyes of his clan were special, above all others and thus could easily bypass such small matters.

What he saw shocked him to his core.

The Sky Poison Pearl.

That was no small matter, such an item was enough to shock past and present, with it one could raise not only oneself but an entire clan to heights never once imagined before as possible.

As the deputy clan head thought up to here he could already see himself as the actual clan head if he were to bring back this item to the clan. To have such a treasure nearby was enough to make him all twitch in anticipation and eagerness about it.

He would put his all into it, with a commanding tone he spoke to his assistants.

"Send the world, I want our scouts to watch over Enkidu carefully. At the first chance, we shall go and show him what happens when one faces the Hyuga clan!" The deputy clan head said, his assistant moving to follow his request without any more hesitation and silence returned to this place. The deputy started imagining all he would do when he got to be elected as Clan Head after he brought back the Sky Poison Pearl, his ambitions blossoming.

He then realized someone was meekly looking at him from the door, it was a girl with short black hair and wearing heavy clothes. His face scrunched up in disapproval upon seeing her, he would make sure that this disappointment was removed from the clan as soon as possible since there is no way he would accept such a person as the young mistress of the clan.

Daughter of the clan head or not, Hinata Hyuga was unworthy of being of the most noble, righteous and great of all clans.

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Already outside the city and long gone, Yun Gu moved away from there, unshed tears in his face as he held himself in, refusing to allow himself to cry out.

He repeated to himself, again and again, that this was to be a joyous event. His disciple was already strong enough and capable enough to stride the world on his own, staying with him would only slow down his progress. Giving him the Sky Poison Pearl was actually much easier than he thought it would be, the item would serve Enkidu well.

Yun Gu was certain that Enkidu was destined for greatness, to reach levels that he himself could not dare to dream about, and that he would help save many, many lives.

But, despite knowing that this was for the best, Yun Gu could not help but feel a bit, well, lonely.

One who never experienced companionship would not know how lonely one could be. Now that he was alone again, no longer having another to care for, Yun Gu felt sad.

"BUUAAHHHH!" A sharp cry could then be heard in the distance. It was the sound of a baby crying in the middle of the woods, it was a piercing sound that reached far and wide.

Yun Gu opened his eyes wide, knowing that such a cry would certainly attract all manner of beasts. Even if the beasts around this place were quite weak, they would certainly be able to eat a babe.

Moving quickly Yun Gu approached the source of the sound. A pack of wolves was already approaching it and Yun Gu was quickly to make those wolves run away.

After that Yun Gu looked at the little baby. He took the baby in his hands and examined it, he also noticed how nearby a woman laid dead already, clearly a snake bite being the reason for death. Seeing this he examined the baby and the woman, failing to see any identification that marked either as someone from one clan or another, it was completely possible they were simply commoners without any background.

Seeing that he could not just leave this baby here to die Yun Gu decided on a whim to take him. It should help close the gap that had opened in his heart with the loneliness that he was experiencing.

"Now, how should I name you. Oh, I know. Let's go with Yun Che, your name shall be Yun Che."

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AN 2:

Did anyone expected this ending? I bet not, hehe.

Open question, should Hinata be part of the harem? If yes, there is a way, and if no, there is also a way. I will let you all decide.

Right now Enkidu's harem is still quite open about who can enter and who cannot enter. You all can suggest girls that could enter, there is only one that is a more 'sure thing' than the others, and she is not even in the fic right now.