Chapter Seven- Ideals Sect

"Oh come on, say something at least. You can call me elder martial brother or just uncle Zeng."

Wei Chao and his father were quite literally frozen. What just happened was too much of a surprise, and when you add the words this peculiar man just spoke it sent their thoughts reeling. They both dropped down and sat leaning against the tree. They looked up at the man and then at each other.

Zeng Xiaoyu too dropped to the ground and sat next to Wei Chao. Wei Chao didn't really have a choice, he looked at Zeng Xiaoyu and asked, "Is what you said really true? You knew my mother?"

Zeng Xiaoyu smiled at him and said, "Little child, I was your mother's apprentice until she left the sect. The Jade Identity you're holding belonged to your mother. She took me in when I was very little, so little I don't even remember. She herself was in her mid-teens. Still a very talented cultivator."

Wei Chao's father looked at the man in awe. He wanted to ask the man something, but he couldn't get himself to ask. It was as if he already knew the answer, but wished for it not to be true. Zeng Xiaoyu saw this and transmitted a message to his head, "You don't know if elder sister Zeng died or not? How could you abandon her?"

When the voice bellowed in his mind, he jumped up because of shock. He looked toward the man and gloomily shook his head. Seeing this, Zeng Xiaoyu's face distorted. Wei Chao was watching as everything happened. He could not hear the message, but he knew that something was up. As he was about to speak, Zeng Xiaoyu started, "There are many things I must tell you. I'll show you two around the sect, and then we shall drink at my favorite pavilion."

Without any warning whatsoever, Zeng Xiaoyu turned into blue light and enveloped both Wei Chao and his father. They were surrounded by mist, Wei Chao and his father were waving their hands aimlessly in the air aiming to get rid of the excessive layer of mist so that they could see where they were now.

"And here we are. This is the greatest cultivation sect in the solar system, the Ideals Sect," said Zeng Xiaoyu.

The mist quickly cleared and when the two of them could see, they were blinded. Not by any shimmering light but rather by the sheer beauty of the scenery. There were grand buildings: "So marvelous that not even the Imperial Palace of Xinye could stand up to these," thought Wei Chao's father. Even the grasses seemed far more luxuriant than the grass you would find in the most fertile of grasslands. It was like Heaven, at least when compared to the mortal world. The rivers seemed to flow with the melody of life itself. The mountains rose so high even hawks couldn't view the peak. None of this could quite literally be described in mortal terms.

"Think of the cultivation world as Heaven, eh? Haha, you couldn't be more wrong. This is the most fucked up place you'll ever be. The weak have no choice but to break under the strong, if you resist you will be crushed to powder," said Zeng Xiaoyu while looking at Wei Chao's expression.

He questioned, "What's your name?"

Wei Chao replied, "Surname Wei, given name Chao as in Chāoguò (which means to surpass)."

Zeng Xiaoyu pulled out his Jade Identity and held it high in the air above his head, "I, Zeng Xiaoyu, hereby declare that I accept Wei Chao, the son of a former talent of our sect, Zeng Xifeng, as my Legacy Disciple. I, current Sun of the Ideals Sect, as the disciple my predecessor, shall give rise my successor. Those who would like to challenge my disciple for his position shall wait until he reaches the foundation establishment stage."

These words took the Ideals Sect members by storm. People made comments such as; "Elder brother Zeng has accepted a mortal as a disciple", "I've heard he is the son of elder martial sister Zeng Xifeng", and "Elder brother Zeng mentioned challenging him, who has the guts to fight his disciple?"

Even the elders were shocked by the news, Zeng Xiaoyu was the brightest disciple of the generation. If one was to have him to turn to for guidance then they would be able to make progress really fast.

Up halfway to the highest mountain, there was a grand structure. The sect leader sat on his throne. When he heard the words he had a grin on his face, "The Ideals Sect loses a talent and gains one. I may be too weak to confront that bastard, but this Wei Chao. He definitely has the potential. He will have to make a place in the sect fast, Yu'er won't always have his back. The cycles of recycling, revenge, and death are eternal."

Even higher on this mountain was the hut of the old man. He stared at Wei Chao very closely, with tears in his eyes. He then looked at the statue and then looked back at Wei Chao. Actually, if you looked closely, you would see he wasn't looking at Wei Chao but rather something inside him.

Zeng Xiaoyu lowered his Jade Identity token and it started glowing blue. Wei Chao looked at his mother's Jade Identity and it shimmered with blue light as well. This marked thier master-disciple relationship.

Another youth could be seen flying toward Zeng Xiaoyu and Wei Chao. Unlike other disciples, she was wearing a black robe. She had brown eyes and long black hair flowing with the wind. After gracefully landing on the ground she looked in Zeng Xiaoyu's direction and gave him a smile, then turned to look at Wei Chao. She got closer and held up Wei Chao's arm, seemingly examining it.

"Hehe, Zeng Xiaoyu, what a disciple you've got. He's already absorbed spiritual energy even though he's still a mortal," she said.

Zeng Xiaoyu laughed and introduced, "Wei Chao, this is your elder martial sister, Zhang Xiuying. If you want you can call her aunt Zeng. She is from a different part of the Ideals Sect, if I am not here then you can turn to her for anything you need."

Zhang Xuiying's face turned red, she added, "I am the Legacy Disciple of Matriarch Radiant Petal. The oldest of the Ancestors. Ey? Oh, well I need to get going. Later"

She turned into pink petals and disappeared into thin air.

All this time Wei Chao's father was being ignored. He didn't mind though. He kept admiring the scenery. That's when Zeng Xiaoyu called out to him, "Sorry to keep you waiting brother-in-law. Please follow me to my residence and I shall explain more to you and Chao'er."

Wei Chao's father was surprised to hear Zeng Xiaoyu addressing him as his brother-in-law. He regained his composure and got ready to follow Zeng Xiaoyu. Zeng Xiaoyu flew off carrying Wei Chao. His father was about to jump after them when he realized he couldn't fly.

"Really, must you mock me in this way… Haha."

"Oh, my bad," Zeng Xiaoyu waved his sleeve carrying both Wei Chao and his father together.

Together they flew over the lush greenery and saw countless birds flying along with them glaring at them. They were all very good-looking. They landed in a valley where there was only one huge structure. This was the residence of Zeng Xiaoyu. As one of the Five Suns, he had many privileges. Having a residence as big and grand as a senior elder was one of them.

Wei Chao's father looked upwards and saw a colossal statue. It seemed so lifelike, the details extravagantly carved into it. He asked, "Brother Zeng, who is that statue of?"

"That I am unsure, but there have been rumors in the sect stating that it's one of our two Ancestors. Patriarch Crimson Demon," Zeng Xiaoyu replied.

Wei Chao looked up to see the statue they were talking about. The statue seemed sort of familiar to Wei Chao but he didn't know where. He was about to turn his gaze away from it when the feeling inside his body started happening again. This time though it didn't make him laugh but rather made him gloomy. His eyes became watery. He was surprised by this turn of events. He managed to look away and wipe his eyes before either his father or Zeng Xiaoyu could see what just happened.

While Zeng Xiaoyu was explaining some other details to Wei Chao's father, a red-colored light screeched through the air and stabbed into the ground next to Zeng Xiaoyu's feet. He bent over and picked up the sword. It had a letter tied to it. He looked toward his brother-in-law and smiled apologetically. He opened the letter and read what it said aloud, "Legacy Disciple of Zeng Xiaoyu to report to Patriarch Crimson Demon. RIGHT AWAY!"

Wei Chao and his father were shaken when they heard the Patriarch Crimson Demon. What could the legendary patriarch want from Wei Chao?