11 Chapter Ten

Morning drizzled rain bathe this wasteland, turning some areas into muddy grounds. Wrecked houses and shattered towers were scattered in this place. The once glorious past of powerful civilizations can no longer be felt here, time is indeed cruel. But thinking about it, it was not just time that turned this place into wasteland. But was the selfishness and greed of humans, in their hands resources will be depleted, and unique creatures go extinct for their own selfish beliefs.

Shangguan Wan'er and her team were checking their surroundings for ambushes. Roars of beasts can be heard from the distance, making this wasteland dangerous. There are many scattered dilapidated houses which gives cover and good for surprise attacks. That's why the response team sent by the Sect each has their own formations. A wing-span formation is what Shangguan Wan'er suggested for instant support when danger comes. And each leader unconditionally agreed.

Their movements were fast, in just an hour they've reached their destination. The inner region where a decrepit temple was located, and inside was the door mentioned in the report. Covered with dust and dirt all over; the team unhurriedly went inside and arrived at the inner hall where the door is, and saw a man. With ragged breathing and pale face, blood covered all over this man's body.

Each Team leader waited for Shangguan Wan'er's orders whether they should help the man or not, they didn't recognize him because the robe the man's wearing was drench in blood and full of cuts, making him look poorer than a beggar.

"He is senior brother Li, hurry and apply first aid!"

"Others go and check the surroundings then report if anyone is approaching, remember don't engage them, prioritize in identifying their numbers and where they're from!" she said orderly.

When she approach the blood soaked man she barely identified him as the core disciple of their sect and one of the missing person. Due to his body covered blood, his clothes were glued to his skin.

A team expert in the field of medicine hurriedly checked the condition their senior brother was in. They heave a sigh of relief when the results were not fatal.

"He passed out from fatigue, there should be no longer any danger and only needs time to recuperate. Should we send him back to the sect first?" reported a female disciple.

"No need, we can wait for him to wake up and also wait for the other missing person. Just send someone to report back to the sect." she nodded and ordered calmly.

"Understood" said the female disciple and noticed their team leader was staring at the huge door in the distance, seemingly captured by it.

Upon arriving they noticed the wide open door. It was eye-catching. The huge door almost occupied the half of the destroyed hall. Like a huge mouth of some ancient monster, they saw swirling darkness within. The team responsible for checking the surroundings from danger reported the area was clear.

"What is this, something is calling me…" she thought.

Deep in her soul a little girl with the same appearance as her was lying peacefully in a crystal coffin. The coffin was made by ancient complicated runes. However the moment she saw the door the little girl's eyelids fluttered and was trying to wake up but failed to do so. The runes surrounding the coffins lighted one by one and forced the trembling coffin into a stop, returning the void calm again.

"Daughter…"

She shivered and halted her footsteps; a ripple appeared in her eyes. Something in her memory was trying to wake up. Unknown to her a single tear dropped to the ground silently.

"Team leader, is something wrong?" asked the female disciple that was about to leave and noticed their team leader showing a pained expression. When a tear appeared, her heart felt constricted for some reason. So she asks worriedly.

"Hm? Is something wrong?" asked Shangguan Wan'er. Clearly she didn't hear the female disciple's question. Her pained face disappeared and turned back to her expressionless yet beautiful face.

"Nope, it's nothing" said the female disciple and pretend she didn't see anything. Hurriedly she ordered a scout to report back about the things happened here.

At the other side of the door, the Silver King was watching the girls smilingly. Erasing the perceptions from the girls towards him is very easy, so when the girls could no longer sense him, thinking that he left, they no longer felt tense as before.

The Silver King noticed some people on the other side; time passed slowly here so he can see movements in fast forward motions and saw a girl staring at the door. A sad smile appeared on his face upon seeing his beautiful girl; unconsciously blurted out a word coming from his heart silently.

"Team leader there are people coming!"

Her trance was broken by a shout from a male disciple who was panting heavily and sweat covered his face.

"How many?" asked Shangguan Wan'er coldly.

"T-there's more than a hundred and the numbers are still increasing! And from the aura they're emitting all of them are more or less at Core Formation realms!" said the male scout anxiously. Fear slowly crept at the hearts of other when they heard this.

She felt many eyes looked at her, some were worried, others shows gazes of expectation. "Sigh! Tell the vice leaders to meet me at the temple's entrance, and those who are left are to stay here and guard the door!" she ordered and didn't wait for others criticism and disappeared from their sight.

Standing at the wide entrance, from her position she clearly saw everything. Broken houses that once arranged in a row beautifully, now sunk underground. Only roofs are peeking above the dirt and moss. Sunken towers that once so tall it almost reached the skies, now broken and buried beneath her feet.

Using her spiritual senses, like a radar scan. She saw details within ten mile radius. The number of scattered trees, houses, and small animals were projected in her mind. After a while her spiritual sense captured a person's information. "The enemies scouting team" she thought. After that the number grew into a hundred and stopped upon reaching one hundred and fifty.

Four shadows appeared beside her. And a beautiful young woman with long curly hair hugged her from behind with a teasing smile.

"Little Wan'er are we going to die today?" she asks with pretend worried looked on her beautiful face. Her mature body was tightly pressed in her back. Making the males swallowed their saliva. Her robe signifies Core disciple was about to explode at the chest area.

"Senior sister Su please I'm scared can you hug me too?" teased a handsome looking male with a clean and white face. He showed a fearful expression and at the same time expecting something from the lust-inducing young female Su.

"Motherf*cker! You don't know?! Every fiber of my very being!, my heart!, my body and my soul all belongs to my little Wan'er! And you want a piece of this delicious pie?! Your courting death!" after her charade she pounced toward the sissy young man and choked him using her slender arms.

"Gah! S-senior sister…I was wrong…u-unhand me! H=help me Senior brothers! I-I'm going to die!" said the sissy young man, however contrary to his words his face was showing ecstasy.

"Sigh! Su Hui Qing that's enough as you can see little Wan'er is…"

A bulky man wearing only a loose pants with braided belt made of cloth was trying to stop Su Hui Qing but was stunned mute when he saw her cold eyes emitting killing intent. "D-did I do something wrong?"

"You dare call my beloved's name intimately? I guess there will be blood today…"

Letting go of her choke-hold on the sissy who was now passed out with a frothing mouth, she walked towards the bulky man slowly. Her knuckles were making crackling sounds…and a scream of a dying pig echoed in this desolate temple.

Shangguan Wan'er ignored her noisy team and focused her senses to check for any danger lurking. Unexpectedly she sensed two more powerful auras hidden within the group and followed behind. "These people must be at early and transitional stages of Spirit Severing realm, sigh! This will only make things slightly difficult" she thought.

The sun reached at its zenith, transforming the once cold and damp atmosphere into a scorching hot wasteland. The muddy grounds turned into fissures instantly and long distance mirages rippled due to heat.

A young looking man with a pale face and sinister eyes appeared above the abandoned temple. Wearing a pitch black tunic, he leads the more than a hundred men; watching coldly at the people below.

"They are here" said Shangguan Wan'er calmly. Ignoring the pale youth who's in the lead she stared at the two people that were hidden behind the clouds.

"Stop hiding and come out, disgusting old men playing hide and seek!" Su Hui Qing said with a scowl. She already appeared beside Shangguan Wan'er and received her telepathic message.

"Humph, little lass needs to learn some manners or else you might provoke someone dangerous" an eerie voice echoed and cause a hair-raising sensation.

The calm wind above the temple rippled and appeared two old men. Wearing a loose robes that reached their feet, their long sleeves fluttered in the air. Their dried skin and skinny arms were like twigs from an ancient tree. They're like old men who are in their last moments before passing away. But the aura they released was rich and full of vitality.

Spirit Severing realm cultivators is separated into early, transitional and late stage. In this realm the cultivators are tested and must sever the very belief that stuck with them since they were born. Plastered in each individual's souls are many principles they learned and only need to sever three. The stronger his/her belief the harder it is to sever and if succeed you will gain enlightenment about the Path seeking universe approaching a higher form.

"Humph I don't need a disgusting old man to tell me about manners, the you who brought an army clearly show your ugly faces!" said Su Hui Qing with a smug face.

"Hee hee hee, this little lass has a very smart mouth, I bet she's good at sucking too" said the other old man with a grating voice that makes others uncomfortable.

"Damn old man, I guess I need to castrate you to respect innocent girls like me in the future!" said Su Hui Qing angrily. Releasing her aura of great circle Nascent Soul stage, she was about to charged out but was stopped by Shangguan Wan'er's hands. Glancing at her she realized that she just lost her cool.

"Sorry little Wan'er you just saw my ugly side, boo-hoo, I'm going to sleep with you tonight as an apology!" said Su Hui Qing. Her attitude turned 180 degrees and hugged Shangguan Wan'er happily.

The boys on their side could only sigh helplessly to this mischievous Senior sister of theirs. The huge number facing them was supposed to sprout panic and fear in their hearts. This confused the two old men and the leading youth.

"From your reactions, I seem to understand that you're not little bit afraid? You think just because you're pretty girls we will spare you? I'll give you a chance of course if you serve me first and the rest of us then we might consider sparing your lives. We will kill the males of course" said the Old man with a sneer.

The surrounding cultivators laugh uproariously as they watch and licked their lips when their eyes roam at the girls bodies, especially to Su Hui Qing.

Shangguan Wan'er was not angered but Sui Hui Qing was fuming with rage but was holding It in when she saw how calm little Wan'er was. "Not good, not good as the big sister I must show her my mature side; I should not let my emotions affect my judgment! Hmm! Hmm!" nodding her head, she thought proudly.

When the cultivators saw Shangguan Wan'er's expressionless but beautiful face, they can't help but think it as a challenge and wanting her even more. The feeling of forcing a rude and beautiful girl into submission gives them ecstasy.

Leaving Su Hui Qing's embrace she walked forward and pointed to the two old men then asked "What does the Han Empire trying to do in these wasteland with no treasure?...you pieces of trash!" said Shangguan Wan'er emotionlessly. There were no ripples in her face indicating whether she was angry or not. But like a doll staying pure and beautiful.

The surrounding crowds turned silent, even her teammates right now were staring at her with bulging eyes and jaws almost touched the floor.

"OH MY GOD…SHE CURSED!"