Between Sects [2]

"Uhm... You must see it for yourself, Senior Expert."

That was what Lucas heard from the representative before he was led to the sect.

Apparently, the place he was staying earlier was just a piece of land by the Flower Dark Sect, but not the place where the sect truly was.

And going to the sect, Lucas realized how beautiful the sect was. The lofty pagodas, various buildings, and statues were beautifully situated beside a huge mountain.

Not literally just near a mountain, but as if the mountain itself was used as the foundation for the sect.

When he saw above, he could see a pagoda. Even if he looked at his back, there were also buildings there.

It was an astonishing experience for him. Back in his world, when there were guilds, they would only consist of huge buildings, not plenty like this.

Now, he realized sects had plenty of cultivators accommodating.

'There are people looking at me, perhaps, can they see the leaks of my dantian? Right, that was the reason why the Heavenly Demon Sect was threatened.'

And thus, Lucas decided to see his dantian and slightly seal it for the purpose of not leaking anymore. But he could still use it completely, unlike his core where he sealed it to be disabled for the moment.

And as the cultivators led him to the tallest part of the sect, as well as the tallest pavilion among the rest, Lucas took a quick scan.

His eyes glowed yellow and immediately, he saw everything through the walls in a simple manner. The things he saw were all figures, but enough for him to distinguish them from each other.

When his eyes stopped at the topmost floor of the pavilion, he raised his eyebrow and glanced at the representative.

"Is your Sect Master sick? Why does his condition seem to be irregular?"

The representative was silent for a few seconds, then answered Lucas's question.

"The truth is, he was in critical condition right now because he had repelled the Heavenly Demon Sect's extreme attacks from day one."

Lucas was left speechless. Why would their sect master act that way? Wasn't it a massive gamble to place your strongest card on the table? Well, it wasn't his worries in the beginning, but after reflecting on his faults, he just sighed.

'I was meditating for days? Tranquil Mind causes my time perception to be faster than usual... I thought it was only hours.'

As he heard "day one", Lucas concluded he had been floating in the sky above the Flower Dark Sect for a few days. And since he really thought it was his fault that the Heavenly Demon Sect acted rashly, there's only one way to fix this.

He must settle it with the opposing sect.

When they reached the topmost floor, they stopped in front of a grandiose sliding door.

"Sect Master, Senior Expert is here to give us assistance and also to meet you," the representative said in front of the door.

"Come in..." a voice inside the room answered in a slightly tired tone as if suffering silently from pain.

They entered the room, and the first thing that Lucas saw was the condition of the sect master, who was lying on the bed, helpless. He slowly approached him with a dispirited face.

'What I really hate is my mere act creates a ripple effect.'

Though he still didn't know the whole grudge between the two sects, it was still his guilt. He treasured life if it was normal, but those anomalies were disregarded.

"Thank you for allowing me to have an audience with you." Lucas initially said with his head slightly bowed.

Under the canopy of the bed, the sect master answered.

"Hohoho... The Senior Expert seems to be young. I was afraid I would have to talk with a geezer like me."

Lucas looked at the sect master and saw his reverent appearance of it. He has long grey hair and a beard. But surprisingly, his body doesn't seem to be old as there were still shapes on his body.

"I am older than you, you must show respect."

The sect master widened his eyes and clasped his fist.

"Please forgive me, Senior Expert. Please forgive me for acting in an unforgivable manner and assuming you are younger than I."

"Never mind. Stand up, and state your name." Lucas demanded.

But the sect master just sighed and grumbled, insisting his body move. But each time, he failed.

"Forget about it. What's your name?" Lucas asked in a slightly soft voice.

"I am called Thomas Wang, Senior Master."

"I am called Lucas, Thomas Wang. And for you to be in this state, who put you in this condition?"

Lucas was curious and perplexed as to why a person like him was in this state. Well, in reality, Thomas's cultivation base was around the peak of the General Spirit Realm, and in technicality, he was regarded as a strong cultivator.

"Well, I am only at the best of General Spirit Realm, and I fought with the sect master of Heavenly Demon Sect who was at the first level of King Spirit Realm," Thomas said with a smile as if he had forgotten about the humiliating act he had just performed.

"It's my fault for triggering your grudge with each other. Can you tell me the whole story? If I am satisfied and reasoned, I will consider giving you a helpful gift."

"Really, Senior Lucas? You will?"

Lucas merely nodded and created a chair out of his third energy in a process of magic. And since Thomas noticed it, he could only be surprised and scream inside.

'A true expert that can create objects out of nowhere! Even though flying at a high altitude was an astonishing feat, it wasn't enough to surprise me! But this-!'

"So, when will you start?"

Thomas snapped back to reality and started telling the story behind the grudge between the two sects.

In the past, 100 years ago, the two sects had a friendly competition as they were one of the regarded sects in the northern region. However, for some unknown reason, one on their side died in the match, as well as the Heavenly Demon Sect side.

And because of it, the hatred between them started.

If it was only death, they wouldn't act in this way. However, the one who was killed in the Heavenly Demon Sect was a child of the sect master, and so he cursed the Flower Dark Sect in his heart.

They started fighting as the Heavenly Demon Sect couldn't accept it was only an accident. The one who died in the Flower Dark Sect was not that prominent in their sect, and because of that, the Heavenly Demon Sect thought that it was planned.

And after a few years of having a grudge, since the Heavenly Demon Sect couldn't put down the Flower Dark Sect, they became incognito in their area.

But just a few days ago, they started attacking with the pretext that the Flower Dark Sect wanted to wipe out their sect. And as a result, before the Flower Dark Sect could attack them with the help of the cultivator watching them from above, they started attacking, for at least they wanted to take down the sect master before being wiped out by the cultivator above the skies.

"And that cultivator was me?" Then he sighed after hearing the story from Lucas.

As stupid as it seemed, Lucas understood that, despite a few years, the sect master of the Heavenly Demon Sect was still on edge because of the incident in the past.

'He was a doting father... Unlike me, who didn't even help my child to be with me...'