Free Web NovelChapter 87: Chapter 87: The Law Of The Demons
"C-Coward!"
"You attacked us before we were ready!"
"What kind of martial ethics are those?!"
"You launched a sneak attack!"
"You—"
Shen Yuan just stared at him with indifference as he ran his mouth while slowly tightening his grip on the man’s neck.
"Martial ethics?"
He slowly glanced around the room.
Then toward the window, where the crimson moon crest of the sect could be seen carved into a distant building.
"...Look around."
His voice remained calm.
"Where do you think you are?"
"This..."
"...is the Blood Moon Sect."
"In this place..."
"The only rule is that the one left standing is right."
He tightened his arm ever so slightly.
The servant immediately stopped talking.
His face turned red as he struggled to breathe.
"If someone poisons you..."
"That’s your weakness."
"If someone stabs you in your sleep..."
"That’s your weakness."
"If someone kills you while you’re talking about honor..."
"...you’re still dead."
Shen Yuan released him.
The servant stumbled forward several steps before collapsing onto his knees, desperately sucking in air.
"Cough!"
"Cough!"
Neither of the unconscious servants had woken up yet.
The only person who had remained out of the fight quietly watched everything from his bed.
Not once had his expression changed. ’Good thing, I listened to my instincts. Common sense is leaving everyone these days. Why pick a fight with someone you know nothing about?’
hen Yuan calmly walked back to his own bed.
He picked up the folded blanket.
Sat down cross-legged.
Closed his eyes.
’I cannot waste any free time I have.’ For the first time Shen Yuan felt happiness. ’Now that I don’t have any tasks. I should cultivate as much as I can.’
The room became completely silent.
No one dared speak another word.
After several minutes...
The two unconscious servants finally groaned.
"...Ugh..."
"My head..."
They slowly sat up while clutching their stomachs.
The moment they remembered what had happened...
Their faces immediately paled.
Neither dared look directly at Shen Yuan.
The tallest servant also remained unusually quiet.
The previous arrogance had completely disappeared.
Without saying another word, the three silently gathered their belongings.
One chose the bed nearest the window.
Another reluctantly lay down on the mattress with the suspicious stains.
The tallest servant stared at the remaining bed for several seconds before sighing in defeat.
"...Damn it."
He tossed his blanket onto it.
Compared to the rest, his bed was the cleanest. It was the unspoken rule of the sect that only the strong get the best things.
...
Time passed as Shen Yuan continued to cultivate. He circulated the Divine Star Cultivation Manual.
Pure qi slowly revolved through his meridians before returning to his dantian.
One strand...
Then another...
Time quietly passed.
Under the influence of the pure strands of qi in his dantian, the raw qi he was absorbing from the nature was also being purified to the same level.
Even though the process was painfully slow, it was progress.
About two hours later—
Knock.
The sudden sound echoed throughout the dormitory.
All five servants opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
"..."
Since their room only housed 5 people, who were already there, it was unusual for someone to come knocking.
Shen Yuan remained seated on his bed.
His breathing never changed.
His gaze merely shifted toward the entrance.
Unlike the others, he had no idea who would come looking for them so soon after arriving.
The other two servants exchanged puzzled glances.
"...Who could it be?"
"No idea."
Only the tallest servant reacted differently.
The moment he heard the knock...
His entire face lit up.
"It’s here!"
He practically leaped off the bed. Without waiting for anyone else’s reaction, he hurried toward the entrance
The door swung open.
Standing outside was another Senior Servant.
He appeared to be in his mid-twenties, wearing the same gray robes as the others. His expression remained completely indifferent.
In his hand...
He held a tightly rolled bamboo scroll bound with a crimson ribbon.
The moment the tallest servant saw it...
His breathing stopped.
"...!"
His eyes widened so much they nearly popped out of their sockets.
"H-Heavens..."
His hands even began trembling.
It was as though he had suddenly stumbled upon the greatest treasure beneath the heavens.
The Senior Servant outside wasn’t surprised by his reaction.
He had seen it countless times before.
If anything...
There was a strange mixture of envy and pity hidden deep within his eyes.
He silently extended the scroll.
The tallest servant accepted it with both hands as though receiving an imperial decree.
His movements were incomparably respectful.
The messenger finally spoke.
"Report to Inner Disciple Bang Fu tomorrow morning."
"Do not be late."
The tallest servant swallowed.
"Y-Yes!"
The Senior Servant gave a single nod.
Without another word, he turned around and disappeared down the corridor.
His footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
Click.
The tallest servant slowly closed the door.
He stood there for several seconds, staring blankly at the bamboo scroll in his hands.
A smile slowly spread across his face.
Then another.
Soon...
He was grinning from ear to ear.
Without acknowledging anyone else in the room, he hurried back to his bed.
He carefully tucked the scroll inside his belongings before beginning to organize everything he owned.
His movements were unusually meticulous.
Not once did he glance toward the others.
It was like they were no longer the same as them and somehow he had risen above them.
Although Shen Yuan did not understand what was going on, he noticed that others somehow understood what was happening and were looking at the tallest servant with an ugly look on their faces.
Inner Disciple.
Shen Yuan recalled the word he had heard and realized whatever the mission it was not simple.
He knew that Inner Disciples came above the outer disciples and their status was much higher.
But he did not know anything else like how strange they were and what did they do in the sect.
’A mission?’
’Or... some kind of promotion?’
Several possibilities flashed through his mind. In the end he simply dismissed them.
’It has nothing to do with me.’ Whatever was written inside that scroll would reveal itself sooner or later.
There was no need to waste time speculating.
Shen Yuan glanced at the system once before closing his eyes.
[Qi Strands: 301 / 1000]
’If I keep going on like this, I will be able to break through in less than a week.’ Shen Yuan did not know how it took others to break through but he could guess it was not this fast. ’I should look at the rewards from completing the mission once everyone is asleep.’
...
The first rays of sunlight seeped through the cracked wooden window.
Morning had arrived.
Shen Yuan slowly opened his eyes. A long stream of turbid air escaped his mouth.
His gaze instinctively swept across the room.
"..."
One bed was empty.
The blanket had already been folded.
The few belongings that had occupied the corner the previous night had completely disappeared.
