Darkness covered the entire air tower, people were screaming and running away from the darkness. The darkness of Na'ru had covered the entire cloud. A once peaceful and blissful home was now chaos. Li Feng could see himself standing helpless as the darkness consumed everyone and everything in it's part.He saw his family trying to escape the darkness but their effort was of no use. Na'ru had come and he had made the air tower his home. Li Feng watched as his family was consumed by the darkness.He fell to his knees crying out in pain as the chaos was too much for him to bear. Just at the time the darkness was about to consume him li Feng jolted awake. Beads of sweat covered his forehead as he gasped for breath trying to catch his breath.Li Feng looked around him trying to understand his surrounding, he was back at the desert."It was a dream" he breathed out trying to even out his breathing."It looked so real" he said rubbing his forehead. He couldn't get the image of his friends
EARTH KINGDOM [ SOUTHERN DESERT]The pace of his heartbeat increased as his life force slowly returned to his body. In that moment, he started breathing again."Uhhh..." he groaned in pain, his whole body sore, as if all energy had been drained out.He raised his head from the sands and found himself totally lost in a desert.The sands were swirling violently in the air surrounding him and the desert view seemed endless to him."Where is this place?" he asked himself as his head was void of any memory. A more urgent question popped into his mind, and he was no longer concerned about where he was at the moment."Who am I?" he asked, standing up from the sands and looking up to the sky.He saw a bright light from the sun and found it harsh."I can't remember anything," he murmured as he looked around himself. He glanced down at his body and found that he was bare. He was completely naked without any piece of clothing. The swirling sands behind him didn't give him a clear view of wha
Chen spat thick saliva onto Tao's face while he was unconscious, and they all laughed loudly."Wake up!""Wake up, you fool, I have to take you to the camp before sunset," he growled into Tao's ear.Slowly, Tao regained consciousness and found himself bound and surrounded by unfamiliar faces. He realized the harsh reality of his situation and fought against his restraints.With a victorious grin, Chen walked up to Tao. "Welcome back, 'Immortal.' I hope you enjoyed your little nap."The bleeding from the knife wound had ceased, but there was unimaginable pain tearing into his gut where he was stabbed.Tao stared at Chen, anger burning in his eyes. "You can't keep me here. I have to go back to the air towers and put a stop to Na'ru."Laughter spread through the group of warriors. "The air tower again? You really are delusional," Chen mocked.Tao remained determined and focused on channeling his Qi to break free from the shackles. But to his dismay, the energy that once flowed effortless
FLASHBACK[AIR TOWER]The world of immortal cultivators was surrounded by air that sparkled with energy and light.Tao sits cross-legged, trying to get stronger by cultivating the Qi in the air around him.Even though he was already powerful and the best cultivator in the transcendent realm, he wanted more. Most other cultivators in the transcendent realm were satisfied and put off all desires to move further. But Tao, ever determined, found out that there was a realm above the transcendent realm known as the Elder realm.Tao was determined to break into this realm and be the first cultivator to attain this height."I need to connect to this realm," Tao spoke in his mind as he continued to sense the energy around him. Reaching it to harness it was the most difficult task he had ever faced.As he focused, deepening his meditation, trying to snap the barrier between the transcendent realm and the Elder realm, a voice called out to him."Tao, you must not attempt to go deeper!"Tao could
It was deep into the night, and Tao felt something strange biting into his stomach as he kept walking.His throat was dry, and it was a strange feeling to him."What is happening?" he thought in his mind."Am I-" he thought, but it was too unbelievable to be let out.His stomach was rumbling for the first time in a long while."Hunger... how can this be? Hunger and thirst?" he murmured.It dawned on him that he was no longer an immortal. When he was at the Air Tower, the moment he ascended the transcendent realm, he no longer needed to feed or drink; his Qi found a way to nourish him. But now, he was human and had to face one of the challenges of life: hunger.Without his Qi to nourish him, he'd starve to death if he didn't ask for food.How was he going to ask when he couldn't even stand Chen? But hunger bit deeper into his stomach, and he broke."I need water," he asked politely."Okay, I'll give you water to drink," Chen said, and Tao was surprised by how easily Chen agreed.Chen p
Tao was still in shock, unable to comprehend what was happening yet. "Who are you? And how do you know my true identity?" Tao whispered, numerous thoughts racing through his mind. "Everyone thinks I'm crazy, and they call me a servant, but you— you know who I am," Tao spoke with a curious tone. "I assume you saw the star last night on your way here; it signifies hope, doesn't it?" the old man said, and Tao's eyes shone. Tao's mouth was wide open. How could someone from the human world know about the star? How did he know so much? "You know the star too?" Tao said, and the old man chuckled. "Who are you? And... How do you know all this?" Tao asked, and the old man smiled softly. The old man placed a hand on his shoulder and exhaled. "I was wondering why the ira appeared in the sky after 20 years of being here. I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but now I understand what it was trying to show me," the old man said. Tao looked at him, not fully comprehending yet. "You are the
"It is clear that some of these clothes aren't dirty; she only wants me to suffer," Tao murmured as he stared at the pile of clothes.The master's wife's clothes, rich and foreign, felt thick against his hands.The comparison of the texture of the master's wife's garment and his own humble fabric that clothed him reminded him of the unforgiving world he found himself in.Tao's hands moved mechanically; his fingers working through the thick fabrics was a wasted attempt at trying to get the stains off.He had gone to the level of using his Qi in every area of his life, and he didn't have to physically wash clothes."How is this even done? How do I get the stains off just by scrubbing these thick fabrics?" Tao murmured.Tao struggled with the whispers of discontent and anger that surged through him, but he remembered what was stated in Technique 1."Technique 1: Let your anger build silently; don't express it until it builds into power," he murmured, reminding himself, just like what Li