While the elder was still spinning, disoriented in the air, Bruno and Alm ran quickly, disappearing from the curious eyes of the onlookers. This turn of events added to the absurdity of the situation; a gigantic whale running at a frightening speed was beyond everyone’s expectations, let alone one that could hit a Core Formation Elder.
Physical cultivation provided nurous benefits, both direct and indirect. Even with their giant bodies, they had an incredible natural speed. Moreover, Alm and Bruno were quite familiar with their bloodline and mastery of the laws of the earth.
In the early cultivation realms, where most still moved on their own legs close to the ground, they enjoyed a natural advantage. With a bit of Qi, the earth practically lded with them, offering no resistance to their steps, further increasing their speed.
While the elder finally fell disoriented to the ground, Alm and Bruno approached a building at the far west of the Celestial Abyss City, now far from the previous location. This building was opposite where their own quarters were, marked by the array as the current location of their brother.
Naturally, that strike carried absolutely no power whatsoever. It was the System’s Skill: Non-Lethal Strike Technique! It only worked when the target had its guard completely open, and Alm was very good at creating such chances. His words were said so that the elder would completely give up rationality. Too bad that other than the long comical effects, this technique couldn’t even scratch their opponents. It served solely to buy them ti.
Back at the building, Cultivators’ rooms were designed for them to absorb Qi and train themselves peacefully, serving as places for rest and study. If a cultivator was in a ditative state and got attacked, there was a risk of experiencing a reversal, resulting in instant death. For this reason, that location had been designed to be the safest in the entire city.
Several buildings, each with dozens of rooms, were scattered throughout the city, all rigorously guarded by the elders of their respective sects. The rules in these places were strict and extrely serious for any sect. It was essential to always have a powerful elder protecting the entire place.
Although Alm and Bruno couldn’t defeat that foolish elder, they had no fear of causing trouble because of it. Simply returning to their rooms would temporarily render the elder unable to do anything against them.
As soon as they halted their run near the entrance of the building, Alm communicated ntally to Ruri: ’We need to break into the room; he’s injured and unconscious. However, with the surveillance of the elder inside this building, it’ll be tough. Your ntal power will be crucial.’
Ruri felt the urgency in Alm’s words, who continued: ’You don’t have enough experience yet. I’ll take all your power and use it with the array. Then, sleep peacefully.’
The array was instantly maxed out, transferring all of Ruri’s Qi to their ridians. Without sparing, Ruri fell unconscious from exhaustion, securely leaning on their backs.
’Unfortunately, we’re terrible at this, so we need to use a significant amount. Let’s move quickly; we don’t have ti,’ said Bruno.
Alm focused on using their Qi to camouflage themselves and break into the building’s other rooms that they were prohibited from entering. anwhile, Bruno was entirely focused on controlling Ruri’s ntal Qi, creating a new layer of security to deceive the senses of the elder who was watching over the place.
They moved slowly and carefully, passing through the main door. Unlike the Divinestone clan, the cultivators in that place were experienced and skilled in Qi control. It would be foolish to think that, with several realms below the elders, they could invade without being noticed. Therefore, ntal power provided an extra layer of security, especially due to their size.
It was rare to find cultivators using the power of the mind, making it unlikely that the elders had experience in this aspect. Thus, they had so security when entering and exiting, although the risk was still present.
The array proved extrely useful for them. Even without cultivating ntal power, they could simply use Ruri’s. Although beginners with it, after a few uses, they felt their understanding gradually increasing. It was certain that the system would recognize this improvent in the future.
As they entered a bit into the building, they sensed the presence of the elder in a raised location, so they stopped and waited.
It was then that a violent Qi fluctuation was felt by them, coming from far away. Alm internally smiled, already anticipating this mont. The elder they had slapped exploded with all his power in fury, creating a commotion as he searched for them.
Soon, the elder watching over the building went on alert, startled, and focused his senses outside the building.
’Now.’ Alm spoke, advancing back into the building. This was the perfect and safest opportunity, but they had to be extrely quick.
In a matter of seconds, they reached the front of Almin’s room door. A simple runic formation blocked the entrance, providing a new layer of security for the cultivators.
However, this was the world of evil cultivators, and the building belonged to a sect specializing in a Yin cultivation technique. Naturally, the runic formations were composed of Yin Qi, and who knew this type of energy better than Alm? Not even the patriarch of this sect compared to him.
It took less than two seconds for Alm, with the help of the gathering technique, to draw Qi from so key runes and open the door.
As they entered, they were t with the sight of Almin lying on the stone bed. His clothes were completely red, with the shade coming from his own blood. There was not a spot or bone in him intact, and he was on the brink of death, unconscious.
’The elder seems skilled in torture; he beat him to the exact limit of his body. He’s not at risk of death; with his cultivation, he’ll recover in a few days. So, calm down, or we’ll be discovered.’ Alm spoke slowly to Bruno.
Bruno, the one with the more apparent feelings, was extrely distraught; his Qi was on the verge of exploding in rage. Of course, Alm also felt displeased, but he was a lot colder than Bruno. Alm then took a deep breath, which helped Bruno calm himself. Despite this young body, they were ancient and experienced. They were used to delaying the best mont for revenge. Slow torture was much more satisfying, and the ti for that elder would co very soon.
They covered Almin with earth runes to protect him and placed him on their backs next to Ruri. Then, they focused, took a deep breath for a second, and left the room, not forgetting to close the formation again to avoid raising suspicions.
Everything took a few seconds, but the exit was much easier than the entrance. The elder who was watching was no longer on alert due to the disturbance in the city. However, at the sa ti, since they were leaving a room, they didn’t need to completely conceal their presence. Using ntal Qi to pretend to be soone leaving normally was sufficient. Since the elder wasn’t looking directly at them and couldn’t imagine that soone had entered outside of his senses, the giant whale entered and exited unnoticed by him.
Once outside, they fully activated their Qi and waited a bit. It didn’t take long for a frenzied aura to focus entirely on them. The furious elder ran with all his might in pursuit.
Alm and Bruno smiled, and after a second, their eyes changed to a brown, earthy color. When the elder was very close, they fled at a speed twice as fast as before in the opposite direction, reaching the building where their room was in a matter of seconds. They only heard the enraged shouts from a distance.
As they entered the room, Bruno comnted, "I would love to see his expression right now."
Alm grumbled, "I would love to see his blood dripping on the floor right now."
Bruno then looked at his brother. He was still angry about it. However, Bruno knew it wasn’t the ti. "The elder is just an old geezer with an unstable and fragile cultivation. He probably reached the Core Formation stage with external help and won’t be able to advance further. Soon, we can deal with our grievances. Let’s wait for the opportunity."
Bruno then took control of the body. He placed Ruri on the bed, and their brother was positioned in the corner of the room, completely sealed by earth runes.
Bruno assessed his internal condition, planning to infuse so Qi into his ridians to ensure a complete recovery.
However, suddenly, Alm sensed Bruno’s soul emanating a bloodthirsty will as intense as his own, and Bruno’s ntal words echoed.
’Physically, he’s fine... but internally, there are many wounds. And they’re not recent...’ He paused, trying to control himself. ’It seems the elder didn’t beat him only as punishnt. He was also slowly draining his life force... if we hadn’t discovered this quickly, our brother would be dood.’
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