The Apostle clearly wasn't waiting for an answer. He waved his sleeves and turned around.
"Now begone foul demon, who so casually murders the innocent." Skynder felt a sense of danger, telling him that if he didn't leave, he would face a great threat.
He didn't say another word, withdrawing from the room.
He made his way through the underground hallways and soon exited the temple. Chaos was still ensuing outside, but Skynder ignored it, quickly leaving the capital. Only then did the sense of danger fade.
"It seems the temple truly does have so incredible thods." Skynder mumbled. Only a Grandmaster could possibly make him feel like that.
However, there was no Grandmaster nearby, so it could have only been so power of the temple that defied logic and explanation.
Skynder's curiosity had been satisfied. He silently left the Temple Region with his horse. He thought as he rode.
The Emperor clearly had so goal he was moving towards, and the Ruler of the Scholar Region naturally had his plans as well, even if it was just defending against the Emperor.
Skynder's goal was different from theirs. He wanted to see whether or not this world was real. The squabbles of the various powers in this world were not of his concern.
He had left everything behind upon experiencing rebirth. His future interactions with those people would be minor.
Skynder considered everything he had learned.
He began to make his way towards one of the tallest mountains on the Mainland, the one nearest to him.
It would take a while to get there.
In the Scholar Region capital, the Ruler looked out into the distance.
Around the sa ti as usual, his son ca up to speak to him.
This ti, the Ruler had sothing for him to do.
Mora was shocked. His father rarely gave him a mission.
The Ruler of the Scholar Region handed him a letter. "Give this to the Emperor that Skynder had served. Tell him that Skynder has deserted the Empire."
Mora didn't fully understand what his father was saying, but nodded and took the letter.
He journeyed to where Skynder had taken him before. At the entrance, the guards saw him. At first, they were wary, but after he explained that he had co here with Skynder before and that he had a ssage for the Emperor, they let him in, with an escort of course.
He was brought before the Emperor, who looked indifferently at him.
"What do you want, Mora?"
Mora was surprised to see that the Emperor knew his na, but ignored it for the sake of his mission.
He handed the Emperor the letter.
"My father wanted to tell you that Skynder has deserted the Empire." The Emperor did not outwardly react.
He took the letter and read it.
After reading it, he slowly covered his face with his hand in silence.
Then, he removed the hand.
A smile was on his face. "I knew Skynder wasn't the type to beco a traitor. He is simply in pursuit of greater things now. Tell your father I understand his tricks, and that he cannot cause internal conflict in the Empire. Also inform him that, should he try to harm Skynder, the Empire will retaliate in full force. The Imperial Scholar of the Faceless Empire is simply out on vacation."
Mora had questions, but two guards dragged him out. When the Emperor was alone, his smile remained.
"What do I search for, Skynder? It is true freedom, the freedom to escape this cage. If you can find your own freedom, then so be it. Who am I, soone who longs for nothing more than freedom, to control you?" He mumbled to himself.
He understood Skynder's decision perfectly.
Mora returned to his father with the Emperor's ssage.
The Ruler did not have any reaction, and Mora left.
Undercurrents were occuring in all of the important parts of the Mainland, but nothing of it had anything to do with Skynder. He finally reached the mountain. Looking at it from afar, it looked like a pillar holding up the sky. The mountains on the Mainland were more nurous than on the Continent of Wu per capita, and there were many more tall mountains as a result. The largest mountain on the Mainland was occupied by the Ruler of the Sword Region. It was near the center of the continent, near where the territories of the four regions t, which was also close to where the Mainland gathering was held.
Of course, closeness was subjective. It would take a few days of travel on his horse to reach the mountain from where the Mainland gathering was held.
This mountain was among the tallest mountains, sowhere in the top twenty.
Skynder rode his horse up it. There was a path leading to the top, though it clearly hadn't been used very often. There was so debris along the way, but nothing too noteworthy.
He passed by a few houses that had long been abandoned and worn down. The mountain was desolate and silent.
However, Skynder calmly journeyed through it, unfazed by anything. He paid attention to everything around him, and in every way possible. He did not look only with his eyes, but also with vibrations at the sa ti.
He remained calm, not showing any emotion whatsoever.
Cultivators would call this walking among the mortal world, unfettered.
Buddhists would call this attaining peace and understanding.
Taoists would call this becoming closer to the universe.
Mortals would call this wandering freely around the world without a care.
A special air began to emanate around Skynder. It was an air that would make any being mistake him for a higher being.
It ca from truly having no attachnts to the world, wandering around without rhy or reason. Even if the earth crumbled and the heavens fell, it seed as though Skynder would remain just as calm as now.
He eventually reached the top of the mountain.
All that existed was a field of flowers. Skynder's horse walked through it as Skynder took it all in.
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