The Shadow of Immortality Chapter 37: demonic faction ’Black Clouds’!

"Argh!"

Clark scread loudly and gritted his teeth in pain as the Master treated his wounds harshly.

· "Damn you! Why are you treating with such cruelty?!"

The Master replied:

· "Quiet! If not for your ’Master’ being present, you’d be dead by now! Also, what happened to drive you to such a fight?!"

Clark replied angrily:

· "And you think I wanted that?! He attacked suddenly for no reason!"

· "I see you defeated him brutally! Because I saw him also covered in heavy wounds, and his temple was shattered! This makes proud of my disciple!"

· "Quiet! If it weren’t for that dust, he would have killed too! He was using Darkness, was stronger than , and had mastered Dark Qi better than ! His synergy with his sword! I admired that! Arghhh! Damn you, man! Why are you so harsh?!"

The Master replied:

· "I’m this harsh because you forgot sothing important!"

Clark averted his gaze, pretending to be stupid:

· "Forgot sothing? Ahahaha! I don’t rember anything like that!"

He plunged the needle in again harshly! Clark scread loudly:

· "Alright, alright! I forgot the tea leaves! But believe , I was searching, but that zombie attacked at the end of the day and almost killed ! If it weren’t for the cicadas guiding to that , I might have been dead!"

· "The cicadas guided you? What do you an by that?"

Clark replied:

· "I don’t know! But in those monts, I thought I was dead, and suddenly sothing strange ca towards as I closed my eyes! I thought it was my final night! I was truly desperate! Suddenly, a swarm of cicadas appeared, circling around ! I felt it wanted to wake up! It imdiately headed towards the inheritance, and I followed it!"

In his mind, the Master thought:

· "That bitch! I wonder what she’s thinking? What drove her to do that?! Maybe it’s a coincidence! But even if it is a coincidence, what makes a swarm of insects guide a human sowhere?! And even then, there was nothing there that could treat Clark! This is pure illogical! It was nothing but the doing of the damned Star Constellation! But what’s special about it? What does she want from him?!"

Clark soon broke the flow of the Master’s thoughts, saying:

· "Are you hiding sothing from ? Why are you so shocked?!"

The Master poured alcohol on Clark’s wounds, avoiding the answer.

Clark scread loudly:

· "Damn you! Don’t avoid my question like that! Answer!!!"

The Master replied:

· "Clark! That wasn’t a coincidence, fate, or anything similar! It was an arrangent by a higher entity!"

· "What?! Who is it?! Tell ! What is that entity?!"

· "I don’t know if you’ve t him or not! But she is famous in the Immortal World, and is called the ’Star Constellation’!"

· "What?! You said Star Constellation?! Damn her! That bitch is still chasing !"

· "What?! You t her?! What did she tell you?!"

· "She was offering surrender, saying she pities and wants what’s best for ! But I kicked her hand and her offer away! Maybe I would have gained many benefits, but I don’t like the idea of soone thinking they can subdue ! I..."

· "Hahahaha! What a trivial reason, Clark! But well done! That bitch only wants to exploit you! She always talks about ’Cosmic Sublimity’ and ’Manipulating Hands of Heaven’ and ’Destiny’! re thugs who want to control laws and create a cosmic system where they manifest and fulfill their desires within it! And then you opposed that, and harshly! But her reaction was different! She was furious! She deceives weak-minded people who think they are righteous into believing ’Heaven’s Will’ wants that! But it’s solely her own will, nothing more, nothing less!"

· "I love bitches like the Star Constellation!"

· "Why?!"

· "Because I will crush her and show her who I am! Keke keke ke! She’s just a lunatic! But if she thinks she’s the craziest, I’m crazier than her!"

The Master finished stitching Clark’s wounds and spoke disappointedly:

· "I really want to treat you with the Immortal Fragrant Water, Clark, but I’m afraid you’ll get addicted to that feeling and your refinent will be destroyed! So we won’t use it!"

· "Then what will we do?!"

· "We will go to a city in the Qin nation, specifically to the demonic faction ’Black Clouds’! So you can compete with those like you and learn more things!"

· "What?! Really?! I expected we would train here all the ti!"

· "Of course not! You must fight those who use the sa style as you! Because you fought soone similar to your style and personality: violent and rciless! And as I see from the wounds, he struck you cruelly! You might say: But I killed him! But you erged with fatal wounds! What’s the use?! I know the thrill of battle involves coming out with wounds like these, but what if you face enemy after enemy?! You need high physical capability!"

· "So, when will we go?!"

· "Now!! Prepare yourself! Because in minutes, your training companions will et you!"

· "What?! This fast?!"

· "Don’t underestimate your Master! I possess Runic magic that transports to gates I placed in the most important places, one of which is the ’Black Clouds’ guild!"

· "Fine!"

The two exited the Immortal Subconscious. They began walking down a long corridor. The structure of this place was strange! Clark didn’t know what it was made of! But the corridor they entered from was completely black, as if it were a complete void of space! And strange!

Clark asked:

· "What is this?!"

· "We are approaching the gate! It creates a spaceti dispersion, causing an imbalance in the void’s equilibrium, making this place essentially ’nothingness’!"

Clark was shocked! How does a place like this exist?!

At the end of the path, Clark saw strange black pillars. The Master brought his hand closer, and those pillars began to open an exit! They emitted a radiant black aura tinted with the Master’s energy and pulled them both through!

Clark soon felt a strong light! It was sunlight! They had spent three weeks in the Immortal Subconscious, equivalent to a week and a half in the outside world!

The weather was sunny! Clark saw the place and was stunned! It was a magnificent hall! How can a faction have its main building resemble a palace?! Ornate walls! The won who gathered around them were all beautiful! But this didn’t stir Clark’s or the Master’s hearts; they remained calm! Clark was wearing clothing suitable for that culture (Yang Fu) which he had worn in the Immortal Subconscious!

The won gathered around the Master and Clark, shouting:

· "Tai Fei has returned!"

They were all happy about his return!

Soon, the faction leader hurriedly ca down the corridor! He had no imposing features! His chin was covered in hair, with clear signs of aging! He bowed to the Master in complete submission!

The faction leader greeted him:

· "Yin Long welcos our Lord Tai Fei and is honored by his presence in their ho!"

· "Hahahahaha! Yin Long! You still know how to greet! But I ca to plant my own seed: my dear disciple, Zu Lang!!!"

Clark was shocked! Why did he say a different na, not Clark??!

The faction leader shook Clark’s hand and said:

· "Welco, new disciple Zu Lang!"

A very thick, terrifying dark aura emanated! Yin Long’s grip was intense! But imdiately, Clark added his hand next to The World’s without the faction leader noticing! Because he used The World’s power to enhance himself inside his body! Where The World appeared but inside Clark’s body, balancing the scale!

· "It seems your disciple is strong, Lord Tai Fei! But why don’t we test him against one of our faction’s disciples???"

· "A good idea! Why not test him?! You choose the disciple, and don’t be lenient in your choice! Perhaps the disciple will be killed if he isn’t strong enough to face him! He is like his master, a tyrant who shows no rcy and crushes everyone!!!"

The whole ti, Clark was rely pretending to be innocent!

Yin Long went to prepare everything! He cursed Tai Fei in his mind, saying:

· "You think I respect you?! Damn you! If I didn’t fear you crushing my faction, I wouldn’t have welcod you! But I will take revenge on you using your disciple, by humiliating him! Let’s see how you’ll talk then!!!"

The Master and Clark walked around the faction grounds! It was more like a city, even though it was a demonic faction! Clark was shocked! Because he thought it was just a ruin teeming only with the strong! A city with stalls and tarot readers! Perhaps it’s sothing common among them! What truly impressed Clark was the gentle breeze and the sunlight! He felt its brightness was more than in Dranglik! He felt he wouldn’t mind living here at all!

But what piqued Clark’s curiosity the most was the Master giving him an alias! He asked in surprise:

· "Why didn’t you say my na is Clark?!"

· "Because that na isn’t suitable here! Your na must fit this place so you aren’t treated condescendingly as a foreigner! So, there’s no harm in lying to them and making them think you’re one of their countryn! Do you agree?"

· "Yes! You’re right! I don’t know why that didn’t occur to !"

The Master stopped and said seriously:

· "Don’t stop ti and end the fight quickly! Because they will suspect the fight’s outco! They’ll think I killed your opponent without them noticing!"

· "Keke ke! And since when did I end fights quickly?! That arrogant old man! He dared to bully ! But I will show him his place!!!"

To be continued!!!