Spirit Vessel

Three days before the departure to the main branch in Crimson, Feiyun decided to consolidate his recently-improved cultivation.

Nirvana was a dangerous realm. Just one mistake could result in instability and death.

Unfortunately, this didn’t last long because someone rushed into his grotto.

“I know who your mother is! She ate at my house before!” Grandpa Yu looked crazy and started pulling Feiyun out.

“Geezer, where the hell are you taking me?!” Feiyun nearly fell to the ground.

This old man was extremely strong despite being insane. Feiyun couldn’t stop him at all.

So strong! Is he pretending?!

The old man was extremely fast, virtually flying in the air while pulling Feiyun. The two of them eventually landed outside an old house.

This was a desolate area in Season City. There were broken buildings and tiles everywhere. Only an old, gray house remained. Vines have infiltrated the roof so it looked dilapidated.

Grandpa Yu seemed less out of control. He sat down on the dirt while staring at the house.

Strange, Season City is packed with people, they even cultivate on the streets. Why is this place so desolate? Not a single soul.

Due to the Meteoric Stones, the city was a perfect place for cultivation. Every cultivator dreamed about coming here. Thus, it was truly crowded with the exception of this place.

Feiyun was curious and walked on the broken bricks, passing through walls until he reached the gray house.

It was initially made from azure bricks. Many sections have crumbled; the windows were covered in spiderwebs. The wooden door could break down after one gust.

This place was built with precious materials. Alas, it had deteriorated due to the long period of time.

Where is this place? Feiyun felt familiar as if he had been here before.

The phoenix soul in his mind suddenly jolted and sent out a faint flame, seemingly wanting to come out of the soul seal.

“This is where your father and mother met, they ate my dishes here.” Grandpa Yu said.

Feiyun shook his head, naturally not believing this old man. He slowly opened the door.

The lighting inside was fine; he saw five stone pillars propping it up, a kitchen stove by the corner, stone chairs, and a table, some bowls too...

The things made out of stones were affected, nearly turning into dust.

However, the weirdest thing was how clean it was inside. Not a single speck of dust could be found.

Someone must have done daily cleaning. The old man, maybe?

Feiyun didn’t find anything special in the house. Meanwhile, Grandpa Yu was still standing outside and murmured to himself. His eyes were dazed as he grabbed his hair with both hands.

“Grandpa Yu, this is your house?” Feiyun pitied the old man, always acting crazy and didn’t have any family to take care of him. He didn’t even know who he was.

He suddenly leaned down on the ground; his nose touched the ground as he sniffed. He then looked up and yelled: “She’s back!”

“Who?” Feiyun frowned.

“She’s back, she’s back!” He started circling around the house like a madman.

Feiyun came over and picked up the soil where the grandpa sniffed earlier. He smelled it and didn’t find anything peculiar.

He chuckled and thought that he needed to stop taking this old man seriously. He was going to drop the soil but changed his mind.

Let’s use the Minor Change Art for a look.

He sat in the meditative pose while holding the soil. Forty lights rotated around him; a strange image appeared in his mind.

The ruins and the old house were still present. However, a supreme beauty stood right outside. Her white sleeves and black hair fluttered to the wind, looking just like an immortal. Her figure was immaculate.

She then turned around, revealing her transcending features.

“Shui Yueting!” Feiyun opened his eyes wide and unleashed a palm strike towards the figure. However, he only struck the wall, causing the place to quake.

He calmed down and looked around, becoming very skeptical. Was that just a dream?

The ruins and house were nowhere to be found! He was still sitting inside the grotto in the alliance.

No, I was clearly cultivating earlier. How could I fall asleep given my soul power? And a dream like that? Everything felt so real.

His forehead was covered in a cold sweat, the same with his body. He had chills all over.

His back felt something cool. He immediately turned around and became startled - an old man with wrinkles was sitting right behind and staring at him.

Grandpa Yu!

“Grandpa Yu, who are you?” He grabbed the old man’s sleeve.

“I’m Grandpa Yu.” The old man earnestly answered.

It was Feiyun’s turn to drag the old man out of the alliance. He said: “Take me back to that place earlier, I have something important to do there.”

“What place?” Grandpa Yu stared at Feiyun as if he was staring at an idiot.

“Your house!” Feiyun wanted to go back because he saw Shui Yueting there just now. Maybe she was still there!

“Hou-house? No, I don’t have a house!” Grandpa Yu’s face became twisted as he rubbed his head. His emotions became unstable.

“You do, an azure house with five stone pillars, a stove, chairs, and a table...” Feiyun said.

Grandpa Yu’s mental state became worse. He stomped on the ground first then even smashed his head into the ground: “No house, no home, who am I... where is my home... where...?”

Feiyun stopped, not wanting to make it worse. The old man didn’t seem to be pretending.

He then relied on his memory in order to go back to the ruins.

“Left first after leaving the alliance, then through a forest and a street, then...” Once he followed the path, he found that he was outside of the city.

There was nothing there, not even one roof tile.

How?

He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the path. He knew that he didn’t make a mistake.

Was that just a dream? I didn’t leave the alliance?

He looked around and only saw a few trees with crows on the branches. He utilized his divine intents as well. There was nothing underground, no sign of any building.

Grandpa Yu is always in that crazy state, maybe he really brought me to that place, it’s just not part of the real world. He became crazy again after seeing the house and forgot everything.

Feiyun didn’t think that it was a dream. It must have been a special dimension needing a unique entry method. He thought that Shui Yueting was just there too.

Grandpa Yu must know many things, I need to ask him clearly.

He wanted to return to the alliance and use all methods possible to get the old man to bring him back to that place.

“Clank! Clank!” As he was moving back, he heard the sounds of battle several hundred miles away.

It spread to his location in no time at all. A sound wave separated the ground as if it was a sword slash.

The attacker was a woman wearing a white dress. Her weapon was a zither. Divine lights circled around her as she stood on a cloud. She was fighting against another woman holding a red pipa.