Chapter 533 - The Scum Is Divergent

Cheng Sheng took all the Devouring Worms away except the dead ones with black strings and Fei Lin and Xi Ling burned them all. He said that aside from nourishments, they might also have another property that could wake Ho Ting and Xi Ming.

Nobody objected since one, they don't know much about medicines. Two, they are utterly disgusted by the Devouring Worms.

"Yin-er!" Fei Lin cried when he saw Fei Yin came out of the Shapeshifting Blanket's space.

Everyone turned and saw Fei Yin. "Xiao Yin!" Xie Lan and Fan Wen called.

"Da shixiong!" Li Tian, Feng Mo, Lei Ling and You Rou called while Lei Qing nodded at him.

Fei Yin's gaze first and accurately landed on Cheng Sheng's figure and he smiled before he turned to Fei Lin and nodded at him. "Brother." He addressed. Then, he turned to the Xinfaxian Sect. "Founder, shifu. Li-shidi, Feng-shidi, Lei-shidi. You-shimei. And shijie." He called.

Everyone felt their hearts warmed despite the other's cold voice calling them.

"Eh? Where are our disciples?" Chen Han asked when they didn't see anyone came out after Fei Yin.

As soon as his voice fell, they saw the surface of the Shapeshifting Blanket ripped and Wu Lian came out. Although his figure looked upright, but his face is pale and his hair is slightly disheveled. His body is also, although almost imperceptible, can be seen by them that is slightly trembling.

Then, they heard a thump. Wu Lian fell. "Wha - !" everyone exclaimed in shock as they looked at Wu Lian with widened eyes.

Then, one by one, they saw the Shapeshifting Blanket spit out the remaining disciples. Some are unconscious while some still conscious. But, all of them are lying on the floor with their bodies almost unmoving. Like Wu Lian, their bodies are slightly trembling.

Out of fear or exhaustion, it is unknown. "You… what did you do to them?" the sect leaders asked as they looked at Fei Yin in horror as if he is a monster.

"Trained." Fei Yin uttered as word as he walked towards Cheng Sheng and held the other's hand.

Cheng Sheng looked at him in puzzlement as he then turned to look at the rows of disciples lying on the ground. It has to be said that Bai Tan is really a spiritual tool with consciousness since it neatly arranged the disciples on the floor for others to have a space to walk in between their rows.

"No bruises or anything… this can't be called a torture!" Cheng Sheng spoke as he curiously looked at the disciples. Finally, he stopped at Fei Yinzi who is catching his breath. Surprisingly this time, he is still conscious. "Oh? Everyone, look! Their foundation became better. Their meridians also became smoother for the qi to flow through!" he told them.

Everyone immediately scurried.

"Elder Cheng is right… their qi is flowing smoother today than yesterday!" Ling Yun said as he stared at one of the disciples. Then, he can't help but feel envious. He also wanted to become stronger like them. Unfortunately, he missed the opportunity this time.

"You're both right…" Jing Rui muttered under his breath after he checked Jing De's meridians. "This stupid kid's cultivation has been stagnant for a year. Now, he had improved!" he exclaimed.

"Even Ri-er's meridians…" Sun Yu muttered as he checked Sun Ri, who is nearest to him.

Everyone was surprised and looked at Fei Yin. Sun Ri is a mage. How did he make a mage's meridians flow smoother? They thought.

"Wen Wen…" Lei Ling gasped.

"Even Yi-er!" Li Tian exclaimed as they all checked their disciples.

"Yin-er…" Fei Lin called, urging him to answer since Fei Yin has been staring at Cheng Sheng the whole time.

Everyone's brow twitched. "…" right. Why did we forget? This guy's eyes are always on Cheng Sheng! How can he be bothered to answer our question?! They thought.

"Exhaustion." Fei Yin answered before he paused. "Again and again." He added.

Everyone. "…" well, fck! No wonder the disciples are like this now! They thought. But, they are also very thankful to Fei Yin. Their disciples' strength has improved, and definitely will their cultivation be now that their meridians are working better than before!

"Eh? If Jing Xu's stagnant cultivation was fixed today, then, junior Cheng's…" Sun Yi spoke and looked at Cheng Sheng.

Everyone also looked at Cheng Sheng. Their eyes held anticipation.

But, Cheng Sheng just smiled. "This isn't applicable to me. My meridians have always been better than theirs, remember?" he said. "Also, there's my cultivation method." He crossed his arms on his chest.

Fei Yin nodded. His eyes held regret. "Cheng-shidi's foundation are better than these disciples. Naturally, his meridians, too, with his cultivation method fixing them for him long before. My method of training the disciples thus isn't applicable for him." He explained.

They all nodded in understanding and sighed in pity.

"How will your cultivation be recovered, then…?" Qian Lin sighed.

"Currently, I just need more qi." Cheng Sheng spoke. "In short, I'll go back to basic first. I'll figure something out on the way to hasten the process." He assured them.

The heavy feeling in their hearts finally disappeared seeing him smiled. If it's him, then he will definitely find something! They thought.

"Can't we give you our qi?" Li Tian asked.

Cheng Sheng turned to him. "Li-shixiong, are you planning to give me a constant supply of qi?" he asked. Before Li Tian could answer, he shook his head. "I don't like it. I'd rather wait for another ten years than take something from others." He said.

Li Tian fell silent. Chen Han opened his mouth to speak, having the same idea as Li Tian, but then closed his mouth after he heard what Cheng Sheng said. They all understood him. Like five years ago, he'd rather sacrifice himself than let others do it. It's not that he is good or a self-sacrificing person. Cheng Sheng himself said he is actually bad. He is a scum, after all.

Cheng Sheng did it because he is the only one who can do it. And since not only the people's peace was threatened, but also his, then he did it. He said before, he loves comfortable things. If he can have a lifetime of peace in exchange of his entire cultivation, then he won't hesitate to do it despite the hardships he has gone through until he reached the peak of his cultivation five years ago. For him, nothing is more important than living in comfort.

Though what he is saying and doing is contradictory, this is how he is. A contradictory person. The divergence in thoughts… only he could have that.

No one then proposed the idea to Cheng Sheng. Cheng Sheng also dropped the matter, since he believes that he really can find a way to return to his previous cultivation and he is confident that he can find it. Thus, he decided to leave since he has to refine these Devouring Worms into medicine.

He has already set up a refining room and a study room in the Yunxiao Inn, acting like it is his third home aside from the Xinfaxian Sect and the Chen Clan residence in Xiwang.

"Ling Yun. Let's go." He called out to his new disciple.

"Ah, yes!" Ling Yun answered and tidied up his clothes.

"He is?" Fei Yin spoke as he glanced at Ling Yun.

"Ah. Another disciple. As a mage!" Cheng Sheng grinned as he left with Ling Yun while he waved the qiankun pouch where he placed the living Devouring Worms inside. He didn't even glance back at Fei Yinzi, his first disciple.

Fei Yinzi tried to get up but his arms are shaking so he fell back to the floor. The sound of him falling, although soft, was heard by the others, including Fei Yin, who are still watching Cheng Sheng leave with Ling Yun until their figures disappeared.

"Er Zi! Are you alright?!" Xie Lan and the others exclaimed as they held up Fei Yinzi who is the only conscious one left among their disciples after going through training with Fei Yin.

"What?" Fei Yin spoke as he glanced at Fei Yinzi looking at the direction where Cheng Sheng left with an unwilling expression on his face. "If you want him to change his decisions, then be strong enough to influence him to change them." He told him.

Fei Yinzi fell silent, as well as the others.

"Though, you can also do it through another method." Fei Yin said.

Fei Yinzi looked up at him. His expression is waiting for his answer.

"Become his other half." Fei Yin smiled. "Though, I won't ever give you the chance, nor anyone else." He told him and glanced at the others before he returned inside the Shapeshifting Blanket's space, leaving the others with a stunned expression when they heard what he said.

A long silence fell in the Yunxiao Inn. Then, everyone's faces twisted. Who wants to be Cheng Sheng's lover?! They all thought.. Only Fei Yin does! And, or, maybe… their gazes fell on the still stunned Fei Yinzi. … him?