Chapter 410: Ghouls and Fog

Chapter 410: Ghouls and Fog

Rogue stepped out of the realm and into the fog. The ducks swirled around him, flying a neat figure-8 around his body. He tilted his head, listening, then threw his arm out. A half-dozen ducks flapped off into the dark. The fog swallowed them up, but they remained connected to Rogue. He shut one eye and watched from theirs as they spread out, burrowing through the fog.

Oh. Ghouls. Ha! Its time to feast. He waved his hand, and the rest of the ducks burst from his side and vanished, leaving him alone.

Want to come help? Ive got a beating stick and nothing, Sectgoer complained.

Eh? I thought you preferred solo play, Rogue replied, smirking to himself. Besides, you should be familiar with beating a stick, dont you do it every ni

Wheres the mods? Someone needs to ban Rogue from chat. Forget me, hes the real heart-demon, Sectgoer grumbled.

Im doing fine, Peak Lord replied.

Ahhh, yeah, of course you are! Youve got talismans and Bai Xue. What more do you want? Sectgoer said.

Guysssss, Sectgoer is raging, someone mute him, Rogue said.

Just draw talismans. Its not that hard, Peak Lord replied.

Just draw talismans. Its huh. Yeah, I guess Sectgoer mumbled to himself.

Rogue shook his head. He spread his hands, and the ducks spread out, darting in all directions. Lets check on Sectgoer, in case hes actually having a hard time.

It seems like that heart-demon is really troubling him right now He cant even think straight! How troublesome, how troublesome. Calling me a heart-demon ptui. I never get that worked up. Just because I like teasing a little ah, weve always liked to tease! We just keep it inside, thats all.

Although this small clone is pretty sure I got a double-serving of whatever it is inside Hui that makes us able to incite heart-demons in other people with our words

The ducks cried out in the distance, signaling for Hui to look through their eyes. He adjusted his attention toward those ducks.

Thick yin qi simmered in the fog, completely surrounding the ducks. Ice accumulated on their wings as the temperature dropped. The familiar scent of death and the cold aura of death qi rolled on the air, mixed in with the yin.

In the depths of the fog, something moved.

Approach carefully. Thats no ordinary ghoul, Rogue cautioned the ducks.

The ducks quacked in acknowledgement. Swooping high, they drew closer to the shape.

A figure leaped at the ghouls, dressed in black, black hair flying wildly, eyes wide open and wild. A clawed hand dripping venom swiped at the nearest duck. The claws passed through without injuring the immaterial construct, but the duck squacked nonetheless and backpedaled in the air, flying higher in shock. All the other ducks took to the sky, instinctively fleeing the attack.

Ah so thats where Jin Xian got to. Hui raised a hand to his chin, then nodded to himself. You know lets not bother her. Shes been moody and hungry lately. Lets leave her to her own devices.

Moody and hungry shes not pregnant, is she? Peak Lord interjected.

Hui smirked. Dont project what you did to Bai Xue onto every other girl you meet. New novel chapters are published on

Oh, hey! What do you mean? I slept with her once! Once! She isnt necessarily necessarily

So, what should we name the child? Hui mused, amused by Peak Lords flustered mumbling.

Stop it, Peak Lord grumbled.

Just a moment, Elder Brother. I need a second, thats all Hui grunted. His brow furrowed in intense concentration. Veins stood out on his forehead as his mind strained to handle the hundreds of input from all the ducks. Blood leaked from his nose. He bit his lip and focused, pushing his mental energy to the limits.

Sectgoer nodded. He turned back to the fog, slowly circling Hui. A ghoul lurched out of the darkness. Sectgoer brandished his stick. One step closer, and Ill beat you to death!

Ignoring Sectgoers warning, the ghoul lurched closer. One step, another. It froze. Its sunken eyes locked onto Hui. Mouth opening wide, it launched itself at Hui.

Sectgoer stepped forward and smashed it out of the air, hammering it to the ground. He gracefully strode ahead, then lifted his foot, stomped it down and pinned the ghoul to the floor. Raising the beating stick, he slammed its skull in, hitting over and over until it stopped moving.

Sectgoer wiped his brow and stood. Ah, I admit it. Senior Chen Wuyas Seven Footsteps or whatever is useful for aggressive footwork! After all, Bai Xues movement technique is well-suited to Bai Xue, which is to say, to flighty, magical battle that keeps your opponent at a distance.

Chen Wuyas movement technique is suited to close-quarters fighting and melee battle. Although Im far from a master, I can already feel the power of the footwork and the sturdiness of my legs. Ah, ultimately, I must agree with Li Xiang. Bai Xues movement technique is not suited for sword cultivators!

Not that this small cultivator is a sword cultivator. No, no. I understand my talents. Even with the heart-demon, I wouldnt dare be so bold! Its plain as day that I have no karma with the sword. But at least the footwork is something I can handle!

Sitting on the floor, Rogue began to tremble. Blood streamed from his eyes, ears, and mouth as well as his nose. Images flickered through his mind, smells, sounds, sensations. His mind struggled, on the verge of being completely overwhelmed. His mental energy stretched thin, and a heavy headache beat at his brows.

Process them all. Scan through them and discard the useless. Only absorb the useful information. I can do it. A little more!

Healer butted in. Rogue, try using life qi on your mind! It worked to enhance my body. Maybe itll work for your mind, too!

Rogue furrowed his brows. Life qi into mental qi?

No. Life qi to enhance my physical mind. All this time, Ive neglected my physical capacities. After all, Im bleeding, not bleeding qi!

He paused a moment, then sent his memories into the node. In case things go wrong hold onto this!

Got it, Healer replied.

Rogue drew out his life qi and fed it into his mind. His mind shuddered, and the headache grew worse. Ugh. Not like that. But maybe

Taking a strand of life qi again, Hui separated it out to the barest filaments. One strand of life qi became a thousand strands of filament, each one finer than a hair. Focusing on those delicate threads, he fed them into his mind, weaving them through his neurons. The life qi strengthened the neurons and stood alongside them, constantly strengthening his physical mind.

His stronger physical mind instantly exuded more mental energy. The blood stopped flowing out of his seven apertures. Instead of overwhelming him, now the sensations the ducks sent him made perfect sense.

Rogue coughed up stagnant blood and bolted upright. He pointed ahead of him. Dead ahead, theres something massive.

Should we take a look? Sectgoer suggested.

Waving his hand, Rogue summoned the massive duck again. Lets go. Ohcirculate your life qi, or it might infect you with death qi.

Sectgoer paused, mid-mount. He licked his lips and regarded the duck with sudden, extreme caution. Warn me earlier, Elder Brother!

Its you who forgot the ducks were made of death qi, Rogue pointed out.

Well I didnt think wed be so bold as to ride the death qi around! Sectgoer returned.

Rogue waved his hand. Bold? Hardly. Dont be like Peak Lord! Theres no need to project your internal troubles onto everyone else. Its perfectly safe, as long as we circulate life qi.

Sectgoer shook his head at Rogue. Calling me the heart-demon