Chapter 1110: Chapter 1110: Kneeling in Gratitude
Ignoring the soothing sensation of the three innate abilities within him beginning to merge, Pei Yan stepped forward and caught Yue Yong’s wrist, steadying the faltering man with concern, "Old Captain! Are you alright?"
Yue Yong gently rubbed his forehead, the void and dizziness caused by the extraction of his powers came in waves. Seeing this, Pei Yan quickly took out a chair from his storage ring, helping him sit down. After a long while, Yue Yong finally gathered himself and said, "Alright! You don’t need to worry about me anymore. Losing the ability that’s accompanied me most of my life has left my body briefly unaccustomed. Ah! This feeling..."
Yue Yong extended his hand, no longer able to feel the power to manipulate the surrounding air. Although he had resolved to accept this fact easily, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss. A complex emotion spread in his heart, making tears involuntarily fall.
"Elder..."
"No, it has nothing to do with you! You don’t need to worry about me. I just lost control for a bit, ha! Look at me, so useless." Seeing Pei Yan’s eyes also reddened, Yue Yong patted his shoulder, suppressing his sadness, and squeezed out a smile to comfort him, "Don’t feel pressured. I said this was my decision. What you need to do is use this power well. Sigh! I spent my whole life with this ability and never made a name for myself. Always felt like I let this old buddy down. Today, I’m passing it to you, not just to give you some help in the upcoming battles, but also to hope that you can enhance it and show its might to those from other realms who once looked down on us."
Thunk! Pei Yan knelt before Yue Yong, remembering the saying that a man only kneels to the heavens and his parents. But in front of this elderly man who sacrificed his already dwindling life to pass on the power that had accompanied him for most of his life, the gratitude was akin to a master passing the craft, deserving of Pei Yan’s kneeling.
The sound of three firm bows echoed in the hall. Yue Yong did not stop him and accepted the bows as was right. Trembling, he took a cloth-wrapped bundle from his storage ring and handed it to Pei Yan with a smile, "Here are two things. One is a notebook of insights I’ve written over the years while using my ability, which also includes self-created techniques based on our traditional martial arts fused with the power. Although it may not compare to the profound martial arts of the Daoist Realm, it allows you to understand the ability more deeply. The other is a disc with recorded demonstrations of me performing these techniques. With the notes, you’ll have a more intuitive understanding."
Pei Yan carefully accepted the cloth package with both hands and put it into his storage ring. He was about to thank the elder again but was stopped by Yue Yong with a hand gesture, "Enough, I know your intentions! A man should not be bound by these formalities. Perform well in your missions, and that’s the best repayment to me. Your teammates are still waiting for you. Now that everything is ready, don’t waste more time here."
Then, Yue Yong turned to Cen Xiaoran standing aside and asked, "Old Cen, do you have anything else to instruct him?"
"Oh, yes! One more thing! Pei Yan, after returning to the Daoist Realm, you will soon head to the Spirit Monster Plane. Remember to bring it with you." Cen Hall pointed towards the other side of the training field. At that moment, the staff at the entrance, receiving instructions, pulled open the training field’s gate, and as the outside sunlight poured in, a black shadow dashed in with a swish.
"Trash!" Before Pei Yan could get up from his half-kneeling position, a tall figure pounced on him. The dog’s tongue licked back and forth on his face, giving Pei Yan a warm yet helpless feeling. "Cen Hall, is it really necessary to bring it along?"
"Take it! It’s also one of the conditions requested by the Ancestral God of the Spirit Monster Plane. It doesn’t belong to this world, so it’s time to go home. Besides, there are few awakened animals in our Hall. Since your team made sacrifices and the frequency of your missions increased, few people have been able to accompany it." Elder Cen said, leaning forward slightly and affectionately rubbing Trash’s head.
"Alright."
With a promise made and having bid farewell to the two elders, Pei Yan, moments later, appeared in front of the soon-to-be-opened Space Tunnel with Trash and Pei Jin, who awaited him outside. As he petted Trash’s fluffy dog head, Pei Yan silently thought, "Sister, now that your physical form is restored, do you still need to reside inside me?"
"What? Your wings are now strong enough that you want to burn bridges?" Lin Junzhao’s teasing voice resounded in his mind, as she once again re-entered Pei Yan’s body as he left the training hall.
"No! You’re welcome to stay as long as you like! I was just a bit puzzled."
"Although my strength has recovered to seventy percent of my peak, the current situation still doesn’t allow me to remain outside independently for too long. For your safety as well as mine, it’s better for us to stay together for now! This way, should we encounter strong enemies, I can exert my strongest power and avoid any further capture."
Pei Yan understood the meaning in Lin Junzhao’s words. Only another Master of Origin of the same level could currently subdue her. Once bitten by a snake, she’s now always wary. But this was a sensitive topic, and Pei Yan didn’t want to upset her, so he changed the subject, "By the way, is it really okay for Elder Yue to transfer his ability to me?"
"There will certainly be issues. His lifespan might be shortened by three to four years. However, considering his physical condition and the residual vital energy in his body, paired with life-extending medicines collected by your investigation hall across the planes, he can probably live healthily for another decade, which exceeds the average lifespan of most elders in your base plane."
After hearing these words, Pei Yan felt a bit more relieved, then asked, "What about Elder Cen? If there’s any valuable medicine that could help, let me know, and I will find a way to get it!"
"Such big words! You find a way! Are you saying that you speak more effectively across the various planes than I do, or that I, knowing a way to save Xiaocen, would refuse to do so?"
Lin Junzhao’s mocking words left Pei Yan speechless. Seeing him silent, Lin Junzhao continued, "In the end, the main cause for his drastically shortened lifespan is still me. Forcing him to use his extrapolations beyond his capability brought his already frail body to the brink of collapse. This kind of collapse affects not only the body but also injures the soul, which even I find hard to heal. So when he proposed transferring his ability to a successor, I understood his choice. I just didn’t expect the recipient to be someone other than you, and for this reason, I initially planned to request the corresponding Power of Origin from Lin Ruxue matching the extrapolation method. I reluctantly adjusted it to a power more suitable for you."
