"You must be wondering what sort of secret passageway is this right?" While still going deeper into the passageway, Ling Fei suddenly asked with a small smirk on her face.
"Well I can’t hide my curiosity so yeah" Hutton answered almost instantly while still observing the secret patterns and runes engraved on the walls all around him.
"Well in truth this passageway was in existence way back into the medieval period" Ling Fei suddenly said with a calm look on her face. But Hutton didn’t keep calm when he heard what Ling Fei as he exclaimed in shock.
"The medieval period!!?"
’During the medieval period?’ Lily thought with a look of disbelief on her face. It was only Bob who still remained calm and serene as he took the lead in taking them deeper into the passageway.
"Well we got this information based on the scrolls we discovered in it so I have no other choice but to believe it" Ling Fei said with a helpless smile on her face.
"Where are those scrolls now?" Hutton asked with an interested look on his face. But that expression quickly vanished when he heard what Ling Fei gave him as an answer.
"Well it’s now in the hands of my elders back in China" She said with a wry smile on her face.
"We have arrived Young Mistress and Mr. Hutton" Bob suddenly said as he stopped right in front of a wall which signifies that they are at the end of the passageway.
"We have arrived? But there is no entrance around here" Lily suddenly said with a confused look on her face. But in the next moment, Ling Fei placed one if her hands on Lily shoulder as she said.
"Just watch Lily"
"O... Ok" Lily replied hesitantly before she looked at Bob who has gone closer to the wall obstructing their path.
As Bob, the middle-aged cultivator, approached the end of the passageway, he felt the rough stone wall ahead. With a knowing smile, he tapped a specific sequence of pressure points along the wall, channeling his inner energy into a secret technique passed down through generations. Suddenly, the seemingly solid wall shimmered and then dissolved, revealing a hidden entrance bathed in soft light.
’How did he do that?’ Hutton suddenly thought with an interested look on his face. As for Lily, she just stared at the popped out entrance with a blank look on her face.
"Let’s go" Bob suddenly said as he began to move closer to the entrance. But before he could reach the entrance, something unexpected happened.
Xiuu!!
"Watch out!!" Having noticed something is about to go wrong, Bob quickly exclaimed as he suddenly vanished from where he stood.
Bang!!
’What in the...?’ Hutton thought with a surprised look on his face as he got pushed several steps back by an unexpected clash right next to him.
"Who are you?" After stopping an surprise attack that was about to land on Hutton, Bob asked as he coldly stared at a middle aged man that has a orange colored hat on his head.
’Seems like I miscalculated’ The man in the hat thought with an eccentric smile on his face as he as he replied.
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"Sorry but you aren’t qualified enough to know. Now if you excuse me, I gotta bounce"
"It’s you!!" Right at this moment, Hutton exclaimed as a very thick murderous intent came out of his body while he looks at the man in the orange colored hat.
"oops, seems like you still remember me. Well then I gotta leave quick" The man in the hat said when he noticed Hutton reaction with the same eccentric smile on his face.
"You aren’t going anywhere" Bob suddenly said with a solemn expression on his face.
"Oh? Well let’s just see if am not going anywhere" The man in the hat said with a strange smile now on his face as he suddenly vanished. But in the same second the man in the hat vanished, Bob also vanished.
And so As Bob, the middle-aged cultivator, pursued the eccentric cultivator through the secret passageway, his movements blurred with supernatural speed. Each step he took seemed to blur into the next, leaving behind only a faint trail of energy.
Despite the darkness of the passage, Bob’s senses were keenly attuned to his target’s every move.With a focused determination, Bob effortlessly navigated the twists and turns of the passageway, his agility unmatched by any ordinary mortal. He could hear the faint echoes of the eccentric cultivator’s footsteps ahead, driving him forward with a relentless pursuit.
With a burst of energy, Bob closed the distance between them, his form becoming almost indiscernible as he moved with lightning-like speed. In a swift motion, he reached out to grasp his elusive target, his hand closing around empty air as the eccentric cultivator vanished into the shadows once again.
’i can’t sense him anymore’ Bob thought as he suddenly paused on his tracks with a creased brows while he pushed his senses to the limit hoping to find the eccentric cultivator, but it was all to no avail.
"We will meet again friend, hahaha!" But right when Bob was about to give up, he heard a voice which obviously belongs to the eccentric cultivator along with a cackling laugh.
’Coward’ Bob thought with a cold look on his face before he suddenly vanished from that spot he stood.
"You know him?" Bob asked as he reappeared back at where Hutton and the others were.
"Yes, he has kidnapped me once" Hutton answered with an angry look in his face.
"Is it before or after you became a cultivator?" Ling Fei asked with a surprised look on her face.
"After I became a cultivator" Hutton answered with a confused expression in his face while he thought.
’And why in the world did you ask me that question?’
"Oh no, seems like I was too late" Ling Fei suddenly said as her expression quickly became grave. Not only her, but even Bob have a grim look on his face. Confused by Ling Fei and Bob’s expression, Hutton quickly asked.
"What do you mean you are too late?"
"I meant that I was too late to hide you before the Harbingers discovered you" Ling Fei answered with a grim look now on her face.
"The Harbingers?" Hutton asked with a perplexed expression on his face. But he suddenly thought of an evil organization Emperor Chen told him about when he was taking his inheritance.
"Oh no, I don’t think they are part of the inheritance. They kidnapped me because I was with their young mistress who ran away from home for five years" Hutton explained with a wry smile on his face. But it seems like Ling Fei didn’t quite get what he was saying as she shaked her head while she asked.
"The time you got kidnapped, they took you to the Franklin family in Washington DC right?"
"Yeah? How did you know?" Hutton asked with a confused look on his face.
"That’s because the person who we just encountered is a subordinate to the Cadet of the Harbingers" Ling Fei answered with a serious look on her face. But it seems like Hutton was getting more confused as he just quietly stare at Ling Fei.
"Young Mistress, I think you should just tell him everything here" Bob suddenly spoke up when he noticed the confusion in Hutton’s face intensifying.
Noticing the strange expression on Hutton face too, Ling Fei had no choice but to explain as she first take in a deep breath.
"Just before I begin to explain, I think you should know that you a keeper of Harmony"
"Keeper of Harmony? What’s that?" Hutton asked with a confused look on his face.
"The Keepers of Harmony are a faction within the cultivating world who prioritize balance, sustainability, and harmony with nature. They believe in cultivating in accordance with the natural order, respecting the environment, and ensuring the well-being of all living beings. The Keepers often advocate for gentle cultivation techniques, mindfulness, and spiritual development" Ling Fei explained with a serious look on her face as she continued.
"Emperor Chen was a leader of the Keepers of Harmony organization. So now that you have inherited all his life’s work, that role has automatically shifted to you"
’So that’s why Emperor Chen made the elimination of the Harbingers an obligation to me’ Hutton thought as enlightenment struck him.
"So the conflict between the Keepers of Harmony and the Harbingers in the cultivating world is an ancient struggle, rooted in opposing philosophies and methods of cultivation. The Keepers of Harmony believe in balance and harmony with nature, advocating for sustainable cultivation practices and the preservation of natural ecosystems. On the other hand, the Harbingers prioritize power and dominance, often resorting to aggressive cultivation techniques that exploit and disrupt the environment.
This indirect battle has played out over centuries through various means, including political maneuvering, covert operations, and even direct confrontations between disciples of each faction. Both sides seek to gain influence over cultivators, spiritual resources, and territories, leading to conflicts over coveted cultivation sites and rare ingredients.
Despite the Keepers’ efforts to maintain equilibrium and promote peaceful coexistence, the Harbingers’ relentless pursuit of power often threatens to destabilize the cultivating world. However, the Keepers remain steadfast in their commitment to preserving harmony and protecting the natural order, ensuring that the balance is maintained amidst the ongoing struggle with the Harbingers. This has been going on till this day but this time. The battle will end in our time" Long Fei explained with a solemn look on her face.
"It will end In our time?" Hutton asked with a surprised look on his face.