Chapter 253: I know.

Once they had all reached the resort it quickly became evident that something big was going on. The flow of Qi in the surrounding area had started to become distorted by the number of cultivators all using their strength to help in the vision leaping ceremony.

Haru still didn't know the details behind the ritual they were performing but he knew enough to know that it would be a big help if it was successful so he personally sat by the door to the room so no one could enter and disturb them.

Suyin decided that she would give him some company and wanted to remain by his side even if there was nothing they could really do. They talked all day and Haru ended up explaining how he had managed to become so advanced in cultivation that he could fly. He once again avoided spreading the secret of the dragon emperor ring and Li Jun and Lao receding within it and teaching him.

She asked him many questions and they discussed it together until around six o'clock in the evening when a loud bang could be heard from within the room. Haru stood up quickly and opened the door.

"What was that? Lao said that I didn't have to worry about them breaking anything." Haru said aloud before opening the door to find sect master Shen and his wife laying on their backs and panting heavily.

"So what was it like? Any sign of them?" Teacher Lin asked. He didn't seem too concerned by the fact that they had fallen onto their backs after the ceremony ended so that was likely a usual outcome for people who took part in it. But the look on Shen's face spoke thousands of words when he looked around the room at everyone before speaking.

"Evacuate the city. They will be here today. And they are coming in much bigger numbers than we thought. We need someone from the government to gather as many people as you can.

I will also be heading back to the sect to ask for help from more people. I suggest that you all do the same. Because with the one hundred and sixty of us currently in this room. We would have no chance of fighting against them. They have even sent ten masters at the profound life stage… although they will be limited by the law of the lower realm. But that doesn't mean you can take it easy.

These people have probably lived for hundreds of years. Their experience will be many times greater than most of you so this is the worst possible outcome. Everyone should start preparing to die." Sect master Shen addressed everyone within the room before turning back to help his wife up.

"The profound life stage? What is that?" An old cultivator from the government asked. He had never heard of such a thing before and only recently heard of the Nirvana stage.

"The profound stage is what comes after the nirvana stage. If you think that someone at the nirvana stage is strong then someone at the profound stage could fight against one of them with his hands tied and still defeat him in less than three moves." Sect master Shen said before seeing Haru standing in the doorway.

"Haru, we need to evacuate the city immediately. Is my gr-" He began to say to Haru as soon as he saw him but Haru already knew what he was about to ask.

"I know, I heard everything. And yes I will ask him for help. You should take a breather though. At this rate, you will be exhausted by the time they arrive if you are being this proactive. Let the people around you take a bit of your burden." Haru said and then advised Shen who was panicking slightly.

Shen looked back at his wife who was smiling gently and then to his left where teacher Lin placed a hand on his shoulder, then to his right where the third elder, Ruella and Drobo were standing ready to help out in any way possible. And then at the back of the room where granny Lin was standing with her clan's people.

"He's right. We need to put aside our past and work together." Granny Lin was the one to suggest before walking over to the rest of the group that she hadn't seen in so many years.

As soon as she spoke everyone in the room turned to look at her. Not many people recognised her apart from the six people at the front that were commanding this plan.

Teacher Lin looked at her for a moment before turning his head in embarrassment.

"Hana? What are you doing here? It's been forever." Ruella shouted out as soon as she saw granny Lin walking towards them.

"Hey, feel free to use the backroom to catch up," Haru shouted with a smile on his face. He knew that nothing good would come out of it since Ruella was probably the elven woman that granny Lin had spoken about when she told Haru the reason why she wasn't with teacher Lin anymore. He looked back at Suyin who was still standing behind him.

"What is it? Did something happen?" She asked, not hearing what they were talking about since she was standing behind the half-opened door.

"Yes, It's exactly what I told you was going to happen. We need to head back to my place. You had better call your manager over so that he doesn't die. I will also be getting my uncle and his family over to keep them out of harm's way. I also have a few friends that will need protection." Haru said before taking her in his arms and punching a hole in the roof with his Qi.

"Haru! What are you doing!?" Suyin asked. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. He had worried so much about his property being damaged by someone but at the first sign of trouble he ended up being the one to destroy the place.

"The city is bound to take damage. So I will just blame it on the demons. After we win they can rebuild the place for me. It's fine. And I needed to make room for this." He said before suddenly her body began to feel lighter and lighter until the point she was no longer touching the floor.

Haru surrounded her body within his Qi to make it easier for him to guide her back before surrounding his own body and then flying high into the sky while holding her hand.

Suyin took a deep breath out of shock as she was dragged up into the clouds. She couldn't believe what was happening. She had never felt like this before. The wind was blowing against her almost violently as they flew above the clouds.

She wanted to tell Haru how she felt but as she looked at him she noticed that his mind was in another place. He wasn't paying attention to anything but getting her home safely.

'This is bad. There wasn't a specific time, so they could come at any moment. I wish I could have prepared more. I don't feel ready yet. I need to make sure she will be safe. That is my main priority right now but I can't help but feel like I am missing something.

It's like there's something that I need to do but I forgot about it completely.' Haru was worrying about what was going to become of Suyin after this. He sure that he had nothing to worry about but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen regardless

As he was lost in thought about all the possibilities he saw his house in the distance and then flew down and walked inside with Suyin.

"Make sure all the windows and doors are locked and don't open the doors to anyone you don't know. The demon clan have devices that allow them to change their appearance to blend in with regular humans.

No one will be able to hurt you here since I placed a barrier around the house. You will be safe as long as you don't open the door to anyone at all. And make sure that your manager knows this too. I don't want you to get hurt because he made a stupid mistake.

This isn't a time to make mistakes." Haru said before turning back to the door.

"Wait a minute. Where are you going now?" Suyin asked Haru and then grabbed his hand. She couldn't let him leave her like this.

"This will be dangerous. And I'm not stupid enough to tell you that I will come back after this is all over. The people who say that always end up dying. So it's better to do it like this.

It might hurt but just know that it's better than making a promise I might not be able to keep." Haru explained.

He didn't want to die the tragic death of a hero. He wanted to carry on living no matter what. He had to carry on living and didn't care about what he had to do to save himself.

He knew that he had the option to destroy the ancestral chain that Li Jun had given to him. But he just hoped that things wouldn't come to that. Although he was ready to use it if he really needed to.

"I don't care about any of that. I believe in you. Now kiss me!" Suyin saw the seriousness of the situation and didn't want to burden Haru and distract him from anything. She sacrificed her dream of having a romantic experience before he went off to fight and instead opted to kiss him without another word.

She leaned forward and tilted her head back before standing on her toes and kissing his lips.

"I love you," Haru said as Suyin pulled away from the kiss with a smile.

"And I love you too," Suyin said with a look of worry on her face.

"I know," Haru said before opening the door and stepping outside.

"Did you just Han-" Suyin asked. But as soon as the words escaped her lips. Haru had already vanished.