Outside the Sect of Five Corners a giant Rainbow Crane landed gracefully. Dust and rocks flew out from under the crane’s wings. Wu Jilong and Lu Deyang hopped off from the back of the beast. The appearance of these mysterious figures drew attention from no small number of outer disciples of the Golden Gamble Faction.

“That’s a Rainbow Crane!”

“That elder must at least be of the Earthly Understanding Stage!”

“Earthly Understanding Stage? Does that mean he is as strong as Mo Ba…”

Ghastly sounds of bones snapping and flesh being torn to ribbons interrupted the chatter of nearby disciples. The elder they had thought to be a high level expert comparable to the Outer Elder of the Golden Gamble Faction, Mo Bang, had his skull split in two by the black beak of the Rainbow Crane. Chunks of brain matter and pools of blood fell to the ground before the crane swallowed his body whole and flew off.

Wu Jilong never turned to look back at the horrifying scene, instead he continued walking towards the Golden Gamble Faction which made the outer disciples gasp. To reach the Earthly Understanding Realm was a far off dream that every outer disciple shared, but to this young man they were nothing more than food for his Rainbow Crane. All of the outer disciples present thought that Wu Jilong was truly too arrogant.

From the direction of the Golden Gamble Faction an elder and his disciple walked towards Wu Jilong, upon sensing the arrival of an unknown Earthly Understanding Stage the elder hurried to meet the mysterious cultivator. Only when he arrived the expert was nowhere to be found.

Seeing the group of outer disciples standing around upset the elder. “If you have time to stand around you have the time to train,” Mo Bang said. “Before you leave to train answer me. Have any of you seen a cultivator of the Earthly Understanding Stage?”

Wu Jilong stepped forward towards Mo Bang. “Yes, he delivered me to the Sect of Five Corners and left.” he said coolly.

“That’s not true!”

“Your Rainbow Crane killed and ate him!”

Hearing these lowly disciples speak about his business made Wu Jilong’s eyes grow cold, he pointed to the sky with his right hand. “And then he left in the stomach of his OWN Rainbow Crane,” he said.

Wu Jilong’s lack of respect caused Mo Bang to grit his teeth in anger. Like Lu Deyang, Mo Bang was an expert of the Earthly Understanding Stage. Wu Jilong disrespecting someone of Lu Deyang’s stature was the same as looking down on him personally. “Boy your tongue is sharp, unlike your wit. I too am a cultivator of the Earthly Understanding Stage to look down upon us so is a grave mis…”

“Why wouldn’t I look down on a walking corpse? In five years time you will be dead,” Wu Jilong said indifferently.

“Trash! How dare you threaten my master! I’ll kill you!” From behind Mo Bang his disciple Tan Fang yelled out. His black hair was messily combed and his white robe disheveled with paint stains here and there. He had a face to match his arrogant words and a voice that assaulted the ears.

Mo Bang frowned. “Tan Fang be quiet,” Mo Bang said. “You, why do you say that I will die in five years?”

“Your breathe and heartbeat tell me as much,” Wu Jilong said.

Wu Jilong’s words drove Tan Fang crazy. How could this trash without cultivation threaten his master and then say he learned about it from his master’s breathing. “Master this trash is truly talking shit, even master doesn’t kno…”

“Tan Fang I said be quiet,” Mo Bang roared, “I don’t believe you discovered my condition using such methods. Explain yourself or I will cut you down where you stand.” A violent torrent of Qi began to surround Mo Bang, twisting and growing the Qi formed a large blade of Sword Qi.

Presently Wu Jilong hated the thought of being at the mercy of such weak cultivators but what choice did he have? Without Qi the outcome of a fight between him and a true expert of the Earthly Understanding Realm would undoubtedly end in his loss. Lu Deyang’s failure to defeat him simply came from Lu Deyang’s arrogance and incompetence.

“Every third heartbeat is extremely slow when compared to the others, this is because the blood is being absorbed by the Life Leeching Lilly. Each breath you inhale is short, only filling your lungs partially before you ever so slightly wince from pain, this is because the stem of the Life Leeching Lilly stabs into your lungs each time you breathe,” Wu Jilong said coolly.

Wu Jilong’s calm analysis of Mo Bang’s condition shocked both Mo Bang and Tan Fang, they were the only people present that knew the truth of Mo Bang’s ailment. Every word Wu Jilong said was the undeniable truth. Years ago while exploring an ancient cave three seeds forced their way into Mo Bang’s mouth before running down his esophagus and taking residence there.

Before they had a chance to reply to Wu Jilong’s claims however the outer disciples were once again crying out.

“What shit!”

“Tan Fang was right! This guy is shameless! To spout such nonsense in front of an elder is extremely disrespectful.”

Wu Jilong had every intention to ignore the outer disciples but they were making it much too difficult of a task. Killing intent and malice surged from Wu Jilong of its own accord causing everyone in the surrounding area to tremble. Outer disciples could only sense the aura but Mo Bang clearly saw the killing intents cruel form.

In an attempt to remedy the situation Mo Bang stepped forward yet when he tried to speak his voice trembled. “Y-you’re right. Everything you have said so far is correct. But why did you use my heartbeat and breath to discover my condition?” Mo Bang asked.

“The heart and lungs are the most important organs for cultivation and living. When you meditate Qi moves to your Datain through breathing. Without your heart you can’t breathe, these are the first areas to check when diagnosing someone,” Wu Jilong said.

“What about the brain?” Mo Bang questioned.

Wu Jilong shot a glance towards the group of outer disciples then chuckled. “Clearly a brain is not needed for cultivation.” The disciples wished to cry out again but who would be able to after having Wu Jilong’s malice directed at them. Some of the outer disciples had their hair fall out in clumps under the influence of his aura.

Mo Bang coughed. “Why have you come to the Sect of Five Corners?” Wu Jilong’s potential medical knowledge piqued Mo Bang’s interest but what interested Mo Bang the most was the the fact that a young man with no cultivation had caused him to feel such terror. No matter what Mo Bang would recruit Wu Jilong to the Golden Gamble Faction today.

“I have come to join the Sect of Five Corners, let me enter the Golden Gamble Faction. In return I will rid you of the Life Leeching Lilly which ails you,” Wu Jilong said.

Hearing Wu Jilong agree so readily made Mo Bang ecstatic. In order to recruit Wu Jilong, Mo Bang was prepared to offer medicinal pills and martial arts to him. “As an elder I welcome you to the Golden Gamble Faction and the Sect of Five Corners! Hmm… I never did ask you your name did I?”

“My name is Wu Jilong,” he said coldly.

“Welcome to the Golden Gamble Faction, Wu Jilong!”

“Mo Bang how underhanded and shameless can you be? Secretly admitting disciples to your own faction without letting the other factions inspect them first is simply unfair.” A simple looking man clad in a violet robe jumped down from a nearby tree. He walked towards Wu Jilong and Mo Bang. Once he reached the two he placed his sap covered hand on Wu Jilong’s shoulder.

“Brother Wu, do not let Mo Bang fool you. The Golden Gamble Faction is the weakest faction in the Sect of Five Corners. They do not even possess a single offensive cultivation method,” Ma Lin said. 5,000 years ago anyone who tried to lay a finger on Wu Jilong would be executed by him before they could do so, Ma Lin had clasped his shoulder without permission and even went as far as too dirty one of his robes with the sap.

Wu Jilong turned his head to meet Ma Lin’s. Earlier the aura Wu Jilong released was only a fraction of his true killing intent. Now Wu Jilong directed his malice towards Ma Lin in its entirety, the World Qi which surrounded Wu Jilong turned red with black streaks. Although he had no cultivation base his killing intent was so great it affected the Qi around him.

W-what is this? I can feel my soul being destroyed. Ma Lin’s previously all blonde hair was now riddled with strands of white. I am going to die, run. I need to run. Killing intent is not something that is birthed from strength alone. It is a combination of emotion, might, and experience. Wu Jilong’s bloodlust was so powerful Devas would have a hard time resisting it. Once his cultivation returned Wu Jilong would be able to infuse his killing intent with Qi, just through thoughts alone weaker cultivators would fall like stalks of wheat before a scythe.

Wu Jilong walked away from Ma Lin who remained motionless as rivers of sweat fell from his once arrogant face. “Mo Bang, I wish to enter the Golden Gamble Faction,” he said. His tone was neither respectful nor disrespectful it was completely neutral.

Wu Jilong, Mo Bang, and Tan Fang entered the Golden Gamble Faction together through the large golden gates that separated it from the other factions. “Wu Jilong I can go to the alchemists of the Medicinal River Faction and request medicinal pills if you wish. Likewise I can bring you Martial Arts if you would like,” Mo Bang said.

“That is not necessary. I will be entering closed door meditation, make sure I have a place to cultivate where no one will bother me. This is important for your treatment,” Wu Jilong said.

“Ok! I will bring you to one of my personal training caves at once.” Tan Fang was speechless, the master at the Earthly Understanding Stage he respected so much was now obeying this cultivation less trash like some dog with his tail between his legs.