Somewhere inside Black Wind Mountain Range

It took him three days to master his old techniques and get used to his new body. Now he was hunting beasts of sky and king profound realms.

( There are strange kind of beasts in this mountain range )

He had already collected a wide variety of beast cores. The cores of beasts had spiritual energy they cultivated over time, and can be used to improve cultivation. The reason why he was collecting it even though he had no use for it, was to exchange it for money.

When he was flying randomly, his sense picked up a familiar presence to the deep part of the mountain range. If he was not wrong, the world was same as his previous one, which he was certain through various encounter with beasts he fought.

( Don’t tell me that old geezer is still alive )

When he entered the territory, the mountain trembled and the air shook, a crude and archanic voice screemed tearing the wind away.

[ WHO DARE STEP INTO MY DOMAIN ]

[…….]

[ REPLY HUMAN ]

[ can’t you change the way, you address others ]

[ YOU……IT CAN’T BE YOU ]

[…….]

[ IT IS REALLY YOU ]

[……]

[ WEREN’T YOU AN OLD BRAT, DO HUMANS NOW-A-DAYS GROW YOUNGER AS THEY GROW OLD ]

[ You haven’t changed ]

[…….]

[ COME TO MY LAIR, ZHOU WEI ZHE, THE HEAVENLY ELDER ]

[…….]

He entered the lair, it was unchanged and unmoving, ignored by flow of time. It was exactly same as before his last visit. At the depth of the cave, there laid a dragon with silver scales. He was the ruler of eastern skies, sovereign of the wind, his mentor, his only friend when he lost everything.

Seeing the silver dragon, laying their staring at him, with his deep blue eyes, it brought a sense of homely feel to him. If others were to stay in presence of such a mighty being, their soul would have already left for the far shore.

[ HOW DID YOU SURVIVE ]

[……]

[ I HEARD YOU WERE JUDGED BY HEAVENS ]

[…..]

[ YOU ARE REALLY ARE A TROUBLE MAKER ]

[……]

[ When I opened my eyes, here I was, I don’t know what the heavens really expect from me. But this body is now vassal for my soul and its hatred is directed to humanity ]

[……]

[ SO, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME ? ]

[ Nothing really, get me some general idea about current situations ]

[ HUMANS REMAIN SAME, THEY HAD NOT CHANGED, THE BLOW YOU GAVE THEM LAST TIME, TOOK SOME TIME TO RECOVER AND YOU HAD GONE FOR THE PAST 6839 YEARS ]

[ Really, you missed me right ]

[ WAS THAT MEANT TO BE A JOKE ]

[…….]

[ I AM VERY GLAD YOU BROKE THROUGH THE HEAVEN REALM ]

[…….]

[ OUR STANDING HAS REVERSED ]

[ YOU WERE ONLY A BRAT OF SOVEREIGN REALM WHEN WE LAST MET ]

[……]

[ I AM STILL STUCK AT STAR REALM ]

[……]

[ SO WHAT ARE YOU UPTO ? ]

[ Little sweat revenge ]

[ WIPING A COUNTRY ]

[ Nope a city ]

[…….]

[ NEVER MIND, I AM GLAD YOU ARE HEALTHY AND GOOD ]

[ See you, Lets meet again ]

[…….]

[ WAIT, TAKE SOME OF THESE, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL ]

[ You really are benevolent ]

[ DON’T FLATTER ME, BRAT ]

He opened the chest which was pushed towards him. Dragons were known for their pride and enormous strength. They took great joy and pride in their treasures they collected over the length of time. They fought with their life to protect their treasures.

But this silver dragon was like father to him, even in previous life, it had helped him without expecting anything in return. All he enjoyed was his dull stories of his battle fields. They were both lonely and shared a bond developed over time without knowing themselves.

How they met each other was fated by the heavens. His company brought him great joy, and this was the reason he trusted beasts much more than humans, they were honest to their feelings and straight forward, even if they meant killing.

In the opened chest there was thousands of gold coins, core of emperor and sovereign realm beasts. What caught his attention was the ice cold core. It was a core of star profound realm ice phoenix. Absorbing the spiritual energy by an ice attribute cultivator could make him jump, a realm or two and help him from bottle neck break through.

There was also a silver mask, it had a half crying, half laughing face, looking at it would make others ridiculed, as if the silver mask was looking down on others. It was a magic tool which could converge aura according to the wearers will, and induce sense of danger and fear among others, it gave an aura of approaching danger, which in every way suited him.

He stored everything in his pocket, it was dimensional space to store things, one could only open a pocket, when they cultivation reached sovereign realm, others had to use magic tools to store things. He was already rich enough from the cores he hunted, an average cultivator could live atleast 500 years even if he spent lavishly. Now he also had what the dragon gave him, he couldn't refuse his offer which was given to him with kind intentions, now he was filthy rich and could last 1000 years without any trouble.

He looked at the silver dragon laying before him with its eyes closed, he bowed to the beast and slowly turned and started to walk away.

The silver dragon opened his eyes and stared the back of the young man. He could feel a disturbing presence bound to his soul which was sweeping away with his power. He slowly spoke.

[ YOUR AURA HAS CHANGED, THERE IS AN ESSENCE OF DRAGON IN YOUR SOUL, HAVE YOU SLAYED ONE ? ]

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[ No, I wouldn’t, when I have friend like you, how could I !! ]

[ MY MISTAKE, MY SENSES ARE GETTING DULL ]

[ BUT HEAR ME, YOUR HEART HAD TURNED DARK AND I SMELL DEATH IN YOUR AURA, REMEMBER WHAT YOU ONCE WHERE AND HOW YOU FELT BACK THEN ]

[ BEING STRONG, DON’T FORGET YOUR ORIGIN, LIKE YOU, OTHERS TOO, DO HAVE REASON OF JUDGEMENT, IF YOU COULD GET STRONG THEN CERTAINLY OTHERS TOO, NEVER TRAMPLE INNOCENT AND WEAK ] that was the code for a dragon, they fought strong beasts, but didn’t kill the weak unless they are bothered, angered or provoked.

[ I hear you, and always will ]

[…….]

He left the cave and started to move towards the place, where he lived for the past eleven years. The place which provided him shelter and finally sent him to his death’s door, Jade City.

His face was expressionless, he looked to the distant horizon and spoke in a cold voice.

“ FOR SINNERS I AM DEATH, FOR STRONG, I AM RULE, FOR INNOCENT, I AM HOPE, FOR CARED ONES, I AM FUTURE AND FOR OTHERS I AM PAIN AND DESPAIR, WHAT ARE YOU TO ME ?, JADE CITY “