Next morning.
Levi got up and washed himself before going down.
" Hmm? You have quite a strange appearance, huh. No wonder you wear a hood." The lazy middle aged woman behind the counter looked at Levi up and down before commenting.
" You don't look that old... Did you run away from home?" The lady asked.
" It would better for you if you don't stick your nose in my business." Levi's eyes frosted over.
" Whatever." The lady lazily looked at Levi's cold face.
Levi left the inn and began walking around.
" Hmm? What's that?" He caught sight of a large crowd of people.
" Hey, why is there such a large crowd over there?" He walked up to one of the few stall owners that was still by his stall.
This stall owner was a boy that looked to be about 17-18, with short blonde hair and a average face.
" Oh? Don't you know? This cloud city is in the territory of the cloud sect, so they often come here to recruit disciples." The stall owner said with a friendly smile.
"..." Levi kept silent for a moment.
" Then why are you not rushing over there to participate?" He asked.
"Aahh, well, i...took the aptitude test on my seventh birthday, but it turned out that i had no talent." The stall owner said with a self mocking smile on his face.
Hearing what he said, Levi's eyes turned a deep red as he lost himself in his thoughts.
Thonk!
On the stall which only had shriveled up vegetables, a pouch of gold was dropped.
" Talent....isn't everything." Levi said this before turning around.
The stall owner looked at the pouch of gold on his old stall as his eyes widened.
" Thank...you.." Behind Levi, the stall owner smiled while thanking him.
" In any case...the cloud sect will soon cease to exist." Levi left this last message to the stall owner as he walked toward the crowd, a light smile on his face.
The stall owner thought nothing of what Levi said and instead just picked up the pouch, holding it defensively while looking back and forth.
...
Crowd.
" Is there anyone who still wants to take the test?" An arrogant looking person in a white robe shouted.
" No one? Then-" Seeing that no one was coming forward, the cloud sect disciple's face lit up.
' I will finally be able to go back to the sect and peep at senior sister doing all kinds of things!' He thought, as his face reddened slightly while saliva ran down the side of his mouth.
" I want to." A boy with white hair and red eyes walked out of the crowd, the cold look on his face gave people a feeling of arrogance.
" Tch, hurry up then! I'm a busy person! Put your hand on the boulder!" The cloud sect disciple shouted in an irritated and impatient manner.
" Hmm." Levi walked slowly and calmly towards the black boulder, while watching the cloud sect disciple become increasingly annoyed with his slow pace.
" Hurry up and touch the damn boulder! I have to p- i mean, talk to senior sister a as soon as possible!" He shouted.
Levi reached out and put his hand on the boulder.
It trembled slightly before a number appeared on the center.
" 4! 4 out of 10! Just a 4th grade talent and you are wasting my time?! Someone who would be a outter disciple for their whole life?"
" If i don't teach you a lesson, then i'm not a disciple of the cloud sect!" The cloud sect disciple shouted.
"...I had heard that people from the cloud sect lose their emotions based on how far they progress with the skills, in other words, the closer the skill is to it's peak level, more emotions would be lost."
" so why is it, that you don't seem to have lost any of your emotions?" Levi asked coldly.
The cloud sect disciple's face paled before becoming unsightly.
" You have not even progressed in your cultivation, have you?" A mocking smile crept onto Levi's face.
" You!" The cloud sect disciple was burning with rage at this point, but surprisingly, he didn't rush out to attack Levi.
" Could it be that you're scared of me? Come, lets have a duel right here!" Levi shouted.
A strong sense of death enveloped the cloud sect disciple as Levi started walking toward him, a cold grin plastered on his face.
" Wa-Wait! Fellow disciples aren't allowed to kill each other!" While stepping back, the cloud sect disciple shouted with a pleading look, as cold sweat soaked his face.
" Fellow disciples? Didn't you say that i would only be an outer disciple my whole life?" Levi said in a playful tone.
" Surly you jest! With senior brother's talent, you will become a emperor who will lord over the world!" The way he addressed Levi changed as he took another step back.
" Oh? but didn't you say that if you didn't teach me a lesson, that you wouldn't be a cloud sect disciple anymore?" Levi took a step forward and asked.
" That was just a figure of speech senior brother, i meant that if i don't teach you about the sect properly, i wouldn't be qualified to stay in the sect any longer!"
" Please pay no mind to it!" The cloud sect disciple shouted.
The crowd was trying to figure out what was happening.
" Hey, is that weird looking guy with white hair forcing the cloud sect disciple back?" One of them asked.
" It seems like it. Why don't one of you go help him?" Another one said.
" Haah?! If even the cloud sect disciple can't do anything about him, then what the hell are any of us supposed to do? Did a donkey kick you?" Another one fired back.
" What is going on here?" At this moment, a calm and clear voice was heard.
Everyone turned their heads, only to see a girl with flowing black hair, deep black eyes and pink lips, her long legs hidden beneath the white robe.
" S-Senior sister! This guy is trying to kill me!" At that moment a shrill cry was heard.
" Oh? Why were you trying to kill my junior?" The girl asked calmly, but a sharp wind qi began to gather around her person.
" No need to be so angry senior sister! How is it possible for me to kill junior brother when killing members of the same sect is wrong?" Levi cupped his fist, a grin still hung on his face.
He said this for two reasons, 1, he really wasn't going to kill him and 2, this sentence would most likely stop the girl in front of of him from attacking.
He was not afraid of her, but fighting her would most likely expose him.
" Senior sister? Then, you are also a disciple of our cloud sect?" The female disciple tilted her head while questioning.
" Don't listen to him senior sister! He threatened to kill me! And he only has 4th grade talent! There is no way that someone with such a low talent would be accepted into the cloud sect!" The cloud sect disciple shouted.
" Come now junior brother, stop lying. There are many people here who saw what happened. And how could it be that i threatened my beloved junior brother?"
" Also, if i had a 4th grade talent, how could i possibly threaten you, who has been in the cloud sect for years?"
" I know that you're trying to keep my outstanding talent a secret, but you should probably think things through!" Levi said with a mischievous smile on his face.
" Hmm? What he said is logical. Why would you lie about something like this?" The senior sister turned her gaze toward the male cloud sect disciple.
" I...I.." The only thing he could say was 'i'.
" Senior brother's talent was just to outstanding...." He paused. " I was filled with awe and jealously, so i decided to lie about it....i deserve to be punished!" He said through gritted teeth.
" Very well then." The senior sister began gathering a sharp wind qi in her palm, but just as she was about to attack, a voice resounded.
" There's no need to go that far senior sister! Our junior brother was overcome with jealously, but since he admitted to his wrong doings, no punishment is required." Levi's voice unhurriedly explained.
" Hmm? Ok then." The sharp qi dissipated.
" Both of you follow me back to the sect." As she said this, she turned around and began walking away.
Levi also began walking, but stopped by the male cloud sect disciple.
" Your beloved senior sister was just about to cripple you without any hesitation."
" Although it was because of what i said, you would have still become a cripple for the rest of your life, keep that on mind."
" Also, i will need you to help me with a few things. And remember, anything you say, i can turn it back on you." As Levi said this, his grin reverted into a chilling smile.
' Oi, demon saint. What did you do to me?' Levi asked in his mind, his voice frigid.
' Humph! I didn't do anything to you!' The demon saint's irritated voice rang out in Levi's head.
' If you didn't do anything to me, then explain the way i was talking just now.' Levi's voice became colder as the letters restraining the demon saint began to light up.
' Even a fool would know why! Me being in here is influencing your personality!' Seeing the letters, irritated though he was, he didn't want to be in pain.
' Explain.' Levi demanded.
' Mental energy and the yin tang point have a close connection to the personality.'
' By putting my consciousness, which is older and more knowledgeable than you, in you, some of the abilities i've gained over the years are being transferred to you.'
' Or you could say that my consciousness is corrupting you subconsciously.'
' In simple terms, if you were a clean piece of paper, i am a drop of ink.'
' Since i dropped on you, i will slowly begin to seep into you, in this case, your personality.' The demon saint explained.