Written by-Silver crown
Ch-14 Meeting Elder Meng Po
Along the way, I asked Zhao Chi many questions. Most of his answers are vague replies. Such as, 'I don't know much about that, you can find it in the library' or something like 'You will know it soon'. He mumbled or shifted the topic whenever I mentioned why my treatment was different from others.
Without even knowing, we already arrived near the perimeter of the giant structure. There was a wooden red bridge across the yellow spectrum of the river. On the board of the gate arch, some unfamiliar characters were written boldly. This should be the Heaven-purging pavilion.
This black and white dome with a bending light ring has a fascinating design. There is an opening of this dome at the end of a red bridge. The whole structure was made up of circles or arcs making it kind of unique. Even the bridge that I'm currently facing is an arch bridge.
This building was built as a dome with a combination of black and grey stones with some transparent glass. The design was much similar to a giant Ice hut. Alternating between lustrous marbles and black stones, the whole structure was forming an inscription of something. According to Zhao Chi, it is a Tai Chi symbol of 'building and strong'.
Zhao Chi revealed his sect token at the gatehouse. Waving his right hand, he called me to come with him. I followed behind him and entered the gatehouse. One of the gate guards leads us to a room. He stood at a door and gestured for us to go inside.
The first thing I noticed before entering the ancient-style room was a refine madam. She was sitting on a red couch. Her face looked a little bored.
"Disciple pays his respect to the Elder," Zhao Chi said.
I also mimicked Zhao Chi's manner and greeted her. She just nodded her head and pointed to some seats in front of her. Zhao Chi dragged me from my arm and sat down at the seat. I don't know whether I should look up and see her or just lower my head.
"It's okay, we don't do royalty stuff inside the sect. Just have a courteous manner and be respectful toward elders" Refine madam said.
Facing Zhao Chi, she said "Heaven purging pavilion is currently closed. You must have an important reason to enter."
Since I got her permission, I lifted my head. She is a mature beauty with a domineering aura. She wore white silk clothing under a black robe. Which has some indigo color flame pattern on her sleeves.
She has long silky dark hair, black lips, glittering long black nails, and a pale complexion. She was giving a vibe similar to gothic in my past life. However, those limpid eyes and her extremely relaxed manners are contrasting her gothic character. Since it was quite rude to look at a lady without a veil, I lowered my eyes to the right corner of her seat.
"This disciple is Canlan. An elite disciple from Azure Dragon peak."
"The person beside me is a newly recruited labor disciple," Zhao Chi said.
"This disciple's surname is Tian" I introduced myself. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Zhao Chi smile slightly after hearing my introduction.
"Carry on," She said.
" In my evaluation time, I had a suspicion that this labor disciple is a reincarnated person," Zhao Chi said while pointing his finger.
'Damn..'
I was so shocked, I couldn't control my surprise and looked at him warily. How does he know?
'Was my behavior too obvious?'
"Oh Oh, a reincarnation hum? Is that based on your intuition or his behavior?" She asked.
"No, he doesn't have obvious abnormal behavior, he was a little broad-headed and mature for his age."
Zhao Chi fixed his gaze on me and said
"If I didn't find out a seal inside his soul, I would never think he was a reincarnated one."
"Not bad, Not bad, now your turn," Elder said while pointing her finger.
Along the way, I was thinking the whole time why Zhao Chi said something like "People like you". So I was thinking what the difference between me and other people inside the ship. If they dragged the leader of each cell, why didn't I see the leader from any other cabins? If I did something offensive, he don't have any reason to hide that from me.
The reason he was hiding must be the thing he didn't want me to know or something secretive. Before I enter the gate, I realized these guys can change what will happen after death. After hearing words from Zhao Chi, I already confirmed my doubt.
"Could senior or Elder can enlighten me on what is this conversation leading."
"I was left by a mile in this," I said in a humble tone.
The Elder look Zhao Chi and shook her head.
"You are just an elite disciple, and your cultivation hasn't been unsealed yet."
"Did you volunteer or did a senior make you escort him to this place."
"..."
"This disciple volunteered himself." Zhao Chi said.
After hearing his words, refined Madden shifted her face toward me.
"Since he wasn't your mentor, he doesn't have obligation to answer your question." She answered.
"But as an elder, I'll make this time an exception. Listen carefully and memorize this clearly."
"Inside the sect rule, if a disciple has an abnormal condition, that disciple or supervising disciple have to report the elder depending on the condition."
"If you encounter abnormality during cultivation, you will have to report to the record-keeping pavilion. If anything is wrong with mental or soul, it will be my heaven-purging pavilion."
"So there is something wrong with my mind or soul if I'm a reincarnated person," I asked.
"No, it's not like that. There is a Revelation called Samsara in the Buddhist scripture. It is an endless circle of life and death."
"Life is born, mature, old, and dies. Then it reincarnated and started the circle of reborn, matured, old, and died again."
"According to Samsara, many of us at least died and reincarnated once or many times."
"Although most of us don't have a memory of our past life, there are some who can recall their previous lives. It's nothing special."
"Don't misunderstand, the cultivator world is quite different from the mortal."
"There are many other abilities of a cultivator or supernatural being that mortals couldn't comprehend."
"Especially for reincarnated souls who can recall their past. It is a special case in this world. Cause, they tend to have something dangerous disguised as a blessing from a diseased cultivator or supernatural being."
"The fact that you have a seal inside your soul means there is high a possibility of someone hijacking your consciousness." She patiently explained.
Unexpectedly, she was a kind elder. I thought she would be giving sarcastic remarks and would keep me in the dark. However, her explanation is a frightening one. I know a thing or two about the reincarnation circle in my previous world too. However, The thought of something replacing my consciousness terrified me to the core.
"If it was usual, I will examine whether you have a diverse fate and resonant of your soul. This will allow me to see whether you have an unnecessary parasite attached to your soul. "
"Currently, my main body was in closed-door cultivation."
"It may take a while, let's check your seal first." She said and waved her hand.
I resigned my fate and knelt in front of her. She placed her palm on my forehead. I didn't feel anything, apart from a slight warmth transmitted from her hand. After some time she retracted her hand. She conjured some water out of thin air and cleansed her hand.
"It's just a crudely made memory seal. It was meant to be broken when you reach adulthood. From a quick inspection, I didn't find anything foreign remnant invading your soul."
"Although it isn't in a serious stage, you also have a mental demon."
"I will summon you again after I'm out of my close door cultivation."
She held a purple rectangular slip and placed it in front of my face.
"Take this. When I summon you again show this token and say 'It is a summon from elder Meng Po' at the gate entrance."
"They will lead you the way."
After saying that her body becomes translucent. Together with her comfy couch, she disappeared similar way to Head Elder Huang Tao. Zhao Chi patted my shoulder. I grabbed the floating slip with my hand.
"Most of the sect elders were very busy. We can only see their averter most of the time." He said.
I wanted to inquire what was going on but all of a sudden my vision became blurry. My body becomes heavy and I drop to the floor. Great fatigue came to hit me with full force and I was knocked out on the spot.