Elder Lu Bai quickly recovered from his injured state as his pale face gained colour once more.
"Fumetsu, have you used this power Infront of anyone else?" he spoke with a serious tone.
I shook my head "No, this is the first time I could use it, before I wasn't capable of doing this."
"Haha, a newly awakened one, even better!" At this moment this elder who would be respected around the world as an expert looked like a child who had just gotten a new toy. It was slightly scary.
Elder Lu Bai's expression changed to a decisive one, "Okay, quickly return with me to the Ying-Yang sect so we can send you over to a Emperor for protection."
"Which Emperor?" I said slowly.
Elder Lu Bai looked confused "You will be sent to the Star Emperor, but are you not being to calm about this? That is an Emperor! a being who even I have not had the opportunity to meet."
'So it really is him, why does the Star Emperor seem to have so much free time to deal with these affairs?' I thought.
Elder Lu Bai gestured for us to come closer "I have already told the disciples, they will take some time to finish the test and thus, we will be going on without them."
Looking around I asked curiously "Don't you have a mount? or are we suppose to travel on foot?"
Elder Lu Bai looked as if he was about to give a explanation to an illiterate child, but before he could Shin mocked "idiot, you don't even know the basics. It's common knowledge that Soul Formation Cultivators can use their soul to lift their body into the air"
I was dumbfounded "But can't they only do that for themselves?".
Shin and Elder Lu Bai looked as if they were going to spit out a mouthful of blood "You.. you're hopeless. If they can use their soul to levitate themselves why can that not apply to others? have you not a tinge of common sense?"
I stuttered "But.. but.. I.. can't.. I didn't. Okay."
Shin removed his obvious look of disdain and instead put on a hidden one.
We slowly rose into the air and flew through the air.
'This feels amazing' I thought. A feeling of relief, peace and freedom bloomed inside of me.
This was why I strived to become a Cultivator. So that one day, I can soar into the sky breaking away from my worldly shackles and finally... being free.
After an unknown period of bliss we descended and once again that fabulous palace came into view.
A few minutes passed as a stoic voice was heard that demanded fear "I, as the Star Emperor, hereby order you to enter the Abyssal battlefield and eliminate 10 demon bases and no less before returning!"
An order from an unfathomably powerful being, was laid upon me. But my confidence still remained.
"Yes, Star Emperor."
With a wave of his hand we were teleported outside the palace Elder Lu Bai sighed "Phew, that was the most stressful experience of my life"
He than looked at me sympathetically "While I take you to the Abyss I will explain the strength of the demons and what you must be vary of."