[Ping] [Ping] … [Ping]
Xue Yang is sitting in his room when suddenly notifications from the system started to sound in his mind.
"What?"
[Ping]
This is the first time something like this happened, so Xue Yang didn't know what is happening. He then operates the system and found that the defensive formation is being damaged.
[Grade 2 Defensive Formation (Barrier Integrity at 98,4%)]
[Receiving damage, integrity reduced by 0.1%
Receiving damage, integrity reduced by 0.1%
Receiving damage, integrity reduced by 0.0%
…
Receiving damage, integrity reduced by 0.1%]
"Someone is damaging the defensive formation?" muttered Xue Yang.
[Ping]
It has been around two weeks since the sect was destroyed. As of now, Xue Yang still hasn't known who is the culprit that destroys his last sect.
[Ping]
"Maybe the news of this place has spread in the outside world? And now someone wants to come inside to loot for something left? That is possible, but—"
[Ping]
"Can you shut up for a bit?"
[Notification has been turned off for an hour]
"Good, let me think in silence…" said Xue Yang. "Wait, it is better to get closer and observe."
So, Xue Yang decided to look at the place where the damage is inflicted. He knows where the damage is being dealt with, by viewing it from the system panel.
Along the way, Xue Yang thinks about the reason why the sect is getting attacked. And he thinks that the most probable reason someone attacking the formation is because they want to loot the sect. They come to loot because they have heard about the destruction of the sect.
"If that is really the case, it will become very annoying."
Xue Yang imagined that many loose cultivators would come here to look for anything left behind.
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*bang* *bang* *bang* *bang*
"This defensive formation is so hard… You sure this is not a new formation?"
When Xue Yang reached the place, he can hear a voice coming from where the damage is being done. He then sees a man punching the barrier repeatedly. Beside the punching man is another man that just quietly standing on the side.
As soon as Xue Yang noticed the pair, the pair also noticed Xue Yang.
'Sh*t, I forgot to hide,' thought Xue Yang.
"What… I thought this place was abandoned?" said Bai Bo. He also stopped punching the defensive formation.
Bai Bo looked at Zhou Lan and said, "Did we go to the wrong mountain?"
Zhou Lan shakes his head, "I don't think so, this should be the place."
"Then, what about him?" said Bai Bo.
Cutting the conversation between the two people, Xue Yang decided to introduce himself.
"Greeting fellow cultivator, I am Xue Yang," said Xue Yang, his fist cupped. "Do you have any business in this place?"
Bai Bo and Zhou Lan also cupped their hands in reply. Then Bai Bo also introduces himself.
"Good afternoon fellow cultivator. I am Bai Bo, and he is Zhou Lan. We come from a faraway land and just happened to stay in— What is that city called?" said Bai Bo while he turned to Zhou Lan midway.
Zhou Lan can only shrug his shoulders; he also didn't know the city's name.
Bai Bo turn back to Xue Yang and continued, "Anyway, we stayed in a nearby city and heard about Silk Sword Sect. We are here to look at the sect. Is this not the place?"
"Looking? Why?" asked Xue Yang. He didn't understand why someone wanted to look at a destroyed sect. "There is nothing in the Silk Sword Sect."
"No reason," said Bai Bo. "Zhou Lan, help me convince him."
"Greetings fellow cultivator. We just want to look at the destroyed sect, no more no less. We have no malicious intent."
After Zhou Lan finished his sentence, Bai Bo added, "That is right, we have no reason to do any bad here. Oh! Right—
"I vowed to the Earth that I come to this place without any bad intention. And I will not do anything that breaks the rules of cultivator or the rules of this place while I am here."
Xue Yang is surprised when the younger man, Bai Bo started his vow. He didn't stop him because he is just shocked.
Xue Yang's knowledge about cultivation is not deep, but he knows about Vow to the Earth. This is a type of vow that one makes when they are very serious about something. It is not the highest form of vow though. There is still the higher 'Vow to the Heaven' and 'Vow to the Heaven and Earth'.
If the one that declares the vow breaks his condition, bad karma will follow him until he is forgiven by the Earth. To be forgiven by the Earth, one must do good deeds. No one knows how many good deeds are needed to get the forgiveness.
In the case of Bai Bo and his vow right now, if Bai Bo breaks his vow, he needs to be forgiven both by Xue Yang and the Earth.
"Zhou Lan you too," said Bai Bo. He expects that his friend will also do the same as him.
Xue Yang interrupted, "No no, you don't need to do that. I belie—"
But Xue Yang also got interrupted by Zhou Lan.
"I vowed to the Earth that I come to this place without any bad intention. And I will not do anything that breaks the rules of cultivator or the rules of this place while I am here."
Zhou Lan put up an apologetic face, "I am sorry, fellow cultivator Xue to shock you. But it is okay, this is not a big thing. It happens all the time."
'Happens all the time? What? You two doing a big vow like going to the toilet?'
Xue Yang unknowingly facepalmed. Right now, he understands that the pair in front of him have very little possibility to do danger to the sect, especially to the children.
"Haaah… I believe the two of you now. So, what do you want to do?" asked Xue Yang.
"Thank you, fellow cultivator Xue. We want to look at the Silk Sword Sect, can you guide us there?" said Bai Bo.
Xue Yang operated the system and 'printed' two 'Guest Tokens'. This is a special item that the holder of this token can go inside the defensive formation set by the system.
Right now, only the three children and Xue Yang can go inside the defensive formation.
"Sure, take this token," said Xue Yang. "Follow me, we will take this stair. The Silk Sword Sect was located near the top of this mountain."
And with that, Xue Yang guides the pair toward the ex-Silk Sword Sect.