"Devil Seed? What is that?", the young duo asked simultaneously.
"It is no wonder you have not heard of it. It exists only in the Upper Realm. It is not only a means of controlling people. The ultimate goal is to take over the target body. In its infancy, when the target experiences great emotional fluctuations due to anger or despair, he'd enter the same state as in the Holy Son, being controlled by the Devil Seed"
"The level of growth determines the degree of control. There are 3 stages of growth for a Devil Seed. Birth, Infancy, and Adulthood. Birth is just when it takes form in the Sea of Consciousness. Infancy is when it can take control of the body at opportune times. And Adulthood is when the person who planted the seed can take over the body through the Devil Seed"
"Devil Seeds are also of different Qualities. From low to high, they are, Ordinary, Extraordinary, and Supreme. The higher the quality, the faster the time taken for a take over operation, and from the look of things, what the Holy Son has is the Supreme Devil Seed, which only takes Ten years from birth to Adulthood, and is extremely powerful when it takes control of the body at the Infant stage", explained Su Yaoren.
Ye Chen and Lin Qing'er were greatly shocked when they heared this. Something like that actually exists! They can only hope that they will never experience it in their lifetime.
And knowing the Holy Son is possessed by such a terrifying entity, they felt pity for him. But they know they are not saints. What can they possibly do about someone who came from the Upper Realm?
Still they asked, "Master, seeing how powerful and heaven defying this Devil Seed is, how is it planted in others?"
"Through cultivation techniques. No other method can work. Well, there may be other methods that I don't know of. But based on my years of understanding, you can only get it by practising a Cultivation Technique given out by the person who wants to taker over your body", answered Su Yaoren, showing off a bit.
"What? Then the Holy Son…", Ye Chen and Lin Qing'er didn't finish their words but Su Yaoren guessed their thoughts.
"Don't think that the Great Elder can achieve that! He's only a Half-step Saint King, nothing more than that. He might be the means, not the source", He explained to them.
"Oh! That person must be from the Upper Realm too, to be able to make the Grand Elder betray his own disciple", Lin Qing'er said.
"Great Saint is not the limit of the world, remember? There are heavens above heaven, always remember that", advised Su Yaoren.
"Yes, Master"
"Yes, Master Su"
The two answered.
Then,
"Is there a way to resolve it?", Ye Chen asked tentatively.
"Yes. The Planter dies or the Target becomes more powerful than the Planter", answered Su Yaoren.
"Oh", Ye Chen and Lin Qing'er looked at each other, and they immediately understood each other's thought, 'It is impossible for the Holy Son to accomplish that within the time of his controlled life'.
"That's enough. You two should stop your foolish actions of receiving without taking responsibilities too", Su Yaoren said.
Ye Chen and Lin Qing'er: "...". Of course they understand what Master Su was pointing out. They've been playing with the Holy Son since they discovered that he is infatuated with Qing'er. In fact, part of the reasons why Ye Chen could recover his cultivation and go a step further is all because of the resources delivered by the Holy Son.
"But he sent it willingly, even after rejecting him several times", Lin Qing'er said, pouting.
"But you both shared it after he left. You led him on, but are still cold to him. Now that's not the way of justice".
"Yes, I understand", she could only admit defeat at this moment.
"Look at you. Did someone take away my favourite Jade hairpin? Hahaha", Ye Chen could not help but laugh.
She glared at him, and his mouth was sealed.
There was an awkward silence,
"By the way, when are you two getting married? I want to hold a grand-apprentice soon, and not play with smelly adults like you all day long", but Su Yaoren broke it.
"Ahem. That, let's discuss it later", Ye Chen quickly stood up and left the room
'Old man, Old man, Old Man, how can he say such things openly?'
"Hmph! Leave the matters of children to children. OLD MAN!", she said, and then..
She left.
"Hahahahaha! It is worth it after all!"Seeing their reaction, Su Yaoren laughed happily. He doesn't need to be involved in the busy and boring life of Cultivation all day long like before. He was going to take his chances and enjoy every bit of the moment.
…
When Jiang Hou was unconscious, a message was sent home to the Qingyan Dynasty's Great Sage Clan, the Jiang Clan. The Clan sent a Saint Realm elder, out of the 8 Saint Realm experts in the clan. The one sent is named Muchen, because his hair looked woody and dusty when he was born.
The Clan also sent servants, male and female, to attend to him in the Holy Land. When he regained consciousness, he was moved back to the Holy Son Peak. And there he stayed for two months after waking up.
After 1 month and 10 days of coming back to the Holy Son Peak, Jiang Hou could move about. At this time he was thinking about what steps to make in order to escape the fate of being taken over.
He may be dull in some aspects, but he was not stupid. In fact, nobody is stupid when their life is involved. They would only choose to wait for death when their belief in a certain doctrine or principle is worth it, or there is an overwhelming force that could find them no matter where they escaped to.
Jiang Hou however, chose to escape. A few moments of delay can change his fate if he encounters the right opportunity.
"The figure said everything must be ready in five years. What if he only said that to deceive me? I don't believe he would really stay true to his words", he muttered to himself.
He was cross-legged by the window of one of the Attics at the back of the Peak. There is a cliff behind this attic, and it is very high, what lies at the bottom is not sea but a cloud. The cloud stops anyone from seeing the bottom of the cliff.
Jiang Hou is alone here, and he really felt lonely. Of all the people in his world, if he had not heard it by himself, he wouldn't believe it if he was told that his own Master was planning to lead him to death.
There's no one that can save him right now. And he cannot even tell it to anyone. First because no one would believe him in the Holy Land. Second because if he told his Clan, it would only harm them.
No one in the Clan can fight the Great Elder, his Master(a Saint King). The only thing he can do now is to leave the Holy Land "Reasonably". If he left at any other time, no one would question him.
But after what happened the last time, he was being watched. If he goes berserk again, he may lose his life.
And he cannot stop practising the Cultivation Technique too, his Master will definitely continue to check his progress after he recovers.
Before, whenever his Master checks on his progress, Jiang Hou thought his Master takes care of him too much. Now he knows better. He was just a fed sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
The truth is always so. Hurting. 'It really hurts', he thought.
And he cried silently.
As he was crying, he suddenly remembered some events that would take place once every 10 years in the Qingyan Dynasty. The opening of the Qingyan Secret Realm.
A Secret Realm is a Small World with Complete but Imperfect Dao Laws. Because the Dao Laws in a Small World are Imperfect, it cannot become an Independent World. It needs to keep replenishing itself, and sustain itself by the Perfect Dao Laws of a Particular Dao Realm.
Jiang Hou thought about it and quickly left the attic. He returned to the Main Hall of the Holy Son Peak where he welcomed his guests.
At the Silver Door, two guards were standing on either side. Seeing the incoming Jiang Hou, they cupped their hands and said,
"Welcome, Holy Son"
"Hmm! You guys keep up the good work, and don't neglect your cultivation. Personal Strength must be your source of confidence. Don't rely on others too much", replied Jiang Hou.
Then he waved his hands and said, "These bottles contain Lingyuan Pills, ten in each bottle. Three bottles for each of you. Remember that Personal Strength is king", handling the bottles.