Way of the Devil - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Crimson Whale (4)

After returning home, Lu Sheng rested for the night. With nothing better to do, he stayed home, awaiting the posting arrangements by Crimson Whale Sect. Actually, he could guess that the so-called time for the elders to convene and discuss was mainly for the purpose of investigating his background to ascertain whether or not he was a spy sent by a rival sect.

Therefore, he was not anxious.

This time round, it was Elder Wang, Elder Ouyang, and a Deputy Sect Master who led a team to visit him at his place.

This man had fatherly eyes and kindly brows, with fully white mustache and hair. However, his physique was in tip-top condition; he was as sturdy and muscular as a young man in his prime. The blue and black knuckles on his large hands were protruding, making it seem as if he were wearing a pair of metal gloves. It was rather unsettling.

"Pardon our intrusion! Junior Brother Lu, old man Chen and the rest are here to inform you of your posting arrangements."
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"I wonder what posting arrangement Deputy Sect Master brings me today?" He seemed not to care in the least that the other party had shown him this much face by coming to his doorstep. After all, Elder Wang was an Internal Affairs Emissary; although his martial arts skills could not compare to External Affairs Emissaries, he was still an Intent Proficiency expert. It wasn’t an easy feat to defeat him in barely a few moves.

"Given Brother Lu’s ability, we have unanimously agreed to appoint you as an External Affairs Emissary. If it’s possible, we invite Brother Lu to head to the Headquarters together with us to meet with all the Elders, the Internal and External Affairs Emissaries, and the Sect Master. Then, you can officially assume your position," Chen Ying said extremely politely.

It was very clearly indicated in Lu Sheng’s file that his Lu Family had met with an incident of a wailing ghost in the night. It had been nipped in the bud by him and a travelling Taoist.

"Head to the Headquarters? Can I do that now?" Lu Sheng couldn’t be bothered with the pleasantries. The main motivation for him joining Crimson Whale Sect was to learn better martial arts skills. To do so, he needed to enter the Martial Proclamation Library, and to enter the Martial Proclamation Library, he needed to perform some meritorious deeds as contributions to the sect.

"Of course."
Naturally, Chen Ying agreed. The group of people swiftly stood up and left Lu Sheng’s abode to head straight for the Crimson Whale Sect Headquarters o

utside the city.

Chen Ying tilted his face to look outside the carriage the entire journey, speaking not a single word. Lu Sheng was also not a talkative person; he began to cultivate his inner Qi in silence.

"Little Brother, what are you views regarding the present Song Dynasty?" After a long moment, Chen Ying abruptly asked.

Chen Ying glanced over at Lu Sheng, shaking his head lightly. "Junior Brother, that’s actually a misjudgment on your part."

Chen Ying coughed a couple times. When he calmed down, he said slowly, "Has Junior Brother ever heard of something called Aberrations?"

"No… to be very frank with you, we Crimson Whale Sect have had our own fair share of dealing with the run-of-the-mill supernatural matters. However, those can only be referred to as ghosts, or Black Calamity," Chen Ying’s eyes gradually turned somber, as if he were beginning to immerse himself in his past memories.

He paused for a bit before continuing.

However, above ghosts is something called Aberrations. This is a league that ordinary mortals have no hope or possibility to reach. He cautioned Sect Master that stuff like ghosts and small demons are weak and mentally scattered. They are dim-witted and senseless creatures. However, the advanced form of ghosts are Aberrations; the advanced form of demons are Devils. Aberrations and Devils--no matter how mortals cultivate, there is absolutely no way that we would be able to stand up against them. If you meet one, the only way to live through the encounter is to RUN at first sight!"

"Yeah… we Crimson Whale Sect look formidable, don’t we? Yet still, all we’re able to deal with are ghosts, small demons, and the like. When it comes to Aberrations or Devils, we’ve only met one up till this day," Chen Ying’s face twitched, as if even now, he was still shaking in fear at the memory.

He seemed to have the premonition that the matter had definitely ended badly.

Lu Sheng’s heart lurched. He knew that, currently, there were only two Deputy Sect Masters in the Crimson Whale Sect.

Lu Sheng kept silent. This was not something that he, a newly joined Sect member, was in the position to comment on.

Chen Ying broke into a smile. Regulating his emotions, he opened the carriage door and was the first to alight.

Lu Sheng followed after him, alighting. To his surprise, the sight of Cypress Pine Lake greeted him.

Rays of sun fell from the azure sky onto the crystal waters, brilliantly illuminating the gigantic ship, especially the white flag erected on the highest mast of the ship.

The entire ship was an oval, with a whooping eight-stories rising up from the deck. All around the body of the ship, black metal chains, each as thick as a person’s thigh, were packed closely together to anchor it in place. However, these chains seemed to be merely the width of a strand of hair when compared to the relative enormity of the ship.

"Impressive though it may be, it can’t really be considered a ship anymore. This giant can’t be sailed at all," Elder Wang ran over and muttered.

It was also Lu Sheng’s first time seeing such an enormous ship, which was perhaps even larger than an aircraft carrier. In his free time, he had calculated that the ‘li’ measurement people in this period often used was roughly the distance of six hundred meters or so. As for what Elder Wang said, the width of this ship itself was already over six hundred meters--it was truly gigantic.

"Let’s go, the people inside have already come out to receive us."

Presently, there were already over ten men and women who had gathered near the sloping stairs to the boat. They were all looking in this direction.

"Greetings, Sect Master Chen," the group of them duly greeted. "Sect Master has been waiting for a long while."

The main hall looked somewhat similar to a shrine. At the highest point sat a sickly-looking old man with grizzled white hair.

As soon as Lu Sheng entered, he could feel at least five lines of sight immediately converging onto him.

These five lines of sight were exceptionally penetrating, and made one feel that their gazes caused the skin on one’s body to have a tingling and numbing sensation akin to the pricking of needles. Clearly, these were all famed experts who had attained extraordinary achievements in both inner and outer force cultivation.

Inwardly, he was rather excited to be able to see so many experts of the same rank as him all at once. Logically speaking, he was at Spirit Focus, and so were the other five. If they were to battle, it still depended on their movement techniques, strength, experience as well as tactics before it would be clear who would come out on top.

Previously, one of the Deputy Sect Masters had just such a personality. He would run around to battle and exchange blows with experts all day long, causing much unspoken misery for members of the Sect. The last thing they expected was the appearance of another fella with the signs of being a hardcore battle addict.

After Lu Sheng sent out his gaze, three of them disappeared in a heartbeat. That caused him to be rather annoyed. However, it didn’t matter--there were still the other two.

"Indeed--a hero’s posture; a dragon among men!" Hong Mingzi’s voice sounded somewhat frail as he exclaimed smilingly, but it still carried great vigor and energy in it.

"Everyone here has now seen him. So, what are your views?" Deputy Sect Master Chen Ying also went up ahead to take his seat. Someone also approached Lu Sheng to direct him to a seat by the side.