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Xia Dengshan brushed off the dust from his clothes and actively revealed the stamped imprint bearing his name, but the name on it was indeed Nian Yueye. "Kid, I bet you have a lot of questions right now. Why do I share a name with that statue? Aren't I called Xia Dengshan? There are probably many things you haven't figured out yet," he said, observing the somewhat dazed Ran Xing, knowing his deception had taken effect. "In the world of martial arts, one should always have two identities; otherwise, if someone digs up your past, it could tarnish your reputation."
Ran Xing relaxed his fists. It seemed that since he heard about walking the martial world at fourteen, some things were already proving he was indeed Nian Yueye. "You seem clever enough; you must be curious about the results of your training, right?" Nian Yueye said as he unveiled a tattered cloth covering something beneath it and tossed it to Ran Xing. "My... hand mold?" Ran Xing was taken aback. What could a hand mold possibly signify?
Nian Yueye shook his head gently and explained that this was not an ordinary hand mold but a special one designed to test his Evil Thought. "You didn't know this, did you? In the Evil Spirit world, there are three levels: Liu Hen, Ba Huang, and Tao Wu's Si Guai. From my observations, your Evil Thought is at least on par with Liu Hen and may even exceed some Ba Huang! But in your current state, you might need to work on it a bit more." Nian Yueye's analysis left Ran Xing momentarily stunned; he had hidden such power within him. "However, now you have one last hurdle—let's go out for a walk!" Seeing Ran Xing still in shock, Nian Yueye decided not to linger on explanations and prepared to lead him like an old cat teaching a kitten how to catch mice.
Meanwhile, Luo Yue arrived alone at the public notice board. With only one day left before the Convention began, there was still no news from Ran Xing; it was as if he had vanished from the world. Suddenly, a hand rested on her shoulder. She looked up quickly. "An Qi!" Luo Yue exclaimed in surprise but immediately noticed An Qi shaking her head silently. She understood what that meant: "Just wait a little longer; he won't abandon you or us or this Convention." An Qi added thoughtfully.
Luo Yue didn’t respond but understood An Qi's meaning. After all, abandoning friends was not something someone like Divine Fall would do; if that were the case, she would have misjudged him. "Come on, we can't let ourselves go hungry," An Qi said as she brought food for Luo Yue. As time drew closer to the event, Luo Yue had been neglecting meals for days, which could ruin her condition for the Convention. Nobody wanted to see Luo Yue looking haggard.
With An Qi’s words easing her worries, Luo Yue managed a small smile as they headed off together. The night breeze rustled through the bushes as Nian Yueye and Ran Xing discussed something unknown to them. "Kid, this time I want to see if you can change your path and control your Evil Thought," Nian Yueye said before suddenly jabbing a finger into Ran Xing's chest. Before he could shout out in surprise, Ran Xing collapsed onto the ground.
Soon after, dark purple Evil Thought began swirling around him, gradually enveloping his body. As the Evil Thought activated once more, Ran Xing opened his eyes again; unlike before when he looked into Nian Yueye's reflection and saw black eyes staring back at him, now he noticed his own slightly brownish-yellow eyes instead. The Evil Thought merely made him feel his muscles tense up as if he were controlling Vitality while climbing out of a deep pit—flowing without backlash.
"Nian Yueye-sensei, what are you doing..." Ran Xing stammered in confusion. In this desolate place, awakening Evil Thought could attract an attack from Evil Spirits!
Yet Nian Yueye seemed unconcerned; clearly, he had scouted this area beforehand and wasn’t worried like Ran Xing was. "Let loose and give it a try! Soon enough someone will come looking for you!" He pushed Ran Xing onto the mountain path to see if this kid could catch some prey with his abilities.
The cold wind swept over Ran Xing's body as it tousled his hair. He scanned his surroundings until he heard rustling in the bushes—a filthy creature with two large black eyes emitted a low growl similar to that of an Evil Spirit and approached him. Looking at Nian Yueye beside him for confirmation that he should act freely, Ran Xing stepped forward to meet the creature.
Just as he was about to run towards it, something resonated between his Evil Thought and the creature’s heart; suddenly a vortex formed around him and pulled him in while the creature stood frozen in place.
Ran Xing slowly got back up from the ground to find himself in a circular realm where behind him lay an abyss and at its center stood a massive Hatred pressing down on another person while continuously expanding. "Kid, listen carefully; this is the Mindset of a possessed person—his inner world! Everything you see here is filled with memories of the possessed individual. If these memories are destroyed or fall away completely, that person will turn into an Evil Spirit! Your task is to eliminate the Evil Spirit here and prevent it from destroying this place," Nian Yueye's voice echoed in his ears just as he heard another low growl from an Evil Spirit.
Ran Xing looked up and saw indeed what was described: above him were dozens of large characters detailing this person's life or mundane details that were slowly descending along with the growls of the Evil Spirit. Upon noticing Ran Xing as an outsider, the Evil Spirit leaped down from atop Hatred and shot out a purple wave of Evil Thought towards him.
Ran Xing activated his own Evil Thought in response and spread his arms wide to catch this purple wave; astonishingly enough, he succeeded in grasping it and began transforming it into part of himself through movement of his hands before returning an explosive force back at the Evil Spirit. The collapse of Mindset gradually halted as smoke cleared away; the massive Hatred dissipated before Ran Xing while beside the unconscious possessed individual appeared a swirling door.
"Kid, well done! Remember this method belongs solely to you; now go outside and give it a try!" Nian Yueye praised Ran Xing’s quick reflexes while also informing him that using Evil Thought would be sufficient for him to practice within several miles around.
However, despite all this praise, doubts about Nian Yueye still lingered in Ran Xing’s mind. Noticing this expression on Ran Xing’s face made Nian Yueye sit cross-legged on the ground and start chatting casually. "What’s wrong? Do you blame me for not explaining everything clearly?" He waved dismissively when Ran Xing understood immediately what was needed—he too settled down cross-legged like Nian Yueye to listen attentively.
Xia Dengshan was originally Nian Yueye's alias while wandering through martial circles; after escaping from Shan Qing, Nian Yueye took over Shan Qing's tasks—spending long periods gathering intelligence outside while being aware of Ran Xing’s situation through Qianwen’s words during an investigation into a wealthy merchant in Peach Blossom Town where he arranged training tasks alongside.
"So that's how it is!" Ran Xing realized suddenly. "Alright then; we've talked enough—get ready! Tomorrow morning you'll head back." Nian Yueye tossed Ran Xing’s burden into his hands without hesitation. "What are you dawdling for? Tomorrow noon is when the Convention begins! If you miss this opportunity don’t blame me for not reminding you," he added while observing how lost in thought Ran Xing appeared—clearly these days of training had made him lose track of time.
Finally snapping back to reality, Ran Xing stood up and adjusted his burden before asking curiously, "What about you, Nian Yueye-sensei?" Such a young man still had much to learn but plenty of questions!
Nian Yueye chuckled lightly. "I have things to take care of; when you return home make sure to practice what I've taught you so you can earn yourself a good ranking at your temple!"
With that said, he left Ran Xing standing there before vanishing into the depths of the forest...
Not far from there, Nian Yueye sensed someone waiting nearby again as he walked down the mountain path leisurely—waiting for an old friend over tea with memories shared amidst countless cycles of time spent reminiscing about years gone by while observing nature’s changing hues.
"Good poetry! You’re just as lively as ever," came a robust figure stepping forward with polite smiles behind Nian Yueye's teacup.
"No choice; meeting an old friend is truly fortunate! I’ve only heard tales of your reputation until today when I finally get to meet you—please guide me well," Nian Yueye replied courteously while shaking off his hand so that Vitality sent his teacup flying into Shan Qing's grasp.
"You’re too polite! Let’s cut straight to business," Shan Qing wasted no time revealing their purpose for visiting Nian Yueye directly.
"Is that true?" While aware of Shan Qing’s past experiences firsthand through hearsay but unaware of Divine Fall’s whereabouts until Shan Qing called forth his companion— Sister Ranxing emerged at once.
"Whether it's true or not will be clear after verification," Shan Qing stepped back handing over this earthly girl for inspection by Nian Yueye who confirmed she was indeed Ran Xing’s sister while also sensing Divine Fall sealed within her body which ordinary people couldn’t withstand without succumbing entirely losing consciousness standing blankly without any expression despite open eyes.
"Speak up then—how shall we cooperate?" Nian Yueye grasped Shan Qing’s intentions realizing through inspection that Divine Fall remained unstable without Vitality sustaining its existence; should it dissipate so would Ran Xing’s sister cease to exist too.
Shan Qing explained clearly how they planned on leveraging Nian Yueye's Vitality alongside maintaining Divine Fall together stating: “It seems you've been managing alone—it must have been tough.”
"Thanks to you I’m able to reunite with old friends today otherwise I’d really be troubled," Shan Qing scoffed lightly without further ado preparing for action instead saying simply: “Let’s begin.”
Both began injecting Vitality into Divine Fall ensuring balance would be achieved so they wouldn’t need worry about it temporarily allowing them freedom for other tasks when suddenly Shan Qing's eyes flickered urgently signaling readiness just as several pairs of purple-black eyes prepared themselves behind waiting for Shan Qing’s signal…
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