Chapter 3 - Lexi
Chapter 3 – Lexi
Seth narrowed his eyes for a bit and unintentionally leaked some killing intent. No one could feel it as it was impossible to find a character able to sense it where they currently were.
"Seems I'll have some cleaning duties to do. They won't be expecting the gift that I'll prepare for them."
"You should just focus on your mission and stop with all this unnecessary stuff. We will probably not find a single interesting thing around here!" A melodious voice complaining and reminding Seth that he should focus on his real objectives in this sect, sounded inside his own mind.
"You should help me in my relationship with Chun Meiyi instead of reminding me the hard parts. Sigh… Are you a "system" or something? Always popping-up to remind me of the tedious jobs. I've read some books where people acquired "noisy systems" like that…"
"Noisy "system"? Who is a "system"? Are you trying to anger me? Your mother is a "system"!" The same melodious voice resounded in a complaining tone.
"Call me Lexi. And I'm not a system, I am a spirit! A very graceful spirit! One so beautiful that you should be thankful that I am part of your life now. Hmph!"
"Lexi, then, could you recall me of my mission? I may have already forgotten such a boring task."
"You clearly know it well. It is for that woman that you traveled all the way here. Hmph! You seem to get dumb when it is about a woman. Look at where you brought us to! Then again, I can't totally blame you for this… She is partially at fault too. Bet her appearance alone bewitched you!"
"Hey don't talk about her like that. I know she is most likely abusing of me to her hearts content, making me go in these kinds of missions and searching for top class secret information in a foreign territory, but in the end, I was the one who accepted the task."
"You! See… You're practically a slave!" Lexi replied instantly.
"Sigh… At least it is not a one-sided unrequited relationship, ok!? And it's not like I had any choice, this task is indeed important, concerns the life and death of someone."
"Ah… Let's move on. Tell me the latest information already." He spoke calmly.
"Hmmm… I was trying to feel the aura around here, to see if I could find any hints but… I guess you won't be able to find the thing you need so easily. Our best shot is to approach from inside." Lexi said disheartened.
"I guess it is inevitable. I'll have to reveal a bit of strength and show my worth. I'm currently suppressed to Qi Gathering Realm Initial Stage, but I don't like this stifling feeling though, it's really annoying." Seth unconsciously touched the bracelet that was suppressing his cultivation strength.
Lexi pondered for a bit and said: "There is nothing we can do about it for now. It is easier to enter the sect through normal means than through force. To avoid further detection, we have to suppress your strength and even your Darkness attribute together with the Shadow Demon bloodline you possess."
Seth raised a hand and tried to use a Darkness based skill. While he could channel the attribute outside his body and even control it to some offensive moves, he felt that the amount he could control, would barely reach ten percent of his true capabilities.
"You know, I heard that dark based techniques are closely associated with demons and the people in this human territory don't see them in any good light. So, if you end up revealing you have this power Seth, it might get harder for you to do what you want." Lexy was already warning him of the complications.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Seth was leisurely heading towards his destination, not passing a single bit of confidence to Lexy.
"Better if I check it one last time." Lexy started scanning Seth's body with her spiritual perception, not letting a single point without checking.
After making sure every single thing was right, and checking even more thoroughly a certain "Seed" planted inside his body, Lexy exhaled relieved.
"Seth… Are you really sure you are eighteen this year?" Lexy had the same doubt every time she scanned his body.
"What's up with this question? How can a handsome twelve years old like me get such a treatment from you?" Seth couldn't bring himself to believe she was trying to call him old like that.
"Twelve years old? How can you lie with such a straight face?" Lexi got amazed by his thick skin.
"Of course I'm twelve, don't you see how supple my skin is?"
"Thick! You meant thick, right?!" She couldn't handle him anymore so she decided to continue, not giving him time for a response. "I can detect you are eighteen years old from your aura and your bone structure, but something is not right… It may be the seed." Lexi said, but she wasn't hundred percent sure. Actually, she felt like something really ancient came from within his body, but it was almost undetectable.
Seth got really serious and apprehensive when she brought up that topic. It was some kind of inheritance that enhanced his strength and modified his bode structure down to his cells. But there is no free lunch in this world. Like a parasite, it has tried to take control over him many times.
It would overload his cells with such a tyrant Qi that when it flared up, even a moment that he relaxed would make him lose control of the situation, trying to modify his cells forcefully. He would feel stronger instantly, but the pressure was so intense he would feel like his body was not his own anymore, or worse, the risk of implosion.
There are not many information's about its origin. It appears it comes from some ancient inheritance. There isn't any source of information so far about this specific power its uses or how does it work either. No one has even heard about something like this.
Fortunately, there is Lexi. An existence that came out of nowhere. From the very first day Seth awoken his Qi energy she has awoken as well. Like she was connected with his Qi. Strangely enough, it was right after the seed took root inside his body.
When the seed was "acquired", its oppressive energy took control over his body. Lexi was the one who temporally softened the effects on his body until he could pass through that ordeal, spending all innate energy she had as the price.
"How's the seal situation?" There was a total of nine seals binding the seed and they came together with it like it was a safe measure its owner left behind. Seth have already released the first one inside his body. The very moment he got the seed the first seal was undone. It actually changed his constitution so deeply that from a nobody, his talents spiked to a degree so high it was practically a miracle. His innate instincts have gotten sharper, strength and agility have gone up a tier as well.
The problem was that it was far from a safe situation. He went berserk, attacking anything that came near and barely maintaining some reason. Those seals were like dormant challenges, just waiting the right time to explode. They would take his emotions as a catalyst, even Qi and power could fuel them.
"I've been keeping the situation in control lately, but It's always better to prevent any mishaps. It seems dormant right now, so don't get too agitated, alright? Anyways, there is no need to bother with it right now."
Seth started thinking about a lot of things inside his mind.
"Sigh… Only if this power wasn't so tyrannical… Thank you Lexi, I would have lost control long ago if not for your help." He always felt dispirited as he wasn't in control about his own situation.
"Fufufu, I know I'm awesome right!" Sticking her nose up in a haughty pose while saying that made it be actually a funny situation.
Seth ignored her comment and headed straight to a dark spot near some buildings nearby and with almost no sound, he disappeared, merging with them as if they were his mantle.
It was one of the Shadow Demon bloodline techniques, Shadow Walk. It was possible to partially stealth in the shadows. It would be easily detected if any enemy with higher Qi Realm cultivation scans the area, though the same thing can't be said for those with same or lower cultivation Realm as the user.
With his current situation, he could barely maintain it for some minutes before he had to stop.
Some minutes later Seth was already waiting at the entrance of a forest from east of the outer sect training grounds.
"Phew. It consumes a lot of Qi just to maintain Shadow Walk active. This bracelet sealing powers are no joke at all." Seth actually got amazed by the item effectiveness.
Three minutes later Chun Meiyi appeared and got a bit stunned when she saw him there waiting already.
"How did you get here faster than me? I came running straight from where we were before. Are you a Ghost?" She couldn't believe he was able to get there so fast.
"Hahaha… Stop joking Meiyi, there are no such things as Ghosts. I was just so eager to train that I ended up getting a shortcut and sprinted all the way here."
For some reason Chun Meiyi couldn't bring herself to believe his words.
Seth had his own reasons for letting her come alone so, giving a lame excuse and adding a question right after to change the topic he skipped hers: "How's your elemental control lately?"
It's very strange how the elements inside her body work. Like Tao Yong she is one of the three outer court disciples at Qi Gathering Middle Stage Realm, but even though she's a talented individual in her cultivation, she just can't bring up any element strength.
She has a good affinity with fire and water, but every time she channels her Qi combining it with her elements, smoke comes out. Her elements are clearly interfering with each other.
Usually, two opposite elements would repel each other, damaging the individual in various different ways. It was even possible to become a cripple due to that chain reaction. Fortunately for her, fire and water aren't rioting, they just don't work separate. If she could control them, she would be a dual element practitioner.
But because of such circumstances she couldn't bring out any destructive power in her techniques and that was the trigger that made people disdain her abilities, calling her a "failure".
Seth had even asked for Lexy to use her spiritual sense on her, so he could come up with a solution, but as soon as she tried to use her fire arts, it would automatically turn into smoke.
Everyone got away from the said "failure" while Seth, the "normal" disciple that didn't mistreat her, got close soon after. He had no ulterior motives on doing so, just needed some basic information.
Right now, she's the only person he is friends with. He even actually started to like her naive character.
"…" She got a bit unresponsive about his question and it appeared she was a bit disappointed with herself. Would all her efforts be to no avail? She was super diligent on her studies and trainings, but alas, it resulted in nothing. Seth though, created some techniques for her, but when her elemental offense abilities were needed, it would result in the same "failures".
"Anyway, let's go train, we are going to do something else today." Seth decided on changing the way they will train her abilities.
"Is that real?" Chun Meiyi got all worked up and started anxiously pulling him inside the forest, heading straight to our training place.
While they were entering further inside the forest, four distinct auras could be felt approaching from far, at a distance that visual contact was still improbable, the corners of Seth's mouth inclined slightly, passing an unusual density as he knew the fish has bitten the bait.