Corrupt Creations

"I do not have anything that can help her, but I may have a piece of information that could help you."

Seth got interested and his eyes lit up. Anything that could improve Meiyi's situation was welcomed even if it was more information.

"Please tell me."

"The thing that is going to make her bloodline thoroughly awaken and complete the process, is something way more complicated than you think. Maybe you think you'll be able to find it inside the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary, and that is indeed possible. But you'll never be able to get it with your current cultivation." Darya said, shocking Seth.

"You.... How did you know about it?"

"I've known it since you entered the sect." Darya was lying, but Seth had no way to know about it.

She was the Glazed Lake Sect Protector and probably had means to identify who entered and who left. But the information about Meiyi having that bloodline, was told her just a few moments ago.

"Please tell me what it is."

"Sigh... What she needs is the source. The source is nothing less than the Illusive Ethereal Goddess herself.

"The Illusive Ethereal Goddess? But how? I thought those gods and deities were all dead..." Seth was perplexed.

"That's why I said it was way more complicated than you've initially thought. The real Illusive Ethereal Goddess is really dead and you're partially right."

"Then how?"

"Because she preserved a tiny part of her soul, turning it into a spirit. The spirit is the current protector of the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary and is residing inside the main sanctuary. She has but a tiny part of her real powers, but just that tiny part is able to decimate the current you over a thousand times in a single second. You cannot forget that once you're dealing with the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary, you're dealing with a previous deity."

"..."

Seth just realized that things would be way more difficult than he thought they would. He previously thought the most difficult hurdle to confront, would be the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary Master. He was a Mana Sovereign Realm cultivator, someone able to destroy a whole city with one of his skills, but in reality, there was a hidden danger he wouldn't know if not for Darya.

Many things started to pass through his head, since he just received a shock from realizing he may not be able to wake Meiyi up so soon.

'No! I'll do it... I need more strength. I need to become stronger.'

Seth's wish to become stronger spiked up. He suddenly asked: "Do you know how strong she is?"

"Sigh... I don't know for certain, but she is at the Mana Sovereign Realm now, limited by the laws of this worlds and her own body. But I'm certain she is at least stronger than their Sanctuary Master. He is at the Mana Sovereign initial-stage Realm of cultivation."

"I understand. Thanks."

"Sigh... Try not to be impulsive. You must know that time is by your side." Darya advised.

Seth nodded, but he still seemed to be a bit lost with all that.

"You can return now, there is nothing more for you to do here." Darya moved her arm and the protective barrier opened up a path for Seth.

"Alright. It was really good to meet you Darya."

"I think the same way, Seth."

After lightly bowing to show her some respect, he turned around and left that place. He was able to discover some crucial things, and perceive other minor details from their conversation.

Seth passed through that soul barrier and started to return to the Eleventh Palace.

Inside the restricted area, Darya suddenly asked: "Why did you ask me to meet him and give him those things, Master?"

There was absolutely no one near her, but she asked normally, as if she was asking someone that was standing by her side.

Suddenly a white light passed through the environment, as if being reflected by a mirror, and a woman donned in white clothes appeared.

She was stunningly beautiful; so beautiful that even the female water spirit felt breathless. That woman, differently from Rina and Serene, was at the peak of her beauty, and if they were to put the three of them together now, unfortunately for Rina and Serene, they would lose in terms of maturity.

She not only had a perfect face, like the other two, but she had an alluring body, that could destroy many relationships if men and women were to see a glimpse of that body. She had a white veil covering her face, but her ocean blue eyes were on display. They were so clear that they were able to reflect any light and at the same time, her gaze had a mystical feeling that gave the impression she could see everything.

"Little Darya, he is a very special person and it is important to be friendly with such interesting entities." Her phrase carried a layer of mystery, but Darya was accustomed with that.

"I don't understand. Is he that interesting? I know that he is really one of a kind, being able to come here and even create a method to absorb Spiritual Energy. But it is still too far from being enough to enter your divine eyes."

The woman smiled from behind her veil and said: "There is no way for you to know what kind of secrets that man possess. Unfortunately, while looking at him, not even I can see everything."

"What?! That's not possible! Master... Nothing is able to escape your eyes."

"That might have been the truth if I still had that..." While saying those words, she looked at the lake. There seemed to be a little bit of sadness on her intonation.

After some time, she turned around and continued: "But not now. Little Darya, forget about this, what you need to understand now, is that he could be a useful ally, so never mistreat him."

"I understand, Master. What about that girl? Is she really from the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary? The Palace Masters won't be able to accept it, if they discover about that. If they do something against him or her, we will the lose a possible ally."

"There is no need for to concern about that. If they discover about her origins, there is someone that will certainly protect her. You just need to keep the situation controlled, not letting things get out of hand."

"I'll do it Master."

"Good. There is something important that I have to inform you."

"Please say it, Master."

"In about two years, I'll be leaving this continent."

"Leaving this continent? Master, you..."

"Little Darya, I need to do it, else I will never be able to go back. That's why I need you to prepare something for me."

"... Please say, I'll make sure to prepare everything accordingly."

"Good. I need you to prepare the Water Tribulation Trial for Caizhi. I will be soon leaving the sect to train her harder. I'll be training her to be the next Glazed Lake Sect Master, but that will require my full attention. In two years, I will make sure to make her strength be at least comparable to little Lan Xue strength."

"Caizhi? Why don't you pass the Sect Master position to Lan Xue?"

"She lacks something that Caizhi has, and that something is will. Lan Xue doesn't want to become the Sect Master and that is probably because of her mother. She has other objectives in mind and won't bother taking the role of Sect Master. However, Caizhi surprisingly showed the interest to become someone important and part of that, is because of that young man that just left."

"You mean, Seth?"

"Yes. She wants to be someone he can rely on, so I'll make sure to take advantage of that."

"Alright. When will you be back?"

"Sigh... That's uncertain. But don't expect me to come back for at least a year. Time for me to go back and train her more properly."

After saying those words, her body simply vanished.

Darya was already accustomed with that, but she felt amazed every single time. She, a strong water elemental spirit, wasn't able to feel how her master did that.

Darya kept thinking about some things, but ultimately left to prepare for the things her master wanted.

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Seth had his head full. He didn't know what to do now, but he knew he wanted more strength. Unconsciously, he had already stepped inside the eleventh palace area.

When he lifted his head, he saw Jiayi running his way while screaming.

"I finally found you! Where have you been all this time?" The way she talked seemed like she has been searching for him for a long time.

"Jiayi? I was taking a quick stroll..."

"A quick stroll? Master has been wanting to find you for some time already. Come let's go."

"Hm...? Is it already time? Alright, let's go."

Jiayi brought Seth inside the main palace hall, where she found Ruolan and Xiurong, that were helping searching for Seth too.

Suddenly, they heard Palace Master Yushui descending the stairs.

"I've told you to not willfully wander around the sect, but I guess I was a fool for believing you would stay quietly waiting inside the palace." She shook her head after realizing her mistake.

"Don't be like that, Palace Master Yushui. I was just exploring the backyard, I swear."

After hearing his words, she realized nothing she did would change his ways, so she didn't pursue that matter. There was something more important to do right now.

"Let's go, the others are probably waiting for us already."