Eternal Emerald Dragon

Chapter 705 - 704 - New Ability

The city was not divided by race.  The only real accommodation that stood out was for the aether beasts that wished to live in their natural forms.  Those that could be accommodated for were but it did make certain areas larger than others due to it.

As Lind flew with 2 emerald cloaks in tow, he arrived at a fairly large mansion.  There were several carriages parked in the massive entrance way leading to the manicured grounds.  The blazing emblem and pierced heart left no mystery as to who they were.

He waved off his guards announcing him as he was not there in the capacity of Emperor.  They took up positions and the other guards near the carriages blanched as their senses confirmed the 2 guards were Immortals.

Lind, himself, needed no introduction so they all bowed low and he waved back.

"Am I interrupting an official meeting or is this unplanned?"  The demons glanced at each other almost comically as no one wanted to tell him bad news.  Lind smirked as he made things easier.  "I am well aware you are both trying to recruit Kal.  I will not sway him, I am here as an old friend today."

A look of relief passed over them and a pair of demon and demoness came forth.  The Hellfire Sect had a rather robust demon with a simple leather vest exposing his well muscled arms.  His head was completely bald but his lavender skin was fairly dark so he looked very handsome to both demons and humans.

The demoness was a surprise from the Heartpiercer Sect.  They were battle maniacs made manifest yet the woman in front of him was in a prim and proper set of robes giving off the vibe of an efficient secretary to Lind.  Her eyes even had a set of glasses that Lind thought were called spectacles!

He highly doubted she had bad eyesight as a cultivator so they likely did something essential.  Her frown on her narrow face was actually endearing but Lind felt nothing so he was curious what made her frown before she bowed low with the demon next to her.

"Your Majesty, we are indeed here to invite Lord Kal to join our power.  However, we are not preventing the Heartpiercers from having a shot either."  Lind smirked as the man switched to a more relaxed tone after a glare from him.  The man was not anyone Lind knew but his right side had a tattoo with a sword on it.

He knew what that meant.

"I am surprised Vice Sect Master Krull has come personally.  Your reputation precedes you Living Sword Yar."  Lind bowed at the shocked look on the demon's face.  His carriage mates preened that Lind knew who he was.

"Lord Kal has demonstrated his true desire to fight as we have all seen."  The cold and calm demoness still caught Lind off guard.  He had heard a great deal about Jorn from his wives, enough that he wished to meet and thank the man himself, but the demoness did not seem to match.

His confusion must have been clear.

"I serve Lady Isabelle of Heartpiercer Sect."  The moment that name was given, all the demons flinched but Lind turned in confusion to his guards.  They shrugged as they had not quite gotten up to speed with everything.

The demoness gasped as she put a delicate hand to her forehead.  Lind's eyes narrowed as her hands were a warrior's hands.  He clearly saw the calluses and marks of a weapon of some kind.  It was possibly a spear or other cylindrical based weapon as sword hilts were not true circles most of the time.

"Apologies, you have been isolated.  Lady Isabelle is the daughter of our sect master."  Lind's eyes narrowed.  He did know a name for such a person.

"Crimson Crusher is here?"  The very instant Lind used that nickname, all the demons vanished from his sight save the pair in front of him.  Yar sighed with a smirk but the demoness looked annoyed and a bit nervous.

"I would suggest you do not use that name in the future.  My mistress is displeased about it."  Lind slowly nodded as he carefully noticed exactly how far the demons had moved.  It seemed her reputation was as advertised.

The Crimson Crusher was essentially a berserker that specialized in turning her foes into people pate with gravity Arts.  She actually used 2 massive war hammers and it was well known she never came back from battle soaked in blood and a smile.

Exactly how did such a person negotiate with anyone?

Lind sighed and bowed.

"I apologize, I am still getting caught up."  She nodded in understanding but if someone less powerful had made such a mistake, they would likely be dead already.

"May I know your name?"  Surprise spread but she bowed to him as she introduced herself.

"I am the one once known as Night Bringer."  Lind's eyes narrowed once more.  That had been a legendary demoness all right but she had been forced to retire due to a near death experience with the Fiends.  The legendary part came from when she had used an Immortal Art as a Heaven Realm and lived to tell the tale.

He only sensed Moon Tier aura from her but it felt wrong.

"May I?"  He pointed at his eyes and she slowly nodded without a care.  Clearly, she had no desire to hide anything.  Lind's Eyes glowed briefly but both demons were shocked when they felt demonic Qi faintly from him!

Lind saw viciously mangled meridians but they just barely circulated Qi.  The dantian was key however.  She only felt like a Moon Tier but her dantian had a dim sun inside of it.  He also saw damage to her spiritual flow of Qi as well.

He recognized such damage of course but he had rarely seen it in someone alive and functional.  His body also spiked in Qi as demonic Qi flowed from his dantian.  His sun spun faster and the ring on his right hand glowed as well for a moment.

He finally got a full picture of it but instead of making an elixir or weaving, he felt an instinct take over he had never felt before.  He guided the Qi as emerald light began to line his body.

None knew what was going on, but the demoness felt some discomfort at first but then something strange began to happen.  The obstructed flow she had endured for centuries began to break up!

The circulation of Qi was getting stronger and stronger!

Lind narrowed his Eyes as he saw the faint Fiend Qi laced in her body and with extreme but delicate prejudice, he removed it all from her!

Her aura spiked until all were shocked as a peak Sun Tier aura came from her suddenly!

She was covered in sweat but she was smiling!

"I feel alive again!"  The prim and proper secretary was gone as a massive glaive appeared in her hand.  The instant it was there, it was clear to all it was a peak grade 6 spirit weapon!

Lind could feel its joy as if an old friend had come for a visit.  Yar jumped back but all watched as she quickly moved through vicious but eerily silent moves.  Her name now made sense to Lind.

That glaive would bring eternal night before you even knew she was there!

Lind felt light headed but quickly downed an elixir to recover his Qi and stamina.  What had he just done?  It was like he had purged and repaired her directly but he could not completely recall it.

Had he acquired a new ability with the unique sun he created?

It would require study and he knew a lot of people like her to try and look into it.

"What have you done to my friend?!"  A voice suddenly broke the scene as the Crimson Crusher appeared at the open doorway to the large mansion.  She was a far too slim demoness for the massive war hammers on her back yet she moved as if they weighed nothing at all!

She was a peak Sun Tier as well but she clearly also cultivated her body.  It would make her a very difficult enemy usually but Lind saw her coming at him and even his guards made no move which made people curious.

A single fist grasped hers and she stopped cold in shock as much as everyone else.

"Calm yourself, Lady Isabelle.  I simply healed her, look for yourself."  His words were followed but a the haft of the glaive smacked the back of her head.

"Crusher!  Fight me!"  A wide smile was on Night Bringer would have knocked anyone else out with such a strike.  Lind also recalled being told not to use that particular name that she did but Isabelle's round face looked shocked then broke into a smile.

It was not a smile of happiness exactly but it was one Lind was sadly familiar with.  It was the smile of a battle maniac getting their favorite 'toy' back.

Before he could take in more details, both women blurred into the sky.  They became dots to most people but he noticed most of the Heartpiercer Sect members shooting up after them.  They were not concerned either, but excited.

"The crazy bastards were already your ally, and now you resurrected that insane woman?"  Yar had landed next to him and he simply shrugged.

"I had enlightenment.  I need to digest it, but I will do that later.  Does her return mean the attempt is over?"  Lind looked up to the door and saw an elderly demon but still vital standing looking up at the sky in shock.

Lind glanced up and also felt a little cold sweat break out as he saw 2 war hammers that were also clearly spirit weapons clash explosively against the glaive.  Normally, he would expect a spar to be a bit more tame but the 2 women were clearly trying to kill each other.

They were smiling while doing it!

An entire sect of Ryu and Yor type demons made him shiver.

What had he done?