Apotheosis

Who was this old man…?

Even though Zen's strength had increased after returning from the Illusion Battlefield, he could only clearly feel that things around him seemed strange.

It was as if he was being kept completely in the dark.

But Lavender's face explained everything. She seemed to have expected this, even though she didn't say anything.

The old man circled the corpse of Sword Chen, floating slowly in the air.

Zen didn't sense a very strong aura from him, but this old man's aura was extraordinary, as if it had a very special affinity.

As he slowly glided towards Finch, the old man gently reached out and the broken sword fell into his hand. "Catch it…"

he said and tossed the broken sword towards Zen.

"How can I catch it?" Zen asked holding up his hands in pain. They were just bones now, resembling the hands of a skeleton, but Zen had the astonishing ability to endure pain. If it was anyone else in his place, they would have surely passed out by now.

He had even survived the torture of the chaotic energy, so such pain was manageable for him.

Rumble…

When Zen finished speaking, the broken sword hovered in the air.

The old man looked at Zen's hands and sighed, "You should have thought of a way to come to our Celestial Position right from the beginning. You ran around on your own and caused a lot of hassles. You are too much of a troublemaker."

The old man let out a gasp. There wasn't a single Soul Sea Realm warrior in the entire universe who appealed to dozens of Supreme Lords at the same time.

It was not a big deal that Zen had landed on the territory of the Humanity Alliance in his ascension, but it was a bigger problem when he ran around over the place. He had proved to be an uncontrollable factor, making it difficult for the Celestial Position to lay out their plans.

Zen should have made a trip to the Celestial Position before the Illusion Battlefield was thrown open, but he did not.

This threw a spanner in the works for the Celestial Position. Xenia, a warrior from the Celestial Position was eliminated by Rocher, and Zen had something to do with it.

"I'm still young," Zen replied with a smile. He had already guessed the identity of the old man. Back when he was trapped in the fairy palace, he got a message that the head of the Celestial Position, one of the most powerful warriors in the universe, had asked him to pay a visit to the Celestial Position.

The old man stared at Zen for a moment and then nodded. "You're right. And you young guys are the last younger generation…"

"What does that mean?" Zen was dumbfounded.

The old man smiled. "You will know in the future. Let me see your h

ountain would temper my sword intent and help me enter the Emotion Closing Godly Way, but why have I not gained anything from the Killing Sword Mountain?"

Zen's primary goal after coming to the Sword Manor was tempering his sword intent. But now, he had obtained a broken sword that he didn't know the use for. This was far from what Zen had expected.

"Emotion Closing Godly Way? Ha-ha! Sword Chen is indeed a genius. He has already taught you the method," the old man said with a chuckle.

"What method?" Zen was confused again.

The old man pointed at Zen, "Malicious auras. Don't you feel that your body has changed after being infused with them?"

Zen thought for a moment. "Yes, but can these malicious auras help me enter the Emotion Closing Godly Way?"

Moments ago, those countless small red spiders had turned into malicious auras and entered Zen's body. What he did not know was that this was the last part of Supreme Lord Sword's swordsmanship. Using the malicious auras to change one's state of mind could make one more impulsive and determined, thus the person would charge forward bravely.

The old man nodded. "When you can suppress and make use of these malicious auras with ease, you will be able to officially step into the Emotion Closing Godly Way. Keep practicing to control them; this is not difficult for you."

"Suppress these malicious auras?"

Zen frowned. Indeed he didn't have a way to control these malicious auras. How would he suppress them completely?

"Don't make a fuss. Many cultivation methods that exist in this universe have malicious aura as the core. When you reach that step, you will naturally understand." The old man spoke in a matter-of-fact way.

'Sounds like I have to figure this out by myself, ' Zen thought to himself.