Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

He closed his eyes as he stood in a proper sword stance. He could feel the Origin Energy moving through his body, which ultimately passed through his hands, nourishing them.

The air in the room was previously still, but now it had started moving as if there was a whirlwind in the room.

His Sword Intent was released in its full glory that resonated with his sword. The sword that was just a regular sword, now seemed as if it was a treasure sword that was roaring to show it's full prowess under the effects of his Sword Intent.

"Sword Art of Destruction!" Xu Ming muttered as he finally opened his beautiful blue eyes and swung his sword.

He didn't use much strength to swing the sword. That's why his movement of the sword didn't look forced; instead, it looked nimble.

The sword slashed through the air, and a powerful bright arc of light came out of his sword and struck the wall. A deep groove was left on the wall.

"They were right. The walls are indeed strong. There's no major damage from the attack. If I was practicing in my place, my Courtyard would've been blown to smithereens," Xu Ming muttered as he looked at his sword.

"As for the attack power of the skill, I'm quite satisfied. Even though I wasn't able to bring it's full strength out, even the small bit of its powers were satisfactory. It is indeed stronger than the Heavenly Vajra Finger," Long Chen muttered.

He rested for a short moment, as using this skill has depleted his energy. He sat in a meditative position and began his cultivation to fasten his recovery.

After 3 hours, he again stood up and tried the same skill.

Another mark was left on the ground.

The same process repeated as he started cultivating.

He stood up once more, and this time he used Heavenly Vajra Finger. A small dent was left on the wall. Even though it wasn't as deep as the mark left behind by the Sword Art of Destruction, it was still something significant.

For the next two days, Xu Ming kept using his skills one after another and increased his control over them. With time, his mastery kept growing.

As his time got over, he left the room and left the Practice Hall as he walked back to his courtyard.

A day after Xu Ming left that room, a girl entered the same room to practice her skills, but she was shocked silly as she saw the condition of the room. The room that was said to be impossible even to scratch now had dents and deep slashes in them.

"W-what just happened here? Did any Elder practice his skills here? No! Even Inner Sect Elders should not possess such powerful attacks. Did the core sect elders come here? That seems to be the only possible option. That should be what happened," She muttered as she closed the door behind her and began her practice.

*****

It was all a tiring process. He was so tired that he didn't even bother closing the door of his bedroom as he fell asleep.

He slept like a child in peace, without any worries or any tension of the burden of revenge that he had to carry all his life.

****

Back in the Immortal Realm, the Northern Emperor had searched far and wide in search of Xu Ming, but he wasn't able to find him.

"I have searched everywhere in the North, but that boy doesn't seem to be here. I will be going to the other three empires to talk to them. We all need to find that kid!" The Northern Emperor said.

"But Your Majesty, didn't you say that it's a matter related to the new Heavenly Emperor? Can you talk about it to them?" his minister asked.

"I won't be telling them the whole truth. I'll tell them that I want to find that kid because he killed someone close to me. That should be enough for them to help me in the kid's search," Heavenly Emperor said.

"That should be good," His minister nodded his head.

"We'll be leaving right now. Handle the things until we return," the Northern Emperor said as he left the palace.

The Northern Emperor sat on his flying beast and left the place. He flew towards the east.

It took him two days to get to the Eastern Empire. He stopped before the Royal Palace and landed on the ground as he walked towards the entrance.

The guards didn't even dare to stop him as they saw an intimidating aura.

The Northern Emperor entered the Royal Palace and saw the Western Emperor standing before him.

"When I felt the powerful aura, I thought that it must be you. It looks like my instincts are still on point. What do you want here?" The Western Emperor asked the Northern Emperor.

"I need to talk to you about something important," the Northern Emperor said.

"Alright. Come with me," The Western Emperor said as he brought the Northern Emperor with him to his hall.

"No one would be able to hear our voices. Tell me what it is about," the Western Emperor asked.

"That's a kid that assassinated someone close to me. I searched my whole Empire, but I couldn't find the kid. I believe that he escaped the north. I came here looking for him," the Northern Emperor said.

"Oh? So you want my help to find him in the East? Alright, since it's you asking personally, I'll help you. Give me a portrait of that boy," The Western Emperor told the Northern Emperor.

The Northern Emperor took out a scroll and gave it to the Western Emperor.

This was not the original portrait that was given to the Northern Emperor by the Heavenly Emperor; instead, it was a copy. The king had many copies made that he had spread throughout his Empire to search for that boy.

"This kid? Isn't he a little too young to be killing?" The Western Emperor said with a frown on his face.

"There's no minimum age for a criminal. He's the one that committed such a grave crime, and I'll punish him on my own when I find him," the Northern Emperor said.

"Alright. I'll get the copies made, and I will spread out throughout my Empire. I'll also send my guards to look for him. If the kids in our Empire, we'll find him," the Western Emperor said in a confident tone.

"Alright. Use the transmission Talisman to inform me if you find him. Also, try to catch him alive," The Northern Emperor said before he stood up.

"Are you leaving?" The Western Emperor asked.

"Yeah, I need to go to the South and West as well. That kid could be there as well," The Northern Emperor said.

"Alright. Say hi to the Eastern Empress for me," The Western Emperor told the Northern Emperor before he left.

The Northern Emperor left the place and went to the Southern Empire and informed the Southern Emperor about the same thing. Even the Southern Emperor had agreed.

Lastly, the Northern Emperor went to the Eastern Empress, but that's where things got complicated.

"Are you considering me a fool? This kid killed someone? Can't you come up with some better excuse? Tell me what this kid possesses that you want to take? There should be a reason like that. If I'm not wrong, the kid must've found a treasure that you want to take, isn't it?" The Eastern Empress asked the Northern Emperor with an amused smile on her face.

"The kid possesses nothing of worth. You can keep any item he possesses if you find him. I won't ask for anything, only the kid," the Northern Emperor said to her in full seriousness.

"I don't believe it. Until you tell me the real reason, I won't help you," the Eastern Empress said as she started looking elsewhere.

"Alright. I'll tell you, but you can't let the news leak, or we will all die. I'm not the one that wants the kid," the Northern Emperor said.

"The new Heavenly Emperor wants the kid. He told me that the kid is a demon spawn, and he's in our Immortal World. If I don't give him the kid soon, he'll wage war on our Immortal Realm!" The Northern Emperor.

"The new Heavenly Emperor? He wants the kid? Is this kid really a demon spawn? How can a demon kid worry the Heavenly Emperor so much? Is there something special about the king?" The Eastern Empress asked the Northern Emperor.

"Even though I don't know his specialty or his powers, even if he's a demon, he shouldn't be strong yet. We can definitely catch him!" The Northern Emperor said to her.