Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

"Wait a minute? I've never been outside the sect. How can I get to the Xiayi Kingdom? I have no idea where it even is? Also, I have no money for the mission. Where will I stay?" Xu Ming said with a frown.

"Don't worry, the Elder has already thought of this. Take this. It's the map of this region. The Elder has also decided to give you his flying beast. Using that, you can go to the Xiayi Kingdom. You can go further on your own using the map. As for the money, you'll be given 3 gold coins," Wu said.

"Come with me," He further said as he caught the hands of Xu Ming and pulled him.

They both left the Punishment hall. Wu wasn't giving Xu Ming the slightest freedom as if he was worried that he would lose Xu Ming.

Wu came to an empty place with Xu Ming.

There was a small pouch tied to his waist. He tapped it three times and a smash speck of light came out of the bag. It took the form of an eagle type flying beast.

"This is a mortal grade flying beast. Although it's the lowest quality beast, it will be quite useful in escorting you to the Xiayi Kingdom." Wu said as he pointed towards the beast that came out of his pocket.

Xu Ming couldn't help but be surprised since it was the first time he was seeing a Spatial Bag that was used to store beasts. He had only heard about it before.

Wu gave the Beast Bag to Xu Ming as well.

"Here's a Beast Bag. It's a special bag that is something similar to a storage ring. You can keep this beast in the bag when you don't need it," Wu said.

"The dot on the map is our sect. You can guess the directions based on that when you want to come back. The Xiayi Kingdom would be south of us. So you need to go in that direction," Wu said as he pointed towards the south. 

"Go now. If the guards stop you, you can show them the mission document. They'll let you leave," He further informed Xu Ming.

"This is all so fast," Xu Ming sighed in confusion as he climbed on top of the flying beast.

Handling mortal grade flying beasts was the easiest. Xu Ming was taught about that in one of the classes, thus he didn't have any difficulty in handling it.

The Wild Eagle started flying and carried Xu Ming along with it.

"Hah, I did everything as the Master said. Finally, I can go back to my cultivation," Wu said as he breathed in relief. He left the place.

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Xu Ming was flying in the Wild Eagle Beast, but just as he reached near the border of the sect, two guards came flying on their own beasts.

"Where are you going? Do you have permission from the sect to leave?" The guards asked.

Normally they wouldn't stop disciples like this, but since Xu Ming was going on a flying beast, and he looked so young, they decided to ask him.

"Hmm, Alright," The guards went back as they saw it. Since the boy had permission, they didn't need to care about what happened next.

Xu Ming left the sect and flew towards the south.

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Wu came to the Punishment Elder's office.

He found that Elder Jin and the Punishment Elder were both having a drink there.

"Did he leave? Is everything done?" Punishment Elder asked.

"Yes Elder. He left. I have him the beast that you told me to give him as well," Wu nodded his head as he said.

"Good work. You can leave now," The Punishment Elder said with a smile.

Wu left the place and closed the door.

"See? Everything's done. Now he left the sect. That too on a beast that is carrying the special tracking scent that you gave me. Now you can send the people and when he's far away from the sect, they can finish him. As long as he doesn't survive, it'll be all good," The Punishment Elder said.

"Though I took another precaution for the unfortunate situation in which he survives. Even if he did survive, he ain't be able to come back,"  He further said with a grin on his face.

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Elder Jin asked in surprise.

"You know that our sect is a hidden sect. Without the actual map, someone who hasn't traveled to the sect before, won't be able to find it," The Punishment Elder replied.

"To make the situation worse, I gave him a fake map. He'll never find the sect even if he survives, though I'd hope that he is killed. That would be safer," He further said.

"Don't worry! He will die. I'm sending my personal disciple to kill him. He'll leave tonight with the excuse of a mission as well. I gave him my personal flying beast, which is multiple times faster than that wild beast of Xu Ming. Also, with the tracking scent on him, Xu Ming won't be able to escape," Elder Jin said with a smirk.

"Hah, That's good. Anyways, you owe me a favor since I helped you with this. Although you're my friend, I won't let you go cheap. I need a party from you!" The Punishment Elder said with a chuckle.

"Hahahaha, Of Course, my friend," Elder Jin couldn't help but laugh as he heard the statement of the Punishment Elder.

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2 hours later, another person left the sect on a Profound Crane.

The Profound Crane was a beast that was known for its fast speed and its sense of smell. The beast wasn't weak either. It was a 5th Stage Spirit Grade flying beast.

The Profound Crane flew like a wind towards the south.

A person was sitting on the Profound Crane.

It was a boy who looked like he was 15-16 years old. He had long black hair that came down to his shoulders. He had a black cloth tied in his forehead like a headband.

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It had been 4 hours since Xu Ming left the Mighty Demon Sect. He didn't stop for a minute and kept advancing towards the south.

He also used his tone to cultivate. He was already at the peak of the 9th stage Body Refining Realm. He just needed a slight push and he would become a 10th stage Body Refining Realm Cultivator.

He had been cultivating in hopes of breaking through. After one more hour, he did manage to achieve a breakthrough. He was a 10th stage Body Refining Realm cultivator now.

"Good. Just one more step and I'll be a Spirit Establishment Realm cultivator. I'll be able to forth my Martial Soul," Xu Ming muttered with a smile.

He was just lost in thought when he noticed something.

He looked to his back and saw a flying beast coming towards him.

It looked like a crane that was carrying a person.

The Profound Crane kept coming closer to the Wild Eagle of Xu Ming.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming frowned as he saw the person. The person was wearing the clothes of the Mighty Demon Sect as well. He was also an Outer Sect Disciple like him.

The strange thing was that Xu Ming didn't remember seeing that person in the sect before.

After some more time, the white Profound Crane got near Xu Ming.

The Profound Crane slowed down as it flew right beasts Xu Ming's eagle.

The boy that was sitting on the Profound Crane looked towards Xu Ming.

Xu Ming could see a smirk on the boy's face that was giving him a bad feeling. He didn't know why, but he was getting a feeling of danger.