MTLNOVEL Chapter 14: Separation from your teacher
Kin Lishuan placed his hand on Yu Sui's shoulder.
"Yu… my child. You are not a curse.
You are not a demon.
You are my son.
And I am proud of you."
Yu Sui's eyes widened. His throat tightened. But he didn't speak.
Fung Shu Ri stepped beside them both.
"We will offer our souls and spiritual strength to create a divine shield-so you two can reach safety."
"But in return," he said firmly, "you must promise us…"
"Promise you'll restore the realm.
That you'll uncover the truth behind the Xuemo Sect…
And bring this cursed era to an end."
A voice piped up-young, determined.
The boy stepped forward, clutching Mo Yan's hand.
"I want to help too…
I want to give my soul… for Mo-ge and Yu-ge…"
The masters looked at each other, their faces both proud and pained.
"Mo Yan, Yu Sui," Fung Shu Ri said.
"You must go to the hidden valley-Duang Wenxiri.
There… you will find Lady Qinji, the Grandmaster of Forgotten Truths."
"She holds the only complete record of that day…
The truth behind Xuemo Sect's fall…
And the origins of this sacred bond that links you both."
From his sleeve, Fung Shu Ri took out a glowing, ancient token.
"This is the Invitation Seal.
Show it at the gates of Wenxiri.
Only then will Lady Qinji allow you to enter."
He pressed it into Mo Yan's hand.
"Go. And never look back."
Souls for the Future, Blades for the Past
They cried.
They-begged.
They-knelt.
But the three elders did not listen.
Their eyes held peace.
Their voices-unshakable.
Their decision-final.
Master Fung Shu Ri, Master Kin Lishuan, and Master Chui Yong sat in a triangular formation, hands pressed together in prayer, bodies already glowing with the last embers of spiritual power.
"We are not dying," Chui Yong whispered.
"We are… becoming part of you."
They chanted in harmony.
A golden circle formed beneath them, etched with runes from the ancient Xuemo language.
A pure white flame erupted at its center.
Yu Sui and Mo Yan screamed.
"No-stop!!"
"We don't need this! There must be another way!"
But the spell had begun.
From the center of the flame, three orbs of radiant spirit energy floated upward-one silver, one gold, one azure blue.
They split into two equal halves, hovering briefly… then shot straight into the chests of Mo Yan and Yu Sui, piercing through their spirit cores like a blessing of fire and sorrow.
Both boys collapsed, writhing in light.
When the pain faded… the temple had fallen silent.
Their mentors…
Were gone.
Only the robes remained, folded neatly over empty stones.
And two broken swords rested atop them-signs of their final duty fulfilled.
The young boy sobbed quietly, clutching Mo Yan's sleeve.
"They gave everything for us…"
Yu Sui wiped his tears, stood, and looked at the distant sky.
"Then we'll make it count."
"Let's find Grandmaster Qinji."