Cardinal sin

"Little Mei, tell me what actually happened? Who dare attack you in such a backwater place?", a bulky imposing looking middle aged man looked towards Yan Mei. He was sitting in a lotus position in the plain ground. Air seemed to rumble as he spoke to Yan Mei.

"Father, it is great that you have a made a breakthrough to the next realm without any external aid. Now, you can have this Illusion spirit orchid to stabilize your aura. Once you come out of this cultivation session, I can put my mind at ease", Yan Mei spoke. She took out a intricately carved jade case and opened it.

A pearlescent white coloured orchid was lying inside the jade case. Its body was so bright and beautiful that one couldn't believe it's existence unless seeing it personally. The room where Yan Mei and her father was talking lit up brightly with the presence of the Illusion spirit orchid.

"Little girl, you are my daughter. Not the other way around. Why are you always worried about me? You should think about yourself. You are still single at your age", the middle aged man spoke. A helpless expression appeared on his face after he saw the Illusion spirit orchid.

He had been in seclusion for days without outside contact. So, he didn't know that Yan Mei had ventured into the depth of the Wailing wind forest range to get the Illusion spirit orchid. It was a very rare and invaluable spirit flower which could not be bought with mere wealth. If it's presence was known outside, it would cause a storm of blood for its possession.

"Father, no need to remind me about my relationship status. I don't want to enter into a foolish relationship and tye my fate with another person", Yan Mei spoke. She walked over and gave the Illusion spirit orchid to her father.

"Father, stabilize your cultivation as soon as possible. I have been tired of taking care of Hongyun pavilion in your absence. I have also accepted a young man as my little brother. I will introduce him to you after you end your seclusion", Yan Mei spoke. She didn't wait for her father to reply and left after speaking her words.

'This little girl... which young fellow is so fortunate to be accepted as her little brother?', the middle aged man thought to himself with a smile on his face. Hhe took a look at the Illusion spirit orchid before closing his eyes in meditation.

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"Young miss Ting, this is the entire collection of Hongyun pavilion's weapons. Pick whichever you like", the beautiful attendant spoke to Li Ting.

"Senior brother Long, let's take a look", Li Ting looked towards Xie Long. Xie Long took a look at the vast collection of weapons and nodded his head. Together with Li Ting, he stepped inside the weapon storage of the Hongyun pavilion.

There were all kind of weapons placed nearly on stone racks. There were whips, swords, sabres, spears, mace, falchions, knives and many kinds of weapons which he had never seen in his life.

"Big brother Long, these are only low and mid grade spirit weapons. You can look for a high grade spirit weapons or a low grade profound weapons", Li Ting spoke. She tugged at Xie Long's cloth and together they went deeper into the Hongyun pavilion's weapon storage.

"Wait a minute. What kind of weapons are stored there?", Xie Long stopped after walking for few steps. He pointed towards a direction where some weapons were placed in haphazard manner. Compared to the glossy body of weapons on display, these weapons' body looked dull and rusty.

"These are some rejected weapons. Either they are in damaged condition or they have lost their spirituality. They are kept here only because of their superior material quality", the beautiful attendant explained.

Xie Long felt a resonance in his heart when he was passing through the abandoned weapons. It was like an indistinct whisper which he could only understand.

"Let's see if there is anything useful", Xie Long looked towards Li Ting and the beautiful attendant. Both of them were perplexed about Xie Long's choice but both of them still followed him to the corner where the abandoned weapons were kept.

Xie Long felt the resonance getting stronger as he approached the corner. An indescribable feeling rose in his heart, it was as if someone calling him with urgency and longing in its voice. There was no clear words yet he could strangely understand every emotion that weapon wants to convey.

He looked around and finally his eyes fell upon a strange looking great sword. The sword was lying in a corner gathering dust but Xie Long's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the sword. His paternal bloodline stirred automatically as he examined the sword.

"I will be taking it", Xie Long spoke. He reached out to grab the sword but the sword did not budge at all. It felt like the sword was made of some incredibly heavy material which made it impossible to carry around for a Meridian opening realm cultivator.

"From its built, this sword looks like an ancient weapon. Unfortunately, it's spirituality is lost. The only value it now posess is its crafting material", the beautiful attendant explained.

Xie Long felt a weak fluctuation inside his mind and a surprised expression appeared on his face. He placed his palm on top of the sword and poked upon his skin. Drops of golden coloured blood laced with hint of violet fell down from his palm and landed on the great sword.

'Golden blood!', the beautiful attendant felt surprised for a moment. She had been sneaking glances at Xie Long since he appeared infront of her but this time her curiousity towards him reached an unprecedented level. A very handsome face, a distinct aura of calm and danger and an unknown bloodline, all of these combined made Xie Long fatally attractive for any women including her. Li Ting was also looking foolishly at Xie Long. None of the girls except Xie Long noticed that his blood got completely absorbed when it fell upon the great sword. The faint connection between him and the sword strengthened after it absorbed his blood.

'Cardinal sin', a name automatically appeared in his mind after the connection between him and the sword deepened. He reached out to grab the sword and the sword seemed to be automatically floated into his hand. An indescribable emotion of loneliness, rage, violence and hunger appeared in his mind as he held the great sword in his hand. It appeared like the sword was pouring out all of its emotions infront of Xie Long.