chapter 94

"So this is the Vast Eyes technique..." Hou looked at the world, it looked completely normal.

"Yes it used two main aspects and laws, cognition and space. The vastness of space allows your intuition to widen much further than normal, and the cognition laws process the intuition into senses."

"Thank you, may I now have that free time?"

"Yes, explore the city a little. I'll give you this, it's a token which should have lots of sect contributions on it. That's the currency of the majority sects, contribution gives you points, since I'm an elder you do not need to worry about it. Do not worry about prices unless you buy something obviously expensive. I would suggest going to the tea house and showing your direct disciple token to the waitress."

'A teahouse doesn't sound bad, I can get a private room and talk to Yue and Araxis while having Tea...'

Mo Huai threw a long rectangular token to Hou, again with writing he could somehow gain the meaning of. It was seemed to be made with jade and was cold to the touch.

"Then I think that's might be what I do, where is it?"

"Just as you go out and follow this, when it's time to come back it'll show you the way as well"

Mo Huai pulled out a small orb and squeezed it in his hand and injected the location he wanted. Inside there was a small pin, it floated inside the transparent orb and pointed towards a particular direction.

He threw the compass orb to Hou and opened the door,

"Just be careful using your laws, since we are in the astral world you may accidently cause chaos. It's not prohibited but be careful."

"I will, thank you"

Hou put the compass away in his robe and went through the door. It was a wooden inn with tapestries hung around the walls. He was son the second floor and he could see below the main floor.

It was a large room with tables where people ate and talked. These were cultivators, just normal people. They wore white robes like Hou, but they did not have the golden designs.

'This must be the status difference between a direct disciple and ordinary sect members.'

Hou walked around the edge of the balcony, looking down at the main floor. He saw the variety of people there, small and young, large and old, some had weapons and some had magical artifacts.

He found the stairs and made his way down, instantly the whole establishment meant silent.

In hushed voices, Hou could hear some whispers,

"It's a direct disciple!"

"Look at the uniform, those golden markings..."

"Forget the robes, look at those wings. Are those Cloudy Eagle Divine Wings!"

"I think they are!! Those can make you as fast as a rank 3 cultivator by themselves!"

Hou heard all the murmured and with the Vast Eyes technique could hear them perfectly. While the name was Vast Eyes, it really enhanced intuition which included all senses; and in the astral world was even stronger.

"Don't mind me, continue on" Hou put on a false bravado and whipped out his hand, declaring his orders.

"Y..yes sir!" A large burly cultivator stood up and put his fists together bowing.

The full establishment promptly stood up, a cacophony of chairs and rustling of clothes ensued. Then all at once, everyone bowed and put their fists together.

Hou saw this and walked forward, the crowd parted. He walked through the crowded room and as he was just about to exit, he was stopped.

A drunken man stopped Hou and spoke,

"Don't think you can just order me about! I'm Kuang Ren!"

The man put his finger on Hou's chest,

"How about this, we have a fight here no laws man to man. I win and you give me a pill of my choosing. You win I'll do whatever, I'll even become your sworn brother. Not that that would happen"

Hou looked at the man and pulled of his finger from his chest,

"Okay then, let's do it."

'No laws, this should be easy. I may be new to cultivation but I have decades of fighting under my belt'

Hou then heard hushed voices from the crowd,

"Ohh that drunkard. He's a rank 2 from Martial Pavilion! Even though he's really drunk he might have a chance at winning!"

"Yeah this direct disciple seems arrogant, he's so young too."

"He couldn't have the skills with no laws to win, looks the fortune favours the brave....or the ignorant"

"That's for sure, I bet Kuang Ren over there doesn't even know who he's talking to right now."

The voices hushed as Kuang Ren went into position, using his signature style,

"Come face my Drunken Fist!" Kuang Ren loosened and waved.

He was unstable and moved erratically, his eyes weren't even facing his opponent. Hou saw this and scoffed,

"That's a technique?"

Hou looked with disdain but still took it seriously. He got into position, a fighting method taught by Yue and refined with help from Hamar. Even though Hamar was focused on the sword, he was actually talented with all martial arts.

Hou shook off his reminiscing and focused on the fight at hand. Kuang Ren then did the first move!

He moved low and walked to Hou, taking drinks steps which was hard to predict. However with the Vast Eyes technique, Hou's intuition was strengthened and he could predict where he was moving.

Hou easily moved his body slightly to the right and dodged Kuang Ren's lacklustre punch.

"Is that all?" Hou taunted his opponent.

However instead of anger, Kuang Ren only smirked. He laughed and then said,

"Laws are forbidden, and qi restricted in Cloud Prism...but I said nothing about mental energy!"

Instantly a light was sent out from Kuang Ren's fist and it took the shape of a snake. The mental energy snake then coiled around Hou and tried to bite Hou's head. It's large mouth with sharp fangs was agape when suddenly a purple skull formed around Hou!

Front the start Mo Huai had been watching and after noticing Hou was in danger he acted. Qi was restricted in Cloud Prism and Laws were forbidden, so instead Mo Huai used mental energy to create a shield.

The shield would be made from the mental energy he left in Hou's body as the cognition formation!