Chapter 816: Sendoff
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Chapter 816: Sendoff
Midway up a mountain at the back of the Lang Clan, a few dozen people in flowing and perfectly tailored hanfu were standing in front of an immense stone statue. The statue was nearly twenty feet tall and depicted a huge bird of prey with a particularly sharp beak and claws. Three shades of gray marble were used to create contrast among the birds many feathers. In addition to the gray marble, there was a lighter mottled stone used for its legs, and lastly the darkest stone was used for the hawks beak and claws, which were smooth and polished to a mirror-like luster. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
At the foot of the giant hawk statue there was a smaller man-sized statue of a tall, lanky young man. He had a long hooked nose and very large eyes. The eyes were the same polished dark stone as the hawks claws, and carved with such exquisite detail that they gave the impression that the man had a piercing gaze that could scare a mortal if they stared into them for too long. He had thick bushy eyebrows, and the sculptor had gone to the trouble of using two separate colors of stone to depict a bright lock of hair at the mans temple. His hair was long and flowed down to the middle of his back. The mans clothing was of a darker color stone than his exposed flesh was.
Lastly, there was a rectangular stone block that the man was using to lean against with one bent leg. The block the man was leaning on was carved with large characters on its front face that read: Tiankong Wang. The King of the Sky. Upon the sides of the block, smaller denser characters were carved, detailing the great accomplishments that this figure accomplished. More specifically, it was mostly just a list of names. That was because this monument was also a gravestone and in life it was the one thing that its occupant cared most about.
Sage was at the front of the crowd and watching as his ten children went up one after the other to light incense on the flat space in front of the huge stone monument. After defeating the Violet Light Sect, Sage had finally been able to recover Kings body and they had commissioned sculptors to create this giant monument. The Tiankong Clan had wished to bury King in their new clan home, but Sage resisted. For one they might one day leave the vicinity of the Mount Song Sword Sect, but he was also selfish in wanting the grave to be on his own Clans territory where it could be protected by the Lang Clan. He thought about placing the grave inside the Lang Clan tomb, but that might one day create difficulty for the Tiankong Clan members to visit it.
They thought it was odd, but they let him be after Sage assured them he wouldnt make any similar demands of the rest of the Tiankong Clan. King had already left behind formidable weapons for the clan, so that would be enough.
Eventually, the memorial came to an end as the sun dropped below the horizon and night arrived. The group turned around and walked back down the hill at the same slow pace as mortals would. Then they threw another final banquet, one that was far more somber and bittersweet than that of the last week.
Sage said his goodbyes to the Tiankong Clan and the half of his children that had to head back to their duties in other places. He spent a few months on the Inner World with Ling and Jiao, then went into seclusion in a remote part of the Lang Clan. He had initially planned to leave quickly, but he remembered there was one more important task to accomplish and it was better done now than later. During the weeks hed been waiting for his children and the Tiankong Clan to arrive, as well as the week-long banquet, Sage was already undergoing metamorphosis on the Inner World. He hadnt yet had the chance to combine with the Bone Mantis, so he took this opportunity now in order to pass the Lang Clan a new body before he left. After spending months setting up a meeting with the Cult of the Woodlord, he had less than a year till the second auction so he didn't take any risks by conducting metamorphosis at that time. He instead spent that time mastering the Arborist Profession and training with Heavenly Materials.
At this time, with the memorial finished, Sage went into seclusion and brought out a new insect that he used the Merge technique upon with his body on the outside world. The fact that he replaced his tongue with a Magical Tool caused a little difficulty, but he already solved that problem on the Inner World, so his change on the outside world was very smooth. Even if he still hadnt technically left the Lang Clan, he chose to get the farewells out of the way first and keep himself hidden. The Inner World couldnt interact with the outside world while his true body was in metamorphosis anyway.
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Chapter 816: Sendoff
Midway up a mountain at the back of the Lang Clan, a few dozen people in flowing and perfectly tailored hanfu were standing in front of an immense stone statue. The statue was nearly twenty feet tall and depicted a huge bird of prey with a particularly sharp beak and claws. Three shades of gray marble were used to create contrast among the birds many feathers. In addition to the gray marble, there was a lighter mottled stone used for its legs, and lastly the darkest stone was used for the hawks beak and claws, which were smooth and polished to a mirror-like luster. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
At the foot of the giant hawk statue there was a smaller man-sized statue of a tall, lanky young man. He had a long hooked nose and very large eyes. The eyes were the same polished dark stone as the hawks claws, and carved with such exquisite detail that they gave the impression that the man had a piercing gaze that could scare a mortal if they stared into them for too long. He had thick bushy eyebrows, and the sculptor had gone to the trouble of using two separate colors of stone to depict a bright lock of hair at the mans temple. His hair was long and flowed down to the middle of his back. The mans clothing was of a darker color stone than his exposed flesh was.
Lastly, there was a rectangular stone block that the man was using to lean against with one bent leg. The block the man was leaning on was carved with large characters on its front face that read: Tiankong Wang. The King of the Sky. Upon the sides of the block, smaller denser characters were carved, detailing the great accomplishments that this figure accomplished. More specifically, it was mostly just a list of names. That was because this monument was also a gravestone and in life it was the one thing that its occupant cared most about.
Sage was at the front of the crowd and watching as his ten children went up one after the other to light incense on the flat space in front of the huge stone monument. After defeating the Violet Light Sect, Sage had finally been able to recover Kings body and they had commissioned sculptors to create this giant monument. The Tiankong Clan had wished to bury King in their new clan home, but Sage resisted. For one they might one day leave the vicinity of the Mount Song Sword Sect, but he was also selfish in wanting the grave to be on his own Clans territory where it could be protected by the Lang Clan. He thought about placing the grave inside the Lang Clan tomb, but that might one day create difficulty for the Tiankong Clan members to visit it.
They thought it was odd, but they let him be after Sage assured them he wouldnt make any similar demands of the rest of the Tiankong Clan. King had already left behind formidable weapons for the clan, so that would be enough.
Eventually, the memorial came to an end as the sun dropped below the horizon and night arrived. The group turned around and walked back down the hill at the same slow pace as mortals would. Then they threw another final banquet, one that was far more somber and bittersweet than that of the last week.
Sage said his goodbyes to the Tiankong Clan and the half of his children that had to head back to their duties in other places. He spent a few months on the Inner World with Ling and Jiao, then went into seclusion in a remote part of the Lang Clan. He had initially planned to leave quickly, but he remembered there was one more important task to accomplish and it was better done now than later. During the weeks hed been waiting for his children and the Tiankong Clan to arrive, as well as the week-long banquet, Sage was already undergoing metamorphosis on the Inner World. He hadnt yet had the chance to combine with the Bone Mantis, so he took this opportunity now in order to pass the Lang Clan a new body before he left. After spending months setting up a meeting with the Cult of the Woodlord, he had less than a year till the second auction so he didn't take any risks by conducting metamorphosis at that time. He instead spent that time mastering the Arborist Profession and training with Heavenly Materials.
At this time, with the memorial finished, Sage went into seclusion and brought out a new insect that he used the Merge technique upon with his body on the outside world. The fact that he replaced his tongue with a Magical Tool caused a little difficulty, but he already solved that problem on the Inner World, so his change on the outside world was very smooth. Even if he still hadnt technically left the Lang Clan, he chose to get the farewells out of the way first and keep himself hidden. The Inner World couldnt interact with the outside world while his true body was in metamorphosis anyway.
Chapter 816: SendoffMidway up a mountain at the back of the Lang Clan, a few dozen people in flowing and perfectly tailored hanfu were standing in front of an immense stone statue. The statue was nearly twenty feet tall and depicted a huge bird of prey with a particularly sharp beak and claws. Three shades of gray marble were used to create contrast among the birds many feathers. In addition to the gray marble, there was a lighter mottled stone used for its legs, and lastly the darkest stone was used for the hawks beak and claws, which were smooth and polished to a mirror-like luster. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.At the foot of the giant hawk statue there was a smaller man-sized statue of a tall, lanky young man. He had a long hooked nose and very large eyes. The eyes were the same polished dark stone as the hawks claws, and carved with such exquisite detail that they gave the impression that the man had a piercing gaze that could scare a mortal if they stared into them for too long. He had thick bushy eyebrows, and the sculptor had gone to the trouble of using two separate colors of stone to depict a bright lock of hair at the mans temple. His hair was long and flowed down to the middle of his back. The mans clothing was of a darker color stone than his exposed flesh was. Lastly, there was a rectangular stone block that the man was using to lean against with one bent leg. The block the man was leaning on was carved with large characters on its front face that read: Tiankong Wang. The King of the Sky. Upon the sides of the block, smaller denser characters were carved, detailing the great accomplishments that this figure accomplished. More specifically, it was mostly just a list of names. That was because this monument was also a gravestone and in life it was the one thing that its occupant cared most about. Sage was at the front of the crowd and watching as his ten children went up one after the other to light incense on the flat space in front of the huge stone monument. After defeating the Violet Light Sect, Sage had finally been able to recover Kings body and they had commissioned sculptors to create this giant monument. The Tiankong Clan had wished to bury King in their new clan home, but Sage resisted. For one they might one day leave the vicinity of the Mount Song Sword Sect, but he was also selfish in wanting the grave to be on his own Clans territory where it could be protected by the Lang Clan. He thought about placing the grave inside the Lang Clan tomb, but that might one day create difficulty for the Tiankong Clan members to visit it. They thought it was odd, but they let him be after Sage assured them he wouldnt make any similar demands of the rest of the Tiankong Clan. King had already left behind formidable weapons for the clan, so that would be enough. Eventually, the memorial came to an end as the sun dropped below the horizon and night arrived. The group turned around and walked back down the hill at the same slow pace as mortals would. Then they threw another final banquet, one that was far more somber and bittersweet than that of the last week. Sage said his goodbyes to the Tiankong Clan and the half of his children that had to head back to their duties in other places. He spent a few months on the Inner World with Ling and Jiao, then went into seclusion in a remote part of the Lang Clan. He had initially planned to leave quickly, but he remembered there was one more important task to accomplish and it was better done now than later. During the weeks hed been waiting for his children and the Tiankong Clan to arrive, as well as the week-long banquet, Sage was already undergoing metamorphosis on the Inner World. He hadnt yet had the chance to combine with the Bone Mantis, so he took this opportunity now in order to pass the Lang Clan a new body before he left. After spending months setting up a meeting with the Cult of the Woodlord, he had less than a year till the second auction so he didn't take any risks by conducting metamorphosis at that time. He instead spent that time mastering the Arborist Profession and training with Heavenly Materials. At this time, with the memorial finished, Sage went into seclusion and brought out a new insect that he used the Merge technique upon with his body on the outside world. The fact that he replaced his tongue with a Magical Tool caused a little difficulty, but he already solved that problem on the Inner World, so his change on the outside world was very smooth. Even if he still hadnt technically left the Lang Clan, he chose to get the farewells out of the way first and keep himself hidden. The Inner World couldnt interact with the outside world while his true body was in metamorphosis anyway.
