Archwizard K's Journey In The Cultivation World

Case 29: The interactive movie experience.

Case 29: The interactive movie experience.

If someone were to ask Kierra about her most brutal fights in general, one of them would undoubtedly be the Ovi subjugation.

The thing before becoming her summon was truly a menace. Not only did it not have a core—the thing that stores a lich's soul—like others of its kind, but it also had a terrifying ability to absorb virtually every malicious thing in the world.

Facing against Ovi, the world had a realistic chance of being destroyed by it.

Worse, at that point, Kierra, one of the two pillars leading the world, hadn't met Cosmos just yet. The fight was brutally difficult, yet the ones emerging victory were still Kierra and her allies. Though, they did not go unscathed either.

Nevertheless, after making Ovi her summon, Kierra's fame rose to another height, and she became even stronger, effectively eliminating all competition if they had not disappeared yet.

As it stood, Ovi had become a crucial part of Kierra's strength. Kierra herself was confident that it would be easy to handle this 'internal demon' thing. Moreover, if one thought about it, weren't internal demons just insecurities?

'What a joke.'

Kierra let out a sigh, and in front of all the curious people, she quietly called her subordinate.

''Ovi.''

'''' !!! ''''

In an instant, an ominous black aura spreads across the room. It sent chills down the people present, and this effect was only further enhanced when they saw two raging red 'pupils' appear in the eye sockets of the deer skull.

The maids were immediately knocked out, leaving only the abbot, the sect leader of Mount Hua, and a barely conscious Feng Ling. As Ovi manifested fully, the abbot nervously spoke up.

''Miss Kierra... please explain yourself.'' He said, hand on his staff.

''I don't see the need to,'' Kierra replied coldly.

''...''

Cold sweat ran down the abbot's face. On the other hand, unlike the abbot, the sect leader of Mount Hua was quick to judge.

''So you were with the evils all along!''

He said as he drew his sword, pointing at Kierra. At this point, the archwizard, who was genuinely worried about the state of the abbess, decided that it was not worth wasting time with this guy. But it would be hard to knock him out without affecting the abbess right now.

Soon, the course of action was decided.

''Ovi, examine her.''

[Yes, master]

Heeding the call from its master, Ovi quickly deployed a dome-like shield to isolate the abbess together with it completely. Kierra, meanwhile, turned to the duo.

'''' ... ''''

The tension in the room was high. When the two were on the verge of attacking Kierra, they heard a sigh from the archwizard.

''Do you feel fear?''

Suddenly, Kierra asked in a mellow voice. The two didn't answer.

''I shall take that as a yes.'' Kierra continued. ''Use your brain for half a second. If I wanted to harm you lot, you would be buried deep underground by now.''

''...''

''...''

''...''

Now that Kierra thought about it, she was terrible at dealing with children. Nevertheless, she pulled out a matcha-flavored candy from her space storage and put it in the kid's hand.

''You look sad. Have it.'' She said.

''Is this poison?'' The child tilted her head.

''Maybe.''

''At least deny it...''

The child tossed it into her mouth anyway. As she enjoyed the strange yet delicious candy, Kierra sat down beside her.

''What's your name?'' Kierra asked.

''...Mie Xieren. You?''

''Kierra Scarlett Aspenova.''

''What a difficult name.''

''That's your issue, not mine.''

''You're so mean, too.''

''...''

''But every adult acts like that anyway.'' Mie Xieren laughed bitterly. ''Always pushing responsibilities, always disingenuous...''

''Mind telling me what is going on?'' Kierra interjected. ''I am new here.''

''What...? You came here without any information... well, whatever.'' Mie Xieren cracked the candy in her mouth and chewed it intently before swallowing. ''...This sect... is nearing its doom.''

Hearing a kid this young talking about big problems like this was a huge red flag. It usually meant that the child was raised incorrectly, leading to it being forced to adapt to the world at an early age.

''Due to internal corruption, Emei is deteriorating.'' Mie Xieren continued. ''People hoarding cultivation resources, abandoning education, infighting...''

She then looked at Kierra in the eyes, her mouth smiling lightly.

''If you want to find a place to live, I suggest a place like Wudang or the capital, anywhere but here.''

''Have you lost hope in Emei?''

''...Maybe.''

Yet, this woman would become the abbess of the sect and raise it to the top. At this point, Kierra had a good idea of Mie Xieren's problem, but she still needed to observe more.

''Mie Xieren, was it?''

''Huh?''

''Take me around the sect.''