C120-2 : Universe Spanning Scheme

As for the second page on which Zhanxian had written, a to-do list had taken shape.

1. Do whatever is necessary to complete Fang Xie's task without a hitch.

2. Create some countermeasures for obvious reasons.

3. Investigate the world of the crimson sun.

4. Try to gather more clues about the orphanage. If necessary, ask for Fang Xie's cooperation through Xuan Zi.

5. Learn some easy, useful spells or trapping mechanism.

The last one was his target for now. But tomorrow was the day when the entire sect would execute the Celestial Gateway spell. There was no time for him to learn something new. Moreover, his master was far too busy teaching private, troublesome techniques to the rest of his martial siblings. Had this mountain peak existed a few more years ago and carried a legacy of older disciples, Xuhan would probably not even get the scrapped lessons he had manged to get from the man by now.

From Kong Ye, he had learnt two spells which he had already tested by using them on Zhanxian and little Tian. Sadly, no matter how many creative uses he came up with in order to use the spells to their full potential, one big hurdle stopped him from achieving them in reality.

Both the spells' effectiveness was restricted within his dao tower. He couldn't affect anyone or anything by them outside in the real world. In fact, the only reason his spells worked was because he was the creator and controller of every-no most molecules of his dao tower, consciously and subconsciously.

Otherwise, spells of that sort would be way too overpowered. The possibilities were endless. Learning, discerning, proving something, all would be so easy! And these were merely the good aspects! If one intended to use the spells for evil purposes, spreading lies, discontent, falsified proofs would be far too simple to do.

So it hadn't surprised Xuhan when elder Kong had explained why learning these spells wasn't as awesome a feat as one might imagine. Speaking of using those spells....

Xuhan summoned Zhanxian once more.

"How many times do I have to repeat it? It's spoon, not poon! You're a goddamn snake for heaven's sake. Why do you have problem uttering 's'- eh?"

"Little Zhe's education seems to be going well, minion."

"Oh yes, it’s going very smoothly."

Master and minion exchanged a look that contained a vast amount of unsaid words.
Clearing his throat, Xuhan said,
"We haven’t yet discussed how you were able to use that spell I cast on you only once, have we?"

Cranking his head to one side, Zhanxian thought about it for a while before answering.
"I knew you would ask this. So I've been thinking about what exactly happened at that time....and I honestly don't have a clue."

"Are you sure?" Leaning forward, Xuhan lowered his tone, his expression hardening. He was sure Zhanxian would realize what his body language implied.

". . . .All I can say is that when you cast the spell on me, I could somehow sense what exactly was happening inside and outside my body that made the spell work. It was like I successfully cast the spell myself alongside you without prior knowledge. So it was easy for me to cast it again. But I don’t think I can cast it in the real world. I've tried to do so on little Tian and little Zhe. There was no reaction to the movement of my qi. It only seems to work inside the dao tower, specifically my own part of the dao tower."

Han Xuhan crossed his arms and leaned back,  his mind wandering amidst possibilities. So this was another effect of his minions own improvements ?

Or was there more to the issue that he just didn’t realize? The biggest change to his dao tower were not the superficial appearances and weird designs. They were still perfectly under his control. The problem most likely stemmed from the minions. Their cultivation, their 'share' in his dao foundation, their own quirks....

When he put those clues together with his newfound information from the crimson sun, Han Xuhan's nose smelled a scheme....an intricate, universe spanning scheme.