Awakening the Divine Spark

"Junior Sect Master Mo, we hope you’ll enjoy this modest ..." Elder Wang intended to announce the beginning of the memorial banquet, but Mo Qingsha interrupted him.

He said, "I’ve heard that Sect Master Evergale was quite a connoisseur when it came to making his own wine. I’d like to taste some of that!"

Everyone, the seven elders and over dozen junior elders present froze hearing his words. Sect master’s hobby wasn’t a secret, but no one ever dared to directly ask for his wine, beer or any alcohol he had had a whim to ferment or distill.

If Thorne Evergale was in particularly good mood, he sometimes let elders sample some of his creations, but those were rare occasions. Usually it happened when an elder had a notable achievement, like comprehending an elemental law, or creating an advanced technique.

"What a fantastic idea!" Elder Su reacted first, "I’ll immediately order someone to bring the best wine the sect master had!"

She ignored Elder Wang’s and Elder Luo’s cold stares, and sent off one of junior elders belonging to her Sect Affairs Hall. Everyone knew she was suspected to be behind the attack on the Nethermoon sect, but since there was no proof, Elder Su continued to behave as if nothing happened.

The main problem was, since the sect master was dead and she was the elder of the Sect Affairs Hall, all diplomatic dealings were under her jurisdiction. Thus, without a second thought, she took the lead in representing the Nethermoon sect.

"Junior Sect Master Mo, why don’t you enjoy the food and watch the performance of our disciples while we bring the alcohol?" She suggested.

"The food can wait." Mo Qingsha said, "I don’t like eating without something to wash it down."

"Very wise." Elder Su continued to suck up, ignoring the condescending looks from few other elders, "You’ll have a chance to choose from ..."

"Yes, yes!" Mo Qingsha interrupted her, "Let them dance!"

He noticed that over a dozen inner disciples arrived, and he gestured at them, inviting to the small area next to the lavishly stacked table.

This time even Elder Su froze speechless. It was terrible humiliation for an elemental master to be ordered around like this, much less to dance in front of anyone, even if they were elders. All inner disciples were proud and talented youths, especially the girls who just arrived.

Elder Su earlier specifically instructed to invite those with the most beautiful and flashy skills to demonstrate their abilities, but no matter what her political stance or ambitions were, she wasn’t prepared to turn the Nethermoon sect’s disciples into whores.

Elder Wang was the one who saved the situation, saying, "Let our elemental masters show off a little. To not destroy anything around here, they should perform over there."

Quite a few people around the table sighed in relief. With a couple of sentences the elder pointed out at the social status of the inner disciples and emphasized the fact that what follows will be a display of skills of cultivators, not cheep dancing.

What Mo Qingsha didn’t like the most was that Elder Wang instructed disciples to perform over thirty yards away. Not that he had a bad eyesight, but the distance was so impersonal that at this rate they could’ve also brought male disciples.

"You’ll surely appreciate this one!" Elder Su finally reacted, and pointed at one of the disciples, inviting her to start the performance, "She’s the Healing Hall’s most talented disciple. She became elemental master at the age of fourteen and has an incredible grasp on the flow of elemental particles. We have high expectations regarding her!"

This was why Elder Su was a dangerous opponent. Her being Sect Affairs Hall’s elder with enviable memory and people skills, allowed her to know almost every disciple by name.

And not only that – she knew their talents, strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the fact that she was a woman allowed her to emotionally manipulate most people she came across.

She wasn’t too capable combat wise, though. But she was lucky. Elder Wang could only inwardly kick himself for not killing her during the attack. He was certain he injured her – her unconsciously holding her left side definitely indicated that his skill did considerable damage, but unfortunately it wasn’t lethal.

"Good!" Mo Qingsha nodded, his eyes closely studying the girl Elder Su pointed at, taking in every detail. She was elegant and slim, and while her face wasn’t the most beautiful, there was peculiar allure that made a man to involuntarily want to touch her lips, "I also have high expectations ..."

From the first move it was obvious the girl was remarkable.

With a wave of hand she summoned a thing mist around her, and with elegant spin she dismissed it right after. Then, after concentrating for a moment, she pressed her palms together and a thin rain washed in six feet radius.

The water droplets were so small, even the elders had hard time to see them, but the rainbow that formed under the rays of setting sun made everyone nod approvingly. The control of the water particles was immaculate, but it didn’t come easy and her focused expression was the best proof.

"Next!" While everyone present watched her elegant moves, captivated by the precision and elegance, Mo Qingsha looked bored.

"Sorry for the disappointment, Junior Sect Master! I’ll address the issues and instruct the disciple to work harder in the future!" Elder Su said, without having a clue what the issues were. Then she pointed at another disciple, this time from the Hall of Justice.

"I hope Junior Sect Master is going to appreciate her skills." Elder Su said, delighted and disgusted at the same time seeing Mo Qingsha lick his lips.

This was one of the most promising disciples Hall of Justice had. In fact, she was the disciple Elder Luo was teaching in secret, for some reason not announcing her being his personal disciple. Clearly the man was preparing her for something, and Elder Su decided to use the situation killing two birds with one stone.

The girl was of a smaller stature, but was well developed and incredibly cute. If Mo Qingsha took liking in her, he would not only humiliate Elder Luo, most likely he would take away a potential future threat.

The girl was fast. Extremely fast. She was wind element cultivator, and soundlessly moved around the small field in front of the banquet table, leaving behind barely discernible after images.

The most troubling part, at least for Elder Su, was that no one at the table felt the slightest gust of wind. The rest, of course, appreciated the incredible elemental control the girl had, apart from one person, that is. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

"Next!" Mo Qingsha said, clearly annoyed.

The single word sparked hatred in the hearts of everyone present. Even Elder Su had to bite her lip to not let out a curse. The guy wasn’t expecting their disciples to start giving belly-dance performances, right?

Fortunately, at that moment three junior elders arrived, carrying several jugs each.

Mo Qingsha’s eyes lit up, and he pointed at the spot in front of him for them to put the jugs down. He wasn’t bothered by the lack of own manners, and ignored the expressions on the faces of the rest.

He took one of the jugs, with a flick of his finger neatly sliced off the top rim, and poured the golden-colored liquid into his glass. Then he took a large mouthful, loudly gulped, and sat back in his chair more comfortably.

"Next, go!" He urged again, but this time he sounded more content.

Elder Su fell in thoughts for a moment, and sat touching her chin, and then decisively pointed at a slightly larger female disciple. There were men of more peculiar tastes, and she wasn’t going to judge. If this guy liked the golden color so much, there were disciples whose skills he might fancy.

Elder Su didn’t notice Mo Qingsha furrow his brows in confusion seeing the slightly plump girl coming to the front. With a loud stomp stood in a horse stance, and smacked her palms together, crating a large glittering golden shield around her, but was interrupted by an angry shout.

"Are you trying to blind me! What is this?! Get her away from here!" Me Qingsha ordered, with one hand theatrically covering his sight, while emptying the glass at the same time.