Eternal Swordsman - 2
Chapter 72 - Praying To Heaven, Bending to Earth

Jia Lin had been bowing and praying, dancing, and singing for ten years now. He had long been accustomed to the Elfen culture and he had long known how to pray.

Jia Lin looked at the old woman deeply, she could tell that she was special because she was the first person to ever talk to her in these ten years. Jia Lin put his hand together and bowed to the old woman, saying nothing, because it was unnecessary. His bow said everything that needed to be said and like this, Jia Lin continued walking down the road that he was now too familiar with.

"Listen to the ancestors"

Jia Lin closed his eyes, he stopped by the roadside where a tall tree stood. He then sat down without even opening his eyes to see where he was sitting, in his mind, from his soul, he could hear a voice saying.

"Sit down, believe, and believe in those who have come before you. Believe and call me and be enlightened"

Jia Lin let herself relax, words of trust and call me and be enlightened. This was the only thing Jia Lin thought of, his body started to sway to all four sides, left, right, back, and forward.

The spirits who were on the side of the road sat down and looked at Jia Lin. They also closed their eyes and began to sway in the same rhythm as Jia Lin. The old woman looked at Jia Lin for a long time and after a while, she closed her eyes and started to sway as she did too. As the old woman closed her eyes, the power of the Ancestral Resurrection could be felt everywhere.

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Everyone started chanting in different languages, even Jia Lin strangely started chanting. His body swayed to all sides as his mouth opened and chanted the songs of the ancestors.

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

A thin line of energy began to connect to every spirit that was on the way. These thin lines of energy then gathered around Jia Lin who was chanting with his eyes closed, energy gathered and slowly took the form of an Elfen middle-aged man who had pointed ears and rather large eyes.

The man looked at Jia Lin who was chanting a spell and slowly swung his body in the way of the Elfen people. A small smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face and he closed his eyes and opened his hands wide. He also started singing and slowly swayed to the side.

"Ah you well you well

Ah yes yes yes yes yes

Yes yes yes yes"

The middle-aged man's voice was loud, so loud that it could even be heard by Apollo and Little Wolf who were not in the spiritual world. From Jia Lin's true body, spiritual power began to increase as his body started to sway to the side and he started chanting foreign languages.

Apollo remained silent as did the Little Wolf. They knew that this was a ritual used to connect one's ancestors, they didn't want to say anything that could interfere with Jia Lin's relationship with the spirit world.

Yes, the spirit world. Jia Lin's soul had entered the Spirit world where he could connect with his ancestor. This spirit world was unlike the underworld where demons freely roamed, this was a separate realm unique to the Elfen Race. This is where they will connect with their ancestors, all who are on the road, where they used to be and who went.

"You have felt the sorrow of my people and I'm Elf Kin. By praying to heaven and bowing to earth, you have called me"

At this moment, the middle-aged man opened his eyes and looked at Jia Lin. Jia Lin after hearing the voice of the man opened his eyes but never stopped swaying. He could see a thin line of energy connecting him with every spirit on the road and even with the man in front of him.

"Jia Lin greeted senior Kin"

Jia Lin bowed. At this moment, he stopped swaying, the spiritual power in and around his body was increasing, getting stronger and stronger.

"So young yet you have passed the stage of release. Only the first Immortal Ship did what you have done" Kin smiled as he looked at Jia Lin.

"Junior is on the verge of death and due to many lucky encounters, I am still here today" Jia Lin replied with great respect.

"Destiny is a mysterious thing that cannot be predicted as time flows and always changes as the seasons go by. It was because of this meeting that you came to this step and were able to sit in front of me today" Kin looked at Jia Lin and as he did so, he said, he adjusted the amount of spiritual power that would flow into Jia Lin.

"Maybe senior is right. Senior, I have also spoken to Ning, do you know about him" Jia Lin after pondering for a moment suddenly recalled Ning and thus had mentioned him.

"Yes, I know about him. Actually, we all already know, once Ning makes contact with you. It's only natural, we're all one" Kin continued to smile.

"Sighs. Senior, the sadness in my heart just keeps growing, the pain I feel, the mental blow I have to deal with over and over again, senior how... How"

In the middle of his sentence, Jia Lin started to lose what he wanted to say. He knew what he wanted to say, but it did not come out of his mouth. Kin knew exactly what Jia Lin was talking about, the pain of knowing that your family was afraid of you, your friends if they lived near you would probably die. The world, the universe wishes you dead, how torturing it is.

“Look around you, everything you saw before you died. But look at them, they show no remorse or hatred, we have to accept things as they are and move forward even if it kills us. I was once out of hatred, removed from the entire race of the universe just because that race was the first to move to kill me. Like me now, I now regret doing what I have done" Kin sighed as he looked at Jia Lin.

"The power we hold in our bodies is great, but it can also bring great destruction. I don't blame the world for wanting our death, maybe we are a taboo to the world. And maybe we don't, maybe we don't. is to bring the world into a peaceful and peaceful New Era"

Elfen Kin fused his hands together, forming various signatures in front of Jia Lin. His hands moved very quickly, as if they were not moving at all.

"I've felt how you feel now. But after hundreds of years of hatred, I found a piece that I loved. I once contacted an ancestor and was shown a second Eternal Vessel, he taught me many things about life, about who we are, and why we become. In the future, try to contact him and also be enlightened"

Elfen Kin slowed down his hand signals, above his hands floated two illusory statues, one praying to the sky and one bowing to the Earth. The spiritual qi in the surrounding area gathered in these two statues thus making them seem like they were alive.

“Pray to the heavens and prostrate to the earth. This is our way of life, this is the source of my race's strength. You have called me and I have heard your call, to you, the eight Eternal Vessels, I bestow upon you the power of the Ancestral Prayer. Reach out to me and I will bless you with ancestral strength"

Elfen Kin touched Jia Lin's chest and there, two tattoos of two statues appeared. One prayed to heaven and one bowed to earth. Jia Lin could feel his soul calm and his hatred for the world being swept away by the mysterious power.

"Spiritual Qi" Jia Lin looked down at his chest, the two statues that were there looked like they were alive and as he continued to look at them, he saw that they continued to absorb spirit power from the spirit world.

"Go now."

Elfen Kin used two fingers to push Jia Lin's forehead backwards. Jia Lin instantly felt as if he was flying backwards at high speed as his soul flew back into his body.

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