Murim Recurve

"Are you still able to track it?" The head Elder sighed as he gazed at Re'Kha. His earlier plan was unable to be executed the moment the swarm of birds began to attack Burfuna City. At present, the soldiers ran through the streets, climbing up the terrace of any house they came across to attack the birds.

The birds weren't too much of a threat. They could still be fended off by the soldiers using their collective weapons. Most of them were equipped with bows and arrows and were able to shoot into the sky easily.

But, the beasts were the most troublesome. All along, the beasts were solely focusing on the particular house, in the water tank of which were three people, guarding the shells of the three Sha with all their lives.

A tough battle was being waged. Even though there were a lot of powerful figures in the place, like usual, with the crowd came a disadvantage of facing the Sha, that is the increase in the Fear Qi being generated.

To fight the birds and prevent them from harming the common populace, the soldiers were busy fighting everywhere across the city, including the area surrounding the street where the Elders were fighting the three Sha.

So, the soldiers, and the common people that were still hiding with their respective houses in the place became batteries of Fear Qi for the three Sha, replenishing their reserves constantly. Because of this, the three Sha were able to put up a fight.

Moreover, despite the Elders using Elemental Qi Essences, the quantity of Fear Qi being generated didn't allow their Elemental Qi to form in the area. Rather, as time passed, the Ghost Qi was actually gaining dominance.

After all, the place they were situated at was a residential area, situated right next to a chain of restaurants. So, the number of people in the place was rather high. The perpetrators had selected the place after careful consideration.

"I can," Re'Kha nodded, pointing at her eyes. As the head Elder knew her identity, he must have realised that Re'Kha was currently blind. Though, upon seeing her roam around all along while using a Water Qi Essence, he judged it was through her Water Qi perception was Re'Kha still able to see and run around.

"Then, can I trust you to track it down?" The head Elder looked right at her, entering the domain of her Water Qi Essence so that she would be able to perceive him clearly.

"Yes, please leave it to me, Elder." Re'Kha thumped her chest, stating in a solemn tone. The figure before her had been the City Lord of Burfuna City long ago. So, he was someone even the current City Lord had to be subservient against.

The head Elder sighed, "For reasons I cannot tell you, none of us Elders can leave Burfuna City. So, you'll have to move on your own. I'll send the City Lord and some of his trusted subordinates to chase after you."

He then extended his hand forward, condensing a red sphere over which some transparent white radiance swirled around. It formed a vortex and also began to suck in the Fire Qi abundant in the surroundings, causing Re'Kha to stare at it agape.

Based on her knowledge, controlling the Elemental Qi in nature wasn't possible for a Harmoniser. Otherwise, the concept of them always having to make note of their Elemental Qi expenditure wouldn't have been an issue.

Seeing her expression, the head Elder smiled, placing his left hand's index finger over his lips, motioning to her that this shouldn't ever be leaked, "I've reached the peak of the Martial Master Realm long ago and have obtained this bit of insight. If you manage to reach this point one day, maybe you can replicate this feat too."

Followed by a massive swirl, the head Elder condensed his Pranic Avatar, speaking, "Unfortunately, I have used a significant amount of my Kalki Qi, so I cannot summon my Yali at full power. At least, it now possesses four foundations. It will carry you."

"Thank you," Re'Kha bowed and mounted the Yali, feeling pressured all of a sudden, riding their race's Divine Beast, that too summoned by the head Elder.

The moment she seated herself on its back, the Yali flapped its wings and took off to the air, speeding forth through the swarm of attacking birds and beasts. As it had four foundations, it began to exude a formless presence of sorts that made the birds part way.

As for the beasts, even though they wished to attack it, their bodies failed to comply. And, by the time they broke out of their stupor, the Yali had quickly flashed past them, having used its claws to tear their wings.

Quite a few beasts rained down to the ground, dying from the force of the impact. Once it flew away, the head Elder continued to recover his Elemental Qi through the Fire Qi Essence in his hands, quickly moving through the streets as he tried to find the City Lord.

Suddenly, he stopped, placing his ears on the road as he listened in silence. As for any bird that closed in on him, he used a Fire Qi Palm Projection to kill it, remaining still as his expression crumbled, "The water, why isn't it flowing now?"

He frowned, "We have never stopped the water flow this month. So, this shouldn't happen,"

His brows furrowed as he thought through a couple of things, recalling the scenes he had witnessed from the start, scowling in the end, "Whoever they are, they have infiltrated pretty deep on my lands. Controlling my water?"

His face seethed with anger before turning placid as his figure disappeared, flashing from one building to another as he soon appeared within a building that worked on the water network, remaining hidden as his third eye looked through the people hiding inside, soon spotting a couple of people whose behaviour rubbed him the wrong way, even though they didn't do anything weird or odd in the eyes of others.