《Epoch》 001 - Ji Law - 1 [Game Over] Some say that life is a game, but for Law, it seemed quite literally. Nobody ever told him that when one dies they would be sent to this void space with a blue screen written with [Game Over] on it. Understandably he freaked out for quite some time. [Calculating Score] Of course like any other game, ¡®Life¡¯ also had a final score. He just hoped he got a high score even though he had no idea what purpose this score had. [Calculation Finished] [1000 Karma Point obtained] [Next destination Grand Xia of Three Realm, Desolate Era] Looking at the blue screen Law didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. As a closet otaku, of course, the thought of living in the world of web novel has crossed his mind before. Although Desolate Era wouldn¡¯t be his first choice, it was still a good one. Desolate Era was a web novel written by I Eat Tomato. It was about the journey of Ji Ning a young man from Earth, who was reincarnated into Grand Xia, one of the major worlds in the Three Realm. Although the novel was centered on Ji Ning, the cultivation system was quite detailed and believable. [Please choose your blessing carefully in exchange of your Karmic Point] [Genetic Mutation] ¨C [Soul Mutation] ¨C [Blessing] ¨C [Library of Infinity] [Heaven of Infinity Pass. Cost 100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Karmic Point] [Didn¡¯t have enough point? Easy, stay at the purgatory for 100 years and rewarded for 100 KP] ¡°Whoa! With this maybe I could survive the Three Realms Great Calamity¡±. Looking at the unique advertisement of purgatory, it seemed the amount of karmic point he had is quite a lot. Without further ado, he clicked [Genetic Mutation]. [Genetic Mutation] [Description: Genetic mutation is a mutation of one¡¯s genetic map and the list of genetic mutation below would alter one genetic map according to the one chosen] [Bloodline of the 18 Winged Heavenly Chaos Angel] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] [Bloodline of the Infinite Dragon] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] [Ashura Bloodline] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] [Bloodline of Lord of the Element] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] [Lord of 7 Sins Bloodline] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] [Immortal Virtue¡¯s Bloodline] -> [Cost 100000000 Karmic Point] ¡­........ [Cosmic Devourer Bloodline] -> [Cost 10000000 Karmic Point] ¡­¡­¡­¡­ [Transcendent Bloodline] -> [Cost 1000000 Karmic Point] [Level 14 Warlock Bloodline] -> [Cost 1000000 Karmic Point] Law scrolled down for a long time but the list seemed to be endless. Then he set the list to only display the bloodline with 500 Karmic Point at most. Although there were many bloodlines that interested him, he didn¡¯t know which one he should choose. ¡®Hmm¡­ There is a lot of viable choices I could choose. If I can be reincarnated into a web novel, I wonder if I could choose a bloodline from an anime or other web novels¡¯. Law then typed or more accurately thought of the bloodline from the anime he watched. [Saiyan Bloodline] -> [Cost 150 Karmic Point] [Ootsuki¡¯s Bloodline] -> [Cost 150 Karmic Point] [Ghoul¡¯s Bloodline] -> [Cost 100 Karmic Point] [Dragon¡¯s Bloodline] -> [Cost 100 Karmic Point] [Poseidon¡¯s Bloodline] -> [Cost 100 Karmic Point] ¡­¡­. Then he chose Saiyan and Ootsuki¡¯s Bloodline after viewing the list of all bloodline he knew from anime or manga. Although Saiyan¡¯s bloodline could not guarantee he would become a super saiyan god or even super saiyan right off the bat. If he fuses it with the bloodline of the progenitor of chakra, the Ootsuki from Naruto. His chances of surviving in the ridiculous universe of Desolate Era would be great. After choosing his genetic mutation, Law clicked the section of soul mutation. [Soul Mutation] [Description: Altering one¡¯s soul to become more attuned to one or more law of the world or to strengthen one soul and the body to a certain extent] After reading the description Law pondered for a few moments. The most expensive soul mutation was what one would expect coming straight from a typical xianxia or xuanhuan novel just like Heavenly Sword Sovereign, Domineering Immortal Spear or Chaotic Infinity Soul. It is basically a ridiculous overpowered soul enhancement. But unfortunately, that enhancement was out of his reach. Even the one with the sword soul mutation cost 1000 Karmic Point. Law then inputted the information about the few soul enhancement he knew from anime, manga, novel and the few fanfictions he read. [Sword Origin of Fate Universe] [This enhancement mutates one¡¯s soul origin into a sword. Greater affinities toward any sword, swordplay, sword intent and sword law or dao] [Drawback: Abysmal affinities toward any weapons which weren''t classified as sword] [Cost: 200 Karmic Point] Despite the drawback, Law chose this [Soul Mutation] without any hesitation. ¡°I wonder if I could use Unlimited Blade Works. It would be cool!¡± [Blessing] [Description: a gift from the god that could increase any aspect that was chosen] After scrolling for about one hour he finished picking his blessing. [Superior Luck] [Great Luck] [Chosen One] Superior Luck cost him 150 Karmic Point, Great Luck 100 Point and Chosen One 150 Karmic Point. Superior Luck and Great Luck did exactly as it said. Meanwhile chosen one greatly increase one¡¯s talent, perception and a minor luck boost. In the end, he didn¡¯t buy any skill from [Library of Infinity] because there was no guarantee he could use it in Desolate Era if he buys a skill but couldn¡¯t use it, it was worse than buying a game then finding out that was windows only and wasted on his mac. After making some mental preparation Law clicked [Go to Next Destination]. [Loading] ¡­¡­ [Reincarnate with memories intact - 100 Karmic Point] [Reincarnate with no memories, Technique from Library of Infinity wouldn¡¯t be erased - 0 Karmic Point] ¡®Holy shit! Sacred Shit! Heavenly Shit!!! Luckily I didn¡¯t spend the remaining point on Library of Infinity for some overpowered technique manual. Otherwise, I would have my memories erased!¡¯ [100 Karmic Point has been deducted] [you have 0 Karmic Point remaining] [Good Luck] ......................................... Law opened his eyes and saw that he was being held by a giant who wore a set of white fur clothes. Law instantly understood that this person was a ¡®giant¡¯, only because right now, he was an infant being held by this man. ¡°You can leave now.¡± The man said. ¡°Yes.¡± The three maids said respectfully. The man holding Law in his arms should be his father. Although he had just gotten a son, he still seemed like a piece of glacial ice, very hard to get close to. He wore a set of beautiful fur clothes, while those three maids also were dressed in animal fur. Clearly, they were of much poorer quality. The room was quite empty. The wall, the dresser, the seats, the bed, all of them were carved from marble. The carvings were quite exquisite and gave off an ancient, beautiful nobility. Atop the bed was a six or seven-meter-long enormous beast fur, with the fur hanging down to the floor. At a glance, one could tell that this fur was no doubt extremely expensive. Atop that bed, there was a red-faced young woman breastfeeding a baby. ¡°Son.¡± Despite holding his infant son in his arms, that man still seemed very cold, without a hint of a smile on his face. Only, his eyes betrayed his excitement. Law suddenly had the feeling that a mysterious cold energy entered his body. It was very comfortable, and then, quickly, it passed away. ¡°Yichuan, how is my son doing?¡± The woman on the bed hurriedly asked. ¡°Unexpectedly, unlike his older twin, his body¡¯s quality is extraordinary. Even I can¡¯t fully ascertain it.¡± Ji Yichuan said softly. The woman on the bed had faint tears in her eyes. ¡°Let me hold him.¡± The man carried the child over in his arms. ¡°Be good.¡± The young woman looked at the infant, her eyes filled with love. ¡°Yichuan, our oldest child was injured in the womb. Although he ate those natural treasures, it only repaired some of the damage. We haven¡¯t done right by our child.¡±Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. His older twin had been injured in the womb? Natural treasures? It seemed that he had been reincarnated into a wealthy clan. .......................... Despite having just given birth to a child, his mother had easily been able to get off the bed. She was also dressed in a white fur and easily walked out of the room while holding his twin brother. ¡°You can clean up in here.¡± His father, Ji Yichuan, said to those three maids. ¡°Yes.¡± The three maids said respectfully. Outside the door, in the hallway, there was a big, snow-white dog. Its fur was as long as cotton, and it appeared very docile. When its gaze fell upon Law and his twin brother, it was filled with excitement and love. In the wide courtyard outside the room was a giant, pitch-black coiling python which was lining the outside of the courtyard. It had circled around in multiple loops, and its head was raised to a height of dozens of meters. Its body was covered with dark, heart-stopping cold scales. The giant python slowly lowered its head and drew near. ¡°For the love of¡­¡± That snow white dog was fine. He had seen plenty of dogs in the past. That snow white one was just a bit bigger. But this coiled, enormous monstrosity? Seeing a magical creature like this humongous snake was different from reading those web novel and anime. Coiled around in endless circles, and its raised head alone was dozens of meters high. The entire thing had to be two or three hundred meters long. ¡°Son.¡± Ji Yichuan didn¡¯t pay any attention to his sons¡¯ feelings, or perhaps in this world, people have used to these things already and didn¡¯t feel they were strange. Ji Yichuan pointed at the snow white massive dog in front of them. ¡°This is your Uncle White. He is your father¡¯s lifelong friend, and he¡¯s saved your life. You must treat him as you would treat me.¡± The snow-white hound looked lovingly at Law and his twin brother. Law could almost physically feel a deep love which the snow white hound bore him. ¡°I wonder if Uncle White could turn into a human, I want to see it¡±. ¡°Yichuan, our children were just born and doesn¡¯t understand anything yet. Is there a point to telling them these things?¡± The young woman said while holding the child. ¡°Even if they don¡¯t understand, this is their first time meeting with Little White.¡± Ji Yichuan raised his head to stare at the massive python. ¡°Brother Black!¡± Hiss¡­ This enormous black python which definitely would¡¯ve made countless nations on Earth go insane suddenly transformed into a black mist, and then reformed into a black-haired middle-aged man. ¡°Whoa! So cool!¡± The black haired man smiled towards the infants. ¡°Yichuan, I still remember how when you first showed your budding talent, I agreed to follow you. I didn¡¯t expect that in the blink of an eye, you would have a twin. Childs, don¡¯t be afraid. I am your Uncle Black.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go outside.¡± Ji Yichuan said. ¡°Grandpa and the others are outside waiting as well. Brother Black, it¡¯s best if you return to your regular form. I know it is very uncomfortable for you to be in human form.¡± Hiss¡­ The black-haired man nodded, and then he once more transformed into a black fog which quickly returned to that massive, coiled black python. The massive black python immediately slithered towards the outside. Its enormous body moved very quickly. Slither, slither, slither. It easily passed the walls and disappeared. If it was an anime, then his eyes must¡¯ve been twinkling like a star. Although this might be normal to people of this world, to Law, a man from the Earth, this was simply too stunning. A 200-300 meters long black python had suddenly transformed into a black haired man, and had said that he was his ¡®Uncle Black¡¯? ¡°Sugoi!¡± The husband and wife held a child each in their arms as they walked out into the corridor, while by their side was the snow-white dog. Once they reached the end of the corridor, they walked onto a stone-paved road which led to a garden. Within the garden, there was a thick layer of snow. Many black armored guards were standing there unmoving, while in the center, there were several dozen people standing. These several dozen people all possessed all sorts of miraculous bizarre beasts, venomous pests, and flying beasts. Law quickly adjusted to this new reality and began to observe those several dozen people. These several dozen people all seemed ferocious as tigers or panthers. Virtually all of them were dressed in beautifully cut animal furs. Only the three women were dressed in silk or cloth garments. Silk and cloth already existed here. Judging from the location where the three women were standing, they were of fairly common rank within those dozens of people. Clearly, the quality of those silk or cloth clothes weren¡¯t any higher than the lavish, exquisitely cut animal furs. The silver-haired old man standing in front walked over. ¡°Come, Yichuan. Let me hold the child.¡± ¡°Grandfather.¡± Ji Yichuan nodded, then took the child over from his wife¡¯s arms and delivered him to the old man. ¡°This child truly is beautiful.¡± The silver-haired old man¡¯s face was filled with joy. He said in praise, ¡°Yichuan, now that you have children, I will no longer worry as much. I¡¯ve been the lord of our prefecture for already eighty years. According to the rules of our clan, a person can only be a Prefecture Lord for no more than a century. I only have twenty years left as Prefecture Lord. Previously, I wanted you to succeed me in the position of the Prefecture Lord of the West Prefecture of our Ji clan, but you insisted on focusing on walking the path of the Immortals. Now that you have sons, as I see it, in the future, one of them can be the next Prefecture Lord.¡± The next Prefecture Lord? It seemed as though his status was quite high, and this clan should be a special one as well. Those extremely obedient female servants and those unmoving, black armored guards all were a testament to his clan¡¯s power. ¡°Big brother!¡± A sudden angry shout. ¡°Of course like any other xianxia, it would be weird if there are none of the clansmen opposed to it. Damn xianxia logic!¡± Law looked in the direction of the noise. He saw a red-haired old man who emanated heat walk over. The man had an eye-catching red earring in his right ear. Wait. It wasn¡¯t a red earring. It was a little red snake the size of a finger. Was he actually wearing a snake in his ear? ¡°Heh, good job 3rd rated villain it seemed you¡¯re not as bad as I thought, you know what style truly mean!¡± The old man with the snake in his ear walked forward, growling, ¡°The matter of the succession to the position of Prefecture Lord can¡¯t be so casual as this. In addition, who knows what sort of ability that little fellow would have?¡± ¡°Yichuan¡¯s sons¡¯ ability would naturally¡­¡± The silver-haired old man was extremely confident. At the same time, suddenly his elder twin brother making a fuss, then quickly became quiet like before. ¡°Yichuan!¡± The silver-haired old man stared in astonishment towards the grandson he was so proud of. How could he not be shocked? This was the son of Ji Yichuan, famed as the ¡®Raindrop Sword¡¯. The majestic Raindrop Sword, all by himself, had exterminated countless monsters hidden in deep lakes and high mountains. The countless tribes under the control of their West Prefecture of the Ji clan all knew of the Raindrop Sword. In fact, more people knew of him than knew who the Prefecture Lord was. As long as his child ate some precious treasures while in the womb, the infant would naturally have the finest possible growth conditions. ¡°Big brother.¡± The snake elder laughed. ¡°It seems one of Yichuan¡¯s son is quite average, naturally his twin can¡¯t be that different. How can the West Prefecture of our Ji clan, which commands so many tribes, have a weak little fellow take over the important position of Prefecture Lord? How can the people of the Ji clan possibly submit to him? How can the countless tribes be willing to submit to him?¡± ¡°Prefecture Lord. This little fellow, it seems, isn¡¯t suited to the position of being the next Prefecture Lord.¡± ¡°The important position of Prefecture Lord cannot be so casually given away.¡± Those few dozen people present were all high-level members of the West Prefecture of the Ji clan. Many began to speak. ¡°Shut your mouth.¡± Ji Yichuan frowned. As he swept the area with his icy gaze, instantly, many of the clan members fell silent. But the snake elder said angrily, ¡°What a huge temper. This is the West Prefecture of the Ji clan! What, we can¡¯t even talk here? Your son as the Prefecture Lord¡­if your son was qualified, then given the great merits you yourself have rendered to the West Prefecture of the Ji clan, we definitely wouldn¡¯t say anything. But your son is so very average. You still wish him to be Prefecture Lord? The countless tribes under the banner of the West Prefecture of the Ji clan must fight together in territorial battles, and also must struggle against the Diremonsters in the deep mountains and the lakes. How can a weak Prefecture Lord make the clan members willingly submit? How can he make those tribes submit? If the West Prefecture isn¡¯t awe-inspiring, then how will we struggle for power against the surrounding organizations, and how will we go to the mountains and the lakes to slay the Diremonsters?¡± ¡°I will naturally be the one to kill the Diremonsters of the lakes and the mountains!¡± Ji Yichuan¡¯s voice was cold as ice. ¡°You sure are tough. You live up to your reputation, Ji Yichuan. So you¡¯ll go kill all of the Diremonsters hiding in all of the mountains and lakes by yourself? Then I, Ji Lee, will say this to you. If you can kill a hundred Diremonsters, then I will no longer dispute with you over who will become the next Prefecture Lord of the Ji clan¡¯s West Prefecture. I¡¯ll let your son take it over.¡± The snake elder sneered. Ji Yichuan stared at him. Every single Diremonster was extremely sly and powerful. How could they be so easily killed? Even killing ten of them would be a miracle, much less a hundred. ¡°Enough. The children were just born and can¡¯t take all this stress.¡± The silver-haired elder stared at them, then ordered, ¡°Tonight, we¡¯ll hold a celebratory banquet at the Snowfall Hall. For now, everyone can leave.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The serpent elder was the first to respond, and he did so loudly. He immediately led more than half the people away with him, with the rest quickly returning to their own places as well, leaving this garden. The banquet at Snowfall Palace continued into the late night. Late at night, the sky was covered with stars. Ji Yichuan and his wife took their infant back home. ¡°Whoa.¡± Law blearily opened his little eyes and saw the night sky filled with stars. He had actually fallen asleep mid-way. There had been fascinating performances, with musicians, drummers, and barefoot, fur-clad female dancers filling the hall. This was very different from Earth¡¯s performances, but it was still very pleasing to the eye. However, he was still just an infant. Halfway through, he was simply too sleepy and thus he immediately fell asleep. ¡°Yichuan.¡± Yuchi Snow said with a hint of anger while walking in the snow. ¡°At the banquet, why did you say that you would let our son go seize the golden sword? Don¡¯t you know how hard that is?¡± ¡°I was able to accomplish it.¡± Yichuan frowned. ¡°You are the most powerful member of the West Prefecture of the Ji clan. You were able to do it as a youth, but in the thousand-year history of the Ji clan¡¯s West Prefecture, how many have been like you?¡± Snow was angry. Normally, she was very gentle, but anything which involved her sons made her anxious. ¡°And today, when the Prefecture Lord raised the question of having our son becoming the next Prefecture Lord, five overseers had agreed. Only a single additional overseer was needed. All you had to do was convince a single overseer¡­with six overseers in agreement, then our son would have easily been able to become the next Prefecture Lord. Why go seize the golden sword?¡± Seizing the golden sword was simply too hard. Yichuan shook his head and sighed. ¡°You don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°What don¡¯t I understand?¡± Snow said angrily. ¡°You haven¡¯t been at the West Prefecture for a long time yet. You don¡¯t understand the intricacies hidden within.¡± Yichuan explained. ¡°The ten overseers of the West Prefecture are divided into the Prefecture Lord¡¯s side and Ji Lee¡¯s side. There are three centrists. If we were to draw another overseer into our orbit, the price would have been too high.¡± ¡°So what if the price is high?¡± Snow said unhappily. ¡°Yes, if we paid an enormous price, we could let one of our sons become the Prefecture Lord.¡± Yichuan frowned. ¡°But if our son is incapable, even if he is allowed to take the position of Prefecture Lord, he¡¯ll just suffer countless miseries, unspeakable miseries. That will be a form of torment!¡± Yuchi Snow was stunned. ¡°I don¡¯t want my son to be miserable.¡± Yichuan continued slowly. ¡°Thus, I brought up seizing the golden sword.¡± ¡°If my son possesses astonishing insight and talent and is able to strengthen rapidly, then naturally, he¡¯ll be able to seize the golden sword. No one would say a single word of dissent if he were to take over the Prefecture Lord position after doing so.¡± Yichuan said. ¡°But if my son is unable to seize the golden sword, then he can just live a life of leisure. I, Yichuan, will protect him his entire life and let him live without any cares.¡± Snow seemed to have understood. Becoming Prefecture Lord didn¡¯t necessarily mean a life of ease. If an expert became the Prefecture Lord, then naturally, his rule would be stable. But if someone incapable took the position¡­even if he was forcibly installed, he would just be miserable. ¡°Yichuan, I was wrong to blame you.¡± Snow said softly. Yichuan just lowered his head and rubbed his son¡¯s face. ¡°The kids woke up long ago.¡± ¡°Right, Yichuan. What name should we give them?¡± Snow suddenly asked. ¡°I asked you when I was pregnant, but you weren¡¯t happy with any of the names. Now that they have been born, we have to come up with a suitable name.¡± ¡°Let their name come into the world alongside them,¡± Yichuan said. ¡°How could I not be careful about it? I hadn¡¯t made up my mind in the past, but just now, I suddenly thought of a name¡­let¡¯s call our oldest son ¡®Ning¡¯, meaning ¡®calm¡¯. No matter whether his life is normal or exciting, no matter if he is weak or becomes an expert, let him maintain a calm, peaceful heart.¡± ¡°Ning?¡± Snow murmured. ¡°Ji Ning. Ji Ning¡­¡± Ji Ning? The infant in his mother¡¯s arms stared with wide eyes, so did Law which held by his father. ¡°As for the younger twin, let¡¯s name him Ji Law¡±. It seemed that [Superior Luck], [Great Luck] and [Chosen One] did their job too well. After all, wouldn¡¯t one need to have an enormous amount of luck to be reborn in a web novel as the younger twin brother of the main character? ¡°What the hell!¡± 002 - Ji Law - 2 A 4 years old toddler was panting heavily after finished an insane daily exercises. He wore a set of white fur clothes. Despite his tired complexity, he excluded a noble and elegant aura. His name was Ji Law. It has been 4 years since he was reincarnated into this world. Although he was too young to cultivate, he has been training arduously since he can walk. Nowadays his daily exercises consist of 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and running for 10 km. Magically, his toddler body could handle the rigorous training he did very well. It was just too bad that he couldn¡¯t one punch thing to inexistences. ¡°Young master here¡¯s your towel and milk.¡± The one offered him milk and towel was one of his personal maidservant Blue Lotus. She wore a lavish and revealing silk clothes. She was only in her teens but her asset was already well developed, coupled with her beautiful faces and charming demeanor, it was not wrong to say that her beauty could devastate a nation. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me master, this one was merely doing her responsibility.¡± ¡°Ah¡­ a Kuudere, finally I met you with my own eyes.¡± Law nodded at her reply and wiped his face with the towel. ¡°Young master, Master and mistress is waiting for you in the hall,¡± Lotus informed. ¡°Let¡¯s not make father and mother wait for too long then.¡± Law and Blue Lotus walked back to the manor after he finished the milk. The scenery on the way back was fresh and soothing. Unlike the good old Earth where nature was endangered, the environment on Ji prefecture was full of vitality. That night the star seemed more beautiful than ever. ¡­¡­¡­. That very night. Both sides of the main hall were filled with lit lamps, and the entire hall was extremely bright. His father continued to sit where he usually sat, with his mother on the left, Ji Ning on the right and he sat next to his brother. The table was still covered with meat as well as plates of vegetables and grains. Law wolfed down the meal like a black hole. One bowl of meal vanished per minute, until the number of empty bowl can be stacked into a mountain. It was no wonder Goku, Luffy and Toriko could eat so much. The meat of magical beast was full of vitality and satisfying, while the vegetables had a calm and soothing effect. After a while, there were no dishes left on the table. Law was satisfied. Most of the food on the table had entered his stomach. His father and mother ate moderately while Ji Ning could only eat two bowl at most. But no one seemed to be disturbed with his devilish appetite. When dinner finished, all of them gathered in the training yard at the back of the manor. ¡°Both of you want to train to become Immortal,¡± Yichuan said while looked at his sons. ¡°Do you know what training to become an Immortal means?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Please instruct me father,¡± Ning said respectfully. While Law roughly know what cultivating means after reading so many web novels in his previous life and reading a lot of book about cultivation in his new life, he chose to be silent. ¡°Then I will tell you and let you understand,¡± Yichuan¡¯s voice was like ice. ¡°First, let¡¯s talk about the seven major stages.¡± ¡°The first stage, Houtian. Lifespan of a hundred years.¡± ¡°The second stage, Xiantian. Lifespan of two hundred years.¡± ¡°The third stage, Zifu, the ¡®Violet Palace¡¯. At this level, one will be addressed as Zifu Disciple. Lifespan of five hundred years.¡± ¡°The fourth stage, Wanxiang, ¡®Manifestations¡¯. At this level, one will be addressed as Wanxiang Adept. Lifespan of eight hundred years.¡± ¡°The fifth stage, Primal. Can be referred to as Primal Daoist.¡± ¡°The sixth stage, Void. Can be referred to as ¡®Land Immortal¡¯, or ¡®Earth Immortal¡¯. In the later levels of the Void stage, a heavenly tribulation will test them. If they fail, then they will die and their spirits will be extinguished. If a Primal¡¯s body is destroyed but manages to escape with his soul, then he will become a ¡®Loose Immortal¡¯, whose power is roughly on par with the ¡®Earth Immortals¡¯.¡± ¡°The seventh stage, Celestial Immortal. Only at this stage can one be considered to have ascended beyond the Three Realms and no longer be formed by the Five Elements!¡± Yichuan stared at his sons after speaking. He wanted to see the look of awe and surprise on his sons face¡­but Ning and Law was just listening intently. ¡°You say you wish to train to become an Immortal. Thus, I wish you to know how hard it is to become an Immortal.¡± Ji Yichuan¡¯s voice sank down. ¡°The first obstacle to becoming an Immortal¡­is to pass from the Houtian stage to the Xiantian stage!¡± ¡°What does Xiantian mean? Only a lifeform which was naturally born by the heavens and the earth can be described as a Xiantian lifeform. In the distant Fiendgod Era, there were Fiendgods that were born naturally by the heavens and by the earth and which possessed tremendous power from their birth. In addition, there are those who are reborn into the Heavenly Realms as ¡®Devas¡¯ or as ¡®Asuras¡¯. These Devas and Asuras are all birthed by nature itself, and thus by their very nature, they are a Xiantian lifeform. This makes it very fast for them to train, because only Xiantian life forms can train to become an Immortal!¡± ¡°It is impossible for mortals to train to become an Immortal¡­but the Heavens always leave a thread of hope. Thus, in the past, benevolent elders created a set of training techniques which can allow the bodies of ordinary people become akin to the bodies of Xiantian lifeforms. Only then did it become possible for ordinary people to train to become an Immortal.¡± ¡°But for an ordinary person to become a Xiantian lifeform is against the natural laws of the universe, making it very hard! The success rate is lower than one in ten thousand! Tell me, is it hard or not?¡± Law continued to listen. Xiantian lifeform? Although it seemed hard to attain, having read a lot of web novel he naturally knew that xiantian are only at the bottom of the food chain. ¡°The second great obstacle to becoming an Immortal¡­from the Xiantian stage to the Zifu stage!¡± ¡°Only by establishing a Zifu, also known as a ¡®Violet Palace¡¯, can one continue to train as an Immortal. Establishing a ¡®Violet Palace¡¯ is like laying the ¡®foundation¡¯ when building a house, or seeding the fields in order to harvest the crops. The Violet Palace is the crop field and is the core for an Immortal. It is the basic underpinning of the path of Immortals! Only after one has truly established a ¡®Violet Palace¡¯ in one¡¯s body can one embark on the route to becoming an Immortal. And only then can one be titled a Zifu Disciple! For a Xiantian expert to establish a ¡®Violet Palace¡¯¡­perhaps one in a thousand will succeed. Tell me, is it hard or not?¡±The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. Right. It was hard. At the same time, he continued to listen carefully. The books of the Ji clan of the West Prefecture only described these two obstacles. They didn¡¯t describe the obstacles after that. ¡°In order to establish a Zifu and become an Immortal, one must possess a world-shaking power.¡± ¡°But becoming an Immortal, by its very nature, is against the laws of the universe. Thus, starting from the day you step onto the path of the Immortals, in other words from the day on which you establish your Zifu, you will be tested every three hundred years. Every nine hundred years, you will undergo a major tribulation. Thus, as the saying goes, ¡®Three centuries a calamity, nine centuries a tribulation. Calamities are easy to avoid, but tribulations are hard to escape!¡¯ A test every three centuries, and a tribulation every nine¡­after embarking on the path to becoming an Immortal, this will continue forever, unless you become a Celestial Immortal. Otherwise, the ¡®Three Calamities, Nine Tribulations¡¯ will become your eternal fate.¡± Three Calamities, Nine Tribulations? Three centuries a calamity, nine centuries a tribulation. Calamities are easy to avoid, but tribulations are hard to escape! ¡­¡­¡­ Ji Yichuan and Yuchi Snow looked at their sons. Right now, there was a look of shock and disbelief on Ji Ning¡¯s face while Law was calm and completely undisturbed by the information. Seeing the stunned look, Yichuan nodded slightly. Although he was shocked a little by his youngest son, faced by such an overwhelming information but he still kept his calm. ¡°Our sons are still very young. Why did you tell him all those things?¡± Snow said unhappily. ¡°Mother.¡± Ji Ning lifted his head up, a smile on his lips. ¡°It is fine.¡± Ji Yichuan looked at him in surprise. ¡°Father.¡± Ji Ning laughed. ¡°From mortal to Xiantian, from Xiantian to Zifu. These two obstacles alone¡­are extremely difficult. The ¡®Three Calamities, Nine Tribulations¡¯ are very distant and very far off. I don¡¯t need to worry about them at all for now.¡± ¡°Mm,¡± Yichuan nodded. ¡°Your attitude isn¡¯t bad. You are correct. Right now, there truly is no need for you to think about becoming a Zifu Disciple. That¡¯s too far away for you. At the vast area around Mount Swallow, the strongest people in the countless tribes and in the Ji clan are only at the Zifu Disciple level. The path of the Immortals is a hard one. Even our massive Grand Xia Dynasty would perhaps produce only a single Celestial Immortal in the space of a million years.¡± Ning nodded gently. ¡°Do you still desire to train to become an Immortal?¡± Yichuan looked at Ning. ¡°Yes.¡± Ning nodded. Yichuan nodded slightly. If the boy had been terrified just by hearing about this, Yichuan would have been disappointed. What he didn¡¯t know was¡­how could Ning possibly be scared as easily as this? There was nothing without risk. Even walking on the street, one might be killed by a rock falling down from the skies. Even when eating, one might choke to death. Training to become an Immortal naturally would be extremely risky. It would be bizarre if it wasn¡¯t. ¡°However¡­¡± Yichuan frowned. ¡°You are too young, and training techniques are very complicated. If I was to transmit a high-class Immortal training technique to you and you trained in a wrong direction, it would harm your body. But ordinary Immortal techniques aren¡¯t worth learning¡­¡± ¡°Father.¡± Ning said. ¡°I wish to learn the Fiendgod Body Refining Technique.¡± ¡°Oh? You know about Body Refining?¡± Yichuan was extremely surprised, and Snow began to laugh. ¡°It seems our son has read quite a few books. He even knows that there are two main paths of Immortal training.¡± There were two primary paths of training to become an Immortal. The first was in Ki Refining, refining ki energy! 99% of those who trained to become an Immortal chose this path. This path allowed one to use many mysterious Immortal treasures, create complicated golems, control large amounts of deadly magical beasts, develop powerful magical formations, and also use some extremely vile techniques¡­in a word, this was an extremely glorious and profound path. The other path was in Body Refining. Supposedly, the three Realms had each given birth to many Fiendgods. All of them were born from nature itself and were powerful from their birth! As for the creator of the universe, Pangu, he himself was the mightiest of them, the Fiendgod of Primordial Chaos. He also possessed the most powerful body¡­and thus, a number of elders managed to develop this ¡®Fiendgod Body Refining¡¯ technique, which would allow the practitioners to possess bodies on par with Fiendgods. Indestructible bodies, possession of boundless strength, having three heads and six arms, regenerating from a single drop of blood, immortal and undying¡­these all belonged to the Fiendgod Body Refining method. Reputedly, at the same level of development, a Fiendgod Body Refiner would be able to totally suppress his opponents! ¡°Body Refining is a hundred times more difficult than Ki Refining.¡± Yichuan said seriously. ¡°The Fiendgod Body Refining method allows one to possess the power of a Fiendgod. How powerful is that? Hard, very hard¡­¡± ¡°Father, first I¡¯ll train the body. Afterwards, I will develop Ki.¡± Ning said. ¡°These two training methods can be simultaneously progressed in. By then, I¡¯ll take whatever path I am most skilled in, which will be my primary path. In addition, weren¡¯t you afraid that I am too young and that training in ki will damage my veins? The Fiendgod Body Refining technique doesn¡¯t have this risk.¡± ¡°I also have the same opinion as Ning father¡± Law added. Yichuan and Snow glanced at each other. It seemed their sons had thought things through. Indeed, the Fiendgod Body Refining technique primarily exercised the entire body¡¯s muscles and internal organs. As for the blood vessels? It didn¡¯t have much to do with that at all. It must be known that Innate Fiendgods came in all types, and their veins were totally different from the veins of human beings. The benevolence of those ancestors had developed the Fiendgod Body Refining technique from the bodies of the Fiendgods. Naturally, they ignored the veins. ¡°Alright!¡± Yichuan nodded. ¡°The Fiendgod Body Refining method is incomparably precious. Our Ji clan in total has nineteen books on Fiendgod Body Refining scattered through our five prefectures. I will let you choose the one you wish to train in!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ning was extremely excited. ¡°Brother Black.¡± Yichuan shouted towards the outside. A black-haired middle-aged man appeared from outside. His eyes faintly glowed with red light, and his eyes were rather long. It was the human form of that massive black python. ¡°Uncle Black.¡± Ning hurriedly called out. Two years ago, he had learned that this black haired man was a Diremonster who had already trained to reach the ¡®Xiantian lifeform¡¯ stage. Generally speaking, animals who had reached a certain level of intelligence would be called ¡®monsters¡¯. After beginning to absorb the energy of nature, since they didn¡¯t possess special training techniques, it was even harder for them to train than it was for humans. Only when they broke through to become Xiantian lifeforms would they possess the ability to transform themselves! The black-haired man smiled and nodded. ¡°Yichuan, what do you need?¡± ¡°I¡¯d like to trouble you to make a journey to the library.¡± Yichuan said. ¡°Bring the abridged versions of those nineteen training methods of the Fiendgod Body Refining techniques here. Ning and Law wants to use them.¡± ¡°They wants to use them?¡± The black-haired man looked at Ning with a laugh. ¡°Someone who trains with the Fiendgod Body Refining would have the power of a Fiendgod. It seems they are quite ambitious.¡± Hua! The black-haired man disappeared into thin air. Ning took a deep breath as he waited. Uncle Black spoke the truth. He was indeed ambitious. The first reason was because he knew that due to his youth, his father probably wouldn¡¯t allow him to train in Ki Refining. Self-study? Ning didn¡¯t have the confidence. The second was that the Fiendgod Body Refining method had some very powerful benefits. To kill a Fiendgod practitioner was more than a thousand times more difficult than to kill a ki practitioner! Fiendgod Body Refining experts, at the same level, could totally dominate a Ki Refining expert! They had both strong self-preservation abilities and strong power. Just based on these two alone, Ning took a liking to the Fiendgod Body Refining method. Hu! A gentle wind appeared out of nowhere, and the black-haired man appeared in the middle of a hall, a smile on his face. ¡°Nineteen copies of abridged versions of Fiendgod Body Refining techniques.¡± ¡°Ning, Law¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°The abridged versions only have the first parts of each Immortal training technique, combined with a summary and description of the technique. Take a close look and see which one you want.¡± The black-haired man placed the nineteen tomes in front of Ning and Law. Every single tome was very thin. After all, these were abridged versions. Even if they were stolen, they wouldn¡¯t pose a loss for the Ji clan. They couldn¡¯t possibly place precious Immortal training copies in their entirety in the library, after all. However, even these abridged versions of the Fiendgod Body Refining weren¡¯t freely available for others to see. This was why Yichuan had sent the black-haired man to make the trip. 003 - Ji Law - 3 They began to read in earnest. One thin abridged book after another was placed on the table, and Law instantly began to scan the names of each of these books [Calamity Fiend], [Indestructible Blood Fiend], [Song of the Inferno], [Vajra Buddhist Sutras], [Freeform Soul], [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], [Heart of Sage], [Eternal Mysteries of the Yellow Earth], [Spirit Fox Sutra], [Sutra of the Future Buddha] ¡­ Every single book was covered with ancient, strange-looking characters. Fortunately, Law had learned these words after he had been born into this world. It was fortunate that he had a rinne-sharinggan which granted him with a photographic memory, otherwise not to mention some supervillain, just learning common language used in the three realms are enough to end his newfound life. Law took a deep breath. This was a critical choice! One which would determine his future! He picked up a book and began to read. [Vajra Buddhist Sutras]. Vajra Buddhist sutra is a fiendgod body refining technique which would enable one skin to become as though as diamond and resist the power of thunder and wield it. To train in Vajra Buddhist sutra one must absolutely fast every single day until they reach xiantian. Temper one¡¯s body using thunder and absorb the pure energy contained within. When trained to the apex one even could refine the heavenly thunder. [Freeform Soul]. It required an extremely long period of time to train, but after reaching the Xiantian level, it allowed one to freely transform one¡¯s body and filled one with life. Even if one was chopped into many tiny pieces, one would quickly reform. This was one of the topmost life-preserving types of Fiendgod Body Training. [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]. The number one Fiendgod Body Training method in the Three Realms. Using the power of the Sun, Moon and Stars to temper one¡¯s body. After the body is sufficiently tempered by the celestial energies and achieved a state of balance, one could become a xiantian. ¡°Vajra Buddhist Sutra good but the requirements are too strict, Freeform are alright, and Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens is as awesome as it is depicted in the web novel¡±. Unlike Law who was completely enamored in reading the manuals, Ji Ning cringed while reading the manual. ¡°You, foolish child.¡± Snow couldn¡¯t help but speak out when she saw Ji Ning countenance. ¡°Only a few Fiendgod Body Refining methods are truly painful. Only five of these nineteen books are excruciating painful. The others aren¡¯t nearly as bad. I didn¡¯t expect that the first three you picked up¡­¡± ¡°Oh!¡± Ning let out a sigh of relief. Yichuan, seated nearby, calmly said, ¡°Fiendgod Body Refining is far more difficult than Ki Refining. For a mortal to become a Xiantian lifeform is against the natural law of the world. To reach that level through the most difficult method, the Fiendgod Body Refining method¡­of course it is hard! In addition, these methods which require miserable agony and difficulties, although they are quick, can be considered heterodox methods which cannot be considered to have a good foundation.¡± Ning nodded at the explanation. Law picked up the book that Ning had read in curiosity. [Calamity Fiend]. To train it, one needed to cover one¡¯s body with magic tattoos and use hellfire to temper one¡¯s body. It was extremely painful. After covering the body with nine different types of magic tattoos and after having been tempered by hellfire 81 times, the body would totally transform and become that of a Xiantian lifeform, instantly acquiring boundless strength, the ability to belch hellfire, and immediately regrow a severed arm. This was an extremely hard yet extremely fast way of training. Theoretically, one only needed 81 days in order to reach the Xiantian level. [Indestructible Blood Fiend]. The pain this caused was even greater than that of the [Calamity Fiend] training method. It required three years of magic tattoos, three years of a hellish, tormenting experience. [Song of the Inferno]. This required one to train next to a blazing inferno, then to be engulfed by a blazing inferno, and then finally to enter the lava of a volcano without being harmed at all. It required a person to become one with fire. Once a person could control the limitless power of fire, the one would be considered to have reached the Xiantian level¡­ ¡°No wonder Ning looked pale. These methods were truly insane, the power gained by these kinds of method oftentimes very unrewarding compared to the price one must paid to gain it¡±. Law keep reading the books, but he didn¡¯t really fancy any of the method. Well if he couldn¡¯t find something unique then he could always pick [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]. [Heart of Sage] [When one cultivates the body what was the most important aspect? Strength? Toughness? Agility? Wrong! All of them are wrong! When one cultivates the body what was the best energy to temper the body? Sun? Moon? Stars? Fool! The energies of the celestial bodies are rich and pure but it was not the most suitable one and one would inevitably meet bottleneck if they cultivated their bodies using the energy from the celestial body] Law was absolutely captivated by the domineering prologue of the manual. [Human was not the strongest race that was born from nature, fiendgod, dragon and phoenix was stronger than human even the weakest of their race was born xiantian which a lot of people could only dream of. Although these races were powerful, after countless chaos era the human race was the owner of the universe. A lot of expert devised various body cultivation manual so that human could have the toughness of fiendgod, the might of a dragon and the undying vitality of a phoenix. The best techniques created were ones that used the celestial body, but in the end no one ever completed the cultivation method because of the complexity of the manual and insufficient resources. Creating a cultivation method inspired by these mighty race is not a problem, but to create one that completely copying how these race train their bodies is too presumptuous. Although there was no problem in theory and the technique used to emulate how fiendgod train their bodies are exceptional, in the end a human is not a fiendgod thus wasting a lot of effort and resources. The technique I created was not the most exceptional nor the most unique, but one would not find other technique that is more suitable for a human to temper their body than mine!] Amazing! The more he read, the more it fascinated him. The manual was easy to understand and had a sound reasoning, it stated the advantages and disadvantages clearly, making it more realistic than other manuals he read. [There are two main cultivation method. The first was Ki refining and the second was Body cultivation. Ki refiner used the natural energy in the world to create a jindan or core then after solidifying their foundation they would try to comprehend the dao. A Body cultivator used various kind of energy to temper their bodies in various way. Some uses hellfire, some uses the energy from celestial bodies like the sun moon and star, and some uses the heavenly thunder. As I said before, although these energies were rich and pure, it is not suitable for human to use. My [Heart of Sage] body cultivation method was undoubtly the most suitable for human to use. If one could create a jindan or core by absorbing the energy from the nature, why couldn¡¯t one use it to temper their bodies? Of course using this method would take a longer time for one to reach xiantian, but which body cultivation method was easier than ki refining?] ¡°That will be my choice!¡± After flipping through the remaining Fiendgod Body Refining books, without hesitating at all, Ning made his choice. ¡°[Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]!¡± ¡°In the end he chose [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] just like in the web novel.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve chosen?¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°Yes,¡± Ning nodded. Yichuan said slowly, ¡°Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens¡¯. This is publicly acknowledged by everyone in the world as the most powerful Fiendgod Body Refining method. It is far more profound than the likes of the ¡®Song of the Inferno¡¯, the ¡®Vajra Buddhist Sutra¡¯, or the ¡®Calamity Fiend¡¯ techniques. And that¡¯s just at the Zifu level. The later stages of it are even more profound. If you are able to become a Zifu Disciple, it would be very easy for you to advance to higher levels as well.¡± ¡°This is the most widely spread and most easily obtainable type of Fiendgod Body Refining technique.¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°But it is also the hardest!¡± Ning laughed. He had spent two years here in this world reading many books. He knew that refining techniques were extremely important! The more profound the training technique, the harder it was to train in. For the higher level books regarding the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] to be easily obtainable meant that it was all the more important for him to choose this one. ¡°It has the greatest power! The undisputed best!¡± ¡°It is the most widespread one!¡± ¡°It is the most easily obtainable method!¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°It has countless merits, and just one flaw; it is extremely difficult! There hasn¡¯t been a single member of the Ji clan of any of our five Prefectures who managed to reach the fourth part and become a Xiantian lifeform.¡± ¡°What? Not a single member of the Ji clan in all five Prefectures has been able to use it to become a Xiantian lifeform?¡± Ning was shocked. It was fine if they didn¡¯t reach the Zifu stage But not even one had reached the Xiantian lifeform stage? ¡°Right.¡± Yichuan said. ¡°Not a single one. Because it is simply too hard, far harder than you can imagine. But I must admit that it is the most mysterious and most powerful Fiendgod Body Refining method. Even in the legends of the Fiendgods, this technique is the most powerful one!¡± ¡°Then this will be my choice!¡± Ning didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He was born into the world with the likes of the [Nuwa Painting], one of the highest class visualization techniques which would allow him to stand out even amongst the armies of Heaven. With such a firm foundation, how could he not at least give it a shot? Even if he failed, that wouldn¡¯t be a big deal. He could then choose to train in another technique. ¡°Fine!¡± Yichuan revealed a rare smile on his face. He was very happy with his son¡¯s resoluteness. ¡°Then I will go get the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] for you.¡± ¡°Thank you, father.¡± Ning was filled with anticipation. ¡°I have chosen as well father.¡± Law said as he gave the manual for his father. ¡°Oh, so you have chosen [Heart of Sage].¡± Ji Yichuan calmly said. ¡°This manual was found by your grandfather, the prefecture lord in an ancient ruin when he was young. In theory the power and profoundness of this manual is on par with [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], but no one has cultivated using this manual before. The manual is easy to understand and logical but the initiation stage of the manual is too dangerous. No one has proven the prowess of this manual, hence it is wiser to walk the path of ki refiner instead. Do you really want to use this manual?¡± ¡°Yes father.¡± Law replied with a resolution. ¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Dark at night. The door to the room was closed, and inside the room, the arm-thick candles were flickering. Everyone was in the room. Yichuan, Snow, and their sons, Ning and Law. Ning was holding an extremely thick book with scarlet red letters and reading through it. This was the legendary, most powerful of techniques: [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]. ¡°It really is hard.¡± Ning was frowning as he read it. The [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] had several major obstacles. The first was the initiation. In order to begin training in it, one had to be able to sense the ¡®Great Yang¡¯ (the Sun) and the ¡®Great Yin¡¯ (the Moon) in the skies. Many other Fiendgod training methods required the absorption of elemental energy, such as fire, water, or electricity in order to build up power. But the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] required its practitioners to immediately begin sensing those two greatest of celestial bodies, and to absorb the energy of the Sun and the Moon. Many trainees simply couldn¡¯t sense the Sun and the Moon at all. And this was just the first step! Afterwards, by absorbing the energy of the Sun and the Moon, one¡¯s entire body would become covered with divine tattoos. This was the second part! After the Divine Sun Tattoo and the Divine Moon Tattoo were completely formed, one could be considered as having completed the first level of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]! Actually, from this very first level, one could tell how unimaginably profound this technique was, because many of the other techniques, such as the [Calamity Fiend] technique, all relied on physically carving the magic tattoos onto one¡¯s body. But for the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], those tattoos would be formed naturally, and the divine tattoos were of the Moon and the Sun! Once the first level was mastered, one was usually able to easily reach the third level without any problems. But breaking through to the fourth level and becoming a Xiantian lifeform was even more difficult. It required ¡®Yin and Yang to Fuse, Water and Fire Become One¡¯. Only then could one break past and become a Xiantian lifeform. The later obstacles¡­those were too far off. There was no need to worry about them.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. ¡°Whew.¡± Finishing reading, Ning let out a long breath. Yichuan and Snow looked at their son, meanwhile Law was reading [Heart of Sage] earnestly. ¡°Father, please instruct me with regards to the mysteries hidden within the first level of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens].¡± Ning looked at his father. ¡°Understanding the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] is very easy.¡± Yichuan said. ¡°All you need to do is follow the instructions on the pictures. There are nine pictures to the first level. It is very simple.¡± Ning nodded. He had read many books in this world, and when he flipped through it, he had quickly learned what the training method was. But he was worried that he might have missed some sort of profound meaning. After all, training was something he couldn¡¯t be too rash about. Since his father had said that the instructions in this book were very clear, then it was time to start. Ning closed his eyes and raised his fists, then bowed down. This was stances was the first movement depicted on the diagram, Bowing to the Sun and the Moon! He carried out all of the movements in accordance with the pictures, seeming almost to move in accordance to a strange ritual dance, and his body carried within it a strange, ancient aura. ¡°Hrm?¡± Yichuan was surprised. ¡°His very first attempts at the movement are so accurate and so precise.¡± Snow was surprised as well. Although most people wanted to make the movements properly, they wouldn¡¯t actually be able to do so as precisely as they wished. However, Ning had been training in accordance to the [Nuwa Painting] since his birth. His soul was very powerful, and he had extremely strong control over his body as a result. Given that he had also constantly been cleansed by the energy of nature and his soul was as pure as an infant, it was quite natural that he could easily make accurate movements. ¡°Why would the daofathers that made the manual thought that a strange ritual dance is necessary?¡± Law mused. Hua! Ning¡¯s final movement was to sit down in a kneeling position, his two arms hanging down in front of him, as though one was resting on the sun while the other was resting on the moon. The room descended into silence, the only movement could be seen was the flickering fire on the candles. Yichuan and Snow were holding their breaths as well. They knew that it was the critical movement. The earlier dancing movements were only for the purpose of allowing one to sense the ¡®Great Yang¡¯ (the Sun) and the ¡®Great Yin¡¯ (the Moon). Whether or not Ning would be able to sense those two most exalted of stellar bodies was still unknown. Despite this just being the introductory part to the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], it had prevented countless people from training in it. The two of them knew that the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] was the hardest Fiendgod Body Refining method to train, and they knew that the chance of their four years old son being able to master the introductory part was very low. However, parents always hoped that their children would succeed. They waited, hoping for a joyous surprise to happen¡­ Ning could feel his consciousness passing through multiple layers of the world¡¯s obstructions, constantly going forward¡­after passing through countless layers, he entered an infinite, endless void. Deep within that infinite void was two incomparably enormous stellar bodies. One was an enormous stellar body which had huge plumes of raging flames dancing on its surface. It seemed like an enormous ball of flame, and it illuminated the endless void. The other was covered with a layer of unending ice, with an enormous osmanthus tree in the middle of the ice. The stellar body¡¯s cold light also illuminated part of the world. These two ancient stellar bodies, one was the Solar Star (the Sun), the other was the Lunar Star (the Moon). ¡°Too beautiful. Too incredible.¡± Ning was absolutely stunned. He felt that he could even ¡®see¡¯ those enormous plumes of flame and ¡®see¡¯ the enormous leaves of the osmanthus tree. Others, when training in accordance with the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], found it very hard to even hazily sense the Solar Star and the Star, but Ning could even ¡®see¡¯ the plumes of flame and the leaves on the osmanthus tree. ¡­..... Within the hall. Yichuan and Snow were watching in astonishment. They saw countless spots of starlight appear in the area around Ning. The countless spots of starlight were primarily gold and silver in color; scorching hot gold starlight and ice cold silver starlight. They swirled around Ning, not stopping in any location. Slowly, beneath Ning¡¯s left hand, a miniature star formed beneath his left hand, and on it an Osmanthus Tree could vaguely be seen. This was the Lunar Star. And on his right hand, there formed a fiery hot miniature star that was surrounded by a flying Golden Crow. This was the Solar Star. The Solar Star in one hand, and the Lunar Star in the other. Surrounded by starlight, Ning¡¯s face seemed so peaceful and pious. Law observed the phenomenon intently. ¡°This¡­this¡­¡± Yichuan and Snow looked at each other, stunned. ¡°The Moon in one hand and the Sun in the other?¡± Yichuan couldn¡¯t help but show his shock on his face, no matter how calm and collected he normally was. ¡°The Osmanthus Tree was born on one, and the Golden Crow flies around the other?¡± ¡°The legendary, ¡®Moon in one hand, Sun in the other¡¯?¡± Snow stared fixedly at the two miniature stellar bodies which had formed in her son¡¯s hands. ¡°And even the Osmanthus Tree and the Golden Crow have appeared¡­¡± The two were in a state of absolute shock. They were not ordinary people. Naturally, they knew much more than the common person, and they had personally read the contents of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] before. They naturally knew what this scene portended. The [Scarlet Diagram of the Nine Shining Heavens] was extremely difficult to train in, and the training speed would normally be very slow. There were several types of ¡®initiations¡¯ one might see. The first type was called, ¡®threads of starlight¡¯. Only two threads of starlight would slowly enter the body. This was the poorest type of initiation and guaranteed that one would be extremely slow in training. The second type was called ¡®clouds of starlight¡¯. A large amount of starlight would surround the body and form a cloud. This was quite good, actually. The third type, was known as ¡®a vortex of starlight, the Moon in one hand, the Sun in the other¡¯. Countless flecks of starlight would swirl around the body like a vortex, while the left hand would form a ¡®Lunar Star¡¯, while the right hand would form a ¡®Solar Star¡¯. This was the peak result. But if the two miniature stars formed to be so realistic as to even show the ¡®Osmanthus Tree on the Lunar Star, Golden Crow on the Solar Star¡¯, then this would be the legendary perfect result. Actually, it wasn¡¯t strange for this result to occur. Ning had trained using the [Nuwa Painting] visualization technique since he was born, a technique which even in the Deva realm would be a top class technique. He was even capable of dividing his mind. One could imagine how powerful his soul had become. And in addition, after being born, every day he had been nurtured and cleansed by natural elemental energy, rendering his body as pure as a newborn infant¡¯s body, without any impurities. The purity of his body was on par with a Xiantian lifeform! His body was as pure as a Xiantian lifeform¡¯s. His soul was so powerful that he could divide his mind. With these two strengths combined, it was natural that he would have the utmost aptitude for Fiendgod Body Refining. ¡°For my son to have this sort of natural gift¡­¡± Snow¡¯s face had turned red, and she was so excited that her body was shaking. ¡°Yichuan, the Moon in one hand, and the Sun in the other. Osmanthus Tree was born, and the Golden Crow flies! This is something out of the legends! Our son will definitely have great accomplishments when training in accordance to the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]. ¡°Right.¡± Yichuan was very excited as well. When his son was born, he had sensed that his son¡¯s arteries were very weak, and his bones were very ordinary as well. Although he knew that his son had been injured in the womb, he was still somewhat disappointed, because he knew¡­in this brutal, dog-eat-dog world, anyone who had no power would find it hard to live a good life. While he was alive, he could protect his son, but what would happen when his time has come? ¡°This is my son! The son of Ji Yichuan!¡± Yichuan held his wife¡¯s hand tightly, and the two stared with excitement and hope towards their son. Which parents didn¡¯t hope that their ¡®children would fly like dragons¡¯. Ning¡¯s eyes were closed, and he continued to sit on his knees, holding his two hands in front of him limply, with the Lunar Star in one, and the Solar Star in the other. Those two miniature floating Solar Star and Lunar Stars were separately transmitting energy nonstop into Ning¡¯s body. The power of the Sun and the power of the Moon were quickly absorbed by the ravenous cells in his body, and Ning¡¯s entire musculature and bone structure were undergoing constant transformations. ¡°Swish¡­¡± A layer of ice suddenly appeared on the beast fur clothes which Ning was wearing. But then, ¡°Crackle crackle crackle.¡± The back of Ning¡¯s clothes suddenly began to burn with fire. Both frozen and blazing. This constant interchange was resulting in his furs starting to split apart. ¡°Hrm?¡± Yichuan frowned. He pointed with a finger, and a ray of blue flowing light leaped out of his finger towards Ning¡¯s back, and the already half-ragged fur clothes totally split apart and collapsed, leaving Ning¡¯s back totally bare. On Ning¡¯s tender, young back, there was silver light flashing on the left, while golden light flashing on the right. On the left, frozen side, the silver light was constantly flowing and slowly forming into a pattern. On the right, blazing side, the golden light was also constantly flowing and also formed a separate pattern. ¡°Divine Tattoos!¡± Snow said softly. ¡°The very first time he trains, he is already beginning to form the Divine Tattoos. Given this tattoo forming speed, in ten days or so the tattoo will have been fully formed. By then, the first level of the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] will be done. ¡°Hmm.¡± Yichuan nodded. Time passed¡­ The Divine Tattoos on Ning¡¯s youthful back continued to grow. One could faintly tell that the left tattoo was that of a rabbit, while the right side was that of a crow. The two great Divine Tattoos. The Divine Moon Tattoo was that of the Moon Rabbit, while the Divine Sun Tattoo was that of the Golden Crow. ¡°Hu.¡± Ning suddenly let out a long breath and opened his eyes. The Divine Tattoos on his back disappeared as well, and the two stellar bodies in his hands quickly dissipated. This caused Ning to be greatly startled. He had carefully read the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], and he knew exactly what it meant for him to have the Moon in one hand, the Sun in the other, especially with the Osmanthus Tree being born and the Golden Crow flying. ¡°What a powerful force.¡± Ning clenched his fists, feeling his body surge with power. ¡°I¡¯m just a four years old child and I¡¯ve just been initiated into the Fiendgod Body Refining method, but I already am this strong.¡± Suddenly, a monotone voice rang out. ¡°Put on a change of clothes.¡± With a wave of his hands, his father Yichuan made a set of children¡¯s fur clothes appear out of midair, then tossed it to his son. ¡°Yes.¡± Ning immediately grabbed it. ¡°Congratulation brother,¡± Law said whilst smiling. Snow was still looking at her son, her face filled with joy. The more she looked at him, the happier she felt. Her son was her pride and her joy. On the day he was born, she had been worried about her son¡¯s future¡­but now, her son had demonstrated such inconceivable potential. As a mother, in her heart, naturally she felt filled with joy. ¡°Ning.¡± Yichuan said calmly. ¡°Yes Father.¡± Ning listened carefully. ¡°Your potential is extraordinary. However, if you wish to break through the bottleneck of ordinary lifeforms and become a Xiantian lifeform, and then embark on the road to becoming an Immortal, potential alone isn¡¯t enough.¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°You need to receive the best instruction possible.¡± Ning said respectfully, ¡°Father, please instruct me.¡± ¡°Snow.¡± Yichuan looked at his wife, Yuchi Snow. She nodded, and with a flip of her hand, two items appeared. One was a deep green gemstone, roughly the size of a fingernail. It was cut and very beautiful. The other was a flashing, rainbow-colored, fist-sized rock. ¡°This deep green stone is known as a kalestone.¡± Snow smiled. ¡°This is a naturally forming gemstone which contains a miniature dimension inside of it. You can use it as part of a ring and store small items in it, or you can hide and store it within your belt. All you need to do to make it yours is to bind it with blood.¡± ¡°Kalestone!¡± Ning was overjoyed. Training to become an Immortal was divided into two paths; the Body Refining path and the Ki Refining path. Body Refiners belonged to the Fiendgod path and didn¡¯t teach someone how to use magical treasures. Ki Refiners, after becoming Xiantian lifeforms, would be able to control a few low level treasures¡­but even the lowest of manufactured treasures had a minimum requirement of the user being a Ki Refiner of the Xiantian level. Thus, most Fiendgod Body Refiners would also concurrently train in Ki. However, Heaven always gave people a chance. There were some naturally occurring objects which only needed to be bound by blood and didn¡¯t have any strength requirements. kalestone was one of them! ¡°Bind it first.¡± Snow handed the kalestone and a shortsword over. ¡°Yes, Mother.¡± Ning accepted them. He didn¡¯t hesitate at all, as he gently pricked his finger with the edge of the shortsword. A single drop of blood fell onto the kalestone and was quickly absorbed, giving the kalestone a hint of a blood color. ¡°Get in.¡± Ning willed the shortsword in his hand to disappear, and it did, reforming and floating within the miniature dimension inside the kalestone. ¡°Come out.¡± The shortsword appeared in his hands. ¡°How magical.¡± Ning was absolutely delighted. He knew long ago that these naturally occurring dimensional gemstones existed. They weren¡¯t like those manufactured treasures, which all had relatively large internal dimensions. The kalestone, as a naturally occurring object, had a much smaller internal dimension. Some were only the size of a fist or a head! These half-meter long ones were definitely an extremely precious treasure. ¡°Mother.¡± Ning hurriedly said. ¡°Please help me make a belt and put the kalestone inside of it.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Snow nodded. ¡°The kalestone can be considered a treasure, but to our Ji clan, it isn¡¯t something particularly valuable. Given your father¡¯s status¡­a kalestone isn¡¯t even worth discussing! However, the other treasure is something which your father only obtained after a life-and-death crisis!¡± Snow solemnly handed over the fist-sized rock which shone with the colors of the rainbow. ¡°Bind it.¡± Snow looked at her son. Ning stuck out his finger and once more pricked it gently with the shortsword. A single drop of blood fell onto that flashing rainbow stone. The blood was quickly absorbed, and inside the rock, countless red ¡®arteries¡¯ could suddenly be seen. And then, the fist-sized rock turned into a liquid and flowed towards Ning. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Ning felt his entire body turn cold. ¡°It is like the kalestone. It is a naturally occurring treasure. The name of this treasure is the Goldstar Shirt.¡± Snow explained. ¡°You can use it immediately after binding it. It will quickly enter and become part of your skin. With the protection of the Goldstar Shirt¡­nothing below the Xiantian lifeform level will be able to harm you with its attacks.¡± Ning was shocked. ¡°So powerful?¡± He had never read of this in any of the books. ¡°The Grand Xia Dynasty, from the Fiendgod Era until now, has existed for countless of years, and the territory it rules over is vast. In the area around Swallow Mountain, our Ji clan reigns supreme. But in some of the more distant areas¡­there are clans that are even more powerful than our Ji clan.¡± Yichuan said. ¡°In some of those ancient, mighty clans, some of the promising young youths, while they are still young, they will be given this Goldstar Shirt to help protect them.¡± Ning was startled. Turning to look at his father, he felt a warm feeling in his heart. His parents truly were very good to him. ¡°Law, let¡¯s begin your initiation¡± Yichuan said. ¡°Finally.¡± Law smiled and followed his father. Note: Ji Ning: the original mc of Desolate Era, the twin brother of Ji Law. Ji Yichuan: Father of Ji Ning and Ji Law. Yuchi Snow: Mother of Ji Ning and Ji Law. [Nuwa Painting]: a type of visualization technique which can clear one¡¯s mind. It was given by lord of hell (lord of cui palace, if I recall it correctly) to Ji Ning before he reincarnated. Jindan/Neidan: Honestly speaking Wikipedia or any other sources might give you a more accurate description of Jindan or Neidan. In many cultivation novel, cultivator would absorb a gasses like ki into his dantian. As the cultivator grow stronger there would be no more place to store the gasses of ki in his dantian. Then the next step is to liquefy the ki, after the ki is converted into a liquid-like substance many call this dantian sea/dantian lake and many other bullshit stuff. The last stage is to crystalize the liquid qi, the crystallization of ki is what many call a jindan or neidan. Basically it is some sort of a gem of ki that resides in cultivator dantian that acted as a core. 004 - Ji Law - 4 A 4 years old wearing a set of fur white clothes sat in the middle of clearing in the forest near the Ji manor. His silky smooth white hair reached his shoulder, he had three eyes, one in the middle of his forehead was crystal white while the other sets of eyes were red with a ripple pattern adorned by magatamas. His fraternal twin brother and parents observed him from the other side of the clearing. His brother gaze was full of curiosity while his parents was that of worry and expectation. Unlike his twin brother, the cultivation method he chose was simple but profound at the same time. [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] require one to be able to sense the heavenly bodies to cultivate. Meanwhile to cultivate [Heart of Sage] one must be able to sense the natural energy in the surrounding, which almost everyone could sense easily. Law closed his eyes and entered a meditative state. Although he could sense and even could see the natural energy he chose to close his eyes and slowly expanding his sensory range. The natural energy in this environment were thick and energizing. Even without using the cultivation method it already strengthening his body naturally. Then he started to absorbed the natural energy in the surrounding in accordance to [Heart of Sage] body cultivation manual. The natural energy gathered around Law with an astounding speed. The energy around him became denser as time passes that even an ordinary mortal could see it with their own eyes. an unnatural amount of natural energy poured into his body at an astonishing rate. His body greedily sucked the energy like a dehydrated person who found an oasis. ¡°Crackle¡­ crackle¡­¡± The pure and rich energy assimilated with his blood and flowed throughout his entire body. Every cells in his body was strengthened at an astonishing pace. His bones became more sturdy, his muscle became more firm and flexible and his veins became larger. Throughout the process Law gritted his teeth and his face was as red as tomato. [Heart of Sage] cultivation method of distributing energy was similar to how the body distribute energy from digested food. Most of energy would be stored in his heart. Then the blood flowed from his heart and strengthened every inch of his body with the natural energy. After absorbing the energy from the blood, every cell would be strengthened and had its own energy storage. When the body suffered from an injury, it could be instantly regenerated using the energy in the destroyed cell and if it¡¯s not enough the heart would send energy to repair the damaged part via blood. It was a great body cultivation method. Of course it had its drawback too. Although almost everybody could cultivate using [Heart of Sage] cultivation method, no one in the Ji clan was willing to cultivate it. The reason is although the perquisite to cultivate [Heart of Sage] is ridiculously simple, the initiation stage was too difficult and risky. If one was not careful enough, then they could blow up their heart. Facing with the high risk of death of course nobody would have the guts to cultivate in it. Beside compared to other body cultivation method [Heart of Sage] could at most considered a high rank cultivation method, not a peak ranked like [Crimsonbright Diagram of Nine Heavens] thus the benefit is not worth the effort. Law could feel his body was strengthened at a rapid pace very clearly. The pain he withstood was unimaginable. His body ached and his heart was on fire. But he tried his best to control the energy in his body. He severely underestimated the danger of initiating [Heart of Sage] body cultivation method and himself. The Ootsuki was really the darling of nature, although he only meant to absorb a moderate amount of ki in the nature, it was absorbed into his body at a frightening pace as if his body was a giant black hole. He could only grit his teeth because the absorption in the initiation stage was an automatic process and tried his best not to blow his heart. ¡°Aaaaaaaa!¡± When a strange mark appeared on top of his heart, he couldn¡¯t help but to scream in pain. Seeing his youngest son in pain Yuchi Snow wanted to help him, but she was stopped by Ji Yichuan. Waves of natural energy entered Law¡¯s body at a faster pace than before. The natural ki in the area of 10 miles around him flew at Law like a moth to a flame. Law was at his limit when suddenly hundreds of trees started to grow near him. It grew at an astonishing rate, at first hundreds of buds grew, one minute later it was already a meter tall, six minute later it was 10 meters tall, and all the way through to 100 meters tall in only 15 minutes. When the trees grew it helped law to absorb the natural energy that entered his body madly. With the support of the trees he could finally stabilize his body and condensed the overflowing energy in his heart. Nine fiery magatamas mark appeared on his heart, followed by a flame like magical pattern that spread throughout his body. When the mystical mark appeared on his body, Law could finally experience what ¡®become one with the nature¡¯ really means. As if he was fish back on the water, he felt like he could do anything and invincible with the mother of nature on his back. At the same time, he could think clearer and could keep his calm no matter what happened as long as he was in this state. After a minute his cultivation finally stabilized, the mystical mark disappeared leaving only 3 black magatamas mark on his left chest. When he opened his eyes he could see hundreds of trees bloomed beautifully. Law could only sigh when he saw the beautiful scenery around him. It was really dangerous, he was at his limit and almost blew up his heart. He really underestimated the bloodline of Ootsuki. The Ootsuki was the clan of progenitor of chakra. Ootsuki Kaguya ate a magical fruit from Shinju, the primordial god tree and attained its power. He thought cultivating in [Heart of Sage] would be easy because the Ootsuki are beloved by nature. But it never crossed his mind at the initiation he would be overloaded by unnatural amount of natural energy. Yichuan and Snow was overflowing with happiness. Their youngest son was talented and smart but they never thought Law would be a Houtian after the initiation. ¡°Congratulation brother,¡± Ji Ning said while hugging Law. ¡°Congratulation on becoming Houtian, Law, you have taken the first step to become an Immortal. You still had a long road ahead, don¡¯t let small matter like this make you complacent,¡± Ji Yichuan advised Law. ¡°This Goldstar Shirt and Kalestone are for you.¡± ¡°Thank you father,¡± after receiving the goldstar shirt fused immediately with Law¡¯s skin. ¡°Mother, could please embed the kalestone into an earring.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Ning, Law, your potential is extraordinary but the path of immortality is harsh and full of danger. For example, although the goldstar shirt could protect you from those below xiantian, many people could shatter it with a finger poke,¡± Yichuan said sternly. ¡°With the Fiendgod Body Refining, your strength will be great, your movements will be fast, your vision will be clear at great distances, your hearing will be more sensitive, and even your body¡¯s recovery ability will be astonishing!¡± Yichuan looked at his sons. ¡°In order to transform these into true, mighty power¡­¡± ¡°First of all, what you need is a weapon!¡± Yichuan said. ¡°Your strength might be ten times greater than your opponent¡¯s, but your opponent might be able to shoot you to death from afar with an arrow. That¡¯s what makes a good weapon so powerful.¡±Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°In addition, you must be good at wielding a weapon. For example, a swordsman who has no internal strength but who has reached the second level of sword mastery, ¡®man and sword become one¡¯, is capable of easily piercing the throat of a powerful yet inexperienced warrior. After all, no matter how much internal strength the warrior has, he can¡¯t block the sharpness of a sword!¡± Yichuan said slowly. Both of them understood this logic of course. A powerful but stupid brute who encountered an assassin who was good at wielding shortswords would die in a single exchange of blows! A strong body was just one aspect. Skill and technique was what determined how much of your power would be actually utilized! For example, in his past life, those competitors in the kickboxing or jujitsu competitions all were roughly on the same level in terms of physical fitness; it was technique and battle strategy which determined their competiveness. ¡°Tell me, what do you want to learn?¡± Yichuan looked at his sons. ¡°Ning, Law, think carefully.¡± Snow looked at them as well. Actually, in their hearts, they had already mapped out a plan for their sons. After all, as they saw it, their sons were still too young, even though they were smart and capable. But they still wanted to ask their sons what they wanted, so as to help them learn to think everything through. And then, they would tell them what they thought and let them reflect on the differences. ¡°I want to learn three things.¡± Ning suddenly said. ¡°First of all, I wish to learn archery.¡± Ning said. He was to walk on the Fiendgod Body Refining path. He would possess astonishing eyesight, and also enormous, heaven-granted strength. Naturally, he had to learn archery. The arrows released by a mighty Fiendgod were definitely capable of breaking past the sound barrier, and the power of its arrows was definitely far greater than the bullets of sniper rifles in his past life. He could kill his opponent from far away. And archery, according to the books he had read, wasn¡¯t too hard to learn. ¡°Second, I want to learn how to use twin swords!¡± The Ji clan specialized in sword techniques! His father Yichuan was nicknamed the ¡®Raindrop Sword¡¯. With a resource such as this at his disposal, he absolutely had to learn how to use swords! ¡°Twin swords?¡± Yichuan frowned. ¡°Continue.¡± ¡°Third, I need to learn agility-enhancing techniques and escaping techniques.¡± Ning said. ¡°These are what I need.¡± If he encountered a powerful opponent, he would flee! Only escaping techniques would allow a person to live longer. And the longer one lived, the more possibilities one would have. Snow laughed. ¡°Ning is headed in the right direction. However, I think it¡¯s best if you first start with single swords¡­there isn¡¯t a single twin sword expert in the entire Ji clan, and when training in swords, the greatest danger is in losing concentration. You must focus all of your concentration on a single sword. Only this will allow you to achieve greater accomplishments.¡± ¡°Your mother¡¯s words are correct.¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°Father, mother, I¡¯ve been able to divide my mind since I was born.¡± Ning raised his head to look at his parents. He wasn¡¯t able to explain about the [Nuwa Painting], and so he just had to claim that he was able to divide his mind since he was born. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°Divide your mind?¡± Yichuan and Snow were both shocked. ¡°Do you know what dividing your mind means?¡± Yichuan growled. ¡°It isn¡¯t as simple as multitasking. It means that your mind can simultaneously contemplate two separate matters without losing any effectiveness or causing any disruption.¡± ¡°I truly can divide my mind.¡± Ning said hurriedly. ¡°Then let¡¯s give it a test.¡± Yichuan¡¯s eyes began to glow with an astonishing light. With one hand, he pulled over two pieces of chalk. ¡°Use these two rocks to write on the ground. With your left hand, write your mother¡¯s name, while with your right hand, write my name. Write simultaneously!¡± ¡°Yes, father.¡± Ning nodded. Ning took the two pieces of chalk. It felt rather similar to the chalk he had used in his previous life. Immediately, he began to use his hands to write as instructed. Writing with the chalk actually felt quite natural. Hua! Hua! His left hand and right hand easily wrote at the same time, and what he wrote was the ancient, complicated script of this world. On one side, he wrote the name, ¡°Ji Yichuan¡±. On the other, ¡°Yuchi Snow.¡± His strokes were firm and very graceful. ¡°Ning, you¡­¡± Snow was stunned. ¡°But¡­¡± Yichuan was stunned as well. ¡°No wonder. No wonder you were able to train in the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Shining Heavens] so quickly.¡± Yichuan said slowly. ¡°So our son¡¯s soul is so powerful that he can divide his mind!¡± Yichuan looked at his son as though he were looking at a piece of priceless, unpolished jade. Extremely excited, he said, ¡°I¡¯ve only been able to reach the level of dividing my mind because I¡¯ve trained for so long. However, I¡¯ve focused on using a single sword since I was young¡­my path is set, and hard to change! But my son is able to divide his mind since birth¡­he is a born twin sword user. He will be able to use twin swords as though two people were wielding them and make his opponents feel like they are being attacked by two people at once. What¡¯s more, those two people will have their hearts and intentions totally linked, increasing the effectiveness ten times over!¡± ¡°From today onwards, I will personally train you in using swords!¡± Yichuan looked at his other son. ¡°Law, what do you want to learn?¡± After a while Law finally spoke what¡¯s on his mind. ¡°I want to learn how to wield a katana.¡± Although he could divide his mind like Ning thanks to his dojutsu. Wielding a twin sword is too cumbersome for him, besides he had some experience in kendo in his past life. Yichuan furrowed his brow and said. ¡°a katana is very hard to wield, it is harder to master than an ordinary sword. Whilst your father is an accomplished swordsman, there is nothing I could teach you except the basics,¡± Yichuan gazed at Law sternly. ¡°the Ji clan was famed for our outstanding swordsmanship, but katana is rarely wielded, in addition there were no high ranked manual for katana in our clan. If you wanted to be a master in wielding katana you have to work harder than everyone.¡± He paused for a while and observed his son. ¡°Do you really want to learn how to master a katana despite the difficulty?¡± ¡°Yes father,¡± Law replied softly. ¡°Don¡¯t be too harsh on Law. If it was too hard for him to wield a katana, he could always learn to use another weapon¡± Snow said to Yichuan. ¡°He could always learn to use another weapon, but no one could return the time wasted. Learning a martial arts or weapon arts is as important as their cultivation. A weak cultivator killed a stronger cultivator because he was more skilled than the latter is a common occurrence. What else do you want to learn Law?¡± ¡°I want to learn the art of assassination and formation,¡± Law replied. He wanted to learn the art of assassination because of the skill set usually used for assassination is extremely useful. He would learn how to identify, create and how to handle poison properly. How to hide in the darkness, concealing his presences and merged in plain sight. How to launch a sneak attack, which vital parts to aim, and lastly how to handle the corpse. Handling a corpse is actually very important. How to clean the killing site, erasing evidences. All of it was essential. According to what he read in a lot of xianxia the majority of disasters which befell the main character was because the murder of someone connected with a major figure. Sooner or later he would bound to kill such person, so it is better to learn how to sort it out and hide the truth. He didn¡¯t know much about formations. But he knew it is a magical ability which has a very broad application. He envisioned that formation was similar to programming. A formation is a program which made of ki and other treasures that is arranged in an orderly manner to achieve a certain feat. Technologies in the three realms are not as advanced as earth. But it was replaced by formation instead. There is teleportation formation, sealing formation, protective formation, attacking formation and a many more. In hindsight the civilization on the three realms was much more advanced than earth even if they had a different concept of technologies. ¡°Are you sure you want to learn about formation Law?¡± Snow asked worriedly. ¡°Formation is a complicated field that requires years of studying, even then not everybody would be able to properly create a formation.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind mother,¡± Law replied. ¡°I will ask brother white to teach you in formation then, don¡¯t be discouraged if you meet an obstacle in learning formation,¡± Snow smiled. ¡°I want to learn a movement technique too,¡± Law added after pondering for a while. ¡°Ning, Law,¡± Yichuan said as he looked at them. ¡°Both of you has chosen what you wanted to specialize in. Some of your choices matched up with our intentions, while we disagreed with some of your choice. Nevertheless, we decided to let you do what you want the most. If we force you to train in what seemed to be most suitable for you, maybe you could become good at it but you will never become a master. But if you wholeheartedly trained in the fields of your choosing¡¯s then even if it takes a long time one day you will be a master in your chosen fields.¡± ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ Note: Dojutsu: it refers to extraordinary eye power like Sharingan, Byakugan, Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Jougan and many more. Ootsuki: Ootsuki is the clan which the mighty Ootsuki Kaguya and her sons hailed from. One of her son is Ootsuki Hagoromo is often called as sage of six path or Rikudo Sennin. Ootsuki Kaguya gained most of her power from eating a fruit from the shinju, a primordial god tree. The fruit of chakra is made the bloodline of Ootsuki the darlings of nature. 005 - Ji Law - 5 The radiance of the rising sun penetrated layers of fog covered the Ji prefecture. Dawn had finally arrived but the citizens of Ji prefecture had woken up long ago. The hunters traversed through the forest to fill the need of their households, the mighty warriors practiced martial arts, the wives are tending their homes and children¡¯s were playing. Ning and Law sat across each other¡¯s while playing a chess. Ning¡¯s forehead was scrunched up while one of his eyebrow raised slightly higher than the other. It was rare for he and his brother to spend time together like this. The majority of his time was spent on the library studying this world, while Law, his brother spent the most of his time training. Strangely enough Law was smarter than himself, even though his brother rarely studied. When his brother asked him to play chess, he thought he would have to hold back a little to preserve his brother pride. It never crossed his mind that he, Ji Ning someone who had reincarnated from earth would be cornered by a 4 years old. He was not a master in chess but he was intelligent even by the standard earth¡¯s standard but for him to be on the losing side¡­ sigh. He glanced at his brother who were marveling the scenery surrounding the manor. The scenery was indeed beautiful. Noticing his glance, his brother smirked at him. Ugh¡­ how could a four years old was more skilled than him in chess. His brother must be what a monstrous genius meant in web novels he read in his past life. After a while he regained his clarity and moved a piece. Next to him, his brother was observing his move with a glint of curiosity. ¡°Brother why do you want to learn the art of assassination. Do you¡­ want to become an assassin?¡± a little misdirection is a fair in war and chess. ¡°No, I¡¯m not interested in becoming an assassin. I just felt that the art of assassination was very useful.¡± Law answered and moved a piece. ¡°Useful?¡± Asked while Ning frowned looking at the board. ¡°Hmm,¡± Law nodded. ¡°Hiding, killing and fleeing. Even if the art of assassination wouldn¡¯t make one an expert. It would keep one¡¯s life intact¡±. ¡°How about you? Why did you want to learn archery?¡± Law asked him. ¡°Learning how to use a ranged weapon seems to be a wise choice,¡± he replied. Ning¡¯s moved his pawn to block Law¡¯s rook. Meanwhile Law was staring at him as if he was an idiot. ¡°You can use your ki to attack an enemy from far away,¡± Law commented. ¡°Check,¡± Law added. Ning took a deep breath and imagined the painting of Mother Nuwa in his mind. The confusion that clouded his mind dispersed. Ning¡¯s used his knight to eat Law¡¯s bishop. ¡°a bow and arrow is more effective.¡± ¡°It¡¯s inefficient.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand.¡± ¡°Your logic is weird too.¡± With [Nuwa Painting] revolving on his mind, slowly but surely Ning gained his ground. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you choose [Crimsonbright Diagrams of the Nine Heavens]? It¡¯s the best cultivation method.¡± ¡°I wanted to, but I changed my mind.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Dunno, I just felt [Heart of Sage] is more suitable for me.¡± Even with [Nuwa Painting] somehow he couldn¡¯t corner his brother. His brother looked at the board with a puzzled expression. Which was a bit funny in his opinion, considering Law had a third eye on his forehead. His pupils rotated like a wheel and he made his move. ¡°I wonder when will father let us to roam around the prefecture?¡± ¡°I want to travel around too. What kind of training we¡¯ll do with father?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe he¡¯d tell us to memorize some stances.¡± ¡°Check. What¡¯s your dream Ning?¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t thought about it. How about you Law.¡± ¡°Become the best swordsman in the three realms of course.¡± ¡°Good luck then. I want to travel throughout the universe.¡± ¡°Check mate. I¡¯ll head to the library, it¡¯s time for lesson on formation,¡± Law said and ran to the library. Ning looked at the board in silence. He used [Nuwa Painting] a great visualization technique to temper one¡¯s soul and mind to play chess. He lost. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. Law arrived at the private library owned by uncle white. Its size wasn¡¯t comparable to the clan¡¯s library but it¡¯s splendor was something to marvel. The match with Ning was very entertaining. When he was about to win suddenly Ning turned the situation around. If he didn¡¯t use his rinne-sharinggan to read Ning¡¯s body language to predict his moves, then he¡¯d lose. Inside the library, Uncle White sat behind a mountain of books. Uncle White put the book he was reading into the mountain and motioned Law to sit. Law sat behind a desk across Uncle White. Before he could open his mouth to launch a question Uncle White gave him a book and said. ¡°I hear that you¡¯re interested in formation?¡± ¡°Yes Uncle.¡± ¡°Unlike cultivation or martial arts, there is nothing fancy in formation. Read the book and then we¡¯ll have a test.¡± Law nodded and stared at the book on his hands. It was called the Basic of Formation, when he opened it, he saw rows of neatly handwritten words. The first part of the book roughly summarized what a formation is. He opened a random page to get a better overview of the book. The way to calculate a rectangular area is by measuring the length and width of your area then multiplying those two numbers together to get the area in feet squared (ft2). If you have on oddly shaped area, such as an L-shape, split it into square or rectanglualar sections and treat them as two separate areas. Calculate the area of each section then add them together for your total. If your measurements are in different units, say feet and inches, you can first convert those values to feet, then multiply them together to get the square footage of the area. This page seemed to explain about rectangle and how to calculate its area and sides. Pythagoras''s theorem, is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides a, b and c, often called the "Pythagorean equation" {a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}} where c represents the length of the hypotenuse and a and b the lengths of the triangle''s other two sides. Somehow the Pythagoras¡¯s theorem had found its way to the basic of formation. Every object persisted in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed on it. Force is equal to the change in momentum (mV) per change in time. For a constant mass, force equal mass time acceleration (F=m.a) For every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action. New¡­ Newton¡¯s Laws! Law closed the book in confusion. ¡°This book should be called Math¡¯s & Applicable Science! Not Basic of Formation!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter Law?¡± uncle White asked when he noticed Law¡¯s confusion. ¡°Um¡­ this book only explained about mathematics and science,¡± Law replied. He had assumed that he would learn about formation, its component and how it was made and not math¡¯s. ¡°Of course it is. Mathematics are the fundamental of formation. Even if the variables are little different it is important to understand it before learning formation. You¡¯ll be learning about formation when you finished the basics,¡± uncle White replied.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. Law had reincarnated to the three realms, where magic, immortals and demons exist. He was still tortured by math¡¯s. It seemed it¡¯ll be a long time until he could recreate hirashin no jutsu. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°Law, child, I shall be the one to teach you footwork.¡± Yuchi Snow, clad in white furs, smiled as she looked at her son. ¡°Yes, Mother.¡± Law said. Although he had exercised to the point where his waist and his back were bitterly sore before learning movement technique with his mother, because he had trained in the [Heart of Sage], his body¡¯s regenerative speed was astonishingly high and full of vitality. Right now, his mind was clear, fresh, and full of energy. ¡°In close combat, footwork is every bit as importance as sword techniques!¡± Yuchi Snow said solemnly. ¡°When two people engage in a battle, the one with better footwork and agility can make it hard for the opponent to injure them, while they are able to easily injure the opponent.¡± Law nodded. He understood this logic. Close combat didn¡¯t just mean standing there like an idiot, waving swords and sabers at each other. It was constantly changing positions like an unpredictable shadow. In his past life, he had seen taekwondo and karate experts. Those most elite competitors all valued footwork highly, and their footwork was exquisite, capable of causing ten enemy punches in a row to miss, or at least have their power reduced greatly. The importance of footwork was arguably even higher than that of attacking techniques! Because no matter how strong an attack is, it¡¯s useless if it missed. Movement techniques are rarer than attacking techniques and more valued as a life preserving technique. ¡°I will teach you a footwork technique known as the [Shadewind Steps].¡± Snow said. ¡°Don¡¯t be fooled by its ordinary name. This is a very amazing set of footwork techniques. I am the only one who knows it in our Ji clan, and even amongst all five Prefectures, it is considered the highest type of footwork technique. Once you begin learning this footwork technique, you will understand how to dodge and move about in tight areas, while also learning how to easily flee.¡± Snow then showcased the movement technique and said. ¡°The basic of [Shadewind Steps] lie in steps, wind and shade. To use this technique your movements must be flexible, light and precise. You¡¯ll be learning how to walk properly.¡± ¡°First, carefully read the six basic movements.¡± With a flip of her hand, Snow made a thick yellow book appear out of nowhere. Law accepted it and began to read it carefully. This book described the [Shadewind Steps] and its six basic movements. All six of the movements were exquisite and profound in their movements and usage of force and energy. ¡°Start walking, it¡¯ll be a long time before you can use the more profound moves on the manual.¡± Law then tried to walk with light and precise movements. ¡°Stop! Try again, your steps are too rigid!¡± Law tried again and again until it is satisfactory enough. ¡°Your steps are not light enough!¡± ¡°It must be precise, look where you are walking!¡± ¡°Remember to breathe properly!¡± ¡°Good, practice until it become a second nature.¡± ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°The [Shadewind Steps] technique has three stages.¡± ¡°First, the basic stage.¡± ¡°Second, the advanced stage.¡± ¡°Third, one with the world.¡± Snow looked at Law. ¡°Actually, all techniques, be it footwork, sword, saber, spear, or anything else, can be divided into these three stages. For example, the ¡®advanced stage¡¯ of sword technique is often described as ¡®one with the sword¡¯.¡± ¡°Have you memorized the mysteries of the six basic movements?¡± Snow asked. ¡°Don¡¯t just stare at it.¡± Snow pointed at a distant area. ¡°Look over there.¡± Law turned his head and saw wooden pillars. There must have been thousands of wooden pillars there, and they were all of different height and at different distances from each other. Above these wooden stakes was a number of beast capes, thousands of them which dotted the area like ropes. ¡°That is known as the Thousand Star Array.¡± Snow said. ¡°Through the usage of the Thousand Star Array, within ten years, you should be able to be able to reach the ¡®Ruwei¡¯ stage of the Shadewind Steps. If it wasn¡¯t for the Thousand Star Array¡­you probably would have to spend a hundred times the amount of time.¡± ¡°Hm...¡± Law nodded gently. Snow then walked towards the Thousand Star Array, then pointed at one of the very short pillars. ¡°Go stand on top of this pillar.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Law easily jumped onto the wooden pillar. He instantly felt wobbly. The pillar wasn¡¯t very thick, and there was only enough space for a single foot. Fortunately, after having trained in the [Heart of Sage], he had an extremely good sense of balance. This was the only reason why he was able to stand stably. ¡°Listen to my orders. Whichever one of the six basic movements I ask you to use, that¡¯s what you use.¡± Snow said. ¡°The ¡®advancing¡¯ move!¡± Law immediately tried to charge forward and step atop another pillar in front of him, but when he brushed against a beast skin rope and, with a swish, he fell down to the ground. ¡°Remember, whenever you are moving in the Thousand Star Array, you must not step onto any of the beast skins. Once you do so, you¡¯ll have to start over again.¡± Snow said. Law ground his teeth. He refused to believe it would happen again. He once again hopped onto the short pillar, and then, using the ¡®advancing¡¯ move, he dodged past the beast skin and moved onto the next wooden pillar. However, he had used too much force. His body swayed for a long while before he was able to steady himself on that one foot again. ¡°Remember, your movements must be like nails, driving a nail down with each step. When you land on the pillar, you must be nailed to it!¡± Snow said. ¡°Each step cannot be too small or too large. It cannot be too light or too heavy. Just now, you swayed wildly. If this was a life or death fight, you would¡¯ve been stabbed to death by an enemy who would¡¯ve discovered a flaw in your attacks. Continue. The ¡®advancing¡¯ move!¡± ¡°The ¡®advancing¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®sidestep¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®leaping¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®backwards¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®withdrawing¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®turning¡¯ step!¡± Snow snapped one order after another. Actually, all footwork techniques relied on these basic movements. But the differences between different techniques were like night and day in terms of skill. Some would make you move as fast as a bolt of lightning, while others would make you as agile and graceful as the wind, or perhaps as unpredictable as a spirit. Each footwork technique had its own mysteries, and naturally would have different effects in battle. ¡°Oof!¡± He hadn¡¯t leapt high enough, and his back had brushed against the beast skin ropes, causing him to be unable to land onto the wooden pillar. He fell down. Not saying a word, Law climbed back onto the pillar. ¡°Oof!¡± His knee hadn¡¯t been bent enough. ¡°Oof!¡± He had used too much force. ¡­¡­¡­.. On those thousands of wooden pillars, Law was moving like a flash, wildly training in these six basic steps. Because of the obstruction of the beast skins, Ning¡¯s body also had to undergo various contortions to dodge them. But no matter what postures he used, the most important thing was that his center of gravity had to be stable, and his feet had to be stable! ¡°Mother, how long will I train like this for?¡± Law had fallen so many times. ¡°Law, son, start from the shortest pillar and move through all 1008 wooden pillars, then jump down from the tallest one! You are not to touch any of the beast skins on the way!¡± ¡°If you are able to complete this within the time it takes for one to take ten breaths, then you will have mastered the ¡®basic¡¯ level of this footwork.¡± Yuchi Snow laughed. Law was stunned when he heard this. ¡°What? In ten breaths? Such a short period of time¡­if only I was running on the flat ground, I would be able to do that in ten breaths.¡± 1008 wooden pillars, all of which had to be traversed. There was a distance of a thousand or so meters. ¡°Keep working hard Law, you already have the ability to cross thousand meter in ten breath. Crossing those pillar in ten breaths is just a matter of time¡± Snow laughed. ¡°Moving in the Thousand Star Array as though you were on the ground¡­only then would you have mastered the ¡®basic¡¯ stage.¡± ¡°Then what about the second, ¡®advanced¡¯ stage?¡± Law asked. Snow pushed one of the nearby beast skin ropes, which began to collide with the other beast skins. Soon, the thousand plus beast skins were all swaying against and hitting each other in a totally wild, chaotic manner. ¡°The second stage, the ¡®advanced¡¯ stage, requires you to once again start from the lowest pillar and move through all 1008 pillars, then jump down from the tallest one, in the span of ten breaths, without touching any of the beast skin ropes. However¡­for the ¡®advanced¡¯ stage, all of the beast skins will be striking each other.¡± Snow looked at Law. ¡°Once you can do that, you will have mastered the ¡®advanced¡¯ stage.¡± ¡°With the help of the Thousand Star Array, you should need ten years to reach the ¡®advanced¡¯ stage of the [Shadewind Steps].¡± Snow said. ¡°From now until lunch time, you will continuously practice here at the Thousand Star Array.¡± ¡°Then what about the third stage, ¡®one with the world¡¯?¡± Law asked curiously. Snow looked at Ning and laughed. ¡°That¡¯s on an entirely different level. Once you reach it, you¡¯ll understand.¡± ¡°How powerful is it? Can you please explain it mother?.¡± Law asked. ¡°Alright. If I have to describe it¡­even ten thousand arrows raining down on me at the same time, it wouldn¡¯t be able to injure me at all.¡± Snow looked at her son. ¡°Ten thousand arrows at the same time?¡± Law instantly imagined a thick cluster of countless arrows raining down, but none of them able to touch him. This was inconceivable. A human¡¯s body occupied a certain amount of space, after all. If those countless arrows filled the skies, logically speaking, there should be no way to dodge them. Snow smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged. Most of the peak Houtian experts of the various tribes are only able to reach the first, ¡®basic¡¯ stage.¡± ¡°Xiantian lifeforms are usually able to reach the second, ¡®advanced¡¯ stage.¡± ¡°Most Zifu Disciples are able to reach the third stage of ¡®one with the world¡¯. But of course, some extremely talented Xiantian lifeforms are able to reach the level of ¡®unity with the world¡¯¡­such as your father!¡± Snow said. ¡°Father?¡± ¡°Your father¡¯s footwork has reached the level of ¡®one with the world¡¯. And even in swordplay, which is harder to train in than footwork, your father has reached the ¡®one with the world¡¯ level.¡± Snow laughed. ¡°That is why your father is the undisputed number one expert of the Ji clan¡¯s West Prefecture. That¡¯s why his prestige awes all of the countless tribes.¡± Law heart immediately swelled with a heroic feeling. Whatever his father could do, he himself could definitely do, especially since he had puchased Ootsuki, Saiyan bloodline, various blessing with his karmic point and the wisdom from his past life! ¡°Continue!¡± ¡°The ¡®advancing¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®turning¡¯ step!¡± ¡°The ¡®leaping¡¯ step!¡± Law¡¯s small, young frame carefully flashed about the Thousand Star Array, occasionally falling down. 006 - Ji Law - 6 The next morning. After having eaten to his fill, Law was pulled to the training yards by his father. The rising spring sun was dazzlingly beautiful and its rays were very comfortable. ¡°Father.¡± Law looked at his glacier-like father, clad in a blood-red beast fur. His heart was filled with awe. His father had killed even Diremonsters such as Dragonsnakes. In terms of strength and skill, his father had already reached an extremely high level. Even some Xiantian lifeforms had come to ask to be taken as his father¡¯s disciple and learn his sword techniques. ¡°Take it,¡± said Yichuan while throwing a katana at Law. He caught it and inspected the sword. It was plain looking single-edged curved katana with black leather handle and a circular hand guard. Its grip was long enough to accommodate a pair of hands. Its blade was slightly curved adorned with a bright silver wavy line. The swords looked so fragile and ornamental. ¡°Katana is very different from regular single-edged curved swords. It is a delicate weapon that mainly used with slashing motions to attack, a complete contradiction. It doesn¡¯t have the sturdiness of a broadsword, compactness of a longsword. But it¡¯s sharpness is compensated for its weaknesses.¡± Yichuan took out a katana and a broadsword from a storage space. He stabbed the broadsword to the ground and slashed it with a katana. The broadsword was cut in half. ¡°It could absorb more ki than the regular sword but its intricate forging method which involved folding the steel made it more difficult to channel ki,¡± Yichuan said while sending ki into the katana and made it glowing brightly. ¡°It¡¯s easy to master the basic but to become one with the sword, the majority of katana user is incapable to reach it. It is not too late to change your decision¡± Yichuan warned. ¡°I want to learn how to use Katana,¡± Law said with conviction. ¡°Very well,¡± Yichuan nodded in satisfaction. ¡°Remember this sets of basic stance and practice it,¡± Yichuan demanded and start to show basics stance. Law looked at his father and started to channel ki into his eyes. He still had plenty of ki, even if he couldn¡¯t perfectly copy Yichuan¡¯s moves because of his body limitation. It would accelerate his learning speed greatly. He moved his body according to the basic stances and tried one stance to another. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°Good, it seemed you have memorized and executed the stances perfectly,¡± Yichuan praised. ¡°Rest for half an hour and we¡¯ll continue.¡± Law finished the stances and walked toward the edge of the training yard where his father sat. Law sat across his father and Blue Lotus his personal maidservant brought fruits and water to the table. ¡°In one or two years you¡¯ll be able to reach the basic mastery of using the sword.¡± Law gobbled the fruits while listening to the lecture. ¡°The purpose of the thirteen basic movements I gave you is to train your body and minds. It¡¯ll unearth the potential hidden your body and sharpen your minds. After the basic movements became a second nature then you can be considered to reach the basic mastery.¡± ¡°Afterward you¡¯ll be able to learn a sword technique. When your techniques are perfected and your control of the weapon is as good as your own limbs then you can be considered to reach the advanced stage. The second stage is often called one with the sword.¡± ¡°The last stage is called one with the world. When you reach this stage, you¡¯ll naturally understand what one with the worlds really mean.¡± ¡°Father, how long would I need to train before I can reach the level of ¡®one with the sword¡¯?¡± Law couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°Hard to say.¡± Yichuan shook his head. ¡°In the past, I had spent six years mastering the basics, then six more before becoming ¡®one with the sword¡¯. You can say that it took me twelve years!¡± ¡°Twelve years?¡± Law held his breath. His father, despite being young, had become the number one expert of the Ji clan of the West Prefecture. Someone as peerless of a talent had him had needed twelve years. Many ordinary people¡­would spend their lives training without being able to reach the ¡®one with the sword¡¯ level. ¡°Don¡¯t bite off more than you can chew. Take things one stable step at a time.¡± Yichuan looked at his son. ¡°Let¡¯s begin. Let me first guide you the ¡®pierce¡¯ movement of the thirteen basic movements!¡± Under his father¡¯s guidance, Law¡¯s posture was correct as he pierced repeatedly! Chopped repeatedly! Scraped repeatedly! Tapped repeatedly! This was very boring. And very tiring. Fortunately, Law had astonishing regenerating capabilities. He was also someone who would never give up anything he chose for himself. After training attacking movements for two hours, he began to train defending movements for another two hours. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Law was guided into by his father to a special training stage next to the training yard after practicing basic movements. Dozens of titanic trees revolved around the training stage. The diameter of the training space was approximately 140 meters. ¡°After practicing basic stances and attacking dummies you¡¯ll be using this place to train. This place was specifically built to help you to master katana. A unique formation called Thousand Leaf was installed by your uncle Ji White.¡± Yichuan walked to the center of the formation and activated it. Hundreds of leaf fallen rhythmically were cut by Yichuan one by one at a rapid pace. ¡°Creak.¡± Dozens of marbles shot from the trunk of the trees. The marbles shot at Yichuan at rapid velocities as if it was a machine gun. Sting. Sting. Yichuan fended off the assault of the marbles while slashing at the fallen leaves. Every moves Yichuan made was graceful and akin to a dance. He waltzed under the torrential downpour of leaves and marbles with ease. He stopped the formation after five minutes. The number of leaves cut in half and destroyed marbles was hundreds of thousands! Mountains of fallen leaves and marbles vanished as if it was never there when the formation stopped. ¡°This formation will help you to raise your battle awareness and strategy. No matter how perfect one techniques are they will reveal a weakness when attacking. Slashing motion often used when wielding a katana, it will reveal a lot of holes in your defenses,¡± Yichuan lectured. ¡°Even if you couldn¡¯t cut the leaves in half, try to hit as much as possible.¡± Law walked to the center and activated the lowest level of the formation. Dozens of leaves were falling slowly. Law took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. Swish... Swish... Law slashed at the fallen leaf in front of him and ran to cut the next leaf at the edge. He ran across one side to another to cut the leaves. Thunk¡­ He made a diagonal slash at a marble that came at him. Thump¡­ A marble hit the back of his head and he fell on his knees. The formation stopped and cleaned the fallen leaves. His head ached. It was painful but he stood up and activated the formation again. He hacked at the fallen leaves while hitting and evading the marbles. Occasionally a marble would hit his body and stopped. Every time his body was hit by a marble it hurt so much. He could use his Tenseigan on his forehead to ace through the formation but he didn¡¯t want to do it. He genuinely wanted to be an expert and not relying on his ocular powers too much. He gritted his teeth and continued to preserve through the exercises. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. In a hut near the training yard, Ji Yichuan and Snow sat while whilst watching Law trained. ¡°Yichuan.¡± Snow stood from afar, watching her son trained hard. Yichuan walked to his wife¡¯s side as well, and both of them watched in the distant Law was cutting leaves and fending the assault of deadly marbles. Once in a while, a marble would hit his body and a pained expression painted on his face but he never stopped. ¡°Law is diligent in his training and never complained,¡± Yichuan commented. ¡°Law loves training. But I¡¯m still worried about him,¡± Snow said. Even though Ning and Law were twin. The differences between them were akin to heaven and earth. Not just physically but also mentally. Ning looked like his father Yichuan while Law looked like his mother. Law was born with white hair and three eyes. His eyes gave him better perception than many others. Inheriting an ancient power from one¡¯s blood is a rare phenomenon but not impossible. Law grew as a quiet and reserved but outgoing child. He rarely played with others but spent most of his time training. He had little interaction with people outside his families. Yichuan and Snow were always concerned about it, fearing someday he would make friend with the wrong person or deceived. ¡°He trained too much,¡± Yichuan frowned. ¡°The only thing we could do is to guide him. When the time is right he¡¯ll tell us what¡¯s on his mind.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­,¡± Snow nodded. ¡°Is it okay to put Law and Ning in training as harsh as these?¡± Snow asked with concern. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Human body is much durable than what you thought of.¡± ¡­¡­¡­. At noon precisely on 3 p.m., Yichuan told Law to stop practicing and ordered him to rest. ¡°Father, who would teach me the art of assassination? Is he or she strong? Is it a xiantian expert?¡± Law asked curiously. ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Yichuan nodded. ¡°He is a xiantian expert, he was older than your father and hailed as the number one assassin on the Ji clan. Remember to be respectful to Master Lee. He¡¯d accept you as his disciple if you passed a test. If you fail, then we¡¯ll search for another tutor.¡± ¡°What kind of test?¡± ¡°Master Lee lives on the peak of a steep mountain inside the forest near the manor. First, you have to traverse the forest alone without the goldstar shirt, although there was no xiantian beast inside the forest it is a dangerous place for a 4 years old like you so be careful. Then you have to climb the mountain without your hands, if you arrive before the sun turned dark then master Jie will train you the art of assassination,¡± Yichuan explained. ¡°You could always choose another tutor if you¡¯re afraid. The clan has plenty of people that can train you in the art of assassination. The test is very dangerous and you¡¯ll meet a lot of houtian beasts.¡± ¡°I want to try Father,¡± Law replied and walked to the entrance of the forest. It was a rainforest which full of vitalities, filled with towering trees and wild lives. He had come to the forest for a few times, but he never ventured deep into the forest. The farthest he ever went was when he initiated [Heart of Sage] in the clearing northwest of the forest. Law took a deep breath and jumped toward the trees. He successfully landed on a thick branch of the trees. After marveling the scenery from atop of the tree then he jumped onto another branch in front of him. ¡°humph.¡± He landed on the branch and jumped once again to the tree in front of him. He always wondered how it feels like to jump from one tree to another to reach his destination like the ninjas from Naruto. The feeling of freedom, the tender breeze of the wind and adrenaline. He couldn¡¯t wait until he could finally fly on his own. ¡­¡­¡­.. After half an hour he already in the heart of the forest and near the mountain. The journey wasn¡¯t as dangerous as he thought it to be. Aside from the occasional bug and snake made him off balance and nearly falling from the tree, he didn¡¯t meet any dangerous animal when traveling by the trees. Bwoosh¡­ The trees he was standing at a moment ago was caught on fire, it was fortunate he already sensed it beforehand and evaded. Growl¡­ A bipedal monster appeared out of the scorched tree he was standing a few seconds ago. It was a fiery red primate that was as tall as an adult. Law looked at the primate and frowned. Judging from the fluctuations of ki the ape unconsciously emitted it must be a middle houtian diremonster. The ape looked at Law and growled. It couldn¡¯t believe that its prey could escape a clever ambush it set up. It wasn¡¯t weird for a diremonster to have an intelligence that could match human, in fact, primate diremonsters usually had a great intelligence. The beast suddenly leaped and clawed at Law, he squatted and evaded the attack, unsheathed his sword, he slashed at the ape belly and it roared in agony. After the counter-attacked, Law immediately jumped backward. Roooar¡­ The ape burned with a frightening intensity. Looking at the blazing ape, all the doubt in Law¡¯s mind regarding its identity disappeared. The ape was no doubt, a type of rare flame wielding Fire Ape. Fire Ape was a rare diremonster beast with a high intelligence and would become a xiantian when it matured. He was lucky that it was just a young fire ape. Although it was stronger than him, he could always flee when necessary. But he wouldn¡¯t flee yet after reincarnated into this world it was the first time he truly entered a life and death situation. Law channeled his ki into the sword. The sword started to shine brightly while emitted a low hum. His heart started to beat faster than ever when he stared at the enraged fire ape. Although he had successfully wounded the diremonster, it was nothing more than a shallow cut. Truly the toughness of a diremonster body couldn¡¯t be underestimated. Even if he didn¡¯t put any ki into that strike, he had used a lot of strength behind it. He was only 4 years old, but his strength was greater than normal adults. After training his body for a year and a half, his punch and kicks alone could break a mu ren zhuang. Mu ren zhuang is a type of wooden dummy that could be used to train one¡¯s martial art, hand to hand coordination and dexterity. On earth mu ren zhuang is a famous wooden dummy normally seen in movies such as Ip Man and a lot of kung fu movies from Hongkong. Breaking a wooden dummy might not sound very impressive, but the wooden dummy is made from nine quebrachowood. It was the sturdiest wood in Ji Prefecture, it was sturdier than iron. The fire ape beat its own chest and howled for a while. Its blood red eyes gazed at Law maliciously. A ball of fire on its hand and hurled at Law. Law jumped to another tree and stick to a branch vertically with ki to evade the attack, a little trick he learned on the way. But before he could let a relieved sigh another fireball came at him like a homing missile, it was too late to evade. It was something he never tried before, he could only pray that it¡¯s effective. The glowing sword shone more brightly, he gripped the katana with both of his hands. He drew an arc, a crescent moon shaped flew toward the incoming fireball. The collision resulted in a great explosion. Law was only a few meters apart from it and was blown away. Most of his clothes are burned, revealing his charred skins. Even if he had a high-speed regeneration, being fried alive hurt so much. A literal fire fist greeted him in the face when he stood up wobbly. He instinctively evaded but it hit his left shoulder, breaking few bones. He counterattacked at the assailant with a simple thrust but his katana could only kiss the shadow of the opponent. Never underestimate your enemy. The ape was only a middle houtian and its strength wasn¡¯t that far apart from Law. But he forgot one thing, the fire ape lived in this forest where monstrous beast roamed the land. Although it wasn¡¯t overwhelmingly strong, it was craftier than fox. He had never been in a death match; it wasn¡¯t weird if he made a poor judgment. Realizing his mistake, he opened the third eye on his forehead, the tenseigan. If he used tenseigan from the start, he wouldn¡¯t fall for the ape¡¯s scheme. With his condition, he wouldn¡¯t be able to outrun the ape. He observed the ape silently, it dashed toward him with an unprecedented speed. He ducked a horizontal swipe and stabbed its kidney. Growl¡­. It was severely wounded by the thrust and swung its other arm hoping to crush the puny human to death. Law side-stepped and launched another counter-attack. But before his attack could connect, the fire ape ignited every ki it could muster and made a sizeable explosion. Law was blasted away by the explosion. The ape dashed at him and fire fisted at him. The ape lets a joyous roar when it broke another of Law¡¯s arm and lost his grip on the katana. Law seized the opening, a bright omni-directional rotating ball of ki emerged from his left hand. ¡°Rasengan!!!¡± He had trained this technique ever after the initiation. Training Rasengan also served as a good ki controlling exercises. He managed to master it within a week. To maximize its effect, he thrust toward the damaged kidney. The ape looked at Law in shock. Law won¡¯t be able to outwit the ape, but if he sacrificed his flesh to bite the bone, he would be able to bite it to death! In a battle between an equally matched opponent, the daring one would win! The whirling ball of death drilled his opponent stomach. The innards were torn apart and blood spurted wildly. Gruuzh. The ape eyes were lifeless and a hole was made in its stomach. Law let out a bitter smile. He was too inexperienced! If he had used his full power from the beginning, he wouldn¡¯t be severely injured. He had to pay the price of underestimating his enemy. If he didn¡¯t have the miraculous regenerating ability from [Heart of Sage], he would be an ape food by now. He directed a lot of ki to mend his right arm while retrieving his dropped katana. He swung his katana with his right arm, it was good as new! He jumped and directly left the scene. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. In the middle of the forest near the western prefecture of Ji clan manor, stood an enormous mountain. At the peak of said mountain, lies an extremely simple but elegant hut. A middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe sat inside the hut while occasionally took a sip of tea. Some of his hair was already grayed, his wrinkled faces and deep eyes were peaceful and serene. He was the number one assassin of the Ji clan, master Lee! A bloodied figure entered the courtyard. His clothes were torn apart and his body was full of wounds. He dragged his feet to the hut. His steps were shaky and unstable but he continued with great conviction. The battle with the ape had attracted the attention of the diremonsters in the forest. He managed to overcome the obstruction, but it wasn¡¯t without cost. ¡°Passable,¡± master Lee commented. ¡°Come here, this medicine will heal your wounds,¡± he offered a medicine on the table. Law sat down and finished the medicine in one gulp. His wounds healed faster and his stamina was replenished. Growl¡­ His stomach ached, his digestive system was rioting madly. Law looked at the old man in shock. Master Lee hit Law¡¯s head with a stalk of bamboo. ¡°Stupid! An assassin must be on guard at all time. Why didn¡¯t you check whether or not it is a medicine inside the cup?¡± ¡°Master¡­.¡± He urgently needed to use the bathroom. ¡°the toilet is in the backyard.¡± Law thanked master Lee profusely and ran to the backyard. ¡°Ouch!!!¡± Master Lee sighed when he heard Law shrieking. Vigilance is a must; you¡¯d never know when the restroom was booby-trapped. Law even with his Reincarnation Survival Kit was too inexperienced, but he¡¯d never give up to strive for a better future. 007 - Untitled - 1 Tang! Tang! The sounds of steels clashing against each other reverberated throughout the whole forest. The reason of the noises was the two figure who were chasing each other. One of the figure threw several shuriken and was reciprocated by a wave of wakizashi, some kind of short sword usually used by samurai, flying at him. They battled whilst jumping from one towering tree to another with ease. Sometimes they would chase against each other while throwing several projectiles. Sometimes they would battle against each other in close quarter atop a titanic tree. The battle was in a deadlock, no one had the upper hand and the battle dragged for a long time. Dozens of giant trees were cut into pieces, several were burned by the explosive and a lot of it was turned to pincushions of shuriken and wakizashi. Their battle left a great devastation to the forest. Stung!! The white robed figure warded of shurikens flying at him with his katana. He waved his katana gracefully and fended off several shurikens. He took out several wakizashi from somewhere and sent it flying. It was evaded easily by his enemy, he frowned at the sight. ¡°Mwahaha! What kind of counter-attack was that? I can always dodge it even if I close my eyes!¡± The white robed figure, which was none other than Law, gritted his teeth. Someday he would beat the old man black and blue until his own mother couldn¡¯t recognize him. Master Lee, the yellow robed figure was a great teacher. But his weird teaching was always infuriating him to death. For example, Master Lee liked to poison his food or drink to teach him how to be vigilant. If he detected it, then he would be forced to ingest the poison to build his immunity. Which resulted in him having stomachache and several weird symptoms most of the time. He flowed a lot of ki to his lower body and used the [Shadewind Step] to chase the stinking old man. Law almost caught up with the yellow robed master Lee in a flash. He gripped his katana with his right hand, waves of ki flowed smoothly making the katana shone brightly like a beam saber. He swung it diagonally. An arc shaped sword beam flew toward master Lee. But before the sword beam could reach its target, master lee had somersaulted away from danger without looking at the sword beam behind him. ¡°Fuck! It was dodged with ease, did the old man grew another pair of eyes on his back or what? He didn¡¯t even look back.¡± Fruuzh! A titanic tree was cut up by the sword beam, adding more devastation to the magical forest. A bright looking shurikens broke him out of stupor. Those tiny little shuriken was not to be underestimated, it was literarily a mini wheels of death. Those shuriken were charged with xiantian ki by the old man. He wouldn¡¯t be able to block it without a considerable effort. Law channeled more of his ki to his lower body. He started to move in a graceful but weird manner. His figure grew hazy and he evaded every ki enhanced shurikens flying at him with [Shadewind Step]. Crush! Crush! The shurikens shredded everything on its path. Boom! There was a great explosion behind him, he was blown away. ¡°Bah! You should always look at your surrounding young man! Can¡¯t believe there¡¯s still someone stupid enough to fall for that kind of trick!¡± He struggled to stand up and coughed up blood. His skin was charred and his clothes were tattered. It was nothing but superficial wounds that would heal soon. The pain he felt was something he had accustomed to but his heart was bleeding from all the taunting. He was so mad that he could explode at any moment. He wasn¡¯t that stupid. His teacher liked to create traps. Whenever he was in the presence of master Lee, he became paranoid and always scanned his surroundings in a great detail. The bomb must¡¯ve been hidden with some sort of dao or true meaning. That was the only reason why he couldn¡¯t find it with his dojutsu. It was one of limitation he found about his cheatingan. His sharingan could imitate almost everything, but he couldn¡¯t copy if it contained a true meaning or dao. His tenseigan could see everything but didn¡¯t have the ability to see through a true meaning or dao yet. The power of his mystical eyes were quite limited because of his strength. But as he grew stronger he would be able to unlock more feature of the dojutsu. He hypothesized if he mastered a true meaning then he would be able to see it using his eyes. He used his ki to accelerate the healing and regained his composure. The old man was nowhere to see. He scanned the forest with his tenseigan, searching for glimpse of the old man¡¯s ki. Nothing. There was no trace of ki in sight. Usually when one used magical arts they would leave a residual ki, stealth art was no exception. It was testament of master Lee¡¯s skill. The only thing he could see was lush forest filled with towering trees. He tapped the tree he was standing on and sent a wave of chakra. Shadow¡­. Ancient¡­ Unseen¡­ Aura masked¡­ Footsteps felt¡­ North¡­ It was a new ability he found 2 years ago. As he cultivated using [Heart of Sage], he found that his connection with nature grew deeper. He couldn¡¯t use mokuton but he could interact with trees to an extent and strengthen it. Even if one could hide themselves, to completely hid oneself from nature was as difficult as defying heaven. He jumped north to search for the old man. A shadow agglomerated behind him revealing master Lee who blended with shadows. Thunk.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. The sword swung by the old man clashed against a green vine that suddenly emerged from Law¡¯s body. The tender looking vine wrapped around his back and protected him from the assault. The source of the vine was a white flower necklace he wore on his neck. When he found his connection with nature grew stronger, he practiced nature type magical art the clan has. He could grow trees and used it to do his biddings but it was not mokuton. The plant he grew couldn¡¯t absorb or restrain ki like the trees used by hashirama senju. Even if controlling plant to battle was not compatible with his battle tactic. He stubbornly researched his ability to interact with nature. After a long time, it finally bore some fruit. The origin of the vine protected him was a white flower necklace he wore. The plant that coiled around his neck assuming the shape of a necklace was the result of his hard work. He named the plant Leaf, it was a kind of easter lily vine. Leaf had been nourished with Law¡¯s robust ki. It was smarter than most plant and could be classified as a spirit herb. Its cultivation stage was peak houtian like Law. The sturdiness of its vines could match the thick hide of some xiantian godbeast. It had low mobility but its springy vines had tremendous defensive capability. Most of attack aimed at Leaf would bounce harmlessly. It also could heal him making it the ultimate supporter. Leaf, the easter lily vine spirit herb, counter-attacked at the old man with its vine. Dozens of vines lashed at the old man. The vines that came at him was deflected, blocked or cut with his sword. Law turned around and joined Leaf on its onslaught. Each of his strikes were sharp and precise, aiming to kill. Clank! Thunk! He battled in a great coordination with Leaf. When he attacked Leaf would focus on defense and when Leaf attacked he would focus on defense. Law frowned. Each thrust, swipe or slash he made was neutralized with ease. No matter what he did the old man could deal with his attack easily. Dozens of vines whipping at master Lee, he evaded it with a strange footwork, unperturbed by the vines. Every movement made by the old man was elegant, efficient and precise. Law¡¯s swordsmanship was pale compared to master Lee¡¯s swordsmanship. Each time he brandished his sword, it gave off an ethereal and archaic feeling. Even though Law seemed to have the upper hand in the exchange. No matter what he couldn¡¯t break master Lee¡¯s defenses, and with each passing movement master Lee¡¯s momentum grew larger. It was akin to tidal waves against coral barrier. The dam was finally broken and master lee counter-attacked. It was a clean thrust from the side directed at his head. When the sword was only few centimeters away from his head. Time seemed to stop. Sword. Slash. Swipe. Thrust. He saw himself repeatedly practicing with a katana. He saw himself trained every day until his hands numbed. He saw himself in the center of Fallen Leaf formation cutting dozens of leaf while fending of marbles. He saw every success he made with a katana. He saw more of his failure. He could feel the weight of his katana clearly. He could feel it trembled every time it clashed. He could feel the winds when he swung his katana. He could feel his disjointed movements. He heard the sound of slashing katana. He heard the sounds of it clashing. He heard every advice given to him. He smelled his fatigue. He smelled his victories. He smelled his losses. Struck in epiphany, Law¡¯s eyes grown brighter. He sidestepped before the thrust could reach him. he counter-attacked with a swipe of katana. Master Lee parried it with his sword. Law¡¯s swordsmanship became more harmonized. He suddenly knew when, how and where to attack. The exchange grown more intense, both parties charged their swords with ki. Law became faster and faster. He struck master Lee in the chest. Only for him to dissolve like an illusion. A bitingly cold steel rested on Law¡¯s neck. ¡°You lose,¡± master Lee smirked and sheathed his sword. ¡°Congratulation on becoming one with the sword. Go back to the manor and rest.¡± Law nodded and left. Master Lee had a melancholic look when he saw Law¡¯s retreating figure. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. In the Ji clan west prefecture manor, precisely inside Yichuan¡¯s office. He and Yuchi Snow were having a heated discussion. ¡°Why must he participate? Law is too young.¡± ¡°Blue Lotus is personal maidservant, of course he has to go.¡± ¡°It is too dangerous; he is just a child.¡± ¡°Law is already a peak houtian, he could take care of himself. Besides he would be accompanied by several xiantian, he¡¯ll be fine.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it fine only sending our warriors.¡± ¡°The Blue tribe is one of the biggest tribe under the west prefecture of Ji clan. Now that they asked for our help, we must show them our sincerity.¡± ¡°Law is too inexperienced for this.¡± ¡°This is a good opportunity for him to learn diplomacy and commanding in the field.¡± The argument dragged for a while. Snow didn¡¯t want her baby to go because Law was too tender to be in a battlefield. He was only 10 years old. Even if he was a world shattering genius, his mother, Snow was worried of his prospect in a battlefield. Law was already a peak houtian, only a step away from xiantian. He had a considerable chance against an early xiantian and could escape from those who had higher cultivation stage. But no one could predict what would happen in a battlefield. Oftentimes the tallest tree would be blown away by the wind. ¡°Law can go but you must give him some treasures to protect his life,¡± Snow said with finality, leaving no room for more argument. Yichuan nodded as a sign of agreement. When the discussion finally came to a conclusion. A creaking sound resounded throughout the whole room. The door to the study was old, nearing two hundred years old. No one bothered to fix the door because the creaking sound was a kind of notification. The one who opened the door was Law. He was only 10, nearing 11 this year. But he looked like a 17 years old. He was a carbon copy of his mother with a few notable differences. His silky smooth white hair reached his shoulder. Having a long hair was not an exploitable weakness because he could freely move his hair if he channeled his ki. His face was symmetries, sharp and elegant. His eyebrow was neither too thin or thick. His eyelashes were beautifully curled. And his blood red eye added a mysterious charm. He was tall. His body was lean but well built like a leopard. He could unleash explosive power and move at rapid velocity. ¡°Do you need something father?¡± Law asked while closing the door. ¡°Sit,¡± Yichuan motioned Law to sit across him. ¡°Tell me everything you know about Blue Lotus and the tribe your personal maidservant hailed from.¡± ¡°Blue Lotus is the daughter of the current tribe chief of the Blue tribe. One of the biggest tribe under Ji clan¡­,¡± Law replied but seemed unsure how to continue. ¡°The Blue tribe controlled one of the biggest red steel mine in the west prefecture of Ji clan. This morning, we received a distress signal level 3. You will be accompanying several xiantian and eleven squadron of ninefang warriors as the commander.¡± Law¡¯s face turned ugly when he heard distress signal level 3. In exchange for taxes, every tribe under their rule was given protection by Ji clan. There are 3 kinds of distress signal. First, distress signal level 1. This signal was for a significant problem for the tribe but could be easily solved by Ji clan. Distress signal level 2 for serious problem. Level 3 for threatening circumstances that could wipe out an entire tribe. Lotus tribe was one of the biggest tribe under Ji clan. Even if it had no zifu practitioner, the tribe housed hundreds of houtian, several xiantian and few peak xiantian. Something that could wipe out a tribe of such size couldn¡¯t be underestimated. Notes: Dojutsu: Mystical eyes like sharingan and byakugan. Mokuton: Seriously you don''t know what mokuton is? go watch Naruto. it is some kind of plant controlling ninja magic. [Important Notice] Good morning, Good afternoon and Good Evening respectively. Dear my amazing reader, I regret to inform you that I, art17, wouldn''t be able to write this story regularly and may update it sporadically for the unforeseeable futures. 2 weeks ago, the children at my room in the boarding school were having a great throwing war. Somehow a not so small block of ice found its way to my side of the room which is separated from the whole room with a thin layer of wooden wall. The evil ice flew straight from the gap in the ceiling and crashed into the screen of my laptop.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Good news, the screen didn''t crack at all. Bad news, it was so fragile that the impact alone made it half dead. Retrieving important data''s from the laptop has been quite a chore and frustrating experience with only half of the screen working. I was depressed everytime I thought about it. My complete one piece anime collection, several games, thousands episodes of animes, thousands of ebooks, dozens music demo I made, a lot of unpublished novel I have and several important things inside my laptop. Life has never been good. But I only knew that it can be so.... Low. By a man who put most of his life and dreams on a laptop.