《Tales Of Martial Path》


 Prologue + Chapter 1

    Prologue: When Devils die.


    "Die Devil!" A giant covered from head to toe in black raised


    his hand letting the blade radiate flames that destroyed a mile


    in his direction. Has he lowered the blade the male figure who


    was slim reached out his hand grabbing it with his hand. The


    and around them shoot and broke apart. When the dust cleared


    the land beneath the young mans feet were the only undamaged


    areas. As the the veins in the giants body quivered and shoot


    the young man smiled and with a squeeze of his and shattered the


    blade and with a wave of the other the giant was nothing was a


    spray of mist the next moment.


    As he dusted himself of he looked up at a veiled goddess of a


    women and the coldness in his eye turned into a warm that would


    flood the world. Her eyes smiled back at him and the look of boredom


    faded as he flew to her opening his arms and taking her into


    his embrace.


    With a sharp pain in his side the pushed her away from his embraced


    and found a dagger in his sided. A look of shock and pain was on


    his face as he looked at the women whose smile had turned hard


    and cold. He didn''t have to look to know what she had done to him.


    He had transcended the heavens and was only one step away from


    attaining the power of a god but the only person he loved and


    trusted not only betrayed him but she had used the one thing that


    meant the most to them. A dagger forged with his own blood and


    essence of the fallen star. He had given her it to protect herself


    as it was only second to his own blade.


    He hit the ground with a loud thump still semi consensus starring at


    her as her face became blurry to him. He felt something warm and


    soft arms around him and reconciled the cent cherry blossoms that


    she loved.


    "Why Yuri Ming?"


    His vision was blurry an his body was in a hot fit of pain butThe story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    he felt the cold drops of tears on his face.


    "Y-you killed my brother. I know you had not chose but still


    I couldn''t forgive you nor myself for loving you. I know as


    a immortal you can heal from would so I laced the dagger with


    soul dispersing medication. Your body and soul will both die hear


    my love."


    As she spoke he whom had fought from the very bottom and reach


    the heavens felt a very sad. He had loved only one women and let


    only her in throughout his entire life and in the end she betrayed


    and killed him for a man that would have raped and killed her had


    he not come along. A bitter laugh came from his thought with his


    blood that had turned black with the poison.


    It was a secret that the people of that day knew and with hid


    death would come to light when they came. Even thought he didn''t


    feel close to anyone he had help many people in his life and they


    would pay their respects. He raised his trebling hand to meet her


    now wet with tear face. He smiled softly and letting go as the


    the pain subsided and everything faded to darkness.


    Chapter 1


    With a loud shout a young sickly looking and handsome man shot


    up from his bed.


    "Master Ling Ming is awake!" A young girl voiced yelled with shock and


    a little sullenness. The boy who suddenly shot up turned his head


    looking at a young girl only around the tender age of ten and felt


    a sudden peg of pain rush to his head that sent him down to his


    knees. A rush of memories flooded Ling Ming''s head as the servent


    girl rushed to his side and laid his body back down on the mat.


    "Little Xe, where am I?" his voice was crate from dryness and


    but his eyes were clear as the blue sky. The servant girl who


    had been with the young master for the last five years faced


    turned red for and instance before she retrieved her barring and


    grabbed some water tipping it to his mouth.


    "Master after you were to marry into the Tang family the little


    miss went... out but the elders carried on the ceremony without


    her as they said it was for business." The slight paused caused


    the memories in Ling Ming had to awaken and a frown painted his


    pale white face.


    He had been the former head of the families son and was to be


    its successor but life had other plans. His father was killed


    when he was eight and he got sick halting is already average


    talent in martial arts. His uncle took over the family and his


    son who has showed talent in cultivating and was taken into


    the Torrent Flame sec had basically made his existence and hindered


    in the clan. Even thought his family weren''t a martial family since


    is grandfather generation they have slowly been head toward that


    way.


    Ling Ming wasn''t stupid and supped that his uncle had a hand


    with his fathers murder. Even if other suspected as well the


    uncle brought to many benefits to the clan that they over looked


    his deeds. The only one who even treated Ling Ming well was his


    grandfather whom had become old and sadder since his favorite sons


    death. Even when his uncle would visit with him their his grand


    father would only take him in making is stance clear. Even if


    the clan won''t punish you, to me you are not my son. This atmosphere


    took a turn when his grandfather got sick suddenly.


    His old friends family the Tangs a small merchant group that


    he help in his younger years had profited well and found a


    rare medication he needed. As thanks they asked his grandfather


    to let his promise of tieing the family together he made in


    his youth come true. Back in the day his grandfather promised


    to marry their children but they had males which prevented


    it from happening. Since their grandchildren were Ling Ming


    and the Tang granddaughter Tang Xe they could keep their promise.


    Ling Ming knew this innocent suggestion would lead to his ruin


    as it was ok for a women to marry into a family but for a male


    to do so would be stripping him of all his rights. For instance


    if he open restaurant that became successful his family wouldn''t


    get the profit only the Ming would. Even if he had children they


    would take the sur name Tang.


    His grandfather refuted the suggestion but his uncle and grand


    mother convinced him somehow. His last night their his grandfather


    who didn''t cry when his son died nor his first wife shed tear


    in front of Ling Ming. He heart ached for the old man and he


    left with a smile telling him he would live well before cutting


    ties with his family.


    The servant girl stared at Ling Ming as he was in his dazed not


    moving and inch. After a long while Ling Ming sighed and his head


    cleared. He was and ancient cultivator and at the same time a


    person name Ling Ming. Even thought he felt the giant bump on his


    head were he got hit with a rock on his arrival sending him tumbling


    down the stairs he knew he hadn''t died. When he open his eyes it


    felt like he awoke from a long dream remembering only a portion


    of it though. He sighed turned his sore head toward the young


    girl with her head down at him and a soft smile appeared on his


    lips, "Little Xa could you get me something to eat please".


    Her eye dotted up and nodded her head in a fury before running


    away. Ling Ming smiled turning his head to looked out the


    open window of the old house and smiled. "Well then looks like


    I will work hard once more reached the heavens".

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2:


    A day after he awoke his wife came to vist him in his tiny courtyard.


    She had her hair tied in a bun with not declaration that distracted from


    her beautiful face. Her dark pink hair and blossom kimono complimented


    well with the air of a soft beautiful pressure she exuded. In the past


    when they met she had not even once looked at him with anything


    of interest even with they were in the same room. Now she looked at him


    and he at her as if to measure each other. She nodded the servants


    left the room along with Little Xie closing the door behind them and


    leaving the married couple together.


    Ling Ming whom had been sitting at his small table pour himself another


    cup of tea as she took a seat across from her. Thought most of the memories


    from his immortal self were hazy he had spent the day digesting what


    he could and had written down thing he found interesting like pill


    recipes, array formulas, and cultivating technique. Though he had


    a slight concision it didn''t slow him down one bit and he had written


    in another laughs as to not let the servant or the people of the house


    recognize his value.


    Tang Xia sat down and her stoic face looked at Ling Ming with emptiness.


    "I''ll be frank as to not waste our time. This marriage is something I


    did not agree to but will up hold at least in the public eye. You who


    have married in should know of your position and to be honest you were


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    I know this sounds unfair but things have gone this far I''m sure you


    know not you nor I could back up now."


    Her voice was clear as was her message. In truth Ling Ming had already


    understood much on his journey to the Tang family to marry as rumors


    were rampant in the district. According the them Tang Xia had a gift


    for business something her father and his brother lacked. Because she


    was the only child by her father if she married their business would


    suffer and as a merchant family this wasn''t something they could


    afford. Of course the grandfather doted on the granddaughter and didn''t


    want her to leave the family nor be controlled by them. Because of Ling


    Ming situation they had found someone who not only didn''t have any


    external influence but would also keep he Tang Xia in the main family.


    Of course this had left many people unsatisfied like watching the golden


    goose fly off and leaving you stuck in the swamp.


    Ling Ming smiled at her," My wife, I understand and intended to live


    well as should you." Xia face faulted for a minute before her mask


    of indifference returned. She nodded and headed towards the door with


    a grace strides. She paused for a moment as she opened the door turning


    her head slightly towards Ling Ming. "If you wish for anything tell


    a servant and it will be brought to my husband. You are free to


    roam around but please be mindful." She turned and walked leaving


    Ling Ming in the room with only the sound of her departing foot steps.


    Ling Ming started at her departure for a long while before signing and


    turned toward his book putting them away. When he finished little Xie


    had returned with his afternoon meal of which consisted of some


    roast beef stew and honey bread. Something light and Delius to


    was of course to his liking and he sat down with his small try. As he


    reached for the spoon he paused and turned his head toward little Xie.


    "Little Xie eating alone is very sad as such I would like for you to


    have your meals with me starting tomorrow." When he finished he saw


    her face pale before she bowed her head in a attempt to hide it. Ling


    Ming face held a smile but his insides were cold as ice staring at the


    young girl.


    When the meal was done he excused her so that he could rest from his


    concussion. The lay their and begin circulating his qi in his body


    with great difficulty. After awhile he sighed and stopped as he could not


    decide if this was a golden goose opportunity set by his enemies. "They


    planned to poison my boy and destroy my foundation, hehe well we will


    see who is laugh in the end."


    Ling Ming held not great talent in martial arts not book learning to


    a certain degree but with the awakening of his old memories that had


    changed many things for him. In the past he studied medicine to cure,


    and poisons that would make land it waste. To call him the pill king


    would be a insult as with his vast knowledge the only term that would


    be Pill god.


    As such when Ling Ming circulated his qi earlier he discovered that it


    reacted to a rare poison in the continent and heaves called Gold Root.


    This could be made into a powder which would in a since slowly down


    and purify his qi making his progress slow but would bring twice the


    gains in later stages of training. It was a ancient and primitive


    method of train the foundation older sects used to use before relaying


    on foundation pill.


    Ling Ming smile grew colder as he thought of how years of his martial


    skill showing no progress was because of this. Though he was betrayed


    he who slaughtered until his very core was dyed red held not murders


    thoughts toward the young girl. She was just a servant with no freedom


    and only his family would do this to him. He looked at the setting


    sun as a spark of something shined upon the burning sunset.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    Time passed quickly as three weeks past while Ling Ming healed from his injuries. Throughout this time he made sure to rise with the sun to cultivate and spent the rest of the day in the library reading. Because of his position as the head husband had no problem entering the study. Of course he hadn''t seen his wife since the last day they spoke but he didn''t care very much.


    After waking up Ling Ming examined his self making sure his body was ok before sending out a request to go to town. Though he found it laughable that he needed to ask for permission he wanted to see if they market held any items such a medicine that he could refine to cure himself. The Golden Body pill would be the perfect cure to wash away the impurities in his body expelling the poison. Though his qi was pitiful to any amount the purity of it and his solid base made it so that if he could expel the poison his cultivation would sour like a dragon. Thinking this Ling Ming ideally sat as the carriage was prepared for him to venture into the town.


    The journey to town took about and hour drive because of the Clans compound was located quite a distance away from the city. Ling Ming was surprised that not only did his servant girl come but one of his wives young attendants as well. She word a red kimono that matched her fierce black eyes and hair. Ever since they boarded the carriage besides the greeting she had said not two words to him. It didn''t bother him as he knew that a man marrying into a females family was looked down upon by the servants even thought he technically had a higher standing.


    They reached the towns market with no trouble before dismounting the carriage. Ling Ming took in the hassle and busily of the city completely different from the families compound which was relatively quite. Ling walked up to one of the stands selling some decorative pots asking the owner were he could find some median.


    ¡°If your looking for some median then you should head south toward the healing house. They are the number one place you can find not only median but ingredients for items.¡±


    Nodding he thanked the man before turning and walking toward the area that was mention. The two women behind him didn''t make a sound and just walk without making a sound.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    After passing some items shop that held not interest for him, he was surprised that little Xie eyes would glow at almost every item. He shrugged his shoulder and bought a hair pin with the small pouch of money he received before departing the house and put it into little Xie''s hair. He small chubby face turned scarlet red and she bowed a perfect 90 degree angle. Ling Ming laughed a little before continuing their journey. His wife''s attended whose face was as solid as stone showed a flicker of movement before it was back to normal.


    Arriving the healing house was easy as it was the tallest building with a sign in front that spelled out healing house. After entering he found that their was a small line with people but walked over to a young man dressed in a robe with the logo of the healing house on it.


    ¡°Excuse me, this is my first time here and I was wondering if you could help me?¡±


    The young man glanced over that eh young women behind Ling Ming and smiled.


    ¡°Of course my lord my name is Mimi Chang how may I help you?¡±


    Ling Ming faced did not change with the Mimi''s confusion but instead he continued. He retrieved a small slip of paper with some of the herbs that he had researched during the week of rest and handed it to him. Unlike the heavenly domain most of the medicine in the mortal world could not match the pill on the other realms but that was all a in the skill of the user. A pill master could make a bill with the bare minimum of the ingredients while a pill novice would need countless tires and still might be unsuccessful in the creation. Although Ling Ming had memories of his past life in this one he was still a novice in the creation of such thing and as such he would need to train. Making a Golden Body pill was unrealistic from what ingredients that were in the area but thankfully Ling Ming wasn''t a stranger to experimenting in pill creation.


    The young man scanned the slip before nodding and handed it back to Ling Ming. ¡°This are all common materials that we do possess. If you want to buy them then you will have to wait in that line and tell the young lady at the desk.¡±


    Ling Ming thanked the man and headed over to stand in line followed by the women. The line moved at a common pace but it took over and hour before they reached the women. The woman looked around her early thirties and her hair tied in a bun. Her looks were ordinary but the way she carried herself showed she was very confident. Ling Ming pulled out the paper handed to the women who nodded then disappeared into the back. When she returned she hand him a slip back with the paper and the number of ingredients that were in stock.


    ¡°This is how many we have in stock. How many do you wish to purchase.¡±


    By the time Ling Ming was done buying the herb he headed back to the compound. He been giving at least 60 sliver to spend a month of his expenses and had bought at least 45 silver worth of seeds and herds which he carried back. As they reached the house it was a quarter till sunset and dinner would be prepared very soon.


    Before heading toward his house he instructed Xia''s attended to request a cauldron for him. He did not have a spiral fire nor was his cultivation high enough to use it to make a pill but in the future he would need one. As he returned his compound many things were running through his head but his goal was the same. To reach the pinnacle of marital arts and beyond.