Divine Brilliance

Staring quietly at the seemingly endless lake, Zong Shou’s thoughts turned chaotic and emotional.

Roughly ten thousand years from now there would be a huge city here, and he would be born nearby. When he became a teen he would struggle, and after he succeeded in becoming famous, he would seclude himself here. He was born here and grew up here, recording many sad and happy memories.

Sighing slightly, Zong Shou waved away the sadness in his heart. Today he was an ancient person belonging to the past; there were no signs of that future mega city.

“This Water Fairy Lake is really damn wide! This is the first time I have seen such a huge lake!”

Hu Zhongyuan exclaimed as he jumped from the carriage along with Zong Shou, following closely behind. “Why did Young Master come here? The scenery here is great, but there are no signs of people. There are also numerous fierce beasts, which we aren’t afraid of, only… there is said to be a Blackwater Chill Serpent within the Water Fairy Lake…”

Zong Shou smiled slightly and said nothing. He came to the lake specifically because of his barriers from Heaven. To solve this, walking a path that he had walked before was the most suitable way.

The only thing was… who knew what kind of situation this place was like ten thousand years in the past?

As for that Chill Serpent, Zong Shou didn’t care much about it. It wasn’t that he wasn’t afraid of it, but that it had already entered deep slumber. When it woke up twenty years from now, it would evolve into a god beast, stirring up huge waves in Donglin Cloud Continent. Not only did books from nearby cities record it, in the God Emperor game there were also many relevant quests.

As a mid to late game boss, it was slain by people several times. Zong Shou had no worries and only fretted about the geography of the area; would it be different from ten thousand years from now?

——

When the carriage stopped beside the lake, the four of them went into action. They chose a relatively higher spot on the lake at a drier flat ground to build a few wooden houses, which would serve as their temporary homes.

The four of them were Xiantian Masters, and Zong Shou and Chuxue were also spirit masters, thus doing such work was quite easy. Just a few swordstrokes and many planks were neatly chopped down. Then they used some fire element spirit techniques to heat the pieces and remove the water. Zong Shou had some construction talent, and even though the wooden house were casually built, they still looked beautiful.

Following this was deciding what work to give the three of them to do.

“Catch fish in the lake? Three thousand a day? Not to sleep if I don’t finish?” Chuxue’s brow furrowed, wondering if this was Young Master taking revenge. It was most likely so; catching birds was not enough, and now she had to catch fish?

“Young Master, can I not go? Why not let Xue’er help you warm the bed? I really can’t have sex with you, both of us are too young…”

Looking at the weird expression that Hu Zhongyuan and Zong Yuan had, Zong Shou’s face was exceptionally red, looking really awkward. He exploded and knocked her head, “What are you thinking? Your speed and ferociousness isn’t enough. Catching fish is to solve that! If you are going to argue, I’m going to make you copy books again…”

Chuxue continued frowning, thinking about how she would rather be killed than catch so many fish. Just as she was about to bargain, she saw Zong Shou pick up a heavy book and laugh sinisterly. Her heart jumped, and in a well behaved manner she leapt into the water.

Following that, Zong Shou looked at Zong Yuan, who was really down. He didn’t say much, just lightly flicking a piece of paper over.

When the latter picked it up, he casually swept in, and then he was startled.

…everyday forward stab spear one hundred times, left spinning spear one hundred twenty-five times, right charging one hundred times…

All of them were basic spear techniques, but why was it so messy? Why was he making a Xiantian Master like him train in this?

Originally he wanted to ask, but thinking about how he was like a walking zombie and had no control of his life, he decided to just follow what he was told. He put the piece of paper into his chest pocket.

The matter about making him masturbate outside the Gantian Mountain City gates was something this Prince might actually go through with…

Zong Shou smiled and didn’t bother further with him. He looked ahead as he exchanged glances with Hu Zhongyuan, “Brother Hu, you are twice my age and a Five Meridians Martial Ancestor… do you really need me to give you pointers?”

Hu Zhongyuan laughed, shaking his head, “There’s no junior in learning; the smarter one is the better one! Although you haven’t yet reached Xiantian, you have still comprehended sword intent, and your sword is One with the Spirit. In terms of martial path, even my father isn’t your equal. To date I have only comprehended martial strength, and after entering the Martial Ancestor Realm my progress has slowed considerably; I’ve been unable to make a breakthrough. If I’m able to get pointers from you, I will certainly benefit!”

Zong Shou sighed with an aching head… The Hu Family father and son trained in blades. Although blades and swords were two sides of the same coin, there were still some differences.

Contemplating it for a while, Zong Shou solemnly said, “I’m not that good at blades, but if you want to improve in your blade strength I might be able to help! However, this method may be slightly dangerous. You mustn’t move.”

Hu Zhongyuan was on the verge of joy when Zong Shou suddenly pulled out his sword; all around him were afterimages.

It was obviously a sword, but in his eyes it was a whole field of snow-like blade light.

The half-monster teen opposite him seemed to have transformed into a spotted giant lion, opening up its mouth and appearing ready to tear him apart.

Not only did this sudden action have no warning sign, it was also so fast that he wasn’t able to react.

Just as Hu Zhongyuan instinctively wanted to gather up energy around his body, he suddenly thought back to what Zong Shou had said and suppressed it.

When that flood of blade images swept over him, he still felt a shiver down his spine. It felt like Zong Shou really wanted to kill him!

When the blade glow dissipated entirely, there were tens of tears showing on his clothes. At his brow, a wound had appeared.

The tears in his clothes were caused by sword energy. Only the wound was caused directly by the sword.

In Hu Zhongyuan’s eyes was total astonishment, “This sword! It’s Tiger Roar!”

“…It is the Tiger Roar that Uncle Hu used that day! After that battle, I had a deep impression of it and barely learned it,” Zong Shou nodded, “If you are is able to resolve the blade strength that I slashed into your consciousness within three days, your martial path will definitely improve! If not, you might not be able to improve for the rest of your life! I only hope that you won’t blame me!”

Only then did Hu Zhongyuan feel that something wasn’t right, that Zong Shou in front of him had turned into a giant tiger and was roaring in rage.

He knew that this was an illusion, but his heart couldn’t help but skip, and a chill ran down his spine. He instinctively tried to pull out the blade, his forehead covered in a cold sweat.

He was really shocked and afraid. The Prince’s achievements and talent in the martial path were this strong?! He learned the Tiger Roar his father used after only one look!

He was even more worried that if he was unable to break this blade strength in three days, wouldn’t he be forever stuck at this level?

He came to his senses immediately. Since he cultivated, he naturally knew the theory that martial cultivators feared no one. How could he not have that bit of self confidence? Even though it would be difficult, he was going to try!

Speaking of which, he had been playing at power in Gantian Mountain for the past few years, and his sharpness had been greatly reduced…

Seeing Hu Zhongyuan slowly focus, Zong Shou nodded in praise. He roared, his voice spreading through the wilderness. In just a short moment, a black lion came bounding out.

Zong Shou casually threw a pill at it and had it eat it.He then took out his Black Wave Sword and executed a series of sword moves. It looked illusionary, indiscernible, like a mist… like the rising moon.

He was very patient, doing it time and time again until the Rising Moon Lion’s eyes grew clearer and clearer. It roared back in gratitude before returning to the forest, and only then did Zong Shou stop.

A smile appeared on Zong Shou’s face. From start to finish, he only showed it the moves seven times; this lion was indeed relatively smart!

—

After arranging everything here, next would be dealing with his own matters.

Bringing some pills with him, Zong Shou took out some grain and placed it into his bag. After that, he obtained ten oversized wooden boards and made them into planks, stepping on them and gliding over the water.

However, just as he was about a thousand feet out he saw Chuxue pop out of the water all drenched. Anxiously shouting, “This Water Fairy Lake has Chill Serpents, Young Master, come back!”

Zong Shou glanced back, not stopping and casually waving his sleeves to indicate that she should not worry. He increased his speed, and the wooden plank under him drew a line in the water as he quickly proceeded deeper into the lake. In the blink of an eye he had ditched her.

He thought that if the two of them knew that the place he was going to was near where that Chill Serpent slept, they would be frantic.

——

The size of the Water Fairy Lake was quite huge, spanning two thousand miles north to south. There were thousands of lake islands within it. Some were tens of miles wide, while the small ones were merely a hundred feet across.

Zong Shou looked through his memory, using true energy to control the plank, and continued surfing on the water.

The Water Fairy Lake ten thousands years in the future and right now were different. Some islands were gone, while some hadn’t formed yet.

Zong Shou searched for half a day in the lake before his eyes lit up. He acted quickly and searched ten or more larger islands before directly charging onto one that looked like a jade green giant axe.

It was roughly seven miles circumference, covered in a bamboo forest. Zong Shou didn’t show an interest in admiring it; his body was like lightning as he charged into the forest.

In the next moment, a vast pond appeared in his eyes. The pond’s water was deep black, like ink. If one walked to its side and drew some out, one would notice that it was actually really clear and had a sweet taste.

All this was exactly the same as his memory, only the temperature was slightly colder.

Zong Shou wasn’t surprised, since the Chill Serpent hadn’t left. Most likely that giant island tens of miles away was still frozen…