I’m the answer? The words echoes through Yu Wang ears. The answer? Of what? What question? And it puzzles Yu Wang.
‘You…do not understand. And it is fine. Teacher will explain as best as teacher can. You possessed a Golden Immortality Spirit. And do you know what that means?’
‘No.’
‘The tribulation for you would be different. Most of those who reached Heaven Realm do so by defying the heavens, severing the strings of fate and destiny but you…you are different. Your body is special in ways that could only be described as miraculous. Your body is destined to reach Heaven Realm. Your body is Heaven gift. The tribulation for you I concluded will not hurt you.’
Hearing this, Yu Wang is shocked beyond belief.
How could that be? If his teacher is telling the truth why did he never feel powerful? His development is only slightly fast and no more different than a quick learner.
He could not be considered a genius and still at Profound Understanding.
‘This is impossible first teacher. How could that be? You are mistaken. I never felt Heavenly Energy in me. My progress is mediocre.’
And at this his teacher smiles.
‘That is because we three have sealed your power deep inside you.’
‘Seal?’ And finally Yu Wang understand.
After all anyone who have pass earth realm or cultivator of the earth realm can learn sealing magic, as their body have evolved from normal humans.
‘Why?’ Yu Wang asked.
‘Such power is coveted. In the cultivation world, martial art manuals are coveted, sealing skills are coveted and even the mere mention of it could bring hundreds of sects into war. What if the world finds out that there is a boy that could pass the Tribulations of Heaven? They would hunt you and try to refine you. And it is because of that we three seal your power, unleashed only when you reach Earth realm. Each level will open 2 seals. And there is 9 seals with the ninth being the strongest seals. When you awoke your Golden Spirit, I believe there is nothing that would stand against you under heaven and even Heaven itself would bow upon you.’
‘First….Teacher.. ‘Yu Wang doesn’t know what to say.
He knows that his teacher is telling the truth because his teacher has never lied to him and it is Yu Wang truthful nature to believe his teacher. If his third teacher is here he would instruct Yu Wang not to be too trustful
But what should he do with this?
‘I’m telling you this so you will not share it with others. This is your secret. If your secret falls into the hands of a person with evil intention even we three could not help you then.’
Yu Wang nodded, accepting his teachers intention.
‘Now, that is what I want to tell you. But the main reason of why I want you to come is to give you this book.’
Tianzun give his disciple the book. Yu Wang took it with respect and he look at the book.
‘Primal Energy Manual’
‘This is one of my techniques. It is an intense manual that aims at strengthening the muscles and tendons, promoting strength and flexibility, speed and stamina, balance and coordination of the body and to mostly it is used to increase your spiritual energy. It is of Yang element, strong and hard. It has 18 forms, each form is powerful. I integrate many of the martial skills I learn back when I was young in this Manual. The movements of Primal Energy manual are at once vigorous and gentle. Their performance calls for a unity of will and strength.’
Yu Wang hears every world, reciting it in his mind and promise to remember it and his heart is yearning to learn the technique.
‘The other you could learn from the Manual itself. This is my gift. Practice it always. The book is of Earthly realm but you can practice it. Considering your unusual disposition you could even learn Heaven technique but I will not teach you that so it will lessen the attention on you.’
Yu Wang just nodded hearing the explanation of his teacher.
‘Your Second teacher and third teacher also want to meet t you. After you meet them you will decide when you will come down on the mountain.’
Yu Wang nodded and after hugging with his first teacher he went to his Second Teacher house.
‘Come in Yu –er.’ The voice comes from the inside as Yu Wang approaches the house. Quickly Yu Wang enters the house.
His second teacher is proficient in weapons and behind him variety of weapons can be seen from the Hall of weapons, the large hall in the house of his teacher dedicated for weapons of every kind, each one of the weapons in his teacher hall has their own story and background, each one is powerful.
‘Sit’ his second teacher said and Yu Wang take his seat in front of his second teacher.
‘Tianzun must have told you about your peculiarities.’
Yu Wang nodded.
‘Bah! I don’t care about that! All I care about is your safety. Down the mountains there is many Sects, Kingdoms and eccentric. Snakes and dragons are hard to distinguish. Tianzun said your destiny is to go down this mountain. I said he is wrong. Tianzun said, you are destined for greatness. I said to Tianzun this is without a doubt! How could you not? Since you were a child you were trained by us. The theory and the practical have been embedded into you core being. Even the talented students of great sect wouldn’t compare to you when you broke through the realm.’
His second teacher praises Yu Wang and Yu Wang begins feeling uncomfortable being praised so much.
‘There is no need to praise me too much Second teacher. Young Yu has many more to learn, and many more to see. Yu-er has not yet seen the mountains, could even mistake lake as a sea, there is to many that Yu-er still lacks.’
‘HAHAHA.’ His second teacher laughs.
‘This is what I like about you. Humble. This is a great quality, to not be arrogant regardless of the situations. Treat gold like stones; treat win and loss as the norms. As Tianzun has gifted you with his manual I too will gifts you with a weapon. You can choose anything you want in the Hall of Weapons. But never forget your own capability when choosing’ his second teacher said smiling mysteriously
‘Can I?’ Yu Wang asked.
‘Of course you can’ his teacher said.
Yu Wang gets up and walks to the Hall. He looks at every weapon, his sage eyes looking at the weapons he only passed by, every time he comes here.
There is the spears of Yang, a favorite spears of his second teacher, a spear he won from a great expert of the Yang family, a great clan outside the mountains, and he also glance at the Halberds of Misery, a heavy and mysterious halberds that his second teacher wrestle from a wandering eccentric during his youth.
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Yu Wang knows all the stories of each of the weapon in his second teacher house.
But Yu Wang knows his own limits. Each of this great weapons weight thousands of pounds each.
There is even the Greatsword of Yu, belonging to Yu the Great the founder of Xia kingdom, weighing thousands and thousands of pounds, each strikes is truly terrorizing.
But Yu Wang could not even lift it let alone move it.
And his first teacher advice echoes in his ears.
‘It is easier to carry an empty cup than one that is filled to the brim, the sharper the knife, the easier it is to dull, the more wealth you possess, your heart become more uneasy, pride brings its own trouble.’
This is pride. Yu Wang mused.
Trying to take more than he can chew. He knows that there is only few weapons in this hall that he can take, yet his heart covets.
This is something to reflect on he mused. Slowly he returns back to his seat and he said.
‘Yu er has look and Yu er has decided.’
‘And your decision?’
‘I would be satisfied in whatever Second teacher wants to give me even if it’s a stick.’ Yu Wang reply
‘HAHAHAHAHAHA’ his teacher laughed.
It is true that he ask Yu Wang to choose is to test him. There is Illusion seals in hi hall of weapons, but he downgrades the power of his seal for Yu Wang.
For one who covets everything, in the end he will get nothing. Too prideful and you spell your doom.
Too rash and you will fall. Too slow and you will be left out. Yu Wang finally understands. When you have accomplished your goal, simply walk away.
That is the pathway to heaven realm.
He has gained many things from his second teachers, yet his heart still wants more. This is too ungrateful.
If the master decides to give then let him give.
If he doesn’t want to give and you are not capable why force fate? Yu Wang knows that not one weapon in the Hall of Weapons can be given to him.
He has to learn to measure his own abilities.
The weapons in the Hall are all for Earthly realms cultivator and Heaven realm cultivator, each one possess powers that could shake the Huang Continent.
Even if his second teacher gives him the choice to pick any weapons, he is not capable. Then he has to let go instead of stubbornly trying to force things and suffer in the end.
His second teacher decision is truly wise and his test have make Yu Wang reflect in his own covetous heart.
‘Then I give you this. It is of Human realm level, a sword called Ice White Princess. However this sword is unique by its own. You will understand one day’ he said as suddenly a white sword appear in front of Yu Wang lap after his teacher wipes his sleeve.
‘It is from my bag of holding.’ His teacher said.
‘I won these years ago, when I travel the Ice region of Huang Continent, winning it from a cultivator from some Sect in a honourable battle.’
It was white like snow and very thin like a grass, yet Yu Wang could feel the sharpness of the light sword.
Yu Wang took the sword and examines it and he said.
‘Thank you teacher. I would treasure this weapon.
‘Have you look at my Hall?’ Yu Wang nodded.
‘Yes, Isn’t it wonderful Yu er?’
‘Yes teacher.’ Yu Wang reply.
‘But all of it could not match one weapon of the Sanyuan Palace.’
‘Sanyuan Palace?’
‘It is far away from here, but there is such a place. The Golden Rod. Yu the Great use it to measure the floods, a magic weapon powered by his prodigious skills. It is a pillar of golden iron, 30 feet in height and the width of the largest barrel you could ever see. It complies with the wish of its owner, it is banded with gold rings on each end. Its weight is twenty thousand 899 catties. It is truly a heavenly Weapon but instead become the pillars of the Sanyuan Palace. What waste! What a waste! If only I knew I was destine to get a disciple, I would steal it when I had the chance and gift it to you on this day, and no one would dare bully you when you went down the mountain.’
‘If it’s as you said it is teacher, then how could I wield it? Wouldn’t I be crushed to death by its weight?’
And his Second teacher looks at Yu Wang like he is a genius.
‘Of course! Of course! Ah! What a waste! What a waste! Even if I steal it how could you use it! I am muddle headed, muddle headed. What a waste!’
‘It is fine teacher. This Ice White Princess is a fine sword. One needs to learn to be content.’
‘Indeed, indeed. Now I have finished giving you what you need, come and hug your teacher.’
Yu Wang hugged his teacher and then fearing that Yu Wang third teacher would be angry if he is late his second teacher urges him to quickly go to meet his third teacher but not before giving him a bag of holding, a bag that could hold about 10 thousand items.
But before that he gives Yu Wang the Primal Chaos Sword technique. And he explain the essence of his swordplay to Yu Wang.
‘To master these sword techniques, the key lies on comprehension and not simply rigid memorizing. Once the essence of the sword techniques is understood, it can be used in endless ways, hence the idea of no pattern as a stance. Thus during combat, the more these stances are forgotten, the less restricted the practitioner becomes by the original stances.’
His teacher summarizing his technique.
After that he said to Yu Wang to train in these technique without fail, to strengthen the spiritual energy to be apply in the attack.
Simple actions accompanied with great spiritual pressure can be more effective than the most complicated forms of attacks.
Getting more than he believes he deserved, Yu Wang thank his teacher and rushed to his third teacher.
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