"Brother Chen, your sword is unparalleled in this village. This Feiyu is envious." A child talks in an infuriating tone, looking also at a young man with a handsome face with his aura prominent as a sword wielder.

Fresh air passed through them without any hint of pollution. It had the smell of farms and crops wafting through it. The sun sets beautifully around the horizon, creating a dream scenery around the Village.

Yao Chen looked at him with a placid looked while eating an apple, he then said, "Brother Feiyu, don't talk nonsense. Your martial arts are the ones unparalleled in this village, no, in this world. If I don't have the sword in hand, I'll be beaten by you."

"Tsk, tsk. Ok, we just say we are equal in this. No, we will become unparalleled in this world." Ming Feiyu said as he looked at the sky with a longing gaze.

It also excited the young man Yao Chen as his sword aura became prominent, he was nodding like a chicken, even shocked and snickered by Ming Feiyu.

'Good, good. My rival.' He thought to himself.

"Stop your daydreaming, you two. How many times do I have to tell you that you need to practice at these hours?" A voice of a young woman reprimanded them. She carried a basket full of stones that she used as weights for her training. And her head had a white bandana with flower lilies as a motif tied on it. Even with her tattered state, her beauty shone with ethereal light.

"Sister Tianya, how many kids in this village can defeat us three?" Ming Feiyu asked.

"None." Hong Tianya replied.

"Then, how many people our age can defeat us in the city?" He added.

"None." She replied again

"How many of our age can defeat us in the Empire?" He added again."

"None." She felt annoyed at all the questions when Ming Feiyu shrugged his shoulders like he did not see her facial expression.

"If we tried comparing our strengths, who would come out on top?" Ming Feiyu asked again."

Hong Tianya thought for a while and decided to say "I don't think we would win against each other. I have brute strength, you have the technique and Brother Chen has the sword. Although, that is an underestimation because you keep hiding your strength." Yao Chen agreed and Ming Feiyu only smiled awkwardly.

Yao Chen is this village Sword Genius, he even created a slash that can defeat his peers. Ming Feiyu has the technique, he memorized all the martial arts their village had and even created his own techniques, higher level than this village. Hong Tianya can suppress anything with her raw powers. Her strength, speed, and battle instinct are more than to sweep the floor with the boys.

They are called the Golden Trio in this village and even in the Empire who have the chance to be accepted when the Immortals descend on this village to recruit disciples. Immortals are those who rode the clouds and flipped the Earth in their whims.

"So come here. Those Immortals would recruit tomorrow's disciple. We are only resting because if we three are recruited, our true battle will begin then." Ming Feiyu smiled, Yao Chen nodded and Hong Tianya could only put the rocks she was carrying to join the two. Their true battle starts when they try duking it out of who is the strongest between them.

"Brother and Sister, if you become unparalleled in this world, don't forget about me." Ming Feiyu suddenly said as the two looked at him like an idiot.

"Tsk, Brother Feiyu. If we think about it, your so-called Perseverance towards the truth is one we must watch out for." Hong Tianya pointed out and Yao Chen nodded in response.

Ming Feiyu had advised them time and time again that only Perseverance in their heart is the only one they needed. No matter how hard, no matter the time. Only Perseverance towards the dao should remain.

"You didn't understand, Perseverance is…

Before Ming Feiyu can say anything else, the two recited it like they have memorized it from the bottom of their hearts.

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"Perseverance is the only known key to success. Talent may take you to a thousand miles in one step but perseverance takes you to a million miles in a million steps no matter what it takes. But sometimes you need some rest, sometimes when the world becomes hard to breathe and you don't know what you must do. Even if someone overtakes you on that road, who cares, as long as you know the road you are taking, only your heart remains."

But a Perseverance that becomes an obsession is also wrong so they must rest and take a breather sometimes. That is Ming Feiyu’s advice to them to challenge their limits but always stop when they already reach their limits

Ming Feiyu looked at the two of them with an indescribable look. He then smiled and they all laughed. They are brothers and sisters of different origins. They are also rivals of each other.

"Ok, we must rest, have a good night's sleep so there are no mishaps happening tomorrow." Ming Feiyu concluded as the surrounding was starting to dim.

"Brother and Sister, I'll look for you tomorrow." Yao Chen said as he ran back to where he came from.

"Goodbye, Brothers." Hong Tianya said as she also ran.

Ming Feiyu only waved his hands, smiling at them. He then went up and mumbled. "Now then."

Even if they had said that they will rest and have a good night's sleep, the trio goes back to their words.

In Yao Chen's house:

The parents of Yao Chen. Mrs. And Mr. Yao are looking at their kid with a worried look, although not as worried as when he was only a small child he trained his body every day.

They had thought that their child had no talent in martial arts but who would have thought that their child is a Sword Genius. With only a little guidance from Little Yu, he manages to create his own moves.

Yao Chen is now swinging his sword with proper posture. Invisible sword rhymes are all over him that no mortal with no strength can see. He even had a boulder on his back and stones on his hands and feet. No normal 14 or 15-year-old young man can do that.

In his mind is only the sword and the two guys who he knew.

"I will defeat both of you." Yao Chen said as he moved his body with the wooden sword that to him had transformed into an Immortal Sword that can sever anything.

It was not an obsession or anything. It was a will that wanted to become the best and become unparalleled because he knew that the two are doing the same.

He becomes one with the sword and the sword becomes him. A talent for the ages to come!

A moment later, he stood like a sheathed sword. He mumbled, "I will become Unparalleled with Perseverance like the Sword that could cut anything." With it, his sword aura becomes stronger and his watching parents become startled because of the sharpness they have felt.

"I will become an Immortal for this village to prosper more." He mumbled again. Even if this unnamed village has faced numerous calamities, they stand strong. They produced Warriors and Soldiers for the Empire, and become an important asset because of their exchanges through the City.

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In Hong Tianya's house:

She was running with a boulder on her back and stones on her hands and feet. The stones are larger and more compact than the one Yao Chen is using. She has an invisible aura that wants to suppress anything and become the strongest.

Her parents are also looking at her worried look. Her talent in martial arts is just like the normal people in their village but with a little guidance from Little Yu, she manages to soar to the sky. They are also relieved that there are two guys out there who can converse with her just fine because of her fiery personality.

In her mind are the two guys she wanted to beat with all her might.

"Even if I am the weakest, I'll beat the two of you someday." It was in her mind without any ounce of obsession. She cannot memorize martial arts like Ming Feiyu nor does she have the talent for the sword like Yao Chen.

Her only talent is her physique with Innate strength and the ability to heal faster. She runs, kicks, and punches like a madman. Her eyes are resolute. After a while, she stood there as the heaviest boulder one can be.

"I will become Unparalleled in this world. My Perseverance will become the most stubborn boulder that even at the end of times cannot be lifted by anyone." She mumbled as she looked at her fist. That aura became stronger and her parents felt that they are being suppressed and hard to breathe.

'And one day...' She thought but shook her head and continued her training.

—

In Ming Feiyu's Courtyard. He was the only guy here because both his parents are dead trying to protect this village. Because of that, he can have free food. It was also because Yao Chen and Hong Tianya's parents looked at him like their own child. He has the aura to dominate anything between Heaven and Earth

"Those two are great. They will surely be accepted in one of the Cultivator Sect in faraway lands." He thought as he punched the tree with techniques rather than brute strength.

"If I cannot surpass those two, then I failed as a reincarnator." He mumbled again as his greatest secrets were being exposed. He did not come from this world but was a reincarnation. He came from a peaceful world named Earth but died due to overworking.

When he comes to his senses he becomes a baby whose father and mother recently died. But he was gifted with good neighbors who take care of him.

He then met the two, Yao Chen and Hong Tianya he befriended until they became known as Golden Trio that had a chance to be accepted in a prestigious Immortal Sect. The village had high hopes for them because the villagers didn't produce any people that could be accepted.

He has discovered Yao Chen's talent in the sword that Ming Feiyu uses for their lessons, even if someone is badmouthing him. It encourages Yao Chen who is looking at the sword with a fiery gaze but never holds it because their village is all about hand-to-hand combat.

In just three days Yao Chen held the sword, and he defeated all his peers, except Ming Feiyu and Hong Tianya.

He has invented all exercises Hong Tianya is using because he has discovered her innate powers. The village thought she had no talent in martial arts but when she used her talent, she defeated all her peers. Except for those two.

He even tells them that their talent is meaningless to the Perseverance so they must always be working hard and have the Perseverance to trek paths, even the hardest ones.

The reason for helping those two? Maybe because of the care their parents had given him when he had nothing. Maybe because he thought it was just a matter of time before they realized their talents. Maybe because of his whim. He doesn't know

He did not reincarnate with a system but his body and mind is so adept at martial arts that he became glad to whoever gave it to him. Although even if he has a lousy talent, as long as he has the aptitude for Cultivation, he will try his best to become Immortal.

"Because Perseverance is all that matters the most." He thought as his aura became intense, more intense than Hong Tianya and Yao Chen combined.

When he was in his first life that was his motto. That perseverance became his obsession that he overwork his body. Only when he died did he realize that Perseverance without rest is only an obsession.

The trio continued their training until their body gave up.