C1 Fortuitous opportunity

In this world, even if there were people, there would also be Immortals. Many people could not extricate themselves from it. They only wanted to seek the Immortal Seeking Dao to obtain one word of truth.

The Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion was the largest and most prominent cultivation sect on this continent. Countless people squeezed their way to the cultivation heaven. If one was able to enter the sect and become a disciple, one wouldn't become an Immortal, but rather, they would be able to make a name for themselves.

But these have little to do with our hero, Xuanyuan Sui. The Xuanyuan family was a hunter family, generations of ancestors lived in the mountains, the mountain people were simple and unsophisticated, with almost no contact with the outside world. Xuanyuan Jiuxing had only heard of the practice of martial dao and did not set it as his goal. If he was hungry, he would fight a few birds and wild beasts, if he was thirsty, he would drink some spring water from the mountains.

There were no happy memories of his childhood — his mother had a serious illness, and his father had slipped off a cliff while picking herbs. Fortunately, his father had already passed on his hunting skills to him, allowing him and his sister, Xuanyuan Hong, to live on.

In the early morning, the bird cries could be heard echoing throughout the valley. Xuanyuan Po opened his eyes as two balls of black flames appeared on his rough and unadorned face. His younger sister, Xuanyuan Hong, had already woken up. Her graceful figure was dancing in the middle of the stove, preparing her and his brother's breakfast. The fragrance of the rice porridge and the faint mist filled the entire room.

"Brother, are you up?" Xuanyuan Hong looked at her brother, who was still sleeping soundly. Her hands did not stop to rest as she scooped a spoonful of rice porridge into a bowl. Seeing the smile on his sister's face, Xuanyuan JIi couldn't help but giggle.

After breakfast, Xuanyuan Jiujiao tidied up the house, picked up his bow and arrows, sheathed his dagger at the waist and prepared to go out to hunt. His sister walked him out of the door and teased him, "Brother, if you don't bring something back today, I won't prepare anything for you tonight." Xuan Yuan laughed, "Hong'er, don't underestimate Big Brother. Today, I must get some good stuff and have a good meal!" Xuanyuan Hong nodded in agreement before heading to the garden at the back of the house.

Xuanyuan Jiuchen was usually a very hospitable and helpful man, and he didn't forget to look for anyone in trouble. He enjoyed praise in the village, and a few girls also expressed their goodwill towards him, but his personality was straightforward and his mind was simple. He didn't think about anything else. Along the way, the villagers they met all greeted Xuanyuan Jiuchen.

"Xuanyuan family. I didn't bring any good stuff home a few days ago. I guess Hong'er is hungry. I still have some dried meat at home. If you want to eat, you can go and get it anytime!" An old man beside him who was growing vegetables saw him and greeted him. Xuanyuan Jiyi agreed on the surface, but in his heart he was secretly complaining. Logically speaking, with his level of hunting, he should have been able to hunt down a lot of prey every day. However, he didn't know what had happened recently. Not to mention his prey, he couldn't even find a single hair on the bird. In order to avoid embarrassment on the way home, he had to grab a few handfuls of wild vegetables and report back to his sister. Xuanyuan Hong was clever and had long guessed her brother's difficulties. She did not say anything but this morning, when she went out, she made a joke with her brother.

"Calm down," Xuanyuan JIong said as he slapped his own face. "There must be no more mistakes today!"

That being said, once they reached the mountains, all the wild beasts that had appeared in the past would disappear completely. It was as if they had long since avoided Xuanyuan Po when they found out that he had returned. Even after a whole morning, he still hadn't found anything, so he was tired to the point of gasping for breath. This was different from when he was training and hunting wild beasts. This was a type of exhaustion that gained nothing. Not only was he completely unable to display his abilities, the fatigue and sense of loss in his heart had also increased, torturing him. Xuan Yuan had no choice but to complain.

It was noon now, and the sun was shining on him, causing his mouth to become dry. Xuanyuan Po began to lose his way as he continued to wander aimlessly. Suddenly, he heard the sound of flowing water. His thirsty and anxious heart also felt a bit of comfort as he calmed down.

Xuan Yuan brushed away the bamboo in front of him and followed the sound of flowing water. As expected, it was a clear stream. He was unable to endure the thirst and immediately rushed forward. Using his hand as a tool, he drank a lot. After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, his heart became a lot calmer. He looked upstream of the stream and saw two white objects swaying. Upon closer inspection, he realized that they were two very large rabbits! He quickly took off the bow on his back, picked up a sharp arrow and aimed in the direction of the rabbit. The two rabbits had obviously found him. One of them moved quickly into the forest, while the other rabbit seemed to have gone stupid. Not only did it not run away, but it moved towards him slowly, as if it was asking for his help after a serious injury.

But as we've already said before, Xuanyuan Jiuchen's personality is straightforward and his thoughts are very simple. He didn't notice anything strange about the rabbit's movements. Instead, he took advantage of this opportunity and shot the rabbit in the head with an arrow. B.Rabbit struggled a few more steps forward before he finally fell.

Xuan Yuan quickly went up to take a look and was overjoyed. This rabbit wasn't small before, but now it looked even bigger. It looked just like the big yellow dog that lived next door.

"Such a big rabbit is very rare. Hong'er would be very happy to take it home with her. "By the way, few of the elders in the village have ever seen a rabbit this big. They should bring it back to the village to make a big pot for everyone in the village to see it!" Xuan Yuan thought to himself as he pulled out the sharp arrow from the rabbit's head, washed it clean with the stream, and put it into the quiver on his back. He used one hand to grab the rabbit's hind leg and with a slight tug, he carried the huge rabbit on his back. With such a huge spoil of war, all the displeasure in his heart was swept away, and his body was filled with endless strength.

But after Xuanyuan Jiyi had only taken a few steps, he immediately felt that something was wrong. He felt his back go into a state of panic. He put the rabbit down and touched his back, but there was no discomfort. On his back, that feeling appeared again.

Xuanyuan JIang immediately understood that the problem was the rabbit, so he began to carefully examine it. This examination was not important. He immediately felt that there was a hard object in the rabbit's abdomen. Xuan Yuan couldn't suppress his curiosity. He pulled out the hunting knife from his waist and cut open the rabbit's stomach. Inside was a piece of paper wrapped in oil. It was square. He dipped the object in water and carefully washed off the bloodstains on it. Opening it up, he realized that it was actually an ancient book.

Upon closer inspection, there were four indistinct words written on the ancient book: "Secret Manual of Cultivators". This was something that was almost impossible for mountain people to come into contact with. He flipped through the book and suddenly felt the contents were difficult and obscure. Fortunately, his mother had taught him to read and write when he was young, otherwise, he would have missed this opportunity in vain. Even though the cover of the ancient book was very old, the characters in the book were exceptionally clear, as if someone had just written it down. He looked at it closely from the start, unable to extricate himself from it.

As for his sister, Xuanyuan Hong, she waited left and right for her elder brother to return. Seeing that the sun had set on the western mountains, she couldn't help but become anxious, fearing that her elder brother had met with some mishap in the mountains. She had only been with her parents for a short period of time and had spent most of her time with her eldest brother by her side. She had not seen him yet, so she was naturally very anxious.

The mountain forest was very dangerous when it was dark. Vicious beasts also appeared, and all kinds of sounds echoed in the darkness. Xuanyuan Hong had just discovered that she was reckless, but she was not familiar with the environment of the mountain. Furthermore, her visibility was limited and she had already lost her way home. She could only continue forward.

Suddenly, Xuanyuan Hong discovered a spot of light in the mountain, warm and bright. Xuanyuan Hong guessed that perhaps her brother had also lost his way and had built a bonfire in the mountains to protect himself from the wild beasts. In fact, the light didn't resemble the light of fire, but she could no longer be bothered with it. She advanced in the direction of the ball of light, not even noticing that the danger was approaching her.

When he returned to Xuanyuan Zhi's place, he was completely immersed in the book. Completely unaware of the changes in his body, the airflow in his body began to circulate, rotating and reverberating throughout every part of his body, brimming with energy.

Xuanyuan Hong finally walked over to the ball of light. She saw the stream, and also saw her brother quietly sitting by the stream, reading a book. Xuanyuan Hong was so overjoyed that she wanted to welcome him, but then she heard the low roar of a tiger coming from behind her. The two large eyes in the darkness were like green lanterns, fiercely staring at the target, as if wanting to burn it to ashes. Xuanyuan Hong turned her head to take a look and cried out in alarm before running towards Xuanyuan Zhi's side. However, the tiger didn't give her a chance and immediately pounced on her, opening its mouth wide in an attempt to bite him. Xuanyuan Hong could not even cry out for help as she tightly shut her eyes. Her big brother's voice was choked in her throat.

"Am I going to die here today?" Xuanyuan Hong thought to herself, but in her mind, even though the scene of the tiger opening its big mouth and her imagination tearing up her flesh seemed to have yet to happen, she did not dare to open her eyes to confirm. She only thought that she was already dead, so she did not feel any pain.

Hong'er, Hong'er? Are you all right? Wake up! "

It was only when Xuanyuan Sui's broad and resounding voice once again entered Xuanyuan Hong's ears that she finally opened her eyes, trembling. What appeared in front of her was still her big brother's familiar face.

"What's going on? Even big brother? " Xuanyuan Hong had yet to recover from her shock and immediately stood up to confirm Xuanyuan Zhi's death. Her hand was pressed tightly against his face, and that warm feeling was still the same as before, without the slightest bit of change.

"What's going on? Where's the tiger? " Xuanyuan Hong looked around and saw that the beast that had attacked her was dead on the ground, but there was not a single trace of blood on its surroundings. The tiger and Xuanyuan JIe had no wounds either, and she was extremely puzzled.

"To be honest, I don't know what happened either. It was just a thought, but my body seemed to have started moving. When he came back to his senses, he was already in this state. When we get back, I'll tell you the details later. " Xuanyuan Hong nodded her head. She helped her brother up and walked in the direction of the house.

After returning home, Xuanyuan Po carefully thought about what had happened today and confirmed that this was a book that sought immortality. He told everything that had happened today to Xuanyuan Hong. Regardless of whether it was due to her immersion in the darkness, the light from the darkness, or the strange death of the ferocious beast, Xuanyuan Hong felt that it was extremely inconceivable.