Legend of the Monster
Chapters 1. Leaving the Clan
Sky Continent, Fragrant Leaf Town in the Ling Clan region.
"Sister! ... Brother!"
A 15-year-old boy ran while screaming.
"Tian'er, what happened? Why is your face swollen? Who hit you?" asked a young man who immediately came over and examined the body of the teenager.
The young man was Ling Han, a genius cultivator from the Ling clan who was also the older cousin of the teenage boy.
While the teenager was Ling Tian, who was the opposite of his older cousin. Because Ling Tian was a useless person, they called him "JUNK."
Ling Tian was born with a sealed Meridian. He had only been able to practice cultivation since the age of 10, and at the age of 15 his cultivation was only at the third stage of the Bronze Star and could not rise anymore.
Whereas other normal children start practicing cultivation from the age of 7, and for geniuses will start practicing cultivation from the age of 5 years.
For normal children who were the same age as Ling Tian, their cultivation was now at the eighth stage of the Bronze Star. But for those who were born with extremely high talent, their cultivation was now at the first stage of the Silver Star. Almost twice the cultivation level of Ling Tian.
The cultivation level in the Sky Continent is divided into 9 tiers :
the Bronze Star
the Silver Star
the Golden Star
the Diamond Star
the Star of Earth
the Sky Star
the Star of the King
the Star of the Emperor
the Star of Saint
And for each level is also in 9 stages. However, since the end of the Destruction Era hundreds of thousands of years ago, there was no longer a single person in the Sky Continent capable of becoming a Saint.
"Aahhh! I was beaten up by Jiang Feng and his friends because he saw me walking with Miss Wang while at the market, he said trash like me was inappropriate to be close to Miss Wang," ling Tian said as he grimaced in pain holding his swollen face.
Ling Han who heard him immediately growled, he most disliked that his cousin's sister was called trash. Ling Han rushed to the market to look for Jiang Feng.
Arriving at the market, Ling Han saw Jiang Feng along with the other Jiang clan children were walking out of a shop. Ling Han blocked their path.
"Why did you beat my sister? Is it wrong that he is friends with Miss Wang? Now, give me an explanation!"
"Ciiiu ... Everyone knew that I was tied to an arranged marriage with Wang Bing, but your sister approached her instead. I beat him to warn him to stay away from Wang Bing." Jiang Feng replied with a snort.
"Hmmm, Alright! If that's the case, I'll also warn all of you not to touch my sister again."
After saying that, without further ado Ling Han directly lunged at Jiang Feng with his fists. The other Jiang clan children tried to block the blow from Ling Han, but they all bounced 3 meters away.
The punch containing the Qi energy of the third stage Silver Star was no match for them. Jiang Feng had also tried to dodge a blow from Ling Han, but with the speed Ling Han showed, his efforts were futile.
Jiang Feng's cultivation was also at the level of a Silver Star, it was just that he was one level below Ling Han that was the second stage Silver Star. The difference on each stage was like heaven and earth, and also depended on the skill or fighting technique of each cultivator.
In just an instant, Jiang Feng and all of his followers were lying on the ground in a battered state. The people who saw the incident did not dare to interfere even though perhaps their cultivation level was above Ling Han.
Because they all knew that Ling Han was a genius specially developed by the Ling clan. In contrast to Ling Tian whose life was full of insults and insults, even in his own clan he was ostracized.
After smashing Jiang Feng and all of his followers, Ling Han stepped back into the residence of the Ling clan. He also re-examined the injuries sustained by Ling Tian, and immediately gave him the Healing Pill.
The Ling Clan had laid off a pill-like resource for Ling Tian. Because, the people in the Ling clan thought that all those resources would only be wasted when given to Ling Tian.
Since his Meridians were sealed, all the medicinal properties of the pills he used to cultivate were left behind in his dantian and was no longer able to flow past his Meridians.
This was what made Ling Tian plan to leave his clan, as he was afraid of interfering with his elder cousin's cultivation if he constantly gave some resources to him.
Two days later, Ling Tian had recovered from his injuries. He had already steadied his heart to leave his clan. In the morning, Ling Tian said goodbye to his parents and said he would go on an adventure to find his own resources.
His father was named Ling Sheng and his mother was named Ling An. Their family standing was also only mediocre within the clan. So, Ling Tian also only brought a little of his clothes in a small package and also stocked his potluck for his trip.
With a heavy heart, the two parents allowed Ling Tian to go on an adventure. They also advised Ling Tian to be careful on his journey.
"All right, I'm leaving now. Father and Mother must also be careful and always take care of health. If brother Ling Han is looking for me, just say I go out for a walk and enjoy nature," Ling Tian said calmly.
After saying goodbye to his father and mother, Ling Tian immediately ran away from his home. He no longer turned his head in their direction, all he did was continue to run away from his clan residence. Ling Tian was afraid that if he turned his head, it would make his determination waver and not leave his clan.
Ling Tian continued to run southward for 1 hour until he was finally exhausted because the Qi energy in his body had been depleted. He sat cross-legged on the rock to replenish his depleted Qi.
It did not feel like 2 hours had passed, his Qi energy had also been fully charged again. Ling Tian then continued his journey southward. The destination was the Blue Moon City, as the Blue Moon City was also the closest city of Fragrant Leaf Town.
And also there are many medical experts and experts concoct pills or often referred to as Alchemists. It was possible that in that city there was a Physician or pill that could cure his illness, until he could cultivate again.
The trip to Blue Moon City will take 6 months if done on foot, and will take 3 months if riding a Horse.
Five days later....
As the sun rose, Ling Tian had reached a small village of only about 100 people. All the houses in this village are also just small huts with straw roofs and look very simple.
Ling Tian saw a middle-aged man standing in front of his cottage with his eyes fixed on a mountain high enough. Ling Tian immediately walked up to him and said, "Excuse me, Uncle. I want to ask, which way is the fastest way to go to Blue Moon City?"
The middle-aged man turned to look at Ling Tian for a moment, then said, "I've heard from the merchants who often pass through this village, that the nearest direction to Blue Moon City is through the mountain that's there."
The middle-aged man pointed towards the mountain he was looking at earlier.
"They said, if walking through the mountain it only takes about a month more to get to Blue Moon City. The mountain was called Death Mountain, and no one dared to approach it."
"According to rumors, many evil ghosts roam around frequently as well as many high-level Spirit Beasts living on the mountain." Continue the middle-aged man.
Ling Tian was in a dilemma upon hearing the explanation from the middle-aged man. If he were to walk through that mountain, Ling Tian would be faster to get to Blue Moon City and meant that he would also have to risk his life.
However, if Ling Tian walked through the path that the merchants would often go through, he would need a very long time to get to Blue Moon City.
Ling Tian also thought, even if he followed the path that the merchants were on, but on the way he met the bandits, then he would also have the risk of losing his life.
"Hmmm...."
Because both roads were at risk of losing their lives, Ling Tian decided to walk through Death Mountain.
"Thank you Uncle, for explaining everything to me. I will choose to walk through that mountain," Ling Tian said as he held his fist to salute the middle-aged man.
"Alright, since you have decided your choice, I can only say, be careful!"
"Yes, Uncle!"
Ling Tian then walked towards the Death Mountain.
The sun had set by the time Ling Tian reached the foot of the mountain. He planned to spend the night at the venue and will continue his journey tomorrow morning.
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Dantian is referring to something within the body, where one's Qi is concentrated (Inner Power). The dantian is located 2-3 centimeters below the center
Meridians are a network of vessels or channels in the body through which Qi passes.
Cultivators are Practitioners/Brokers who practice mystical martial arts, generally in order to become strong and also to increase their lifespan.
Cultivation is the level of strength or Qi that a practitioner/swordsman possesses.