Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 010 - The Heroes

"Uncle Feng, you almost made my heart fall out..." Yao Han stroked his chest repeatedly, whereas Feng Xian only laughed, as if his actions were no big deal, "How did Uncle suddenly get here?"

"Simple, I used the Twinkle Body technique, a natural ability possessed by a Soul realm cultivator. Even so, only one out of about three people is capable of doing so."

Yao Han was still a little confused, but he obtained one piece of information indirectly.

"Uncle Feng has already reached the Soul Realm? Is it possible for a Great Soul?" guess Yao Han.

Feng Xian nodded softly, "I am able to live for almost a thousand years, it is because my practice has already reached its peak."

Yao Han stroked his chin, starting to understand, "Uncle, is there perhaps a higher level of practice than the Soul Realm?"

"Oh, you're a pretty critical kid apparently." Feng Xian laughed softly, "Before answering your question, you need to know that the world of cultivators of the Blue Moon Continent has been around for a long time, perhaps for around hundreds of thousands of years. Since fifty thousand years ago, there are three rumors that are still a mystery..."

The first rumor was that the Basic Realm was not limited to the fifteen level.

The first rumor then produced the second rumor, which was that there was a higher foundation than the Sky Foundation, which was then called the Heavenly Foundation.

The third rumor had to do with the answer to Yao Han's question, there was a higher level of the Soul Realm.

"Slowly these three rumors began to be ignored and forgotten because they have not been proven to be true, especially the first and second rumors. However, we Soul Realm cultivators still believe there is a higher level above Soul Realm." Feng Xian closed his explanation.

"Oh, there are many who reach the Soul Realm like Uncle?

"Quite a lot, they are more commonly found in middle or large class sects. As for who reached the Great Soul Realm like me, there were less than two hundred people. These two 'people..." Feng Xian pointed to Hong Meirong and She Yutian, ". Before they became spirit beasts, they had once achieved the same practice as me and had great power. That's why I said they have a big name in the world of cultivators."

Yao Han only learned of this, precisely because Hong Meirong or She Yutian had not told him about themselves any further.

"Senior praised too much, when compared to you, the two of us are nothing." Hong Meirong slightly lowered his head.

Feng Xian snorted, "There is no need to go low. Your name is so big, it even has a nickname capable of shaking up the world of cultivators."

Yao Han silently observed the three figures before him in a daze, "Uncle, Auntie, I don't understand what you guys are talking about..."

Feng Xian glanced at Yao Han for a moment, then looked at Hong Meirong, "You'll tell me."

"Ehem." Hong Meirong could only obey the orders of Feng Xian who acted at will.

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In the cultivation world of the Blue Moon Continent, cultivators who had high abilities were called good-natured cultivators, generally already reaching the Soul Realm and some at the Core Realm.

Among the many heroes, there were sixteen people with famous nicknames. These sixteen people were divided into four categories of heroes, namely the Four Pillars, the Four Gates, the Four Kings, and the Four Corners.

Except for the champion of the Four Corners, the other three categories were from the sect.

"What does this category mean, Auntie?"

"For now you don't need to know."

The Four Pillars consisted of the Light Pillar, the Earth Pillar, the Sword Pillar, and the Water Pillar.

The Four Kings consisted of the Ice King, the Fire King, the Beast King, and the Treasure King.

The Four Corners have nicknames corresponding to the four cardinal directions, namely the East Wind, the Northern Ice, the Western Lightning, and the Southern Dragon.

"Two of those sixteen heroes are with us right now... This ugly snake and Senior Feng."

Yao Han's mouth rounded wide and looked at Feng Xian and She Yutian with a look of admiration. Yao Han had already guessed that these three figures were great cultivators, but after hearing Hong Meirong's story, it turned out to be even more formidable than he had expected, especially Feng Xian.

"It used to be an ugly snake nicknamed the Gate of Poison, but now there was already one to take its place, and Senior Feng was better known as East Wind, the current mightiest cultivator in the entire Blue Moon Continent."

Yao Han was intending to say something, She Yutian's voice sounded first.

"There's still one thing missing. There were some heroes who reached a high level of practice and great abilities capable of matching these sixteen heroes."

"Oh, is Aunt Hong among these heroes, Uncle?"

She Yutian laughed, "You're right. She had the nickname Fire Sword Goddess, one of the strongest female cultivators ever."

"Until dubbed as the Goddess must be Aunt Hong is very beautiful." Yao Han looked at Hong Meirong full of admiration, exceeding his admiration for Feng Xian and She Yutian.

"Regardless of her current form is the Phoenix, Rongrong is the prettiest woman ever. For the past five hundred years no one has been able to match her beauty."

Instead of being pleased with She Yutian's indirect praise, Hong Meirong instead struck the jade snake's head.

"I told you not to call me that!"

Feng Xian shook his head in astonishment at the behavior of these two spirit beasts. Yao Han thought of something else, then asked Feng Xian.

"Uncle, about these cultivators heroes... Is it really that important? Isn't the main goal of cultivation practice is to attain immortality?"

Feng Xian laughed with Yao Han's innocent question, "Important or not, depending on the point of view of each one who heard it..."

To Feng Xian, nicknames were only limited to nicknames, but most cultivators considered it to be a great achievement in this vast cultivation world.

Whether it started from when, the cultivation world changed from one that originally pursued immortality to one that pursued strength. The strong prey on and oppress the weak, a mirror of the law of the jungle which then prevailed in the world of ordinary humans as well as cultivators.

Inevitably, in order to survive in this harsh world requires a lot of strength.

"It turns out that the conditions in the outside world are harsher and more terrible. whereas in my hometown all look peaceful.." murmured Yao Han stroked his chin. Feng Xian's words made him ponder a lot of things.

"You were a kid yesterday afternoon and your experience of the world is still a bit. I can say you grew up in a good place. But with that simple mindset of yours, you will only be an easy target by others who have bad intentions for you. I'd give you some advice, you better change your mindset. By learning from these two people, you will slowly understand what I say."

Feng Xian then left Yao Han who dissolved with his own thoughts.

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