The Legend of Divine Destiny
LTI 73 - Mu Shang's Resolute Will

Ever since traveling towards the Peach Flower Valley, Shen Lao had always lacked the leisure time with Chi Rong and Ling Qiuyu, so he had as much as possible split the time for the two.

After a brief fight with Ling Qiuyu in the hot spring, Shen Lao was finally able to train his skills in the private room the inn had provided.

“Loadge, don't stay up. Tomorrow is the start day of the tournament.” Ling Qiuyu said from behind the door.

Shen Lao smiled faintly, “More you rest Yu Sider, sorry for asking you to do that..”.

Ling Qiuyu blushed in embarrassment, “Don't discuss it!” After that there was no voice of Ling Qiuyu.

Shen Lao trained in the Phoenix Breath Art and the Dragon Breath Art until midnight. Not forgetting that he was communicating with his Spirit Beast.

It was quite difficult to talk to the Golden Dragon because Shen Lao himself had not sufficiently controlled the power of that legendary Spirit Beast.

After an increasingly nightly day, Shen Lao headed to Ling Qiuyu's room and found his wife deep asleep with a tired face that revealed a smile of satisfaction.

After that Shen Lao visited the Blue Moon Palace inn, where he saw Chi Sumei who was stroking Chi Rong, where his first wife was asleep in Chi Sumei's lap.

Shen Lao smiled faintly then exited the inn, he did not see Jia Huaran and it made him wonder about the whereabouts of that Princess Jia.

As Shen Lao was standing quietly in the middle of the courtyard, Chi Sumei came to him.

“Tadi Hua Siker was invited to walk around the Valley of Peach Flowers by the son of one of the elders here.” Yang Chi Sumei meant that just a moment ago, Feng Erlong came to the inn intending to take Chi Rong for a walk, but Chi Rong rejected him on the grounds that he was going to train with Chi Sumei.

Rejected by Chi Rong, Feng Erlong took Jia Huaran around the Peach Flower Valley. Jia Huaran accepted Feng Erlong's invitation enthusiastically, even the two of them had joined hands while walking out of the inn.

Hearing that, Shen Lao looked calm, “I go first, Grandma Sumei.”

Chi Sumei smiled looking at Shen Lao, the young man was being friendly to the person he trusted. But a glance Chi Sumei saw Shen Lao's cold gaze and it made her surprised.

Shen Lao walked down the street, where peach trees flourished. There were some people selling on the side of the road, Shen Lao bought skewered meat and ate it voraciously.

‘The Peach Flower Valley is one of the largest sects in the Jia Empire. Seeing the many young warriors here, I think they are very talented.’ Shen Lao watched the several young warriors who were walking gallantly and impressed arrogantly.

Shen Lao proceeded to surround the Peach Flower Valley after paying, unknowingly walking until he reached a fragile building. There was the sound of swords touching each other.

“You all are losers for ganged on me?!” Looking at the young man who was the same age as him being surrounded by around ten twenty-five year old men, Shen Lao let out a long sigh.

“I can't believe you represent the Valley of Peaches. It should only be Young Master Feng Erlong who followed him as a male participant!” One of the young warriors slapped the face of the young man who was being surrounded.

Then the others showered the young man with punches and kicks full of deep vigor. The young man groaned in pain and spewed blood from within his mouth.

But the young man seemed to not give up and smiled as he saw the people who had ganged him away a few steps away from him.

“Teacher She recommended me. I will not embarrass his name, I will definitely become a warrior capable of protecting the peace of this world, no matter what!” The young man smiled widely.

Hearing the young man's words, the ten young warriors burst into laughter. Although they were older and treated their juniors severely, they showed no mercy at all when torturing them.

“Mu Shang! You are just a piece of trash and cannot be compared to Young Master Feng Erlong!” A punch landed back on the young man's face, “So don't talk as if you're the main character, stupid boy!”

Mu Shang grinned widely, ‘Because I want Sister Xhialun to acknowledge myself and meet Master She's expectations!’

“Alright, I'll cut your neck neatly..” One of the young swordsmen drew his sword and walked up to Mu Shang.

“Death!” The moment the sword almost touched Mu Shang's neck, it instantly stopped its hand and could not be moved.

“Aren't you still a sect? Why fight like this? Isn't this an exaggeration?” Shen Lao casually unleashed his profound energy forming a number of invisible swords to resist the slash of the young swordsman's sword.

“This is none of your business, outsider!” The young swordsman swung his sword at Shen Lao, but Shen Lao disappeared from his sight and struck his stomach heavily.

“When you swing your sword at someone else, you are already preparing to die, right?!” Shen Lao stepped on the head of the young swordsman he struck right after the young swordsman was sprawled on the ground.

Seeing that, the other nine young warriors immediately drew their swords and stared intently at Shen Lao without lowering their guard in the slightest.

“Who are you? How dare you look for trouble with a swordsman from the Peach Flower Valley?!”

“After dealing with us! You won't survive!”

Shen Lao smiled coldly, “Peach Flower Valley? I'm not scared! Go ahead all of you, even if you join, I will not lose easily!”

The large number of murderous auras instantly detached and made the nine young warriors break out in cold sweat even having trouble breathing.

“We will report this to Young Master Feng Erlong! I made sure he killed you!” One of the young warriors shouted and instantly his body suddenly went limp when Shen Lao disappeared and was already in front of him.

“Do you threaten me?” Shen Lao stared coldly at the young swordsman, before kicking his head and hitting his head.

After that he stepped on the young swordsman's head and stared intently at the others, “Cih, a bunch of trash that relied on the big name of his sect! Get out of here before I change my mind! My mood is not good right now!”

Shen Lao's voice was like a thunderous lightning strike, moreover the murderous aura he released was so gripping.

Ten young warriors dashed back and forth away from Shen Lao. They were full of fear as they imagined the murderous aura that Shen Lao was releasing.

“Aduh, painful. Shit..” The ganged young man lay on the ground, Shen Lao walked up to the young man and extended his hand, then asked.

“What's your name?”

The young man replied and welcomed Shen Lao's hand full of enthusiasm as well as confusion.

“My name is Mu Shang.”

Shen Lao smiled faintly, “Mu Shang, I do not hate people like you.”

After that Shen Lao walked back to the inn and waved his hand at the stunned Mu Shang.

‘Sial, she's really cool! Who is he?’ Mu Shang looked at Shen Lao full of admiration.

Shen Lao's actions were full of mystery, but his encounter with Mu Shang was arguably the beginning of the formation of the most terrifying and legendary group in the Continent of the Seven Stars.