Chapter 2: Choices(1/2)
Time flies, and the great wheel of time turns round and round, never stopping. This is an eternal thing in the universe.
In the long river of time, I don’t know how many heroes have been swept away, and how many changes have happened in the world. The long river is rolling, and I wonder if you still remember a few waves in the long river? Maybe nothing will be left, even if it is left, the long river of time will not
Will care about those few small waves.
In this way, ten years passed unknowingly. Perhaps to the vast universe, this short period of ten years is nothing, but to a baby, it means earth-shaking changes.
Yes, Ling Tian is ten years old. At the age of ten, he is already one and a half meters tall, and the little guy has become more and more agile. He has delicate features, and his skin is as clear as jade. He doesn’t look like a boy, but more like a girl.
Smart and elegant.
Ling Tian's young and tender face often has a smile on his face, and his eyes are as bright as stars. His bright eyes flash from time to time, and his eyelashes are very long, making him look even more adorable.
In the past ten years, Ling Yun and his wife have taught Ling Tian to speak and write. The little guy is extremely smart and can learn everything very quickly, and he can learn it immediately. However, the little guy is very naughty and active, and often makes trouble in the small yard where Ling Yun is.
Chickens and dogs are jumping around - if there are chickens and dogs here.
In the past ten years, there have been many strangers who want to sneak into Qingyou Peak quietly. These people have very different costumes and are obviously not from the vicinity of Qingyun Mountain. Maybe they are from the Five Elements Sect since the "Heaven and Earth Divine Objects" incident (see the side story for details).
Or maybe some forces further away want to find out the details of Ling Yun and Ling Tian.
However, when these people first stepped into Qingyou Peak, they were trembling with fear under the pressure of a biting murderous intention, and they had no choice but to retreat in horror.
Over time, no outsiders dared to step into Qingyou Peak anymore.
In short, there are turbulent undercurrents under the calm Qingyou Peak, but Ling Tian doesn't know about them.
On this day, Ling Tian was playing alone in the small courtyard where Ling Yun lived.
The little guy is very active. He looks at the flowers, touches the grass, and sometimes jumps, startling a few butterflies and scaring away a few birds.
"whee……"
Seeing the butterflies running away in fright, Ling Tian smiled happily, his big eyes suddenly narrowed into crescent moons, and he didn't even care if there were a few grass clippings on his body.
"Chirp..."
The clear calls of several spiritual birds could be heard in the sky.
"Well, why can't I fly? It would be great if I could fly like dad, so that I can play with you." Ling Tian frowned slightly and pouted his mouth, thoughtfully.
Looking up at the birds in the sky, Ling Tian had endless reverie. The sunlight shone on his face, and the beads of sweat were refracted by the sunlight, making it suddenly radiant and even more crystal clear.
"Dad said I can fly in the future, but I don't know how long it will take?" Ling Tian whispered.
"I don't know how my parents in the fairy world are doing. I hope they're okay." Suddenly, Ling Tian's tone changed. His eyes were deep but full of worry. His expression didn't look like that of a child.
"All the gods in the fairy world will definitely send people down to catch me. Since I can come down, naturally others can come down too." Ling Tian thought of the situation in the fairy world. He actually remembered these things that a baby could not remember. It has to be said that as a god and demon
He is very different as a son.
"I can only act in a low-key manner. Perhaps using the identity of an ordinary person is the best way to hide it. Just look for it carefully. Sooner or later I will make you regret it, huh." A stern look flashed across Ling Tian's eyes.
, and then returned to the expression of a simple and ignorant boy.
Well, it's just that there was a faint, sly smile on the corner of his mouth.
It turns out that the seemingly innocent Ling Tian was just a disguise he deliberately put on to hide himself. Perhaps only in this way could he continue his "escape" path.
"My parents are pretty good now. I can't let them see what I'm worried about and make them worry. Hehe, it's good to continue being a good child." Thinking about it, Ling Tian felt a little warm in his heart.
Ling Tian's thought brought a lot of warmth and family affection to his bumpy but extraordinary road.
"Hehe, I wonder how dad arranges my life?" Ling Tian tilted his head, looking like a docile, immature child.
What Ling Tian didn't know was that when he was thinking about this, Ling Yun happened to be discussing his future destiny with Hu Mei:
"Let Tian'er join other main peaks." Ling Yun said calmly.
"Zhizhi..." Hu Mei jumped uneasily, anxious, obviously disagreeing with Ling Yun's decision.
Ling Yunxing frowned slightly and explained patiently: "Qing Youfeng is just a child, and he is alone. I'm afraid that without peers to play with him, he will become withdrawn and eccentric. I want to give him a happy childhood.
, after all, after cultivating, the environment will become extremely cruel."
Hu Mei stopped and looked into the distance, looking at Ling Tian who was playing in the yard. She squeaked a few times, her eyes filled with deep love and reluctance.
"Oh, how can we just accompany him? This child doesn't communicate with the outside world. How will he go out in the future? He can't always be under the protection of our wings." Ling Yun frowned even more tightly, looked at Hu Mei, and continued.
: "Besides, it's time for Tian'er to start practicing. It's always good to let him go to the other main peaks to learn something."
"Zhizhi." Hu Mei sneered, with a look of disdain on her face.
"Yes, yes, the Qingyun Sect's training methods are nothing like bullshit. What we taught him is thousands of times better than it. But it is always good to see more of other sects' methods. My original sect emphasizes on being open to all rivers.
, absorb the specialties of each family, so that we can draw parallels and understand the way of nature more effectively." At this point, Ling Yun's face darkened, as if he remembered some painful memory.
Hu Mei also lowered her head, obviously thinking about the sadness.
"Zhizhi." The foxy eyes were full of inquiry, with a little bit of pleading.
Ling Yun had a hint of unbearability in his eyes and said leisurely: "The sooner the child starts practicing, the better. This way he can better communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In another two years, I'm afraid the best time for the child to practice will be over."
"Zhizhi." Hu Mei's face was filled with joy, as if she had thought of something.
"Should we teach him first? But I have to refine elixirs recently, and I'm afraid I won't have time, and our injuries..." Ling Yun stopped talking.
The foxy girl jumped up and down, acting coquettishly.
"You, you, let's let Tian'er go to other main peaks. It's not like he will never come back. Whenever we miss him, we can go see him. Anyway, we can fly around, and it won't take long." Ling Yun's face was filled with emotion.
Unable to smile bitterly, she continued to comfort Hu Mei.
Hu Mei squeaked a few times, her tone full of grievances.
"Sooner or later, the child will have to go out to see the world outside. We are afraid that we cannot stay with Tian'er forever." Ling Yun comforted her gently, then paused and said: "Besides, Tian'er is destined not to be a mortal, and we can't let him accompany us.
Jade covered with dust."
"Zhizhi." Hu Mei reluctantly compromised, but her eyes were filled with reluctance.
"Okay, we will send Tian'er to other main peaks after a while. It just so happens that I have to prepare a few things for Tian'er. I am a little worried about letting him go alone." Ling Yundao said with a smile.
Her charming eyes narrowed slightly, and she happily jumped onto Ling Yun's shoulder, stroking Ling Yun's face with her tail.
"In a month, I should be able to prepare most of the things in one month." Ling Yun added.
Hu Mei could only nod helplessly.
A month passed by in a hurry. During this month, Hu Mei became even better to Ling Tian and was inseparable all day long. There was a trace of reluctance in her eyes from time to time, but it was soon replaced by a deep look of love.
"Tian'er, come here." On this day, Ling Yun called Ling Tian who was playing with Hu Mei outside.
"Well, daddy, what's going on?" Ling Tian jumped up to Ling Yun.
"Tomorrow I will send you to other schools to learn something. Have you thought about what you want to learn?" Ling Yun gently wiped the sweat from Ling Tian's head and said lovingly.
After that day, Ling Yun told Ling Tian about sending him to other main peaks and let Ling Tian make his own decision.
Ling Tian pouted his little mouth, lowered his head, looked at his toes, and said weakly: "Dad, can you not go?"
"No." Ling Yun's face turned solemn.
"Oh, then I want to go to Qingyun Main Peak." Ling Tian said a little aggrievedly.
Ling Yun's expression softened and he asked curiously: "Why do you want to go to Qingyun Main Peak?"
"I heard from Uncle Qingyun and the others that alchemy at Qingyun Peak is the best among the nine main peaks. I want to learn alchemy." Ling Tian's eyes flashed and he said firmly.
Since the last "Heaven and Earth Divine Object" incident, Qingyunzi and others have come to Qingyou Peak to visit Lingyun from time to time.
At first, everyone paid great attention to Ling Tian, the son from heaven. Besides, Ling Tian was lively and smart, and very lovable. Naturally, they told him some things about Qingyun Sect.
However, for some reason, Ling Yun hated the arrival of these people. After a few tempers, everyone in the Qingyun Sect no longer dared to come to Qingyou Peak. Later, they found that there was nothing strange about Ling Tian and concluded that there was nothing strange about him.
There is no "god of heaven and earth", so the importance attached to him has been diminished.
However, what everyone didn't know was that Qingyunzi often stared at Qingyou Peak with a strange look in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Alchemy? Why do you want to learn alchemy? Alchemy is a very boring thing. How can a child like you endure loneliness?" Ling Yun looked curious.
Ling Tian was very active and spent all day playing and joking on Qingyou Peak. Apparently he didn't believe that the active Ling Tian could endure the boredom and loneliness.
"I want to refine a cough-curing elixir for dad." Ling Tian looked serious and said, "Dad, you often cough. Although you always go behind Tian'er's back and think I don't know, in fact I have seen it all."
"Haha, what a good boy." Ling Yun looked pleased and coughed lightly.
"Zhizhi." Hu Mei jumped onto Ling Tian's shoulder at some point. Her expression was a little excited and a little happy, and her eyes looked at Ling Tian even more lovingly.
Ling Yun shook his head, with a hint of sadness in his relief, but disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"What, can't it be done?" Seeing Ling Yun shaking his head, Ling Tian asked in a low voice.
"You can, you can, but you need elixir fire to make elixirs. You don't even have golden elixirs now, how can you have elixir fire?" Ling Yun said with a smile.
"Oh." Ling Tian had a look of dejection on his face. This was not a lie. He really didn't know that making alchemy would have so many requirements.
"But -" Ling Yun saw his dejection and changed his words. He didn't want to dampen the little guy's enthusiasm.
"But what?" Ling Tian grabbed Ling Yun's sleeves and said impatiently.
"Haha, I'm just as impatient as your mother." Ling Yun couldn't help but smile. Seeing Ling Tian's eagerness, he stopped showing off and said, "You can learn the basics of alchemy while practicing. Alchemy is broad and profound, and there is a lot to learn.
After you master some introductory knowledge of alchemy, I guess you won’t be far from the golden elixir stage.”
To be continued...