Vol 2 Chapter 10 (1/2)

Book 2 - Fame Spreads

Chapter 10 - The Library

With a gloomy face and an anxious heart, He Yiming walked out of the underground training room.

Ever since his fortuitous encounter in the lake, this was the first time he’d felt such indecisiveness and loss.

At this moment, that askew disdainful gaze and that extreme confidence seemed to have completely disappeared, and the future seemed to be indistinct and despairing.

If one possesses a certain strength and is habitual of using it, when this strength is suddenly taken away from him, the shock it imparts is simply incomparable.

In any case, He Yiming was still a fifteen year old youngster. Although his strength already stood at the peak of the Tai Cang county, to this day, he’d never felt too satisfied with it.

However, the truth is cruel. When he discovered that he couldn’t use his special body to break through anymore, the intense disappointment he felt could cause anyone to sink in despair.

At this moment, he once again seemed to have turned into a fifteen year old youngster, who had no confidence regarding his future at all.

He left his courtyard and strolled around- unsure of where his future path lied.

Unwittingly, he arrived before a courtyard. Faintly startled, he discovered that he’d arrived outside the Book Pavilion’s courtyard.

He bitterly smiled inwardly. So, even subconsciously, he felt unresigned.

However, he knew that before finding out the crux of the problem, regardless of how many more techniques he cultivated, he would not be able to make the breakthrough.

“How are you, Yiming?” A familiar voice came from his back.

He Yiming faintly started before thinking how could he hear this voice here?

Turning around, he astoundedly asked, “Eldest uncle, how come you’re here?”

He Quanxin arrogantly laughed and said, “You tell me.”

Although his mind was thoughts were somewhat clouded, He Yiming had not lost his spiritual sense. After a few careful glances, his eyes slightly brightened as he said, “Congratulations eldest uncle, on attaining the peak, tenth layer.”

He Quanxin heartily laughed, unable to hide how proud he felt. However, his happiness only lived for a few moments until he discovered that He Yiming before him seemed quite different than as always.

If one were to say that He Yiming usually seemed full of liveliness and confidence, today, he seemed quite listless, not far from resembling a stray dog.

The immensity of these two changes were completely out of He Quanxin’s imagination. He could never have thought that in merely half a year, he would successfully cross the bottleneck of the ninth layer, and on the other hand, He Yiming would lose so much confidence and become so listless.

His chest tightened. He knew that for a cultivator habitual of continuous successes, how catastrophic a loss of confidence could be.

“Yiming, has something happened in the family?”

“No,” He Yiming thought for a bit. He himself didn’t know for sure as he’d spent all of the last six months in his training room and had not been involved in other affairs.

He Quanxin lowered his voice, “Then, did you run into some trouble while cultivating?”

He Yiming hesitated a bit before nodding.

“What trouble? Can you discuss with me?” He Quanxin slowly said.

Currently, he stood at the tenth layer of Internal Energy. His confidence had increased by hundred folds compared to past. Regardless of what troubles He Yiming had, he felt confident to give a few pointers.

He Yiming’s face revealed a bitter smile. He was not looking down on his eldest uncle at all, rather the trouble he’d encountered was such that there might not be a single individual under the heavens who could guide him.

He Yiming shook his head and declined. Although his tone was soft, it contained resolute rejection.

He Quanxin didn’t feel anger, but a headache. Although this nephew of his is a peerless genius, but also extremely obstinate- regarding cultivation in particular. He’d always tried to work his way around by himself and had never consulted any elder of the family.

Being confident was quite good, but being excessively obstinate was not.

However, he’d no way of insisting He Yiming.

After thinking for a while, his gaze turned towards the Book Pavilion as he suddenly said, “Yiming, although training hard is a must, sometimes, reading the accounts of our senior’s experiences is also quite beneficial. If you’ve encountered some trouble in your cultivation and can’t make up your mind, why don’t you check some of these books?”

He Yiming’s eyes brightened a bit. His eldest uncle’s words had merit. If there were accounts of Xiantian realm seniors and they contained information regarding how they break through into the Xiantian realm, it might prove beneficial to the current him.

He Yiming turned his head and went in, but immediately stopped afterwards.

“Eldest uncle, if I remember correctly, there are no such books in the Book Pavilion?”

Indeed. Although he’d not visited the Book Pavilion too many times, all the scriptures inside had already been browsed by him.