Chapter 54 The Challenge (2/2)

Power was the absolute truth.

Three of them did not even have a chance to decide on something as insignificant as the accompanying music.

At the same time, the three of them decided not to attempt going against his will.

The heart of Dao, while endangered, it was not for fear but caution.

If one lost the heart, regardless of whether it was about learning Kung Fu or Celestialism, one could only give up the forest for a tree.

If Shen Lian did not have the determination to seek for the road to immortality, why would he leave the Shen family where he could easily attain wealth and peace? Would it not be better?

His previous behavior, while extremely rude and seemingly a death wish, he only did it to fulfill his wish.

At the same time, just as he said, the opponent was a predator and he was merely a prey.

Their differences were like heaven and earth. If the owner were to give him a hard time, he would never be able to run away from it. It was then better to behave unexpectedly and try to understand the opponent's real intention.

”I like what you just said. The two of you are just ordinary people. You can leave now. The boy will stay.”

He waved his hand, sending Xiao Zhu and Kuhui away to somewhere unknown. It was as if they were riding on the wind.

Inside the arbor, there were only the owner and Shen Lian left.

”I owed someone a favor years ago and he asked me to teach you swordcraft. It was not as easy as that, so I need to test you out. For the other two, well, it was destiny. If any of you three passes my challenge, I will teach all of you swordcraft. If you do not pass, it is even better as I can have a laugh at that guy who wasted his favor.”

The owner let out a cold laugh as if he did not quite like the guy who used his favor for Shen Lian.

”Can I refuse to learn?” Shen Lian laughed.

”Boy, not everything is up to you. If you want to be the master of your own fate, you are still far from it,” the owner replied in a disdained manner.

”Please teach me now so we would not waste each other's time.” Shen Lian looked at the owner without fear.

”Do you think my swordcraft is something so easy? Even if you scrape the surface of it, you will be able to stay safe before you reach longevity. I was just testing your guts. If you do not even possess courage, you will only be a ghoul keeper.” He started coughing again.

”You do not look too well yourself. I can tell you are sick.”

”What do you know? Nine out of ten of the cultivators in Daoism wish they could have my disease. The human world is filthy, only us who have stepped into the clean state will not be able to adapt to the environment. Each breathing in of the filth is extremely uncomfortable. You are rather talented. Regardless of which path you choose, it is not going to be too hard for you to reach the state. However, you might not be able to reach even my heel by the end if your life.”

When the owner said it, he did not sound particularly full of himself. It was natural.

Shen Lian thought in his head, 'Given that he talks big, he must be famous in the world of Celestialism. I wonder who could have asked him to teach me swordcraft. Could it be the Xin father-daughter?'

He did not know anyone in the celestial world, and he also had no idea how powerful the person in front of him was. He was also clueless about the capability of Xin Shisiniang's father-daughter.

”Given that I have no choice, please continue with the challenge.” Shen Lian smiled.

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It was a small hill thirty miles away from Shang Jia Bao, the Shang's Fort.

The Gobi trio was at the foothills. Xiao Zhu and Kuhui were not far from each other.

Xiao Zhu asked coldly, ”Master Kuhui, you have met people from all walks of life, do you know who the guy is?”

Kuhui replied, ”Lady Xiao, your family is a branch of the northern sea Flying Celestial Island. You should know this better than us.”

”You manage to find out even that information. It seems like you are really seeking the path of Celestialism. I do not understand what is so great about it. Even on Flying Celestial Island, no one has achieved immortality.”In this case, it is an expression Chinese use to describe 'a person with potential (to grow, like a seed)'.