Chapter 683 - The Nailhead Seven Arrows Book (2/2)

Shen Lian said, ”Duly noted. Do you still want to go back?”

Fuhao answered, ”I want to go back and visit my mother.”

After finishing her sentence, Shen Lian appeared in front of her. However, there was also a Shen Lian who was sitting in the lotus position behind the beads curtain. Shen Lian smiled and said, ”I need to go to the north to sort something out. Why don't you follow me? After that, I will bring you to your mother.”

Fuhao hesitated for a moment but agreed eventually. She was actually delighted. No one in the Netherworld could resist the idea of being around Shen Lian.

The common saying, 'When a man attains the Dao, even his pets ascend to heaven' was indeed true. One would learn so much by just being around Shen Lian. Furthermore, Fuhao deeply admired Shen Lian and had no reason to turn him down.

But of course, she was fully aware that the Shen Lian in front of her was just an incarnation of her Celestial Teacher.

Shen Lian's incarnation did not have much mana but it was still in the right state. Many deities could sense his presence as he took Fuhao out for a trip. The deities put their affairs aside and greeted him.

Shen Lian did not respond to them one by one. He took Fuhao and disappeared in the sky.

They headed north and after crossing the borders of Xia Kingdom, (they passed by the tribe is it) it was the tribes of the north. This was the territory of the barbaric tribe and it was filled with endless grasslands and mountain ranges.

The sky was blue, the wilderness was vast. The grassland was not filled with cattles and sheep but instead was brimming with groups of demon beasts. The North was different from other regions. The populations of demon beasts were high and they all had great strength. It was said that they all had mixed-blood. The Barbaric Tribe was indeed powerful to be able to survive for so many generations.

The border guard of the Xia Kingdom could easily block the Barbaric Tribe so that they would not be a threat to the Xia Kingdom. The commander of the border guards was Emperor Xia's one and only son. He was highly cultivated but was not beyond Shen Lian. He also did not lead the troops to attack the Zhou nation after the fall of Emperor Xia.

Shen Lian did not head north to look for Emperor Xia's son. Besides, he was not a ruthless man who would spare no one.

The barbaric tribe had never been unified but there were several bigger tribes that formed their own nations. Among them, the biggest country was the Chong nation.

The monarch of the Chong nation was honored as Chong Hou by Emperor Xia. They were one of the very few barbaric nations recognized by Emperor Xia. As 'Chong Hou' was a title awarded by Emperor Xia, the monarch decided to use 'Chonghou' as his family name.

The Chong nation was thriving but there were still conflicts within the inner circle. The conflict was related to the two very talented young monarchs.

The monarch of the Chong nation had two sons. The first son was taken in as a disciple by a celestial the moment he was born. It was said that he was the reincarnation of a proud tiger demon of the wild. Thus, the monarch named his eldest son as Chonghou Hu with the hopes of making him the monarch of the Chong nation.

Soon, the monarch had a second son that had a divine vision when he was born and a black tiger birthmark on his body. As the eldest was named Chonghou Hu, the monarch could not reuse the same name for his second son. Thus, the monarch had the idea of naming the younger son as Chonghou Heihu. To make it easier for the barbaric tribe, the second son was referred to as Chong Heihu.

Chonghou Hu was indeed the reincarnation of the tiger demon. By the age of ten, he was already the first warrior of the country. On top of that, he was proficient in celestial methods and many powerful beasts were not worthy as his opponent.

However, Chonghou Hu had never liked his brother Chong Heihu. He made several attempts to harm him but Chong Heihu was protected by protective barriers of divine light. Whenever he tried to torment his brother, the divine light would surface and injure Chonghou Hu.

Chong Heihu was able to protect himself against his brother but he was never as skillful as his brother. Thus, his days were not easy. However, Chong Heihu was cheerful and treated people well, and many fellow citizens were more than willing to serve for him. Chonghou Hu was extremely jealous and took revenge on those people.

Chong Heihu was saddened by this and was very helpless as his protective barriers divine light could only protect him.

As the monarch aged, the battle between the two sons became increasingly fierce. All Chong Heihu could do was to defend and his life was becoming increasingly difficult.

One day, he was feeling depressed and decided to go on a hunt with some other men.