"There's no need for that, Mistress Natalie..."
A somber voice echoed behind them and they shivered in shock. Turning around, they found the Servant of the Longinus Clan, George Longinus staring at Natalie with a darkened expression on his face.
"Aside from you that only possessed a Pseudo Bloodline Inheritance of our Longinus Clan. Young master, a direct descendant doesn't need such teachings..." George harshly glared at Natalie and the pressure of a Divine Ascendance Realm bored on her, staggering her backward.
Dan's expression flickered and he stood up and supported her from behind. Dan stared at George in incomprehension, why did this old man become so unreasonable and unpredictable? He thought in his mind.
"He can only excel using the techniques of the Longinus Clan, we don't need the teachings of those pagans..." Old George snorted and clapped his hand as the scenery around him and Dan distorted. Within a blink of an eye, Dan found himself standing above a waterfall with Old George beside him.
"Ermm, Mister George...I just arrived, can I take some time to rest and maybe get back to my family..." Dan awkwardly scratched his head, he didn't dare to stare right into his eyes. After all, George was a fabled Divine Ascendance Realm cultivator and someone that could easily turn everything upside down inside this Empire.
Dan didn't understand how a normally subservient servant like him would take everything in his own palms. But no matter how much he wanted to object. He could not do so out of fear.
"Let me explain to young master about his defeat in his fight against his daughter..." Old George gave a light cough and two rocks protruded. Taking a seat, he gestured and Dan did the same.
"The Physical Technique that little Juliet trained in is called the Traversing Seas technique. It is quite a profound technique which contains traces of the Water Laws and subtle traces of the Great Dao of Life. Does the young master knows about the Daos?"
Dan's expression knitted for a moment. As an avid reader of xianxia and wuxia novels, Dan knew about Daos but he wasn't sure if there was any difference between it in this world. Thinking for a moment, he shook his head and denied.
"Of course, the Daos are something that couldn't easily be perceived by anyone if they are not pointed towards it. It would be strange if the young master knows about it..." George leaked a small smile on his face and Dan gave a small smile, albeit wry.
"Okay, let me tell you the tale of the Great Five Daos." Clearing his throat, a clear expression lifted on the old man's face as he continued, "The Great Five Daos are composed of the following Grand Daos. Space, Time, Life, Death, and Intent."
"These five Great Daos are elusive and it is considered impossible for someone to completely comprehend their mysteries. However, some parts could definitely be comprehended and once a cultivator did so. Their battle prowess would exceed those of the same rank and they would basically be a carp that leaped through the dragon's gate..."
"However, the occurrences of such miracles are scarce and most cultivators only settled for the Upper Daos, such as the Dao of Light, Darkness, Lightning and more..."
"The number of Daos in the world couldn't be counted by anyone and the Dao exists everywhere. It is only a matter of belief whether a Dao could form or not. Heck, there's even the Dao of Brick that the Great Human Emperor created in ancient times..."
"Meaning, as long as a cultivator has enough determination and beliefs. They could pave their own path instead of relying on others. That's how a cultivator should be..."
"Free, without any restraints and worries. That's the ultimate life that everyone strives for..."
George's eyes flashed in a light of brilliance. But when he glanced at Dan, it slightly dimmed as he sighed, "But you, young master..."
Dan knitted his eyebrows, his body couldn't help but tremble and his breathing, hastened along with it. Perhaps, Did I do something wrong to irk this old man? Dan shook his head after he went over his memories.
"You actually let yourself be shackled with mortal affairs and even got a daughter!" George expressed his disappointment over Dan's life choices. At first, Dan was a free man. But now that he had Juliet and Natalie, Dan had to move in accordance with their safety and they could also be his weakness in crucial times.
Dan lifted his head and stared right into George's eyes, "Mister George, why are you scolding me for that? Have you ever experienced falling in love?"
"Ugh..." George almost spat a mouthful of saliva as he sharply exhaled. As someone who cultivated on the path of demonic cultivation. George always had a chilly air surrounding his body and paired with his introvert attitude, interested women could never approach him and he never even cared in the first place.
Back at those times, George only focused on cultivation and his world almost collapsed when he realized that hard work wasn't enough on the path of martial cultivation. One also needed destiny, else one will never succeed.
Now that he was an old bag of bones, who would still accept him? Even the silhouette that he was familiar at that day and whom he mercilessly denied will never accept him once more...
His eyes turned slightly melancholic and Dan could feel the cold sensation that wafted out from George's body. It was obvious that George was undergoing an intense emotional upheaval. And Dan was the one to blame for that.
"Haaah..." George sighed before saying, "Forget what I said, Let's just continue on our discussion about the Dao..." George started talking and explained the logic and reasoning behind the Dao that governed everything under the heavens. Though he looked enthusiastic, the tone that he used couldn't compare to before.
"In summarization, the young master shouldn't underestimate himself in the first place. Remember, you possess a Noble Bloodline Inheritance, a solid cultivation foundation, a Divine Art, a Heaven Grade Defensive Artifact and countless offensive artifact!"
"What the young master lacks is the technique necessary to efficiently utilize all of these advantages for the young master's own!" George proudly declared and a gleam of excitement shone in Dan's eyes as his breathing turned into ragged pants.
"Then..."
"Mister George, you..."
"You're going to teach me?"
Dan abruptly stood up like an excited student that met a prodigy. With shining lights within his eyes, George lightly chuckled and said, "Look at you, looking all excited and stuff, I still haven't told you what I am going to do with you..."
"Okay, then tell me now, what should I do?" Dan urged him as Dan continuously shook like a trembling leaf.
George pointed on the thin stream of water where they stood. Dan followed his finger and moved closer to the edge and suddenly sucked a breath of fresh air.
The stream of water looked thin but when they pooled together at the edge, they looked enormous and the water that they deposited down could surely crush anyone under it.
"Wait, this kind of development...Could it be that..." Dan had a premonition inside his mind. However, he anticipated such development, after all, that kind of training wasn't as exhausting and a hassle such as running towards a mountain peak.
"Indeed, that's right! I will have you stay under that waterfall and you should endure at least ten minutes, under it!" George clapped his hands with a smile on his face. Dan's expression brightened, 'Just ten minutes? It looks like I can pass this without any hitch...' He thought in his mind.
"So, how about it, young master? Shall we start now?" George wore a strange expression and an ambiguous smile decorated his face. The excited Dan that didn't know anything about the old man's schemes hurriedly followed him like an obedient pupil.
In the next instant, Dan stripped his clothes off and he found himself standing above a boulder and per George's instructions. Sat cross-legged above it.
"Endure it for ten minutes, okay?" George cheered at him from a distance as a confident smile lifted on Dan's face.
Feeling the sensation of the waterfall striking his back and the coldness of the water. Dan gauged that he could easily withstand ten minutes under it. Heck, he could even withstand an hour if he wanted to.
At the distance, George stared at Dan's smiling figure and couldn't help but shake his head as his small smile turned vicious. Pointing up in the air, he shouted.
"Blessing of the Lightning God: God's Thunderous Punishment!"
BOOM!
A bolt of dark lightning descended from the skies and struck the waterfall. Followed by a miserable shriek which disturbed even those gods at the high heavens itself.