Pov switch FPP.
My Name is Maria. I am the 3rd daughter of a big clan in the Southern desert.
My Clan is big and controls 5 oasis in that place. Which shows that we had power and control a lot of lives.
Why am I here in this place as a refugee. There is a reason to this.
As always I was sitting at home practicing my Cultivation.
I'm at the spirit formation realm.
Reaching this realm before 18 was quite a talent in my place. I was adored by my Clan and hailed as a prodigy but there were other clans that were not happy with it.
It was surerity that they hated our clan having a lot of powerhouses.
Even our elder has reached a high realm. They have reach core formation realm 9th layer and could reach the core condensation realm soon.
The clan had my father was more absurd powerhouse reaching Core condensation realm 2nd layer.
The other clans should be jealous.
So the other clan joined hand and raided our clan there were several 1st layer Core condensation realm cultivators ganging up on our clan.
Our clan depended couldn't keep up. So I was asked to take my twin little sister and run to the East to another land.
My Clan sacrificed itself and My mother and my brother were killed in the process. Being the last successor with my sister we had to run.
We ran and ran. Many other guard chased us on their mount but luckily we met a kind merchant and got out safely. The merchant left us before Sect ground.
If we joined a sect we could survive well so I waited for months and took the entrance exam.
But we had no luck on this place as we were deemed talentless for this sect.
It wasn't me that was deemed talentless but my sister.
Without my sister I couldn't go in as she was my only thing that was. motivating me to fight on.
Seeing my small sister. I tried to leave the place with her .
we thank the merchant for taking care of us.
The Merchant said why he helped us is because it made him remembered about his time when he was a survivor of war scrambling to survive.
I thanked him and we went more toward the east.
We reached a town but we were not granted entry.
They told us that if we want to come in we had to come in as workers.
I could go in and work in the town but I couldn't leave my sister alone in the wilderness.
The guards would hand our rations at times.
But Today when in the line I was pushed out of the line. Reaching this place We were hungry. I could survive without food but my sister could not she was still small and only started reading her body to 2nd layer. She was eight but she would never cry.
She would always ask
" Big sister when will Mom and Dad come to us.!?"
Hearing her question I would internally sob
but held back my tears and say one word which would always keep her smile and sleep
" Soon..Soon."
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Today is the second Day we've arrived .
I went up to the guards to ask for food but they said that there was no food today.
I looked at them and could only sigh. I could not show anger towards them as I know that it is not them who provide but the rich people or clans inside.
I walked to the side and sat down like all the other people like beggars awaiting for some kind soul to drop something to her bowl. As she sat down and looked at the bowl she sigh and though to herself.
'Sigh..How will We survive like this.?'
*Clang..
I look down and saw a stone. I know that this is no ordinary stone but it was like a diamond yet blue colour inside with a hint of white.
It is a spirit stone. Even In my Clan it is very rare to own this stone and yet someone just donated one to her. Was it just luck..!
I got curious as to who was the one who was so kind to donate this.
I stood up and realize that there was no one and I saw a man walking in front with the stone in my hand I walked up to him to ask if he was the one who donated it.
I ran up to him to catch up to him but then he suddenly turned around and I saw him.. He was nothing special...His face was average or low than average and his heigh was not too tall but still acceptable. But there was that inexplicable feeling of pressure when you see him.
He look at my direction and to the spirit stone in my hand.
He furrowed his brow.
And then magically another spirit stone came out and was throw towards me and then I heard him say.
" Live well.."
When I heard his words. As if all the cogs were unlocked I started crying.
I now realize that why I did not cry when my family, friends were killed and I had to run with my little sister to faraway land. She did not show that she felt helpless inside but now when she heard these words. It was as if someone had pulled her out of the dark cruel abyss and shone her the light.
I had truly became weak for these moment but this favour has truly lifted me back to my past pride and confidence that I had.
' Thank you.'
I look up to see up to the person again but he had long entered the gate and reached the other end.
I was thankful to him. I looked around and saw that people started surrounding me with greed and jealousy in their eyes but they dare not approach and snatch it.
I would hear some other refugees asking one but I refused and warned them.
" Don't you dare come near me.!?"
The others watched this and felt the pressure coming from me and moved away.
" So she was a cultivator, Damn such bad luck."
" That person may have seen this and calculated this."
" Tsk.. Cultivators are truly cruel creatures."
I heard them discussing about him but I just ignored them and moved back to where my sister is.
" Big sister, You're back."
I looked at the small girl who stood up from the ground and ran up to me.
" I'm back Anne. Look what I've brought."
I take out two spirit stones and show it to the eight year old girl.
" Big sister, Wow what are these..They are shining.!"
I explained a bit and said that
"....These can help you break through spirit reinforcement realm easily."
I told her this she was excited at this thought because whenever she had a breakthrough to a layer she would be praised by her family which would make her happy.
" With the Mom and Daddy will praise me very highly...Ever uncle will have to treat me sweets everyday for this."
Anne was fantasizing about what would happen when she reached spirit reinforcement realm..
I look at this and a smile formed on me but my heart was bleeding.
" Okay Anne try absorbing its energy and push it towards you abdomen. Don't worry about circulating it. The energy in these are so pure that it would not hurt even a bit but will feel very comfortable."
I knew how it feels as I have studied and use a Low level spirit stone which was 5 times small than this.
So she had her suspicions.
Anne sucked up the energy and slowly thing started changing around her.
2 Hours passed and Anne opened her eyes. As soon as she opened her eyes She froze her surroundings.
The freezing was slow but it kept spreading. I saw this and panicked.
Something is wrong here.
Why can't she stop this freezing.
This phenomenon continued for 2 minutes and finally ceased.
About ten meters of our surroundings were frozen.
My mouth twitched.
I had confusion written all over my face.
I saw my little sister sitting down as eating the frozen ice with satisfaction in her eyes.
I look at the other stone in my hand and hid it.
If this child goes angry will this child freeze the whole world.?
My imagination sure has been wild today just because of meeting that man. I need to find that Master.
" Big sister, This ice is sweet you should try it."
I heard this and I couldn't stop thinking
' Is it for real or just a dream.'
" Big sister..."
" Okay.."
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