After a few seconds of awkward silence between the Kurishima Family, a maniac laughter was suddenly heard.
"Hahahahaha!"
After more than 40 seconds of laughing, Seijou couldn't take it anymore and asked his father.
"Dad, are you okay?"
"You brat! You've broken through the 5th stage of Awakening realm already?" His father asked him with a smile on his face.
Seijou looked at his father and where he punched earlier. He was shocked to see that there was no damage on his father at all. He didn't even leave a scratch on his robe.
"Wait.....5th stage?" Seijou looked at his father and asked strangely.
"You don't even know?! I will beat you up right now! You're ruining my good mood!" His father shouted at him but stood on the same place.
Seijou knew that his father's happiness won over his anger.
Heaving a sigh of relief, he was suddenly confused on how he broke through 2 stages. But after remembering the description on the book, he deduced some things.
"I think I really can reach the Earth realm before the outer disciples tournament and made my parents proud for once." Seijou thought to himself as he set his resolve and promised.
"See, I didn't let you down mom, dad, did I? Hahahaahha"
"Of course you didn't." Seijou's mom came beside him and patted his head.
"Humph! Humph! Just a mere 5th stage and you're already boasting?" His father looked up and down on his son as if examining him.
"Continue training and participate on the upcoming tournament. There will be full of geniuses this time around. Make sure not to embarass me!" His father continued.
"But of course, this handsome young man with an immense talent won't let you down." Seijou said in a happy mood.
"By the way, you need to apologize to that missy you peeked at." His father reminded him.
"Eh?.......What do you mean?"
"Didn't I just say to you? Apologize to her!" His father shouted at him. "But I don't think those 8 bastards won't let you off easily."
.....
The next morning.
After training as usual, Seijou once again went by the lake to continue cultivating.
Today, he only cultivated for no more than 2 hours when he heard some leaves rustling close to him.
Seijou opened his eyes and saw an old man with a ethereal almost sage like aura looking at him. Being stared at like that, he felt like he was naked in front of the man.
"Master?" Seijou looked at him and immediately stood up and bowed towards him.
"Don't rush trying to break through. You need to balance your strength on your current level."
"Remember, the basics is the most important aspect in training or cultivating. Comprehend your strength fully, learn about it and get used to it." The old man with a white hair and beard said to him while his robes flutteted in the wind eventually disappearing.
Seijou looked at where his master once was and took his words to heart. After learning the might of the book, he never underestimated nor despised this old guy again.
"Have I been too impatient?" Seijou asked himself as he picked up his book and put it in his bag.
After some time contemplating about things, Seijou decided to train by hunting or killing beasts.
He was only 15 and didn't see much of the world yet. He was not accustomed to seeing bloody and gore situations, so he decided to use this opportunity to train his will, as well as his strength. He was so confident about doing this because he knew that his master will show up if he was in danger or in need of help, where he witnessed it earlier.
Seijou decided to head to Tianxi Mountains after preparing because he has no proper equipment for hunting beasts right now. He also needs to inform his master and ask him for guidance.
After walking out of the forest, Seijou stumbled upon the genius of the clan. The girl that knocked him out and leave him with a rather ugly scar on his chest.
Her name was Miyuki, a 15 year old girl who was an inner disciple of the sect. She had great talents and powerful fighting prowess on her young age making her the 100th person on the law rankings. Even though she was considered a genius, there are still many people older than her who are more powerful.
As their eyes met, Seijou looked at her with a mocking expression while she was looking at him angrily while a hint of blushness can be seen from her ears.
Noticing the situation, the guy beside Miyuki raised his eyebrow and looked at Seijou with a disgusted expression.
Seijou noticed the look on the guy's face and shouted at him. "Hey brat, why are you looking at me like that? Could it be that you have fallen in love with me? But I don't like men so you don't have a chance. Go now, go, I need to talk to young miss here. Eh? What is that smell? Is that you? You smell like crap. Just by standing you definitely can ward off evil."
Shocked by the vulgar words coming out from Seijou's mouth, he tried his best not to puke out blood as he stared at him angrily.
"You.....you..."
"Me? Wh--wh-what about me? Wanna bite? Wanna bite?" Seijou mocked him while laughing.
"I will definitely make you pay!" The guy said as he shouted angrily.
"Pay about what? About you smelling like sh*t? Then why is young miss here covering her nose the entire time?" Seijou said to him.
"Eh?" The guy looked at Miyuki and immediately thought that he was tricked.
He raised his hand and a powerful surge of qi gathered around his palms.
"Let's go senior." Miyuki looked at Seijou while her expression turned frosty.
Miyuki and their senior turned around and walked away.
"Such a scoundrel." A man whispered to the side.
"He's so vulgar."
"I wonder why he was the Great Guardian's son."
"Isn't he embarassed about tainting his father's name?"
A group of hushed voices sounded throughout the road.
Seijou acted like he didn't hear any of them and kept a smile on his face. He then walked towards their house.
...
Noon.
The afternoon sun bathed the buildings within the Golden Valley sect a golden hue. The faint sizzle that can be heard when a droplet of water drops from the ground shows how hot the weather today is.
After eating his fill, Seijou said to his mother that he will come look for someone but didn't say who. At first, his mother was surprised because he really don't have a friend because of his mouth as well as his bad reputation.
Nobody really knew the relationship between him and his master. Some don't even know that there was an old man living on the mountains on a cottage. Only the higher-ups know about this, including his father.
After talking to his mother, Seijou proceeded to the mountains where the river was. The scenery here was gorgeous and the hot temperature dropped because of the fresh air and atmosphere.
There was also a slight turbulence of qi hidden on the mountain.
Seijou made his way and saw a simple cottage made out of wood and the leaves was used for the roof. He made his way and knocked carefully on he door.
"Master?" Seijou asked if someone was inside.
After a while, an old man opened the door as the turbulent qi stopped.
"What do you need?" The old man asked and looked at him calmly.
"Actually... I decided to train myself by slaying wild beasts on Tianxi Mountains, so I thought I'd say this to you." Seijou replied.
"That's good, but your cultivation and strength is lacking to head to Tianxi Mountains alone. You atleast need to be at the Earth Plane before going." The old man rubbed his long beard that was tied. "Well how about this... I know a place where you can find weaker wild beasts. It is also a mountain and it's closer." He continued.
"Where is that master?" Seijou asked curiously.
"I'll take you there but I won't assist you. You need to rely on yourself. After I leave you there, I will be back in a month to take you back. But not for now. Train harder and come look for me here tomorrow before you start your training. You will now officially train here for the next few years, got that?" The old man said coolly.
"Yes master." Seijou bowed deeply.
"Stay here for now and try to stabilize your strength."
Seijou stayed in the area where his master's hut was doing punches and kicks. He would occassionaly meditate and abosrb the qi where he guided it to his dantian.
After practicing until the sky turned dark, Seijou returned home and immediately fell asleep.