Five years earlier Xin's grandpa passed away and asked him to guard his tomb and open it five years later.
He couldn't help remember how many times his body was tortured after he got the inheritance. Eventhough he surpassed his body limits.
When we are doing the actual work, if it's a boring work, we feel that time is moving slow; if it's an interesting work, we still don't know how the day was over so fast. It's really interesting how wonderful it is!
These are one of wonders of all living beings.
Early morning at dawn..
Xin got up early, washed up then wore clean clothes. He came where his granpa was buried. He knelt down, kowtowed seven times. Burned incense stick made of dead leaves and some medicinal herbs.
After finishing the rituals, he got up and then dug out the coffin buried with shovel.
It took a total of thirty minutes.
He paid homage again then opened the coffin.
In his heart, he was expecting something like inheritance or some medicinal herb. He feels that now without these medicines, he would die and couldn't endure the training. So he feels grateful to inheritances he got and realizes the importance of medicinal herbs on the road of martial world.
When he opened the coffin, he was so shocked to see that there was not even a hair of his grandpa's body.
There lay a compass next to it was a jade.
The compass is shining like a sun, giving a cold aura which makes one feel a sense of death.
Xin was so stunned that he couldn't move for a while and tears started to flow from his eyes. He felt his body so weak and fell down.
The other masters who were drinking wine, playing chess, were stunned by Xin's sorrowful disturbance and looked at each other then sighed.
It seems that this young kid need to temper his emotions, otherwise how they expect him to be their inheritor.
By their curiosity, they all came near Xin and interested what has made him weak and crying.
The curiosity of these immortals are never to be underestimated.
They came near the coffin and saw what was inside.
Same as Xin, they were shocked. Only the old soul was calm. He expected that this would happen five years later when he heard his grandpa asked him to bury and open it five years later.
A lot of people in immortal world, they do these kinds of things when they were about to pass away and ask their trustworthy disciple or family to guard and open it after some years. Some take ten years, some take fifteen years.
It's not an exaggeration!
One of the most surprising thing is that these old people never talked for long time and they kept staring at the compass. They have never seen such a weird compass.
The old alchemists Bu Zhan kept staring at the compass for long time and finally exclaimed with shock:
"It is that legendary compass!"
The others who were still immersed in it and was awakened by his shocked expression.
"Old Bu, do you know that compass?"
"Yes, it is -"
At this time, Old Bu's word were interrupted by a scream.
"Ahh, Senior Bu, do you know that compass? Can you tell me what's the function of it?" Xin woke up after Old Bu exclaimed with shock and he seemed to know that compass.
Old Bu looked at him weirdly and his thoughts were damaged and asked him: "How long have you known your grandpa?"
"I have know him for five years. Grandpa taught me medicine, alchemy and talisman in those five years." Xin politely replied.
"Other than that did he say anything about his name or life experience?"
"No, grandpa didn't say anything about his affairs. He always looked in a direction where wind blows."
"Its really weird." Old Bu muttered himself.
"Forget it."
"Old Bu, why are you asking such weird questions?" Zu Bao asked him in a questioning tone.
"Yes, yes, Old Bu, today if you don't give us an explanation you will be smashed." All old fella's chirped in, making old Bu frown and sighed.
"Have you all noticed the compass strangeness?"
All of them looked at the compass for long time and sighed: "Yes, we notice the strangeness but what does this strangeness have to do with it?"
"You all have lived for so long and you even can't remember the legends?" Old Bu humphed coldly at them.
He was always tortured by these old fella's making him feel grudgeful. Now when they asked him what use of this compass is, he humphed coldly giving them only a hint.
Now he feels like a lord and feels satisfied after venting his grudge.
"Y...o....u m.m...ee...aaaa.....nnn that compass of Senior Old turtle?" Xu shi exclaimed in shock after a long time thinking about legends and looked at old Bu as if understanding something.
All the old fella's looked at Old Bu and Xin carefully up and down with their eyes.
"Hmph, now you all understand why I asked those questions?" Old Bu looked at them satisfactorily.
"If not, why would I waste asking those questions?"
"Senior Bu, you mean this compass is the compass for going into that certain sea?"
At this moment Xin understood the heaviness of this compass, if it is known to the outside world, who knows when the bloodshed will start so he must hide this compass carefully.
"Yes, it is this compass. I don't know whether your grandpa is the friend of that Old Senior or Old senior turtle or his descendant or his personal bodyguard or his trustworthy friend."
"To be honest we even don't know whether he is married or not, but the records stated he is not married. So I don't dare judge your grandpa."
Xin felt something is really weird and thinking that his grandpa hid so many secrets. Hmph, one day I will go to the Netherworld and smash grandpa make him spill all secrets. He secretly said in his heart.
"Senior Bu, do you the name of that certain sea?" Xin asked
All of the old souls looked at him carefully. Even though they know certain legends, lived for long time, they know a lot but there are certain taboo's that they don't dare touch.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that your strength has not reached the point for you to know. Plus knowing more will bring you disasters, so it's better to avoid it. When times comes, we will naturally tell you. For now just concentrate on cultivation." Old Bu sighed and said somewhat regretfully.
"Thank you Seniors." Xin happily thanked them and it took few minutes to digest all the information.
They all looked at him surprisingly to his sudden change.