Northern fort, Tang nation.
Inside a castle, a little girl was currently chasing a little white tiger. She chuckled and kept following the tiger. Even though she could not catch up to the white tiger, she seemed to enjoy chasing her.
" Little Xiuying, it's breakfast time. Come join us." Tang Mie lien spoke from inside her office.
" Little Witty, you hear that. Come, we are late for breakfast." The little girl said.
Then the little white tiger came obediently beside her. She then picked her up and walked toward Mie lien's room.
After breakfast, the girl started chasing the white tiger again.
" The girl is always so energetic. But, the castle becomes messier. She reminds me of my childhood." Mie lien said with a smile while looking at her.
" Elder sister, I think your mother would be happy if she knew of her. I got another letter from her. This will be the 4th letter she sends to you. " Cong'er gave her a letter.
Mie lien read it and sighed heavily.
" Cong'er, I will leave for the palace tomorrow. And you will manage this place until I return." Mie lien told her.
Cong'er nodded at her.
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The Evergreen planet
Joey was currently riding a boat flowing down the stream of a river. He sat crossed-legged and observed the water in the river. It had been two weeks since he had left the bamboo and started this journey.
Then he reached a region full of lotuses. He saw a golden lotus fruit at the center of the river.
" That is a 10,000 years golden lotus fruit. It is about to mature within a month." He murmured and started sailing the boat toward it.
The river remained so calm and at the next moment, something attacked him. He quickly jumped out of the boat and ran toward the river bank. Even though he could not use essence qi, due to his physical training with more than 50,000 kg weight, after removing the extra weight he could practically walk or run on the water.
After he reached the river bank, he looked at the thing that attacked him. It also approached him.
" So, it is an eight-headed snake monster also a late-stage lvl 4 beast. It needs the seeds of the lotus fruit to evolve and become Xiangliu. Wow, all its heads have eight different colors and from neck to tail with the stripes of all the eight colors. " He murmured.
( Xiangliu was a venomous nine-headed snake monster that brought floods and destruction in Chinese mythology. It resembled the hydra with each head on a separate neck.)
It roared at him. Then, multiple bullets made from water elemental essence qi shot at him. He quickly dodged them. But the monster kept attacking him.
Joey then ran quickly and stood before the lotus fruit.
" Stop. Or I will crush it." Joey shouted at him and put his hand on it.
The snake monster saw him holding the lotus flower. It was an intelligent beast. So, it understood him. It stood still while looking at the lotus and him.
" Judging by the vitality in your body, you just have at most four years to live. So, you need this lotus fruit to break through and prolong your lifespan." He spoke.
He saw despair in its eyes.
" Let's make a deal. I will give some of these seeds and also help your breakthrough. But, first, you must become my ' Naga Astra'. Becoming my 'Naga Astra' never means that you will follow me all the time. I will summon you when I need you. Other than that you have your total freedom. Also, I will help your future breakthrough too. I am also an alchemist. If you agree then nod your heads once. Otherwise, I will destroy this." Joey explained and threatened him at the same time. ( Astra means weapon)
The snake nodded its eight heads all at once.
Then Joey started chanting a mantra and made multiple hand seals with his hands. A snake-shaped seal was formed in his palm. Then, he threw it at the snake.
" Don't resist." Joey forewarned.
The seal entered one of the heads and spread inside every part of its body.
The snake hissed sharply. The bright light emitted from all around its body.
At the same time, Joey chanted a mantra. Afterward, the snake turned into a multi-color arrow in the shape of its original body.
" Come here, my 'Naga Astra', " Joey shouted.
The arrow disappeared and appeared in his hand. Then, he checked the arrow.
" It's beautiful. " He said. Then he fondled it with his other hand slowly. He could feel the faint beating of heart from the arrow.
" Master called it the living arrow. So, it is true." He said to himself.
He then chanted another mantra. Then it disappeared and appeared in its previous position. Afterward, it changed back to its original form.
" Alright, you can go back. I will stay here until your breakthrough." He said.
The snake looked at him meaningfully and entered the water.
" Master says that I can unseal the first leaf now to cultivate my qi once a day."
Then he chanted a mantra. One of the 10 leaves of the lotus tattoo on his forehead became invisible. Then, 1/10th of his previous essence qi returned.
Joey then sat in the lotus position and started chanting the ' Heavenly Corruption mantra'.
''ISWAR-NA MEE SHAM-MIE "
" ISWAR-NA MEE SHAM-MIE "
He started cultivating again after 2 years.
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Phoenix city, Tang nation
Li Lin, Yang Chao, and Yang Bojing were inside the city lord's office. They were reading the documents they found in the secret compartment.
" Sir, do I need to be the city lord?" Bojing asked Li Lin.
Captain Chao looked at him fiercely and shouted, " Shut up. You have already agreed. Why are you bitching out again? "
" But you force me. " Bojing murmured.
" Hey kiddo, did you forget what our father told us before he departed? " Captain Chao asked in a serious tone.
" We, Yang's may have millions of blood in our hands. But we never kill weaklings. And we always keep our promise. Also, Yang never yields to our enemies. " Both the Yang brothers spoke at the same time.