Five years have gone by since Arcador reincarnated.
In a medium-sized but beautiful-looking estate, we can see a child happily running towards an old lady.
" Grandma, now that i am five years old, i can finally start practicing!" Said the child with a cute face and white hair, but the most striking feature of the child is his eyes, the top part of his eyes is blue, while the bottom part is red.
" *Sigh* Very well Arc, i did promise to allow you to cultivate when you are five." Grandma then paused for a moment and then continued. " Are you sure you want to start practicing martial arts, you are still young, you don't have to hurry." She said with a worried voice.
'Old Granny, i am 76 years old now, what young, i should have started practicing my martial arts three years ago. But because you saw me when i wasn't paying attention, i had to stop. And the worst part is that you always checked on me after that.' Thought Arc, but didn't show it on his face.
With a smile, Arc then said. " Don't worry Grandma i will be careful, i promise"
" Still it's dangerous, your father said that it will be for the best if you started practicing at the age of ten, just like your brother."
' That is true, it's dangerous for a child to start martial arts, at such a young age, but there is a problem here, MY soul is not of a child but an adult.' Thought Arc.
" *Sigh* Fine, go, but please be careful, and if you have any questions go ask your elder brother or your Father." Said Grandma with a worried voice.
You see after Arc and Lukas grew up, Edward, the father of the children, noticed that there wasn't a need to keep a Nanny anymore, so he let her go after much consideration. You see he had his mother to watch over the children but even that was unnecessary. Arc is an old man who reincarnated, so he of course doesn't need an adult to watch over him, while Lukas even though being 10 years old, due to him losing his mother at a young age he matured much faster than his peers and now is training to join the city guard and to become someone like his father. Edward, Arc's father, is the lieutenant in the city guard and a low-level bone refinement martial expert or more simply a low-level stage 3.
Arc lives in a small city, where the highest cultivation level is stage 3 peak martial expert. The city also has a small population with only 18000 people, compared to the kingdom capital, which has a total population of 900,000 people, it is truly a small town.
After that battle in the capital 150 years ago, the empire got destroyed with few of its royal members surviving, and obviously, most of the members were nothing but weaklings. So as you can imagine the strong cultivators that didn't participate in that battle, created their own kingdoms and powers. Many kingdoms were created, and even the extinct sects reappeared. After the empire ruled the continent, all sects were forced to dissolve or they would be destroyed. But now that the empire got destroyed, they could once again reappear.
Now then, after Arc got the permission of his Grandmother, he immediately went to his room to prepare. Arc was confident at reaching the peak of the body transformation realm in one month, that is of course if nothing happens. A flag was raised in the distance.
" Hmm now, what should i get with me?" Arc muttered, "I need food, water, clothes, and most importantly a weapon." Arc then goes to his father's room and opens one of the wardrobes. Inside the wardrobe, there are multiple blades, a spear, and a bow.
" Now which one should i pick, hmm Dad always uses his bow for hunting, so that is out of the question. So should i take a sword or a spear? Well, i am going to a forest, so a spear would be quite difficult to operate in such close space, so sword it is, how typical."
After saying that Arc picks up one of the swords and inspects it.
" It is nothing but a normal sword, but it will do for now."
Arc then gathers food and water for one week and starts going to the forest. Of course, before leaving he met his grandmother who was waiting for him at the door.
" Where are you going with all that Arc?" Asks the Grandmother after seeing a child no taller than 110 cm currying a sack almost as big as him.
" Grandma... * Deep Breath* i... * DEEP BREATH* going to the *breath* forest to train." Responded Arc with a tired voice.
" So you want to take a bag that is as tall as you with food, water, clothes and a... A SWORD to the forest which is about 2 km away from here?" Said Grandma with anger in her voice.
" Ok, i might have overestimated my strength a little, but i am sure i will arrive there with a little luck." Arc muttered the last part.
" First of all, there is no way, that i am going to let you go to the forest all alone, secondly ARCADOR ENDERS WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT SWORD!" Grandma screamed the last part angry.
" Dad gave it to me yesterday when i told him about my plans, grandma there is no reason to be angry. Six guards under dad are going to go to the forest to hunt some wolves that had been raiding the villages outside the city, so he allowed to go with them to get experience." Said Arc in his most believable voice.
' I am sorry father, i know you always said not to lie, but it's easier to throw you under the spiritual bus than try to convince Grandma that i am going to be in the forest all alone.' Thought Arc while trying to hold the grin that was slowly forming on his face.
" Since there are will be guards with you, *sigh* fine... fine go, but please be careful" After saying that Grandma came close to Arc kissed him on the forehead, and hugged him.
" Don't worry, Grandma in about a weak, i will be back." Said Arc while also hugging back his Grandma.
" Now go before you are too late, i am sure those guards wouldn't want to wait for long." Said Grandma and released Arc from her hug.
" Bye Grandma, see you in a week." While saying that, Arc picked up his enormous bag, placed it on his back, and began his small journey to the forest.
" I need to talk some sense into my son, sending his five years old child to witness such a thing," Grandma said with a cold voice.
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*Achoo*
" * Sniffle* Which bastard is cursing me behind my back." Said Edward with a mad voice, if only he knew what awaited him when he went home that day.
" Are you okay father?" Said a boy with dark hair and blue eyes.
" Yes Lukas, i am fine, probably some prisoner started to bad-mouth me behind my back." Said Edward while continuing his job.
" Hey dad, today is Arc's fifth birthday, what are we going to give him as a present?" Asked Luke.
" What do you mean,
" WHAT, what am i supposed to buy him now." Said Luke with a worried voice.
" Just buy him something sweet, you know how he loves such things."
"But isn't that bad for his health?"
"Don't worry in the future, your brother will become a mighty cultivator, so what if he eats a couple of candies now that he is young."
" Well, you are not wrong." Said Luke
" Now enough talking, Guard Luke, go back to your post." Said Edward with a commanding voice.
" Yes sir" After saying that, Luke left.
As Edward watched Luke leave the office, he thought to himself.
' Thank God, those two grew closer as the years passed. Seems like it's true that time heals everything, a year after Lilly... Lilly's death, Luke started treating Arc like a true brother. Of course Arc also helped a lot in that, god that child is too mature, *sigh* Lilly, if only you were here to see these two, you would have been so happy.' After that thought, Edward become depressed again, maybe he needs a little more time for him to be healed.
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Meanwhile, Arc is slowly going to the forest, Slowly, VERY SLOWLY.
' Come on Arc, you can do it' Arc thought of that while a carrying a bag equal to him in size and weight.
'You once were a mighty * DEEP BREATH* Great Saint *EXHALE* you can carry a bag * INHALE* that is as big as *EXHALE* you'