"Since it's like this then we better start with your training but tell this master when is this youth's tournament?"
Lord Guotin looked at him puzzlingly as he inquired.
"Aaaahhhhhh...this...the Earth's continent youth tournament will be held a year and a half months later."
Yichen replied calculating it all in his hands.
"That is to say, we have a year and a half months in hand. This...the time is very limited.."
Lord Guotin shake his fluffy head as if he was deducing something in his small head; he then looked at the lad's eyes and noted strictly: "Kid, if you want to win this competition then we don't have much time left. We better kick off with your training right away. Packed your stuffs and we will move by evening's time!"
Yichen looked at his master's sudden declaration in awe. His master was never this serious before. Besides that, he said to move somewhere else.
His turquoise eyes widened in confusion as he inquired: "But master, where are we going? Aren't we going to train here?"
The lad was very much baffled.
Lord Guotin shake his fluffy orange head at it and illustrated knowingly: "Nope, we aren't going to train here. Even though your Lin clan is spacious, it's not suitable for your cultivation and training. Your training will only be limited to these four walls; instead, we will move outside and make you explore. Only by exploring, going out and doing ventures alone will one gain insights, knowledge, improvement and learned in many ways."
He turned at Yichen with a cute ferocity in his eyes and said with much enthusiasm: "There's this forest in the Earth continent which will be very much beneficial for your training. This master had stumbled across this unique forest when I was travelling with my peers back then. With your current status, this will be the best place to temper your foundation."
There was some sort of fighting spirit in his Master's tone of speech that Yichen's turquoise eyes lit up in awe.
"Master, which forest is it?"
He inquired in much anticipation.
Lord Guotin smiled inwardly and puffed his chest to the air, revealing a proud grin: "The whispering air forest!"
"Eek!!"
Yichen's soul had left him right there, the moment he heard the name.
While he was left suffocating there, Lord Guotin quickly flew down and stop before him. He then explained animatedly: "Kid, this whispering air forest is the best for you to train. This Master has already seen it with his own eyes; the forest is mysterious with those thick miasma flowing around in the deep ends of the night. The deeper one hunt into the forest, the more mysterious it becomes!
It is very much suitable for your training; mysterious with full of danger, the right place for a young youth like you!"
He then turned away reminiscing the old times: "Back then, this master had tried to fly into the deep end of the forest but was forced to go back as my fellow peer was injured. This master is quite eager as well to dig deeper into the forest again!"
As one looked into Lord Guotin's eyes, one could see the determination and passionate longing to go back into the forest and unravelled those forest mysteries that were left behind. It was all written in his sparkling eyes. The courage, keenness and zest for a new thrilling adventure were all visible in his cute determined face.
Yichen quickly snapped out of it, walked up to his master and implored consciously: "Master, you said to train inside the whispering air forest, but Master, do you know that the forest is also called the suicide forest?
Many cultivators had gone inside the forest but only a few had returned alive!
It is said that when one ventured deep inside the forest, one could hear the air whispering to them. Those who listened to this whisper had all gone insane and suicide! This forest held a lot of mysteries on its own!"
The more Yichen said it, the more Lord Guotin's curiosity rose.
While Yichen was being sceptical and alert there, Lord Guotin clasped both of his wings in much pleasure and said with a keener glow in his eyes: "Alright then. It's decided. We will visit this forest!"
Yichen couldn't believe his master's burning passion that he was left so wordless. He stared at him in blankness.
Lord Guotin shortly flew up to him and sat on his shoulder.
He then declared with a determined grin on his cute face: "Kid, don't worry with this master around, nothing will happen to you and you will not die. It's decided your training will be in this whispering air forest!"
Yichen turned to his Master in awkwardness. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry there.
No matter what he said, it would be futile now that his master had made his decision.
Since this happened, he took a second guess and wondered if his stance was right all along. If he had joined one of those sects, his training won't have to start right from an absolute degree of danger such as entering inside the whispering air forest all alone.
Instead, he would be sent with the skilled and talented seniors and would have accompanied him all the way, protecting him from various dangers, and securing his little life. But this time, it was different, he had to do all the work himself with no comrade or senior disciples to accompany him and this ferocious Master would keep an eye on him every time, making sure that he did his things right.
From this, Yichen could imagine the hard work and pressure that would come all together.
With the nature of his master's ferocity and savageness, he knew that he would suffer mostly because of his master.
He could foresee that with his master demanding and commanding nature and the creepy mystery of the forest on top of it, this journey would be in no way an ordinary one.
Yichen was left dazed there as he foresaw the long journey that awaited him.
His heart gave a thrilling yet precarious feeling.
While he was lost in his deep thoughts, Lord Guotin sounded yet again: "Kid, packed whatever you need and stored it all away inside the storage pendant. This master will now go to take a rest and wake up when it's time to leave."
Leaving his words, Lord Guotin flew back into the pendant on Yichen's neck.
Soon after his master had gone, Yichen sat down on the chair and was left in a long dazed. His eyes stare blankly into the wall as if his soul had escaped him.
Soon, a bee passed by, buzzing around his face; Yichen immediately snapped the bee and was awoken from his moment of dazed.
No matter what, things couldn't be changed; it was already decided.
'Since this is the case then I, Yichen might as well become stronger and tougher with this!'
Yichen clenched his fist as he made up his mind.
His only choice was now to be tough and followed his master's strict guidance. With this, he soon stood up and started to pack a pair of clothes, and boots and kept them all inside the pendant. He put all the gold coins he had and kept them as well.
With it, everything was done, there's nothing much to carry.
Therefore, he started looking for his father in his office.
His father, Lin Zhang was seen working with a pile of records on his desk.
Upon noticing his son, Lin Zhang looked up to him and asked in curiosity: "Son, what brings you here?"
Yichen looked sideways with a bit of hesitancy. He stroked his silver hair in awkwardness.
Seeing that his son had something to tell him, Lin Zhang attended to him in wonder.
Just then, Yichen spoke up in friction: "This...father, my master had come up with a training plan and we are to leave for the whispering air forest by evening's time."
"What?!"
"You are leaving for the whispering air forest today's evening?!"
Lin Zhang couldn't believe his ears.
It was like a sudden thunder striking his ears.
He had just united with his son and his son was now saying that he was leaving for the training. Just which father could bear to part his only son? Furthermore, it was the whispering air forest he was talking about!
"Son, whispering air forest is risky and you also know that its other name is the suicide forest, are you sure about this? You can also use the clan's training ground to practice instead?"
He furrowed his brows as he asked him in scepticism.
Lin Yichen quickly nodded his head at it and countered humbly: "Yes, Father. My master said that only by going out on adventures alone will one get insights, learn and expand his knowledge."
Attending to his son, Lin Zhang could guess what his supreme master intended to do for him. This master was seeing the bigger picture and had intended to go to the extreme length of training his son. Learning it, Lin Zhang couldn't help but agreed it.
His master was right in that sense. Only when one encountered danger and confronted various obstacles would one grow and it was the right type of training that the inexperienced youth like Yichen needed, therefore, he turned to his young son and said with much composure: "Fine since your master had said it then you will head out by evening's time. This father will arrange the fastest ship for you."