Tongtian Was Dumbfounded

Wang Yuan's courtyard was actually more like a two-section siheyuan. He had previously lived in the gatehouse since no one ever came by, but now that his own nephew had arrived, there had to be some proper arrangements.

"Come, nephew. You'll live in this main room from now on. That servant can stay in the side room and attend to the daily needs of us uncle and nephew."

Tongtian had not entered the courtyard earlier. Now, seeing the buildings within it—

He had already been shocked once, yet his nerves were still being assaulted...

"Eastern Yi Wood..."

Wang Yuan nodded. "This wood is pretty good. It has a fragrance, but it's too strong. I don't like it."

"By the way, nephew, has anyone in the village been bullying you?"

"Uh... no."

Do Bao was dumbfounded. Tongtian was a Sage! Who in the Three Realms would dare bully him?

Not to mention his two Senior Brothers. If he brought out the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, it could not be broken without the Four Sages! Who would dare touch him?

"That won't do. Chaotic times are approaching. You need to cultivate properly. Come, let's go to the study."

The study?

Do Bao scoffed. What was so special about a study? His Master was a Sage; he had more cultivation arts than he could ever use!

"Young Master, are you still going to read?"

Tongtian thought for a moment. "It doesn't matter whether I read or not..."

In truth, he also thought it was nothing special. As the Dao Ancestor's direct disciple, what cultivation art had he not seen?

Upon opening the study, they found five bookshelves inside, each lined with bamboo-scroll books. There were at least a thousand or eight hundred of them.

Wang Yuan casually tossed out a book. "The Chaos Creation Art is not bad. It says one can prove the Dao through strength and even recreate heaven and earth..."

But Wang Yuan did not believe it. If it truly could open heaven and earth, how could he be unable to cultivate?! Damn scam of a system!

Tongtian's heart nearly exploded. Prove the Dao through strength? Recreate heaven and earth?

Just as his hand was about to take it, Wang Yuan suddenly pulled the book back. "Right, you said you didn't want to read earlier, didn't you? Forget it, then."

Tongtian's hand froze in midair. He stared blankly at Do Bao, who was so frightened he nearly shrank to the floor and revealed his true form. It was all his fault for talking too much!

His Master's Uncle!

There had to be something good here. Why had he not believed it?

"Uncle, I want it! I want to read it!"

Do Bao shuddered. "..."

Master, you could actually bring yourself to call him that!

"No, no. This book is full of nonsense, so we won't read it. Be good.

"Here, take this Heaven Devouring Transformation!

"Oh, no, this one's a little exaggerated too. It says it can control the universe.

"This one, Great Dao Laws, won't do either... Ah, right, there's one reliable book!

"Here, Great Nephew, this Supreme Clarity Art is good."

Tongtian was completely dumbfounded. Why was his Supreme Clarity Art here?

"Uncle... how about another one? I think that Chaos Creation Art is pretty good. The Heaven Devouring Transformation is also quite nice!"

Wang Yuan's face immediately darkened, and he harshly rapped Tongtian on the head. "Bastard!"

Tongtian had been hit!

Do Bao was stunned...

His Master had been struck on the head...

Would his Master get angry?

Yet his Master said nothing. Instead, he lowered his head and stroked the little black sword.

"On the path of cultivation, remember never to aim too high! Besides, arts like those... hmph, they're no good. Cultivate this one instead!"

Tongtian felt as though he had missed an opportunity—perhaps the greatest opportunity since his birth.

He glared resentfully at Do Bao. It was all because he had talked too much!

Do Bao backed away in fright.

"All right, all right, don't get worked up. As long as you cultivate diligently, all of Uncle's estate will be yours someday. You must work hard! Otherwise, it would be terrible if someone stole it..."

Tongtian's brows shot up. "Who would dare? Who would dare touch what belongs to me?!"

In Tongtian's heart, Wang Yuan's entire estate already belonged to him.

"Good, you can be taught. Of course, when your strength is lacking, don't force yourself to stand out. You must plan and think more in everything you do. Don't rely solely on brute force. How would that make you any different from uncivilized beasts? Come, have tea with Uncle."

Wang Yuan led Tongtian into the outer room and took down a small box from a shelf.

"This tea tastes quite good."

Wang Yuan grabbed a small handful and put it into the teacups. It was brewed with spring water condensed from spiritual energy, and the entire room was instantly filled with fragrance. Waves of light, ethereal energy drilled into their nostrils.

Do Bao could not control himself and inhaled deeply through his nose. Tongtian was a Sage, after all, and could remain composed. Even so, Wang Yuan felt a little dizzy, as though he were short of oxygen.

"Uncle... is this Myriad World Origin Tea?"

"I don't know. It tastes pretty good."

Wang Yuan pointed at the twenty bare little trees outside. "I picked it all."

Tongtian's heart ached terribly. Myriad World Origin Tea!!!

A single leaf could allow one to enter the Clear-Seeing Heart, and when brewed with spring water formed from spiritual energy, one sip could increase one's cultivation by at least a thousand years. Yet Uncle had grabbed a whole handful—how many leaves was that?!

Do Bao gulped repeatedly. "Grandpa, can I have some?"

Tongtian naturally did not care about increased magical power, but Do Bao had not yet become a Sage and naturally coveted the spiritual energy within.

Wang Yuan glanced at him. "Drink. As long as you take good care of my nephew, there will naturally be benefits for you."

Having received permission, Do Bao grabbed a teacup and guzzled it down in one go, like a cow chewing peonies. Wang Yuan frowned at the sight. "Nephew, your servant should be taught some manners! His temperament is utterly unruly!"

Tongtian said softly, "Uncle, there are many people in the Primordial World who have received no instruction. We should educate them. Teaching without discrimination would be best."

That made Wang Yuan's face darken. "Bastard!"

Slap!

Wang Yuan smacked Tongtian on the back of the head again. "Teaching without discrimination? There are also those born with rebellious bones. If they cannot be taught, they will only bring trouble upon you. What if they anger someone you cannot afford to offend? There is a famous figure in the Primordial World who thinks exactly this way."

Tongtian's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, Wang Yuan sneered. "Like the Jie Sect's leader—Tongtian. He teaches without discrimination, yet he does not know that disaster is already right before him."