Tongtian Was Dumbfounded

Chapter 3: Tongtian Was Dumbfounded

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

"Come, nephew. See, you'll live in this main room from now on. That servant will take care of the two of us, uncle and nephew, and stay in the side room."

Tongtian hadn't even entered the courtyard earlier, and now he saw the houses within it. He had already been shocked, but his nerves were still being stimulated...

"Eastern Yi Wood..."

Wang Yuan nodded. "This timber isn't bad. 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 Saint! Within the Three Realms, who would dare bully him? Not to mention he had two Senior Brothers; if he took out the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, it could only be broken by the Four Sages! Who would dare touch him?

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

The study?

Do Bao sneered. What was so good about a study? His Master was a Saint with countless techniques!

"Young Master, do you still want to look?"

Tongtian thought for a moment. "Looking or not doesn't matter..."

In truth, he felt the same. As a personal disciple of the Dao Ancestor, what techniques didn't he know?

When the study door opened, inside were five bookshelves, each filled with bamboo slips and books, easily a thousand or eight hundred volumes.

Wang Yuan casually tossed out one book. "'Chaos Creation Art.' This one's not bad. It says here you can attain the Dao through strength, reopen heaven and earth..."

But Wang Yuan didn't believe it. If it could really open heaven, how come he couldn't cultivate it?! Damn system!

Tongtian's heart was about to explode. Attain the Dao through strength? Reopen heaven and earth?

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

Tongtian's hand froze mid-air. He stared blankly at Do Bao, who was so frightened he nearly shrank to the ground and reverted to his original form. It was all his fault for running his mouth!

His Master's uncle!

There had to be good stuff! Why didn't he believe it?

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

Do Bao shuddered. "..." Master, you really can say that!

"No, no. This book is full of bullshit. We're not reading it, okay? Be good."

"Here, take this one, 'Heaven Devouring Transformation'!"

"Oh, no, that one's bullshit too. Says it can control the universe."

"How about this one, 'Great Dao Laws'? No good either... Eh, right, there's a reliable one!"

"Here, Great Nephew, this one's good: 'Supreme Clarity Art.'"

Tongtian was dumbfounded. How was his 'Supreme Clarity Art' here?

"Uncle... how about swapping for another? I think that 'Chaos Creation Art' looks good, and 'Heaven Devouring Transformation' is pretty nice too!"

Wang Yuan's face immediately darkened. He smacked Tongtian hard on the head. "Bastard!"

Tongtian had been hit!

Do Bao was stunned...

His Master had been knocked on the head...

Would his Master get angry?

But instead, his Master didn't speak. He lowered his head and touched the small black sword.

"In cultivation, you must never aim too high! Besides, those techniques... hmph, no good. You'll cultivate this one!"

Tongtian felt as if he had missed a great opportunity—the greatest opportunity since his birth.

He glared hatefully at Do Bao. It was all your fault for running your mouth!

Do Bao backed away in fear.

"Alright, alright, don't get worked up. As long as you cultivate diligently, all of your uncle's estate here will be yours in the future. You have to work hard! Otherwise, if someone snatches it away, it'll be trouble..."

Tongtian's brows shot up. "Who would dare! Who would dare touch my things!"

In Tongtian's heart, Wang Yuan's possessions were now all his!

"Mm, not bad. The child can be taught. Of course, when strength is insufficient, we don't need to stick our necks out. In all things, you must scheme and think carefully. Don't rely on brute force—what difference is that from an unenlightened animal? Come, have some tea with your uncle."

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

"The tea's flavor isn't bad."

Wang Yuan grabbed a small pinch and dropped it into a teacup, brewing it with spring water condensed from spiritual energy. Instantly, the room filled with fragrance, and streams of ethereal qi burrowed into their nostrils.

Do Bao couldn't help but inhale forcefully through his nose. Tongtian, after all, was a sage and could still hold steady, but even so, Wang Yuan felt a wave of dizziness, as if slightly oxygen-deprived.

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

"No idea. It tastes pretty good."

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

Tongtian's heart clenched in pain. Myriad World Origin Tea!!!

A single leaf could grant entry into the Clear Mind state, and brewed with spring water coalesced from spiritual energy, one sip would 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 audibly. "Grandpa, can I have some?"

Tongtian naturally didn't care about magical power anymore, but Do Bao had yet to become a sage, so he naturally coveted the spiritual energy within.

Wang Yuan glanced at him. "Drink up. As long as you take good care of my nephew, you'll have your rewards."

Having received permission, Do Bao grabbed the teacup and chugged it down like a cow chewing peonies, making Wang Yuan frown. "Nephew, this servant of yours ought to be taught some manners! His nature is stubborn and unruly!"

Tongtian said quietly, "Uncle, the Primordial Wilderness is full of the untaught. We should educate them—teaching without discrimination would be best."

These words made Wang Yuan's face darken. "Nonsense!"

"Slap!"

The back of Tongtian's head was smacked again by Wang Yuan. "Teaching without discrimination? There are also those born with rebellious bones. If they can't be taught, they'll only bring trouble upon you. What if they offend someone unoffendable because of their actions? There's a famous figure in the Primordial Wilderness who held that very mindset."

Tongtian's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, Wang Yuan sneered. "Take the Sect Leader of the Jie Sect—Tongtian. He teaches without discrimination, yet he has no idea that disaster is right before his eyes."