A Surprising Martial Aunt

Liu Chengfeng passed through the portal, but it didn't take him to Little Meng Mountain, where he wanted to go.

The Myriad World Wristband had never made a mistake before. This time, not only had it erred, but it had erred horribly, sending him to a tribulation zone.

The moment he entered the tribulation zone, he was blasted by the heavenly tribulation.

Lightning and fire came crashing down over his entire body like a torrential downpour.

Even Liu Chengfeng, who had traveled through countless minor worlds, was left trembling with fear.

"Someone's undergoing tribulation—"

After trespassing into the tribulation zone, Liu Chengfeng spotted someone enduring the heavenly tribulation head-on.

But he no longer had the heart to pay attention to anyone else. His Myriad World Wristband was about to give out.

Its radiant light shielded his entire body.

Beneath the relentless bombardment of lightning and fire, the Myriad World Wristband's power was rapidly depleted.

"Send me to Little Meng Mountain."

Liu Chengfeng activated the Myriad World Wristband once more, but it was already powerless.

He couldn't even escape. Then the most terrifying thing happened: the Myriad World Wristband shattered, no longer able to withstand the power of the heavenly tribulation.

"Not good—"

Liu Chengfeng was horrified. The Myriad World Wristband shattered in an instant.

Lightning and fire slammed into him, spraying blood everywhere as they threatened to blast him into a mist of blood.

I'm done for—

Liu Chengfeng had never imagined that such a fatal mistake could happen.

At the brink of life and death, a loud boom rang out. The Celestial Body shot out of his mind, shielding him as it charged toward the deepest part of the tribulation zone.

Still reeling in shock, Liu Chengfeng hurtled into the zone like a shooting star and saw the person undergoing tribulation at its center.

The person undergoing tribulation was a celestial maiden. Liu Chengfeng had never seen a woman so beautiful.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, outshining the sun, moon, and stars, with a figure so graceful it defied description.

She was a peerless beauty, otherworldly and sacred, too holy to be defiled.

The celestial maiden wore white. Sword Qi sprang from her body, shielding her and holding back the heavenly lightning and tribulation fire.

Ancient, profound runes appeared around her. As she weathered the heavenly tribulation, she simultaneously unraveled the runes.

Liu Chengfeng had never seen anything so wondrous.

"Look out—"

Liu Chengfeng shouted a warning.

The Celestial Body shielded him as it hurtled toward the celestial maiden like a massive meteorite.

A sudden intruder in the tribulation zone stunned both the celestial maiden and the Gods and Devils of the Ten Directions who were protecting the tribulation. They froze for a moment.

With a deafening crash, Liu Chengfeng slammed into the celestial maiden.

The celestial maiden, who had been undergoing tribulation and unraveling the Dao, was sent flying, coughing up blood.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't control himself and plunged into the Dao-unraveling runes.

Before he could react, the Celestial Body swept up all the runes and drew them into Liu Chengfeng's body.

The immense power felt as if it were crushing his body. He spat out a mouthful of blood in agony, and his vision went black.

I have to get back to Little Meng Mountain. I still have to inherit the old man's position as crown prince.

As he was about to pass out, Liu Chengfeng couldn't stop thinking about it.

The Dao-unraveling runes drawn into his body truly transformed into a portal, which sent him straight to Little Meng Mountain in the Green Meng Realm.

Just as Liu Chengfeng fell into Little Meng Mountain, a strand of divine light followed him down, landing at Zhao Family Village, outside Wu Dao Sect.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Chengfeng slowly woke up, his whole body aching.

"It hurts like hell—"

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but cry out.

When he opened his eyes, he realized he was lying in bed, wrapped from head to toe in medicinal plasters and white bandages like a rice dumpling.

"Young master, you're awake! You're awake! Thank heavens!"

The middle-aged man keeping watch at his bedside exclaimed with delight.

Seeing the tall, sturdy, honest-looking middle-aged man before him, Liu Chengfeng felt a surge of joy as his heart finally eased.

He'd made it back from the brink.

"Uncle Feng, it's been a long time."

"Young master, it's me. Thank heavens—we finally brought you back. We saved you."

Seeing Liu Chengfeng alive again, the middle-aged man was so overcome with emotion he nearly cried.

When Liu Chengfeng had fallen from the sky, his body had been on the verge of splitting apart, his life hanging by a thread. The man had thought there was no way to save him.

If he couldn't save him, how would he ever answer to his deceased master?

"Is this Little Meng Mountain?"

The middle-aged man was one of the two servants Liu Chengfeng's master had taken in along the way.

"Yes, it's Little Meng Mountain. Wu Dao Sect."

"Wu Dao Sect? What kind of sect is it? Is it the legendary Divine Dynasty?"

Liu Chengfeng remembered the old man telling him to return to Little Meng Mountain and inherit his legacy.

"The Divine Dynasty?"

Zhou Yinfeng looked bewildered.

"Wu Dao Sect isn't a Divine Dynasty. It's just a small sect on Little Meng Mountain."

"How many disciples does it have? Does it possess divine arts?"

"Only you, young master. The old master said you were to inherit his legacy."

"Old man, you tricked me—"

Just then, Liu Chengfeng realized something was off.

His master had told him he was Crown Prince Li, and that once he obtained the Celestial Body, he could return to Little Meng Mountain and inherit his legacy.

He'd thought it was a legendary Divine Dynasty. After all, the old man had called himself Crown Prince Li, and his ancestral treasure, the Myriad World Wristband, was so heaven-defying.

If he was returning to inherit the legacy, what else could it be but the crown prince's position in a Divine Dynasty?

And now? The old man's legacy turned out to be a tiny sect—and he was the only one there, a sect of one.

"Did you hit your head when you fell? Little fellow, what Divine Dynasty did your master leave for you to inherit?"

A clear, melodious voice came from the doorway.

A woman stood there. She had ordinary features and wore a loose green robe. An orchid-like fragrance clung to her, soothing to the senses.

She crossed her hands over her chest. Even beneath her loose green robe, her ample figure was unmistakable.

"Who are you?"

This was the first time Liu Chengfeng had seen this woman.

For some reason, she seemed familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

"I'm your martial aunt. Don't you remember?"

The woman walked over and bent down to look at Liu Chengfeng. As she drew near, her fragrance filled his nostrils, leaving him feeling refreshed.

Liu Chengfeng thought hard. He had never seen this woman before, let alone heard of having a martial aunt.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help looking at Zhou Yinfeng.

"Young master, you've been unconscious for half a year. Thankfully, Miss brought medicine back."

Zhou Yinfeng didn't know whether she really was his martial aunt. He had spent even less time by the old master's side.

After the old master took him in as a servant, he sent him to Little Meng Mountain to watch over Wu Dao Sect.

"Are you really my martial aunt?"

Liu Chengfeng had never heard the old man mention having a junior sister. If the old man was Crown Prince Li, then what was his martial aunt?

"You and my master came from the same Divine Dynasty?"

"No."

Ye Huijian shook her head and smiled, her lips pursed. Her smile lit up the room.

"There is no Divine Dynasty. There's only Wu Dao Sect."

"Then what about my master, Crown Prince Li? What was that about?"

Liu Chengfeng was thoroughly confused. The old man had said he was Crown Prince Li, yet there was no Divine Dynasty for him to inherit.

There was only a tiny Wu Dao Sect, and now he had an unexpected martial aunt, too.

"Ask your master."

"The old man's already gone."

Liu Chengfeng was at a loss. How was he supposed to ask? The old man was dead.

"Get better first. Solve your own mysteries yourself."

Ye Huijian didn't answer him. She turned and left.

Now Liu Chengfeng was left with a whole pile of questions.

Who was his master? Why had he wanted Liu Chengfeng to inherit Wu Dao Sect? And why had a martial aunt suddenly appeared?

With Zhou Yinfeng looking after him, Liu Chengfeng recovered quickly. Before long, he was able to get out of bed.

Zhou Yinfeng handed Liu Chengfeng a sealed box.

"Young master, when the old master sent us to watch over Wu Dao Sect, he told me to give this to you."

"The old man left something behind?"

Liu Chengfeng was curious about what the old man had left for him, all mysterious like that.

"By the way, I remember my master took in two of you back then, right?"

After accepting the box, Liu Chengfeng recalled something.

Back then, his master had taken in not just Zhou Yinfeng as a servant, but another one as well: Zhao Jinnian.

Since waking up, Liu Chengfeng hadn't seen Zhao Jinnian.

At the mention of the other servant, loyal Zhou Yinfeng's face darkened at once.

"Young master, Zhao Jinnian built Zhao Family Village outside Ten Mile Village. He's put down roots there."

Liu Chengfeng understood what Zhou Yinfeng meant: the other servant, Zhao Jinnian, seemed to have set up on his own.

After Zhou Yinfeng left, Liu Chengfeng opened the sealed box. Only he could open it.

A sealed letter lay on top.

Liu Chengfeng opened it and saw his master's farewell letter.

Disciple, your master is Crown Prince Li. In my youth, I challenged Heaven alongside others and was defeated. I swore to cast off my father's protection, forge a new path, and prove that I, Crown Prince Li, was no lesser than anyone...

I spent my whole life seeking secret treasures and glimpsing the Heavenly Dao. Alas, the times were against me. My old wounds have reopened, my years are numbered, and there is no hope of forging a new path...

I left Wu Dao Sect to you because Little Meng Mountain hides a secret.

The Source of the Origin God is hidden in Little Meng Mountain. Gather the secret treasures and unlock the Origin. It will help you ascend to godhood...

The road to godhood is arduous. You must begin with the simplest path to find your way onto the solitary road to godhood.

My lifelong wish was to forge a new path and battle my old enemy. Alas, what a pity...

After reading his master's farewell letter, Liu Chengfeng felt a weight settle in his heart.

His master had rarely spoken about his past, and had never discussed the cultivation of divinity with him.

He had simply sent Liu Chengfeng traveling through minor worlds in search of the Celestial Body.

Now Liu Chengfeng understood. His master had once fought for godhood and challenged Heaven, only to lose at another's hands.

Forced to abandon the old path, he had started over from scratch.

Memories of the past rose to the surface. Liu Chengfeng felt both warmth and sorrow, and a lump formed in his throat.

He had been nothing more than an orphan fleeing famine. His master had taken him in and treated him as his own. He had even passed down the Myriad World Wristband to him.

He had gone so far as to spend his own life to send Liu Chengfeng through minor worlds in search of the Celestial Body.

The path his master had never finished walking now rested on Liu Chengfeng's shoulders.

"Old man, you gave me my life. I'll walk your path. One day, I'll defeat every one of your enemies!"

Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath, his words ringing with conviction, then bowed to his master's farewell letter.

Liu Chengfeng put the letter away. There were other things in the box.

A long sword, two manuals, and a palm-sized black stone.

He had seen the black stone before. His master often took it out to turn it over in his hands, sighing all the while.

He remembered his master saying that the black stone had an astonishing origin, but sadly, he couldn't fathom its secrets.

He had hoped Liu Chengfeng might understand the black stone after obtaining the Celestial Body.

Looking at the black stone, Liu Chengfeng understood that his master had passed everything he had on to him.

The two manuals in the box weren't divine arts, but ordinary introductory manuals.

One was the Angry Bear Mental Method, and the other was the Three Husbands Sword Technique.

His master had abandoned the old path, so he hadn't passed on any of the divine arts he had practiced in life.

Instead, he wanted Liu Chengfeng to start over, training from the simplest introductory methods and forging a new path. Only then could he defeat his old enemy in the future.

"Then bring it on. I'll climb the road to Heaven and godhood, and at its end, I'll stand above all!"

Gathering himself, Liu Chengfeng made a bold vow.

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