Chapter - 5

Unknown location - Unknown forest

Dawn was slowly approaching, and the surroundings were still clad in darkness.

Kloop! Kloop! Kloop!

A carriage shook violently as it lugged along on a mountainous road.

As Long Chen exited the Chen clan premises, he was immediately bound by a rope and thrown into a carriage. None did anything to stop these people.

He was so exhausted at that time, he didn't have any strength to fight back. Slowly, he opened his eyes and looked outside the carriage. Approximately ten people escorted him to Soaring Sword Sect and walked alongside the carriage. A tall man sat by Long Chen's side, his expression's unchanging.

The carriage soon entered a small forest. The original stone-paved path started to narrow, and the people began to walk in a single line. The sky was yet to brighten, and it was difficult to see what lay ahead.

"Ready your weapons !!!" The tall man shouted and jumped outside.

"Beast! It's a beast !" mournful screams were heard coming from outside.

The entire retinue had fallen into chaos.

Long Chen was surprised when he saw a giant feline beast. It was over twice the height of a person. Its sharp fangs looked ferocious and now dripping with blood as if it had just finished killing its prey.

"It is just a wild creature! Don't be scared. Heed my words, fellow brothers. Let's put it to death!" said the tall person who had been sitting next to Long Chen. He drew his sword, commanding the people before rushing ahead to kill the beast. The tall man seemed experienced and quickly managed to take control of the situation. However, the anguished cries did not stop. In fact, it turned even more miserable.

The beast seemed to be relatively adept in hunting. Yet, when Long Chen looked outside, his pupils shrank.

"System, what's this? Is this what you meant?"

"Host, Partially."

Spurt!

As the feline beast rushed across, the people outside brandished their weapons. They started swinging at it, but not even a scar was left on its body. Instead, it was evident that the beast's skin was firm. It savagely bit and rampaged.

"Run! Boss!"

In this brief moment, many of them started running for their lives. Even the tall man had nearly lost his life and commanding his people to retreat and run.

Long Chen, by this time, had long since escaped. But, as soon as he saw the beast, he chose to run in the direction of the stone path. But, when he turned back, he saw that the beast was slowly chasing him.

'Fuck, why is this beast following me?' He thought and ran.

As the beast approached, the disgusting smell assailed his senses. Then, finally, its claws closed in on him, about to tear him apart.

"Enough."

All of a sudden, a shout could be heard from the skies. Then, a silver light arced across, and a young man appeared in front of Long Chen. He was exceptionally stunned.

Long Chen looked at the young man in front of him. He looked in his teenage years and was really handsome. However, upon closer inspection, a token was swung on his waist belt with the name 'Soaring Sword Sect' etched on it. He had a sword on his back and observed Long Chen in disgust. The feline beast was standing next to the young man sneering at him.

"I have never seen such a coward." The young man spoke in disdain.

Long Chen smirked in his heart. 'This fucker would be peeing his pants if he was in my shoes.'

The young man pointed his sword at the carriage, and it shattered instantly with a single slash.

"Thank you for saving me. If I get a chance, I will repay this gratitude in future."

After seeing the beast close to this young man, Long Chen clearly understood. This was clearly premeditated, and he wanted to run as far away from here and return home.

The young man was stunned.

"Leave? Do you think my Soaring Sword Sect is something you can leave whenever you want?" the young man asked coldly.

Long Chen was calm. He had already prepared for this.

Say more nonsense if the first bit of nonsense didn't work.

"Sir, you saw me just now. I have no talent in Cultivation and am a coward. Therefore, I will leave this place and rejoin the mortal world to live my remaining life." Speaking till here, Long Chen's expression seemed like he had already given up on Cultivation.

"Although I, Shao Chao, am not willing to be involved in the matters of you mere mortals, since I have already agreed, I will follow it to the end. Come with me. You'll enter my Soaring Sword Sect and become a handyman disciple."

Without waiting for his response, Long Chen was thrown on the back of the feline beast by the young man, which ran through the mountains at fantastic speed.

Long Chen cursed in his heart. Who talks like that?

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Soaring Sword Sect

Pa pa! Pa pa!

The burning and crackling of firewood was getting louder and louder and was heard inside the entire hut.

Long Chen's eyes were now focussed on a small panel in front of him that only he could see.

"Mission: Test Mission - Survive for a month. Complete."

"Reward: Five elements Cultivation Sutra. "

"System's honest comment: This system is in disbelief that the host has somehow managed to stay quiet without provoking anyone for an entire month and complete this test mission."

"System, do you think I am stupid? Why would I provoke people for no reason?"

"Host, didn't you curse at the Chen clan patriarch?"

"System, that's Blue Cloud City. No one dares to kill me there even if I curse their ancestors."

Long Chen's current accommodation was a simple wooden hut but was neat and clean. There was a small bed, a table, a chair and a small cabinet. At the edge of the room, there was a fireplace.

It's been an entire month since he has been here. The young man who brought him here threw him at this place and left. There was one other person in this place other than him, assigned to him to be his servant.

Long Chen took a deep breath and moaned in comfort. The dense spiritual energy felt very refreshing. To others, this was the best place to cultivate, yet to him, this was just a comfortable room.

All he did this entire month was look after some little beasts and water the plants.

Thud thud! Thud thud!

Sounds of footsteps were heard, and soon the door creaked as it was pushed open lightly. Long Chen turned around saw a little girl. Her body was skinny, and she appeared around 12 or 13 years old. She had a head full of black hair and black spots throughout her face. The little girl was wearing a severe look and seemed angry.

"Master, you wouldn't believe what happened today." The little girl spoke sternly, staring at Long Chen with dark eyes.

Long Chen observed her and noticed that she held a small pouch in her tiny hands. When she opened it, he saw a few stones in them that appeared to be shining.

"Master, this is the training resource for the month." The little girl handed over the pouch and stomped her feet.

Long Chen looked at her cute angry face and laughed. This girl was terrified of him in the beginning. It's only since the past few weeks that she started to talk to him.

Long Chen roughly understand the situation upon hearing the little girl. Apparently, some other servants had thought low of him and had compared him to another disciple.

Throwing the pouch towards the little girl, he said: "I have no use for this. Go ahead and cultivate."

He didn't care about these servants or other disciples and started his usual process. Swim in the river and let the system cultivate.

He walked out of this hut towards the river that flowed at the edge of this sect premises. According to the system, the river had something called 'sword intent', and it's one of the resources needed for Cultivation.

The river flowed from an unknown place, travelling for a long distance before coming to this place, and again go forward for another long stretch. Long Chen was now sitting inside the river close by the shores, and humming sounds could be heard coming from his mouth.

The water was slightly cold and a little painful at first. But after swimming in this river for a few days, Long Chen gradually acclimatised and now felt very bored. He stared around him and saw some small stones on the shore. So picking up a few tiny rocks, he simply started throwing them towards the river.

"System, how long should I sit like this?"

"Mission: Cultivate Five elements Cultivation Sutra - 1/9. Completion 94%."

"Reward: Host enters Body Quenching Stage."

"System's honest comment: Cultivators seclude themselves for thousands of years, yet this host complains of sitting one hour a day."

Long Chen felt sleepy and yawned as he was sitting for some time now. However, at this moment, a giant beast flew down from the skies right in front of him.

On top of this beast sat a young girl in a black dress.

"She feels like a Heavenly Immortal." Long Chen heard a young voice speak in his mind.

"Shut up, you fucking simp." Long Chen cursed.

Although she looked like a top delicate beauty, her expression was cold. If not for she was looking around, Long Chen might have thought this was a mannequin.

"Impudent !!!!" At his moment, a servant next to her stared at him fiercely.

"This is the Master of Silver Sword Peak. She is a core disciple and a disciple of Sect Master. Don't you dare to look at Master directly!!!"

Long Chen yawned again and lowered his head. He only looked for a second there. What's with all the introduction and telling him about her entire life story?

"Ant, remember this. Next time, you have to lower your head whenever you encounter Master" The servant looked at him with burning eyes.

Alright, man.

"Lower your head next time, or you will never know how you even died."

Is this guy still going on about it?

Long Chen had known a little about this place when he first arrived. Apparently, Soaring Sword Sect was created by a disciple centuries ago from Fearless Sword Mountain. This place was located at the periphery of the Cursed Mountains and close to Blue Cloud City.

"Mission: Cultivate Five elements Cultivation Sutra - 1/9. Completion 100%."

"Reward: Host entered Body Quenching Stage."

"System's honest comment: In host's own words, the host can now beat the shit out of people who keep annoying him."

"Who are you?" When Long Chen arrived at this hut, he saw a large group standing close to the entrance. They didn't seem to have pleasant looks on their faces.

"Are these the people that little girl was talking about?" thought Long Chen.

He simply looked at them and started walking towards his hut. After taking a nap, he wanted to plan how to leave this place.

This group of people began to laugh, and one of them, who seemed to be the leader, walked towards him and asked: "I heard that you were brought here by Master Shao Chao. You must definitely be an unparalleled genius. Why don't I test you out?"

One of the servants came forward: "Big Brother's name is Ma Rong. He is 31 years..."

BOOOMMMMM !!!!!!!