Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 497: Chapter 303: Breaking the Realm

Three months later, at Dongting Lake, the misty waves had completely dispersed, leaving only the Spirit Light, interweaving like shuttles, ceaselessly coming and going.

Within the Spirit Light were various kinds of flying magical artifacts, with building ships and flying boats predominant. In addition, there were many flying spirit animals with massive bodies and wingspans like clouds, their backs teeming with people, so much so they were loaded with crowds.

Thus, the Spirit Light flowed like a stream, entering Dongting, heading collectively towards Fish and Dragon Island like rivers into the sea.

Aboard one of the building ships stood an old man with white hair, hands clasped behind his back, while a young boy and girl stood respectfully behind him.

“Ancestor, on this trip we transported another two thousand mortals, adding to the past three months, our Chu Family has transported a total of one hundred and fifty-eight thousand people. The merit points accumulated are now enough to exchange for an Evergreen Pill on the Azure Cloud Stele.”

“The Evergreen Pill can extend life by a hundred years. Ancestor, you’ve already completed Foundation Establishment; now that the Spell King has reappeared in the mortal world and established the Sky-reaching Tower’s Azure Cloud Stele, as long as our entire Chu Family works together, within a hundred years we’ll surely be able to earn a Five Elements Golden Core Pill for you, Ancestor, to help you conquer the Golden Core Dao.”

“By then, our Chu Family will also be a Golden Core force, and with the Ancestor’s connections…”

The boy and girl reported with respectful voices, their faces betraying irrepressible joy.

Chu He stood at the prow, hands behind his back, looking out over the familiar yet unfamiliar waters of Dongting Lake, and the towering White Jade Immortal City in the high sky ahead. His mind was flooded with countless thoughts, and his gaze involuntarily drifted into the distance.

“Ancestor, Ancestor?”

It wasn’t until the calls of his grandchildren behind him that he was pulled back from his reverie. He turned around and looked towards the young boy and girl: “What is it?”

The girl covered her mouth with a giggle, teasingly saying, “The Ancestor is daydreaming again.”

“Nonsense, what daydreaming!”

Hearing this, the boy hurriedly scolded, seriously correcting her, “The Ancestor must have been touched by the scene, seeing Dongting Lake and remembering the past, especially the segment of mentor-disciple relationship with the Spell King…”

“Don’t speak nonsense!”

Before the boy could finish, he was interrupted. Chu He looked at the youth and said in a deep voice, “How many times have I told you all, back then your great-grandfather only had a single night’s teaching from him, and you must never speak of it, nor can you consider yourselves as descendants of Green Jade Mountain’s disciples. Why can’t you remember?”

“Grandchild is wrong!”

Seeing the Ancestor getting angry, the boy quickly lowered his head.

“Ah!”

Seeing this, Chu He sighed helplessly: “It’s good that you know your mistake, don’t repeat it in the future.”

“Yes!”

The boy nodded, though feeling unhappy inside, “The Ancestor is really… What does only one night matter? Doesn’t a one-night discipleship count? With that connection, we could climb up to Green Jade Mountain, why would we still need to do this grunt work?”

Although he harbored these secret complaints, he dared not voice them, after all, everything the Chu Family had today was thanks to the support of this Ancestor, especially today, with Green Jade Mountain surging forth and King Shifa reemerging, that past connection had become incredibly valuable.

Decades ago, rumors had been circulating among the public that King Shifa had wandered the world, taking on the identities of Fisherman Old Man, Wandering Taoist, Itinerant Monk, etc., to take on many nominal disciples and pass on the Martial Arts Scripture Mana Point.

These nominal disciples were among the first in Liang Country’s Cultivation Realm to receive the Martial Arts Scripture’s legacy.

Although later on, these nominal disciples and their descendants were not accepted into Green Jade Mountain’s gates nor did they see the Spell King to renew the mentor-disciple bond, they still claimed to be nominal disciples of Green Jade Mountain. For a time, they became hot commodities, reaping numerous benefits.

Even though their Chu Family ancestor, a stubborn old stickler, never allowed his descendants to claim this status, the family as a whole had unanimously decided to extend the old man’s life to maintain this mentor-disciple relationship and past affection.

For this, the entire Chu Family worked hard, following the command of Fish and Dragon Island, shuttling mortals to and from all over Liang Country.

“Dongting Lake, ah!”

Chu He paid no mind to the petty thoughts of his grandchild, looking down from the building ship at the vast Dongting Lake and murmuring, “Your great-grandfather was once a fisherman’s son here in Dongting Lake, destitute and bullied, eventually pushed to ruination and death by the Silver Fork Gang.”

“Fortunately, I later encountered the… Spell King, who passed on the Martial Arts Scripture and set me on the Martial Path, entered the Cultivation Realm and struggled through hardships. After more than a hundred years of enduring, we have today’s Chu Family, and today’s you!”

“So, you must remember!”

Chu He said solemnly, “Where everything we have in our Chu Family came from.”

“Yes, grandchild will keep it in mind!”

The boy nodded repeatedly, “As long as the Ancestor is here, our Chu Family will surely prosper and thrive!”

Having said that, he looked around and sighed quietly, “It’s a pity that this building ship is too small, and those mortals are too troublesome. They say that everything one could need is in the Immortal City, yet they still want to bring a pile of household items. We can’t hit or scold them, or else we could have transported tens of thousands more, exchanging for one more Evergreen Pill…”

“Shut your mouth!”

Before the boy could finish speaking, he was interrupted again and looked up in dismay only to see a palm striking toward him.

“Slap!!!”

With a heavy smack, the boy was sent tumbling to the ground, his face filled with bewilderment, “Ancestor…?”

“I have no worthless descendants like you!”

Chu He’s face was full of rage as he shouted angrily, “Have you forgotten every word I just said? Your great-grandfather was also a mortal once, your father, your mother, they all came from mortal origins. If not for the Spell King’s compassion in passing down the Martial Arts Scripture, do you think you could cultivate and become this so-called Cultivator, this grand lord?”

“What now? After shaking off your mortal coils, you think you’re better than everyone else, you haven’t even gained immortality yet, and you’re trying to turn the world upside down?”