Chapter 488: Chapter 477: The Sword Cultivator Father
Ye Qiu left this world when Xiao Ran died of old age. In fact, after Xiao Ran got married and had children, she rarely appeared in public anymore, to the extent that even her daughter-in-law didn’t know such a mother-in-law existed. This was because of her special identity, which Xiao Ran never mentioned.
When Chu Ran died, his soul left his body. He searched for his mom for a long time, and after not finding any information from Meng Huai, he searched for several more years before finally giving up. He then followed Ye Qiu’s previous wish, proceeded with the Ghost Chaser into the Underworld, drank Meng Po’s Soup, and entered the Reincarnation Pool. He thought that he had lived a happy life, his mother had already done enough for him. He must not burden her anymore; if possible, he hoped to be her son again in the next life.
Name: Ye Qiu
Merit Points: 32000
Skills redeemed: Hacker God
Level 7 Light of the God of Cooking
Level 8 Body Forging Technique
Ten Times Luck Bonus (six remaining)
Conquer Emperor System (Achievements: Skin like Jello, Charming Eyes, aroma, Voice Like a Pearl, slender legs)
Poison Scripture, Medicine Manual
Soul Power Technique
"Task completed, proceed to the next world?"
Ye Qiu looked at the task panel, noticing an additional skill and ten thousand less merit points, and replied "Yes".
"Brother Ye Qiu, are you really not considering taking disciples this time? It would be good for Ye Sheng to have a junior brother or sister to accompany him!"
"Let’s see." Ye Qiu curtly replied.
Seeing this, the Sect Leader sighed and couldn’t help but advise, "Brother, don’t blame your junior for being nosy. Although Ye Sheng is your son and has inherited your talents, try not to pressure him too much."
Ye Qiu felt a slight sink in his heart. Even his direct junior said so, indicating how much he had failed previously. He maintained a stern face with little expression and for the first time truly heard the advice, "I get it, Junior Brother, thank you for caring so much about Sheng’er."
Master Qin Guan walked out of Hidden Sword Peak still somewhat in disbelief. Could his stubborn elder brother truly have listened?
Ye Qiu returned to his dwelling, unable to help but recall the task of this life.
In this life, he was a Nascent Soul Master from one of the three great sects of the Tianyan Sect in the Xuanyuan Realm of the Small Thousand World, possessing rare high talents and the unique Metal Spirit Root, earning the title of Lonely Swallow Sword Lord at a young age.
In the year he achieved Nascent Soul, he unexpectedly had a son, Ye Sheng, who inherited his father’s talents and also possessed the Metal Spirit Root. Ye Qiu had high hopes for his son, and tragically, the pressures from him also precipitated Ye Sheng’s downfall.
Because his sword practice was long renowned in the Xuanyuan Realm, Ye Qiu was overly proud of his sword skills. Ignoring Ye Sheng’s own wishes, he stubbornly made him practice the sword, requiring him to participate in and win every competition, otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the name Ye Qiu had given him.
Constantly pressured, Ye Sheng achieved some proficiency in sword arts but his temperament remained unstable. He also always doubted if he was as inadequate as Ye Qiu claimed.
In the year he turned fifteen, he encountered his arch-rival Lin Shen.
Although referred to as an arch-rival, it was really only the pressure Ye Qiu and he himself placed that made him feel so; for Lin Shen, Ye Sheng was merely a stepping stone on his cultivation path.
Lin Shen, just as described in stories as a Child of Destiny, had Five Spirit Roots yet his cultivation speed was no lesser than those with Single Spirit Root. Every time he ventured out, he encountered fortuitous events. What’s more, due to his past experiences, Lin Shen had an extremely resilient and decisive character; anyone who obstructed his path was swiftly dealt with.
Because Ye Sheng lost to Lin Shen in a major sect competition, he was scorned by Ye Qiu as a failure, and thus Lin Shen became the insurmountable hurdle in Ye Sheng’s heart.
Year after year, Ye Sheng never won once, and Lin Shen became the Heart Demon deep in his heart.
For Lin Shen, Ye Sheng had a good family background and talent, yet he persistently provoked him, finally plotting to kill Ye Sheng during an adventure in a secret realm.
Ye Sheng died, and Ye Qiu went through immense hardships to uncover the truth, but how could Lin Shen, the Child of Destiny, be easily harmed? In the end, even he, the Lonely Swallow Sword Lord, couldn’t defeat Lin Shen and was instead killed by him.
In the moment before his death, Ye Qiu finally understood the true meaning of cultivation and deeply regretted everything he had done to Ye Sheng.
If given another chance, he would treat Ye Sheng well, support his own choices, and just be his support from behind.
After realizing all this, Ye Qiu found that at this moment, Ye Sheng was still practicing his sword on the mountaintop, so he flew up with his sword.
Ye Sheng was ten years old this year and had already achieved the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, placing him at the forefront among his peers, yet Ye Qiu, as a father, was still not satisfied, making him swing his sword thousands of times at the mountaintop every day.
Hidden Sword Peak was thousands of feet tall with fierce winds at its summit. Even a person with Qi Cultivation Perfection couldn’t practice there for long, but Ye Sheng, who barely had the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, practiced his sword and forge his body there every day.
The child swung the heavy sword, even though his clothes were torn by the fierce winds and his body was full of scars, he still persisted.
Without reason, a surge of heartache flowed through Ye Qiu’s heart.
"That’s enough, let’s stop here for today," Ye Qiu called out to interrupt.
"Dad." Seeing Ye Qiu suddenly appear, Ye Sheng awkwardly sheathed his sword, with a trace of panic in his eyes.
"Let’s go back," Ye Qiu said, accustomed to keeping his expression blank, fearing to frighten Ye Sheng even though he felt compassion.
"Dad, I haven’t finished my task for today yet, I wasn’t being lazy," Ye Sheng said softly.
Looking at him, Ye Qiu sighed again. Such a good child had been raised by him to be like this, how could a cultivator be afraid and cowardly? It was his fault.
"No need to practice anymore today, let’s go down the mountain."
Hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Ye Sheng felt extremely at a loss. Did he disappoint his father again? Indeed, his father was the renowned Lonely Swallow Sword Lord in the Xuanyuan Realm; it was fitting for him to be angry with such an unimpressive son.
However, he genuinely wasn’t interested in Sword Dao; he liked Artifact Refining!
But he didn’t dare to say that, fearing his father would be even more disappointed, because in his father’s eyes, a person with Metal Spirit Root should only follow Sword Dao as the Righteous Path, and his father was also not wrong, Sword Dao really was the best choice for him, it was his own foolish dream.
He didn’t perform his sword dance to perfection today, surely his father had noticed and felt disappointed, right?
"Dad, I was wrong," Ye Sheng admitted his mistake as he followed Ye Qiu back to his dwelling, "Sheng’er should not have been lazy, Dad, please punish me!"
"Sit."
Ye Sheng stole a glance at his father, then sat down carefully.
Ye Qiu, feeling self-reproach, lowered his gaze: "I am your father, you don’t need to be so afraid."
"Yes." Though he responded this way, Ye Sheng’s small back remained ramrod straight, not relaxed in the slightest.
Ye Qiu knew the pressure he placed on Ye Sheng couldn’t be changed in a day and could only comfort himself to take it slowly, after all, this was the mess he had made himself.