Chapter 7: A Letter to the Heavenly Pole

The content of the letter is not too long:

"Hong'er, when you read this letter, you must have grown up a lot, and your father and mother are very happy that your brothers have grown up strongly. But my father and mother are sorry for you, if this letter is opened, it means that something must have happened in the family, and I think it is the enemy of the past who has chased after you again, and my father and mother may have to part with you. Dad left this letter in advance because he was worried about this kind of thing happening, and now Hong'er has reached this age to be able to distinguish right from wrong, it's time to explain the situation of our Tianji family to you.

It's also my fault and your mother's. Before your two brothers were born, the two of us had a grudge against the most powerful sect in the martial world, the Shiyu Sect. The specific reason for this is not what you need to know Hong'er, but you must understand that Shiyu Sect, as the first sect in the martial arts world, whether it is its influence on the continent or the strength of many masters under its sect, it is extremely terrifying, once it is wanted by them, it means that there is no place to live on this Douwu Continent.

Father and mother know the strength of Shi Yu Sect, and your mother once proposed a clever plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea, and settle down in Nanyue Village, the closest to Shi Yu Sect, without knowing it. As the so-called most dangerous place is also the safest, they would not have guessed that we would take such a risk and hide directly under their noses. It's just that I know in my heart that this is just a temporary measure, all these years, the Yu Sect has been searching the whereabouts of our family on the continent unrelentingly, if it weren't for the fact that his distraction during the war with the Heavenly Martial Mansion diverted a lot of attention, this was fortunate to let us not be discovered.

Now that this day has finally come, I hope Hong'er can understand the helplessness of me and your mother. If it weren't for the last resort, the two of us would not have made this decision to leave alone to divert the enemy's attention, so as not to attract the attention of the Shi Yu Sect to the two of you. Remember, when we are free from the pursuers behind us, we will come back to look for you and your brothers; What you have to do is to take care of yourself, remember that you must not easily reveal your background to outsiders, and just wait patiently for your father and mother to come home.

There is another thing that is also very important. Dad saw very early on that you have been interested in the method of cultivation since you were a child, and the qualifications of you and Xiaofei are extremely rare in the entire martial arts world.

It's just that there are many difficulties in cultivation, even if you have the natural resources, if you are unwilling to endure hardships and have no faith and determination, you will eventually become a general. Your mother and I also relied on our excellent talent at the beginning to be unimpeded when we first entered the cultivation, but after that, we also had to overcome many difficulties to have the strength we have today. Your mother didn't want to see your brothers suffer from what I went through, so she never agreed to me teaching you the method of cultivation. But I always firmly believe that cultivation has always been an excellent way to sharpen one's body, which is not only a strong cultivation and strength, but also a training of one's mind. If you can endure a little hardship when you are young and shape your perseverance and diligence, it will be of great help to you throughout your life.

Eventually, your mother acquiesced and began to learn the Dharma when you were 12 years old. The road of cultivation is long and there is no end in sight, and no matter how many years of cultivation the martial arts predecessors are, they are just explorers who started a little earlier on the path of cultivation. You must always believe that as long as you continue to work hard, you will eventually be able to catch up with or even surpass them; For those who are stronger, you can respect and learn from them, but don't be easily discouraged because you started later than others and are not as good as others, and remember not to give up halfway.

Dad doesn't have time to teach you how to practice, and he doesn't want to do it, and you need to try everything yourself before you know your shortcomings. Without your father's guidance, you may take detours and make mistakes in your later practice, but Daddy hopes that you can work hard to overcome these setbacks through your own thinking and determination. My father and mother also had no guidance in their cultivation at the beginning, and it was in the dark that they gradually realized the most suitable Tao for themselves by relying on their own experience of failure again and again.

Of course, groping for yourself doesn't mean being arrogant, Dad just doesn't want to pave the road in front of you with one brain, causing you to develop the bad habit of getting something for nothing. Go find a suitable master to guide you, humbly ask for advice, and walk out of your own way. The only thing Dad can teach you is: the foundation of cultivation is neither a supreme talent, nor a powerful martial art, but a heart; Cultivation is the process of fighting against the heavens, and finally getting rid of or even transcending the rules and order in the underworld. Only by maintaining an enterprising heart that never gives up on difficulties, a heart of curiosity about the unknown, and a heart of reverence for the strong and the rules of heaven and earth, can we go further on the path of cultivation.

What Daddy left you in the box is a Soul Gathering Stone that helps you cultivate your soul power, as well as a storage bag that contains some materials that will help you practice. The cultivation of soul power is as important as spiritual power, and this will naturally be told to you when you have a master; This soul gathering stone is a strange spiritual treasure that your mother found from the snowy mountain, and after you have cultivated your spiritual power, you only need to use the spiritual power to inject and urge the soul gathering stone, and you can use it to practice the soul. As for the storage sachet, it can be opened as long as it is injected with spiritual power into its seal, and it contains some weapons that my father and mother used before, which is most suitable for people like you who have just started to practice; The choice of military science is also about fate, go and choose the most convenient weapon you use.

In the end, my father and mother really hope to return to the two of you as soon as possible, and at the same time, I also hope to see that the day you come back, Hong'er, you have not lived up to your father's expectations and can learn and succeed. Scarlet is still young, you, as an elder brother, remember to take care of him. And Scarlet is not very much like you, although in my opinion, his cultivation talent is not much worse than yours, but when he was a child, he preferred to read and write, and his father didn't know what kind of attitude he had towards cultivation; If one day he reaches your age, you can ask for his opinion today to see if Scarlet Er is willing to start practicing, and if Scarlet is rejected, respect his choice, then you will be up to you to protect his safety.

May the two of you be safe and secure outside, and your father and mother will definitely find ways to return to you as soon as possible and love you forever. ”

The sentences in the letter are simple and unpretentious, and there is not much space for tear-jerking to tell about their thoughts, but more about the supervision and expectation of the two brothers. But it was such a simple letter, and when they read it, their eyes were red; After two years of not hearing from their parents, it is a gift from heaven for the young brothers to suddenly see my father leave such a sincere letter full of deep concern for the two brothers. In their minds, both of them thought of their father's majestic but loving tough cheeks.

After a while, the brothers finally calmed down, carefully resealed the envelope, and then solemnly put it into the wooden cabinet beside them, and then turned to study the other two items mentioned in the letter. However, as the letter said, these two things both need the injection of spiritual power to be urged, and now no matter how the brothers toss, they have not changed in the slightest; The hedron was always dull and unresponsive, and the seal on the sachet could not be opened anyway.

At this point, the two finally began to discuss the contents of the letter. "I really didn't expect that the enemy of our family would be the most powerful sect in the martial arts world, Shi Yuzong." Although the brothers didn't know the background of the Shiyu Sect at all, and they hadn't even heard of the names of many sects in this remote place, the reputation of being the number one in the martial arts world naturally wouldn't deceive people. The thought of such a formidable enemy searching for traces of the family day and night, both of them couldn't help but feel a trace of pressure and fear in their hearts.

"My father said in the letter that he wanted me to start practicing at the age of twelve, and now it is not too far away, I already have a lot of interest in cultivation, and I have also learned some methods of refining the body under my father's guidance. The only problem was that my father asked me to find a suitable teacher; Now this Donglin Village is located in a remote area, and few people know how to cultivate, and a few martial artists in the village are just mediocre people, who understand nothing more than some side kung fu, and don't know where to look for it. ”

"It seems that I can only try my luck in Dongsheng Town, although it is a place where fish and dragons are mixed, the rules and regulations are useless, but after all, it is a prosperous town with many cultivators, if you are lucky, you may be able to find a suitable candidate. It's just that it's a little far away from Donglin Village, and once a day in the future, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of you. Tian Jihong hesitated.

"It's okay Brother Hong, you can go with confidence." Tianjifei is very sensible, and he doesn't want his brother to worry, "When we first arrived here, Brother Hong, you were only one or two years older than me, we didn't all survive such difficult days at that time, and now I can take care of myself, and there will be no problem at home alone." When I grow up, I can practice with Brother Hong, and then we will move to Dongsheng Town together, so that Brother Hong will not run two ends a day! ”

"Okay, tomorrow I'll go out to Dongsheng Town to see if I can find a suitable martial arts hall to apprentice." Tian Jihong had no choice but to settle down like this, but at this time, the figure he saw next to the inn during the day suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but think that if he was lucky enough to worship him as a teacher, maybe the problem would be solved. It's just that after thinking about it, not to mention that people have never met him and don't know each other, and he hasn't even seen this person's face clearly, where can he look for it? In the end, Tian Jihong could only give up this idea and began to prepare for the next day's long journey.