Chapter 2: The Heart of the Strong
"According to my father's words, when the realm is cultivated to the late stage of the first order, it can induce the elemental power to merge with the flesh and skin, why can't I feel the fluctuation of the elemental attributes?" Looking down at his clenched fists, Gurung muttered to himself in confusion.
"The elemental attribute of all the people in the family is the power of the earth, not to mention the power of the earth, even if it is the power of any other element, I can't feel it, and the family has not recorded a similar situation, could it be that there is a problem with my cultivation method?" Gurung shook his wet hair self-deprecatingly, looked up at the sunset that had set in the west, picked up the shirt on the ground, pulled out the battle axe on the ground and put it back in the weapon rack, turned around and left the martial arts arena.
"Go back and ask your father, and he will know what went wrong. But...... That axe seems to have gotten a lot lighter......"
Gurung Panshi, the only son of Mayor Sag Panshi, is very likable, especially the smart black eyes, clear and bright. He developed early, and when he was ten years old, he began to cultivate with Sage, and in less than a year, he cultivated to the late stage of the first order, which was the pride of his father and the whole town.
"Geniuses may not all become strong, strong people are not all geniuses, your talent does not come from your efforts, only perseverance and hard practice, can you embark on the road of the strong. This is a sentence that Sag often said to him, and he himself deeply believes that in the past two years, no matter the severe cold and heat, rain, snow and wind, he has never stopped practicing every day, even when he is sick and his limbs are weak, he will grit his teeth and stick to the goal of the day.
But now, at the age of twelve, he has not been able to break through to the second order, he has confidence, whether it is skin or muscles, they have been polished to the peak state by him, and he can perfectly attract the power of the earth element to merge with it at any time, no one will doubt the explosive power contained in his muscles! But the attempts to impact the realm again and again can only bring him disappointment again and again.
Fortunately, Gurung has always had an indomitable heart, and no matter how many times he failed, he never got discouraged or gave up on himself in the slightest - he always believed that the only reason for failure was that he had not done his best.
"Strong, father, I want to be a great powerhouse!" said Xiao Gurung after following his father's practice on the first day and seeing Sag kill a sixth-order monitor lizard like a hill with his bare hands.
"Young Master, you're back!" As soon as the butler Blue stepped out of the gate of the mayor's mansion, he saw a somewhat dejected Gurung approaching him, and hurriedly greeted him.
"Grandpa Blue, are you going out to run errands? I'm tired all day today, my stomach is starting to drum, when can I start eating?" As soon as he saw the housekeeper, Gurung's whole body was glued, and he was completely free of his previous unhappiness, and patted his belly pitifully.
"Hahaha, since the young master is back, I won't go out of the old man, the town elder said that there is an adult in the clan who wants to see you, and sent me to the martial arts arena to call you home. Old Blue's eyes narrowed with laughter.
"See me, I guess it's a friend of my father......" Gurung was a little puzzled.
"No matter, let's go eat something first!" Thinking of this, Gurung smiled slyly, said goodbye to Old Blue, and ran into the courtyard like a gust of wind.
Seeing this, Lao Blue could only shake his head helplessly, looking at Gurung's distant back with kind eyes, he had no children and no daughters under his knees, and he had always taken care of Gurung as his grandson, watching Gurung's growth and progress day by day, Lao Bru's heart was full of pride and pride.
"Food...... Eat ......" In the storeroom, a dexterous figure kept scurrying around, and in the blink of an eye, food half a person high was piled up on the ground.
"Uh......" After a gust of wind and clouds, Gurung sat cross-legged on the ground, burped contentedly, and patted his belly with both hands.
"Damn, the amount of food has become bigger again, and I ate the amount of ten people in one go, and I'm still a little hungry, and if I continue like this, my father will be eaten by me...... But...... If you're hungry, you won't have the strength to cultivate, hehehe" Thinking of this, Gurung couldn't help but laugh.
"Stinky boy!"
When Gurung heard this, he was so frightened that he jumped up reflexively. Looking up, I saw a handsome middle-aged man standing at the door with his arms crossed, his eyes were not angry and arrogant, and his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be carved out of a mold with Gurung. The person who came was none other than Gurung's father, Sag.
"Father...... Father!" Growing up in a strict family upbringing, Gurung was more in awe of his father than dependent.
"Alright, look at your sweaty appearance, go take a shower, change your clothes, our distinguished guest will be there soon. Looking at Gurung's nervous appearance, Sag finally stopped keeping a straight face, and there was a smile in his eyes. It wasn't until Gurung's figure disappeared from his sight that Sag's smile slowly faded, revealing deep worry......
At the gate of the mayor's mansion, Sag and his party respectfully lined up in two rows, waiting eagerly for the big man from the clan to come. Gurung also washed up, changed into a cyan power suit, and stood straight beside Sage, adding a bit of heroism.
"Da Da ......" A luxurious carriage gradually drove up, followed by four silver-armored knights, and the left side of the breastplate was engraved with the unique clan emblem rune of the deacon of the Panshi family.
"Welcome to the town with Lord Noah, and Sag pays you all the respects. The others followed Sag as he respectfully saluted the old man who stepped out of the carriage.
"No courtesy, no courtesy, it's obviously a family, I don't feel comfortable if I have to make it so formal, I don't feel comfortable!" Noah waved his hand impatiently.
Sag had no choice but to rub his hands together and laugh dryly.
Noah Panshi, the current dean of the Rock Academy, one of the nine academies of the Guiyuan Continent, has stayed at the peak of the seventh order of the earth system for more than twenty years, and his cultivation is extremely terrifying, and it is said that he has faintly touched the edge of a trace of the power of the law, and may be promoted to an eighth-order powerhouse at any time.
Before taking over as the dean of the Rock Academy, Noah was the elder of the clan in this rock town, if you talk about seniority, he is still Sag's uncle, when Noah left Rock Town, Sag was just a dime boy, and now more than 20 years have passed, it is inevitable that there will be some rustiness when they meet, seeing Noah so easy-going, Sag felt a little more relaxed.
"I said Sag boy, when Lao Tzu was in Rock Town, you were the best at pestering Lao Tzu, why are you so angry now, you still call me uncle like before. ”
Looking at his always serious father's submissive appearance in front of Noah, Gurung felt extremely funny, and his affection for the informal Noah suddenly increased, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Provoked Sag to turn his head and glare at him fiercely.
Noah's gaze fell on Gurung with the source of the laughter, and his originally lazy eyes flashed a strange light, and he walked quickly to Gurung.
"Boy, you're Sag......'s son? Hmm, it's already in the late stage of the first order, yes, better than you were back then!" Noah said as he patted Gurung on the shoulder cordially.
"Yes...... Yes, Grandpa Noah, I, my name is Gurung Rock!" Gurung was a little nervous.
"Haha
"Uh...... Promise...... Uncle Noah, let's not stand outside, the dinner is ready, let's move to the house. Seeing the old man chatting hotly, Sag was naturally overjoyed in his heart, but because there were other people around, he could only quickly change the topic and introduce everyone to the mayor's mansion.
"Boy Sag, I think you already know what I'm coming for. After the dinner, Noah looked at Sag and asked.
"Yes, Uncle Noah, the clan has already told me in advance, but ...... But what I still can't figure out is that you...... How do you know that Gurungta ......?"
"Stinky boy, I still like to get to the bottom of it, Lao Tzu has lived in Panshi Town for decades, what happened here can you hide it from me? There are still three months to be a big competition in the family, this time the academy has given up five exemption places to the clan, we have not had such a good seedling in this vein for a long time, if the ability of the ancient boy is really the same as the rumor, Lao Tzu will say that he will snatch one of the places!" Speaking of this, Noah, who was full of red light, deliberately paused, couldn't help but wave his fist into the air, and continued to say in a regretful tone: "Actually, with your talent, if you hadn't ...... Alas...... Let's go, take me to the martial arts arena!"
Looking at Sag's gloomy eyes, Noah also knew that he was speechless, and did not continue.
"Gu boy, grandpa heard that your strength and talent are extremely strong, would you like to show grandpa it? If grandpa is satisfied, grandpa will take you to join the Rock Academy and train you to become a peerless powerhouse!"
Gurung's eyes lit up, and he looked at Sag with a hopeful gaze, but found that Sag still hadn't recovered from his thoughts just now, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Why, Gu boy, the man of the dignified Rock Family, don't you have any assertiveness at all! Or do you plan to stay in this projectile land for the rest of your life like your father!" Seeing Gurung's hesitant expression, coupled with Sag's abnormal performance before, a nameless fire rushed up in Noah's heart, and he couldn't help but raise his voice and shout.
"Grandpa Noah, I am willing, I want to be a strong man, a great strong man!" Gurung smiled, there was still a trace of hesitation, but when he heard Noah's question, he felt much more relaxed, and his eyes became extremely firm.