Chapter 98: Chapter 97: Opportunity

[Your father is on a mission outside and doesn’t pay much attention to you. The chances of offspring born from the union of mortals and cultivators having a spirit root are very small, so he only provides basic material support for you and your mother.]

[Your mother is careful and cautious, avoiding any danger, and even has decent connections within the Ouyang Family.]

[Three months after your birth, your father shows no concern for you, entrusting your care entirely to your mother. Following family protocols, she names you Yun, hoping you possess cultivation talent to soar freely like clouds in the sky, just like cultivators.]

Ouyang Yun, that’s the name for this lifetime.

Being born into a cultivation family is beyond Jiang Ming’s expectations.

The fact that he can directly access the path of cultivation after birth already means having a good family background in Jiang Ming’s eyes, saving the hassle of seeking out cultivation resources.

But… Nine Rivers Plain…

Jiang Ming has never heard of it.

The first and second simulations were both in the Five Sects Territory.

As for the specific name of the Five Sects Territory, it seems to be Mingfeng Plain, but nobody uses that name.

The Five Sects compete with each other, dominating the entire Mingfeng Plain, with surrounding mountains serving as natural barriers, making it rare for outside cultivators to enter.

The Golden Ink Mountain sect chose to withdraw from Mingfeng Plain in the later stages of the war.

Therefore, cultivators have always referred to it as the Five Sects Territory.

However, both places belong to the Changzhou Great Wei Immortal Dynasty, and based on the patterns of the first and second simulations, the location of birth this time is not too far away.

[You choose not to practice the Cyan Cloud Breathing, instead gently guiding Spiritual Qi to nourish your body, preferring not to draw the attention of the Ouyang Family.]

This time around, forget about cultivating the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique—even the Cyan Cloud Breathing is left unpracticed by Ouyang Yun.

The Ouyang Family surely has its own cultivation techniques, and Ouyang Yun can’t explain the origins of his techniques.

Jiang Ming is also reluctant to practice the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique in this simulation.

The origins of the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique are mysterious and have significant connections to the God-Demon List.

Jiang Ming fears being possessed by the God-Demon List again, getting drained, and dying halfway.

[Seven months after your birth, the Ouyang Family’s annual talent assessment begins and you are sent for testing.]

Jiang Ming is curious about how high his talent will be in this lifetime.

Dual Spirit Roots? At least Three Spirit Roots, right?

[Four-colored lights flash, your talent is Fire, Wood, Metal, Earth Four Spirit Roots.]

[Four Spirit Roots talent is considered quite good in the Ouyang Family, your parents are delighted, and your father begins to pay attention to you, personally teaching you the Ouyang Family’s Basic Breathing Technique.]

[The Ouyang Family’s Basic Breathing Technique is the Hundred Nourishing Breathing, comparable to the Cyan Cloud Breathing; you begin your cultivation journey.]

Jiang Ming hasn’t let Ouyang Yun practice the Celestial Demon Heart Devouring Technique; it only accelerates significantly during Early-Stage Qi Refining, so not practicing it doesn’t have a substantial impact.

[The Ouyang Family gives little regard to your father, Ouyang Qinglin, despite having a Four Spirit Roots offspring, but the Third House sends gifts as your birth signifies the strengthening of the Third House line.]

………

[In the year 7902 of the Nine Rivers Calendar, you successfully broke through to Qi Refining Second Layer, standing out among your peers.]

[Because of you, your mother gradually faces targeting, as the Fourth House that opposes the Third House attempts to provoke you into making a mistake.]

[As a mortal, your mother finds it difficult to resist targeting from the cultivators of the Ouyang Family; fortunately, your father tries to protect your mother, though she faces disdain, her life isn’t in danger.]

[In the year 7903 of the Nine Rivers Calendar, your father dies unexpectedly during a mission, leaving you and your mother alone.]

[In October of the same year, at the age of ten, you personally kill a clansman who harassed your mother, blood splattering three feet, leaving those present trembling in fear, only then recalling you are already a cultivator.]

[That night, you bow before the leader of the Third House lineage, recounting the event and earnestly requesting an opportunity to join a sect.]

Where people gather, conflicts arise; internal strife within the Ouyang Family is ongoing, with the Third House and Fourth House in constant conflict.

However, Ouyang Yun’s father likely did die due to an accident. Though there is contention within the family, direct killings are rare; otherwise, the family would fall apart.

Yet other means of scheming are endless.

Jiang Ming doesn’t wish for Ouyang Yun to waste time within the Ouyang Family.

The Ouyang Family is not weak, having two Foundation Establishment Supremes and a complete cultivation inheritance.

But that’s all; this place lacks any Alchemy Dao inheritance.

Not to mention the Fourth House’s apparent plot against the Third House, which Jiang Ming doesn’t want to deal with amidst all these intrigues.

Ouyang Yun is ten years old, with quite an impressive appearance this lifetime, his mother’s charm being the reason Ouyang Qinglin favored her, and Ouyang Yun inherited her genes.

Already ten, with the foundation of handsome features.

At this moment, the ten-year-old Ouyang Yun stands clad in white, his hair tied with a silk ribbon, and his attire prominently stained with blood; even his hands drip with droplets of blood.

Ouyang Yun bows with his hands, his head lowered beneath them, maintaining impeccable etiquette.

“Please, Grandmother, grant Yun one opportunity.”

The night is silent, a cold wind blows, yet Ouyang Yun’s protective True Essence resists it.

In this way, Ouyang Yun stands in the cold wind for a full hour.

“To give you an opportunity… Do you know what the Third House and Fourth House are vying for…”

“That’s the spot to proceed to the Nine Sects for cultivation…”

A voice of an old lady, aged and robust, comes from inside the door.

Her voice carries a hint of laughter.

Ouyang Yun then realizes his judgment of the Nine Sects was somewhat mistaken; such a spot is incredibly precious.

“I’ve learned of your situation. I will instruct people accordingly, and the Fourth House won’t trouble your mother. This time it was the Fourth House’s mistake initially, so the matter of killing can be overlooked.”

“But what they contend with you about, you must bear.”

“Cultivate well; your talent is not bad. Don’t waste your gift.”

Ouyang Yun grits his teeth and says again: “Please, Grandmother, grant Yun an opportunity!”

The door opens.

“Oh?” a voice calls.

“Could it be you feel the cultivation conditions in the Ouyang Family are insufficient, or has someone said something to you?”

An old lady emerges, staring fixedly at Ouyang Yun.

Ouyang Yun raises his head to meet her gaze, his eyes steadfast.

The two exchange glances for a long time.

The old lady waves a hand, saying: “Forget about the Nine Sects; you don’t stand a chance.”

“In honor of your deceased father.”

“In three years, break through to the Qi Refining Third Layer, and I’ll grant you an opportunity.”

“Thank you, Grandmother!”

Ouyang Yun immediately bows in gratitude, without questioning what the opportunity is.

He doesn’t have the right to ask.

Upon turning, he finds his slender mother standing at the corner, waiting for him, without knowing when she arrived.

The cold wind howls.

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