Heir to the Ancient Scriptures

Wandering

Limau Lake

"Fen Lian, try going to the village to take part in the cultivation selection again; who knows if you can do it with someone else?"

"What's the difference between being tested by an uncle and someone else?" Fen Lian asked the teacher who had been guiding her.

"Come on, Fen Lian, there's no harm if you try. All warriors have their own ways, including uncles. Uncle doesn't mind if you join anyone's cultivation as long as you can become the kind of cultivator your uncle wants you to be," said the teacher uncle, begging Fen Lian to keep joining the cultivation selection.

Fen Lian sighed softly when she heard her teacher's uncle's persuasion. She had never once intended to turn her back on her teacher, not even once. After all, Uncle Zhang, or as she called him, Teacher Uncle, was a warrior who was in the same school as her father. So Fen Lian insisted on being loyal to the teacher; all of this she did because she wanted to learn her father's knowledge even through other people.

Seeing Fen Lian's silence, Zhang again patted Fen Lian's shoulder gently.

"Fen Lian, are you willing to comply with Uncle's request? This is all for your own good; Uncle doesn't want you to fail." Zhang said it coaxingly again.

Fen Lian stared fixedly at those hopeful eyes. But all the requests from the teacher's uncle did not manage to move Fen Lian's heart at all; she was still adamant to remain loyal to the uncle who had taught her martial arts from the beginning until now.

"Sorry uncle, Fen Lian remains loyal to uncle. No matter what, I don't care if I don't become a cultivator as long as I can still study with my uncle," Fen Lian said.

Zhang sighed softly. "Actually, that's not what Uncle Fen meant. Uncle believes that you can cultivate; it's just that if you go through Uncle, it will definitely take a long time. If you take the test with other people, you might succeed. Because the most important thing right now is success first, to prove to that uncle of yours that you can!"

Fen Lian smiled wryly at her teacher's uncle's words. "What's the point of proving something to a human? I've always held my ground, and I've always remembered my father's advice to learn martial arts to help people, not to serve them. I know cultivation is important, but you need to remember that in the martial arts world, it's not just cultivation that's needed; there are various styles and lessons we need to learn."

Zhang was surprised to hear Fen Lian's words. He did not expect that Fen Lian could think in such a way, giving him the advice that everything Fen Lian said seemed to have some truth to it.

A few seconds later, Fen Lian spoke again. "Besides, I already have my father's guidebook that I found in his room earlier. I'm sure with this book, I'll be able to become a great warrior who can protect others," Fen Lian said again as she took out the thick book she had brought earlier.

Seeing Fen Lian place the tome on the table, Zhang immediately frowned. His eyes focused on the thick book, and Zhang himself thought that he was familiar with the book in front of him. He reached out his hand to grab the book and opened it slowly.

As soon as the book opened, Zhang's eyes glared as he slowly turned his gaze to Fen Lian.

"What's wrong, uncle?" Fen Lian asked, noticing the change in the teacher's uncle's expression.

"Where did you find this book?" he asked.

"From my father's room. My father has always been very fond of books; I often go into his room, but this time I found this ancient book accidentally falling from the top shelf. I was curious, so I picked it up," Fen Lian explained.

Hearing that, Zhang immediately lowered his head to stare at the book intently. "Can you read it?" The teacher's uncle asked.

Fen Lian shook her head slowly. "I can't, uncle, but I have a dictionary with ancient Roman characters that can help me slowly read this book. "I can't read it fluently," said Fen Lian.

Zhang put the book back down and looked at Fen Lian. "This book you found is an ancient book that contains ancient knowledge and skills, exactly the same as what your father or uncle learned."

"Really? So can I learn it? No wonder there are some moves that are the same as what Uncle taught; it turns out that Uncle also learned this knowledge." Fen Lian asked.

Zhang nodded. "That's right. Almost all the moves have been mastered by your uncle; even your own father has memorized them by heart. However, there is only one move that not a single warrior has mastered. Let alone mastering it, they can't even learn it," Zhang explained.

Hearing this, Fen Lian was curious about Zhang's knowledge. Because she was curious, Fen Lian chose to ask Zhang directly about the knowledge they were talking about.

"Is that knowledge in this book? And what is its name?" Fen Lian asked.

"It's called the nine suns stance and the nine steps. But the most difficult one is the Nine-Sun Style; all the knowledge is in the book. It's just that Uncle forgot the parts and pages because he never opened the book."

"Fen Lian will find it herself later. But can you tell me about this move first for now? I'm very curious: how difficult is it to practice, and why can't anyone master it?"

"Actually, it's not that you can't; it's just that this knowledge is almost unknown in the martial arts world, so there is no one who has mastered this knowledge." He explained.

"Why don't you master it yourself? You're so great; why don't you learn this knowledge?" Fen Lian asked again.

"I've been practicing martial arts for many years, from when I was your age to now. I've spent all my time practicing, but I didn't have time to learn this skill because, by the time I learned it, I was already old, not as strong, and my memory was already weak."

"Let the young people of the next generation learn this knowledge like you. You must be able to master it, but again, something should not be forced. Because in reality, you yourself will be in trouble later," Zhang explained.

Fen Lian nodded in understanding. "Good uncle, I will practice as much as I can to learn this knowledge. Besides, now I have an uncle who can help me," said Fen Lian happily.

However, Zhang shook his head slowly. As if he did not agree with Fen Lian's words.

"Uncle only teaches you some knowledge; the rest is for you to learn. In the past, I was the same; I was taught only a few things, and the rest I searched for myself. That will be applied to all of your students."

"Do I have to travel if my cultivation has passed? The purpose is to gain new knowledge." Fen Lian asked.

"That's right. You have to go out of your world now to get something really extraordinary out there!"

Fen Lian was instantly speechless. "Will I be able to travel, living alone in the forest with no one to accompany me?" Fen Lian asked sadly.

Continued...