Passage Of Time

The bubbly city of Tianfeng was once a remote village, but since it was the closest settlement to the Dark Forest, it attracted many treasure hunters. So Tianfeng village gradually became a big, fortified city. 

The Yun family, as the ruler of this city, naturally became a wealthy and powerful family as treasure hunters paid their dues.

The Yun Family Courtyard.

"You wretched servant, what are you doing? Don't you know you can't get close to the training ground at this time?" A roar came, and then a strong figure walked out of the training ground, dragging a thin figure, cursing as he walked. "If the Yun family hadn't taken you in back then, you would have been snatched away and killed by wild beasts. Why are you still trying to steal the Yun family's special techniques now?" 

After saying this, he slapped the thin figure hard on the face with a palm like a cattails fan leaf.

Paaah! 

A thunderous sound echoed throughout the courtyard, and a trace of blood trickled down the corner of the thin figure's mouth.

"Get out. If I see you here again, I'll break your legs." With a flick of his hand, he sent the thin figure flying towards the doors of the courtyard. There was no sympathy in the big man's eyes, only endless disdain.

The thin figure landed heavily on the ground, and struggled to get up. With a sallow face, he looked at the place where the big man disappeared to. The sallow-faced figure was dressed in ragged linen robe, making him no different from an ordinary beggar. But his eyes were as bright and sharp as the stars in the sky.

The boy's name was Yun Feng. He was an abandoned baby found by the old patriarch outside Yun's mansion on a snowy night fifteen years ago. When he was found, he was already terminally ill. Just when people thought he would wither away, he survived tenaciously.

The old patriarch named him Yun Feng. In his childhood, Yun Feng was carefree because no one dared to bully him because of the old patriarch. But after the old patriarch passed away three years ago, Yun Feng became the target of bullying by everyone in the Yun family.

The place where Yun Feng lived was a dilapidated hut. Because of the death of the old patriarch, he was kicked out by the servants of the Yun family and came to this place where cold sipped into his bones in winter and rain drenched his body in summer.

For three years, Yun Feng had been beaten and scolded every day, and peace and quiet had become a luxury, but he persisted. Because when the old patriarch was passing away three years ago, he said to him. "My child, it's okay to suffer a little. The key is to survive. As long as you live, you will have everything." Yun Feng would repeat this sentence every day for three years after the death of the patriarch.

But because he was not a member of the Yun family, Yun Feng had no chance to practice any form of martial arts and cultivation. He could only learn secretly, but every time he was discovered, he would be beaten violently. This was the fifth time that he had been discovered.

Why can't I practice even if I'm not a blood member of the Yun family? Yun Feng shouted in his heart as a touch of determination flashed across his young face. He demonstrated a few moves, and fell to his knees. One day, I will show you real martial arts.

In Xuan Shen Continent, every family attaches great importance to their family's fighting skills and techniques. No one would hand over their family's fighting skills and techniques to a foreigner for no reason.

For a cultivator, there were other ways to obtain martial arts on the Wushen Continent, such as murder, robbery, or through auctions, but all of these were out of reach for Yun Feng now. If he tried to commit murder or robbery, he would simply be killed. As for the auction, he couldn't even pay the admission fee.

"I need to find some way to make money." Yun Feng murmured to himself, looking at the sky outside. He  got up and headed towards the place he had often visited since he could remember.

The rushing water sounds in the valley,  the sound of birds chirping in the green mountains, the gentle spring breeze, and the  flowing water made him feel particularly relaxed, and enjoyed the gifts of nature.

"Graaaah." Yun Feng, who was standing on the boulder by the river, shouted, seeming to be venting his dissatisfaction. Whenever he was beaten severely, he would come to this place to vent his anger. It seemed to him that all the unhappiness in his heart would slip away with the running water and be blown away by the gentle breeze.

"Hey, why hasn't Furball arrived yet?" Yun Feng looked around and asked no one in particular.

Furball that he was talking about was a small snow-white beast, though he didn't know what species it was. He met the little beast by chance. It happened a while ago when Yun Feng came here to vent his anger. He suddenly saw a small snow-white creature being chased by a cat-like beast. Yun Feng being kind-hearted, took action into his own hands and drove the beast away.

Naturally, Yun Feng and the little snow-white beast became good friends. Whenever Yun Feng was wronged, he would come here to talk to Furball the Furball, and every time, Furball would quietly listen to Yun Feng's story.

Yheeeersh! Clear and loud shrieks suddenly came from behind the boulder.

Yun Feng's face was filled with joy, "Okay, little guy, I know you'll come."

A furry thing jumped into Yun Feng's arms. It had big eyes and short limbs and looked quite harmless.

"I brought you something to eat." Yu Feng placed the prepared food on the ground.

Furball's eyes shone brightly when it saw the food, and it crawled out from Yun Feng's arms and started its feast. Every time Yun Feng came, he would prepare some food for the Furball.

After a hearty meal, both human and animal lay down on the smooth stone and enjoyed the warm gaze.

"Furball, do you think I really can't cultivate in this life?" Yun Feng asked in a sad tone, looking at the blue sky. Suddenly, he felt Furball biting his hand. "Hey, what's wrong?" 

Furball ran to a place and looked back at Yun Feng.

"You mean you want me to come with you." Yun Feng suddenly realized.

Furball shrieked a few times and ran forward quickly, followed closely by Yun Feng.

The two ran for about half an hour in the dense mountain forest and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated cave. Out of breath, Yun Feng collapsed on the floor.