An 8-year-old girl was walking alone in the deep mountains. It was dark around her, and there would be chilly wind blowing from time to time. Even though Lu Li was following her, it was still a test of courage.
An Luer was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was treated like a princess by the An Family since she was a child. Nobody made her suffer.
Over the past year, she had fallen from heaven to hell. It was too cruel for Lu Li to do this to a little girl.
An Luer clenched her teeth, looked around with her eyes wide open and walked forward step by step.
Young as she was, she knew this was a test from Lu Li. She trusted Lu Li unconditionally.
She had no choice. Apart from Lu Li, who else could she trust now?
An Luer was scared. She was trembling. She looked back from time to time, fearing that Lu Li was no longer behind her, fearing that Lu Li had abandoned her.
She tried hard to hold back her tears. She plucked up her courage and walked forward step by step.
"The path of a powerful warrior is a lonely path and a painful one."
Lu Li's voice sounded in An Luer's ears, giving her a second lesson. "If you want a superior and comfortable life, you can stop. I will send you back to my family.
As my apprentice, you can live a carefree life. You can grow up happily and marry the person you want to marry.
But if you want to be a powerful warrior, then forget about your identity as a lady of the An Family. Forget that you are a girl. You can only be a warrior. "
"Billions of living beings form a pyramid, with experts standing at the very top. Everyone wants to climb to the top with all their might.
How can you climb up when there are so many people competing?
You may say that you are talented, but others may work ten times harder than you and be a hundred times more ruthless. "
"On your way up, you will encounter all kinds of things and all kinds of crises.
I can help you avoid detours, but you still have to walk on the road. "
"If a person wants to achieve something, he or she must be diligent, courageous, talented, persistent, self-disciplined, temperament and luck.
You can choose to step back and live a peaceful life of mediocrity, or you can keep going. Going doesn't mean you will succeed, but if you don't, you will have no hope of success. "
Lu Li's voice continued. There were many words that An Luer might not understand, but Lu Li was forcing them into her ears.
Because she was now a blank piece of paper, it was the best time for her to grow. Once this blank piece of paper was filled with words, it would be very difficult to change her.
"I choose to walk on!"
An Luer pondered for the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, and a determined look appeared on her small face. The revenge of the extermination of her clan supported her and gave her an inexplicable strength.
At this moment, she forgot her fear, forgot everything, and walked forward step by step with incomparable determination, never looking back.
"He is indeed a good seedling!"
Lu Li nodded again. He said nothing more and followed An Luer. He would give her directions every now and then because there were some incomplete divine glyphs in some places. If they were triggered, An Luer would be killed.
After walking for an hour, the two of them arrived at the top of the mountain. There were ruins here, and it was a very large ruin. It occupied thousands of miles.
Collapsed castles and palaces were everywhere. Many places were shrouded in dark smog, which was clearly poisonous.
Lu Li walked over to An Luer, closed his eyes and used the trace of Dao to sense the surroundings. There were indeed many incomplete marks of the Dao. For example, there was a broken wall with half a handprint on it. The handprint clearly had marks of the Dao.
Next to a pond in the distance, there was a collapsed cabin. A powerful warrior must have cultivated in the cabin since there were marks of the Dao left behind.
Lu Li took a casual look and found at least 100 incomplete marks of the Dao.
Incomplete marks of the Dao were of no use to Lu Li, but they were perfect for An Luer.
She was weak in both realm and power. She could learn some low-level Fundamental Principles by just a little bit.
"You will be cultivating here for a period of time. Are you afraid?"
Lu Li looked at An Luer who looked up at him and asked timidly, "Will my master stay as well?"
Lu Li patted her head and said, "Don't worry. I will not leave you behind."
An Luer calmed down at once. She said with determination, "As long as my master is here, it doesn't matter where I cultivate."
"Whoosh!"
Lu Li grabbed An Luer's shoulder and flew away. He arrived at the pond and walked to the cabin. He waved his hand and smashed away the wooden wall, leaving only the wooden floor.
Lu Li took out the huge piece of mud he dug out outside the town from his interspatial artifact and placed it nearby.
Pointing to the floor of the cabin, Lu Li said, "From now on, you will sit here and cultivate. When you are tired, go back to your room and sleep.
Eat your meals and eat dry rations. Drink water from this small pond. Don't go anywhere else besides this place.
When you cultivate, sense the surroundings carefully. "
"Yes, master!"
An Luer bowed with respect. Lu Li asked Blood Fairy to set up a divine pattern nearby because he would not sit here all the time. He would walk around in the ruins.
If he learned something, he might stop. If there were snakes or beasts nearby, An Luer could be in danger.
Lu Li bought a lot of food in a city. It was not tasty but it was nutritious.
An Luer was no longer a princess, so Lu Li wanted her to suffer a little.
Only by going through the hardships could one rise to the top.
At first, Lu Li was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he cultivated nearby. He planned to wait for the full moon to see the ghost soldiers and generals. He would not feel at ease leaving An Luer here alone until he figured out the truth.
Lu Li had no children. He had an adopted son, Lu An. But he did not spend much time with Lu An and they did not have much affection for each other. Lu An, on the other hand, was closer to Jiang Qiling and the other twins.
He had not lived with An Luer for a long time, but Lu Li felt she was his daughter.
A master for a day was a father for life. A master had the responsibility of a father.
An Luer was obedient, sensible, smart, and beautiful. Lu Li was overwhelmed with fatherly love.
Soon, An Luer settled down. Because Lu Li had moved the cabin over, she felt like her home was here.
Wherever Lu Li was would be her home. She soon got used to it even though the cabin was spooky.
She sat on the floor with her legs crossed to cultivate. As soon as she did, she felt something special. This was once the place where a powerful warrior cultivated. There were deep marks of Taoist Principles here.
She was smart and had a special constitution. She sensed it right away.
She had a strong desire to become stronger. Apart from revenge, she had nothing else on her mind.
She would not let go of such a good opportunity. She began to cultivate at once.
Lu Li looked at An Luer with appreciation again. Then, he began to cultivate as well, waiting for the day of the full moon.
Time flew by in cultivation. Soon, eight days had passed. The moon was hanging high in the sky, but the Holy Prayer Mountain was even spookier. Cold wind was blowing, making people feel cold.
More importantly, there was a faintly discernible qi and energy spreading out, making people's hair stand on end and their pores shrink.
An Luer woke up from her cultivation. She was a child after all. She quickly walked into the cabin, carried the puppy to Lu Li and sat down with her legs crossed. She looked around with her pearl-like eyes.
Lu Li opened his eyes, smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. Let me see how I deal with these demons and ghosts."
Lu Li said there were demons and ghosts because he sensed a trace of qi and energy, the qi and energy of demons and demons.