Chapter 5, Has It Always Been This Way?

  In the quiet cliff, Li Chen was very unwilling: "Father, can't we just let this fool go? He almost died."

  "What do you want to do then?" Niu Bi Zi Lao Dao, also known as Li Gang, scolded: "If I hadn't arrived early, with Ming Yue Xiang's temper, you would have at least been bedridden for several months."

  "But father..." In front of Li Gang, the others didn't dare to breathe loudly, except for Li Chen. Ming Su was just one step away from entering that truly legendary cultivator realm, but it was a thousand times difficult.

  "Alright, Mingyue Xiang is now the 72nd genius on the Tianxia list. If not, do you think I'd be afraid of her? Haven't you seen the Tianxia mark between her eyebrows? Even the sect master has to give her some face... but..." Li Gang suddenly revealed a cold smile.

  "What's wrong?" several people asked in a hurry.

  "My Xuanmen belongs to the Tianxuan Sect, and a genius like her will inevitably be introduced into the Tianxuan cultivation. It's estimated that she won't appear in the world for hundreds of years, so how can we control this stupid divine pulse? At that time, his life and death will still be under our control?" Li Gang said coldly.

  "So it was like this." Li Chen's eyes revealed a murderous intent, as if he wouldn't rest until he killed Qin Hao.

  Li Gang, how could he not know that this useless son is a few catties and taels? If it were in the past, even he himself would want to kill Qin Hao, let alone others. But he said: "Even if Mingyue Xiang leaves Xuandao, you can't move him."

  "Why father, do you want me to stay in this mediocre state for the rest of my life?" Li Chen suddenly exclaimed, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

  "Do you think I don't want you to kill him? But now the Master and the Elder's Chamber have already made a decision. When Mingyue leaves Xuanmen, they will use the Divine Pulse to sacrifice to Heaven, to enhance the overall fortune of Xuanmen. Even your grandfather cannot refute it, what can I do?" Li Gang scolded.

  Li Chen suddenly stopped and understood the reason behind it all. He let out a sigh, spread his wings and flew away from the cliff.

  Entering that fairyland-like mountain peak, Qin Hao took his first step in this strange world.

  Curious, walking on that ancient and mystical stone staircase, Qin Hao's heart was racing. The material of this staircase made Qin Hao wish he could take it all for himself, because it contained real gold and silver.

  This soul from the earth is just like a country bumpkin entering the city, Mingyue Xiang found it very strange. What was Qin Hao doing with those broken stones on the ground? Had his sanity not recovered yet?

  "Disciple, what are you doing?" Qin Hao followed behind his master, and his heart was overjoyed. Every single stone had gold and silver in it! He thought to himself that even if he just picked one out randomly, it would be enough for him to splurge on Earth. How could he not be tempted? He thought that once he found a way back home, he wouldn't have to go grave robbing anymore, doing things that harmed his karma. He could completely become a nouveau riche!

  As soon as the master spoke, he seemed to have stolen something and the stones wrapped in his sleeves all fell out. He smiled awkwardly on his mouth: "This, this..."

  "What's the use of holding onto these stones?" Mingyue Xiang wondered.

  "That...that's what I use for collecting." Qin Hao was stuck for half a day before coming up with an unreasonable reason.

  "Collect?" Mingyue Xiang was even more puzzled: "These stones are all over the mountains and fields, if you want to collect them, I'm afraid your small room won't be enough."

  Qin Hao was speechless.

  It wasn't until later that Qin Hao realized that these things which were treasures in the eyes of Earth people were worthless here.

  As he delved deeper, Qin Hao's memories, which were previously those of a fool, became clearer after his master's explanation. He understood that the sect was called Xuanmen, and according to his master, it was just a small sect. There was a much larger world outside, but for some reason, his master didn't mention it to Qin Hao. Moreover, his eyes always seemed to hold a hint of worry, as if he was concerned about Qin Hao's future.

  Mingyue Peak is a mountain peak of the Xuanmen Sect. Any disciple who cultivates to the level of Mingyue will have a mountain peak, and in the Xuanmen Sect, they will automatically be promoted to elder and can accept disciples to teach them the law.

  The master didn't just leave him alone, he handed him over to the senior sister of Mingyue Peak and then ignored him. He didn't do what Qin Hao had imagined, giving him a magic treasure or a secret method for cultivation, saying something like "you go figure it out yourself".

  He always felt a bit strange, could it be that his own divine pulse and small sect didn't have a suitable secret method for him?

  "Fool, what are you staring at? Don't go disturb the other female disciples' cultivation, or they'll beat you to death. Don't blame me." This senior sister obviously didn't think much of Qin Hao, just like everyone else, directly calling him a fool. Moreover, in Mingyue Peak, except for Master's gentle gaze towards him, everyone else had an air of hostility, even with a hint of pity.

  That feeling is like a beggar holding a million, wandering aimlessly on the street, attracting countless people. At first, Qin Hao was self-satisfied, thinking it was because he looked handsome and could conquer both men and women, but from their whispers and pointing fingers, he understood what was going on.

  "That's not Big Fool, is it? I heard he's regained his senses."

  "This useless piece of trash, even if he regains his senses, what's the use? If it weren't for Master protecting him, he would have been killed by others long ago."

  "Hmph, it seems there's going to be a good show later on. The people from the other twelve peaks will definitely come up and cause trouble. This guy is simply a disaster star."

  "At first, if Master didn't take pity on him and bring him back during his training, he would have been killed by someone else long ago. I find it strange that Master didn't kill him."

  "I heard that Shifu is leaving, going to that legendary Da Jiao, at that time see who can still protect him, I think he's just a wild species, what divine pulse."

  These disciples seemed to be deliberately provocative, the more they spoke, the more unpleasant it became. However, Qin Hao also understood something from their words - this spiritual pulse must have some problem.

  But those words from that woman finally enraged Qin Hao. Even a Buddha would get angry, let alone this hot-blooded young man: "You damn old hag, who are you talking about?"

  A typical earthly scolding, all the disciples were stunned, as if they felt incredible, this fool actually opened his mouth to scold people, and even scolded with a mysterious tone, even the senior sister next to Qin Hao was also unbelievable.

  "What did you just say?" A somewhat pretty female disciple was choked by Qin Hao, although she couldn't hear the meaning of Qin Hao's words, but even an idiot knew that this was a scolding.

  "I'm telling you, you eight aunties of Ma Lao Gou, keep your mouths clean." Qin Hao stood up with a majestic and proud air. The female disciple was completely stunned.

  "Bang" Qin Hao suddenly felt a surge of power on his back, and he rolled to the ground with a mouthful of mud: "A small miscellaneous servant dares to defy Sister Shifu, thinking that with Master's protection, one can disregard the rules?"

  Qin Hao turned his head and saw the master sister's straight mouth, he was standing up to say something, when people around came up with a burst of punches and kicks, a wave of severe pain came.

  This scene is so familiar, as if I've been through it a million times, but every time I'm so helpless, as if the whole world is his enemy.

  They find excuses to beat him, no matter how well or poorly he does, they will not appreciate it, but want to beat him to death, kill him, make him die.

  He hid in the dark corners countless times, crying with a body full of wounds, his heart filled with fear and helplessness. That simple heart didn't know why the world was like this, except for why, he didn't know what else to do, because of his low IQ, he couldn't even die, because he didn't know that there was such a thing as death in this world.

  Feeling all this, Qin Hao seemed to have forgotten the severe pain on his body and the greedy eyes of these people staring at him. He was immersed in this memory for a long time, unable to extricate himself: "So this fool's experience since childhood was like this, it was actually like this..."

  Qin Hao was unusually silent, and everyone present stopped in their tracks. If it were the past, this fool would have begged for mercy, shouting and crying until he was almost dead, but they had no sympathy to spare. Now, however, things were different - this fool didn't cry or shout, his eyes instead filled with a crazed, terrifying hatred that seemed to want to unleash all the pent-up rage of the years. The intensity of that hatred sent shivers down people's spines.

  But they were all cultivators, so what could their hatred towards an ordinary person do? They could easily crush Qin Hao to death, but they couldn't do that. If their master found out, they would be the ones to die, so they could only beat him up repeatedly, without using their divine powers, or else they would be the ones to meet their deaths.

  Another round of poisonous blows later, these disciples all dispersed, even Qin Hao couldn't understand it anymore. Was his previous life's evil unforgivable? Didn't these women have any kindness at all?

  Why was it like this, the pain on his body made him unable to stand steadily, but he still struggled back to his small room. He carefully recalled, recalling the memories of his past life, but the recall made him almost resentful, because apart from these deeply ingrained beatings, what remained was just that peaceful and quiet miscellaneous work. The pain made Qin Hao almost faint, almost desperate...

  Just then, a familiar figure walked in, wearing a palace dress and exuding a faint fragrance. She was always gentle with him, enough to melt his icy heart: "Don't provoke them, I told you."

  She walked over, whispering softly, and suddenly a scene appeared in Qin Hao's memory. Every time he was helpless, every time he didn't know what to do, someone would always appear by his side, carefully tending to his wounds, sprinkling sacred dew, and making the pain disappear.

  But Qin Hao's heart was not calm, he wasn't a fool, and before he could even feel the wonder of this immortal dew, he asked: "Master, why?"

  "Why? Why did they hit you, or why didn't I help you." The newcomer was precisely Mingyue Xiang. She stood up, keeping a distance from Qin Hao, showing the distinction between master and disciple.

  "I also want to know." Qin Hao's eyes flowed with hatred and stubbornness.

  From this moment on, his body is Jingxuan, but his will is Qin Hao.

  "Alas." Mingyue Xiang turned around, let out a faint sigh, her figure was enchanting, she glanced at Qin Hao: "Sometimes I don't understand, whether saving you is right or wrong, I don't understand why heaven wants to make you regain your consciousness again."

  "Master, everyone has a choice, can't I have one too?" Qin Hao's words were firm, just like when he stole the tomb, fate allowed him to obtain the Dragon Seeking Technique and the Golden Touch Symbol.

  He has a choice, he can choose to be a tomb raider or an ordinary person. Once the choice is made, there's no turning back. Life isn't a game, and sometimes choices only come once, leaving no room for regret.

  "But......" Mingyue Xiang shook her head from time to time, unable to understand why this disciple would say such a thing. Her eyes were filled with pity and reluctance: "You're right, in this world, you have no choice, because it's always been that way."

  "Has it always been this way?" Qin Hao didn't understand, he had heard these words from Li Chen before, for thousands of years it has been like this, now Master also says such things, is it really always been this way?