Shi Lang followed Lao Yuesha, while maintaining his vigilance. He could not figure out the goal of this woman, after all, she was at least an Dao General, why did she agree to teach him. This was a cruel world, and the strong did not even bother to look at the weak as if they were just ants for them to walk over.
After following Lao Yuesha inside the forest, they arrived at a cave dwelling. The lady said, "My realm form is that of a Myriad Phyton, I am the only one left of my clan. This is where I live, come along."
Shi Lang followed her inside and they both sat down before each other after reaching the depths of the cave. The two of them did not talk, while the lady was appraising Shi Lang, the Terran was thinking at a very fast speed.
Lao Yuesha smiled and asked, "You have a lot of questions, ask away."
Shi Lang nodded before he said, "Why did you agree to teach me?"
The lady replied, "You are the first human who caught my eye after the great purge."
Shi Lang was confused and Lao Yuesha said, "The great purge was a mission started by the Verdant Green Holy Land, they wanted to secure the Blade Wood Forest and consume the resources of this place. The spirit beasts were not happy with them taking everything and damaging the place so the war began.
After three months and countless deaths, when the Verdant Green Holy Land was almost at the last leg, their founding ancestor made a move.
My clan was caught up in it, and they lost their lives. In response to that, many Spirit Beast Ancestors came out of seclusion and they destroyed half the floating city which Verdant Green Sect was so proud of."
Shi Lang gulped and Lao Yuesha said, "Ever since then, humans think twice before they set foot in the blade wood forest."
The Terran nodded and Lao Yuesha asked, "You said that you want to train, what do you exactly wish to train in? I can see that your foundation is solid, you know what it is like to kill, and what it is like to face death. So, tell me, how strong do you want to be and why?"
Shi Lang revealed his story without hiding anything from Lao Yuesha. The lady nodded and said, "You have a solid foundation, and can use your true essence very well. In the ancient times, even if the people absorbed spiritual energy they did not have any understanding of martial techniques. The people only learned about them after watching the nature.
Among the plethora of creatures in this nature, a snake is blessed with the most elusive movement. Once a snake reaches a certain level, their speed will increase and it will be as quick as lightning and the flexibility in the body will provide it with the agility that would match the winds.
I can see that your spiritual energy is lightning based. This won't be difficult for you. However, the training will be strenuous."
Shi Lang took a deep breath as he said, "I did not expect this thing to be so hard to melt."
Lao Yuesha nodded and continued, "Many alchemy sects in the world have pill flames in their vaults, if you are a talent, they will give you a chance to collect these flames and grow stronger. However, such talents lose their freedom, and it is extremely rare to come across a natural pill flame."
Shi Lang nodded. He said, "The immortal world is simple and yet it is at the same time very crude. The strong have absolute authority and they can change the fate of many. They manipulate the resources and ensure that no one else in the world grows as strong as they are."
The Myriad Phyton smiled as she said, "You are an odd one, as a human you despise your kind. Why?"
Shi Lang replied, "Because my kind has their head over the clouds. If they are so lost in the the vision for the future, they will eventually ruin the present. Their thoughts have tunneled into the future that could be changed by one wild creature creating chaos."
Lao Yuesha was stunned and then she chuckled loudly, she remarked, "Kid, I have a good feeling about you."
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The two people chatted the night away, and in the morning, Lao Yuesha tossed out a spool of thread to Shi Lang. She said, "This spool is made from Crystal Silk Spider. You task is to run around every tree and tie this thread around the trees within seven kilometers. If the thread snapped, I will beat you up. Okay?"
Shi Lang had long understood that to grow strong he needed to work hard. He nodded and stood up from the ground. He inspected the spool first and then he dashed out. He moved very slowly at first and then Lao Yuesha said, "Kid, you have two hours to do this task."
Shi Lang sighed and ran fast, he was coming upon his seventh tree when his hand tugged on the spool and the delicate crystal-like thread, snapped.
The Terran froze and Lao Yuesha appeared beside him. Before he could react, she punched him in the side and flung him off his feet. Shi Lang hit a lot of trees and then caused tremors. When he stood up, he was dazed, his entire body seemed to have been hit by a truck.
He regained his orientation and stood up from the ground. Lao Yuesha was sitting on a huge boulder. She said, "Hmmm, good that you have collected yourself so quickly, now move."
Shi Lang was back at it again, however, this time he lasted till the eleventh tree before the thread snapped and he was punched. For the entire day, Shi Lang was tossed around like a rag doll and Lao Yuesha seemed to be having fun, however, in the entire day, after being thrown around and beaten to the point where his soul was aching.
Shi Lang had covered three hundred nine trees. He never repeated the same mistake, and Lao Yuesha mumbled, "This is going to be fun."