Martial Peak

A day passes. A rested, neatly dressed Yang Kai walks out of the cottage.

In the courtyard, the Sect Master stood under a plum tree, one hand behind his back, stroking his beard, motionless, gazing off into the distance.

Yang Kai walked up, not disturbing him, then stood there, casually glancing around, observing the budding flowers adorning the tree’s branches, gently fluttering in the cold wind.

One young and one old, both stood silently for one day and one night, until the buds had completely bloomed, only then did the Sect Master turn to him, kindly inquiring, “How are your injuries?”

“They’re nothing serious.” Yang Kai grinned, “Should I call you Sect Master or Eleventh Elder?”

Standing before him was High Heaven Pavilion’s Sect Master Ling Tai Xu and also the mysterious Eleventh Elder he had me that day beside the Coiling Dragon Stream.

Yang Kai did not understand much about High Heaven Pavilion back then, so although he found that situation puzzling, he had not thought too deeply about it. It was only later after learning many things from his fellow High Heaven Pavilion disciples that he surmised the true identity of this Eleventh Elder.

High Heaven Pavilion had no Eleventh Elder; however, this Ling Tai Xu was its eleventh Sect Master, a significantly talented one at that, his fame had reached far and wide, but because of the two disciples he received both failing him, there was now no Twelfth Sect Master.

If more than ten years ago his two disciples had not suffered such bleak ends, Ling Tai Xu would certainly be much stronger than he currently was. For all his struggles since then, he could not break the shackles of the Immortal Ascension Boundary and ascend to a higher realm.

Ling Tai Xu simply smiled, “Up to you!”

Just as Yang Kai was about to open his mouth, Ling Tai Xu interrupted him, “I know you have many questions.”

“Disciple asks Sect Master to explain!” Yang Kai said, figuring that Ling Tai Xu knew what he wanted to ask, there was no need for him to speak any further.

Ling Tai Xu pondered, his expression one of someone reminiscing of long past memories, a good moment passed before he slowly spoke, his voice containing a hint of melancholy, “In this old master’s life, he had only received two disciples, the first was kind and forthright, the second was smart and cunning, if there were no accidents, these two would have become my High Heaven Pavilion’s twin pillars, leading it to never before seen glory. However, fate is impermanent, the second child’s desire for power was too strong, and he willingly fell into the Devil’s path, forcing this old man to end his life, for he could no longer be reasoned with!”

Yang Kai listened quietly, he had previously heard this series of events from Su Mu, but now listening to the Sect Master recount them, he felt there must be a deeper meaning to this story.

“The rumor outside is the senior disciple was killed, and the junior was sealed within the Coiling Dragon Stream, correct?”

Yang Kai inquired.

Ling Tai Xu chuckled, “This rumor is only half true. My second disciple was indeed sealed within the Coiling Dragon Stream, but the first did not die!”

Ling Tai Xu proudly said, “This old master’s first disciple was called Yang Ying Feng!”

Yang Kai could not help but shudder. A look of shock surfacing on his face, it was only after a long time that he gently exhaled, calming his mood. Suddenly, all the doubts that had troubled him for years had been answered.

Yang Family’s Fourth Master’s true name, in other words, Yang Kai’s father had

and he had also been Ling Tai Xu’s first disciple, the unlucky senior brother the rumours said, had been killed by his

suffered from a serious illness, unable to advance his cultivation, he

High Heaven

to the proper generation, you should call

Master!” Yang Kai somewhat reluctantly

eyes, not moving, giving a light chuckle before saying, “You blame me for turning a blind eye to you even though I knew your

cold lonely place. But he was not too concerned about the hardships he had suffered because in the end he really had no ability. How could he blame others for his own ineptitude? The troubles he was born with were his own, why should anyone else take care of

old master, you should first blame your Yang Family’s Fourth Master. This old master still has some grievances with him.” Ling

not help but shrink back slightly. He was not a fool, how

cuckoo bird chicks, people who stole from others and gave nothing in

dedications for ten full years, his efforts were simply preparing wedding clothes for another. If his second disciple had not fallen to the Devil’s path, Ling Tai Xu would still have had some hope, but his first disciple turned out

words, Yang’s Fourth Master had a great deal of responsibility for the problems in

pass to his son! Yang’s Fourth Master owed much to

a smile, “Respected Grand Master should put down his burdens; that Yang’s

help but sneer, “My disciple was such an upright youth, how

Kai understood that was

Excuses! You know it wasn’t a

old master his true identity, and that one day he would have to leave High Heaven Pavilion. He had wanted this old master to understand and

junior one day returns to the Yang Family, he will

seemingly wanting to laugh, but eventually he managed

day you came to High Heaven Pavilion, this old master received a letter from your father, and the reason why I did not specifically care for you was also at your father’s request, because he said in the letter that your cultivation aptitude was extremely poor, and his only wish was for you to safely pass your ten year experience at High Heaven Pavilion so you could return to the Yang

you know why you were unsuited

I was born this way.” Yang

Xu nodded as he watched Yang Kai carefully, “One’s innate talent is supremely difficult to change, but now you are able to cultivate, your talent is also astounding and your

first time meeting and talking openly with this old Grand Master, Yang Kai could still feel his

would not have appeared before you; you being alive would simply be enough, even if you had to endure hardships and bullying, you would still be able to survive, but now both your qualifications and cultivation have soared, so leaving you on your own would be negligent of this old master. The day before, you making so much noise was

Kai sighed loudly, “I did not expect the one to appear would be Grand Master, I had thought that at most, one of the five elders had

all for your protection, but also because he wanted to solve the knot in my martial heart. He is still too honest, thinking this old master’s bottleneck was born because of him when in fact,

sighed, unsure of how to

your questions been answered now?” Ling Tai Xu

of pondering on his own, unable to understand, this brief

now this old master’s

Master have?” Yang Kai looked at him