Chapter One: The Sea and the Sky

  "Brother Tian! Brother Tian! Are you up yet? Grandpa is calling us to gather quickly!" The childish noise from outside the door made it impossible for the young man in the room to fall asleep again.

  He opened his eyes to see the not-so-high ceiling, and the young man slowly sat up, but there was no trace of a smile on his face, instead, it was tinged with a hint of bitterness.

  "Alright, Xiaoyu, I know. Just wait a moment." The young man replied indifferently.

  The boy outside also went "oh" and then didn't say another word, quietly waiting for the boy inside to come out.

  The boy inside the house looked up and gazed at the sunlight pouring in through the window, closed his eyes, and after a while opened them again, whispering: "It's still not working, is it really going to disappear completely like this?"

  He let out a sigh and immediately put on his clothes and walked out of the door.

  At the door stood a boy slightly smaller than him, and as soon as he saw the boy inside come out, he immediately complained: "Tian Ge, you're really something, today is the day to choose your gong fa, how can you be so careless?"

  "What's going on?" The young man inside the house flashed a worried look on his face, "Xiaoyu, let's go." He then stepped out immediately.

  The young boy behind him stared with wide eyes, muttering to himself in a low voice: "Strange, why isn't Tian Ge excited at all? Today is the day we can choose our skills after all."

  Shaking his head, the young boy immediately followed up: "Tian Ge! Wait for me!"

  The young man called Tian Ge by that young boy was named Hai Tian, the second son of the master of the Hai family, one of the three major families in Blackstone City. However, what everyone didn't know was that Hai Tian actually had another identity.

  That is the former master of the Soul Sword Continent, the Unmatched Sword God!

  It was just because of some special reasons that it fell from the mainland and unexpectedly came into this young man's body.

  And the younger boy, named Hai Yu, was the son of Hai Tian's third uncle and also his cousin. In this large family with complex relationships, he had the closest relationship with him.

  But today is the day when the Hai family selects disciples who have just turned ten years old to enter Zhenhai Pavilion and choose their cultivation method. Although the Hai family may not be well-known throughout the Soul Sword Continent, they still have a considerable influence in this small corner of Blackstone City.

  The collection of natural treasures is also very rich, and Zhen Hai Pavilion is where they practice their cultivation techniques.

  Before long, Hai Tian and Xiao Yu quickly arrived in the great hall.

  At this time, there were already seven or eight young men standing in the hall. They all looked about the same age as Haitian Xiaoyu. However, Haitian understood that these young men were his distant relatives, belonging to the collateral branches of the Hai family.

  Upon seeing Haitian and Xiaoyu's arrival, the master of the Hai family, Hai Wuya, who was sitting in the first position, lit up his eyes and laughed loudly: "Alright, Tian'er and Xiaoyu have also arrived. Now all ten of you are finally here."

  Here is the translation:

  "Now, Hai Wuya paused for a moment: 'I suppose you all know that today is the day you choose your cultivation method. However, there are a few things I need to make clear beforehand. Firstly, when you enter the Zhenhai Pavilion later, you are only allowed to enter the first floor and not approach the second floor. If anyone disobeys, they will be immediately expelled and their chosen method will be confiscated.'"

  As soon as this was said, those collateral sons immediately shrank their heads, and their parents did not belong to the core class of the Hai family, mainly managing business outside.

  If you want to enter the core level of Hai's family, then you must show certain strength and potential, so these collateral sons are more serious than one another, and no one dares to disobey Hai Wu's words.

  Satisfied, he glanced at the crowd in the hall, Hai Wuya deliberately stopped for a moment on the faces of Hai Tian and Xiao Yu. He understood that those collateral sons were absolutely not allowed to do so, what he feared was that Hai Tian and Xiao Yu would be naughty and try to force their way in, so he gave them advance notice.

  "Secondly, each of you can only choose one cultivation method, once chosen, it cannot be taken away, and can only be copied on the spot. Then take what you've copied back with you. Finally, I want to say that your big brother, Haiyun, has already cultivated to the power of six segments of sword in just three short years. I believe that within two years, he will become a formal swordsman. You should all learn from him."

  As soon as Hai Wuya's words fell, the crowd in the hall, including Xiaoyu, suddenly shifted their gaze to a white-clothed youth sitting on the right-hand side of Hai Wuya.

  He is Haitian's older brother, Haiyun. Now he has been cultivating for only three years and has reached the power of six segments of sword, which is the fastest cultivation speed among the young generation of the Hai family.

  Feeling the envy and jealousy in the eyes of the crowd, Haiyun raised his eyebrows with satisfaction, he was enjoying this feeling.

  It wasn't until he looked up that he found the only person in the hall who didn't look at him, but instead kept his head down, which made him very unhappy. He opened his mouth and said, "Second brother, what are you thinking about? Why didn't you listen to Father's words?"

  The one who always lowered his head and never looked at Haitian with jealous and envious eyes was Hai Tian.

  When Haiyun asked the question, the crowd in the hall suddenly focused their attention on Haitian again, but Haitian seemed not to have heard it and remained silent with his head down.

  His face turned red with anger and he suddenly raised his voice: "Second Brother! Didn't you hear me speaking?"

  Xiaoyu saw Haitian still with his head down, quietly pulled him from behind, only then did Haitian come back to himself.

  "Little Rain, why are you pulling me?" Hai Tian asked vaguely.

  As soon as he said this, Haiyun's face became even more gloomy. It turned out that he had been talking for half a day, but Haitian hadn't heard a single sentence. This made him, as the older brother, lose all dignity.

  Before he could speak, Hai Wuya asked first: "Tian Er, your mental state doesn't look good, are you sick? Do you want to rest for a bit?"

  "It's all right, Father, I'm fine." Hai Tian smiled faintly, indicating that he was not seriously injured.

  Even so, Hai Wuya was still quite worried and shook his head: "Why don't you take a rest today and choose your cultivation method tomorrow?"

  "This doesn't seem right, I'd better just go with everyone else." Haitian didn't want to make a big deal out of it and directly refused.

  These conversations were quite irritating to Haiyun, who thought that Haiwu's concern for Haitian was far more than his own. The gaze towards Haitian gradually had a hint of hatred.

  "Alright, since everyone is ready, let's go to Zhen Hai Ge." As soon as he finished speaking, Hai Wu Ya immediately stood up and walked out of the hall in big strides.

  Whether it was a light rain or those collateral sons, one by one they were excitedly following behind.

  Only Hai Tian stood with his head down on the spot, looking indifferent.

  Xiaoyu also discovered Haitian's abnormality, and hurriedly walked back, pulling Haitian's arm and shouting: "Tiangge, what are you still standing here for? Hurry up and go, or else you won't be able to choose a good skill!"

  Haitian did not resist, but instead let Xiaoyu pull his arm and follow the main force forward.

  Before long, they arrived in front of a huge building in the backyard of the Hai family. The building was about three stories high, and above the main gate hung a plaque with the words "Zhenhai Pavilion" written on it.

  "This is where we keep our family treasures." Hai Wuya pointed to the Zhenhai Pavilion behind him, explaining to everyone. It's worth noting that this place belongs to the Hai family's forbidden land, and normally others are not allowed to come here.

  Even Haitian and Xiaoyu, who live in the Hai family headquarters, are here for the first time, let alone those distant relatives from outside.

  Everyone was curiously sizing up the building in front of them, their eyes shining with excitement, knowing that they were about to choose their cultivation technique, which was located on this first floor.

  Seeing everyone's eager appearance, Hai Wuya didn't say anything more and directly walked towards the gate.

  He placed his right hand on the gate, and suddenly the entire gate lit up with a red glow, causing those young men to exclaim in surprise. Haitian also raised his head, looking at the red light on the door, and a hint of astonishment appeared on his calm face, muttering in a mosquito-like voice: "This is a seal! How can a small family like the Hai family have such a seal?"

  The red glow on the gate of Zhen Hai Pavilion gradually disappeared, and Hai Wuyan quickly withdrew his right hand. He turned around to tell everyone: "The red glow you just saw was a technique set up by our predecessors in the Hai family. Without the correct method, if you want to rush in rashly, you will be seriously injured or even die. I hope you remember."

  Everyone was frightened by his words, and they all broke out in a cold sweat. Especially Xiaoyu, he had originally planned to come here to play later, but Hai Wuya said so, he didn't want to joke with his own life.

  "Brother Tian, this method is really terrifying, it actually has such power. No wonder Uncle usually doesn't let us come here, and also doesn't send anyone to guard, I didn't know there was an anti-theft method like this, it's really good." Xiaoyu looked at the big gate with lingering fear.

  "Brother Tian, Brother Tian, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoyu saw that Haitian didn't respond and couldn't help but call out to him twice more.

  At this time, Haitian finally came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled: "Xiaoyu, I'm fine. Alright, the gate is open, let's go in."

  Xiaoyu turned around to see that Hai Wuya had already opened the door, and those collateral sons were all lining up to enter. He also immediately pulled Hai Tian and ran over, fearing being left behind by others.

  When passing through that gate, Haitian's gaze was fixed on it, and his mind was constantly thinking. In the entire Soul Sword Continent, even those super powerful families may not have this forbidden technique, but the Hai family has it!

  "It seems that Hai's family is not an ordinary small family, right?" A smile suddenly appeared on Hai Tian's calm face, and he walked in with big strides.

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