NOVEL WEB Chapter 9: The Old Village Chief's Request
Old Village Chief Shi Yunfeng asked Shi Jian, "Little Stone, how is your cultivation of the bone texts I passed on to you progressing?"
"Almost there. Those bone texts have been a great help to me. Now, with a wave of my arms, I possess eighty thousand catties of strength!" Shi Jian replied.
Shi Yunfeng was astonished. "Eighty thousand catties of strength? Doesn't that mean your strength has long since surpassed the Blood Moving Realm?"
Having traveled in his younger years, Shi Yunfeng possessed a deep understanding of the Realms!
A Physical Body transformation, wielding eight thousand catties of strength, marked the Early Stage of the Blood Moving Realm.
Ordinary cultivators at the Peak of the Blood Moving Realm typically commanded thirty to forty thousand catties.
Shi Jian's strength had reached a full eighty thousand catties; had he truly surpassed the Blood Moving Realm already?
Shi Jian shook his head. "For ordinary people, thirty to forty thousand catties of strength is indeed the limit in the Blood Moving Realm, but the prodigies of great clans can break through this limit."
He continued, "The true strength limit of the Blood Moving Realm is one hundred thousand catties. The closer one gets to one hundred thousand catties, the greater their potential after breaking through!"
"One hundred thousand catties!" The Old Village Chief was even more shocked.
The one hundred thousand catty extreme of the Blood Moving Realm—this was a detail he had truly never known.
"You now have eighty thousand catties of strength, so are you going to try to break through to one hundred thousand catties?" Shi Yunfeng looked at Shi Jian with a hint of realization, then asked.
Shi Jian had displayed Heaven-Defying Aptitude since childhood, directly stepping into the Blood Moving Realm after his Physical Body baptism!
A true Dragon had emerged from their small Stone Village, and the Old Village Chief was overjoyed.
Yet, Shi Jian's rapid improvement made it difficult for anyone in the village to assist him.
Thus, Old Village Chief Shi Yunfeng hadn't known what Realm Shi Jian had cultivated to before. This revelation almost left him speechless.
Shi Jian possessed eighty thousand catties of strength and still aimed for the Blood Moving Realm's extreme of one hundred thousand catties.
The Village Chief had always known Shi Jian was remarkable, but he never expected him to be this remarkable.
Other children in the village, the same age as Shi Jian, struggled to move a hundred-catty boulder! Comparisons only brought frustration.
It seemed only Shi Hao could even slightly compare to Shi Jian.
Shi Jian nodded. "Unless I reach the extreme, I will not break through the Blood Moving Realm!"
Shi Yunfeng sighed. "It's our lack of ability. In my early years, I visited some prosperous regions and many tribes. Even the children in those large tribes, with millions of people, could hardly compare to you!"
He continued, "Those people are tempered with the true blood of rare Primordial Remnants from a young age. You, in Stone Village, are somewhat innately deficient compared to them; your starting point is too low. I cannot provide you with the true blood of Primordial Exotic Beasts like those large tribes can..."
The Old Village Chief's tone was somewhat dejected. He felt a pang of guilt for holding Shi Jian back.
A Prodigy had finally emerged from the village, but they were utterly powerless to help him.
For Shi Jian to aim for the Blood Moving Realm's extreme sounded like an extraordinary feat. With such ambition from the child, they, as elders, should support him.
But Stone Village simply couldn't compare to those major powers! If Shi Jian hadn't mentioned it, the Old Village Chief wouldn't even have known about the Blood Moving Realm's extreme, let alone how to help him achieve it.
Shi Jian looked at the somewhat self-reproaching Old Village Chief, and his heart warmed.
"Cultivating to the Blood Moving extreme relies on personal Dao, Opportunity, perseverance, and Aptitude, none of which can be lacking," Shi Jian comforted the Old Village Chief. "How can it be a Realm achieved merely by some true blood and precious medicine?"
He added, "Stone Village has done its best to give me the finest things. How can this sentiment compare to those precious blood and Spirit Medicine? Moreover, if I am truly extraordinary, I can still rise even without precious blood and great medicine! Conversely, no matter how much of these things there are, they are merely superficial!"
Shi Jian had his own unique circumstances, so he didn't demand much from ordinary spiritual items. Only top-tier treasures could truly benefit his cultivation.
But those top-tier treasures were all rare and hard to come by. Let alone Stone Village, even the great sects couldn't afford them.
Furthermore, the Old Village Chief had already done his utmost, giving him the very best. This sentiment was far more valuable than any top-tier treasure! How could Shi Jian possibly be unsatisfied?
Feeling Shi Jian's unwavering confidence, Old Village Chief Shi Yunfeng's originally hunched body straightened a bit!
"Good child, good child!" The Old Village Chief patted Shi Jian's shoulder, praising him repeatedly.
To be able to suppress others even without precious blood and great medicine—this truly was a child of Stone Village.
Seeing Shi Jian like this, the Old Village Chief knew he no longer needed to worry about him. He then turned his gaze to Shi Hao.
"Little Stone's Aptitude is no less than yours was back then. In another two years, it will be time for his baptism and transformation, as well as for the other children in the village!"
"I want to ask you to hunt some Ancient Remnants and refine some precious blood to prepare for their baptism!" The Old Village Chief requested.
He had come to Shi Jian today precisely to discuss this matter.
He had originally planned for Shi Jian to hunt some ordinary giant beasts, thinking that while the essence blood extracted might be inferior, more could be accumulated.
However, he hadn't expected Shi Jian's strength to be so formidable. He had previously thought Shi Jian possessed at most a little over ten thousand catties of strength.
Now that Shi Jian's strength was so great, they could set their target higher: hunting Primordial Remnants.
In the Great Wilderness, Primordial Remnants were abundant. Not all of them were overwhelmingly powerful.
For instance, the Suan Ni, even at its Peak, had not stepped into the Inscription Realm. Much less other ordinary Primordial Remnants!
Weaker Primordial Remnants could certainly be hunted by Shi Jian with his current strength.
Hearing the Old Village Chief's request, Shi Jian smiled. "I was just planning to do so. In the past, the village protected me; now that I have strength, I naturally must do something for the village!"
"However, after this busy period, I might have to leave the village and travel outside!"
The reason Shi Jian told the Old Village Chief about his strength was because he harbored thoughts of leaving Stone Village.
His current power made it unsuitable for him to remain in the village indefinitely. Shi Jian also yearned to see the outside world.
He revealed his strength for fear that the Old Village Chief would worry. Shi Jian planned to depart after helping Shi Hao complete his baptism.
While he wanted to help Shi Hao, he wasn't going to be Shi Hao's babysitter.
Shi Hao had his own Opportunities to seize. How could he transform into the Wild Heaven Emperor if he didn't experience those things himself?
Shi Jian could support Shi Hao at crucial moments, but he couldn't possibly handle everything for him.
If Shi Hao always relied on others for help, would he truly become the Wild Heaven Emperor?