The Everlasting Realm

Episodes. 01 - Ji Nie Tian Part I

"Why Heaven? Why!!!" A crying adult man looked up at the sky, holding a pale baby gently yet also pitifully. "You took my father and mother, my wife! Now you want to take away my son who was born just a moment ago? It's great! Great!!! I swear to myself, to my taoku heart, that my Son will avenge his Father, his Mother!!!"

Right after the man spoke, slowly, the man's body glowed. The light formed millions of light spots, which then fused and formed a Violet-colored crystal stone, which was very — very pretty. Slowly, the violet-colored crystal stone broke apart, and boundless power entered the Infant's body in his hand. Gradually, the baby's skin, which was initially pale, began to improve, only. However, even so, he was still able to maintain his consciousness.

"From now on, your name is Ji Nie Tian."

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Year 598 Calendar of the New Testament of Man and Satan,

In the Hulong Region, more precisely between the borders of Lan Prefecture and Yiyao Province, the,

From the far eastern lands, the spring breeze blew, bringing peace to the land of the Xu Tribe.

In the place behind the Xu Tribe Forest, a boy raised his body, standing in nervousness. He had a thin body, yet the way he stood and walked; strapping like a warrior. His eyes showed boundless vitality as he valiantly showed edelweiss flowers to a girl who looked his age.

"I......... I like you! I wish you could marry me!"

The boy's cry made the girl blink in surprise. The girl received the edelweiss flower from the boy and smiled faintly. "Ji Nie Tian, isn't he? There are many who want to marry me, and father said, I will marry the strongest man in the world!"

The boy, who heard it as a challenge and an agreement, showed happiness behind his shy expression. "Really? All righty! I, Ji Nie Tian, will become the strongest man in the world!"

"Then I'll go back home and practice!!!" The boy by the name of Ji Nie Tian immediately ran home when the girl smiled innocently.

"I wish you could be the strongest man!"

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At Ji's residence, the,

Ji Nie Tian broke down the door of his father's room and shouted. "Dad! I want to be the strongest man in the world!"

In front of him, a man was sitting meditating. His face was pale and his eyes when he looked at Ji Nie Tian, filled with hope yet he shook his head. "It's not time yet." Replied the man that was called Father by Ji Nie Tian.

"Why? I want to practice! I want to avenge my father and mother! I want to marry Yongmei!" Ji Nie Tian clenched his hands, trying to believe in his father with his determination. It had been more than 3 years since he persuaded his father, now he was 10 years old. Ordinary children had already started training their bodies in order to break through to the Houtian realm.

"not yet. Your tao heart is not perfect. You're not ready yet." Ji Nie Tian's father looked at Ji Nie Tian with certainty that he was not ready for everything.

Hearing him, Ji Nie Tian became even more curious. "Then how do I get my heart ready?"

Ji Nie Tian's father touched his chin and closed his eyes. Then he replied, "You have to find it yourself. "

Ji Nie Tian became frustrated. He was patient and asked again, "Can father tell me how to find him?"

"Behold man, look to the earth, look to the heavens. With that you can know. " Ji Nie Tian's father replied faintly.

"Man, earth, sky! Please tell me!"

"Every answer is different for everyone. Some wanted to reach the end of the dao, some wanted to seek the truth, some wanted to perfect evil, some wanted to reach the heavens." Ji Nie Tian's father took a breath for a moment then took it off. "Only in this way as a beginning, you will be able to polish your path to become even smoother."

Ji Nie Tian no longer understood. His father was always like this. Full of puzzles, on the other hand, himself, Ji Nie Tian was a person who did not hesitate to convey something. But, what can he do? His father had always been like this, and the father he knew was like this.

So he nodded his head and walked out of his father's room.

Soon after, he went into the kitchen and prepared food for himself. His father did not need to eat. Honestly, Ji Nie Tian found this to be quite helpful, as he was not sure his father liked his cooking so since he knew his father was able to live without eating and sleeping, he decided not to cook anything.

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Time continued to flow, the sky changed and without realizing it, the sun rose again and illuminated the entire land.

On that morning, Ji Nie Tian was already in front of the house, exercising vigorously.

He hit the air, kicking and jumping as if he was fighting someone.

His breathing was heavy and his body was tired, but Ji Nie Tian's determination did not make him not to stop, and without realizing it again, two hours passed like that.

Ji Nie Tian collapsed. His body lay on the grass in sweat. Her dark black eyes stared at the beautiful blue sky.

His breathing was still heavy, but his body had improved.

After resting, Ji Nie Tian immediately had breakfast. His entire strength had been exhausted, so he needed to replenish it.

After breakfast, Ji Nie Tian meditated for 3 hours.

This was the routine of Ji Nie Tian every morning. After this meditation, Ji Nie Tian had to copy the Great Purity Taoist Book and the Purple Sky Taoist Book. Then after this, only then could he meet his little lover…………

Thinking of the little girl, Xu Yongmei, Ji Nie Tian became even more excited and devoured his entire meal in one goblet quickly and immediately started meditating in the meditation room.

The meditation room prepared by his father was very simple.

There was a bookcase, a round table by the window and a neatly arranged meditation pillow, stacked at the right end of the room.

The place is very quiet. There was no sound other than the wind coming in.

It was here that Ji Nie Tian copied the Tao Book of Great Purity and the Tao Book of Purple Sky.

Ji Nie Tian took out a meditation pillow, placed it next to a round table and sat on a meditation pillow. He took a slow breath and closed his eyes.

Tranquility.

That's all he feels.

There's nothing in his head.

Ji Nie Tian thought nothing of it.

Foosh…………

The wind blows, the leaves rustle.

Even when the sun was already on his throne, inside the room was still fresh, and did not disturb Ji Nie Tian's focus.

After 3 hours, Ji Nie Tian finally opened his eyes. He ended the meditation session. His soul now felt much calmer.

Now he picked up four books, one of which was a blank book and the other one was a copy of the Great Purity Taoist Book and the Purple Sky Taoist Book.

Ji Nie Tian opened the Purple Sky Taoist Book and the blank book, then took out a brush and ink and started copying the Purple Sky Taoist Kitan.

Time continued to flow, Ji Nie Tian's hand moved very quickly yet gently. And in just 30 minutes, Ji Nie Tian finished the Purple Sky Taoist Book.

When Ji Nie Tian finished copying the Purple Sky Taoist Book, he closed both books, and opened two other books.

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"Finally done!!!"

Ji Nie Tian shouted inwardly. He immediately stood up and walked out quietly.

It should be known, that inside the house, Ji Nie Tian must not make much noise or he will be scolded by his father.

If he is outside!

When Ji Nie Tian was already a few meters away from home, he immediately ran over.

It was now close to the afternoon, if he was slow, then he could not see Xu Yongmei!

Ji Nie Tian ran very fast. He, even though he had yet to train Qi, was still someone who trained the body. He is still 10 years old, but his height has reached 160cm. Right, he has a trained body.

So to get through a few blocks of the house is an easy thing for him!

Finally, Ji Nie Tian reached the bamboo forest. There is a path to the interior. And there, Ji Nie Tian controlled his breathing.

After his breathing became regular, only then did he step inside. He should not look undignified in front of Xu Yongmei.

The wind whistled in silence, the bamboo swayed right and left while the leaves hissed like snakes.

Shortly after, on his way, Ji Nie Tian passed 3 mysterious men — of whom was a young man not far from him. She was wearing clothes that were 10 times more expensive than her — it shone with luxury.

Ji Nie Tian was disinclined to look at these people and turned his eyes forward.

As Ji Nie Tian stepped away, the young man asked quietly, "Who is he?"

"............ He was most likely the son of the Ji man who came to the Xu tribe ten years ago." The black hooded man replied in a polite tone.

"Ji's man?"

"Yes. No one knew who he was and why he came to the Xu Tribe, but I heard that this Ji man has almighty power………… many said that he was an Immortal who fell from heaven!"

"Immortal. Especially it was from the mouth of a great combat servant of his tribe. If it is like that, then even his Tribe is not worthy to face him.

Houtian, Xiantian, Pillar of Longevity, Taoist Palace, Reincarnation, Samsara, Mahayana…………

From the 8 realms to immortality, no one deserves to be called an Immortal!

"Is he talented?"

"No." The hooded man looked at Ji Nie Tian's back and shook his head. "There is no power or special thing I see of him."

"If the Xiantian Grandmaster said that, then it must be like that.." The little man squinted, turned around and left.

When they left the bamboo forest, Ji Nie Tian finally arrived at a pavilion.

The pavilion was in the middle of the bamboo forest. Not far there is a small river and a bridge to cross it.

Ji Nie Tian paused for a moment, and looked at a little girl there, brewed the tea slowly and gently and then drank it with a thin little bushel.

Ji Nie Tian could smell from afar, the sweet smell of flowers. There were obviously no flowers there, but the smell was obvious.

A moment after the girl put down the tea glass, she noticed the whereabouts of Ji Nie Tian, turned her head but saw no one there.

"Hmm?" The little girl blinked in wonder. He clearly felt a mysterious gaze from a distance not far from him, but there was no one there.

Ji Nie Tian, on the other hand, hid behind a thick bush. She's panicking. His face was flushed and his breathing was a little irregular. She's nervous. This had continued to happen since he saw Xu Yongmei for the first time, about a month ago…………

Her face is hot,

His heart is beating,

His mind's fucked up, though,

Therefore when he came here every day to see her, he never appeared before Xu Yongmei.

Perhaps last night it was the first time Xu Yongmei had seen Ji Nie Tian.

"Booo!"

A sweet little voice suddenly rang out in Ji Nie Tian's ears, making the little man startled.

It was the beautiful little girl who giggled at Ji Nie Tian's reaction. "Hihi ~ Do you want to have tea with me?"

"…………" Ji Nie Tian was speechless to see Xu Yongmei beside him.

"Yes or not?!" Xu Yongmei saw that Ji Nie Tian was ignoring him, he became angry.

"Oh…! Yep! Yep! I want!" Ji Nie Tian panicked when he heard Xu Yongmei was angry.

Aiya ~~~ even when she is angry, she is still very beautiful!

Xu Yongmei smiled happily and pulled Ji Nie Tian out towards the pavilion. He told her Ji Nie Tian to sit down and then poured tea for her.

"Please!" Xu Yongmei pushed the glass he poured into Ji Nie Tian then sat in front of him.

"Ah, yes!" Ji Nie Tian drank the tea slowly. It was sweet and bitter, making her feel comfortable and safe. It felt like an infinite serenity was coming at him…………

"How's it?" Xu Yongmei asked Ji Nie Tian's opinion with enthusiasm.

Ji Nie Tian blinked, touched his chin and slowly said, "Life. It feels like life."

"Hmm?" Xu Yongmei, who did not understand him, shook his head in confusion. "meaning?"

"Bitter and sweet, like the beauty of the heavens and the hardness of the earth." Ji Nie Tian recalled his father's words, and said them unconsciously. Soon he took a deep breath. "It's beautiful."

"Beautiful sky and the harshness of earth.." Xu Yongmei muttered in a mysterious tone and smiled. "Good words!"

Ji Nie Tian was happy to hear Xu Yongmei praising him. Fortunately, he remembered his father's words…………

As they smiled at each other and enjoyed the comfort and serenity, a pair of eyes watched them with great antipathy…………

Those moments are like the calm before the storm………….