Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 550 - 544 Childhood 3

Chapter 550: Chapter 544 Childhood 3

Lin Xin had once again eluded the maid and picked some medicinal herbs he wanted.

Uncle Duan, however, had already been waiting for him in the forest, evidently having gotten ahead of him to block his path.

"Young master, it’s time to go learn your characters. You can’t miss Mister Rong’s class."

Uncle Duan always wore a smile, his hands tucked into his sleeves, and he was always dressed in a dusty gray robe with his white hair flowing, looking exceptionally kind.

"Mister Rong? Is it the Mister Rong Xianjue that Father mentioned last time?" Lin Xin stopped and asked, standing on a slope.

"Yes. The Clan’s Mongolian School has always been taught by him, whether the children are from the main family or a branch family; they all have to go there for instruction."

"When?" Lin Xin now spoke very smoothly.

"It would be best to go immediately," Uncle Duan replied, as if accustomed to it.

Ever since the young master had suddenly started speaking at the age of one, he had made rapid progress, and normal conversations were now very easy for him. Such pace had initially shocked everyone, but as time passed, they had grown accustomed to it.

"What about Shizaki?" Lin Xin thought for a moment, then asked.

"Shizaki can’t go yet; she is not a prodigy like you are," Uncle Duan said with a smile.

"Then let’s go."

Lin Xin was concise in his words. Pretending to be a pouting little kid was not something he could do, but it was still possible to feign an introverted and silent temperament.

Having the ability to systematically understand his circumstances through others was still a decent opportunity for him.

He looked at the back of his hand, where at some point a symbol-like black and red pattern had appeared, resembling a tattoo.

Lin Xin came down from the tree and followed Uncle Duan toward another nearby forest.

The Sacred Body that resided in the Yuan Dou Mother Star had already fully shrunk into a solid form in the back of his hand, eventually condensing into this black and red rune.

Although he had recovered the power and could switch to the state of the Sacred Body at any time, he did not plan to use it unless it was a matter of life and death; it would be best to deal with things using the system of the Mortal Realm.

He was not here for a vacation, but to immerse himself in the Human World as much as possible while looking for further possibilities; otherwise, he could have stayed in the Underworld being its Emperor, without having to spend decades preparing for this challenging venture.

First, through adapting cultivation practices and other means, explore the rules here to perfect the Sacred and Demon Bodies, and eventually find a way out.

Only then would it be time to locate the reincarnation of An Ying and investigate details about the Underworld and related matters.

"If I completely rely on my former power, it would be meaningless. It might as well be best to see how this system works first."

Lin Xin made up his mind and followed Uncle Duan onto a carriage which they rode for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

After alighting from the carriage, they were outside a dense bamboo forest, predominantly filled with yellow-spotted bamboos, which did not appear very elegant.

Uncle Duan had someone bring out the textbooks, food, and water flasks prepared for him and then led him into the bamboo forest.

After turning left and right, a fine small bamboo building soon appeared ahead.

The bamboo building was three stories high and had a small courtyard in front where several children of young ages were sparsely positioned.

There were also some parents who had just dropped off their children outside.

When someone saw Uncle Duan, they all approached respectfully to greet him.

There were also some whispering among them.

"The head family’s child has come," someone said in a low voice.

"Good thing this one doesn’t have the Secret Blood, otherwise..."

"Just treat him like an ordinary person, we’re all the same... sigh."

Lin Xin ignored the murmuring of the others.

Under the guidance of Uncle Duan, he soon entered the courtyard, where more than a dozen children were each finding their own seats.

Lin Shizaki was also there, accompanied by a maid, and started to give a silly laugh upon seeing Lin Xin, seemingly carefree.

Lin Xin himself found a corner seat and then looked toward the old man standing in front.

Uncle Duan exchanged a few words with the old man whose gaze swept over him a few times.

"... Here, there are none with Secret Blood, everyone starts from the same point, there’s no need to worry."

Uncle Duan nodded, gave Lin Xin a reminder, and then left.

Clap, clap, clap.

"Alright, now begins your first lesson." The old man knocked on the table in front of him, producing a crisp sound.

There seemed to be some technique in his knocking, as a few children who had been crying stopped and turned curiously to look at him.

Lin Xin also faintly felt some technique that did not interfere with Elemental Energy, one that could calm his emotions and draw his attention.

"From today onwards, I will be your teacher, Mister Rong Xianjue, in your common studies..." The old man had a stern appearance and slim figure, giving off a strict aura immediately.

Rong Xianjue wasted no time and directly began to teach them a song-like character recognition chant, followed by some basic identification of objects.

Lin Xin listened carefully the entire time. For him, it was naturally easy, and although the pace was slow, he still recognized several novel items.

Some were not found in the Underworld but were here.

Soon, the children’s energy began to wane, and they started yawning; Rong Xianjue conveniently wrapped up the class just in time.

Then came homework distribution, with a punishment of getting the palm smacked for not completing it.

It was all similar to normal teachings, nothing unusual.

After the class, Lin Xin did not bother with the previously mentioned Lin Shizaki and went straight to the teacher.

"I think your teaching is too slow, and the content too simple. Could you give me a book to read on my own?"

He spoke directly.

Rong Xianjue was taken aback.

"You can read on your own?" He had taught many prodigies over the years, but never had one approached him directly to ask for a book like Lin Xin did.

Looking into Lin Xin’s black eyes, he narrowed his eyes slightly, vaguely feeling a sense of oppression and aggressiveness from those pure eyes, though he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination.

"I can," Lin Xin replied.

"Hmm..."

Rong Xianjue also recognized this child, the only male descendant of the Lin Family’s main branch, but because he lacked Secret Blood, he was destined to be just an ordinary person.

He opened the Mongolian study materials he held in his hand.

"What does this read?"

"Ring."

"What does it mean?"

"A circular shape, with the middle hollowed out, leaving the remainder."

"And this?"

"Hole."

He randomly tested Lin Xin on various points in the teaching material, but the results were rather obvious.

"Take this book, read it carefully, and you can come to ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand," advised Rong Xianjue.

"Okay."

Lin Xin nodded.

From that day on, his reputation as a prodigy truly began to spread.

Rong Xianjue’s classes, which he attended sporadically, were not strictly supervised, as long as he passed the monthly assessment tests.

From Teacher Rong, he also got some fairly valuable information and continually borrowed many books from him.

Among them were many local chronicles of folk events and some basic geographical records, all introducing local terrains and features.

Qiushi—the region where the Lin Family he had reincarnated into resided.

Qiushi was surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a broad territory that was relatively semi-closed; it was completely dominated by prestigious families, among which the Lin Family held a significantly high status.

And the general conditions of the people’s lives became clear to him after Uncle Duan took him to the market a few times.

This place still belonged to an era of ancient-style cities, complete with a nation and an Imperial Clan, while prestigious families covertly held the real power, being the key force that ruled the underworld.

The Conquering World Assembly was a powerful organization formed by the families to suppress various troublesome supernatural incidents.

With one evident and one hidden, the Imperial Clan and the Conquering World Assembly together ruled the entire Qiushi.

As time slowly passed, Lin Xin continually borrowed various types of books from Rong Xianjue, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of this place.

And his Positive Sun Skill soon encountered a bottleneck; after using various resources and medicinal pills that came with his Sacred Body to nourish himself, Lin Xin quickly broke through to the Fourth Layer two years later, right before he turned four, reaching an average Attributes score of forty-eight points.

His stature had also grown to around one meter, vaguely showing the features of his mother, Yuan Wanqing.

The bottleneck in the Positive Sun Skill seemed to stem from the limitations of his Innate qualities, specifically physical development issues.

Lin Xin didn’t overly concern himself with it as, for him, time was not of value.

For a being who could easily live for thousands, tens of thousands of years, a few decades or even a hundred years were just ordinary, merely a slightly longer period of retreat which would go by easily.

So he wasn’t worried at all.

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Two years later...

"Let’s go, let’s go, hurry up Young Master Yue," Lin Shizaki urged, plaiting his hair as he prompted Lin Xin, who was behind him.

The two walked one after the other.

In the front, Lin Shizaki walked with a group of little rascals; they were all children from branch families, all sent here to be taught together by Rong Xianjue.

Behind, Lin Xin followed at a leisurely pace.

The group of kids came out from the bamboo attic and walked down the hill.

The setting sun dyed half of the mountain peak a golden red, exceptionally beautiful.

"Susu sister must have already made some delicious food, hurry up Young Master Yue, let’s quickly go back and eat. Yesterday, I begged Susu sister for a long time before she agreed to make us crystal crisp cakes!" Lin Shizaki, drooling, constantly turned back to pull Lin Xin.

"You guys have crystal crisps to eat? That’s really lucky! It’s already good if my mom could make me something cooked."

"The crystal elbows made by our cook are delicious, want some? I can bring you some tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Of course, I’ll bring ten tomorrow, we’ll all eat them together!"

"Really?"

The group of little rascals talked about nothing but food and fun.

Meanwhile, Lin Xin recalled some data he had collated and compared last night while trying to contact the rampant Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy outside his skin.

The Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy here was much stronger than in the Underworld, not only in quality and density but also in characteristics; it had a masculine quality, like burning flames.

While the Underworld had thin steam.

Even so, he had already preliminarily figured out the usage patterns of the Elemental Energy here.

Just a little more time, and he should be able to fully manifest his Demon Body in the Mortal Realm without being repelled by the Heaven and Earth’s Elemental Energy.

Clang clang... clang.

Unwittingly, the group of kids passed by a spacious training field, from which the sounds of weapons clashing faintly emanated.

The Elemental Energy in the air seemed even more agitated.

For Lin Xin, who was trying to make contact with the Elemental Energy, it was like suddenly having someone burst a bubble of cold air right beside him, extremely clear.

The little rascals ahead seemed to hear it too.

The lead fat boy, Lin Jiaheng, who was the bravest, rolled his eyes and persuaded everyone to sneak a peek at the training field.

"It’s our Lin Family’s brothers and sisters practicing swordsmanship," he whispered. "I heard recently they came here for a group training. My brother is among them, he told me."

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