It's still dark, the branches and leaves are white with frost.
Luo Guan woke up on time, took a shower and went out.
When I came to the courtyard, I took a look at my father's room. The coughing sound that lasted until the middle of the night yesterday seemed to still be in my ears.
Guilt appeared on his face, he took a deep breath and strode into the martial arts arena.
"drink!"
Luo Guan picked up the stone pier and began to exercise physically day after day.
After years of use, the handles of the stone piers have been coated with pulp and many of the edges and corners are worn.
It weighs more than a hundred kilograms, but in Luo Guan's hands, it has a dexterous charm.
Soon, white steam came out of Luo Guan's head, and his thin shirt was soaked with sweat, revealing his strong and well-defined body.
Two hours later, Luo Guan put the stone pier down and took a deep breath.
His arms and legs were shaking, and his sore muscles were shaking and twisting like earthworms.
But there was still silence between the chest and abdomen.
Luo Guan tried his best to stand up straight. The reddish light of the early sun fell on him, adding to his loneliness and unwillingness.
People in the world start practicing cultivation by strengthening their bodies. By the time they reach the age of sixteen, their bodies will be full of energy and blood, and they can try to condense the Heavenly Bones.
If you succeed, you can start practicing!
In this world, there are seven realms of martial arts.
Ten powers, hundreds of men, thousands of mountains, ten thousand weights, soaring into the sky, reaching the clouds, and stepping on the sky.
After that, there are ten levels of immortality.
Refining qi, building foundation, golden elixir, Yuanying, divine soul, returning to the origin and uniting into one, countless catastrophes, one thought reaching the sky, eternal immortality, becoming an immortal.
Luo Guan has been practicing physical training since he was six years old, and has been doing it for twelve years regardless of rain or shine.
At the age of sixteen, he failed to condense the Heavenly Bones for the first time.
Defeated again at the age of seventeen.
Half a month ago, he tried for the third time, but it was still in vain!
After reaching the age of eighteen, the innate Qi in the body gradually dissipates, and it is no longer possible to condense the heavenly bones, and this life is destined to be ordinary.
Although there is not one person in a hundred who has entered the path of cultivation, he is the only son of the third elder of the Luo family. Although his father was seriously injured and could no longer practice cultivation, he was once a master in the Thousand Mountains Realm.
He has been supplemented with various elixirs since he was a child, and his father has given him guidance on physical exercises. He has even had three "bone-building opportunities" that others would never get if they spent all their wealth.
But, he still failed...
There was a hint of bitterness in the corner of the young man's determined mouth.
Talent is such a thing, sometimes it really makes people despair!
He once firmly believed that man can conquer nature, but the result taught him how to accept reality.
The old servant looked at Luo Guan in the martial arts arena, with unbearable expression in his eyes, and saluted, "Master, I want you to have breakfast."
Luo Guan took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
After he left, the boy next to him muttered, "Young master is like this, why are you getting up so early..."
The old servant shouted sharply, "You can talk about the young master's affairs!"
The young man shrank his neck and said, "The young master failed to gather bones three times, which cost the family a lot of money. There are too many people gossiping. I don't want the young master to be laughed at again."
The old servant sighed, "Others say it's their fault, but we all see the young master's efforts! Back then, such a villain was pulled out by the master before dawn and stood in the cold wind."
"I still remember that the young master cried in pain when he was a child, and kept calling me mother in his dreams... Madam loved him the most back then. If she knew that the young master had suffered so much, but ended up with this result, she would be heartbroken. This thief, God is really cruel.
Changyan, why can’t my young master practice cultivation..."
The boy's eyes widened, "Uncle Ku, I ordered you not to mention your wife at home, you forgot!"
"Go away, I didn't say anything!"
Uncle Ku rolled up his sleeves and left.
After changing his clothes, Luo Guan's expression had returned to calm when he entered the restaurant.
"father."
Luo Zhenyang nodded, "Let's eat, and follow me to the ancestral hall later."
"yes."
After breakfast in silence, Luo Zhenyang walked in front. He coughed from time to time in the cold wind, and his back became stooped. Luo Guan, who was following behind, looked at his father's emaciated back and thought of how he had disappointed his father time and time again. He lowered his head and clasped his hands.
fist.
When we arrived at the ancestral hall, there were many people.
Luo Guan was a little surprised. There had been no major events in the clan recently, so why were everyone gathered here?
"Wait outside."
With a word of instruction, Luo Zhenyang straightened his back and stepped into the ancestral hall.
With a "squeak" sound, the door slowly closed.
Just as Luo Guan was about to ask, his clan brother Luo Yong walked up to him with a cold face.
"Three days ago, my eldest brother had an accident while being escorted. He was ruined for the rest of his life."
"I'm very sad, but I'm also very proud. My eldest brother fought three horse bandits to the death and saved the reputation of the Luo Family Escort Bureau!"
"But do you know that last year he was only a little short of the second chance of bone condensation. If he had a third chance..."
Luo Yong's eyes were red, "You have a good father. The third elder paid double the price and gave you three bone condensation quotas."
"But Luo Guan, you have to know that what you waste is someone else's opportunity to change their destiny!"
Luo Guan could not refute.
The cold words kept coming.
"Today the patriarch summoned all the elders to make offerings. Is it because of Luo Guan?"
"Three times of failed bone gathering, Luo Jiaren has done his duty. What else does Sanfang want? If you try again, my family will never agree!"
"It's understandable that the clan leader and the three elders and one mother will be partial to each other, but there is a limit to everything! He, Luo Guan, is a direct descendant of the Luo family. We can't all be raised by little mothers, and we have to cut off everyone's path because of him!"
Everyone's eyes were indifferent.
Jealousy, pity, and more contempt.
The third elder is such a hero. Even after being injured, he is still an upright man. But how many favors have been spent on his only son in the past few years? The family property of the third family has been completely destroyed.
His son is really disappointing!
In the ancestral hall.
Luo Zhenyang has gray hair and an old face. After sitting down, he looked at everyone and looked calm.
The head of the family, Luo Zhenshan, said in a deep voice: "Today's clan meeting was initiated by the third elder. You all know the reason, so let's discuss it."
There was silence.
In this world, if you want to be a master, becoming a practitioner is the only choice!
They all knew that the third child valued Luo Guan because of what happened back then. Although there were some minor frictions between the two families on weekdays, today was about Luo Guan's future and no one wanted to speak first.
The grumpy fifth elder couldn't hold back his loud voice and said, "What's there to discuss about this matter? Third brother, I'm not afraid of offending you. Your Luo Guan is not a material for spiritual practice, so don't bother! My fifth room will be open this year."
There are two children who have reached the bone-gathering age, and there are more or less people in other houses and the homes of the worshipers who want to gather bones. You have to give other juniors a chance to get ahead, right?"
Someone fired a cannon, and everyone started to cheer.
"Luo Guan failed to gather bones three times, so there is no need to try anymore."
"I don't agree with this either."
"The Luo family has some property, but with a large number of people, everything must be fair."
Luo Zhenshan's sharp eyes made everyone's voices gradually mute, "Third Elder, you have heard everyone's opinions, what else do you have to say?"
Luo Zhenyang said calmly: "The Heavenly Fire Abyss has been opened. Everyone must know the news. This is my son Luo Guan's last chance."
"But this time I only need the clan to come forward and add Luo Guan to the list, and all other losses will be borne by the third room."
The fifth elder's face softened slightly. As long as he had a quota to enter the Heavenly Fire Abyss, it could still be negotiated, but he soon frowned, "Third brother, let's not talk secretly. In the past two years, the third room has sold his private property to gather bones for Luo Guan."
It's almost done, where did you get the money to send him in?"
Luo Zhenyang looked around at everyone and said calmly, "I have my own way."
In the main position, Luo Zhenshan's pupils shrank, "Are you going to betray the Heavenly Bones?"
Luo Zhenyang nodded, "Yes."
A cry of exclamation!
The Babel Bone is an important material in the bone condensation ceremony. It can also be used to make elixirs and make tools, and is of extremely high value. The Babel Bone can be peeled off, which is not only extremely painful, but will also cause terrible consequences!
The side door of the ancestral hall opened, and the crippled old servant who had been guarding here all year round walked up to Luo Guan and gave him an unclear look.
"Master Luo Guan, please be silent and follow me into the side hall."
With everyone's confused eyes, Luo Guan followed him and walked to the depths of the side hall. There was a wall between this place and the main hall. Although nothing could be seen, the sound could be heard clearly.
It was the loud voice of the Fifth Elder.
"Third brother, you are crazy!" He seemed very angry, "Do you know what you are talking about? The Tongtian Bone is the foundation of cultivation. Once it is stripped away, your cultivation will be useless, and your life will be shortened by ten years!"
Selling the Heavenly Bones?!
Luo Guan's eyes widened, what is his father going to do? No, he must be stopped!
The lame old servant raised his hand. I don't know what he had done. Luo Guan was pinned in place, unable to move at all, let alone make any sound.
Father's calm voice sounded.
"So what if I die for my son? Not to mention losing ten years of my life."
With one sentence, Luo Guan burst into tears, and countless images flashed through his mind.
In late autumn when he was six years old, he had a high fever, gritted his teeth and stood in the rain, his tears rolling down with the rain.
His father is by his side.
When he was nine years old, on a snowy day, the dripping water turned into ice. His hands and feet were covered with frostbite, and his whole body lost consciousness.
His father is by his side.
When he accidentally broke his arm at the age of twelve and had to continue standing still, he refused to get out of bed.
His father beat him for the first time.
Then, continue to stand beside him.
It turns out that his father has always been there for him all these years!
In the ancestral hall, Luo Zhenyang stood up and said, "I am in my dying years and just hanging on. How can I watch my son's twelve years of hard work go to waste since he was six years old? The only thing I can do now is to fight for him one last time. This way
You are worthy of being a father!”
He knelt on the ground with a calm face, "Brother, help me."
Luo Zhenshan's eyes turned red, "I promise you!"
In the side hall, the crippled old servant had left. Luo Guan was lying on the ground, staring blankly at the roof.
Luo Zhenshan walked to him, "I asked the lame man to bring you in." He squatted down and pulled Luo Guan in front of him, "He is your father, but he is also my brother. I respect his choice, but you have to remember
, this is the opportunity your father bought for you with his life."