Chapter 7

Today's third update is complete!

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"Indeed, Fourth Brother, you gave the spot to the second one, and we feel it's not worth it for you. Wang Zhuo was right just now; Hu Zi is definitely stronger than Tie Zhu. Who knows, he might really be chosen by the immortals." Tie Zhu's father's fifth brother chimed in from the side.

Wang Zhuo smiled smugly and added, "This is all their own doing. My father and I had advised them before, but it was useless. They all have stubborn personalities. Now that they've hit a wall, who can they blame?"

Wang Hao's face showed a look of sympathy as he said, "Tie Zhu he..."

Before he could finish, his father gave him a fierce glare, and Wang Hao's voice faltered. He sighed lightly and stopped speaking.

Tie Zhu's fourth uncle sighed inwardly and said in a deep voice, "Whoever mentions this again will be going against me, Fourth Brother. This matter is settled. Tie Zhu wasn't chosen, and that's just his fate. It has nothing to do with anything else. Tie Zhu, don't take it to heart. If it really doesn't work out, you can go with Fourth Uncle. Heh heh, I can't speak for the immortal sects, but if it's a mortal sect in the martial world, I can still put in a good word. Then you and your brother Hu Zi can go together. I was planning to send him to a martial sect for training anyway."

Wang Zhuo, hearing this, immediately laughed and said mockingly, "Tie Zhu, I think Fourth Uncle's suggestion is good. You should go. When you get there, just tell them you were rejected by the immortals as a waste of space. Maybe they'll take you right away."

Wang Lin slowly lifted his head, his dark eyes scanning the mocking relatives around him, and finally settling on Wang Zhuo. He said, word by word, "Wang Zhuo, listen well. I, Wang Lin, will definitely enter an immortal sect in my lifetime. I will remember every insult you and your father have thrown at my family."

Wang Zhuo sneered, about to mock, but Fourth Uncle frowned and shouted at him, "Brat, what the hell are you blabbering about? I'll cripple you right now and turn you into an idiot. I don't believe the immortals would still want you then!"

Wang Zhuo's father's face changed drastically, and he quickly pulled Wang Zhuo behind him, sternly saying, "Fourth Brother, you dare!"

All the relatives around them watched the scene with cold smiles on their faces.

Tie Zhu's fourth uncle laughed loudly, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and said in a low voice, "Oh? Big Brother, do you think I don't dare?"

Tie Zhu's father hurriedly pulled Fourth Uncle aside, urgently saying, "Fourth Brother, listen to Second Brother. You have a wife and children at home. It's not worth it for you to do this for Second Brother. Fourth Brother, send me off. I'll take Tie Zhu home with your sister-in-law."

Fourth Uncle stared at Wang Zhuo's father, laughed coldly a few times, then gave his second brother a deep look, nodded, and pulled Tie Zhu away, leaving the large house with Tie Zhu's parents.

From a distance, Wang Lin could still faintly hear the mocking voices of the relatives in the courtyard.

Sitting in Fourth Uncle's carriage, the family set off on their journey home.

The carriage was silent. Tie Zhu's father sighed inwardly. He couldn't say he wasn't disappointed, but Tie Zhu was his son. He sighed again and said, "Tie Zhu, this is nothing. Don't worry. When your father was kicked out of the family, he was even more depressed than you, but he still persevered. Listen to your father. Go home and study hard. Try to get good grades in next year's exam. If you don't like studying anymore, go out with Fourth Uncle for a while to clear your mind."

Tie Zhu's mother looked at her son with love and comforted him, "Tie Zhu, don't do anything foolish. I only have you. If anything happens to you, I won't want to live either. My child, you must be strong." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Wang Lin looked at his parents and nodded, saying, "Father, Mother, don't worry. I won't do anything foolish. I have a plan. You don't need to worry about me."

Tie Zhu's mother hugged him tightly and whispered, "Tie Zhu, it's all over. Let's not think about it anymore."

The warmth of his mother's embrace gradually healed the wounds in Wang Lin's heart. He had been exhausted, both mentally and physically, and as the carriage jolted along, he gradually fell asleep.

He had a dream where he became an immortal, flying through the sky with his parents...

Late at night, Tie Zhu woke up. He looked around the familiar small house, sighed, and his resolve grew stronger. He left the small house, took a deep look at his parents' room, picked up paper and pen to leave a letter, and with enough dry rations, he left home.

"I won't give up on the path to immortality. I must try again with the Hengyue Sect! Even if they still don't accept me, I must find out the locations of other immortal sects." Wang Lin's gaze was resolute. He left the village, carrying a backpack, and walked out.

The moonlight illuminated the path, and the stars pointed the way, stretching Wang Lin's shadow very long, very long...

Three days later, Wang Lin was walking on a remote mountain path. On the day he was carried away by the young man surnamed Zhang, he had vaguely seen the general direction when he opened his eyes.

He continued eastward, ignoring the grass cutting his legs, and persisted in moving forward.

A week later, he had completely entered the deep mountains. Fortunately, there were not many man-eating beasts in this area. Wang Lin was cautious all the way and finally, on the morning of that day, he stood on the top of a solitary mountain and saw the familiar mist-covered peak in the distance.

By then, he was already exhausted. He sat on the mountain top, took out some dry rations, and ate a few bites. Looking at the gate of the Hengyue Sect, his gaze was resolute. At that moment, a sound of a wild beast's panting came from behind him. Wang Lin's hair stood on end, and when he turned around, his face turned pale.

A huge white tiger, with bloodshot eyes and a menacing look, had saliva dripping from its mouth, making a "plop, plop" sound on the ground.

With a roar, the white tiger pounced. Wang Lin smiled bitterly and, without hesitation, jumped off the cliff. The wind rushed past his face as he fell, and his mind couldn't help but recall the looks of his parents and the mocking words of his relatives.

"Father, Mother, I am unfilial. Farewell."

The branches growing on the cliff face were tangled and messy. Wang Lin's body fell at a high speed, and the branches broke one after another. Just as he fell to the middle of the cliff, a powerful suction force suddenly appeared.

Wang Lin was involuntarily pulled by this force into a cave in the cliff wall, tightly pressed against the wall. In a daze, he felt as if he was being sucked backward by a strong wind. After a long time, the suction force gradually disappeared, and his body fell from the wall.

After a while, he struggled to get up. His clothes were torn into strips by the branches, and his body was covered in wounds, especially his right arm, which was swollen and throbbing with pain. The pain was like waves, and large sweat drops streamed down his face. He touched it, unsure if the bone was broken, but it was clearly injured from the impact with the wall.