Chapter 6: A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step

The backyard of the General's Mansion.

Everyone's attention has shifted from those rare and exotic animals to Han Yi.

Several of them had all pursued the path to immortality, but basically, after trying to practice the Golden Elixir path to no avail, they chose to give up halfway and did not persist.

Han Yi persisted for three years, which was the longest among all of them!
Han Jia still looked calm and said to Han Yi in the manner of an elder brother: "I thought you had given up the immortal path a long time ago, but I didn't expect... you have been persisting and have achieved results. This is really commendable, but it also makes me ashamed!"

What he said was nine-tenths true and one-tenth false. Seeing his brother stepping into the immortal path he had always dreamed of, he still felt a little jealous!

Xue Che also acted like an elder and said with concern: "My dear nephew, don't underestimate yourself. You have surpassed countless lives by taking this first step! If you have any experience, please don't hesitate to teach me. This little boy of mine is also very interested in the way of immortals! Haha!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Li quickly agreed, "Brother Han, please give me some advice!"

The road to immortality is long and arduous. Only one in ten thousand can reach the realm of refining essence into qi. Regardless of other things, at least one can prolong one's life.

As a mortal, one naturally desires longevity and longevity. No one is immune to this, whether one is an ordinary person or a prince or noble.

Xue Li is no exception!
Han Yi laughed, thinking that Xue Li and Han Jia would have a chance to become immortals in the future, and said, "I just endured the loneliness and didn't give up easily! Do you still remember the story in the Records of Sages about Suiren going to Suiming Country to look for fire?"

"Of course I remember!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in tacit understanding.

It is said in "Records of Ancient Sages" that when Dayu was casting the Nine Cauldrons, a mysterious light descended from the sky and a precious book fell into the cauldron in Yuzhou. The book was made of neither gold nor jade, neither copper nor iron, but golden sand from the universe, with the power of time lingering throughout it. It recorded the stories of all the ancient sages of the human race from the time when Nuwa created humans from clay to the time when Dayu divided the country into nine states.

Among them are the three ancestors of human beings, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Cangjie, Chiyou, as well as many sages and elders who have made outstanding contributions to the development of human beings, and the difficult journey along the way. There are also some unknown people whose names are never mentioned. While the story is humorous, it also contains some great truths.

After reading it, Dayu felt that it was a blessing from humanity, so he copied tens of thousands of copies of the "Records of Ancient Sages" and spread them throughout the world, allowing the people of the Nine Provinces to study it seriously.

Therefore, no matter they are kings and nobles or ordinary people, they are all familiar with the stories.

Nobles like Han Jia and Xue Li, who were going to inherit the title in the future, read it from childhood, hoping to gain teachings from the sages of mankind.

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The first chapter of "Records of Ancient Sages" records the story of Suiren, and his trip to Suiming State to seek fire is the content of the first section of the first chapter!

Ever since Nuwa created humans from clay, the human race has continued to multiply and prosper. But when the first darkness came, all human beings became panic-stricken deep in their hearts.

Human beings are afraid of darkness. This darkness is innate and lingering. Upon seeing this, Nuwa bombarded the dead trees with thunder, bringing fire to the human race, and bringing warmth and light beyond the sun and the moon, so that the new human race would no longer fear the cold and darkness.

However, Nuwa was not playing around. She could not always be the nanny of the human race. After the flame was extinguished, the newly born human race fell into panic again.

This time, Nuwa did not bestow fire again!
She wanted to see if humans could survive in this world without her protection.

So, she asked her guardian Bai Yan to appear and tell the new human race that in the far east, there was a place called Sui Ming Kingdom, where there grew a spiritual root called Sui wood, on which burned a flame that never went out. Whoever could bring the flame back to the human tribe could become the leader of the human race.

Upon hearing this, hundreds of newly born humans volunteered to embark on the journey to find fire.

However, the Sui Ming Kingdom was very far away from the human tribe, and only people with great perseverance could reach it. After leaving the tribe, the newly born humans began to retreat when they encountered rivers, mountains, cliffs, and wild beasts along the way.

At the beginning, a member of the tribe was buried in the belly of a wild beast.

When a few timid members of the tribe saw this, they dared not go forward and turned back the way they came.

Not long after, they came across a high mountain, and several people felt that they could not climb over the towering peak with their own strength.

So, they gave up too!
The rest of the people, relying on their perseverance, overcame numerous difficulties and dangers and finally climbed over the mountain.

However, they soon encountered a turbulent river again!

When they got here, some people became afraid again. They felt that compared to the rushing river in front of them, the darkness and coldness did not seem so scary!

They gave up!
On the way to finding the Sui Ming Kingdom and the Sui wood, every time they encountered a difficulty, there were always a few people who would choose to give up because of fear!

There are fewer and fewer people in the team!
In the end, there was only one person who moved forward unswervingly in the direction of the Sui Ming Kingdom.

Bai Yan had been secretly following this person. Seeing that this person was covered in scars and had a weathered face, but was still walking forward firmly, she couldn't help but ask, "Hey, man! Everyone else has given up, what are you still holding on to?"

Yes!

Everyone else has given up, what are you still holding on to?

The man thought for a moment and said with a smile: "If they give up, that's their business. I just feel that if I give up now, all my previous efforts will be meaningless. I want to see how far I can go. Even if I fall on the road, it's worth it!"

After saying that, he continued walking forward.

After an unknown amount of time, or how many mountains he had crossed, how many rivers he had crossed, or how many dangers he had encountered, the remaining man finally arrived at the legendary Sui Ming country and found the everlasting firewood. This man, after going through countless hardships, finally brought fire and light to the new human race. He deservedly became the first leader of the human race, and was honored by people as - Suirenshi!

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This story is short, but it illustrates a simple truth throughout - persistence!
Barry is only half of 90!
A person who gives up easily, a person who does not know how to persevere, a person who retreats when faced with difficulties, cannot bring warmth and light to the human race, and is not qualified to become the leader of the human race.

Persistence is the bridge to success. Only by taking firm and unremitting steps forward can you reach the other side and be qualified to enjoy the joy of success.

Han Jia understood!

Xue Che, Xue Li, Han Bing and Han Geng also understood!
The reason why Han Yi was able to condense the first ray of spiritual energy and open the door to immortality was because of his persistence and his determination to never give up.

Thinking of this, a trace of shame appeared on the faces of several people.

At the beginning, when they saw Han Yi's foolish persistence, they actually laughed at each other behind his back.

But now it seems that what qualifications do these people who gave up halfway have to laugh at Han Yi who has always persisted and has firm beliefs?
"I am grateful for your advice, brother!"

Han Jia's heart moved slightly, and he immediately bowed to Han Yi, acting humble.

This time, he really woke up!
At the same time, he made up his mind that he would continue to practice and try to refine his essence into qi.

You have to know that he is the elder brother, he is the eldest son of Marquis Xuanbo. There is no reason why Han Yi, a bastard's son, can do it, but Han Jia cannot!

Han Yi immediately returned the greeting: "Brother, you are too polite!"

He knew that both Han Jia and Xue Li would have the destiny to become immortals in the future. Both of them would be accepted as disciples by Daoxing Tianzun of the Chan sect and taught the Chan sect's cultivation methods. Even if they did not try to practice the Golden Elixir, Daoxing Tianzun would lead them to the path of immortality in the future!

Therefore, it doesn’t really matter whether they practice or not.

However, there is no harm in doing so. Letting them immerse themselves in practice will save me some trouble.

Han Yi is naturally happy to see this happen!

Xue Che also smiled at this time and said, "Today, my nephew has taught me a lesson! As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. It's fine that my nephew Han Jia is both a man of letters and a man of war! I didn't expect that my nephew Han Yi also has such insights. It really makes me feel ashamed and embarrassed! Xuanbo Hou has a successor!"

Then, he ordered the servant standing by, "Come here, give this mountain to nephew Han Yi and send it back to the Marquis Xuanbo's mansion!"

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the two servants in gray linen clothes immediately walked towards the foot of the mountain.

Seeing this, Han Yi immediately bowed to Xue Che and said, "Thank you very much, uncle. I will copy the method of taming beasts onto bamboo slips and send it to you personally later!"

Since he has achieved what he wanted this time, Han Yi doesn't mind showing some kindness to Xue Che.

After all, more friends are always better than more enemies!

Patricide and parent-killing!
In fact, Han Yi doesn't want to do this kind of thing if he can avoid it!

Doing so will inevitably lead to moral loss, and will cause one to be affected by cause and effect, which will create many more karmas and difficulties on one's path of practice.

In his previous life, if he had not been forced into a desperate situation, to the point where it was a life-and-death struggle, no matter how much he hated his adoptive father and those adoptive brothers, he would not have done such a stupid thing that went against human ethics and brought himself into trouble for no reason!
In this life, he stated that he had embarked on the path of immortality, in fact, it was also to avoid being involved in the vortex of fighting for the title of Marquis Xuanbo after Han Jia left with Daoxing Tianzun.

Logically speaking, with his experiences in his previous life and foresight, if he wanted to compete for the succession of Marquis Xuanbo, he would have a great chance of success, if not a sure win.

However, having seen the scenery of the immortal road, he no longer had any interest in worldly titles and wealth.

Therefore, in this life, after Han Jia leaves with Daoxing Tianzun, he will make his attitude clear, withdraw from the fight for the succession of Marquis Xuanbo, and stay away from this vortex.

Today, he revealed his identity as a practitioner.

I believe it won’t be long before his stupid brothers know the news.

If the other party still had a bit of brains, after he took the initiative to express his willingness to give up the fight for the title, they should have known that they should not become their enemy.

However, if his younger brothers still don't know what's good for them, then don't blame me for committing the heinous crime of patricide and murdering my relatives!

If he dared to do it the first time, he will dare to do it the second time!

These mundane affairs are too boring, how can they compare to the magnificence and splendor of the immortal way?
"Immortality, catching stars and the moon, traveling to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, these are what our generation should pursue!"

Han Yi thought to himself.

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