Heaven Road
4. Opening the Door of Destiny 2

For once more in his life... Yin Sheng had to stare at a mound with a single tombstone stuck on it. The tombstone was inscribed with the name of a person who was none other than his own teacher, Yao He.

'Your life may die, but your way of life must not die with you.' That was a sentence written under Yao He's name. A final message that his Master left before he breathed his last. Still vividly remembered in Yin Sheng's mind his Master's face seemed calm, peaceful. It was as if his Master had found the resting place he truly wanted.

"Murids swear... Will continue the Master's ideals to become the number one Alchemist in the world." Yin Sheng paid his Master his last respects, before he stepped out of the cave where his Master rested.

Sixteen years and ten months, that was the current lifespan of Yin Sheng. It was more than Yao He had predicted that he would die when Yin Sheng was fifteen. Yao He always consumed the pills made by Yin Sheng during the learning process. He did so to test the purity and level of the pills Yin Sheng had made.

The upshot... Yao He could extend his life by over a year. Yao He could have made his body become healthy again, by drinking the Heaven Flavor potion. However Yao He felt his life was too cheap to exchange for the potion.

Yao He was sure, that the only greatest potion he had ever concocted would be of great help to Yin Sheng someday.

With a fishing rod left by his father hanging on his back. A blindfold covering his left eye and two dimensional rings left by his Mother and Master, Yin Sheng steadily left the cave where he lived all this time. He was ready to carve his name in the world of Cultivators famous for his cruelty.

After all, Yin Sheng had another purpose: to find the whereabouts of his father, Yin Jiang. No matter where his father was, Yin Sheng would look for him even though he had to go to the end of the continent. Because his father is the only family he has right now. His mother once told him, living without family around us should live without any color.

Now Yin Sheng was no longer afraid to penetrate the wilderness. More than half of the forest has been explored entirely alone. If not for the existence of his Master who stayed in the cave, perhaps Yin Sheng had already left this forest a long time ago.

Not a few Magical Beasts that Yin Sheng encountered. If the Magical Beast was too powerful for Yin Sheng to deal with, he would naturally prefer to avoid. If he felt that he could kill the Magical Beast, then he must have killed him immediately. Taking all parts of the Magical Beast's body for himself to utilize.

The skin for the Talisman paper, the meat for her consumption, the bones to be crushed and used as pill-making materials. Perhaps only the Magical Beast's eyes and brain were useless to Yin Sheng. Because of the impurities from the Magical Beast even Yin Sheng kept. Wh-wh-what for? Yin Sheng did not yet know its usefulness, but he was sure it would be useful one day.

Over a week Yin Sheng roamed the forest all by himself. Until finally he could see a meadow that was so wide stretched throughout the eye of the eye.

"I can finally take a shower..." Yin Sheng was so happy to see a river that was under one of the hills. The river has a fairly heavy flow of water, it is suitable to refresh the body of Yin Sheng who has not been exposed to bath water for one week.

Maybe if his clothes are soaked in water, the water soaking can be used as an anesthetic. Because of his already very stinging body odor.

Yin Sheng continued on his way when the sun had already started to descend from the peak. Based on information from his teacher. He had to head west if he wanted to find a nearby village or town. Because based on geographical location, Green Melati Village is located at the eastern end of the Giant Tortoise continent.

Day turned night, Yin Sheng still had not found a village or city that he could stop by. He also had to sleep with grass and roofed the sky.

Luckily Yin Sheng that day did not rain. If it rains, then Yin Sheng really has to find shelter. As powerful as his body was, even though he was now a Qi Forging Cultivator stage 7-rainy overnight would certainly not be good for his body.

Srek...

Srek...

Vaguely Yin Sheng heard the sound of friction grass with something. Yin Sheng looked around using his Azhura eyes behind his blindfold. The blindfold was made from the skin of a white snake-shaped Magical Beast. From the outside others would not see what Yin Sheng's eyes looked like, yet Yin Sheng could still see normally using his Azhura eyes.

"A half-snake man?" Yin Sheng muttered softly. I don't want her voice to be heard by the creature.

Yao He once said that if there were two paths for Spirit Beasts to form, the first would be evolution. But the process of evolution is very long, because only Magical Beasts level 9 can have human-like reason or change shape into human form.

The second way is through cross-marriage. A level 9 Magical Beast that had possessed sense turned into a human form, then married into a human. From that marriage was born the Spirit Beast.

Judging from the strength that the snake man possessed, Yin Sheng could deduce if the Spirit Beast was the result of crossbreeding.

"What should I do?" Yin Sheng was certainly worried about seeing the Spirit Beast from a distance. The Spirit Beast did not bother him but also the Spirit Beast would potentially disturb him. "I'd better stay alert."

The Spirit Beast moved towards the river. Get into the river for a long time. It was only after two hours that the Spirit Beast left without knowing of Yin Sheng's whereabouts.

"The outside world is completely engulfed in mystery." Yin Sheng could only let out a long sigh after the departure of the Spirit Beast. His first night outside the forest should be treated with a feeling of alertness.

The next day Yin Sheng continued his journey westward. This time Yin Sheng traced the river that happened to also flow westward. He was very sure, the settlement of residents would not be far from the water source.

It was only in the afternoon that Yin Sheng discovered a small village. Although small, but the village is still larger than the village of Melati Hijau.

"Are you a traveler?" Asked a grandfather who Yin Sheng happened to meet on the riverbank. The grandfather brought some fish and a net. It is clear that the grandfather had just been looking for fish in the river.

"Mr grandpa... I happened to be going through this village to go to a nearby town. Does Grandpa live in that village too?" Reply Yin Sheng respectfully.

"Go Nak... Don't go into my village... There's a plague that can infect you if you go into the village." The grandfather instead expelled Yin Sheng from entering the village where he lived.

"I mean Grandpa?"

"As far as you. I warned you!" The grandfather turned and left Yin Sheng.

Whether due to having a premonition or indeed Yin Sheng having no purpose, Yin Sheng followed the Grandfather. Several times the Grandfather rebuked Yin Sheng not to follow him. But Yin Sheng also seemed to ignore the grandfather's warning. His heart told him to follow the grandfather home.

In front of a small house, it was dark. The villagers have returned to their homes. The grandfather also did not allow Yin Sheng to enter his house. Yin Sheng was naturally also self-conscious, he just waited outside for a while and continued his steps to walk down the village. Looking for a place to ride that he can use to spend the night.

"Please... Please..." The voice of the grandfather that Yin Sheng had been following sounded echoing from within his house. Yin Sheng reflexively ran towards the grandfather's house to find out what had happened.

"What's the cake?" Yin Sheng barged into the house, making the door of the grandfather's house almost detach from its handle.

"My grandchildren... My granddaughter..." The grandparents cried while hugging the shivering granddaughter. So many bumps on the child's body. And even more terrifyingly, the lump was emitting disgusting pus.

"Please... Nuyingku please..."