Perfection: He is the Heavenly Emperor, I am the Eastern Emperor!

Chapter 7 The Legacy of Emperor Jiang

Time slipped away quietly like sand. Shi An's days in Shi Village were peaceful and fulfilling. Every day, in addition to playing with the village children, he would sit quietly under the lightning-struck wood, close his eyes and meditate, trying to communicate with the subtle power within his body.

The spirit priest would occasionally gently stroke his head with a willow branch, seemingly offering some kind of silent guidance and protection.

Shi An could clearly feel that at these times, his connection with this world would become even closer, as if he could hear the whispers of the wind and see the vitality contained in the swaying flowers and grass.

Half a month later, when the blood-red sunset bathed the entire Stone Village, Shi An, who had been sitting peacefully under the lightning-struck tree, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes and shot out a light that made people's hearts tremble. It was the surprise and shock of the first awakening of his inner power.

In fact, he had some premonition about it when he experienced that dream half a month ago, but when he actually awakened this power, he still couldn't help but be surprised.

space!

He awakened his spatial abilities.

And the monster that appeared in his dream half a month ago was, as he expected, the first of the twelve ancestral witches formed from the essence of Pangu in the primordial world, the ancestral witch of space and speed—Dijiang!

"It seems you've begun to grasp the power within your body!"

Just as Shi An was immersed in the joy of gaining space, a deep, magnetic, and textured voice suddenly entered his ears from behind him.

Upon hearing this, Shi An quickly composed himself, turned around and looked at the lightning-struck tree with only a single willow branch where the voice came from, and said, "Thank you for your guidance these past few days, Master Ji Ling. I have already begun to grasp the power within my body."

"Then show me!"

No sooner had Shi An finished speaking than the voice rang out again.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Shi An immediately agreed, and then pointed at a rock on the ground, about the size of his fist, from a distance.

In an instant, the stone vanished without a trace, and when it reappeared, it was already in his palm.

"Spatial power? Not bad!"

This scene made the already expectant spirit nod secretly, but then he warned Shi An: "However, you have only just begun to understand. You must know that the path of space is profound and unfathomable. You must be in awe and diligently cultivate. Do not become arrogant and complacent because of temporary achievements!"

Upon hearing what the spirit priest said, Shi An's previously somewhat arrogant expression vanished instantly, replaced by a more serious one: "Rest assured, spirit priest, I will diligently cultivate and live up to your expectations."

The spirit seemed quite satisfied with Shi An's attitude; the willow branches swayed slightly, as if nodding gently.

Seeing that the spirit priest didn't say anything more, Shi An also entered into cultivation again.

Time flew by, and the next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

At dawn, Shi An, who had mastered his own abilities, went to find the clan leader Shi Yunfeng and asked him to guide him in his cultivation again.

However, Shi Yunfeng did not immediately agree. Instead, after obtaining the consent of the sacrificial spirit, he took Shi An to an open area and began teaching him.

"If Xiao Shi'an wants to travel freely in this wilderness without fear of danger, then he must master a kind of power."

In the open space, Shi Yunfeng looked at Shi An in front of him, gently stroked his white beard, and asked with a smile, "Do you know what that is?"

"this·······"

After pondering for a moment, Shi An looked up at Shi Yunfeng and said, "Grandpa Clan Chief, it's a rune."

"good."

Upon hearing this answer, Shi Yunfeng nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Runes, or rather, the bone inscriptions on the bodies of ancient species, are symbols that are naturally manifested on the bones of those powerful ancient species, containing mysterious and unpredictable power."

"Once we can master this power, we won't be able to roam freely in this vast wilderness, but at least our safety will be greatly improved."

Hearing this, Shi An assumed that Shi Yunfeng was going to teach him bone script, so he asked curiously, "So, Grandpa Clan Chief, are you going to teach me this?"

But to Shi An's surprise, after hearing his words, Shi Yunfeng shook his head and said, "No, that's not it."

Before Shi An could ask any questions, Shi Yunfeng explained to him, "After the events of the past few days, and the information just given by the Sacrificial Spirit Master, you should now have mastered a runic power, and this power must be much stronger than what I have mastered."

"Therefore, I am not prepared to teach you the runes I know, because that would likely delay you."

Seeing that Shi Yunfeng was so considerate of him, Shi An was moved once again.

However, Shi Yunfeng was unaware of Shi An's inner thoughts. He simply continued, "The reason I'm telling you all this is so that you can always remember these things and not neglect your rune cultivation."

Seeing Shi Yunfeng looking at him, Shi An quickly snapped out of his daze and nodded in response, "I understand, Grandpa Clan Chief!"

"very good."

Shi Yunfeng smiled with satisfaction, then changed the subject, saying, "However, although I'm not going to teach you runes directly, I can tell you some methods and insights on rune cultivation."

As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized piece of bone resembling a piece of fine jade from his robes, along with a book that looked quite old: "This is a precious bone that appeared with the High Priest, along with some annotations on runes. I hope it will be of some help to you!"

Looking at the skeletal remains engraved with intricate patterns and the yellowed books in his hands, Shi An couldn't help but feel a little moist in his eyes.

He didn't understand why Shi Yunfeng would treat him, a complete outsider, so kindly, by directly offering him his most precious possession.

Perhaps, the other party really does treat him like their own grandson!

As he thought about it, a flash of understanding appeared in Shi An's eyes, and at the same time, the slight estrangement that had been lurking in his heart finally vanished completely.

He looked at Shi Yunfeng solemnly and promised, "Thank you, Grandpa Clan Chief. I will definitely live up to your expectations. Once I become stronger, I will protect Shi Village and prevent any danger from harming it."

Hearing Shi An's words, Shi Yunfeng couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. But then he gently patted Shi An's head and said earnestly, "Good child, it's enough that you have this intention."

"Grandpa doesn't expect anything from you in return. He only hopes that you can live a peaceful and safe life. You have a long road ahead, and there will be many unknowns and challenges in the future."

"Grandpa believes that as long as you persevere and have a heart to protect others, you will eventually see your own piece of sky."

"Um!"

Shi An nodded heavily, deeply engraving Shi Yunfeng's words in his heart.

"Alright, let's begin training!"

Seeing that the explanation was complete, Shi Yunfeng immediately began to formally instruct Shi An.

First, there are the types of runes, then their various properties, and then their various functions.

This continued until the afternoon, until another medicinal bath.