Chapter 2591: Perseverance Test

Ye Liuyun also knew that if only the two of them wanted to go far, it was truly impossible, and nearby ferocious beasts could easily devour them.

"You go pack your things now; I'll take you to find a new place to settle, and after I've settled you, I'll leave."

Ye Liuyun felt that a little more time wouldn't hurt; it would be better to take them away and settle them first before speaking.

The old man was deeply grateful and wanted to kneel and kowtow to Ye Liuyun, but Ye Liuyun stopped him, after which he went inside to pack his belongings.

Actually, they had little to pack—just a few bundles and cooking pots and bowls.

Ye Liuyun helped him put the items into the Storage Ring, then, holding one in each hand, he flew off with them; after traveling far, he discovered a Mi Lin where ferocious beasts were scarce and stopped there.

"Let's stay here; there's little danger, it's hidden, and at least the Zhou Clan Tribe won't think you're hiding here."

Ye Liuyun set them down and said to them.

"Is... there no ferocious beasts here?"

The old man asked Ye Liuyun worriedly.

"It's fine; I'll take care of it for you."

Ye Liuyun said, then went to gather a lot of earth and stone, quickly helping them rebuild the house and courtyard.

He used Mysterious Origin and Spatial Power to move earth and stone to build the house, and the speed was very fast.

Seeing this, Luan Ping was filled with envy.

Moreover, his recent airborne flight also made him yearn for it, and he looked at Ye Liuyun with admiration.

Luan Feng'an, being well-informed, pulled Luan Ping back to prevent him from disturbing Ye Liuyun.

As soon as the house was finished, it attracted several white wolves.

Ferocious beasts each have their own territory; with outsiders appearing in the white wolves' territory and causing such a commotion, they naturally would not agree.

The grandfather and grandson were both greatly frightened upon seeing these white wolves.

"Perfect timing!"

Ye Liuyun, however, directly used Space Translocation to grab the alpha wolf, implanted a Slave Seal on it, and then made it restrain the wolf pack, tasking it with protecting the grandfather and grandson from now on.

Actually, even the alpha wolf is only at the Third Level of the Divine Realm, which is not considered high at all.

But in the outskirts of this Mi Lin, protecting the grandfather and grandson is sufficient.

He also told Luan Feng'an the wolves' range of activity.

"I've subdued the wolf pack here; as long as you stay within this area, you won't be attacked by other ferocious beasts."

"If any outside ferocious beasts come in, you just shout loudly to summon the wolf pack for help."

After Ye Liuyun finished arranging things, he wasn't in a hurry to leave; he also had them roast meat and chatted with Luan Feng'an about the situation here.

"I still don't know your benefactor's name, or which tribe you're from."

The old man also asked Ye Liuyun.

He simply wanted to repay the kindness, with no other intention.

But Ye Liuyun didn't tell him, saying to him: "Knowing my name might put you in danger; it's better that you don't know."

Luan Feng'an nodded and didn't ask further.

He guessed that Ye Liuyun, like them, was also being hunted by the Zhou Clan Tribe, so it was inconvenient to give his name.

He sighed and opened up: "Now all the tribes have been unified under the Zhou Clan Tribe, and many people are being persecuted and hunted..."

Ye Liuyun also learned a lot about the local history from his account.

Luan Ping, meanwhile, was eating with grease all over his mouth; it looked like he hadn't had meat in a long time.

Ye Liuyun used a Storage Ring to pack a lot of beast meat for him.

But unfortunately, the grandfather and grandson had never cultivated, so they couldn't open the Storage Ring and could only leave it for now.

After Luan Ping finished eating, he picked up a tree branch and waved it around, using it as a knife to chop.

After the two of them finished chatting, Luan Ping ran over again, begging Ye Liuyun to teach him how to cultivate.

"Why do you want to cultivate?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"I want to avenge my parents and also protect my grandfather!"

Luan Ping replied crisply.

But Ye Liuyun laughed and said: "Cultivation is not that simple."

"Every powerful Martial Cultivator has endured countless hardships, climbing up from piles of corpses."

"I'm not afraid of hardship; I can persevere!"

Luan Ping replied earnestly, his small face and eyes revealing determination.

"All right, then I'll see if you can actually persevere."

Ye Liuyun also laughed.

Immediately he took out a piece of ordinary metal, casually forged it into an ordinary battle blade, and handed it to Luan Ping.

"Start from the basics of forging; first, face that tree and deliver a thousand chops."

Ye Liuyun pointed to a large tree outside the courtyard and said.

"Good!"

Luan Ping dragged the blade, without any hesitation, and walked out.

The weight of the blade was already somewhat heavy for him; even lifting it was quite strenuous.

But he still mustered all his strength, lifted the blade with both hands, and then chopped downward.

After chopping down, he still had to exert effort to pull the blade out from under the tree.

Moreover, he currently has no cultivation level and still needs to eat and sleep; Ye Liuyun estimated that, at this pace, a thousand chops would take him several days to complete.

So he smiled, stopped paying attention to Luan Ping, and continued chatting with Luan Feng'an.

Luan Feng'an also didn't mind, thinking Ye Liuyun was just joking with Luan Ping.

After they finished the roasted meat, Ye Liuyun took out some more tea leaves and even helped them dig a well in the courtyard.

Then Luan Feng'an boiled tea, and the two drank tea while chatting.

After a while, Luan Ping ran over, took a sip of tea, and then went back to continue practicing his sword.

Luan Feng'an originally wanted to stop Luan Ping from causing trouble again, but Ye Liuyun interrupted him: "Let him practice; at least he can still have a healthy body.

"You don't have to worry about your food for these few days; I'll prepare it for you."

"All right!"

Seeing his lifesaver speak, Luan Feng'an naturally couldn't object, so he let Luan Ping go.

Actually, Ye Liuyun was deliberately testing Luan Ping's perseverance.

In his view, talent is one aspect; as long as a Martial Cultivator has perseverance, they can cultivate to a certain level.

As for whether they can reach the highest level, that may be somewhat related to innate aptitude and bloodline, but it's not impossible to change through later effort.

However, such effort cannot be made by someone without great perseverance.

Therefore, he only needed to examine Luan Ping's perseverance to see whether he was worth teaching.

That night, Ye Liuyun didn't cultivate either; he simply went to sleep, seeking the feeling of sleep.

Luan Ping was also called back to sleep by Luan Feng'an, and only then did he pause his practice.

The next day after getting up, Ye Liuyun also didn't remind Luan Ping to practice sword.

Meanwhile, Luan Ping was also helping his grandfather fetch water and gather materials, busy nonstop.

By noon, Ye Liuyun took out roasted meat again and had them eat lunch.

Next, Luan Feng'an went busy reclaiming a piece of wasteland, preparing to plant some food.

Luan Ping, meanwhile, took out that knife again and began practicing chopping in front of the tree.

Seeing that Luan Ping could voluntarily think about practicing the sword, Ye Liuyun was actually quite pleased, though he didn't show it.

He simply greeted them, left some beast meat, and said he would be away for more than ten days.

When he returns, he will also bring back some seeds for planting food, ask them if they need anything else, and then leave directly.