Shi Zhu found the sword he was holding a few months ago while fishing in a small river outside the city.

At that time, the sword was deeply buried in the silt underwater, he entered the water barefoot, groping for fish, and happened to touch the hilt.

He pulled it out to see that it was of an ancient design with a sharp blade, lightly shimmering, casting the river water into a golden light.

He used the sword to stab fish, effortlessly slicing half of the fish with one swing, impressively sharp, even cutting through stone without difficulty.

He loved it immediately, made a scabbard from tree bark and hemp rope, and brought it home to keep under his bed. Sometimes when he ventured into the mountains, carrying this sword, he could easily slay poisonous snakes and fierce beasts, unbeatable and even warning him by ringing on its own when danger approached.

Now, he had taken out the sword to confront Xiao Chan.

Xiao Chan was quite furious, stretched out a hand, released her Flying Sword, transforming it into a yellow light aiming to snip a lock of Shi Zhu's hair, to scare him and coerce him to surrender the sword he held.

Little did she realize that the treasure sword Shi Zhu wielded was one of the Nine Palace Divine Swords used by the Emperor Xuanyuan during his great battle with Chi You!

The Nine Palace Divine Swords corresponded to the Qimen Nine Stars, and Shi Zhu's was the foremost among the nine, engraved with the Tianpeng Star, known for its most cunning and vicious nature!

Seeing the yellow sword light coming at him like lightning, Shi Zhu reflexively swept horizontally in front of him with both hands on his sword.

"Clang!"

The yellow sword light was bisected, its glow scattering and falling to the ground in two pieces.

"What?" Xiao Chan could hardly believe her eyes!

She recognized Shi Zhu's sword was exceptional, but she had never imagined it could sever her eight-year-cultivated Immortal Sword!

That was an Immortal's Flying Sword!

How could it possibly be chopped in half by some bratty kid's casually drawn blade?

In her fury and shock, she found some solace, thinking it fortunate such a fine sword was in the hands of a naive child ignorant of Daoist techniques, perfect to seize as compensation!

She then pinched fingers, recited a spell, casting the Heart-piercing Poison Curse on Shi Zhu.

Normally, anyone subjected to this would suffer intense heart pain, blood flowing in reverse, eventually leading to heart explosion, dying as every blood vessel in their body rupturally fails.

However, Shi Zhu naturally was immune to any curses!

In fact, his Primordial Spirit was so powerful that not even Wu Xing, the master of Heart Piercing Cave, could affect him.

Shi Zhu, undisturbed and maintaining his composure, went over to help Shi Wenbing up.

Despite his young age and short stature, he was naturally strong, capable of lifting a large cyan stone from a well at only eight years old.

Shi Wenbing was assisted to one side, kneeling on the ground, leaning against the chair in a half-sitting, half-lying position.

This posture was because he had been beaten with paddles, unable to sit down, and he also did not know how Xiao Chan would deal with her.

In his view, Xiao Chan was a petty person seizing the moment to exact revenge; it's far from over, although Shi Zhu had severed her Flying Sword, he was ultimately just a mortal, and Xiao Chan surely had other tricks up her sleeve that Shi Zhu as a child might not withstand.

Then he remembered the time when Shi Zhu was born; several monks, Taoists, and nuns had taken turns visiting with the final visitor being Master Yuan Yang intending to take Shi Zhu as his apprentice.

Yet so many years had passed, and Master Yuan Yang never visited again, not just him, no one possessing magical powers had ever appeared again.

It was as if the events of that year were but a dream, nothing had changed except the arrival of a child with no blood ties to him, who lived off them.

Eight years was but a fleeting moment for immortals, but it was substantial for mortals.

He had even offered sacrifices to the Immortal's Jade Talisman hoping for blessings to prosper, yet there was no response.

Only today did Shi Zhu exhibit extraordinary traits, and it was unknown when he had acquired such a powerful sword that it could sever Xiao Chan's Flying Sword.

In Shi Wenbing's heart, Shi Zhu obviously couldn't defeat Xiao Chan, but that Master Yuan Yang should be able to. Silently praying, "Master Yuan Yang, please descend quickly and take this vicious, deceitful woman who disrupts her master's household!"

At the same time, he was also worried that if Master Yuan Yang didn't show up or couldn't defeat Xiao Chan, it would be disastrous.

Thus, he remained half-leaning on the chair, still kneeling, not daring to truly stand up.

Xiao Chan switched between three different Curse Evil Skills, finding that Shi Zhu had no adverse reactions at all, she didn't understand what was happening and angrily took out a gourd.

This was the Enchanting Immortal Gourd she had refined over the past eight years.

Every day she cast spells in Wushan, collecting Evil Qi between the mountains and rivers, adding thirty-six kinds of Poison Insects, seventy-two kinds of poisonous grass burned into Poison Smoke, all refined together by Immortal Techniques.

The poisonous grass she selected had enchanting properties; when she opened the gourd, a thin thread sprayed out, suddenly dispersing into a large mist covering Shi Zhu.

This smoke was strong; during her experiments in Wushan, no matter how ferocious the poisonous snakes or beasts, they would immediately faint and collapse once enveloped by the smoke.

She thought Shi Zhu, so small, would easily go down.

Yet she miscalculated again; Shi Zhu was exceptionally gifted, immune to even arsenic poison, ordinary poisonous snakes couldn't harm him, and even the more dangerous, sentient snakes dared not bite him.

Shi Zhu stood in the midst of the smoke, finding it quite pleasant, and was still energetic after a while.

"This is already Xiaochan's most powerful Magical Treasure," even Tang Caizhen, whom she befriended last year, was very envious and had borrowed it. She had knocked unconscious thirteen scholars rushing to the capital for the imperial examination in an instant.

Impossible! This Magical Treasure couldn't possibly fail!

Watching Shi Zhu, who stood unscathed amid the smoke, Xiaochan suddenly remembered what her master, Wu Xing, had told her before she left - to find a ten-lifespan virtuous person.

She asked her master, "Who is a ten-lifespan virtuous person?"

Wu Xing said he didn't know either; only that based on the divinations, the person would be young, a boy, not yet of age, and he didn't know the specifics, only that she must look for an unusual child.

She asked her master, "What kind of unusual features exactly?"

Wu Xing still had no answer, "Just pay attention to those children who are different from the usual ones, the more unusual, the better."

Xiaochan had originally thought he might be peculiar-looking, with double pupils or connected ribs, even eyes raised on the forehead, but it never crossed her mind to look around herself.

Now pondering in her heart: Could it be this boy?

From her perspective, Shi Zhu was Ni Lanxin's son, likely a descendant of a Fairy, holding a long sword whose origin she did not know, and he could stand firm amid her Enchanting Poison Smoke!

Unable to judge, she withdrew the poison smoke and took out a Wooden Talisman. She chanted a spell, then with a flick of her wrist, the talisman turned into a yellow light and flew out of the door to Wushan Mountain to inform Wu Xing.

In the past eight years in Wushan Mountain, Xiaochan had primarily focused her efforts on refining a Flying Sword and a gourd of poison smoke, and she had also learned a few spells, but none of them could handle Shi Zhu.

The only thing she hadn't tried was a Water Escape Secret Technique she had learned from her close friend Tang Caizhen.

Speaking of Tang Caizhen, she was a disciple of Yin Sutang, one of the Kunlun Nine Allies, who had an affair with another disciple, Chi Chengzi, and was expelled by their fellow sect members for violating the sect rules, leaving Kunlun Sect.

Chi Chengzi's master was the Cold Light Taoist whom Shi Feiyang had encountered at the North Pole years ago, who died by the hands of Red Flower Grandmother, and has now reincarnated and joined Qingcheng Sect under Jiang Shu.

After the Cold Light Taoist passed away, Chi Chengzi, due to a past connection between his master and another founding master, went to seek refuge with Mr. Zhong and joined the Kunlun Sect.

Later, he and Yin Sutang were expelled together; Yin Sutang established several cave dwellings, including two in Wushan Mountain, where Chi Chengzi also went to cultivate.

Yin Sutang had been one of the Elders of Kunlun Sect, and Tang Caizhen learned the orthodox Immortal Law of Kunlun Sect from her.

Xiaochan had only learned one Water Escape Secret Technique. She stirred up her True Qi and manipulated the water in the room, drawing it from a teapot, a basin, a kettle... including the buckets outside and the water tanks and wells in the next courtyard.

Large and small streams of water flew in from outside, wrapping around Shi Zhu.

Shi Zhu was startled and quickly slashed at the water with his sword.

The Xuanyuan Sword was inexplicably miraculous, and the water that had risen up, hard as steel and supposedly unbreakable, was cut through as if it were tofu.

The water was continuously thrown aside, splashing onto the ground, and with Xiaochan's casting, it rose again into the air, with more water continuously joining from the well, the water ball growing larger and larger.

As the saying goes, "Draw a blade to cut water, and the water flows even more." Although the Xuanyuan Sword was powerful, Shi Zhu had not yet refined it, and wielding it with his hand to chop, even though he was invincible, the water was endless.

Xiaochan also cast spell to control many large and small "water bombs" to chaotically strike at Shi Zhu.

The "water bombs" were as small as grains of beans, and as large as a fist, surrounding Shi Zhu from all sides, continuously striking him and exploding noisily. If it had been anyone else, they would have been broken and torn in just a few hits, particularly if hit in the head, which might even kill or at least knock unconscious.

Shi Zhu's body was unusual, and he was painfully battered. With a single sword, he couldn't fend off this all-encompassing attack and could only hold his head with one hand and wield the sword with the other, forcibly splitting the water curtains in front of him to create a path and run wildly out.

As he ran out, he still wondered if that enchantress would continue to trouble his family. Little did he know that Xiaochan's current target was him and the treasure sword he held in his hands, and she ignored the people inside the house and chased after him.

He was slightly relieved and raced along the main road with wind beneath his feet.

If Xiaochan used Sword Control, she would naturally catch up to him in an instant, but her flying sword had been chopped earlier. If she used another Escape Skill, she would have to give up her Water Control.

So, she too ran on foot, pinching a magical gesture in her hands, and a massive expanse of water followed closely behind.

At first, she continuously drew water from the well at home to inject into the water ball ahead of her but as she moved further from home, her mana expenditure increased, so she cut off this source and reconnected with other people's wells, tanks, basins, and kettles to draw water from.

Many people were washing their faces and drinking tea at home when suddenly the water flew away!

Shi Zhu was small and light, his short legs churning quickly, and soon he ran to the outskirts and headed towards the familiar mountains.

Xiaochan, being an Immortal Cultivator and having learned spells in Wushan Mountain, stirred up True Qi to move up and down the mountains, even more adept than many Light Skill-trained Jianghu people, yet she couldn't catch up with the little boy in front!

Frustrated, she then drew water from the river ahead, forming a water wall horizontally to block Shi Zhu's path, which Shi Zhu sliced through with his sword. Being close to the river, the water seemed almost infinite. Although Xiaochan lacked enough power, she still managed to control several tons of water, opening and closing intermittently, water droplets and water balls chaotically striking and rolling all over the ground, tripping Shi Zhu and knocking him to the ground by accident.

Seeing him fall, Xiaochan finally exhaled in relief, pushing forward with both hands, sending all the water forward and plunging Shi Zhu into the river.

Shi Zhu could swim, but Xiaochan controlled the river water to wrap around his limbs and drag him down, forming a small whirlpool.

Now Shi Zhu was completely disoriented, having swallowed a lot of water in his mouth and nose.

Xiaochan wanted to first knock Shi Zhu unconscious, then take the sword, and take him back to Wushan Mountain to present to her master Wu Xing for identification.

If he truly was a ten-lifespan virtuous person, she'd leave him to her master; if not, she'd keep him by her side as a servant. Given his handsome look and good birth, he was sure to be a striking man when he grew up, perfect for keeping in her cave.

Speaking of his mother, Xiaochan recalled what Wu Xing had said, which seemed to have a significant background, and if there was a chance to meet in the future, it might be a connection worth maintaining.

Just as she was handling this, suddenly, a streak of colorful sword light flew from a distant mountain ridge, landing and revealing a young man in black clothes.

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