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The young man buried his head and sprinted wildly, not even realizing himself that he had already surpassed the limits of his physical strength. By now, he was entirely relying on sheer willpower to keep going.

Sometimes, willpower can be stronger than any power, allowing a person to exceed their own limits.

He doesn’t want to die!

He has many things still to do!

The young man kept running aggressively because he wanted...to live.

"Bang!"

It seemed he’d hit something, and his body suddenly paused, flipping over to the ground.

But he had clearly avoided the surrounding trees, so how did he hit something?

Touching his incredibly painful head, the young man despairingly lifted his gaze.

Because he knew that while he was down, that Gigantic Colorful Tiger must have already caught up with him.

"It’s over; I’m definitely dead this time."

"I...really don’t want to die!" A strong desire to survive shone in the young man’s eyes.

Then, he found himself locking eyes with a pair of weary, ancient eyes.

It was a youth who appeared to be just in his early twenties, but strangely, this young man possessed a head of white hair that many elderly had never had.

However, unlike actual elders, despite his white hair, the young man’s hair color emitted a gentle shimmer like pearls.

This head of white hair made the young man appear somewhat fragile.

Yet this seemingly frail young man stood calmly there, and the Gigantic Colorful Tiger that had been pursuing him relentlessly stopped in its tracks, not daring to advance further.

Then, he saw the young man approach him, gently reaching to help him up.

In the moment the young man assisted him, he felt a gentle wave of Energy enter his body; he who had been weak to the point of paralysis instantly recovered, feeling even more refreshed than when he first entered the mountains full of reserve!

The youth lightly touched his head, then turned and softly said to the Gigantic Colorful Tiger, "Scram."

The next moment, he saw the vicious Gigantic Colorful Tiger, which had chased him for over a hundred miles, reveal an inexplicably terrified expression, let out a wail, turn tail, and vanish without a trace in a blink, faster than when it was chasing him!

"Child." Li Chen gently patted the young man’s head: "I saw something in your eyes. Can you tell me why you want to live so much?"

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and with Li Chen’s understanding of the Divine Soul and State of Mind, he could naturally discern some differences.

If it were simply a desire not to die, such an eye expression would never occur.

For some reason, the young man felt an intense kinship being gently touched on the head by the youth, their gazes meeting as if sensing a kindred spirit.

Involuntarily, he confessed the truth: "My sister Lu Ling has high cultivation Talent, much better than mine, so she was chosen by a tutor from Tianchen Academy to go there to study and cultivate. But with our parents gone early, she only has me as her brother, so I have to prepare her travel expenses. Coming to this deep mountain was to dig a few Spiritual Medicines to exchange for enough resources, lest she be looked down upon by classmates at Tianchen Academy."

"But what does this have to do with wanting to live?"

"Of course it does! She’s still waiting for me back home. I am her only relative now, so of course I need to live to go back and see her off. Plus, if I were to die, how lonely would my sister be? Surely, once she enters Tianchen Academy, it would affect her focus on cultivation." The young man chuckled foolishly.

"So...because someone is waiting for you at home, you desire to live so much?" Li Chen’s gaze turned a bit complex.

In his mind, it was like a barrier had been suddenly torn apart.

"Yeah, back in the hometown, there’s someone waiting for me..." Li Chen murmured to himself.

For a fleeting moment, the weariness and confusion in Li Chen’s eyes vanished.

It was replaced by two dazzling sparks!

Thankfully, Li Chen was mindful of the young man’s presence, quickly containing it; otherwise, with the young man’s frail body, he feared he might have been killed just by a glance.

Li Chen spoke with the youth and learned his name was Lu Yuan, coming from a family of ordinary folks living off farming. Occasionally, in poor harvest years, they would enter the deep mountains to hunt wild beasts.

Lu Yuan’s parents, in one such tough year, accompanied a group of hunters into the deep forest.

And they never returned.

Later, Lu Yuan heard that the hunters had caught a formidable Ferocious Beast, and after selling off its carcass, they all lived prosperously.

Yet there was never mention of the siblings’ parents again.

Except for a seemingly slightly conscience-stricken old hunter, who would help them with a little Money during festivals, no one else ever offered them assistance.

The young Lu Yuan took on the responsibility of an elder brother, holding up the household with his frail body, ensuring the siblings wouldn’t starve.

Two years later, a tutor from Tianchen Academy happened to meet them and discovered Lu Ling’s cultivation Talent. However, the tutor seemed in a hurry then, left a Jade Pendant, and hurriedly departed, telling Lu Ling to report to Tianchen Academy in two years.

Yet, how could a small girl who had never cultivated, who was slightly stronger than a mortal due to Nine Heavens Continent’s cosmic factors, traverse the vast distance to Tianchen Academy?

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Thus, Lu Yuan resolved that no matter what, he would personally escort his sister to Tianchen Academy.

But first, he needed enough travel expenses, which is why he came to this part of the deep mountain.

After listening to Lu Yuan’s story, Li Chen was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth to ask, "But have you never thought about yourself?"

"Myself?" Lu Yuan, hearing this, paused and then smiled: "Brother, that Tianchen Academy tutor mentioned, my Talent is insufficient. Barely cultivating would both require extensive resources and at most, make me a mediocre cultivator, which is pointless. Instead, putting all of my share on Ling’er would let her become a powerful cultivator bringing glory and honor."

"If Ling’er lives well, I’m happy, because...we’re family."

The young Lu Yuan’s smile was simple, filled with unabashed love for his sister, with no impurities.

Looking at the young man’s eyes, Li Chen suddenly recalled, during the showdown with Shang, his parents’ gaze towards him was the same.

"Because...we’re family..."