I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 242 - 12: Surpassing the Gods (3/3)

Yunmeng Marsh, Feilai Peak, the backyard of the Mountain God Temple.

"Master, what do you plan to teach me this time?"

Excitedly following behind Li Boyang, Lu Huaijin rarely displayed the childlike aspect of his nature.

This was quite rare for Lu Huaijin, who was otherwise prematurely mature.

Even in front of his grandpa and mother, Lu Huaijin seldom showed such innocence and childlike purity.

Of course, this might also be related to Li Boyang's current status in the Hundred Lands Mountains.

Even though Li Boyang had never publicly revealed his identity as the Red-haired Ghost God.

To outsiders, he only claimed the title "Son of the Mountain God" or "Mountain Prophet."

However, the mountain people of the Hundred Lands Mountains, especially those who had personally interacted with Li Boyang, were neither blind nor foolish.

Whether it was the respectful attitudes from various Mountain Gods and River Gods toward Li Boyang...

Or his behavior of residing in Yunmeng Marsh almost permanently starting three or four years ago...

All informed those in the know that Li Boyang had never been just the simple "Son of the Mountain God" or "Mountain Prophet."

In fact, ever since the Solar Eclipse and Celestial Being's lecture incident.

The villagers of Li Family Village had vaguely speculated that Li Boyang might be that formidable Red-haired Ghost God, the Celestial Being who intimidated the multitude of mountain deities.

When the floods sparked by Wuzhiqi began to ravage the Hundred Lands Mountains.

Li Boyang commanded numerous mountain people to fight the floods, engage in disaster relief, and manage crises.

The mountain people from other villages quickly realized that this Prophet might be more than just the "Son of the Mountain God."

After all, even considering the entire mountain community of the Hundred Lands, an Innate Divine had not been unheard of before.

Not to mention, the little witch from Gaotun Village—Xiao'e was a typical example.

As a shaman personally chosen by the original Spring God Nvman, Xiao'e may possess exceptional abilities and wisdom.

But she could never command gods to engage in disaster relief and aid mountain people.

Let alone turn a once-in-a-millennium flood into a virtually heaven-sent opportunity over the next few years.

Yunmeng Marsh, the Hundred Lands Grand Canal, convenient water facilities, bountiful food, and resources...

The emergence of these new things greatly facilitated the development of the mountain people.

Allowing those initially confined in the Hundred Lands Mountains to truly conquer the land where they had been rooted for nearly a millennium.

In fact, this is also why those navigating ships through the Grand Canal to the outside world instinctively thought of Li Boyang, the Prophet, when encountering danger.

They believe that the Prophet of the mountain people is an existence above the gods!

As long as the Prophet is willing to act, even the fiercest Ghost God must bow and submit!

"What to teach you?"

Ruffling Lu Huaijin's head with a smile, Li Boyang pretended to be surprised.

"As far as I know, you've already started secretly learning talismans and mechanical engineering. Do you still need me to teach you?"

At these words, Lu Huaijin immediately wore a face of astonishment plus shyness.

"Uh... I didn't mean to..."

Lu Huaijin certainly knew who had been tattling on him, but he only dared to sneak a glare at Li Jingshu beside him.

"Moreover, I didn't deliberately study secretly, those things are just too simple, I learned them at a glance."

At this point, Lu Huaijin shifted from being timid to justified confidence.

The number of times Lu Huaijin met Li Boyang wasn't many, adding up wouldn't exceed ten times in total.

But Lu Huaijin felt a natural closeness to Li Boyang, never becoming estranged or unfamiliar due to limited meetings and time.

"Hmm, those things are indeed relatively simple..."

Sitting cross-legged under the statue of the Valkyrie, Li Boyang responded with a smile.

"However, that's not a valid reason for secretly learning."

"You should know that you were born with an extraordinary soul, your brain development far exceeds that of your peers."

"The reason I didn't personally teach you but let you receive a general education with everyone else is to provide you with a complete childhood and intellect."

Pausing slightly, Li Boyang continued.

"But now it seems, I was overly naive."

"You were born with a delicate heart, the kindness and malice around you are too apparent to you."

"Adding on to your Celestial Eye, whether to learn good or bad, it becomes rather easy."

"Though, comparatively, your ability to control your curiosity merely by using your Celestial Eye to secretly learn some simple talismans has already surprised me greatly."

Upon hearing Li Boyang say this, Li Jingshu immediately displayed a surprised expression.

"Didn't you tell me you've never secretly used your Celestial Eye?"

Leaning close to Lu Huaijin's ear, Li Jingshu deliberately lowered her voice to question.

"Uh..."

Seeing this, Lu Huaijin immediately shuffled two steps aside in guilt.

Because she never expected that Li Boyang, residing within Yunmeng Marsh, would instantly see through her lie.

As for the originator Li Boyang?

He merely faintly smiled at their interaction, yet couldn't help but recall Lu Suiniang's past concerns.

In a sense, the reason Li Boyang let Lu Huaijin undergo general education with Li Jingshu was partly due to Lu Suiniang.

Lu Suiniang knew her daughter was born extraordinary, destined to become either a god or a demon.

So she beseeched Li Boyang, hoping for more time together with her daughter, rather than taking her completely away.

"Alright, since you've already learned to use your Celestial Eye correctly."

"Then in today's lesson, I'll teach you how to tap into the potential of your Celestial Eye!"

Not until the interaction between Li Jingshu and Lu Huaijin ended, did Li Boyang smile and open the third eye on his forehead.

"This Celestial Eye originates from the Huai River Witch a thousand years ago, the statue you see before you."

"Theoretically, all mountain people have the potential to open their Celestial Eye..."

"But in reality, only a handful like you and I have successfully done so in a thousand years."

"Do you know why this is?"

Shaking his head in confusion, Lu Huaijin noticed that Li Jingshu also wore a similarly perplexed expression.

"That's because the Celestial Eye requires an enormous amount of nourishment."

"Unless favored by the Mountain God, ordinary fetuses simply can't obtain enough nourishment before birth."

"But you're different, you were targeted by an Evil God before birth."

"In a bid to seize your body, that Evil God infused your mother with immense vitality, which allowed you to activate your Celestial Eye at birth."

Although he had always been aware that some secret was hidden within him from a young age.

This was the first time Lu Huaijin learned about the entire incident firsthand from a party involved.

For some reason, a sudden inexplicable feeling of disappointment and regret grew within Lu Huaijin's heart.

[So it turns out I'm not special, huh?]

[I thought I had a real blood relationship with Master!]

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