Chapter 7
Volume 1: Chapter 14: Arts Mustn't Be Easily Taught
It was easier than walking now. After spending the whole night going through the mountain, Miao Yi slumped down on the bamboo raft and let out a long sigh of relief. As he relaxed, he realized that sailing on this river actually had an enticing feeling.
The scholar removed the bamboo pole from the water, causing some water to splash. The scholar would only row with the bamboo pole to adjust the direction when the bamboo raft deviated slightly off-course. However, the raft seemed to move quite smoothly along with the wind and waters, and thus deviations rarely happened which made for a very relaxing ride.
Miao Yi did feel slightly tired. He admired the mountain scenery on both sides, too lazy to even move.
Holding the bamboo pole, the scholar stood against the wind. Without turning his head, he asked, "Did Little Brother happen to gather the two immortal herbs?"
"Yes," Miao Yi replied. "I did."
The scholar continued asking, "Since you have those immortal herbs, why haven’t you knocked open the doors of the School of Immortals, instead of strolling about in this place?"
"It’s hard to explain in a few words." Miao Yi did not want to talk about it anymore. He changed the topic and recalling the weird incident from before, asked, "I just don’t understand one thing. The two immortal herbs were right before your eyes, so why didn’t you pick it? Do you really have no desire for that kind of thing?"
The scholar chuckled. "I have served a Great Immortal. I have seen the things that Immortals do, and I am already tired of their matters. Thus, I have no interest in becoming an Immortal."
Miao Yi asked in shock, "You were the servant of an Immortal?"
The scholar asked back, "You don’t believe me?"
"No, I do." Miao Yi shook his head, as he felt there was no need for the scholar to lie about these things. Also, it did explain why this fellow had no interest in immortal herbs. If the scholar had said it was because he didn’t want to dirty his clothes, Miao Yi wouldn’t have believed him.
As he scrutinized the scholar before his eyes once more, he realized why he always felt that this fellow had an extraordinary aura. It was because he had spent time with an Immortal and had already partaken the aura of the Immortals.
However, Miao Yi still felt slightly dubious. "Since you aren’t interested, why did you venture into the Boundless Secular World?"
With the wind blowing against him, the scholar replied, "Humans have a lifespan of less than a hundred years. I was already lucky enough to get this chance, which only happens once in a thousand years. And since I was given the chance, wouldn’t I feel regret if I didn’t at least go in and check the place out?
Miao Yi was speechless. Seeing the scholar’s outlook on life, it was no wonder that he would choose to sail alone on these mountain rivers, unworldly like a floating cloud or wild crane.
However, Miao Yi kept thinking how unusual it was to venture into that life-risking place just to check it out. He couldn’t help but ask, "You have no interest in the immortal herb&h.e.l.lip; Could it be that you wanted to find some treasures left behind during the Great War of Immortals and Devil?"
"Great War of Immortals and Devil?" The scholar asked curiously, "What war is that?"
Miao Yi replied with astonishment, "Don’t tell me you don’t know that the Boundless Secular World is the result of that war? A hundred thousand years ago, a hundred thousand celestial troops and generals traveled far across the Heavens, giving chase to the Great Devil, with the sole intent to kill.