Shadow Mask Group
3 - Older Sire

It had been 3 days for Liu Chen to continue cultivating under the supervision of his father. He will stop when going to eat, sleep and when doing other work. Now the garden is guarded by his mother only. Because his father was at home to look after Liu Chen.

Li Wei would leave for the garden in the morning and return home during the day.

"*Chen'er's talent will be in vain if it only continues here. There is no thick Qi here. Also, I never gave him any resources because I didn't have much money* "inner Liu Hongli while watching Liu Chen.

Liu Hongli also sighed when he thought of her. "Today Chen'er is already at the 3-star beginner level. What a monster cultivation. I didn't expect Chen'er to be at 3-star beginner level with just 3 days" of his inner self.

"How will Chen'er be in the future?" murmured Liu Hongli as he looked towards the sky that looked overcast.

Liu Hongli walked over to Liu Chen. "Chen'er, finish your cultivation. Looks like it's gonna rain"

Liu Chen opened his eyes when he heard Liu Hongli's voice "yes"

Liu Chen stood up and walked over to Liu Hongli. They entered the house and sat in the living room.

"Dad, how is the cultivation level?" liu Chen asked as he looked at Liu Hongli.

Liu Hongli turned his attention towards his son. "Dad hasn't told you yet?"

Liu Chen nodded. Liu Hongli also began to explain."The cultivation level in our world from the weakest to the strongest is:

*Start\=1-9

*Qi condensation\=1-9

*Qi foundation\=1-9

*Master\=1-9

*Grandmaster\=1-9

*Warrior\=1-9

*General\=1-9

*emperor

So the strongest tier is the emperor level and the weakest is the beginner. You understand Chen'er? While you are at the 3-star beginner level"

Liu Chen nodded. Then bowed his head with a moody expression. "Huh.I'm so weak dad. I'm just a 3-star beginner level. I should have been able to reach the 5-star starter level. I'm not talented"

Liu Hongli almost choked on his own breath when he heard Liu Chen's words. "Chen'er, you belong to a genius can even be called a cultivation monster. In 3 days you can reach the 3-star beginner level. Especially when you learn to cultivate for the first time. You succeed in just a few hours.

If the average person may be 1 month. While a genius only takes 2 weeks. But you only need a few hours to succeed, Chen'er.

You cannot be called a genius. More than genius. Don't rush to increase Chen'er's strength. You also need to enjoy your life"

Liu Chen looked towards his father and shook his head. "I'll practice dad regularly. To protect my father, mother and sister someday. I don't want you guys why napa. I want to be proud of you too. That's my goal to be a strong dad"

Lou Hongli smiled. Then stroked the head of his second son. "But don't push yourself, Chen'er. Youunderstand?"

Liu Chen nodded and smiled. "I know dad, I said that too"

"Alright if you understand. Now rest. The training is now over"

"Good father", Liu Chen stood up and took a break from his father. After that, he went into the room.

The next day, as usual Liu Chen got up early and cleaned himself up. Since his mother and father had not yet woken up, Liu Chen walked out and closed the door.

Liu Chen took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. "What do you think you're doing, huh?"muttered.

Liu Chen looked towards the sky and thought of Liu Changyi, his older brother.

He could only meet Liu Changyi once a year. Because Liu Changyi had been appointed as a disciple for 3 years in the white stork sect, Liu Changyi had met Liu Chen 3 times and his father and mother.

Until something came to Liu Chen's mind. "What if I sell wild animals then I can earn money?"

Liu Chen looked towards the road leading to the forest. He glanced at his simple house. Then turn your attention back towards the forest near the village.

"If it's not wrong, wild animals can be sold. Alright.I've decided. I'm going to go into the woods. But what if father and mother were looking for me?", Liu Chen glanced towards his house.

Then think for a moment. "I won't be long. After all, I would definitely be able to if only dealing with ordinary ferocious beasts. And I don't think anyone ever said that in the woods near the village there was a demonic beast. So I don't have to worry.

I want to help my mom and dad make some money. Also, I want to gain combat experience" Liu Chen murmured. He turned his attention to the road to the forest.

Liu Chen took a deep breath and exhaled. He began to step into the forest without his parents knowing.

The sky was dark because the sun had not yet fully appeared. But Liu Chen could see the way.

After a few minutes, Liu Chen finally arrived in front of the forest. The forest looked like a normal forest, lots of trees and cool air.

Liu Chen started to step foot into the forest. He looked to the left and right with caution. Because the wild animals could come attacking.

It had been more than 20 minutes for Liu Chen to walk, yet no animals had also appeared. Perhaps it is because it is still very early and the sun has not yet fully revealed itself.

"If this continues, I'd better just go home. There are no animals here. It seemed like they had not woken up", Liu Chen was about to turn his body around. But after looking back, there was a wolf with two horns on its head and ash-colored fur.

Gggrrr

Liu Chen could see that the wolf was no ordinary wolf. He began to watch the wolf's presence.

"Is that wolf a demonic beast?", Liu Chen immediately shook his head. "Nobody ever said that this forest had a demonic beast. But by its size..."

Liu Chen saw the size of the wolf was roughly 3 meters tall. Which was certainly bigger than wolves in general and bigger than Liu Chen.

The wolf was named the black horn wolf. Because, the horns are black, but Liu Chen did not know the name of the wolf.

The black horned wolf began to jump and prepared to pounce on Liu Chen. But Liu Chen swiftly avoided it.

The black horn wolf directly aimed at one of its front legs and intended to cut off the human child's body in front of it. But again Liu Chen dodged who made his claws hit the ground and made a small basin.

Liu Chen swallowed his own saliva. "Looks.the wolf.not an ordinary wolf.."

Liu Chen turned around and started running into the forest getting deeper and deeper as fast as he could. Surely, that wolf won't let him off. The black horn wolf ran after Liu Chen.

The black horn wolf was indeed superior in terms of attack, but the black horn wolf was less superior in speed. So that the black horn wolf was still behind Liu Chen. The distance between them is quite close.

Liu Chen was entering the forest. He occasionally looked back to see if the black horn wolf was still chasing him. But the black horn wolf was still chasing after him which made Liu Chen accelerate his run even more.

He ran for 5 minutes. Yet the black horn wolf still had not left her.

As Liu Chen looked back, he was unaware of the path in front of him. In front of him, there was a crack in the ground that formed into a ravine.

Until, when Liu Chen turned his attention back to the front, Liu Chen stopped his running suddenly when he saw the abyss in front of him.

But alas, he was already too close to the abyss which made Liu Chen fall. "YYYYY!!"

Ggggrr

The black horn wolf instantly turned its body and walked away. Because, the prey has managed to escape it. He couldn't have gotten into the abyss just to catch a prey. That he might die first before eating his prey.

"YYESYOO!!!"

Liu Chen's face was below that facing the ground. Liu Chen closed his eyes as if he had resigned himself. But he kept screaming because he was scared.

Until there was a light shining down below and Liu Chen entered into her.

Meanwhile, both Liu Hongli and Li Wei seemed to be looking for something around the house.

"Chen'er where are you?", Li Wei walked towards the kitchen while looking to the right or left.

"Chen'er don't hide" Liu Hongli walked out of the house and searched around the courtyard. But still, as hard as they searched for Liu Chen at home, they had yet to find him.

Li Wei met Liu Hongli who was outside. From his expression, he looked worried. "Li'er, did you find Chen'er?"

Liu Hongli turned around when he heard his wife's voice. He shook his head. "I didn't find him. Did Chen'er go out?"

"Chen'er rarely goes out except when Chen'er will help in the garden. While these 3 days Chen'er was only at home with you", Li Wei was staring towards Liu Hongli.

"We just ask the people here. Maybe they saw Chen'er"

Li Wei nodded. They both came out to ask Liu Chen whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Liu Chen was somewhere unknown. Liu Chen started to open his eyes when he felt he was already on the ground. Moreover, he did not feel like he had fallen from a height. But his body hurts a little.

Liu Chen's current position was still on his stomach, he also looked around. He could see the ground where he fell there was green grass. Not only that, but there were trees like the forest. Though Liu Chen was convinced, he fell into the abyss.

But now he is in the forest. But the forest Liu Chen did not know. The forest was not a forest near his village.

"How am I supposed to be here?" muttered Liu Chen.

Liu Chen started to stand up. His hand hurt a little because he fell. Although the fall is not as high as in the gorge. But it still hurts quite a bit.

His right hand held his left hand. He looked to the right or left. When he looked back, Liu Chen saw that there was a cave.

Then Liu Chen looked up at the sky as if the sun had risen.

"Where am I now? What am I supposed to do?" muttered Liu Chen.

Liu Chen looked again towards the cave. "There's something in that cave. I could feel a mysterious aura there. Did I just go there? Maybe there's someone there"

After thinking for a while, Liu Chen finally chose to look into the cave.

When he was right in front of the cave, Liu Chen was a bit hesitant to enter. Because it was very dark inside the cave. But because of his great curiosity about this cave, Liu Chen finally entered the cave slowly.

Liu Chen continued to look around to see the situation at hand. His fear seemed to be gone at this moment due to a greater curiosity.

"Hello.Is there anyone?" yelled Liu Chen.

Liu Chen's voice instantly echoed inside the cave.

"Hello!", Liu Chen shouted again. But still no one answered. Only the echoes of his voice could Liu Chen hear.

Liu Chen continued to walk very deeply. The surroundings also looked darker.

"Oh..!"

Liu Chen fell down and stumbled over a rock.

"It's so dark. It is very difficult to see this cave" Liu Chen murmured. Again, his voice echoed inside the cave.

Liu Chen then stood up and dusted off the dust that was on his clothes. After which, Liu Chen walked back inside.

"Why am I actually here?" her inner.

"But thanks to that, I didn't fall from the height of the cliff. But now I don't know where I am. Maybe mom and dad are looking for me" her inner self who feels sorry for thinking her parents must be worried about her.

Liu Chen fumbled at the wall beside him which allowed Liu Chen to continue forward. But sometimes Liu Chen would fall because of stumbling. But Liu Chen stood back up and went deeper into the cave.

Until a ray made Liu Chen further accelerate his footsteps towards the direction of the light beam.

When he arrived, Liu Chen was shocked when he saw the shining green rocks under the walls of the cave. Moreover, the place it stands now is very spacious. Not like a cave, but like a field.

"What is this place?", Liu Chen looked at his surroundings in astonishment. This was the first time for Liu Chen to go to a place like this.

Until a light was right in front of Liu Chen. Seeing that, Liu Chen somewhat took a few steps back and stared at the light vigilantly.

Over time the light dimmed. It shows a transparent old man.

His face looks strong and dignified. He held his head as if he had just been hit.

The old man had a beard and long white hair with red eyes that looked intimidating. He also emitted a quite powerful aura from his body.

"Oh..!! My head hurts. Who exactly dared to kick the spirit stone!" angry shouting. He looked around and his gaze was fixed on Liu Chen.

The old grandfather pointed at Liu Chen with his right hand. His left hand still holds his head. "You! You kicked the spirit stone, answer me! Is that true?"

Seeing him being pointed at by someone who had such an intimidating look made Liu Chen somewhat frightened. After all, he was just an 11-year-old boy. Getting such a look must have scared her a little.

Liu Chen could not answer, rather he did not understand what the old man said.

"If parents ask for answers. Don't keep quiet like that!" snapped it.

Liu Chen took a few steps back. "I don't understand. W-what do you mean by ka-grandpa"

Until the old man remembered something. He lowered the hand that was holding his head. He looked at Liu Chen full of probing.

She finally smiled. "Come here, son"

Liu Chen stopped walking backwards. But he did not come at all to the old man. He was actually somewhat astonished by the change in attitude of the old geezer who previously looked very angry. Now it looks friendly.

"Come here, I won't hurt you. Believe me, and sorry for that", the old man still smiled as gently as possible so that the 11-year-old in front of him was no longer afraid of him.

Liu Chen hesitated for a moment. But he looked towards the old man's face. The old man did not look as angry as before.

Liu Chen also ventured closer a few steps forward. Until now the distance with the old grandfather was only about 3 meters.

Until the old man flew closer to Liu Chen. The grandfather flew low and was only a few cents off the ground.

Liu Chen wanted to retreat, yet he was afraid that the grandfather would get angry again. So he just kept silent while bowing his head in somewhat fear.

Until something he didn't expect happened. The old grandfather rubbed Liu Chen's head. It made Liu Chen finally dare to raise his face and stare towards the old man.