Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Chapter 400 - 199: Leaving and Returning

One day, during a tribal hunt.

Man Yu beat a Tiger-Beast to death with her bare fists. When this news traveled back to the tribe, it caused a massive stir.

One must understand that while a Tiger-Beast was not a Spirit Beast with Cultivation,

it was still a ferocious monster that could not be easily killed with ordinary weapons.

Even the adult men of the tribe, the specialized hunters, needed a group of three to five people armed with the sharpest weapons to even have a chance of killing one.

But now, Man Yu, who had always appeared gentle and weak to outsiders, had beaten one to death with her fists. One can only imagine the tremor this sent through the Fusang Tribe.

The chieftain summoned Man Yu directly to the largest house in the Fusang Tribe, second only to the Temple, and asked, "Where did you learn this Technique?"

Man Yu was prepared for this. "I comprehended it from the Guardian God’s every move while I was serving him!"

She did not directly reveal Li Chang’an’s name.

This was something Li Chang’an had specifically instructed her to do.

Although the reason of "comprehending it herself" sounded somewhat unreliable, neither the chieftain nor the Elders had any doubts about her explanation.

After all, Li Chang’an’s current status in the Fusang Tribe was no longer that of an ordinary Guardian God.

He had become an existence even more respected than the chieftain.

Stories of his power, embellished by generation after generation, were now deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Fusang Tribe.

To better establish Li Chang’an as an object of faith, the Fusang Tribe had even replaced the totem they had passed down for over ten thousand years.

Above the Sunrise symbol that represented Fusang, a golden dragon now coiled.

The chieftain quickly accepted Man Yu’s explanation.

Having a junior with good comprehension was a good thing, after all.

But the chieftain still spoke with great seriousness, "Man Yu, do not forget your most important role is as the handmaiden to the Guardian God. Second to that, you are the Divine Envoy responsible for communication between the tribe and the Guardian God. Only last are you a warrior of the Fusang Tribe. You must first fulfill your primary duties; everything else must be set aside!"

Man Yu had anticipated the chieftain would say this. She couldn’t help but stick out her tongue and say, "Of course! I haven’t forgotten my primary duties!"

She didn’t dare say that everything she now possessed was actually a gift from the Guardian God. It was only because of Li Chang’an’s guidance that she even had the right and the time to practice the Martial Dao.

The chieftain waved his hand, dismissing Man Yu.

Man Yu rose and left.

However, after she was gone, the chieftain and a group of Fusang Tribe Elders did not leave. They gathered in the ancestral hall and discussed for a long time.

「Ten years later.」

Man Yu, who had just come of age, had now completely transformed into a female warrior.

She was different from all the Divine Envoys of the past. Previous Divine Envoys, like Banyue and Bi Yue, typically spent most of their time by Li Chang’an’s side, constantly upholding the dignity and majesty of the Guardian God.

Only Man Yu would periodically leave Li Chang’an’s side to venture into the wilds and fight with beasts.

In the beginning, the chieftain of the Fusang Tribe would often scold Man Yu for neglecting her proper duties.

But as Man Yu’s strength grew and the beasts she killed became more and more monstrous in size, the murmurs of dissent within the tribe were completely silenced.

After all, for millions of years, the Human Race has always been a people who revere strength.

This was even more true in the environment of a tribe struggling for survival.

Man Yu’s formidable personal might even attracted many admirers within the tribe. The women saw her as an idol, while the men repeatedly tried to defeat and conquer her.

Of course, their attempts were doomed to be futile.

Because under Li Chang’an’s Martial Dao training, Man Yu’s combat prowess had long surpassed what the simple, inherited fighting styles of the Fusang Tribe could handle.

In order to better adapt to this world’s environment,

Li Chang’an had improved the version of Martial Dao cultivation for this world, roughly dividing it into nine Realms: Entering the Dao, Mastery, Minor Achievement, Great Success, Perfection, Ultimate Perfection, Grandmaster, Grandmaster, and Divinity Transformation.

Because this world placed restrictions on the Human Race,

the Human Race found it difficult to absorb Energy from Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, the Cultivation Method Li Chang’an designed for Man Yu was a path that did not rely on the Power of Heaven and Earth, but purely on developing the Human Body Treasure within oneself.

The advantages of such a cultivation path were self-evident.

—namely, one would not be easily affected by changes in Heaven and Earth.

The disadvantages were also quite obvious.

—namely, cultivation would be exceptionally difficult.

After all, with no external forces to borrow from, one could only rely on their own Will, comprehension, and the effort to endure immense hardship.

According to this version of the Martial Dao he had created, Man Yu had now truly stepped through the great gate of the Martial Dao and possessed the power to fight a Spiritual Object at the Dao Entry Realm.

Man Yu was clearly very excited about her increase in strength.

She eagerly voiced her desire to leave the tribe and venture out into the world.

She had brought it up several times before.

However, Li Chang’an had refused each time, stating that her foundation was not yet deep enough.

But this time, facing the ecstatic Man Yu, Li Chang’an said, "Go and bring your current chieftain here. After this, you will be free!"

Hearing that Li Chang’an had actually agreed.