Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The desolate abyss was bathed in the blazing sun.

In a sheltered mountain hollow, a series of dull, resounding impacts echoed incessantly.

"Drink! Ha!"

A small figure was dragging a black giant sword taller than himself as he moved through the pile of rocks.

Jiang Lei was shirtless, revealing his lean physique. Sweat streamed down his youthful face, making his purple eyes shine even brighter.

That Heaven-Asking Sword is too heavy.

For a child with a bone age of just over one year old, this is like carrying a mountain.

"My mother said that a man can't say no."

Jiang Lei gritted his teeth, his face flushed red, and gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, trying to lift the black iron lump above his head.

"rise!"

He roared, and the innate sword bone within his body emitted a faint hum.

The giant sword trembled and lifted half an inch off the ground.

Then, with a loud crash, it slammed back down, sending up a shower of rubble.

Jiang Lei plopped down on the ground, pounding his thigh in anger.

"So stupid!"

"If that cheapskate dad sees this, he'll definitely look down on me again."

The little guy got up from the ground, patted the dirt off his bottom, and prepared to do it again.

Just then, a soft footstep came from behind the rocks.

Jiang Lei turned around alertly, his small fist clenching instantly, a tiny bolt of lightning flickering between his fingers.

"Who?"

A man in white emerged from behind that huge weathered rock.

The man was extremely handsome, with exquisite features, but his eyes were covered by a white cloth, and he held a bamboo cane in his hand.

Her long, silvery-white hair danced in the air, making her appear ethereal.

"That's not how you use a sword."

"Who are you?"

Jiang Lei's face was tense, and his spiritual energy was circulating wildly within his body.

My mother once said that most good-looking men are either liars or perverts.

"I?"

Situ Kong stared at the black sword at Jiang Lei's feet.

The Heaven-Asking Sword.

Situ Kong sneered inwardly.

Ji Lingxiao, Ji Lingxiao, why did you throw away the Heaven-Asking Sword?

wrong.

The aura emanating from this sword... has it already recognized its master?

Situ Kong was greatly shocked.

The Heaven-Asking Sword is an ancient, ferocious weapon, exuding an extremely heavy malevolent aura.

This child looks no more than one or two years old, how could he possibly have the Heavenly Sword recognize him as its master?

unless……

Situ Kong sensed that within the little child before him, there was a sword bone awakening, shining as brightly as the rising sun.

"I'm just a blind man who got lost."

Situ Kong's mind was instantly racing with calculations.

He was born with a talent for swordsmanship, but he's still young and in a place like the desolate abyss...

Could this child be Ji Lingxiao's illegitimate son?!

OK!

It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.

If you try to take my money, I'll kidnap your son!

"Little guy, that sword strike you just made was too hasty."

Jiang Lei frowned: "You knew I was practicing swordsmanship?"

"I am blind, yet I possess the ability to see into one's mind."

Situ Kong pointed to his heart, feigning profundity.

"Your sword intent is pure, but your heart is too chaotic. You want to conquer this sword with brute force, but it is a sword of the kingly way, not a butcher's knife."

A butcher's knife?

Although his previous adoptive father taught him the positions, he never mentioned these things.

And although the blind man's words were harsh, they seemed... to make some sense?

"Then how do we use it?" Jiang Lei asked subconsciously, his tone less hostile.

Situ Kong walked up to Jiang Lei, but instead of touching the sword, he extended his bamboo staff and gently tapped Jiang Lei's wrist.

"Listen to the wind".

Situ Kong said softly, "Although the wind in the Desolate Abyss is fierce, it also has its patterns. If you draw your sword with the wind, the sword becomes part of the wind; if you go against the wind, the sword becomes the enemy of the wind."

"Your sword is too heavy. With your current strength, you can't out-strike the wind."

"Try...using the wind."

Jiang Lei nodded, seemingly understanding. He closed his eyes, no longer looking at the sword in his hand, but instead trying to feel the whistling wind around him.

call--

The wind blew from the left, crashing against the stone pillar with a mournful sound.

It's now!

Jiang Lei suddenly opened his eyes, and following the wind, he twisted his wrist, causing the Heaven-Asking Sword to draw a strange arc.

"Buzz—!"

This time, the heavy black greatsword emitted a clear, ringing sound, like a dragon's roar emerging from the water.

The once incredibly hard boulder was cut off silently, like tofu, by this single sword strike.

The cut surface is as smooth as a mirror.

Jiang Lei stared blankly at the sword in his hand, then looked at the stone, and his big eyes suddenly lit up with surprise.

"I did it! I did it!"

The little guy jumped up excitedly and hugged Situ Kong's leg.

"Blind brother! You're amazing! You're much better than that cheapskate dad who just makes me pose!"

Cheap dad? Ji Lingxiao, even your own son despises you!

Situ Kong was in a great mood and reached out to pat Jiang Lei's head.

"Little guy, do you want to learn something even more amazing?"

Situ Kong patiently and persuasively guided him, much like a child trafficker snagging a candied hawthorn.

"Brother, I have a sword technique here that can kill without using any strength. It's specifically designed to counter those sword cultivators who only know how to show off. Would you like to learn it?"

Jiang Lei's eyes sparkled as he nodded vigorously, "Yes! I want to learn!"

He wants to become strong, strong enough to protect his mother, strong enough to drive away bad guys without needing that cheap father!

"Okay, from today onwards, we are..."

Situ Kong paused, wanting to say master and disciple, but then felt that it would be too easy for Ji Lingxiao.

Why should he take care of Ji Lingxiao's child?

"We are friends despite our age difference."

Situ Kong made the decision: "From now on, you will call me Brother Situ."

"Big brother!"

Jiang Lei called out crisply, without any psychological burden whatsoever.

Anyway, my mother said that when you're out in the world, it's never a bad thing to have a few powerful older brothers around.

"Brother, now that we're brothers, could you lend me some money?"

Jiang Lei suddenly blinked his big eyes and looked at Situ Kong with anticipation.

Situ Kong's smile froze: "What do you need money for?"

Why is this kid like one of those 100,000 women, asking for money right away?

"My mother said she needs to build a house, buy spirit seeds, and raise a lot of people. We're almost starving."

Jiang Lei sighed, looking like a little adult.

"Brother, you have such a refined air about you, you must be rich, right?"

Situ Kong: "..."

It doesn't seem right for the older brother to say he has no money at this point...

"Well, as for money, as the eldest brother, I naturally have it."

With a pained expression, Situ Kong pulled out a storage ring from his pocket; it was the only bit of money he had left in his private stash.

Jiang Lei's eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled her over.

"Thank you, brother. Come on, I'll take you to meet my mother."

Bring back a rich and useful man; he can fill the labor gap left by your runaway cheap father!

The two, one big and one small, had only taken a few steps when a war chariot suddenly appeared in the sky...