"Lou Munan was born with seventy-two original sources, a talent that can be described as unprecedented."
Upon hearing the Black Nest Lord's words, A Yao's mouth dropped open. He... he possesses seventy-two origins? This is even more terrifying than the Holy Spirits of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan. Was this guy born a monster? No wonder he became so terrifying later on.
Others cultivate for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years to obtain one source, but he was born with seventy-two sources. It's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others!
"His talent overjoyed his grandfather and parents, but they were also afraid that his talent was too extraordinary. As the saying goes, 'The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind,' they feared that his talent would be seen as a thorn in the side by hostile forces, who would eliminate him at all costs. Therefore, shortly after his birth, they temporarily sealed his seventy-two original sources and never mentioned his talent again."
Outsiders only know about the second young master of the Lou family, but they have no idea about his aptitude.
"Even though his seventy-two origins were temporarily sealed, his grandfather, Immortal King Lou Quan, was still worried. He kept him by his side and wouldn't let him see anyone except his closest relatives. He was afraid that if he exposed himself too early, it would lead to his premature death."
As time passed, Ayao saw three-year-old Lou Munan playing in the yard. He was wearing a moon-white jacket, his jet-black hair was tied in a topknot, and a red ribbon hung down his shoulders. His face had grown a little older, and he was as cute as a jade doll.
He squatted on the ground, teasing his spirit pet.
The spirit pet was a two-tailed fox. The fox wagged its tail and licked his palm, and he kept giggling.
Lou Xinyue walked over from a distance, her hands behind her back, a gentle smile on her beautiful face.
"Sister, sister!"
As soon as Lou Munan saw her, he ran towards her with his short legs. He ran up to Lou Xinyue, looked at her, and seeing that her hands were behind her back, asked, "Sister, what are you hiding in your hands? Let me see, let me see!"
He tried to walk around behind Lou Xinyue, but Lou Xinyue turned around with a smile and blocked his way again. After the siblings teased each other for a while, Lou Xinyue finally took out what she had hidden: a longevity lock. This longevity lock was decorated with bells and inlaid with gemstones; it was very beautiful.
"How is it? Isn't it beautiful? Here you go." Lou Xinyue said with a smile. It was a magic weapon she had personally crafted, and her grandfather had even placed a restriction on it.
Wow, it looks so good!
Lou Munnan reached out his little hand and touched it. Seeing how happy he was, Lou Xinyue was even happier. She squatted down and placed the longevity lock around Lou Munnan's tender neck. Lou Munnan held the longevity lock in his two little hands, saw the moon totem engraved on it, and said with a smile, "Does this represent my sister?"
Lou Xinyue nodded.
Lou Munan touched the moon totem and said, "If you are the moon, then am I a star?"
He flipped it over and saw that the totem carved on the other side was the sun, not a star. He blinked and asked, "Why is it the sun?"
Don't you like the sun?
"No, but the stars only appear together with the moon," the black-haired, golden-eyed child said in a childish voice.
“That makes sense,” Lou Xinyue said with a smile.
She used magic to transform the sun into a star totem.
Lou Munan looked at his sister and suddenly asked, "Why doesn't my name have a star in it?"
“But your name contains your mother’s name,” Lou Xinyue said with a smile, patting her little brother’s head.
Upon hearing this, Lou Munan's furrowed brows relaxed. Although he was a little puzzled that his name didn't match his sister's, he was satisfied with his name again when he thought that it contained his mother's name.
As Lou Xinyue and Lou Munan played together, their parents watched them from a distance with smiles on their faces.
Lou Huan looked at his adorable youngest son and said, "Xiao Nan's talent is too amazing. We can't expose his talent too early. Let him cultivate with his father in the forbidden area. When he's a little older, we'll let him find a master. A master who can protect him."
Although Nan Ya knew it was unfair to her son to hide him away and prevent him from contacting outsiders, she couldn't help but do it. At least Xin Yue was there to keep him company, so Xiao Nan wouldn't be too lonely.
Spring came and autumn went, and Ayao stood beside the Lord of the Black Nest, watching three-year-old Lou Munan play carefree everywhere.
Although he couldn't go outside, besides his sister Lou Xinyue, he had many playmates in the clan, such as his cousins. Three-year-old Lou Munan was no different from other children, with a face full of innocence and curiosity, and pure eyes. Ayao couldn't even imagine how such a child could become the heinous demon he later became.
Lou Munan loves his family, but his favorite is his sister, Lou Xinyue.
Before going to sleep, this little guy always asks his sister to tell him stories. Lou Xinyue would sit by his bedside with a book in her arms, smiling, and tell him all sorts of interesting legends. Sometimes, when he couldn't sleep, he would run barefoot and skip into Lou Xinyue's room. No matter what Lou Xinyue was doing, she would stop and coax him to sleep.
Sometimes, she would stay with Lou Munan until he fell asleep. Only after the little guy was asleep would she leave.
"These two siblings seem to have a really good relationship." Ayao watched as Lou Xinyue leaned down and kissed the sleeping Lou Munan on the forehead before leaving his room. She thought of Lu Yunshen and the others and said this.
Neither of her biological parents loved her, and apart from Lu Yun Shen, all her brothers hated her. Even Lu Yun Shen, his most beloved sister, wasn't her. No matter how Lu Yun Shen changed in this life, she hadn't forgotten what happened in her previous life.
Although Ayao has let go of all that, looking at Lou Munan's childhood now, she feels that this guy is a hundred times luckier than her. His parents loved him, his sister loved him, his grandfather loved him, and all his brothers and sisters in the clan loved him. So what changed him into the person he became later?
"What happened later that led him to become the future Demon Lord Xuantian?" Ayao asked, looking at the Lord of the Black Nest.
The Black Nest Lord's golden eyes seemed to gleam, and he slowly said:
"When Lou Munan was five years old, the Lou clan suffered a devastating disaster. At that time, Gongsun Yu, the ancestor of the Gongsun family in the Spirit Realm, successfully became an emperor. After becoming an immortal emperor, he demanded that all other families and forces submit to him. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Gongsun family and the Lou clan had a feud over territory. After Gongsun Yu became an emperor, he used the Lou family as his target."
"He demanded that the Lou family offer Lou Xinyue as his concubine. Everyone knows that he is cruel and vindictive. He said he wanted Lou Xinyue as a concubine, but it was only for revenge. In reality, he wanted her as a vessel. If Lou Xinyue were truly offered up, she would surely be tortured to death by him."
As the surrounding scenery changed, Ayao saw the Lou family's house, where a storm was brewing.
She saw Lou Munan's grandfather, parents, uncles, and aunts talking in the main hall of the Lou family. They all looked solemn and worried.
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