After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and continued, "Our village has been relying on hunting and fishing for generations to make a living."
"Back when I was as young as you, I was also full of ambition, dreaming that one day I would be fortunate enough to learn the magic of immortals and lead the whole village to a better future."
"What a pity...sigh!"
At this point, the old village chief sighed helplessly, his tone filled with regret and resentment.
"It's all because of my mediocre talent and aptitude that I ultimately failed to achieve my goal."
"In the end, he returned to this place with no other choice, and lived a mediocre life."
"However, on the very day that Tiger's father was born, the sky suddenly burst forth with a radiant glow, and the colorful light illuminated the entire village."
"At the same time, flocks of snow-white cranes, as if summoned by a mysterious force, descended from the sky. They circled the village, gracefully flapping their wings, and flew around the village continuously, seemingly unwilling to leave."
"At that moment, I had a strong premonition."
"This child is destined for greatness!"
"Therefore, since then, everyone in our village has devoted themselves to hunting and fishing, working day and night, just to save up enough silver to buy precious spirit stones."
"Because only by possessing these spirit stones can Tiger's father have the opportunity to enter the coveted immortal sect."
"You should know that joining a celestial sect is no easy feat; just the entrance fee alone requires a full ten low-grade spirit stones!"
"Time flies. After more than a decade of persistent efforts by the entire village, we have finally managed to collect ten low-grade spirit stones."
"When we sent Tiger's father to the Immortal Sect, watching his receding figure, everyone in our village was moved to tears, filled with joy and pride."
"Everyone unanimously agrees that all the hard work and effort put in over the past decade has been worthwhile!"
After a brief pause, the old village chief continued, "As expected, just as I predicted, Tiger's father, with his exceptional talent, quickly stood out among the many disciples and became a key figure in the cultivation of the Immortal Sect."
At this point, the old village chief's face beamed with undisguised joy.
More than a decade later, the sunlight still shines on the quiet village as before.
On that very day, Tiger's father returned to our small village with a beautiful and charming girl.
His return caused quite a stir, not only because of the beautiful girl, but more importantly, because he brought back a vast amount of astonishing wealth and rare treasures.
These riches and treasures, like brilliant stars in the night sky, illuminated the otherwise mundane life of our village.
The villagers were overjoyed, and everyone looked forward to living a happy and fulfilling life from then on.
However, this joy did not last long, because our village’s wealth soon attracted envious glances from another nearby village.
Despite the other party's jealousy, Tiger's father was a cultivator, and Tiger's mother was also a cultivator.
Therefore, although the neighboring village was eager to make a move, it never dared to act rashly.
Time passed day by day, and the peaceful days seemed to continue indefinitely.
But fate always likes to play tricks on people. When Tiger's mother became pregnant with Tiger, her belly grew bigger and bigger, and she was about to welcome a new life.
An unexpected event occurred.
Deep in the mountains behind our village lies a mysterious forbidden area.
Legends about this forbidden land have been around for a long time, and no one knows exactly how many years it has existed.
It is said that any villager who steps into this forbidden area will mysteriously disappear without a trace and never return.
Tiger's father was filled with curiosity about this forbidden place and was determined to uncover its secrets.
So, disregarding everyone's advice, he resolutely embarked on his adventure.
However, just as he reached the outer edge of the forbidden area, a sharp sword light suddenly descended from the sky and struck him directly.
In an instant, Tiger's father collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Tiger's mother was extremely anxious after learning that her husband was in danger.
Despite being heavily pregnant and about to give birth, she rushed into the forbidden area without hesitation, determined to find Tiger's missing father.
Perhaps it was a blessing from heaven, or perhaps it was destiny, but in her panic, the wife accidentally stumbled into the core area of that forbidden zone...
According to Tiger's mother's later recollection, after she stepped into the forbidden area that day, a dazzling and enormous sword light suddenly flashed before her eyes, as if it were about to tear the sky apart, and shot straight towards the horizon.
Immediately afterwards, the sword light pierced into my wife's body with lightning speed.
Finally, Tiger's mother, still dazed, slowly walked out of the forbidden area.
Just then, she was surprised to find her husband, who had already fainted, lying motionless on the ground.
At that time, while Tiger's father was in a deep coma, Tiger's mother was about to give birth.
For some unknown reason, the secret hidden in the forbidden area behind our village was discovered by people from the neighboring village.
Even more unexpectedly, they racked their brains and tried every means to reveal this secret to one of the immortal sects.
At this point, a hint of barely concealed anger and deep helplessness flashed across the old village chief's eyes.
Yuan Zhexian, who had been listening quietly, suddenly had a strange look flash across his eyes.
He murmured softly, "Sword light?"
It turned out that he had already noticed something was wrong when he stroked Tiger's head earlier.
After some investigation, he was shocked to discover that Hu Zi not only possessed terrifying talent and aptitude beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but his level was even no less than that of Yuan Haoran.
Moreover, within Tiger's body lies an extremely powerful and chilling sword aura.
However, Yuan Zhexian was unable to determine for the time being what kind of special constitution Hu Zi possessed.
But one thing is certain: this sword energy is far more powerful than the power contained in the innate sword body.
That is why Yuan Zhexian was so astonished at the time.
At that moment, he finally realized! It turned out that the mysterious and powerful sword energy was actually something that Tiger's mother had quietly entered into her body after accidentally trespassing into the forbidden area.
Then, for some reason, this sword energy flowed into Hu Zi's body through his blood vessels.
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