Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

"Big sister, is there really a Mountain God here?"

"There is. I heard from a barbarian before that the Mountain God lives in this cave. The Mountain God governs this entire mountain, and with a single breath, winter here would end."

"How can we trust what the barbarian says? Let's go back quickly."

"We're not going back. We have no parents, and outside the mountain, there are bandits everywhere. Going back means starving or getting killed."

"Sister, I'm scared. Did...did we get lost?"

"No crying. If you cry again, I'll hit you."

Though the little girl's voice was frail from hunger, it was stubbornly resolute.

Soon, a small flicker of light appeared at the top of the cave.

Under that small light, two children stood. A little girl in a fur coat holding the hand of a small boy appeared by the edge of a stalactite in the cave.

Possibly worried about her brother being cold, the little boy was wrapped up like a ball.

The light was too dim to illuminate the darkness below; they couldn't see the village, but the village could see them clearly.

The two children were so small and weak that the village could easily make them disappear from the world with just a gentle blow.

But it didn't. It simply watched quietly with its single eye on its head.

"There's no way, sister, we..." The little boy clung tightly to his sister's hand.

"This, I..." The little girl panicked, suddenly realizing her recklessness.

The village found it interesting and spoke, "I'm here. What business do you have with the Mountain God?"

The two little ones were obviously startled by the village, but probably because the 'Mountain God' really existed and the voice sounded gentle, surprise quickly overtook their fear.

The little girl took a deep breath and began taking things out of her coat.

A copper bracelet wrapped in silver, a small polished piece of ivory, some animal skins, a sling, a few comic books...

These were odds and ends, except for the lack of food, all kinds of random things.

It seemed these two little ones had brought all their possessions with them.

These were likely the offerings prepared by the little girl.

"Mountain God, I..." But the words stuck in her mouth, and the little girl didn't know what to say.

What should she wish for, eternal life, wealth?

These were the things she had heard from adults, the most important things in the world.

She didn't know if meeting the Mountain God was a one-time opportunity, so suddenly, she didn't know what to wish for.

What should she ask for so she and her brother could survive?

But her brother clearly hadn't thought that far.

"We're hungry. Mountain God, can you give us some food?" The little boy, at this point, wasn't afraid anymore, saying whatever came to mind.

Although the village was currently very weak, it was still a small matter.

As the village's divine sense spread, a sprout grew at the siblings' feet, growing into a small tree, with two red fruits hanging from it.

"Eat." The village's gentle voice echoed in the two children's ears.

"Wisdom fruit!" The little boy, with some excitement, exclaimed, pointing at the two red fruits, though it was unknown where he had heard the term. He reached out to grab one.

Then he got a knock on the head from his sister.

The sister first picked a fruit, carefully took a bite, and after confirming it was safe, she handed the other fruit to her brother.

Once the two children were full, the village spoke, "Where are the offerings?"

The village was interested in those few comic books.

But the sister clearly misunderstood, standing in front of her brother, "Surely you don't eat people, do you... Do you want to marry? Can you wait a few years until my brother grows up, I..."

"Those books..." The village sighed.

"Oh, okay, here you go."

The sister picked up the books but was unsure if she should throw them down, but soon she felt an invisible hand take the books and slowly sink them into the darkness below.

"Dongqi? What is that?"

The sister heard the 'Mountain God' voice a puzzled tone from the darkness.

The village couldn't recall the past; from the books given as tribute, it learned that its era had been called the Primordial, and the current era was called Dongqi.

...

After that, the relationship between the village and the siblings was maintained.

The village taught these two children how to hunt and survive in the mountains.

Relying on the mountain, the siblings, when the bandit threats outside subsided, brought more books to the village.

The two children grew from their youth into young adults, and the young adults entered old age.

A mortal's life is short, but destiny was not yet complete.

A hundred years later, the siblings had passed away, succeeded in offering sacrifices to the 'Mountain God' by their descendants.

By this time, a small village named Li Family Village had emerged outside.

The village felt this was very familiar, as if it had often done this during the Primordial era.

It would hibernate in some lake, marsh, or forest, using its power to protect the small creatures, watching them reproduce and flourish, watching them grow strong until the offerings ceased, and the tribes vanished...

And the village would leave, repeating this elsewhere.

The name 'village' was given by some little creatures...

The place with it becomes a home.

So, the village decided to teach the Li Family cultivation.

Just like it sometimes did during the Primordial era.

It wanted the Li Family to accompany it for a while longer.

Coincidentally, this year, the water veins were abnormal, and where the village rested, a dark river appeared. A small turtle was swept here from somewhere.

The village engraved the beast taming method and some basic cultivation dharma methods on a piece of wood. Then it gave the wood piece to the young man named Li Heng along with the small turtle.

Afterwards, Li Family Village became the Beast Taming Sect.