The leading Howling Moon Sky Wolves had contempt and disdain in their eyes.
They lazily took a few steps closer to Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai.
Although Zi Yishan was terrified, a trace of ferocity appeared in his eyes under the desperation.
He said to Zi Tianhai beside him, "Brother, we probably won't be able to see Father. But, we are men, right?"
Zi Tianhai's mind went blank with fear, but he still nodded dazedly.
Zi Yishan continued, "Father once taught us that men can die, but they must not die in shame; men can die in battle, but they must not be defeated without a fight. Men must have the spirit and integrity of a man, right?"
Recalling his father's tall figure, Zi Tianhai's eyes, filled with fear, also held a touch of admiration.
He suddenly felt less scared and nodded again.
Zi Yishan smiled, "That's right! Brother, I know you're scared, and to be honest, I'm very scared too. But being scared now won't solve anything. Father said, in a narrow path, the brave wins! So, we can only fight to the death to find a glimmer of hope, right?"
Zi Tianhai's legs finally stopped feeling weak. He reached out and gripped the herb-picking hoe, straightened his chest, and said, "Brother, I understand! In a narrow path... the brave wins!"
Zi Yishan put on a mature demeanor and patted his shoulder, "Good! Brother, you've grown up! Now, let's fight!"
Although his voice still trembled slightly, a boundless heroism surged within him.
Zi Tianhai was infected by his momentum and finally completely overcame his fear, a determination appearing in his eyes.
"Alright! When brothers unite, their sharpest weapons break any stone! We have no retreat, so let's fight side by side!"
Zi Yishan's sudden burst of heroic spirit made Zi Tianhai stand tall with him.
He tightened his grip on the hoe and looked at the pack of wolves again.
The difference was that their mindset had changed.
"Bang!"
A strange sound echoed from within both of them simultaneously.
It was as if some shackles had broken.
After that sound, a faint halo appeared on their bodies.
At the same time, the air began to churn rapidly, and a peculiar power surged into their bodies like a gust of wind sweeping away clouds.
This power was spiritual energy.
In their desperate situation, they had actually broken the shackles that had plagued the Tianyuan Continent for ninety thousand years, awakened their spiritual roots, and become cultivators, who had been extinct on the Tianyuan Continent for ninety thousand years.
However, they were unaware of being cultivators. They only felt that their bodies were filled with immense power.
"Brother! There's a strange power in my body. I'm not afraid of these beasts anymore!"
Zi Tianhai's eyes shone with brilliance, and he looked at the Howling Moon Sky Wolves in front of him, eager to fight.
"Brother, I feel the same as you!" Zi Yishan nodded happily.
At this moment, the closest Howling Moon Sky Wolves, whose eyes had been filled with disdain, were instantly replaced by shock, their contempt turning into fear.
Although cultivators had not appeared among humans for ninety thousand years, as demonic beasts, they had retained the ancestral memories of cultivators.
"Children, congratulations on awakening your spiritual roots and breaking the curse that has bound humans for ninety thousand years. Now, as a child of the Ancestral God, I will impart the method of cultivation to you!"
A kind voice suddenly appeared in the minds of Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai.
Immediately, their vision blurred, and the Howling Moon Sky Wolves surrounding them vanished.
They were now clearly in a cave.
Inside the cave, a set of pale white bones lay alone on a stone bed.
A figure slowly floated out from the bones and took shape in the air.
It was an aged face, with a benevolent smile.
A sense of fear rose again in the hearts of Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai, but it quickly dissipated in that kind smile.
Zi Yishan said, "Old grandpa, who are you? Why do I feel a sense of closeness?"
Zi Tianhai echoed, "Me too!"
The old man said kindly, "Children, I can sense the bloodline power of our Zi family within you, which is why I could sense you and bring you into my Myriad Realms dimension the moment you awakened your spiritual roots."
Zi Yishan, "Bloodline power?"
Zi Tianhai, "Spiritual roots?"
The two looked at each other, their clear eyes filled with confusion.
The old man nodded and said, "Children, your ability to break the curse that confined our human race shows that you are extraordinarily talented. On behalf of the soon-to-rise human race, I thank you!"
Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai were even more bewildered, but the old man clearly had no intention of revealing more and changed the subject.
"Children, do you feel a powerful force within your bodies?"
Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai both nodded.
"Indeed! You have awakened your spiritual roots and entered the Body Tempering realm, so you can naturally use spiritual energy. It's just that the inheritance of your human race has been broken for ninety thousand years, which is why you don't know how to guide it properly.
Now, tell me, do you wish to control the power within your bodies?"
There was a peculiar light in the old man's eyes, a light that might be called hope.
Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously.
"Old grandpa, if we control this power, can we defeat those wolf cubs?" Zi Yishan asked, his eyes shining.
The old man nodded, "When you truly master these powers and cultivate diligently according to the methods I teach you, you will not only be able to defeat those Howling Moon Sky Wolves but also, as your names suggest, move mountains and fill seas with ease!"
"Then can we become the most powerful people in the world?" Zi Tianhai asked innocently.
The old man nodded, "Children, theoretically, yes! But there is no end to learning, and there are always greater heights to reach. You are both good children, and you must learn to respect life.
Remember, when you possess great power, you must always adhere to your true heart and maintain a pure heart. Do not use your cultivation to oppress the good and act arrogantly.
Otherwise, even if your cultivation reaches the heavens, you will be abandoned by the Heavenly Dao and meet a tragic end, do you understand?"
Zi Yishan and Zi Tianhai nodded as if they understood.
The old man smiled kindly and said, "Well, now I will teach you the method of cultivation."
He finished speaking, pointed a finger at the foreheads of both of them, and a passage of text appeared in their minds.