The legendary warrior

"Then why did you do it?" Agnes asked, stunned at Ricky's question.

"I'm not sure, but maybe it was because of the fiery rage inside me!" Ricky replied.

"I know what you mean!" Agnes nodded. She was all too familiar with the feeling.

"Ricky, why have you been cultivating yourself?" she asked.

"To protect myself and the people around me," Ricky replied.

"Then why can't you extend a hand to the weak you encounter? Would you really have felt good later on if you didn't save these villagers today?" Agnes probed again.

"I wouldn't have," Ricky admitted.

"Some of my family's ancestors said that, though the world follows the law of the survival of the fittest, sometimes the strong must find it in their hearts to protect the weak. It is their morality," Agnes said.

"I'm not so sure of the meaning, but I'm convinced that it is right.

The competitiveness of the martial arts world tells us not to be kind, to be individualistic, but at times doing justice and rescuing even the most lowly life is easy for us, so why wouldn't we?"

"That does make sense!" Ricky said after hearing Agnes' explanation.

While he couldn't fairly understand these sentences from the ancestors of the Shui clan, it seemed that he had begun to scratch the surface of these proverbs.

Now that he had the power to uphold justice, why did he give it up? It was supposed to be human nature for him to do the right thing. However, he should control the justice and do the right thing at the right time, with wisdom, discernment, and tact.

Ricky felt suddenly enlightened as he realized these things.

"Agnes, thank you for explaining that to me!" Ricky said to Agnes.

passed on the words of my ancestors." Agnes

...

had been talking all the

was located west of the Snow Land. It was said that ten thousand miles further from this place, one could find another region, the West Desolate Land.

be inhabited by three demi-immortals. In area, it was about one third of the Snow Sect. But from

City, the Shui clan's reach was so large that it alone occupied three fourths of the whole

the Shui clan was divided

the

entered the land of Purity Faction, following Agnes. Apparently, she was well-known here. Her arrival

in the area of the Shui clan, Ricky finally understood reason why the clan's competition of juniors had to invite juniors from other clans, who were

were all women, which made him a rare sight

this phenomenon to their blood. Almost always, a Shui baby was born

a need to marry men from other

emphatically. He used to live only in Stone City, so

certainly had been informed beforehand that he had been invited

were pretty enthusiastic, asking again and again whether Ricky was Agnes' man. Some even said that since he wasn't, they could

complaining to himself, "They

by elders of the Purity Faction at her arrival, so Ricky

and a middle-aged man were sitting on the dais. Sensing their aura, Ricky could tell that they were all

the five elders

total of nine Shui disciples had gathered in the hall. Beside each one, a male warrior stood. Like

peaceful while others seemed arrogant. Each had

walked in, catching peoples' attention.

you make the five elders and so many other people wait for you," A woman

the elders myself. You don't have a right to scold me. You're not my mother,"