“Xiao Yan, three stages of Dou Qi! Level, low!”

On the Xiao family’s martial arts field, the crowd gathered.

As the test personnel coldly announced the results, a burst of harsh laughter immediately erupted around, making the handsome young man in the center of the stage smile bitterly.

Xiao Yan walked off the square, bathed in countless mocking or pitying gazes from all around. He clenched his fists tightly, revealing his unwillingness in his heart, but his face remained unchanged.

“The great genius is only at the third stage of Dou Qi this year?”

“If he can’t reach the seventh stage of Dou Qi by the coming of age ceremony next year, he will be sent away to do business!”

“That’s great, he can become a great merchant!”

Many sarcastic remarks came from the surroundings, accompanied by numerous laughter. For a moment, it seemed as if even the sun shining on him became dazzling.

In the continent of Dou Qi, strength is everything.

If you are weak, don’t blame others for mocking you. Weakness is the original sin.

Xiao Yan listened to the numerous taunts, countless emotions surged in his heart, but his face remained unchanged.

“Brother Xiao Yan, don’t listen to them.”

Suddenly, a warm light blocked the sun in front of him, and a purple-clothed girl appeared in front of him, as if she had walked out of a painting. Although the girl had a youthful appearance, she had an extraordinary beauty. She looked at him with concern.

“I’m used to it, it’s fine.”

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and pretended to be carefree.

“These people are all superficial. I believe that Brother Xiao Yan will regain your glory and dignity sooner or later!”

The purple-clothed girl raised her fist, her eyes curved like a crescent moon, cheering him on.

“Then I’ll borrow your kind words, Xun’er.”

Xiao Yan chuckled and walked towards the outside of the field.

“I want to be alone for a while.”

The purple-clothed girl originally wanted to follow him, but when she heard him say this, she had to stop.

Xiao Yan’s figure looked elegant, but in the eyes of others, it seemed like he was fleeing in embarrassment, which caused another round of mockery.

The purple-clothed girl’s expression turned cold as she listened to those unbearable words, and a hint of sharp golden light flashed in her eyes.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, her expression froze, and she caught a glimpse of a white-robed girl in the distance of the square.

That girl had a cold temperament and an ethereal feeling, definitely not someone from the Xiao family. At this moment, she was also watching Xiao Yan’s departure with a thoughtful expression.

She blinked, but found that the white-robed girl had disappeared without a trace.

The purple-clothed girl widened her eyes slightly, her beautiful face showing a hint of astonishment.

…………

Xiao family’s back mountain.

Xiao Yan lay on the grass, his gaze fixed on the blue sky.

Unconsciously, he raised his hand and reached towards the sky, recalling the mockery of the people in the square just now. His five fingers instinctively clenched tightly, and a feeling of unwillingness surged up in his heart.

He got up from the ground, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate his Dou Qi again. Everything was normal at first, but at the moment when the Dou Qi was about to enter his Dantian, it dissipated again, completely disappearing without a trace.

“Damn it!”

Xiao Yan cursed and lay back on the grass, his expression filled with frustration.

In front of others, in order to save face, he appeared calm, but he was also a hot-blooded youth. How could he be willing to be mocked by others? He just buried all his unwillingness deep in his heart.

“Ah!”

Xiao Yan sighed, and within that short sigh, countless complex emotions filled his heart.

“You’re young, but you have a lot of troubles.”

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from around him.

“Who?”

Xiao Yan was immersed in his own thoughts and was startled when he heard the voice. He jumped up and looked around vigilantly.

“I’m here.”

Xiao Yan heard the voice again and followed the sound. He saw a white-robed girl half-lying on a branch of a towering ancient tree.

Her long hair was naturally scattered, and although she was a girl, she didn’t dress up at all and didn’t wear any jewelry. Her beauty was almost comparable to Xun’er’s. She sat on the tree branch, swinging one leg back and forth, with a carefree posture.

“Who are you?”

Xiao Yan frowned.

This is the back mountain of the Xiao family, so there shouldn’t be anyone else here, but he didn’t recognize this girl.

“Me? You don’t need to ask.”

The white-robed girl waved her hand, seeming unwilling to reveal her true name. She just lowered her head with interest and looked at him.

“You can’t cultivate Dou Qi anymore?”

“What’s it to you?”

Xiao Yan’s mood worsened when he heard this, and his tone became slightly aggressive.

“Shallow!”

The white-robed girl shook her head and smiled contentedly.

“In this world, cultivating Dou Qi is not the only way.”

“What are you saying?”

Xiao Yan was taken aback at first, thinking he had misheard.

After realizing what she meant, his eyes widened in shock, and a hint of anticipation emerged. He quickly asked.

“Besides Dou Qi, what else can be cultivated? Could it be magic?”

After all, he was a transmigrator, so it was reasonable for him to think so.

“There is no magic in this world, at least not in the Dou Qi continent.”

The white-robed girl shook her head, but smiled slightly.

She extended her wrist and made a gentle gesture.

Xiao Yan tilted his head, not understanding what she was trying to do, but then he saw a scene that shocked him.

Countless leaves floated down from the surrounding ancient trees, like a curtain, enveloping him.Xiao Yan hurriedly waved his hand, batting at the leaves that were rushing towards him.

However, the leaves showed no signs of dispersing, pattering against his face. He quickly released the scant amount of Combat Qi from his Dantian, bolstering his body, and threw a punch.

“Ah!”

Xiao Yan suddenly let out a miserable cry, clutching his hand that was visibly swollen as if it had hit a rock, his face alternating between pale and flushed.

“I get it, I get it! Please make them stop!”

Seeing the leaves still coming at him, Xiao Yan quickly pleaded for mercy.

The next moment, the leaves lost their inexplicable force, naturally scattering and falling around him.

“What kind of power is this? Why didn’t I feel any fluctuations of Combat Qi?”

Xiao Yan couldn’t help but ask the girl in the white dress, his eyes filled with curiosity and desire.

“Of course there wouldn’t be any fluctuations of Combat Qi.”

The girl in the white dress changed her position, sitting up and hanging her other leg next to the tree branch, speaking leisurely.

“This is mental power, kid!”

Kid? You don’t look any older than me!

Xiao Yan grumbled inwardly, but at this moment, he was more focused on the mysterious power the girl was using. His intuition told him that his opportunity had arrived!

He could no longer cultivate Combat Qi. If he couldn’t reach the sixth stage of Combat Qi before his coming-of-age ceremony at 16, he would be sent out to do business. But it seemed that when one door closes, another opens. Another method of cultivation had appeared before him!

He made a silent vow in his heart to seize this opportunity no matter what!

“Mental power? Can it be cultivated?”

Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked the girl in the white dress.

“Of course it can.”

The girl in the white dress sat in the tree, swinging her legs idly.

“Mental power, also known as soul power, was a cultivation method practiced on this continent a thousand years ago. There were even soul techniques similar to Combat Techniques, specifically used in conjunction with the soul, extremely powerful. However, after a thousand years, most of these methods and soul techniques have been lost, and people only know about Combat Qi, not soul power.”

“The Soul Realm is divided into four major realms: Mortal, Spirit, Heavenly, and Emperor. Each major realm is further divided into four minor realms: Early, Middle, Late, and Perfect.”

“If the Soul Realm is cultivated to the Spirit level, even if only using soul power, one can challenge a Combat Emperor. A Heavenly Soul can rival a Combat Venerable, and an Emperor Soul has the possibility of defeating a Combat Saint!”

“That powerful?!”

Xiao Yan felt dizzy, finding it incredibly unbelievable.

The strongest in the entire Gama Empire was only a Combat Emperor. Does that mean that as long as one cultivates the Soul Realm to the Spirit level, one could be invincible in the entire Gama Empire?

Such a terrifying method of cultivation, he had actually encountered it?

Who exactly was this girl in the white dress?

She possessed such a terrifying inheritance, how strong was she?

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Yan’s heart was ablaze!

So what if he couldn’t cultivate Combat Qi? If he could learn the cultivation method of soul power, he could still become a strong person, standing at the pinnacle of the Gama Empire!

“Please teach me, senior!”

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, immediately knelt on both knees, looking up at the girl in the white dress with eyes as bright as daylight, a strong desire welling up in his heart.

He must learn the cultivation method of the soul!

“Are you so sure that I will teach you?”

The girl in the white dress crossed her arms, speaking leisurely.

“Since senior has appeared before me, I don’t think you would be so bored as to tease me. Therefore, I suspect it’s because my soul power is naturally strong, meeting the conditions for soul cultivation, that senior deliberately came to enlighten me?”

Although Xiao Yan’s desire to become stronger was high, he clearly hadn’t lost his rationality, instead analyzing the situation calmly.

“You’re wrong, I’m just bored enough to tease you.”

The girl in the white dress smiled slightly, speaking in a wicked tone.

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded.

“This, this…”

He was speechless for a while, his face alternating between red and white, unable to utter a word, looking both embarrassed and disappointed.

“Continue.”

Suddenly, a scroll was thrown down from the tree.

Xiao Yan instinctively rushed forward, catching the scroll in his hand.

He took a quick look at it, his face immediately brightening. It was a scroll containing cultivation methods!

“There’s only one rule for joining my sect, you must not disobey your elders. Of course, I won’t make you do anything that makes you uncomfortable. Do you understand?”

The girl in the white dress appeared in front of Xiao Yan as if she had teleported, warning him solemnly.

“I understand, I understand!”

Xiao Yan quickly nodded.

“Since you understand, why haven’t you paid your respects?”

The girl in the white dress’s face darkened, speaking solemnly.

“Disciple Xiao Yan, greets teacher!”

Xiao Yan quickly straightened his attitude, respectfully kowtowing three times to the girl in the white dress.

After paying his respects, he came to his senses and quickly asked.

“Teacher, I still don’t know your name? And what is the name of our sect?”

“My surname is Xu, my name is Zong. I have no sect, I’m just a lone crane in the clouds!”

The girl in the white dress saw his respectful salute, nodded in satisfaction.

After leaving these words, she disappeared in a flash.

(End of Chapter)