Getting Humbled, Leaving Home
"Bai'er, how did you rest?" Li Rou asked gently
"I'm fine. I think I've fully recovered from that coma." Xue Bai answered.
"Hahaha, good, good, good. Then are you ready to finally fight like a true cultivator!" Xue Feng shouted in glee.
Thanks to Xue Bai's good words, the man had gone from being ready to fight Wang Yichen to the death to laughing so loud that the branches of the surrounding trees were shaking.
"Alright, Xiao'er, come here for a moment. Since you aren't good at controlling your strength, I'm going to suppress your cultivation.." Li Rou said.
"Yes, Mistress," Xiao'er replied as she walked over to the woman.
And in a simple process, Xiao'er lifted a shirt a little and gave Li Rou access to her dantian.
The process was easy, and after Li Rou touched the flat and pale stomach of Xiao'er, a simple seal was placed on her dantian.
"Alright, that's good. Now Xiao'er, Bai'er stand in between us." Li Rou ordered.
Nodding, the two kids got in between them and readied a stance.
The two were also both bare-handed. Xue Bai had wanted to use a sword for sparring, but thinking that he should practice hand-to-hand combat as well, he decided against it.
Seeing them both ready, Xue Feng announced the start.
Like he learned from his father, Xue Bai instantly charged at Xiao'er, throwing a punch.
Xiao'er saw the fist coming and took a large step to the right, dodging it with ease. Though her realm was suppressed, her reaction time was still there, giving her an immense advantage.
Predicting such a move, Xue Bai didn't waver and instantly followed Xiao'er, not letting her land safely.
Still calm at this, Xiao'er, while mid-air, swept her leg out and let out a wide kick, spacing Xue Bai out and preventing him from getting too close while also allowing her to land safely.
Xue Bai was taught well, though, and continued his assault.
He knew that Xiao'er was stronger than him, and so he wanted to make sure she never gained the advantage over him.
The second that Xiao'er did gain the advantage meant that he lost the fight,
Infusing some Spiritual Qi into his legs, Xue Bai jumped at Xiao'er and sent a kick of his own down onto the top of her head.
Raising her hands to block the blow, Xiao'er caught his leg handily.
"Sorry, Young Master." Xiao'er apologized.
And without mercy, she raised her fair hand and sent a punch at the immobile Xue Bai's stomach, sending him tumbling through the dirt.
"Young Master, are you okay!" Xiao'er asked as he ran over to Xue Bai.
She didn't think the punch was that hard.
'Oh no. I haven't fought in so long and forgot how to control my strength.' Xiao'er was panicking inside.
While she hated to fight, she still was almost eight years older than Xue Bai and had much more experience than him.
That and since she was still two entire realms above Xue Bai, Xiao'er was almost destined to win the fight.
However, she didn't want to embarrass him too much and only planned to punch him lightly and send him onto the ground, not toss him like a ragdoll.
"Cough! Cough!" Xue Bai felt embarrassed and pathetic.
However, he had swallowed too much dirt on the way down. And now he was suffering the consequences.
Now he could only cough wildly like a cat.
"It's fine, Xiao'er. I just thought I had a better chance." Xue Bai lightly coughed once he expelled the sand from his lungs.
Xiao'er was still slightly unconvinced and still went into her own spatial ring and pulled out a bottle of water for Xue Bai to drink from.
Xue Bai was grateful, and after downing the bottle, he stood up, ready for round 2.
–
'I was ignorant and foolish.'
Xue Bai didn't want to be angry at his maid since she was so caring even after she sent him tumbling, but after the third time, her caring appearance seemed to look purposeful.
'Is Xiao'er one of those legendary green tea bitches?' Xue Bai could only think.
However, he didn't say that aloud and instead asked his father to fight someone else.
Xue Bai was starting to feel rather pathetic after he was sent flying for the 7th time because Xiao'er didn't know how to control her strength.
It was an extremely humbling situation for Xue Bai who thought of himself as a noble transmigrator to be beaten black and blue by a maid.
Sadly, Xue Feng shut him down.
"No, no one can see your new appearance and that you can cultivate. Not only have you started cultivation a year early, but you are already at the peak of the Vein Transformation realm. This would be too groundbreaking for the continent." Xue Feng instantly refused.
"Then how about I leave early and fight some demonic beasts? The secret realm is some distance away, and I can use the trip there as a tempering experience while learning how to fight." Xue Bai proposed.
Li Rou wanted to deny it, but Xue Feng was all for it.
"Husband, no. Bai'er is too young to fight demonic beasts. Everyone is at the minimum in the Blood Exchange realm, and Bai'er still hasn't reached it yet."
"But he's bringing Wang Ye and Wang Shu with him. So nothing could possibly go wrong with them around. Also, from his fights with Xiao'er, I think it's obvious that Bai'er isn't any weaker than someone in the 1st of the Blood Exchange realm. Moreover, that is when he didn't use a sword. So if he did have one, I think he could fight something in the 2nd stage of the Blood Exchange realm." Xue Feng calmly persuaded.
"Also, either of the Wang Twins can suppress the demonic beasts, giving me a fair fight against them." Xue Bai also chimed in.
With both of them bringing up good points, Li Rou eventually conceded. She only wanted to keep Xue Bai'er away from the cultivation world as a protective mother. However, fate didn't let her.
Between the overly ambitious Wang Clan and the godly potential of Xue Bai'er, nothing would let him live a peaceful life.
"But remember, your safety always comes first, so take this spatial ring with you. It has many life-saving measures in them. Also, you can keep the ring. It has about 10 square meters in it, so you can also take anything interesting out of the secret realm." Li Rou compromised.
The spatial ring she handed over was a simple silver ring with a clean design, and to the untrained eye, it would look like something you would find in a street stall.
"Thank you, Mother!" Xue Bai accepted the ring before putting it on happily.
Now that he had Spiritual Qi, he didn't have to use that safe anymore and could hide things on his body.
Curious about its content, Xue Bai infused some Spiritual Qi into the ring to see how it worked. Instantly Xue Bai felt his conscious tug, and his vision switched.
Instead of seeing his parents, he could only see a 10 square meter room filled with various chests, each with a label describing its content.
From healing pills to communication stones, the spatial ring contained anything that Xue Bai could possibly think of. In the antidote pill chests, there was even something that helped cure the effects of aphrodisiacs.
After finishing searching through the ring, Xue Bai brought his consciousness back to reality, where he saw his family waiting for him.
"How was it? Did you look at its contents" Li Rou asked.
"Mother… you're awfully prepared, aren't you?" Xue Bai asked with a weird gaze.
Confused, Li Rou asked, "What do you mean, Bai'er?"
Not sure how to explain it, Xue Bai didn't prod anymore, "Nevermind, when do I leave? I can't wait to fight a real demonic beast."
"I've already sent the twins a message. They should have readied the mount outside the estate. So you can meet up with them when you are ready." Xue Feng spoke up.
"Good! Let me get a sword. Then I'll go." Xue Bai said excitedly before going back into his room.
"No, wait, Bai'er, I have one for you." Xue Feng quickly called out, "Since you will most likely be one of the weakest participants entering the secret realm, I will give you something to close the gap.."
After saying so, Xue Feng pulled out a slick, light blue sword from his spatial ring.
"This is a sword that Blacksmith Guo made for you. He didn't name it because he wanted the honors to go to you. He said he wanted to make it up to you since you gave him such a great opportunity and made this sword for you. Though it isn't a high Yellow-grade sword, it's the best middle Yellow-grade one you can find." Xue Feng explained before handing it over.
Taking the sword, Xue Bai fell in love with it instantly. Not only was it his favorite color, but it also fit his preference completely.
Since starting to use the sword, Xue Bai learned that he always liked lighter swords, as his sword style was fast-paced, and swinging around a broadsword was too hard. So he would also choose light swords.
"I will name it Deep Glacier Sword! Father, relay my thanks to Blacksmith Guo." Xue Bai cheered before running off to meet the Wang twins, who were waiting for him.
Xue Bai sucked at naming things ever since his Earth days.
The sword had a color that reminded Xue Bai of the tall glaciers back on Earth. But since naming it the Glacier Sword didn't feel right, Xue Bai thought up a random adjective to pair with it!
Did it make sense? Maybe.
But Xue Bai sucked at naming, so it would do for now!
–
"Husband, do you think he'll be safe? This is the first time Bai'er is leaving, and he's going into a secret realm. You know what happens in secret realms. Murder and robbing are commonplace." Li Rou asked worriedly.
"If it were a random secret realm, I would worry, but he said that he knows this one like the back of his hand, so I'm not." Xue Feng calmly responded.
"But even so, some things can be prepared for. What if Bai'er runs into a Muscle Nourishing realm demonic beast? Even with his full strength, he wouldn't stand a chance." Li Rou replied.
She still wasn't convinced of her son's safety.
"You gave him enough protection talismans to protect him against someone as strong as Wang Shu. So how can you be worried about a mere Muscle Nourishing realm demonic beast?" Xue Feng retorted.
Li Rou snorted at this.
"I'm his mother. I have to worry about his safety. I can't be like you handing him a sword and sending him off with a laugh." Li Rou spoke as she lightly punched Xue Feng.
Laughing, Xue Feng didn't respond and just hugged Li Rou.
Xue Feng and Lir Rou continued to converse and laugh for a few minutes, but to their confusion, suddenly, Xue Bai entered the courtyard once again.
Blushed and embarrassed, Li Rou pushed herself away from Xue Feng before going to her son.
"Bai'er, why did you come back?" Li Rou asked.
Xue Bai didn't know why his mother was blushing, but since he was also slightly embarrassed, it was contagious, and he blushed too.
"Mother, my appearance, everyone would see this. Even though I did change a lot, the servants would still recognize me. So I need a cloak or something to hide this." Xue Bai explained.
He had only walked a few feet before he realized this major problem, so he ran back before anyone saw him.
Xue Feng smacked his forehead.
"How could I forget that?" Xue Feng felt like he had lost a few hundred IQ points.
Then pulling a black cloak out from his spatial ring Xue Feng handed it to Xue Bai.
"I used this in my youth. It is a simple artifact that will make people ignore your presence." Xue Feng explained simply.
Taking it and putting it on, Xue Bai instantly felt like he had a shroud covering him.
"What rank is it? And how strong does one have to be to see through it." Xue Bai asked before he left.
"I used it in my youth, so it's only a low Yellow-grade treasure, but that's only ranking its durability. No one under the Qi Sea realm should be able to see through you as they don't have their Spiritual Sense yet." Xue Feng explained.
Nodding happily, Xue Bai went into his room to test it out. Looking in his mirror, Xue Bai couldn't see himself clearly. It was as if he was in his own peripheral vision, even though he was right in front of himself.
After looking at himself for a few more seconds, Xue Bai looked away. It hurt his eyes when he stared too long.
"Thanks, Father, I'm going now!" Xue Bai spoke once again before he left. This time for sure.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every little thing helps - https://ko-fi.com/slarbi123.
There is now a discord for this novel. However, be warned. It is rather bare bones. I suck at Discord. The link is in the synopsis.
Also, if you like this novel, you can check out my others!