" You want both first and second prize." Patriarch said, " I have nothing to say against your strength but you can not be greedy."
" Here in front of everyone's witnesses, I win a second prize as a bet and first as a reward. You can not say that I am greedy. As a man, you can not go back on your words." Xiao Chen replied.
He does not know why but today he does not feel scared in front of the Patriarch as before. It might be because of his two masters' memories that influence his way of thinking. His two master was the Emperor of Supreme Law and they rule over millions of people and travelled over every corner of the world.
" Xiao Chen, what is your motive for disturbing the tournament? You were not allowed to participate because you don't have a martial soul. How do you cultivate without a martial soul? Or did you learn some kind of dark art? " First elder said," Patriarch, please examine his Qi."
It is Qi that determines what type of exercises you were practising. The one who practices the same exercise will have similar true Qi.
" Xiao Chen place your hand on this Qi-examining stone and direct your Qi into it. " Patriarch throws the stone toward Xiao Chen with high speed and force. When everyone thought that Xiao Chen will confront it but surprisingly Xiao Chen merely step aside and let the stone falls onto the platform.
Bang.
The fighting stage behind Xiao Chen burst into the air and a pit of three meters was formed.
" You? " Patriarch said with anger, " What will you do if the Stone breaks? It is so expensive. "
" Oh... I don't know that it was expensive. It does not look expensive when you treat it like a weapon. " Xiao Chen said mockingly.
" Patriarch Qi-examining stone is fine. Here direct your Qi into it." The tournament coordinator gives the stone to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen circulates his Scripture of the Nine Celestial Star exercise and sent his Qi into a Qi-examining stone. The blinding white light emitted out of the stone becomes brighter and brighter.
Bang.
The stone shatters into powder. It was not able to hold Xiao Chens Qi's power.
" Oh. Patriarch sorry about that. Now you saw my Qi and you have to keep your promise. " Said Xiao Chen. White light means he was not practising devil arts.
" Ok. I declare the first place holder is Xiao Chen." Patriarch has no other way to admit Xiao Chen as the First rank.
Xiao Chen's name rebounds throughout the Xiao clan. They talked about how the trash of their family defeated their genius, and take rewards of third and first.
But there is another story circulating that Xiao Chen was practising dark art. That is why he was able to cultivate Qi.
After he got two rewards he exchange them for low-tier spiritual stones from the Xiao clan's treasure pavilion. He got a total of two million low-tier spiritual stones. He does not want pills and techniques because his exercise was special in that it only needs to absorb spiritual stones and cultivation will increase.
Before he entered seclusion he called Nu Ying. " Nu Ying I know that you are a maid of my mother. You accompany me when I was treated as trash and unwanted. In this family, you and the Old librarian are the only ones who make me feel at home."
Nu Ying decided to answer with silence. Xiao Chen continues, " You are free now that I want to leave this family. I want to see the outside world after this seclusion. "
Nu Ying was surprised by Xiao Chen's sudden decision to leave the Xiao clan. " But young master with your talent Xiao family will support you and you will be able to enter the martial peak sect. "
" Nu Ying even though I haven't seen the outside world but I can say that the Xiao family is no better than the outside. Outside may seem full of dangers but I can be free. In this family, there is no protection or family bond." Xiao Chen answered decisively.
" I want to come along with you. I do not have any attachments after Madam's death and your leave. I also want to see this world. " Nu Ying said.
" Ok. We will leave together. Before that, I will give you sets of sword techniques. You have to become stronger to survive outside the cruel world. " Xiao Chen decided to give her Sword techniques from his two masters' memories.
" You do not want to say goodbye to your father. " Nu Ying asked Xiao Chen. After all, he was his father.
" We don't have to. We will meet him soon. Ok, I will be entering seclusion I don't know how much time I will take. Here, take it to increase your strength. " Xiao Chen one million low-tier spiritual stone.
" Young master??" This is her first time holding such a large number of spiritual stones.
" You don't have to worry about spiritual stone. Strengths are everything." Xiao Chen said and close the door and entered seclusion.
He absorbed spiritual stones and circulate the Scripture of the Nine Celestial Stars. His absorption level is faster than anyone at the same level as him.
After one month of absorption, his cultivation increased to a peak Sixth Qi Transformation realm. He stopped his seclusion because he absorbed all spiritual stones.
He starts to comprehend space law. To him, it feels like space law is easier than time law. With the help of two masters' memories and experiences his comprehension is faster than normal.
After another month his space comprehension increased to another level. He was unable to increase further it might be his limits for his low cultivation.
When he opened the door to end his seclusion Nu Ying was waiting for his courtyard. Her cultivation seems to increase to the initial sixth True Foundation. She might be twenty or something years old and she was talented enough to be called a genius.
" Nu Ying come help me practice sword. " Xiao Chen called her.
" Ok young master I will show no mercy," Nu Ying smiled and pull the sword out of its sheath.
Xiao Chen picked up a one-meter branch and said " I will use this as my weapon. You don't have to worry I am special techniques that I do not need a real sword. "
Nu Ying moved in a flash but Xiao Chen could see every her move because he unlock his space power. With the help of space law, he was able to feel everything around him. He blocks every move with ease with sword touch techniques and with spaces law his level of sword touch seems to enter another high level.
Nu Ying tries to increase her speed and used different techniques including the technique Xiao Chen give her but her attack was blocked with ease. It was like she was dancing around to Xiao Chen's rhythm.
" Be careful I will start attacking, " Xiao Chen smiled and said.
Nu Ying narrowed her eyes to see Xiao Chen's attack but Xiao Chen moves faster than she expected leaving after the images. When reappear he was already in front of her.
Sword slash.