As he clenched his fist, his knuckles turned white. Seeing this, Universe said, "Father, don't worry. Why don't you ask Sister Yu Er and Sister Yu Ling?"
"That's not possible either; you know both of them are in the Sword Flying Sect. And even if I inform them now, they wouldn't be able to come back on time."
Universe also let out a sigh. "Do I really have to show my strength now? I was hoping to reach the Crystal Core stage and suppress all of them in one fell swoop."
Nothing goes according to plan in this world, and Universe accepted it today.
Just as his father was worrying about what to do, Universe said, "Father, what about me?"
Hearing this, not only his father but also his mother became shocked and shouted simultaneously, "No, I wouldn't allow it."
Looking at Universe with a serious face, his father continued, "You just started your cultivation, and you are not powerful enough to participate in this competition."
"But don't worry, I will talk to my brothers and elders. Maybe they have a way."
Universe didn't like that he was being looked down upon by his parents. So he told them the truth without hesitation.
"Father, I am already at the peak of the Body Tempering stage."
"No means no. Don't you... What? What did you just say?"
His father was so surprised that he felt like he was hearing things. So he asked again for confirmation.
"I said, I am already at the peak of the Body Tempering stage."
Both of them stayed silent for a moment and looked at each other. They didn't know how to react to this news.
"But how did you reach such a high level? You just started cultivating this morning."
Seeing their disbelieving expressions, Universe felt good and said, "I don't know. Maybe when I am cured, then all the elixir I have taken previously just helped me break through."
From their expressions, he was sure they didn't buy his story, but he was helpless. They just had to deal with it.
As for his parents, they knew Universe was hiding something from them, but they didn't ask any further.
"But even if you reach the peak, without any battle experience, how can you fight them? You know 16-year-olds are also allowed, and they have more experience than you when it comes to fighting. I still don't think it's a good idea for you to participate in this. And the main issue is if they knew that you just became so powerful in one day, then your life would be in danger."
Seeing that his parents were adamant about him not participating, he asked, "Father, you used to tell us when we were young, if a person doesn't face his fears and stand up to it, then he wouldn't be called a cultivator. Cultivation means going against the heavens itself, so what's wrong with going against the world itself?"
"This..." His father really became speechless hearing this. But sighing slightly, he said, "Alright, you win. But for these two days, you will be learning battle techniques. Am I clear?"
Universe nodded, and after some more small talk, he left the place again.
"Alfa, I think we need to go to the forest for a visit."
"Host, I am ready if you are. Just go ahead without worry, and remember, you are not alone."
Universe nodded. He really was happy. He always wanted to do something for his father but wasn't strong enough. But now he has the strength to help him, so how can he step back from it?
At the Sword Flying Sect,
Somewhere in the inner area, two beautiful girls were talking among themselves, but their expressions were sad for some reason.
"Sister, I miss our little brother very much. Those people from different clans must be bullying him in our absence."
This girl is none other than Yu Ling, the big sister of Universe. It's only been a year since she joined the Sword Flying Sect. That's why she misses Universe so dearly.
"Don't worry, Ling'er. Our brother is smart, or even smarter than us, so don't worry; he would find a way out of any situation. And we are going on a mission. When coming back, we can go back home to look around." Yu Er said with a smile.
"You are telling the truth, sister. Okay, then I will go prepare." Without listening to her sister any further, she left the room. As for Yu Er, she just shook her head and smiled wryly.
Back to Universe,
Standing at the edge of the forest, Universe really felt scared, but he braved his heart and stepped into it.
For gaining more experience, Universe sneaked out of his house and came to the forest alone. If his parents knew about him, then he would be screwed.
Walking silently in a dense forest, he could hear the sounds of beasts and flying birds. Just these sounds were making him nervous.
"Alfa, buy me some cultivation techniques according to my requirement."
Alfa directly started searching for good techniques, and after a while, he found them.
"Here, I chose four techniques for you. And all of them are Heaven level. You can make your choice from among them."
Sword Slash (300): Attack type technique, with a single slash of a sword, it will increase your attack power by 100%.
Shadow Teleport (400): It's an escape type technique, which can help you in dire situations.
Iron Body (350): It's a body type technique which can increase your defense by 100%.
And the last is Multiple Slash (325): With it, you can fight multiple opponents, but power increase will be only 50%.
And all of these techniques will be able to upgrade by using MP.
Universe looked through every one of them, and in the end, he chose to practice Sword Slash, which he needed the most right now.
Spending almost all his MP, Universe acquired the technique in his mind directly.
Suddenly, a flood of knowledge started to fill his mind. But because of his powerful soul, he stayed silent the whole time. And after a minute, he exclaimed to himself, "It's really magical."