He never thought that itâd take effect so quickly.
Nie Li was also a little shocked in his heart, but he soon figured out why. Xiao Yu hadnât had a breakthrough for so many years. Originally, with Xiao Yuâs 7-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root talent, he shouldâve reached Heavenly Fate Realm a long time ago, but due to certain reasons, he was unable to do so. However, the effects from cultivating so long were still present. Stimulated by Nie Liâs acupuncture, the Heavenly Energy burst forth in an instant.
A red light was emitting from Xiao Yu, so that even his skin glowed with a faint rose-scarlet colour. Berserk energy surged up a storm around his body.
âWhat powerful energy!â Nie Li was jolted by the force and had to take several steps back. As he watched Xiao Yu being enveloped in the storm-like aura, he muttered, âThe [Myriad Dragon roars] cultivation technique is indeed powerful. Just where did the Nether Master obtain it from?â
Once Xiao Yu breaks through to Heavenly Fate Realm and forms his Fate Soul, his cultivation would be absolutely shocking.
As Nie Li was thinking those thoughts, Xiao Yu became submerged in his cultivation and the first Fate Soul began to form in his Soul Realm.
Right after this, the second and the third formed. His cultivation only stopped after the third.
When the third Fate Soul formed, Xiao Yuâs heart was utterly astonished. He never imagined that heâd be able to make his breakthrough so fast.
The surge of berserk energy quickly settled down, and became as calm as water. Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes as an extraordinary splendor flashed through them.
The [Myriad Dragon roars] cultivation technique could conceal oneâs cultivation status, making it undetectable by others. There were no longer any ripples of aura emanating from Xiao Yu. He lowered his head and could see that his clothes were messy and had fallen to his chest, fully exposing both shoulders. In that instant, he couldnât help feeling awkward.
Xiao Yu put his clothes back on, turned to Nie Li, and said in a sincere tone, âNie Li, thank you. If it wasnât for you, I wouldnât have been able to make this breakthrough to the Heavenly Fate Realm! If you have any requests for me, just say the word and Iâll do my best to help you!â
Xiao Yu was serious with his words. Because of the fact that he hadnât been able to reach the Heavenly Fate Realm for so long, even his teacher had lost patience with him. If it hadnât been for Nie Li, who knows how much longer he wouldâve remained in the Earth Fate Realm for?
Nie Li held out his right hand out and said, âIâve healed you, so pay up. I helped you break through to the Heavenly Fate Realm, so you should at least cough up some spiritual stones, right? Otherwise, tonight wouldâve been a waste of time and effort for me!â
At Nie Liâs words, Xiao Yu raised his head to look at Nie Li and said, âI have roughly ten spiritual stones left. You can have them all.â
âPsh, youâre at least the son of an Enforcer! How could you be so poor? Forget it, Iâd feel bad if you gave me all of your spiritual stones. Iâll take five and weâll call it even. You brought me to the Divine Feathers Sect and I treated you, so we owe each other nothing.â Nie Li waved his hand, took five spiritual stones, and continued with a light smile, âTwo silver needles earned me five spiritual stones! This night wasnât wasted!â
Xiao Yu looked at Nie Li with a complicated expression. Those two needles were definitely not as simple as Nie Li were making them out to be. After all, theyâd helped him enter the Heavenly Fate Realm. Xiao Yu had no idea how he could repay him. Was Nie Li just saying those things because he didnât want Xiao Yu to owe him any favours?
Nie Li just wanted them to be even. Xiao Yu lightly sighed in his heart.
âHey, Xiao Yu, whyâre you looking at me like that? Itâs giving me goosebumps.â Nie Li waved his hand, as an uncomfortable expression crossed his face. He continued, âI have no interest in men!â
At Nie Liâs words, Xiao Yuâs face turned black. Why did he have the sudden urge to bash Nie Liâs face in, even though it was Nie Li whoâd helped him just now?
Xiao Yu stood up in annoyance and walked outside. As he headed towards the door, he paused his steps for a moment and couldnât help saying in a soft voice, âAnyways, thank you.â Ending his words, he walked out and closed the door.
Looking at the door that Xiao Yu had just closed, Nie Li laid down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. âTo think he still insisted on thanking me. Why does it feel like I lost by taking five spiritual stones? I shouldâve taken all ten of them!â
The night passed quietly.
Next morning was clear and crisp. The sounds of chirping birds came from the forest like beautiful music.
Morning fog covered the area as fresh air permeated the forest.
Many students had already risen this early in the morning and began training. Nie Li and Lu Piao walked along the zigzagged path. Today they were to report to their teachers and they couldnât help wondering what kind of people their teachers would be?
Nie Li and Lu Piao followed the map that Xiao Yu had given them and eventually reached a courtyard. At the entrance of this courtyard stood a grey robed expert who barred Nie Li and Lu Piao from entering as he demanded, âYour name plates!â
Nie Li and Lu Piao took out their name plates at the grey robed expertâs request.
âEnter, then!â The expert said as he nodded his head.
Nie Li and Lu Piao entered. Lu Piao looked around with a very curious attitude as he said, âThis place is really different from our Holy Orchid Institute!â
âYeah.â Nie Li nodded in agreement. Upon walking inside, they saw dozens of students whoâd gathered in the courtyard, one of which looked a little familiar. It was one of Hua Lingâs underlings whoâd tested as a 1-grade Heaven Spiritual Root. That guy was also staring at Nie Li and Lu Piao with a trace of enmity in his eyes.
It seems that all of the students gathered here have Heaven Spiritual Roots!
When Nie Li and Lu Piao walked in, many people turned their attention towards them.
One youth who appeared roughly sixteen or seventeen years old walked over and asked, âWhere are the two of you from?â
Nie Li turned his head and glanced at the youth who appeared very conceited in his behaviour.
âThe Tiny World.â Nie Li calmly replied.
âOh? So you two are the geniuses from the Tiny World? A 5-grade Heaven Spiritual Root and 8-grade Heaven Spiritual Root.â The eyes of this youth flashed with a peculiar light as he continued, âIâm Jin Yan, member of the Divine Feathers Sectâs Jin Clan! Our family holds geniuses with high regard. If youâre ever free, feel free to come and visit our place.â
Although Jin Yanâs words carried the intention of an invitation, as a member of the Jin Clan, he also wasnât willing to lower his head too much to Nie Li and Lu Piao.
âWe can talk about that later,â said Nie Li as he and Lu Piao walked away.
Upon hearing Nie Liâs words, Jin Yanâs expression darkened. To think these two from the Tiny World were actually being so impudent! Jin Yan had a dark expression on his face as he walked away.
âNie Li, offending him like that doesnât seem to be a great idea, right?â Lu Piao said with a little concern.
âDonât worry about it. Inside the Skysoul Institute, weâre safe. Even if someone tries to make trouble for us, they still wouldnât dare be too excessive. Since we didnât join anyone, weâre in the safest place. No faction would easily try to offend a genius standing in the neutral zone. However, if weâd joined a faction, then thatâd bring trouble,â said Nie Li. Although the Skysoul Institute was only an institution under the Divine Feathers Sect, the confrontations between fractions could be extremely intense.
Otherwise, the Divine Feathers Sect wouldnât have broken apart in the previous life. Thereâs definitely a reason to it.
As they conversed, a white haired elderly man walked in from outside the courtyard, swept his gaze over each student, and said, âNice to meet you all, Iâm your teacher, Venerable Redsoul. From now on, Iâll guide your cultivations. Follow me inside and have a seat!â
Following Venerable Redsoulâs lead, they entered a wide training room and sat with their legs crossed. Venerable Redsoul sat on the raised platform.
âIn our class, we have a total of thirty-six students, all from the new year. Every one of you has extraordinary talent and spiritual roots unattainable for ordinary people. However, I have to make myself clear. In here, you must obey my rules. At the end of the year, the five among you with the highest strengths will have a chance to be sent to the East District. Remember, weâre reserving five spots. If youâre unable to obtain a place, then Iâm very sorry, but youâll have to stay a bit longer in the West District.â Venerable Redsoulâs gaze swept over everyone as he continued in an imposing tone, âAll of you are geniuses and, therefore, none of you here would want to fall behind anyone else. If youâre a step behind, then youâre behind in every step!â
At Venerable Redsoulâs words, everyone looked at each other with trace of enmity flashing through their eyes.
This was a world that prioritised strength. In a year, only five would be sent to the East District while everyone else would have to wait another year. They couldnât afford to wait for a year!
On the road towards strength, if you lagged a step behind someone, then theyâd step on your head to climb further up. Experts definitely wonât have a trace of pity for the weak!
Venerable Redsoulâs gaze swept over all thirty-six students. Among these thirty-six were people from various cities and the smaller realms. Roughly half of them were from various families within the Divine Feathers Sect, descendents of various clans. There were also some with other considerable backgrounds as well.
However, in this class, Venerable Redsoul still held the absolute authority. Even if he were to punish a few students, the families behind those students wouldnât be able to touch him. As a teacher of the Skysoul Institute, his position was rather high up. His gaze fell on a girl clothed in light blue and was suddenly stunned for a brief moment. He never thought that this girl would also be here.
This girl was extremely beautiful, to the point where she could attract the gaze of others and fix them on herself. However, the expression on her face was very cold and she appeared to carry a faint trace of bloodlust that prevented others from approaching her.
Venerable Redsoul retracted his gaze and slowly said, âAll of you are geniuses. Although youâve just stepped into the realm of cultivation, all of you possess uncommon talent. The Skysoul Institute forbids internal fights, which I also would not like to see. If you cause too much trouble and injure someone, thatâd be equivalent to ruining your prospects. All of you must think clearly about this!â Venerable Redsoul coldly reminded.
On one hand, they intend to pit geniuses against one another. On the other hand, they forbade internal fights. The Skysoul Institute has indeed put a lot of thought into this.
At that moment, although Nie Li was listening from the side, his mind was already working on how to get more spiritual stones. The five spiritual stones that heâd gotten from Xiao Yu yesterday would be finished soon. Since he practised the [Heavenly God] cultivation technique, his soul realm became a bottomless pit.