XIAO SHUXIANG'S

57 - Qi Xuan's View [Revised]

In the back of the building where the participants of the tournament were located, Qi Xuan was training alone.

He punched and kicked one of the plum trees in the back of the building. Qi Xuan had already practiced for approximately 15 minutes, his fist marks and punches were visible on the plum tree trunk in front of him.

There was a determination in Qi Xuan's eyes, deep in his heart he felt too weak. During the journey towards the Lotus Flower Sect, Qi Xuan already knew a little more about the world he lived in.

A place inhabited by humans of various traits and demonic beasts, a place that only strong people could live in.

If Qi Xuan was weak, it was not impossible for him to end up like the Flame Lizard that Xiao Shuxiang had stepped on, or be massacred to the ground by the likes of Gong Ru and Gong Peng. And if he were still breathing, he would definitely be oppressed by someone like Dai Chen.

All along, Qi Xuan had only met a few good people outside of his village. It was just Grandma Tian, Gu Ta Sian, Zong Ming, and Ying Liu.

Meanwhile, when he and his friends were given money by a foreign swordsman at that time, none other than because he was considered a beggar. The courteous treatment by the servants at the inn to him was because they paid to stay there.

Qi Xuan also saw the respect given by the merchants to Gu Ta Sian and Xiao Shuxiang was due to both of them helping them. They were also so polite to the Elder and his friends was due to Xiao Shuxiang's actions of fighting bravely against Gong Peng.

Qi Xuan realized, that it took a reason to make others feel respectful and looked up high towards him. Qi Xuan realized, that weak people would only be oppressed, people who had nothing would be looked at with pity.

A BAAM!

A deep enough hole was created when Qi Xuan recalled all of his experiences during this time.

He needed strength, there was no other reason for him to be weak. Qi Xuan no longer wanted to be seen with a face and eyes that looked at him with pity.

He did not want to continue to run for help to Yang Shu and make Xiao Shuxiang protect himself. Qi Xuan was unwilling to be a burden to his elders.

A BAAM!

Crackling

Kraak!

Qi Xuan's kick on the plum tree trunk made the tree sway violently even crack sounds, as if this plum tree was about to fall, just waiting for the next Qi Xuan punch or kick.

Qi Xuan's hands and feet looked red, yet there was absolutely no pain that Qi Xuan felt other than the pain in his heart from feeling too weak.

At Forging Qi level 4, the outer skin, muscles, and bones of a cultivator would be stronger than an ordinary human. Although when doing fist and kick like Qi Xuan would still feel a bit of pain and pain.

The reason why Qi Xuan didn't feel any pain at all was because he coated his hands and feet with Qi.

Not many cultivators could do this while they were at the Forging Qi level 4. It was because they improved the practice instantly, absorbing Qi through the Spirit Tone and Demonic Core intermediaries.

No one would bother to absorb Qi manually or directly from nature, because the increase in their practice rate would be very slow. Though practicing absorbing Qi directly from nature has far greater benefits.

First is the body will get used to feeling the flow of Qi that exists in nature. Secondly, the physical quality would be much stronger than most cultivators when at a certain level. Thirdly, the person would not be dependent on the Spirit Tone nor the Demonic Core.

A child like Qi Xuan and his friends who were in the most remote village with such a thin Qi density, had another advantage of how to absorb Qi manually.

Namely they were used to using thin Qi to improve their practice, and when they were in a place with dense Qi, then it could be imagined what their practice development would be like.

Even so, it requires concentration and inner calm to be able to absorb Qi in nature. And a cultivator could not absorb too much Qi at once, as it would impact his dantian as well as his body.

Qi Xuan began to gather Qi on his fist, this time he intended to punch the plum tree in front of him to a collapse.

But just as his fist was about to touch the tree trunk, a scream stopped Qi Xuan's actions.

"YYYYOO!!"

Qi Xuan flinched and immediately turned his head, he then ran looking for the origin of the scream. His eyes were on the smallest building that looked like an old warehouse.

This warehouse seemed to be hiding behind the building where all the participants were. Qi Xuan felt strange looking at this warehouse in front of him.

"YYYYYY!"

"Inside?!" Qi Xuan heard such a clear scream from inside the warehouse, he immediately opened while slightly breaking down the door of the warehouse.

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Qi Xuan was startled upon seeing what was inside this old warehouse. Many of the old items were yellow gold, some of them were silver, and a girl of about seven years old was standing in fear in the corner of the warehouse screaming.

This girl wears pink clothes and wears a flower-shaped hairpin with a large red ribbon. He looked at Qi Xuan with teary eyes.

"You..."

"SILLY!! Hurry up Help Me!!"

The girl called out to Qi Xuan, her face completely frightened as well as looking panicked.

Qi Xuan immediately approached the little girl and began to calm her down, "Calm down. What exactly is going on? What scares you?"

"Sister there! There's a rat in there! Get rid of that rat!!"

"Rice...? You're screaming for rats?" Qi Xuan was in disbelief, even though he was already feeling panicked from hearing the sound of this little girl's scream.

"Sister! Hurry up, you'll help me! Get rid of that rat!"

Without answering Qi Xuan's question, this little boy instead told him to capture and kill the rat that had already dared to frighten him.

Qi Xuan slightly nervously began to search for the whereabouts of the rat, but the rat did not find it at all.

"I think the rat is gone, he won't scare you anymore" Qi Xuan said.

"Really? Ti-mouse it's not gonna come again, is it?"

"I'm not really sure, you.. Why is it in this place?" Qi Xuan didn't want to answer the question of the seven-year-old girl, he steered the conversation to something else.

The girl gasped when she heard Qi Xuan's words just now, she began to look misbehaved. "I-i-that's because this place is mine,"

This seven-year-old daughter is named Huan Mei, she is the granddaughter of Huan Fei. And this old warehouse was where the secret passageway of the Lotus Flower Sect was located.

There was a door seal between the wooden floors inside this old warehouse. Both the secret path and the way to unseal her were known only to Huan Fei, his granddaughter, and some of his trusted disciples.

This secret street connected the tournament venue with the residence of the Grand Elder, as well as a place in Lotus Leaf Town. Huan Mei used the secret passage because her grandfather forbade her from attending the Young Cultivator Tournament.

Qi Xuan and Huan Mei spent a lot of time together, they exchanged stories even though Huan Mei was the one who spoke the most.

This woman was so chatty about her grandfather, who seemed to be complaining to Qi Xuan.

From the story that Qi Xuan had heard, he learned that Huan Fei was too protective of this granddaughter, even as restraining her.

"... I was forbidden to go anywhere by grandfather. He doesn't let you out of the residence, can't go around this place, everything should be under grandfather's supervision! Grandpa is so annoying!"

"Why are you so protected?" Qi Xuan even seemed to be late from the conversation with Huan Mei, he did not even hear the announcement of the next participant of the Young Cultivator Tournament.

"That's... My grandfather said it was special! Actually a-" Huan Mei immediately stopped talking when she suddenly came to mind about her grandfather's words.

"What's wrong?" Qi Xuan was astonished as this little boy beside him became silent.

"Grandfather forbid me to tell others..."

"ah! Then don't say, you must obey your grandfather's words..." Qi Xuan gently rubbed Huan Mei's back while smiling kindly towards her.

"Sister Qi..."

"Call just 'Xuan,"

"Sister Xuan, are you also a tournament participant?"

Qi Xuan nodded, "I'm actually training and preparing to compete when my name is called later. But while practicing, I heard your screams."

"Sister training, but where is Brother's sword?" Huan Mei realized that there was no sword tucked into Qi Xuan's waist.

"I lent my sword to Brother Jing,"

Huan Mei tilted her head, she stared in confusion towards Qi Xuan.

Qi Xuan who saw Huan Mei's gaze began to take a slow breath and then exhaled, he began to tell about himself and his residence to Huan Mei.

Surprisingly, Huan Mei and Qi Xuan were both people who were new to them. Huan Mei herself actually could not get along quickly with strangers. But when she saw Qi Xuan's face, she felt that this child was a good person and was able to give her a sense of security.

Elsewhere, Zong Ming fought with one of the representatives of the Sky Sword Sect, Tian Ri. While the previous match turned out to be won by Lie Kai, from the Fog Valley Sect. He managed to injure his opponent even if Huan Shan did not stop Lie Kai immediately, surely his opponent had already lost one hand by now.

The trail! The trail!

Zong Ming and Tian Ri were both 14 years old, with Forging Qi both being at level 6. The two of them had exchanged many attacks. That said, of all the fights.

The undercover Demon Wolf Sect cultivators started to code each other, one of them looking to the place where the participants were. As it turned out, a Demon Wolf Sect cultivator was there disguised as the guardian of the participant.

"Hey, he found the boy. We will start moving in the next fight," said one of the Demon Wolf Sect cultivators, half whispering.

The friends beside this cultivator started to nod, they were seen fumbling something from behind their clothes.

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Author's Note :

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it's time for the Pantun session to start..

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MangThor :

Oh yes, Our Lead Actor Is Preparing His Mental And Inner To Be Tortured By The Author In The Next Chapters.

Right Now, the Writer Gives Him Time to Rest Some Breath Attractions. Don't Say, He'll Rage!^^

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