Outside the Wang Family’s main gate, Nanle, dressed in tattered armor, had a clearly anxious expression on his face. His gaze was fixed on the gate. As ti slowly ticked by, Nanle grew more and more agitated, pacing back and forth.
’Benefactor, why hasn’t he co out yet? Don’t tell ...’
Nanle’s expression changed. ’I know Qin Ya is formidable, but the Wang Family is a renowned family in the Imperial Capital, with countless experts. At the end of the day, Qin Ya is just a young man about my age. How powerful can he really be?’
"Why do you think this Qin Ya hasn’t co out after being in there for so long?"
"Heh, don’t tell he was killed by the Wang Family."
"That’s impossible. Even if there’s a deep-seated hatred, given Qin Ya’s status, the Wang Family wouldn’t dare to openly make an enemy of His Majesty."
.........
Listening to the crowd’s discussion, Nanle was sowhat surprised. He hadn’t expected Qin Ya to be so well-known in the Imperial Capital. Just as he was growing restless with anxiety, a figure in white walked out of the Wang Family’s main gate.
"Benefactor, are you alright?"
Nanle imdiately rushed up to him and asked.
Qin Ya smiled faintly and said, "I’m fine."
Hearing this, Nanle finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his expression turned serious as he knelt, kowtowed three tis, and said, "I, Nanle, thank you, Benefactor. I am willing to offer my humble self to serve you loyally, to toil for you like a horse or an ox."
"Heh, just follow for now." Qin Ya gave a faint smile.
At his words, Nanle quickly got up and followed closely behind Qin Ya.
.........
「Inside Ningxiang Pavilion, by the lake.」
Nanle had changed into a clean, cyan long robe. With his handso features, he looked rather gentle and frail, very much like a well-read scholar.
"Saving you was just sothing I did along the way. Besides, I don’t need any servants." Qin Ya looked at the stubbornly determined Nanle before him and said with a hint of resignation, "You are a free man now."
"No! How can I not repay the kindness of saving my life?"
"And you think toiling like an ox and horse is repaynt? I could go to the Black Market and buy a maid who would do a better job than you. You should just leave," Qin Ya said flatly.
Hearing this, Nanle’s face turned pale. ’He’s right. I’m just a Martial Artist at the Human Elent Realm. What could I possibly do to help my benefactor?’ At this thought, Nanle couldn’t help but feel dejected. ’I really am useless.’
Seeing Nanle’s spirits fall, Qin Ya gave an indifferent smile and paid him no more mind.
The wind rustled through Ningxiang Pavilion ti and again. Evening arrived as the sun sank in the west.
Qin Yuxiang looked at Nanle, who had been standing by the lake all day, and said to Qin Ya, "Xiaoya, that boy has been standing there for a whole day. What exactly are you planning to do?"
"He’s a diamond in the rough, just a bit stubborn." Qin Ya took a sip of wine, his gaze on Nanle filled with admiration. He continued, "His aptitude is extraordinary, but he doesn’t know it himself. If he dedicates himself to Martial Arts, he will surely achieve great things in the future."
"Ah, extraordinary aptitude?" A hint of doubt appeared in Leng Ningshuang’s beautiful eyes. "Brother Qin, you’re not mistaken, are you? From what I can see, his Cultivation is only at the Human Elent Realm. You call that extraordinary aptitude?"
"Heh, you little rascal. Don’t you trust my judgnt?"
"It’s not that, I’m just a little surprised."
Qin Ya smiled faintly. "His Talent is like yours; he possesses a special bloodline, it just hasn’t awakened yet. Once it does, his Talent will likely be no less than yours. The world will have another genius then."
"That’s not necessarily true," Leng Ningshuang pouted.
Qin Ya gave a helpless smile. "Ningshuang, you possess the Profound Yin Bloodline, and your Talent already surpasses most people in the world. But you’re not the only one with such Talent, so you must work hard."
"I know," Leng Ningshuang said playfully, sticking out her tongue.
After long contemplation, Nanle’s gaze grew firm. He walked into Ningxiang Pavilion, greeted the two of them, and then said to Qin Ya, "Benefactor, I know my strength is insufficient to be of any help to you. Please, give a chance."
"What kind of chance?"
"A chance to beco stronger! Please, Benefactor, show the way!"
The path of Martial Arts was treacherous and fraught with peril; one careless step could lead to eternal damnation. Nanle had no connections, no Cultivation Technique, and no resources. It was easy to imagine the difficulty of advancing far on this path, yet he had no regrets.
In this world, strength reigns supre!
Without strength, one could not control their own destiny.
He wanted to beco stronger. He wanted to grasp his own destiny. And without strength, he would have no way to repay Qin Ya’s kindness.
Qin Ya smiled faintly, took a simple, ancient book from his robes, and handed it to Nanle. "This is a Celestial-Level Technique, the Supre Yang Divine Technique. You possess a special Bloodline Power. If you can awaken it, your future achievents will certainly not be low. This is all I can do to help you. From now on, you’re on your own!"
A Celestial-Level Technique!?
Nanle’s mind reeled. Although his Cultivation was low, he still had so common knowledge. He was well aware of how precious a Celestial-Level Technique was. You might not even be able to find a single one in the entire Yunxiao Empire.
He never expected Qin Ya to just hand it to him like that.
Taking the secret manual, Nanle looked deeply at Qin Ya and said, "Wait for !"
With that, Nanle turned and left.
In the setting sun, his shadow stretched long behind him. Qin Ya suddenly had a feeling he had just set a future, supre expert on his path...
’Just how high will you climb, Nanle?’
Muttering to himself, Qin Ya then sank back into his Cultivation.
「Two days passed in the blink of an eye.」
On this day, Qin Ya sat by the lake, the True Essence in his body surging through his ridians like a great river, letting out a series of whistling sounds. Suddenly, Qin Ya took a deep breath. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, drawn in by so unknown force, sward into his body. It transford into vast True Essence and poured into his Qi Sea.
The incredibly dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi actually ford a visible vortex around Qin Ya. At the center of the vortex, Qin Ya was like a whale, continuously absorbing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi as his aura grew stronger and stronger.
Abruptly, Qin Ya’s eyes snapped open, a sharp glint flashing within them. His aura reached its peak. Suddenly, a deafening BANG erupted from within his body, as if so shackle had been broken. His aura surged explosively once more.
’The Earth Elent Realm... I’ve made it.’
His True Essence surged. With a simple clench of his bare hand, he created a sonic boom in the air.
Just as Qin Ya was reveling in his delight, a burst of cold energy suddenly erupted from Ningxiang Pavilion not far away. The intensity of this cold energy was almost on par with Qin Ya’s own.
Wherever it passed, the grass and trees withered, and the air itself seed to condense into frost.
"Heh, that little rascal finally broke through to the Spiritual Elent Realm. It seems Nanle’s situation spurred her on a bit." Qin Ya gave an indifferent smile, then stood up and walked into Ningxiang Pavilion. The endless cold energy had no effect on him whatsoever.
"Brother Qin, I finally broke through!"
The mont he stepped into Ningxiang Pavilion, an overjoyed Leng Ningshuang leaped at him, throwing her arms around his neck and exclaiming excitedly, "Brother Qin, I broke through to the Spiritual Elent Realm!"
"Alright, alright, you’re amazing. Now hurry up and get down. You’re about to break my neck," Qin Ya said with a helpless sigh.
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