After witnessing Jiang Xuan’s terrifying cultivation speed, the bewildered Xia Xiao Yu cautiously asked:
“Brother Xuanyan, you…. wait, something doesn’t add up here. With your one-in-a-million cultivation talent, your cultivation level shouldn’t be this low.
Wait, could it be that you’ve never cultivated since young?”
“Yeah, I just started cultivating recently to improve my physical fitness.”
Indeed, Jiang Xuan hadn’t been cultivating much since he was young. His spiritual root was just a half-baked one and his cultivation progress was slower than a snail.
His initial First Level Martial Apprentice cultivation was built up with spiritual medicines.
But things were different now. Under the System’s finally effective guidance, he now possessed a double set of spiritual roots, his cultivation speed even surpassing Nan Gong Liuyun.
Just cultivating for a little while, with both sets of spiritual roots and a concentration array blessing him, Jiang Xuan made rapid progress in his cultivation realm.
This gave him a feeling that if he continued to cultivate hard for a few months, maybe he wouldn’t reach the Martial King level, but the Earth Martial or Sky Martial level should be within reach.
At this moment, Xia Xiao Yu suddenly interjected.
“Brother Xuanyan, you can’t keep randomly breaking through levels like this.
Jumping through levels quickly isn’t always good. Look at me now. I’ve reached peak Ninth Level Martial King, but my cultivation feels quite unstable and I need time to solidify it. Plus, there’s no way I can hold back the pace myself.
Brother Xuanyan, from now on, you should focus on compressing your spiritual power, so that you can lay down a solid foundation. That way, you have higher chances to advance.”
Hearing these words, Jiang Xuan nodded.
“Xiaoxiao, what you’re saying makes some sense. But isn’t it better to first break through the levels, before solidifying your cultivation?”
“Brother Xuanyan, it’s best to consolidate while cultivating. This ensures that you always have the capability to fight against higher level opponents. Just increasing your cultivation isn’t that beneficial – combat power is more important.”
Despite her outward support, Xia Xiao Yu inwardly exclaimed:
“I can’t believe Brother Xuanyan’s cultivation talent is that formidable. It looks like he’s been held back by Aunt Jiang.
I bet Aunt Jiang thought Brother Xuanyan was just a boy, so she didn’t even check his spiritual roots. This made him miss out on the prime opportunity to cultivate.
It’s a bit regrettable, but it works out better for me. Thanks to Aunt Jiang, weak Xuanyan can be toyed with.
Even though Brother Xuanyan seems to have strong foundations, to delay his progress, I have to fool him into further compressing his spiritual power.
I need to occupy his heart while he’s still weak; not let him keep thinking about that bad woman Nan Gong Liuyun.”
After giving Jiang Xuan instructions, Xia Xiao Yu left to prepare meals for him.
Inside the Xia Family’s cultivation room,
Jiang Xuan sat alone cross-legged. Noticing that his System had reactivated, he focused his consciousness into the system’s brain space.
“System, I want to get stronger.”
The System scanned him. “…”
“Master, I’m merely a support system. What you’re saying has no impact.”
“System, don’t you have any functions to help me get stronger?
Now I’ve successfully duplicated two spiritual roots. My cultivation talent is incredibly amazing, but I lack a guiding powerhouse that can lead me correctly.
I’ve been thinking, you seem like the best option. Besides, the ‘Taixuan Formula’ is one of your creations, so you have to take responsibility!”
“Beep! To Host: The Taixuan Formula falls under the beginner package scope. Given my scanning capabilities, I can’t determine its ranking, so I can’t guide you in cultivation.”
Jiang Xuan: “…..”
Jiang Xuan had harbored some hope in his System. He expected the System to come through with useful pointers after he transformed into a cultivation genius.
But alas, the System remained as useless as ever.
After a moment’s thought, he decided to trust Xia Xiao Yu’s advice—cultivating while simultaneously laying a solid foundation.
When he restarted his cultivation technique, he continuously compressed the enormous amount of spiritual energy absorbed into his body. Each time he tried to breakthrough to the Sixth Level of Martial Artisan, he got pushed back.
But with continuous compression, the spiritual energy inside him became incredibly pure and potent.
A day passed swiftly. Xia Xiao Yu visited a couple of times and relieved knowing Jiang Xuan wasn’t breaking through levels as casually as drinking water.
She didn’t want to lose control over Jiang Xuan until she fully dominated his heart.
Even after cultivating for a big part of the day, Jiang Xuan’s aura remained at the Fifth Level Martial Artisan, but his strength within the martial level should be unmatched.
Night fell, and Xia Xiao Yu leaned close to Jiang Xuan.
“Xuanyan, stop cultivating and let’s go back to the room. I’ll check your physical condition after cultivating.”
Jiang Xuan: “……”
He inwardly exclaimed,
“This body checking thing sounds increasingly suspicious!”
Before Jiang Xuan could react, Xia Xiao Yu abruptly picked him up.
“Brother Xuanyan, looks like we’ll have to postpone the body check. A few powerful auras are heading toward Xia family. Let’s leave first.”
As Xia Xiao Yu finished, they vanished from the spot.
On another front, several black-garbed figures gathered at the entrance of the Xia family.
The leader was none other than Mo Qing, who had previously detained Jiang Xuan.
With a stern face, she muttered,
“Well done, Xia Xiao Yu from Xia Family. Just a measly Sect Virgin, you think you can just snatch my person and run? Now the Demon Sect Elders have arrived. We’ll see where you can escape to!”
In a dilapidated courtyard elsewhere, Xiao Hongxin stared off in a direction and murmured.
“The Pavilion Master’s whereabouts have finally been found.”
With that, her figure faded away.
Inside Tianxiang Pavilion,
Leng Wushuang wiped her sword as she instructed the guards,
“Did you say people from the Demon Sect appeared in Da Jiang Imperial City?
Let’s head over and join the fun. The Demon Sect folks usually only show interest in pretty boys.
If we stick close to them, we might find the Emperor’s whereabouts.
Speaking of which, Grandma should be arriving soon. No one will stop me from taking the Emperor.”
Somewhere amidst the intertwining mountain ranges under the silvery moonlight, standing above the chaos, two silhouettes faced each other.
One of the figures, a beautiful young lady in a green dress, giggled,
“Youngest Junior Sister, did you specially come halfway to welcome this Elder? Why didn’t you bring your little lord to meet me?”
