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Vast Rivers and Mountains, Purple Qi came from the East. As a beam of sunlight streamed through the window, Zhao Yang took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.
"Finally reached the Refining Qi Third Layer," Zhao Yang said calmly.
After an entire night of meditation absorbing the pearl filled with Spirit Energy, that pearl had long since shattered into a pile of powder, its Spirit Energy completely absorbed by Zhao Yang. Even so, the amount of Chaos True Qi transformed from this Spirit Energy was still limited. Chaotic Qi is the supreme Spirit Energy generated at the dawn of creation. The river clam had lived for about a hundred years, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon over many years, and only then did it produce some Spirit Energy infused with Chaotic Qi. Though weak, it was enough for Zhao Yang, at the peak of the second layer of Qi Refinement Stage, to break through into the third layer!
Zhao Yang clenched his fists, unable to forget the memories left by the previous owner of this body three years ago—a child cornered by those who forced him to a dead end. Today marked the Martial Arts Tournament of the Zhao Family Disciple, and blood debts must be repaid in blood.
"Zhao Family, today shall be annihilated!"
At this moment, the morning sun had just risen. His parents and sister were still asleep. Zhao Yang quietly finished washing up and ate the meat his mother prepared every night, fearing he would go hungry while cultivating. His heart was filled with warmth.
He did not tell anyone about participating in today's tournament; he quietly glanced at his sleeping family through the window before turning and sprinting toward the direction of the Zhao Family.
An hour later, at the Training Ground of the Cultivation Family Zhao Family, the family head, Zhao Tianba, looked out at the crowd below and announced loudly, "Today marks our Zhao Family's triannual clan competition. All disciples aged twelve and above, including servants and slaves, regardless of gender, may sign up to participate. Those who place in the top ten will receive rewards from the family and will be entrusted with important roles after being nurtured by our elders!"
As soon as he finished speaking, cheers erupted from the crowd below.
Observing the noisy crowd, Zhao Tianba raised his left hand to signal for silence. Instantly, there was complete quietness below. He nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Today, we are honored to have two major Cultivation Families from Dongling County, namely the Zhou Family and Wang Family, here to observe. This gentleman on my left is none other than Zhou Family Head, Zhou Chenglong, while on my right is Wang Family Head, Wang Huabin."
Both Zhou Chenglong and Wang Huabin were robust men in their forties—one dressed in a yellow cloak and the other in a black robe—seated on either side of Zhao Tianba. Behind each of them stood two young men, family disciples they brought along to observe the Zhao Family's Martial Arts Tournament.
The man in black robes, Wang Huabin, clasped his fists and smiled at the crowd below. "It is a great honor for my brother and me to attend the Zhao Family's Martial Arts Tournament. The Wang Family and Zhou Family have only been established for over twenty years; there is still much we need to learn from the Zhao Family. We are truly grateful for Brother Zhao's invitation that allows us this opportunity. I have heard that among your younger generation, Zhao Tenglong has already reached peak level eight of the Qi Refinement Stage at just eighteen years old; we feel quite ashamed in comparison!"
His words made all the disciples of the Zhao Family beam with pride, their faces reflecting their delight.
Zhao Tianba was no exception, but he quickly reined in his smug expression and said, "Brother Wang, what are you talking about? From now on, our Zhao Family and the Zhou Wang family from Dongling County are one family. We will advance and retreat together, learning from each other."
"Since we have invited the Zhou Wang family to watch your competition today, I, as the head of the family, promise that whoever performs well today will not only receive the rewards stipulated for this family competition but will also receive a fragment of a red Essence Stone!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the audience. Even Zhou Chenglong, the head of the Zhou family, and Wang Huabin, the head of the Wang family, were taken aback and exchanged glances. It should be noted that Essence Stones were treasures possessed only by cultivation sects across the land, and only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and above could own them. A piece of Red Essence Stone contained enough Spirit Energy equivalent to all the True Qi of a Qi Refinement Stage cultivator at the ninth level. There were seven types of Essence Stones: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; each corresponding to a different cultivation realm. The Red Essence Stone was used by Foundation Stage cultivators, while the Orange Essence Stone was for Core Formation Stage cultivators, and so on up to the Purple Essence Stone used by Great Ascension Stage experts. Although Zhao Tianba had only brought out a small fragment of Red Essence Stone, its Spirit Energy was still astonishing. If a Qi Refinement Stage cultivator obtained it, absorbing its Spirit Energy could easily raise their cultivation by one or even two levels.
Zhao Tianba looked with satisfaction at everyone swallowing hard and returned to his seat at the top of the Gold-Plated Seat. He announced loudly, "I declare that the Zhao Family clan competition has officially begun!"
After announcing the start of the competition, Zhao Tianba quietly said to a thin old man beside him, "Go check on Zhao Tenglong; why hasn't he come out yet?"
The thin old man nodded in response and quietly exited the Training Ground toward the Zhao Family's backyard.
On the Training Ground, two boys around fourteen or fifteen years old introduced themselves along with their cultivation levels before starting to fight. Both were at the second level of Qi Refinement Stage and used techniques from the publicly available cultivation manual of the Zhao Family—basic techniques for Qi Refinement Stage. Their moves were unremarkable; they employed basic techniques from secular martial arts: jumping, turning, leaping, dodging, slashing, and stabbing. This made Zhou Chenglong laugh heartily from his seat.
Zhao Tianba and several elders on stage frowned slightly; they could hear the disdain in Zhou Chenglong's laughter.
Wang Huabin shot a glare at Zhou Chenglong and said sternly, "Brother!"
Zhou Chenglong understood and cleared his throat while straightening his clothes before falling silent.
Zhao Tianba's face turned red with embarrassment. As far as he knew, there were only one or two disciples from the Zhao Family participating in this clan competition who were at the second level of Qi Refinement Stage. He never expected these two useless individuals would end up facing each other in the first match of this event. This made him quite angry; he thought he would definitely have to find the steward who arranged this match to demand an explanation after the competition ended.
Soon enough, both boys at the second level of Qi Refinement Stage stood still due to exhaustion and stopped attacking. The referee helplessly announced that they had drawn and sent them offstage.
After the two boys went down, two more boys came up, slightly plump in build. After introducing themselves and their cultivation levels, they couldn't help but burst into laughter at the sight of Zhou Chenglong, the head of the Zhou family, on stage.
"Hahaha, both at Qi Refinement Stage Level Three, and they're just two little Chubby Kids. Brother Zhao, are you pulling my leg here?"
"Brother!" Wang Huabin shot a serious glare at Zhou Chenglong. "The first two rounds were just warm-up performances. It's like the opening duet before the main act at our Dongling County theater. Don't speak nonsense if you don't understand."
"Oh, I see now. My younger brother has been short-sighted; I truly apologize, Brother Zhao."
Zhao Tianba listened to their banter and slammed his hand down on the tea table to his right, causing it to shatter into pieces instantly.
"Where is Old Dong?!"
"Here I am, my lord. What are your orders?" The thin old man who had been sent by Zhao Tianba to call Zhao Tenglong rushed over from the stands.
"Is this the family competition you arranged? Are you trying to embarrass my Zhao Family on purpose?!" Zhao Tianba asked sternly.
"I dare not! Please forgive me, my lord; allow me to explain."
"You need not explain. From now on, you will no longer be the internal manager of the Zhao Family. Go back and continue taking care of your young master. Hmph! Where did you call Zhao Tenglong to?!"
"Dad, I'm here."
A gentle voice rang out as a tall and handsome young man appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Zhao Tenglong!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Zhao Tianba's eyes as he trembled and said, "Zhao Tenglong, have you advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refinement?"
Zhao Tenglong calmly nodded and replied, "Father, I just advanced to the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, which is why I arrived late. I apologize for making everyone wait so long."
After addressing the crowd, Zhao Tenglong turned to nod apologetically at Zhou Chenglong and Wang Huabin, who were seated in the upper viewing area. "I have heard that the Wang family and Zhou family from Dongling County have come to watch our Zhao Family's clan competition today. I am truly honored. However, among the third generation disciples of my Zhao Family, aside from myself, the highest cultivation level is only at the sixth level of Qi Refinement. I believe such a small event may not be worthy of your attention. Therefore, since both family heads have brought along your family's top young talents, I dare to challenge these four peers. What do you think, uncles?"
"Well..." Wang Huabin hesitated for a moment.
"Hah, quite bold of you! Why not just challenge me directly?" Zhou Chenglong retorted sharply.
"Zhao Tenglong, my brothers and I are all at the seventh level of Qi Refinement. Moreover, we practice our family's secret technique, the Four Directions Heart Unity Technique. When we use it together, our coordination is seamless. Even those at the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refinement would be completely suppressed. Are you sure you want to challenge all four of us at once?" a Green-Clad Youth behind Zhou Chenglong spoke up.
Zhao Tenglong replied, "If battles in the cultivation world are fought with words alone, I admit you would win."
The four youths sensed the underlying meaning in Zhao Tenglong's words and became furious.
The Green-Clad Youth, presumably their leader, didn't bother asking the others if they accepted the challenge and directly said, "Fine, we accept your challenge. But if we can't hold back and end up crippling you, don't blame us for doing it on purpose!"
A slight smile appeared on Zhao Tenglong's lips as he leaped onto the fighting platform and said politely, "Please!"
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