Xiao Chen’s dormitory was separated to the other dorm rooms, but Xiao Chen had been enrolled for three years and had not lived there, inside, the furniture was covered in a thick layer of dust. Fortunately, this was still his dorm, otherwise Xiao Chen would have to sleep on the streets.

The dormitory was paid when he was admitted, so Xiao Chen did not need to worry about payments.

Dust on the furniture, Xiao Chen refused to pay attention to trivial matters and sat cross-legged on the bed. Ready to begin cultivation, with the mantra given to him by Tian Lao. After all, he yearned for strength for too long, and now had the opportunity turn his situation around, made Xiao Chen impatient.

Xiao Chen sat there and started to recall the cultivation method, Xiao Chen did not know how the method was passed on, just as he recalled, suddenly in his mind a formula scroll appeared!

The scroll was vivid, as if he had seen it before. Presumably, this was Tian Lao’s knowledge, but he still did not know how it transmitted into his mind.

“Battle to seize the heaven?” This name is quite strange! However, Xiao Chen did not care too much, generally methods would have strange names. For example he read a book called “Personal biographies of the master’s school.” Novel, which had a forest God practicing what was called “shaft driving the dragon”. However, the mantra had a better name “battle to seize the heaven”, which rather made it fierce, and allowed one to soar through the clouds. ⌈¹⌋

Xiao Chen started to recall information on “battle to seize the heaven”, although this and his previous cultivation methods were different, Xiao Chen was still familiar with the acupuncture points and meridians to circulate the energy into.

Although Xiao Chen thought that this “battle to seize the heaven” was somewhat strange, he had not come across anything similar to it and braced himself to practice.

According to Tian Lao’s information that was left behind in Xiao Chen’s mind, to cultivate true Qi, the first step is to form Qi in its gas state, in accordance with the mantra, let the gas cycle through his meridians. As long as he is able to succeed in doing so, it will equal to him setting foot at the threshold of cultivating true Qi.

It was difficult at the start, but for a madman like Xiao Chen, it was nothing. To make the body produce qi in its gas form, even for an average person, after getting used to it, how trivial is it? Especially when Xiao Chen had practiced in his basement for several years, comparing each other, this was nothing.

Once again, Xiao Chen tirelessly started the cycle of the mantra, although he felt no changes to his body, Xiao Chen though that Tian Lao would never deceive him, therefore he repeated the mantra over and over.

Eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve cycles were completed until it was morning. Although Xiao Chen repeated the cycle of the mantra, he suspected that “battle to seize the heaven” was unsuitable for him to practice. After such a long time, it had not responded to him, was his qualifications too poor or was he practicing it wrong.

Just as Xiao Chen was doubting the mantra, his chest felt slightly cool, then he felt this air flow from his chest and spread along his meridians and in his mantra, the air was getting larger

At this moment, Xiao Chen wanted to scream. He successfully cultivate his Qi into gas form, which would mean that he was able to cultivate true Qi? Thinking of this, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and repeated the cycle of the mantra once more, circulating the Qi throughout his meridians.

With the increase of Qi in Xiao Chen’s body, Qi started to circulate through his meridians, this made Xiao Chen cry out in pain. This was the first time Qi circulate through his meridians, the feeling of being pierced did not stop Xiao Chen from continuing.

Since childhood, Xiao Chen believed in the words “no pain, no gain” ⌈²⌋

That is why Xiao Chen, for several years, continued to exercise in his basement diligently. But sometimes it’s not that one cannot achieve it in a certain way. ⌈³⌋

Xiao Chen’s physique was unable to cultivate Qi, therefore when he was able to feel Qi, Xiao Chen was excited, even if he was in incomparable pain.

Finally, under Xiao Chen bearing through the pain, he could feel all the meridians in his body filled with Qi. Even though he kept circulating the Qi through is meridians, Xiao Chen sense that his meridians weren’t being torn and in pain, instead a warm comfortable feeling passed through his meridians.

Xiao Chen did not know how long the Qi had been circulating through his buddy, but it suddenly stopped, rapidly welling up in his dantian All of the built up Qi gathered in his dantian, Xiao Chen thought that it would explode, but instead started to compress, turning Xiao Chen’s face red.

Won’t have problems? Xiao Chen clenched his teeth not knowing what do to, he wanted to stop the mantra, but did not dare to as he knew far too less. Practising with great difficulty, and able to form Qi, Xiao Chen was unwilling to give up. ⌈⁴⌋

“Bang!” Xiao Chen felt he body shake, as if something broke in his body, pain surged throughout his body, but as if something broke, a pleasant sensation was released.

By now Xiao Chen had stopped cultivating the mantra, if he kept at it, who knows what would happen later, power is important, but so was his life.

After stopping the mantra, Xiao Chen quickly checked his body to see if there were any problems, but as Xiao Chen began to check his ears, suddenly a voice rang out, giving Xiao Chen a scare!

Once they had seen each other, Xiao Chen did not bother to greet him, he simply wanted to go back to his room and practice the mental mantra. Strength, this is what he had always wanted from birth, now that it was so close, how could he not worry about it. ⌈¹⌋

Xiao Chen did not want to talk to Chen Jinpeng, but seeing that Chen Jinpeng widened his eyes in horror like he saw a ghost, pointed at Xiao Chen and said “You…You…You’re not dead ?”

Xiao Chen was quietly looking at Chen Jinpeng, while maintaining his composure he replied “Chen Jingpeng, is something wrong with your head? You’re the one who died”

Xiao Chen was pushed off the cliff, only himself and the person who pushed him knew, unless the person who pushed him was connected to Chen Jinpeng. ⌈²⌋

Xiao Chen was not stupid, his father had gone missing, expelled from the Xiao family, could not cultivate Qi and was pushed off a cliff by an unknown assailant. All of this was too coincidental, like an invisible hand behind the scene.

But to find out what truly happened, Xiao Chen must become stronger. For that to happen, while he’s weak he must maintain his image of being a playboy.

“What’s this?” Chen Jinpeng had not cared that Xiao Chen scolded him; in fact he was still shocked. The rumour that Xiao Chen jumped off Longshan cliff to commit suicide had long spread through the school. So initially when Chen Jinpeng saw Xiao Chen he was scared, but after, confirmed he was not a ghost. Chen Jingpeng sneered “Not dead, you certainly have good luck.”

At this time, Cao Yuliang walked over and saw Xiao Chen, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes “Xiao Chen, a taxi driver said that you jumped off Longshan Cliff to commit suicide, it seems that those rumors were not true!”

“Big brother!” Chen Jingpeng said, he hurriedly threw Xiao Chen under the bus and said “Big brother, just before Xiao Chen dared to scold your subordinate by saying I was brain dead, what should we do?”

“Well now, we are at school.” Cao Yuliang beckoned with his hand, of course if they were not present at school he would act, but Cao Yuliang saw Cheng Mengying coming their way.

“Dreams do come true!” Cao Yuliang was currently feeling great; Xiao Chen and Cheng Mengying had broken off their engagement, meaning he could freely pursue her.

Cheng Mengying paid no attention to Cao Yuliang, she saw Xian Chen, which was the reason she walked over. Cheng Mengying was confused in her mind, why did she walk over? Did she care about Xian Chen?

Before, Xiao Chen was pursuing Lin Keer and Shen Jingxuan while engaged to her, she had wanted to strangle him. She was his fiancée and he gave her no face by doing so. But when she heard Xiao Chen committed suicide, Cheng Mengying’s anger dissipated and worry filled its place.

“Eh… Why should I care about him? Yes, he used to be my fiancé, but now that engagement has been broken, meaning I have no responsibility towards him.” Cheng Mengying kept this in her heart.

But on the surface, she gave Xiao Chen a cold glance and said “Hmph! Good that you didn’t commit suicide or people would think that Cheng Jia persecuted you to death!

After she finished saying that, Cheng Mengying did not stay, turned around and left. Cao Yuliang thought that Cheng Mengying despised Xiao Chen, half followed and flattered her by saying “Ahh Miss Mengying, if that Xiao Chen fellow had died, your reputation would have been affected. I’m truly worried that when he does die, that people will berate you!

Cheng Mengying did not even look at Cao Yuliang, as she proceeded straight to the entrance of the school to enter her car.

“Xiao Chen, take it.” The one who spoke was Shen Jingxuan, she had passed an envelope to Xiao Chen, smiled, turned around and left.

Cao Yuliang’s attention was on Cheng Mengying, who naturally did not pay attention to them. But Chen Jingpeng saw, he held Shen Jingxuan in his heart. But she was also in the eyes of his brothers pursuit, thus he can only endure.

Xiao Chen took the envelope, which had the lingering warmth of Shen Jinguan. He did not consider that Shen Jingxuan liked him, as she could be said to be a noble lover, as she was kind to everyone. She would often take part in charity events and so the money she gave could be regarded as nothing.

Moreover this matter was incited by Cheng Mengying, this is what Xiao Chen believes. Only Cheng Mengying knew that he could not pay for his meal.

“Oh…” Xiao Chen put the money away, although it was not much, it would be used for food and clothing. It looks like his ex-fiancee’s heart was quite good, but was covered by her indifference.

This was especially prominent with Shen Jingxuan, as if Cheng Mengying treated her like she did to others, they would not be good friends.

Although he received money, he was not happy. This was because the news of him had spread around the school. Who was it that spread the rumour? Cheng Jingpeng? Cao Yuliang? Or was it the driver?

Who wanted to harm him? The taxi driver was probably an excuse; the rumour must have been spread by the murder. At best the taxi driver was told where to go, as why would he drive to Longshan cliff out of everywhere else?

Of course there’s a possibility that it was a coincidence, but he needed to focus on who spread the rumor at school.

“Sigh… One step at a time.” Xiao Chen thought that he should first increase his strength and then slowly find out the person who plotted against him. At the same time he was puzzle. Who would bother to kill a playboy? What advantages would that bring them?

Xiao Chen walked all the way back to his room, while being constantly pointed at. Xiao Chen turned a blind eye to these people, as he watched the rumors of him being alive spread.

“Did you hear? That trash Xiao Chen committed suicide by jumping off a cliff!” This had quickly spread around campus and at this moment, people who knew Xiao Chen had formed smalls groups to discuss it.

“Did you hear the news about Xiao Chen?” After a student had heard the news, he said loudly “If I was expelled from my family, was a useless trash and was exposed of spending money on match-fixing, I would have also committed suicide!”

“Yes, without the blessing from his family, Xiao Chen is just trash…No that’s not right, even trash is better than what he is!” Another student joined in. Those students who were jealous of Xiao Chen previously, had now started to berate him.

“Xiao…Xiao Chen committed suicide?” Lin Keer had just entered the room and heard her classmates discussing the news of Xiao Chen. After hearing another group discuss it, her face paled as she continued to listen.

“Yes!” An admirer of Lin Keer replied as he paid no attention to her reaction. “But it’s great news! That ******* Xiao Chen won’t be able to harass you and now you’re free to be pursued by others!”

The adorers name was Dou Xiaonan. He was the young master of a medium sized family, who felt he was superior to others. But before the news of Xiao Chen, he would not dare act this way around him. To him, Lin keer had become Xiao Chen’s private goods, but now that he’s gone, he’s able to pursue her. ⌈¹⌋

“Who…Who said this?” Lin Keer looked at Dou Xiaonan as if he was lying. She couldn’t believe that Xiao Chen had committed suicide, she had just talked to him a few hours ago. How could he do this?

“It is said that a taxi driver had dropped him off at Longshan cliff.” Dou Xiaonan knew these were just rumours, but in his heart he wished that it was the truth. Adding fuel to the fire, he looked at Lin Keer and said “After the basketball tournament, Xiao Chen went to eat but had no money. This resulted in Cheng Mengying paying for his meal, this would have dealt a huge blow to Xiao Chen’s pride. In which he asked the driver to drop him off at Longshan Cliff and then jumped off.

Dou Xiaonan saw that this news had shaken Lin Keer. He had thought that it was because she was too happy that Xiao Chen had died and felt relieved.

As Lin Keer listened to Dou Xiaonan, her mind had gone blank. She did not dislike Xiao Chen, on the contrary she was very grateful towards him. Even if Xiao Chen had pestered her by pursuing her, he had not made it difficult for her at all, nor did he do anything to embarrass her.

Xiao Chen was her saviour, could he not overcome what had happened to him? Lin Keer could not understand, even if he wasn’t a part of the Xiao family, he could have become outstanding through his own efforts.

“Lin Keer, why do you not speak? Is it because you are too happy?” Dou Xiaonan thought that she was happy to hear the news and to be able to chat with him. But he would never expect that she was lost on how to handle what had just happened.

Lin Keer started crying, she could not accept it! Not because she liked Xiao Chen, but because she though Xiao Chen was a good person.

“Dou Xiaonan…. Is what you said the truth?” Another student asked as he overheard their conversation.

Of course! That taxi driver is always waiting outside our school’s entrance. He’s here every day, if you don’t believe me go ask him yourself.” Vowed Dou Xiaonan.

Cheng Mengying had also heard of the news regarding Xiao Chen. But her first reaction was not to talk about it with other but doubt it. Even if Xiao Chen committed suicide, how would the news spread so quickly?

She did not believe that the taxi driver would wait for Xiao Chen after he had been dropped off at Longshan Cliff. That he would leisurely watch him jump off the cliff. This made Cheng Mengying not believe what she had heard.

Certainly the news about Xiao Chen was false. Though she did not like the relation between her and Xiao Chen, she still knew the personality of the playboy. Even though Xiao Chen paid no attention to her in the slightest and pursued other women, she still knew of his mischievous actions. ⌈²⌋

“Daydreaming about Xiao Chen?” Shen Jingxuan jokingly said. She was one of Cheng Mengying’s friends and had witnessed Xiao Chen harass a girl. Shen Jingxuan did not belong to one of the nine families, but from a mystical family. This made her the object of pursuit by sons from influential families.

Unlike Cheng Mengying who had a cold personality, she was warm to everyone, making people feel like spring’s breeze had swept over them.

“What do you think about the news? With this you will have lost a suitor, meaning less trouble for you.” Cheng Mengying did not want to admit that Xiao Chen had also pursued Shen Jingxuan, while he was engaged to her.

“I hope that the rumours are false, Xiao Chen was already born with bad luck.” Though Shen Jingxuan was concerned, she did not hold Xiao Chen in a special place. ⌈³⌋

Cheng Mengying knows Shen Jingxuan’s personality, in truth, she also hoped that Xiao Chen has not died. Even though she dejected the engagement between her and Xiao Chen, as Shen Jingxuan said, he simply had bad luck. ⌈⁴⌋

If were not for his grandfather, Xiao Chen would not be so unrestrained. Therefore Cheng Mengying always felt gratitude towards Xiao Chen, however did he ever put her in his eyes? ⌈⁵⌋

Shaking her head, Cheng Mengying walked over to the book shelve to read and to forget about these things.

While the news was spreading around school, Xiao Chen had started to run back. This journey required him to run over twenty kilometres, though it would be difficult for normal people, every night for the past ten years he exercised to try cultivate his inner-energy. This naturally made his body very strong, if not he would be dead before he ran the whole way.

Certainly he could run halfway and use the remaining $40 or so dollars for a taxi. But currently Xiao Chen needed the money, so he continued to run. ⌈⁶⌋

After sometime, Xiao Chen had made it to the school. To his surprise, the first person he bumped into was Chen Jingpeng!

“What am I meant to do when you hibernate?” Xiao Chen gawked. Secretly in his heart, he was surprised that he could fly up the cliff. In Xiao Chens mind, even if his father and several qi masters were to try, it would be impossible for them to succeed. It seems as if his master was a really great person, yet he didn’t recognize earlier.

“According to the cultivation method you used, it was to strengthen your qi. But the cultivation I will be showing you will enhance your spiritual strength!” Tian Lao said “Also don’t worry, I will wake up after a short amount of time. Once you become a genuine cultivator is when I will awake. But right now, let me help you before things become too difficult. ⌈¹⌋

How do I cultivate?” Xiao Chen was confused “What sort of power?”

“Previously you were trying to cultivate qi, but there is also true qi. Both are very similar, but are worlds apart. Most cultivate qi to become true qi but fail to do so. Only those who have a spiritual root are able to!” Tian Lao said “A warriors training for the body and a monks training for breathing. I will refine a method of techniques to teach you, which you will cultivate in.”

Although what Tian Lao had said was simple, to Xiao Chen it was extremely shocking! Cultivating true qi? Was there truly such a thing? This was the first time he had heard of “true qi”, then again, to be able to cultivate true qi, one must have spiritual roots which was rarely found.

“Yes Master!” Xiao Chen excitedly said.

Tian Lao did not reply, but suddenly, Xiao Chen felt as if his mind was being stretched to its limit. Multitude of information regarding cultivation techniques appeared in his mind!

“I will be momentarily taking over your body” Tian Lao said this as he finished transferring the information to Xiao Chen. To Xiao Chen’s surprise, he could not control an inch of his body. All he could do was watch what his eyes could see.

“Master…How are you?” Xiao Chen asked through is mind.

“I’m fine, your body is truly weak. This is consuming more of my soul than I thought. We’ve only just met and you’re already causing so much trouble for me! Such a high cliff, truly bothersome.” This was all said by Tian Lao through his mouth, which made it awkward for Xiao Chen to hear his own voice.

Well…If I didn’t fall you wouldn’t have been able to inhabit my body!” Xiao Chen thought to himself.

“Ha-ha! Well said! In the past, I was seriously injured and pursued to this cliff. It was fate for you to be brought here.”

“Master was able to fly over the cliff?” Xiao Chen was a little surprised.

“At the time I was injured… No forget about it. It’s in the past.” Suddenly Tian Lao jumped and flew straight up the cliff.

Xiao Chen looked with amazement. With a single jump, he was able to soar this high. By cultivating true qi, who would be able to rival him?

“Different roads will converge. There’s not a set path to a destination!” Xiao Chens thoughts were as plain as day, Tian Lao spoke “Remember, do not underestimate a warrior, It was a warrior that beat me down this cliff.” ⌈²⌋

“Hisss” Xiao Chen hissed as he felt that his good mood was washed away by Tian Lao’s words.

“Of course if I was not injured already, he wouldn’t have been able to kill me!” But Xiao Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry at his reply.

After Tian Lao spoke, he had landed on top of the cliff. Soon after, Xiao Chen was able to resume control of his body.

“Master, you are truly strong! With just one leap we were able to traverse up the cliff!” Xiao Chen was unable to hold in his excitement.

However, Tian Lao did not reply to Xiao Chen. An eerie silence could be felt.

“Master?” Xiao Chen called out once more.
But he received no reply. Xiao Chen then remembered the words that were spoken before, that for them to make it up the cliff, Tian Lao would use up all his soul power and enter hibernation. Only when Xiao Chen reaches a certain point in his cultivation, will he be able to supplement his master and wake him for his slumber.

Xiao Chen stood there thinking, he decided he would cultivate as hard as possible to achieve his goal as soon as possible.

Just a few hours ago, Xiao Chen was standing right where he was. The only difference is that he now has a goal and a way to achieve it. This had increased Xiao Chen’s morale and filled up his fighting spirit.

However as he ran away from the cliff, he was unable to see any taxi’s. This dampened his mood, thus he began his journey to school.

Xiao Chen can’t help but being afraid. Although he never experienced this type of thing, he has heard numerous people talking about it. In this moment a spirit has entered in his body. Of course, but, who possessed him?

“Possessed?” This rashly voice, like it’s was not worth, started to laugh. “Of course, just now I used the magic gate to enter into your body, because possessing your body was not the most appropriate thing to do, it leads to a lot of problems. I’m merely living inside. I only exist in your body and that’s all.”

“Ah…” Xiao Chen relaxes, after all, its appear that this spirit didn’t possessed him. If not, why he would explain me many things? And not only that, he found that he has yet his free will so he took a deep breath and asked: “Who spirit… are you? Why did you choose to enter in my body?”

“Who I am? There is no meaning for you to know in the meantime. As for the reason why I entered in your body, is because your physique and mine are similar. Just in the time that you jumped down to the precipice, my soul was there. So right away I deposited myself in your body!” That voice faintly explained.

“Similar physique? You still think about possessing me?” Scared, Xiao Chen jumped and said it angry! Still, he sighed with sadness. I didn’t die from falling to the precipice but instead I must be possessed by a spirit?

“Don’t get excited, Xiao Chen!” One more time the voice echoed but this time with some funny tone: “You have to thank me because if not were for me entering into your body in the air at the time that you were falling, you would be by now a meat patty!”

“Why… Why you know my name? You are able to read… my mind?” Xiao Chen frightened asked.

“You are forgetting something; I’m inside your body. As long as you think, I can communicate with you, so you don’t need to speak with your mouth.” This voice continued explaining: “As for possessing your body, I’m not really interested. And even though your body and mine resemble, they only look alike and nothing more! Is not good if I possess your body, your thoughts will be lost, or rather, they are going to fuse with mine and form a new person…”

“Although it happened this way… Thank you for saving my life.” He didn’t know why he was talking loud but perhaps is because it was inside of his body. That let feel to Xiao Chen that he was being sincere, that he wasn’t deceiving him.

“This old man didn’t save you for nothing!” This voice let feel Xiao Chen that he didn’t care about his gratitude. “I only save you to saving me! I have some unfinished business and I want you to help me to fulfill them!”

“What?” The mind of Xiao Chen was filled with emotions! “You said that you didn’t save me from your kindness? But that you had to!?”

“Oh… Your father is missing and you were expulsed from your clan, even they declined your marriage. And the one who was your little brother is now bulling you… Tsk… It seems that you had a miserable life since birth…” Suddenly, the voice with a sarcastic tone said.

“****! You *******, you are peeping into my privacy!” Xiao Chen was thoroughly angry, so much that he had the urge to beat someone. Even if he raised his fist, who’s going to hit? Don’t tell me that I have to punch myself? That wouldn’t be idiotic?

“I only looked casually, rest assured; I don’t have any evil intention. I only looked to your recently memories, and that’s all.” This voice said it indifferently.“ You have a good physique but yet, you’ve finished this way. Tsk, tsk, it’s really lamentable!”

“You old *******, what you think that you’re saying?” Xiao Chen was gnashing his teeth in anger, but he didn’t have any other choice but to have this spirit inside of his body. I cannot beat him and insult him… Because it appears that it doesn’t have any effect in this brazen old *******!

“You don’t want to become strong?” The voice didn’t said it like a joke, but it was full of temptation.

Xiao Chen who was thinking of insult him later, suddenly thought about the words of this spirit. “A good physique?” What is a good physique in your eyes? Xiao Chen is not idiot, so thinking about testing this voice, he said: “Don’t tell me that you know about a method to cultivate inner energy?”

“No!” This voice said quite straightforward.

“…” Xiao Chen had a suddenly impulse of walking away. “You are not going to ask what is?”

“Maybe, you are saying that there are other methods? You don’t have to cultivate inner energy to become someone strong?” The voice said like he was asking to himself.

“You… You are saying that do you have other way to cultivate, but that has the same effect as the inner energy?” Xiao Chen staring blankly asked at once.

“Hehe, that’s right!” The voice sure of what it said, said: “Otherwise, how can I let you help me to fulfill my wish? But everything depends of your talent?”

“Good. As long as you make me strong, in exchange I will fulfill your wish!” Xiao Chen slightly hesitated but then he made his decision. Sure of what he said, he said: “But before coming to an agreement, you have to let me handle a dangerous affair, if not, I can’t go!

“Hehe, certainly, that’s beyond my control. My first wish before dying was to accept a disciple. Xiao Chen, before accepting you as disciple you have to kowtow!” The laughter of that voice was filled with vulgarity.

“Becoming an apprentice?” Xiao Chen was staring blankly, but suddenly he understood that he was deceived: “I must become a disciple; you are my master now. But if I do what I want to do, where is our agreement?”

“When I said that this is a deal? You’re the one who said it!” The voice nevertheless continued speaking: “I will say again. Among my wishes, one of them was to have a disciple!”

“You…” Xiao Chen opened his eyes, stunned; he didn’t know what to say.

“Good. Frankly speaking, you are going to be my only and sole disciple. So how could I let you enter into a pit of fire? If you recognize me as your master, then you would gain only benefits!” That voice laughed.

“Good, I recognize you as my master!” Xiao Chen was thinking that he has no other choice but to only rely on this spirit. He trained more than ten years without effect. If there are other methods, he would have used them long ago!

“Good. Before becoming a disciple there is the ceremony. Forget about escaping, I can’t come out from your body and you can’t worship yourself!” Hearing that, Xiao Chen was fully satisfied: “You can call me master or Tian Lao.”

“Master, what should I do now? This precipice… How I can go back?” Since Xiao Chen naturally accepted this Tian Lao as his master, he was no longer confused.

“You don’t have to worry about returning!” Tiao Lao nevertheless said: “My spiritual force is already weak, but I can make you able to temporarily fly over the precipice but then I would exhaust all of my remaining spiritual force. Afterwards, I will enter into hibernation.”

1. N/a

When going away from the food stall, the face of Xiao Chen was perplexed. Originally he thought that even if the hard work yielded no result, he will be the Xiao clan’s heir. As long as he marry Cheng Mengying and had children, then those children would put their foot on the martial road. In that way the Xiao clan wouldn’t say anything.

After all, the life of a warrior is long. His father, Xiao Chen was rare genius of his generation so they would have patience with his grandson to grow.

So he had a plan. He would fake being an ignorant and incompetent rich boy. He would also pick hot girls and indulge himself in a life of debauchery.

Besides the inner branch of the Xiao clan, Xiao Chen successfully fooled all the people and nobody thought that Xiao Chen force himself to cultivate every day for ten years like a madman.

What he didn’t expect is that his father would disappear and Cheng Mengying’s uncle, the most promising youngster of his generation, would be also missing from the small team which his father led into the trial. The news from the outside world said that because the mistakes in making decision, Xiao Chen’s father, Xiao Feng, resulted in the whole trial team killed. They said that his father ruined the lives of those people and their future prospect in the trials.

Cheng master’s son was furious, so they put under pressure the Xiao clan, resulting in the expulsion of him from his clan!

The Cheng clan is an old martial clan, and can be compared either with the four big clans of the Songning city or the small five clan’s head. In the northwest is one of the very best, and it was natural because they were one of those few ancient martial clans on the Daxia Country but not only that, the clan was born here. They are a transcendent existence, a clan where the martial arts were passed through hundreds of years.

The Xiao clan, Chen clan and the Cao clan were that type of existence, but almost ten years ago, the Cheng clan rose abruptly as a clan. They also cultivate but the Chen clan’s heritage cannot be compared! There are nine clans on the Songning city, but the ranking is not always the same, they regularly held a clan meeting where they will be re ranked according to the comprehensive strength of each clan.

The ranking has always changed more or less but never the ranking of the Cheng clan!

Therefore, being married with the Cheng Clan would mean the rapidly advance of their respective clans. That’s what they thought and because the head of their clans, Xiao Feng and Cheng Zhenfei were training from childhood under the same person, from early they fixed a marriage for Xiao Chen and Cheng Mengying.

“Kid, need a car?” In the moment when he was hesitating, a taxi stopped besides Xiao Chen. The driver estimated that because he was standing foolishly there, that maybe he was waiting for a car.

Xiao Chen looked blankly at him, but he still nodded. He didn’t want to stay anymore in the school, because if he stays he would be ridiculed. He wants a quiet place to think about the future.

Now that he was without clan, without father, he must plan his life all for himself.

“As you like, I need to find a peaceful place!” Xiao Chen opens the taxi’s door.

“A peaceful place? Kid, you have someplace in mind?” The taxi driver distracted asked.

“En, a place where you can’t find people.” He didn’t want to talk much; he went to the point and nodded.

Without asking why, the taxi driver launched its small car leaving behind the food stall.

Xiao Chen doesn’t know but not long ago after he left on the taxi, a black Audi car was behind them, the model was an A6L. It was pretty ordinary but if you don’t have a professional anti reconnaissance capability you wouldn’t notice it.

The taxi stopped on the edge of a cliff of the Longshan Mountain. This place was a tourist attraction. A company brought this place with the intention of developing into a business, however in this moment; this place is an unmanned place. In summer, lovers come here to have a love affair but now it was autumn, so the wind is quite big on the precipice. That’s why was actually uninhabited.

But for Xiao Chen, this place is perfect. It was possible to calm down his heart. The blowing wind was clearing his head.

What happened today was so much and because he was expulsed from his clan, he had much time to think about just before participating on the friendly match of basketball. Xiao Chen paid the driver and went to sit on the edge of the precipice. He was looking at a bottomless cliff, lost in his thoughts…

From now on what I’m going to do? I don’t have inner strength. Xiao Chen is no different to an ordinary person, but even in the clan, ordinary people were not expulsed, so he was inferior to them.

Originally, he was a good-for-nothing young master, but he thought that he was quite intelligent, fooling everyone, but now that he lost everything, he understood that he was only a little smart.

When Xiao Chen was contemplating the scenery, he does not know who but someone pushed him violently with a kick!

“****!” Xiao Chen curses in rage, his body was falling down slowly though the precipice. Who the hell can be so cruel?

Wind was whistling on his ears and the bottomless cliff left Xiao Chen forehead covered with cold sweat!

I’m going to die? Xiao Chen’s eyes flashed a hint of unwilling! After all, who is going to kill himself? The person who pushed him has inner strength. Xiao Chen felt that if they hadn’t used inner strength, then he wouldn’t fall so easily. The distance from where he sat to the precipice was at least two meters or more. Ordinary people would only make him stumble because it would be impossible to push him downwards the precipice given the distance!

Although all this years he couldn’t train inner energy, his body was sturdier than average people. That was the fruit of his effort, the effort of training every day in the night.

However, now this effort has become meaningless. He felt helpless seeing getting closer more and more to the end of the precipice…

“Bang——“ A loud sound. Xiao Chen felt all of his organs shattered, then, he lost consciousness…

He doesn’t know how many time passed, but suddenly, he heard a sound who let Xiao Chen absolutely terrified!

Because that sound didn’t come from hearing, rather, it comes from inside of his mind!

“Wake up… Wake up…” That sound was spinning on his mind. Scared, he did a great jump but he was not aware that he jumped suddenly!

“Who? Who is it?” Xiao Chen even forgot that he was pushed down from the precipice but also he didn’t have time to think about why he didn’t die. Rather, he looked everywhere looking for the sound source.

“I.” A somewhat old sound echoed again. Inmmedialty his face was covered with horror!

Because he practiced martial arts, Xiao Chen is not a coward, he already saw countless dead people, but the scene in front of him surpassed a normal situation!

“You… Who are you? Where are you?” Asked Xiao Chen shortness of breath.

“I’m inside of your body!” Said the voice.

“What… What joke are you saying?” Said Xiao Chen subconsciously, but he still looked down, lowering his head, looking at himself. But there was no difference on him

“You thought that I was joking? I’m a spirit/soul. In this moment I’m inside your body.” The voice said it indifferent.

“A spirit? In my body? I’m… possessed?” When Xiao Chen spat the word “possessed” his face turned white.

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Because the intense exercise and a little of hunger, Xiao Chen wanted to go to the school cafeteria to eat something. But when he went outside, he stopped his movement. On the cafeteria, the food was really expensive and he was not more the Xiao Clan’s young master. His bank card is already frozen and the sports car was left in where his clan was. In this moment, the ear of Xiao Chen was echoing with what his uncle said at noon: You are not more the Xiao clan’s young master, you were expulsed! None of what the clan has is yours!

These words, my uncle said these words? Even if I was expulsed, they didn’t left me anything. In this moment, Xiao Chen understood everything. That in the so called famous Xiao Clan there is no room for affection? Xiao Chen didn’t believe that these things could be able to happen in the clan.

He turned around and went to the food stall in front of the school. Before he “disdained” coming here to eat, because the cafeteria on the school could be compared with a five stars restaurant so it’s was natural that the price would be inconvenient high. Before Xiao Chen did not have concepts like money.

“What do you want to eat, schoolmate?” The food stall’s boss passionately asked Xiao Chen.

Even if he asked him passionately, Xiao Chen was confused with so many food names in front of him. He never ate these bizarre things. What is barbecue bibimbap? The barbecue is not Western-style food? So how can be this bibimbap?

“One portion of… Stir-Fried noodles with vegetables.” Xiao Chen can only pick something familiar to him.

“Good, wait a moment, right away!” The boss answered and went to start making the food.

The food came quickly. Xiao Chen was looking to the strange appearance of what has to be stir-fried noodles. It was called stir-fried noodles with vegetables, but scattered in the noodles were a few small squid, letting Xiao Chen with overwhelming feelings. But the smell was quite good? Xiao Chen was hungry so he didn’t bother himself and picked chopsticks and started to put the food in his mouth.

He was a rich boy before but he never ate these things, not because he didn’t wanted, but because he didn’t have the chance.

“Hm? This is not the Xiao clan’s young master? Why is he eating in this place? Don’t tell me that the rich have a repulsive preference?” A ear-piercing sound came to his ears, and the voice was familiar. The voice’s owner is Cao Yuliang. Cao Yuliang was the same that Xiao Chen and Chen Yipeng, one of the four big clans on the Songning City.

But the Xiao clan and the Cao clan doesn’t get along well. So between him and Cao Yulian, always is hostility because they were the same, a young master of a big clan whom couldn’t cultivate inner energy.

Coldly looking at Cao Yuliang, he stands up and asks the food stall owner, “Boss, how much is?”

A strong person doesn’t let others provoke easily and because Xiao Chen was expulsed from his clan, it was natural for Cao Yuliang to try to start a dispute, which was his purpose in being here. He believes that he has enraged me, only waiting for the chance of humiliating me, but Xiao Chen wouldn’t let him get away with it.

“The sea food is ten bucks.” The owner said.

“Good…” Xiao Chen brings his hand to his wallet, but he didn’t felt anything in his pocket. His complexion changes immediately! The wallet was missing! Don’t tell me that I lost the wallet on the basketball match?

“Ha! The great young master from the Xiao Clan has not money? Could be that he wanted to eat without paying? It’s no wonder why before Chen Jipeng also had to pay him his restaurant bill. If you want I can call him for you?” Cao Yuliang was joking while looking at Xiao Chen. He was already making gestures of bringing out his phone.

“Young Cao, the Xiao clan’s young master is planning to use a credit card! Because of his status, how would be possible for him to pay in cash?” One of the henchmen of Cao Yuliang said.

“But, ah, is pity that here doesn’t accept a diamond credit cards!” Another of the henchmen said.

“Boss… My wallet is missing. Can I pay you the next time?” Xiao Chen took a deep breath, telling himself on his heart that a tiger doesn’t need to fall to the level of a dog.

The boss saw Xiao Chen embarrassed look, that he seemed really have a trouble. And for his clothes he didn’t seem like he would eat and run. He was thinking that the money he needed to pay was not much so he said: “All right, next time!”

“Boss, that is not good! You don’t have to indulge yourself with this scumbag who eat and run! Look at this brat; with his clothes he resembles a swindler!” But Cao Yuliang stopped Xiao Chen from going out.

“Boss, this can’t be! You can’t tolerate such people eat meals and run away! If we say that also don’t have any money, then it’s all right? What is going to be of your business if it’s like this?” The followers of Cao Yuliang like parrots repeated.

“This…” Listening to Cao Yuliang and his followers, the boss hesitated. If he hesitates and pick a fight with them for letting Xiao Chen go away without paying, then his business days would be done.

“Boss, I will pay for him.” One clear sound echoed. That sound let Xiao Chen from his feet to his head shocked.

It was Chen Mengying, she was one from the five small clan of the four big clans, the eldest daughter from the Chen clan’s head. But her identity was his fiancé, or he should say his former fiancé!

“Although he was your fiancé, Mengying, he was expelled from his clan, so why are you going to pay for him?” The complexion of Cao Yuliang’s face changed slightly. He didn’t expect that a new issue would arise because this is not what he wanted to see: “Of course, I will not let you sympathize with him, but let me tell you this, I will let the Chen Clan be aware of this, and certainly our grandfather…”

But Cheng Mengying didn’t respond Cao Yuliang instead she took out of a hundred dollar bill and handed to the boss.

“Take my money.” Xiao Chen eyes glanced at Cheng Mengying going away. He shook his head, this time he did not care about the self-respect that he had to possess being the Xiao clan’s young master. Nobody considers him as the young master, only like a target to ridicule, so what if they put airs of importance?

Before his disguise, Xiao Chen was too lazy to pretend in front of Cao Yuliang.

“Good.” The boss didn’t think more and returned back ninety dollars to Xiao Chen.

“Hahaha, you really are a hopeless case. You would ask for money to a woman? You are hopeless, Xiao Chen! If I were you I would be better dead than doing that!” Cao Yuliang was making big noise. Perhaps was to make Chen Mengying deliberately hear, but even so, she was walking in a relaxed way, without the slightest pause like she didn’t heard nothing!

Xiao Chen was coldly looking on the Cao Yuliang’s eyes. “If you came to eat then sit down, if not, be like a good dog and don’t block the road.”

“What did you say!?” One of the henchmen of Cao Yuliang came out and was about to puch Xiao Chen.

“Forget it. What meaning is in beating someone who fell down? Let him get lost.” Cao Yuliang waved his hands then he sat on the next table and said: “Boss, one roasted beef over rice.”

Some of his little brothers also despise seeing Xiao Chen so they sat beside Cao Yuliang.

Xiao Chen had to admit, Cao Yuliang is in some ways was better than him, at least he knows what there is in this small store…

Looking the figure of Xiao Chen walking away, Cao Yuliang had a fierce expression when looking at Xiao Chen but immediately he changed it! You want to fight with me? If what you want is a fight, I will give to you!

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“Pa!”

A burst of applause came from the stands when Xiao Chen sent flying the basketball from his hands. Their applauses were ear-piercing and reached Xiao Chen’s ears.

Blocked! The way he took the ball humiliating Xiao Chen, let Xiao Chen with the mouth open when looking at Chen Jinpeng!

Inner energy! Chen Jinpeng was secretly using inner energy!

Under normal circumstances it’s unlikely for warriors to use their inner energy. Because, what is the meaning of using it in a friendly match? Otherwise, unless the other party provokes them, warriors disdain using their inner energy to bully people.”

Xiao Chen looked gloomily at his side; looking like Chen Jinpeng snatched the ball to the extent that he even forgot that his hands were swollen! Chen Jinpeng was formerly his little brother, ah, so this match was under his hands?

“Beep-“

Moments later the sound of a whistle was heard together with sounds of cheers due to Chen Jinpeng succeeding in shooting at the last moment!

He used again inner energy! Xiao Chen knows that if from the far distance where Chen Jinpeng was, the only way to succeed would be using inner energy!

“Chen Jinpeng… You are quite good…” Even if Xiao Chen was mentally strong, but with one blow after another, he was unable to restrain his anger coming out from his chest!

“What are you looking? You still believe that you are the Xiao clan’s young master? You were expulsed from your clan, so looking at one place to hide you came running to this sport ground to oppress us? You still think that you are the center of attention? If it were not by your daddy being close and bribing your teammates you would have lost every time. What do you think that you were?” Chen Jinpeng was ridiculing Xiao Chen. In his eyes, he was superior and Xiao Chen was like an ant!

“Match-fixing ah? It’s no wonder why he lost so miserably. Xiao Chen still believes that he is the center of attention but he was always a waste!” Hearing his classmates in this moment, Xiao Chen understood that what Chen Jinpeng was doing. He was starting a crusade against him.

“You are a scumbag ah, you’ve been fixing matches. Now I know why his skill was so bad after Chen Jinpeng took his ball each time. Indeed, he is a huge trash!”

In the past, these people wouldn’t have dared to go against Xiao Chen in that way. Xiao Chen is currently attending a nobility school, and although the families of those people were wealthy and respectable, but to compare them with the Xiao Clan which is one of the four big clans on this Songning City, it was like the sky and the earth!

But Xiao Chen was expulsed from the Xiao clan, and not only that, he was deeply hatred by one of the heads of the four big clans, the Chen clan. So no matter if what Chen Jinpeng said was true or false, these people would follow him like parrots!

Xiao Chen was looking coldly at everyone on the sport ground, nevertheless he didn’t say anything. They don’t know what they say. In fact, Chen Jinpeng’s skill with the ball was inferior to Xiao Chen’s skill and he was only able to beat him because he used inner energy!

But, who is going to believe that? How many people of them know what inner energy is? And even if they were aware of the inner energy, who would come to save him of this predicament? He was no more the Xiao clan’s young master. Now that the Xiao clan’s head was missing, the formerly little brother, stepped over taking the head…

“Sigh…“ Xiao Chen shakes his head. Why? Why I was expulsed from the Xiao clan? It’s because I couldn’t train inner energy? Xiao Chen put great effort training since childhood, but who looked at him?

Xiao Chen is the master’s only son, but because his physique was bad, from the beginning he wasn’t able to cultivate inner energy.

This year Xiao Chen endured great pressure. The heir of all the four big clans must be an outstanding warrior. Only a warrior would be able to defeat the rest and push their family forward.

Before, Xiao Chen didn’t had other choice but to assume the appearance of a young master so he spent money like water, if not they wouldn’t be able to save their face and the other three clans together with other five small clans would laugh when looking at the waste heir.

Being incapable of protecting himself, he had to make others believe he was harmless.

He worked hard to cultivate every day for ten years in the dead of the night on the Xiao clan’s basement. From it came a sound of exercise, however, he hadn’t received nothing from the heavens in return of his great effort.

His father went missing and next he was expelled from the clan, even the marriage with the Chen clan was withdrawn. He was still a guy without the ability to protect himself!

Xiao Chen takes a deep breath. Regardless of his previous display, the Chen son’s head hates him but people who hit a person who fell down can be found everywhere.

The basketball match had finished and everyone on his side had dispersed. The people who wanted to have a relationship with the Chen clan went to celebrate alongside Chen Jinpeng.

“Xiao… Xiao Chen.” The somewhat nervous voice but still pleasant for the ear was accompanied by a beautiful image of a woman which appeared in front of the Xiao Chen.

This person who was wearing a school uniform is a simple and plain girl. Although she was simple, she could not hide her natural beauty.

“Lin Keer?” In front of his eyes is the commoner girl who was regarded as the most beautiful of the school. And it was natural for her stand in front of Xiao Chen, because before, she was pursued and harassed by Xiao Chen.

Actually, you could say that Xiao Chen is Lin Keer’s benefactor. Behind the school, in an alley, she encountered a hoodlum who wanted to harass her. Just in time, that scene caught the eye of Xiao Chen. He ordered to Chen Jinpeng and a few of his guys to stop the hoodlum and beat him. As result, the scene looked like a hero saving a beauty.

And although she is grateful, she didn’t expected that the next day she would be pursued in the school by Xiao Chen. He sent her love letters and roses, so the heart and soul of Lin Keer who only wanted to study diligently collapsed.

And the only thing that she could do was to hide from Xiao Chen.

Fortunately for her, Xiao Chen was only a playboy and contrary to what you would expect he didn’t make of the issue a big one.

That she came to find him, let Xiao Chen startled.

“I… I heard that you were expelled from your clan… And not only that, they canceled the marriage…” Lin Leer face was red, even she stuttering when speaking: “But… You don’t have to give up and fell in despair. If you don’t give up and study hard, making a great effort, then you will be able to become an outstanding person… Then… at that time, I… I will let you chase… chase me…”

After finishing her words, she seemed to have spent all the force of his body. On her forehead also appeared sweat. His delicate face was covered with crimson. After lowering her head, she didn’t dare to look at the Xiao Chen’s eyes. Turning around, she started to run…

Seeing her walking away, Xiao Chen can’t help but force a smile. He sighs at this kindheartedly and innocent small girl. Again he can’t help but sighs with sorrow. These years she only thought that I was playboy? Probably she thinks that I’m depressed?

Xiao Chen doesn’t know but inside of the school, a small scale rumor has started to spread! Lin Keer may have heard the rumor, so she plucked up courage to find Xiao Chen.

For this simple Lin Kerr, how much courage she needed to speak these few words?

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