Chapter 185 - 178 Phoenix

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Chapter 185: Chapter 178 Phoenix ... "You are a wonderful actor!" Lan Feng praised him as he died with a laugh. Although Lan Feng saw Yan Xiaobao becoming stronger, he also enjoyed the current situation. It was far better than staring at goats, grass, and Qi lines all day. "Yan Xiaobao sighed inwardly, knowing that Phoenix’s friend would be of no help. Instead, he decided to give up cultivation for the day and play with this city boy. Hopefully, he could glean some information about the city or the outside world from him, as Lan Feng was utterly useless when it came to knowledge of the current world. "Why do you need to enter the Magic Forest?" Yan Xiaobao’s face showed an expression of fear. He knew his family worried about the core area of the Magic Forest, as the beasts residing there were extremely dangerous. What puzzled him was why someone who lived a luxurious life would want to encounter such dangers. "Rong Xing, my sister, I need to test some Martial Arts Skills that we practiced in real combat," Rong Ming replied, lying on the grass while gazing at the azure sky above. "Young Master, can you tell me about life outside the village?" Yan Xiaobao asked breathlessly, his eyes brimming with curiosity. This was one time he didn’t need to act; this was something he genuinely wanted to know. Seeing the young child’s expression, Rong Ming smiled contentedly and motioned for him to lie down, saying he would explain. "Our father is the lord of Lilu City and the surrounding areas, so I am his heir," Rong Ming began in an immensely proud tone. "There is no cultivator stronger than my father." Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh. Though Rong Ming was supposed to be a mature child, he was still a child, and all children loved to boast about their parents. "Are you a cultivator?" Yan Xiaobao curiously asked, looking at the young boy lying beside him. "Hmm," came the response. "Xing and I have both reached the Ninth Star of the trainee level. We are absolutely the top-ranked students in the school, but we need to train harder. I must make my father proud." He spoke with a determined voice. His tone and passion made Yan Xiaobao feel a trace of respect for this young boy. After all, it had taken him five years of struggle to reach the Second Star. "Why is your hair white?" Rong Ming suddenly asked. Yan Xiaobao had long anticipated this question, so he was not surprised when it was finally brought up. "I don’t know," he replied honestly. "One night it was black, and by the next morning, it had turned white. Since I was a child, I haven’t been able to remember anything." Yan Xiaobao sighed, and Rong Ming guessed that he had been asked this question many times before. "What’s the city like?" Before Rong Ming had the chance to pose more questions, Yan Xiaobao quickly interjected. For the remainder of the afternoon, Rong Ming told him about clothing stores, restaurants, ports, and markets. To Yan Xiaobao, it sounded much like what a typical large city of his world might be like, which gave him a slight sense of comfort. When he eventually entered a city, he thought he could rely on some of this newly learned knowledge to ease the burden. When dusk arrived, Yan Xiaobao stood up to guide the goats and Rong Ming back to the village. Once they reached the village pen, he parted ways with the young master and hurried back home with the excuse that he had promised his mother to return immediately. When he finally arrived home, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t hold back a sigh of relief. While he had obtained some useful information, he still felt as if he had wasted an entire day. "They’re only ten years old, and they’ve already reached the Ninth Star. I really need to step it up," Yan Xiaobao grumbled to Lan Feng. "Don’t stress," came the reply. "Though they may be at the Ninth Star, it’s clear their dispositions lack the refinement of yours. If they want to access their Middle Dantian, they’ll need to rely heavily on Qi-boosting medicines, and even then, success isn’t guaranteed." Hearing this affirmation of his hard work, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but feel a twinge of unease. "Oh, right," he said as he chewed on some steamed buns left for him in the kitchen. "If I don’t learn some Martial Arts Skills soon, I’m going to run into some serious problems." Yan Xiaobao muttered, and Lan Feng could only agree. "But there’s a catch," Lan Feng said. "When my father began cultivating me, he directly unlocked my Middle Dantian, so most of my skills require spiritual power or elemental affinity." Yan Xiaobao was utterly baffled upon hearing this. Elemental affinity? What was that? "Right. I hadn’t explained it before because it’s complicated, but I’ll explain it now," Lan Feng said slowly. "The Qi you’re currently gathering is pure white Qi. You can use standard Qigong Martial Arts because it has no affinity, but that’s why it is limited to Martial Arts. As of now, you don’t resonate with any element because you haven’t accessed your Middle Dantian and released it." "I thought the Middle Dantian was for spiritual power?" Yan Xiaobao asked in confusion. He vaguely knew about affinities, but what about spiritual power? "Correct. So Qi is used for Martial Arts. Spiritual power is employed in Spiritual Art. I suppose in your old world it would’ve been called magic. Your spiritual power—or as you might know it, magic power—is influenced by your affinity. For instance, if you are attuned to fire, you will be able to use your spiritual power to learn fire-related attacks. Alongside this, there are a few spiritual attacks that aren’t determined by affinity, but they are extremely rare. One of them is the illusion you saw Rong Liang use on the Qilin."

Chapter 185 - 178 Phoenix

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