Battle Through the Heavens: Top Talent

Chapter 3 People from the Ancient Clan

They chatted awkwardly with Xiao Zhan and the others in the courtyard for a while, listening to their experiences from their past travels in the martial world. It wasn't until it got dark that they reluctantly left.

After seeing the four people off, Xiao Yun returned to his room. He had a very fruitful afternoon. In addition to 100,000 gold coins, he also got a high-level Yellow Rank fire attribute cultivation technique and several other Yellow Rank fighting skills, which saved Xiao Yun from having to make another trip to the Fighting Skill Hall.

After breaking through to the Dou Zhe level, everyone becomes qualified to cultivate techniques. After cultivating a technique, the attribute-less milky-white Dou Qi within the body will be transformed into the attribute Dou Qi of the technique.

The first transformation of Dou Qi did not take too long. After only two hours of cultivation, Xiao Yun had already transformed all of his Dou Qi.

It was completely dark by then, but Xiao Yun could still see everything inside the house clearly. This was undoubtedly due to the enhanced senses he had gained from cultivating the Dou Qi technique.

Extending his palm, he saw a faint fluorescent light emanating from the center, its color a deep yellow, a sign of successful cultivation.

It's a pity I haven't had many opportunities to cultivate that miraculous Burning Technique. Is this old medicine master really asleep? My talent is so great, yet he doesn't even come to take me as his disciple!

Xiao Yun was extremely envious of the Burning Technique, a cultivation method that could evolve.

Unfortunately, Yao Lao was betrayed by Han Feng, whom he considered his own son, and no longer easily trusted anyone. Even Xiao Yan, the protagonist destined for greatness, had his Dou Qi absorbed by Yao Lao for three years and was observed for a long time before being granted the Burning Flame Technique. Even Han Feng only had half of the Burning Flame Technique.

"I've finally become a true fighter, but my fighting spirit technique is a bit low-level. With my current fighting spirit level, I'd be easy prey if I encountered a fighter who cultivates a Xuan-level technique or higher."

Thinking of this, Xiao Yun closed his eyes and began to cultivate and solidify his own fighting spirit.

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The next day, Xiao Yun got up early and went to the canteen set up by the Xiao family for orphans to have breakfast.

Based on Xiao Yun's performance yesterday, Xiao Zhan and the others were prepared to provide him with a housekeeper and maids to solve his living problems, but Xiao Yun refused their kindness, saying that he was used to living alone.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Xiao Yun had just found a seat to have breakfast when he heard people around him chattering about news they had heard from somewhere.

"Hey, did you hear? We have some distinguished guests visiting the clan today. The clan leader was just personally greeting them at the main gate."

"What! The clan leader is a Great Dou Master level expert, so anyone he personally greets must also be a Great Dou Master, right?"

"Yes, I just saw the clan leader and a strange middle-aged man heading towards the hall. That man had an extraordinary aura; he must be a powerful figure. And he was accompanied by a girl who looked about five or six years old."

Listening to their conversation, Xiao Yun understood that Gu Yuan had brought his precious daughter to the Xiao family. However, no one in the Xiao family knew that Gu Yuan was not a Great Dou Master, but a peak Dou Sheng expert!

Gu Xun'er, as the female protagonist of Battle Through the Heavens in her previous life, was a top-tier rich and beautiful woman. It would be a lie for Xiao Yun to say he didn't like her. As the eldest daughter of the Gu clan, she was particularly good at being a kept woman, and she was also loyal to the person she liked.

It's a good idea, but Xiao Yun said that people who have this idea are very difficult to punish and can be tortured.

Don't get the wrong idea! Xiao Yun isn't some kind of master of pedophilia; no normal person would do that!

Anyone who has this idea, please step forward!

After finishing breakfast, Xiao Yun prepared to go to his secret base in the back mountain for cultivation. He had only gone halfway when he ran into Xiao Yan, who was showing Gu Xun'er around the Xiao family.

Xiao Yan looked helpless, with a girl beside him whose face was cold and whose skin was as white as a porcelain doll.

Originally, Xiao Yan was unwilling to bring this so-called cousin to visit the Xiao family. He thought that this kind of work, which did not require much skill, could be easily handed over to the servants.

They actually made him, the first...second-oldest member of the Xiao family, come to do it, and that cheap old man even told him to go along with her and not offend her. Isn't she just a little kid?

Having been the young master of the Xiao family for several years, Xiao Yan had developed some of the spoiled airs of a young master. He was tempted to quit, but when he thought of the serious attitude Xiao Zhan had shown him before, he decided to put up with it for now.

"Cousin Xiao Yun, what a coincidence! I was showing my cousin Xun'er around the Xiao family home when we ran into you."

When Xiao Yan saw that the person who came was Xiao Yun, he greeted him.

Xiao Yan didn't really know much about Xiao Yun, only that they were close relatives, both belonging to the direct line of the Xiao family, and that Xiao Yun's parents had died early. He didn't know much else.

During holidays and festivals, Xiao Zhan would always bring him over, but they rarely had any contact, mainly because the other party was always engrossed in his cultivation.

"Well, I'm going to cultivate in the back mountain now. You take good care of this cousin Xun'er and show her around." Xiao Yun nodded, indicating that he didn't want to have an awkward conversation with Xiao Yan, as he still needed to cultivate!

Watching Xiao Yun's departing figure, Xiao Yan clenched his fists with some resentment. He had just displayed his talent yesterday, and the title of Xiao family's number one genius hadn't even been warmed up before it was snatched away by the astonishing Xiao Yun.

Moreover, Xiao Yun is only two years older than him, but her cultivation has reached the ninth level. He has no confidence that he can reach the ninth level of Dou Qi when he is seven years old. Now, people who are more talented than him have gone to cultivate, but I can only waste time here with this cousin.

"Cousin Xun'er, let's go visit the Xiao family's martial arts hall. We can learn any low-level Yellow Rank martial arts there."

Xiao Yan was increasingly displeased, but he did not show it. Instead, he continued to show Gu Xun'er around the Xiao family.

Xiao Yun didn't think much about the two people he had just encountered and quickly ran towards the back mountain of the Xiao family. To cultivate well, a strong body is essential.

Xiao Yun would run for half an hour every day before starting his cultivation to warm up his body before beginning his battle qi cultivation.

……

Xiao Yun's reputation as a genius spread like wildfire in Wutan City for nearly a week. People, who are fickle and easily bored, gradually shifted their attention to another major event.

This matter concerns the upcoming admissions process for Canaan College.

As one of the most prestigious academies in the Dou Qi Continent, Canaan Academy is a sacred place in the hearts of almost all teenagers. As long as you can study at the academy, your future will be almost smooth, and you will be a coveted prize by various forces.

Canaan Academy is located in the Black Corner Region, which is on the outskirts of the Gama Empire. It is a lawless area.

In the Black Corner Region, Canaan Academy is like a giant dragon, and no one dares to provoke it easily. Even the surrounding empires greet the teachers and students who come to recruit students with smiles and escort them all the way.

All these factors have enhanced the reputation of Canaan College among the common people, and every year, Canaan College sends a large number of instructors to neighboring countries to recruit students.

Canaan Academy admits students regardless of their social status. As long as you have enough talent, whether you are a beggar or a thief, you can enter the academy to cultivate.

Every year, many young people eagerly await the arrival of admission mentors, hoping that if they pass the test, they can step through the door that symbolizes enlightenment.

Under this atmosphere, the young people in Wutan City also began to get restless, even more lively than during festivals. Every day, people would stand guard at the city gate, eagerly waiting for the recruitment team to be recruited.

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Walking slowly through the clan's territory, looking at the training grounds that had suddenly become crowded, Xiao Yun felt somewhat helpless.

The upcoming Canaan Academy has stirred up the entire Xiao family.

In the training ground, many young people were training hard, sweating profusely. These young people were all hoping to make a breakthrough in the last few days and meet the admission standards of Canaan Academy.

Standing outside the training ground, Xiao Yun looked up a few times and was somewhat surprised to find several familiar faces on the field. On one side of the field, a man and a woman were getting into position to spar.

"Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu? I can understand Xiao Yu coming here, but has Xiao Yan been spurred on by me? Instead of hanging out with other kids, he's been diligently cultivating."

Xiao Yun thought that in his memory, Xiao Yan was not associated with diligent cultivation. He was always in a state of working hard for three days and resting for two, relying entirely on his own talent to cultivate, and playing as much as possible in his spare time.

After watching the fight between the two for a while, Xiao Yun found it quite boring. After all, the gap between him and the two was now quite large, and their fight seemed like child's play to him.

Most of the people on the training field were those who didn't study regularly but only practiced at the last minute. He had no sympathy for these people. Xiao Yun himself was very talented, but he never stopped practicing diligently.

Most of the family members were not particularly talented, but they liked to rely on the family's power to philander. This behavior was just like that of the spoiled young masters in the novels of his previous life, and Xiao Yun really looked down on them.

Canaan Academy's admission standards aren't particularly high; applicants must reach the eighth level of Battle Qi before the age of eighteen. However, even with such conditions, a large number of applicants are still eliminated.

From Xiao Yun's perspective, of those people on the training field, only two had a chance of passing the entrance exam; the rest would all be eliminated.

With his hands behind his back, Xiao Yun banished the group of guys from his mind. How many of them could get in was none of his concern. Shaking his head, Xiao Yun continued his leisurely stroll through the family compound.

(End of this chapter)