Chapter 10

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"Good, for example, transformation, invisibility, tracking, locking, healing, accelerating plant growth, alchemy, and more..." Elder Tian said, "I will transmit the corresponding spells and usage methods for each level to you."

As soon as Elder Tian finished speaking, a flash of inspiration appeared in Xiao Chen's mind, and another parchment appeared, recording the spells and methods available to cultivators at each level. Xiao Chen glanced at the spells available at the first level of the Qi Condensation stage, and damn, there was nothing!

"Elder Tian, why is there nothing at the first level of the Qi Condensation stage?" Xiao Chen asked, somewhat dejected.

"For a martial artist at the first level of internal energy, it's just about strengthening the body and reaching the peak of one's physical strength. Isn't that not very powerful?" Elder Tian countered.

Xiao Chen was slightly stunned, then nodded. Indeed, the internal energy of martial artists is divided into ten levels, from the first to the tenth!

At the first level of internal energy, one can only strengthen the body and reach the peak of one's physical strength, meaning one can unleash 100% of the potential strength of a normal human body. At the second level, one can unleash twice the peak strength, at the third level, three times, and so on!

Therefore, even among martial artists at the third level of internal energy, there are differences, but these differences are not particularly significant. Martial artists who can cultivate internal energy generally have strong constitutions, and the peak strength they can unleash is similar. Of course, there are those with innate divine strength, and once these martial artists achieve some success, they become kings in the world of martial artists!

Since internal energy is a common skill for martial artists, the cultivation methods and mantras are basically similar, even if there are differences, they are largely the same, making it easy to distinguish. Even those who have not cultivated internal energy can judge the strength of a martial artist when they use internal energy.

Of course, this does not apply to ordinary people who are unfamiliar with martial artists. However, the first level of the Qi Condensation stage is different; it is a vague concept. Xiao Chen himself could not even feel the extent of his strength. If it weren't for Elder Tian, he would have thought that the first level of the Qi Condensation stage was useless, just an entry point!

Thinking about this, Xiao Chen excitedly stood up and punched the wall of the dormitory!

"Boom—"

A loud noise echoed, and the plaster on the wall began to fall off. Although the thick concrete wall was not damaged, the limit of a normal person's strength was just that. To punch through concrete, one would need innate divine strength!

"Whoa—" Xiao Chen drew in a sharp breath. He hadn't expected to make such a big noise. The loud sound was particularly noticeable in the quiet dormitory area in the early morning! He wondered if others would think it was an earthquake?

However, Xiao Chen could clearly feel that this was indeed the strength of a martial artist at the first level of internal energy. He could now unleash his strength to its peak, something he had never been able to do in the past ten years.

"Elder Tian, this 'Heaven-Seizing Transformation Battle Technique' is simply amazing!" Xiao Chen said excitedly.

"It's called the 'Heaven-Seizing Transformation Battle Technique'..." Elder Tian sweat-dropped.

"Isn't what I'm practicing the 'Heaven-Seizing Transformation Battle Technique'?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Alright, yes," Elder Tian was also confused about what cultivation method Xiao Chen was using.

Xiao Chen felt as if his body had been reborn. He had never felt so refreshed in the past ten years! With a few hours before class, Xiao Chen sat on the bed, calmed down, and began to think about what had happened yesterday.

Father missing? Although the news was confirmed, Father had been missing for more than half a year. Many people said that the team Father led had all perished, but Xiao Chen never believed that Father would perish.

In Xiao Chen's heart, Father was his role model and the goal he had always strived for. Although Xiao Feng's talent was not as good as Cheng Mengying's uncle, a genius among the younger generation of the Cheng family, Xiao Feng and Xiao Chen were both very diligent, which made him one of the top young experts!

Teams with weaker strength than Father's had returned successfully, but Father did not return. Xiao Chen found this strange, but given Father's strength, there should not have been any accidents! Or perhaps, the news of Father's team perishing, like Xiao Chen's suicide yesterday, was a false message spread by someone with ill intentions!

However, yesterday's events had sounded the alarm for Xiao Chen. Someone wanted him dead! He didn't know if this person was related to Father's disappearance.

Xiao Chen knew that all the mysteries would only be solved once he caught this person. However, Xiao Chen was in the open, while the enemy was in the shadows. There were too many people in the school who disliked Xiao Chen, making it difficult for him to find the person.

If it weren't for the calm and composed personality Xiao Chen had cultivated from a young age, yesterday's blows would have been enough to bring him down. If he were a superficial rich brat, he might have really committed suicide!

This is why, after the news of Xiao Chen's suicide spread, no one doubted the reason for his suicide, but rather found it strange that he was still alive! It must be said that the person behind the scenes was truly malicious, framing him for suicide.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Chen washed his face, left the dormitory, and walked towards the classroom. Along the way, people kept pointing and whispering about him, perhaps out of schadenfreude because he had been expelled from the Xiao family, or because he had supposedly committed suicide yesterday and reappeared today.

However, Xiao Chen ignored them, frowning inwardly. In this environment, it was indeed difficult to find the person who wanted to harm him. At least from Xiao Chen's perspective, everyone could be a suspect, but no one stood out as particularly suspicious.

"Hey, isn't that Xiao Chen? Where are you in such a hurry?" A mocking voice reached Xiao Chen's ears. It was Cao Yuliang's voice.

Xiao Chen stopped, looked up, and coldly stared at Cao Yuliang. With his current strength, it would be easy to teach Cao Yuliang a lesson. Although the Cao family was powerful, Cao Yuliang was just a spoiled rich kid who couldn't cultivate internal energy, like Xiao Chen used to be. However, Xiao Chen was wary of Chen Jinpeng, who was with Cao Yuliang!

Chen Jinpeng was a second-level internal energy martial artist, and Xiao Chen did not want to reveal his strength too early. Who knew if the person who wanted to harm him was one of these two, or if they were watching nearby?

If they knew he had successfully cultivated to the first level of internal energy, they might want to eliminate him even more. Thinking quickly, Xiao Chen couldn't come up with a good plan.