Chapter 3

Ouyang Xu's eyes instantly flared with ten times more killing intent, and Xiao Junwan and Xiao Junying clearly sensed his murderous aura.

"Ouyang Xu, killing a fellow disciple is a grave offense; don't act rashly," Xiao Junwan hurriedly said.

Ouyang Xu laughed and looked at Xiao Junwan, saying, "Junwan, you misunderstand. How could I cripple him? As the senior disciple of the inner sect, how could I quarrel with a child? Besides, Qin Yang will leave in a month. His bad mood is understandable."

"Qin Yang, cherish this month and learn as much as you can. The world is perilous, and the more you learn, the safer you will be."

Xiao Junwan was greatly alarmed. Ouyang Xu's words seemed harmless, but given his character, he would definitely target Qin Yang.

"Junwan, see you later. Don't forget our date tomorrow night," Ouyang Xu said with a smile.

"I haven't answered—"

Xiao Junwan glanced at Qin Yang, leaving her words unfinished. She didn't want to go on a date with Ouyang Xu, but perhaps she could persuade him later.

"Qin Yang, how can I describe you?"

Xiao Junwan frowned, "Ouyang Xu is already at the first level of Qi Condensation!"

"Senior Sister, drink more water."

Qin Yang smiled lightly, then got up and left the room. A mere Ouyang Xu was not even in his eyes. Even at the first level of Qi Condensation, Qin Yang had the means to kill him.

However, Ouyang Xu was the personal disciple of an elder. Qin Yang decided to first enhance his own strength and let Ouyang Xu jump around for a few more days.

"Sister, why did you take off your clothes just now?"

"Was it that scoundrel, pervert, and bastard Qin Yang who deliberately deceived you? Why are you helping him? Let him be crippled by Ouyang Xu."

Xiao Junying thought of the scene and said indignantly.

In Xiao Junying's view, her sister was like a celestial maiden. Qin Yang had average looks, average abilities, and an average background, and he was not ambitious!

"Qin Yang said he was activating my divine repository."

Xiao Junwan frowned, still somewhat angry that Qin Yang had deceived her.

"Activating your divine repository?"

"My sister, you often say I'm foolish, but I think you're the one who's really foolish."

"You are at the ninth level of Qi Gathering, and he is at the first level. If he has any talent, he wouldn't be such a waste!"

Xiao Junying said angrily, "It's a good thing he ran fast, or I would have made him pay!"

"Alright, alright, why did you come over?" Xiao Junwan held her sister's hand.

"The sect has arranged a training mission. I came to tell you."

...

Xiao Junying left, and Xiao Junwan frowned, her brows not relaxing for a long time. Ouyang Xu would not let Qin Yang off so easily.

"Master, do you know about the divine repository?"

Xiao Junwan went to her master. Although her master was not an elder, he was a significant figure in the Thunderfire Sword Sect, with a cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Condensation!

"What divine repository?"

Xiao Junwan's master asked in confusion, "Junwan, I heard you are still helping that waste, Qin Yang. Don't waste your time on him. There's only a month left until the outer sect examination, and he will definitely be eliminated. After that, he will have nothing to do with our Thunderfire Sword Sect."

"Master, I just... I won't help him anymore," Xiao Junwan said.

"Master, have you really never heard of the divine repository?"

Xiao Junwan's master shook his head, "I have lived for thirty or forty years and know quite a lot, but I have never heard of the divine repository. Why are you asking—"

"Nothing."

Xiao Junwan shook her head. Since her master didn't know, Qin Yang must have been lying.

Back in her room, Xiao Junwan felt thirsty and picked up her cup to drink some water.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Junwan was stunned. After drinking the water, she felt as if she had drunk a spiritual liquid, and her entire body seemed to come alive. It felt as if all her pores had opened, and the surrounding spiritual energy was continuously entering her body through those pores.

"Am I about to break through?"

This feeling was similar to when Xiao Junwan had broken through before, but it was much stronger.

Xiao Junwan immediately sat down in a meditative posture and began to practice. After just half an hour, her aura suddenly increased, and she had already reached the tenth level of Qi Gathering!

"It's still rising."

Xiao Junwan was shocked. She felt the surrounding spiritual energy still rapidly entering her body, as if it was pushing her directly to the Qi Condensation realm.

The gap between the tenth level of Qi Gathering and the Qi Condensation realm was significant, and many people never crossed it in their entire lives.

Xiao Junwan knew her talent. If she reached the tenth level of Qi Gathering, it would normally take three years of accumulation to break through to the first level of Qi Condensation!

Two hours later.

Xiao Junwan opened her eyes, her eyes full of disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Junwan muttered to herself. She checked again, and it was true; she had indeed reached the first level of Qi Condensation.

"Qin Yang told me to drink more water."

Xiao Junwan looked at her cup, remembering that she had broken through after drinking the water.

"Could it be that Qin Yang wasn't lying, and my divine repository is indeed Heavenly Water?"

Xiao Junwan found it hard to believe. Her master, who was well-informed, didn't know what the divine repository was, yet Qin Yang knew and had activated it.

...

"Before my rebirth, I awakened my martial soul at the eighth level of Qi Gathering, and it was just a Swift Wind Bird, a very ordinary martial soul."

"Now, I can awaken my martial soul at the first level of Qi Gathering!"

Qin Yang entered an empty training room and carefully arranged some items. Some were just grass, some were just stones, and some were just lit oil lamps.

"Done!"

After ten minutes, Qin Yang's face showed satisfaction. Although he didn't have any items containing spiritual energy, the array he set up with these ordinary items was enough for his current level of Qi Gathering.

"The earlier a martial soul is awakened, the more talent and potential are enhanced!"

"Those who can awaken their martial soul at the first level of Qi Gathering are probably very few in the entire Tang Empire!"

Qin Yang sat in the array, feeling excited. He made a hand seal, activating the array, and immediately, a thread of energy from the surrounding world entered his body.

"Awakening a martial soul is related to the soul."

"Since I have been reborn, my soul must have been greatly affected, and with the help of the array, I wonder what kind of martial soul I can awaken!"

Qin Yang thought to himself. He hoped to awaken the Swallowing Heaven Emperor Tree martial soul, but he knew it was almost impossible!

The Swallowing Heaven Emperor Tree was the top-tier martial soul. When he obtained it in his previous life, he was much stronger than he is now, and changing to the Swallowing Heaven Emperor Tree martial soul almost cost him his life!

"What cultivation method should I use?"

Qin Yang was a bit conflicted. In his previous life, he cultivated the Great Sun Emperor Sutra to reach the half-step Sovereign realm. This cultivation method was very powerful, but after reaching the half-step Sovereign realm, he had the opportunity to obtain an even more powerful cultivation method called the Nine Cauldrons Swallowing Heaven Art.

Qin Yang was very familiar with the Great Sun Emperor Sutra, as he had personally cultivated it.

He had also studied the Nine Cauldrons Swallowing Heaven Art in detail, although his cultivation level was high at the time, making it difficult to change methods.

In the later stages of the Nine Cauldrons Swallowing Heaven Art, nine massive cauldrons would appear around the body, which could wildly absorb and refine the spiritual energy of the world, making it more powerful than the Great Sun Emperor Sutra.

"The Nine Cauldrons Swallowing Heaven Art is one of the top ten cultivation methods in the Starry Sky World, while the Great Sun Emperor Sutra is slightly inferior. I will cultivate the Nine Cauldrons Swallowing Heaven Art!"

Qin Yang finally made up his mind. This was a new path, but as a former half-step Sovereign, he was confident he could succeed!

Qin Yang quickly began to cultivate. After a few minutes, a faint shadow of a large cauldron appeared around his body.

This shadow of the cauldron enveloped Qin Yang.

The spiritual energy, which originally entered his body directly, now first entered the cauldron. If there were any powerful figures present, they would notice that the spiritual energy entering the cauldron seemed to be refined, with impurities reduced and the spiritual energy becoming purer before entering Qin Yang's body.

After three hours, Qin Yang had not yet reached the second level of Qi Gathering, but he felt something in the depths of his soul about to emerge.

"My martial soul is about to awaken."

"I wonder what kind of martial soul it will be."

Qin Yang thought to himself, feeling very excited.

Although any martial soul would eventually need to be replaced, a stronger martial soul now would mean greater strength and faster improvement!