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Chapter 21: Jiang Sixuan's Confusion
Chapter 21: Jiang Sixuan’s Confusion
Steward Chen approached Xiao Chen, scrutinizing him from head to toe with growing interest.
Though his spirit root was mediocre, his cultivation aptitude far surpassed ordinary disciples. With this advantage, Xiao Chen could likely reach the late Lian Qi stage—and become an Inner Sect disciple—within a year or two.
But why stop there? Could he even achieve Foundation Building in the future?
Absolutely!
This young man was a Foundation Building prodigy.
The more Steward Chen thought about it, the more he liked Xiao Chen’s appearance. The boy had great potential.
He decided then to bring Xiao Chen to Third Uncle immediately. Early investment was crucial—waiting until someone achieved Foundation Building to offer gifts would be too late.
As Steward Chen schemed, others in the crowd wrestled with their own thoughts.
Truthfully, within the Lihuo Sect, a mere Foundation Building Sixth Layer cultivator wasn’t extraordinary. Without Inner Sect status, one remained a lowly laborer sustaining others’ cultivation.
But Xiao Chen’s progress was unprecedented. Without consulting records, Steward Chen knew this shattered the sect’s historical records. At twenty-one, achieving Foundation Building Sixth Layer alone warranted the title of “young genius.” To rise from Lian Qi Stage One to Foundation Building Sixth Layer in a single year? That was monstrous talent.
Chen Guangyu stared at Xiao Chen, stunned.
This junior brother he’d traded with—how could he be this strong?
After the ranking announcement, Chen Guangyu had resented Xiao Chen. He believed Xiao Chen had deceived him.
Initially, Xiao Chen had traded seventy-two points with him, making Chen Guangyu assume that was all he’d earned. Though impressive, seventy points aligned with his own expectations. That’s why he’d chosen to buy only fifty points, conserving spirit stones.
But after the trial, he’d been pushed out of the top three, losing the Mystic Rank cultivation manual. Worse, he noticed Xiao Chen had mysteriously earned another sixty-five points to secure ninth place.
To Chen Guangyu, Xiao Chen’s decision to withhold part of his score was a deliberate deception. Had he known Xiao Chen could score 115 points, he’d never have settled for 104.
By agreeing to trade but secretly hoarding points for the rankings, Xiao Chen was despicable—unforgivably cunning.
Chen Guangyu resolved to avoid this schemer and seek revenge.
Yet now, just days later, Xiao Chen had already reached Foundation Building Sixth Layer. Even more terrifying, his potential seemed limitless.
Chen Guangyu glanced at Song Zhongming to his right, who was watching Xiao Chen thoughtfully.
Hmph, Song’s already eyeing him. Is this kid going to join the Song Clan?
He turned left to Liu Benxin, who stared at Xiao Chen, chin in hand, clearly deep in thought.
Chen Guangyu frowned. Everyone was already scheming. His revenge might not be so simple.
Why did such a deceitful rogue keep getting lucky?
His gaze drifted to Jiang Sixuan.
Oddly, she wasn’t watching Xiao Chen. She stood apart, staring at the ground, her beautiful face clouded with confusion—a rare, poignant sight.
Chen Guangyu’s heart skipped a beat. Forgetting Xiao Chen entirely, he began calculating his marriage prospects with Jiang Sixuan.
He wasn’t deluding himself. The Five Immortal Clans often intermarried, their fates intertwined.
What he didn’t know was that Jiang Sixuan’s distraction stemmed from Xiao Chen.
Even after the trial’s end and Xiao Chen’s ninth-place finish, she’d dismissed it as luck.
But now, witnessing his Foundation Building Sixth Layer breakthrough, her certainty wavered.
Was this still just luck? Had her earlier judgment been wrong?
Should she keep distancing herself—or reach out again, rebuild their connection?
Since beginning cultivation, Jiang Sixuan had never felt so lost about her choices.
“Ahem.” Steward Chen cleared his throat. “Any questions about this trial?”
Silence. Everyone’s minds were elsewhere.
“In that case, return to your cultivation. Strive for progress.”
He beckoned Xiao Chen. “You, come with me.”
Xiao Chen followed him out of the Second Sub-Academy, winding through corridors to a garden on the mountain’s side.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed in August’s peak, butterflies weaving through the vibrant chaos.
Before a bamboo house, Steward Chen paused. “Wait here. I’ll check if Third Uncle is available.”
Xiao Chen remembered seeing Steward Chen summoned by his third uncle—Outer Sect Elder Chen Tianyang—at Feihong Mountains. That had been his first glimpse of a true elder.
Now, Steward Chen was bringing him here to meet the elder himself.
Moments later, Steward Chen returned, smiling. “Come in. My uncle’s resting. Don’t be nervous—he’s very kind.”
Inside the private chamber, Elder Chen Tianyang sat in a robe, a circular magic artifact on the table. He gestured to Xiao Chen. “You must be Xiao Chen. Take this bead in your hand.”
This artifact tested spirit root quality.
After Steward Chen’s report, Elder Chen’s first thought was that Xiao Chen’s initial test might have been mistaken.
Xiao Chen obeyed, and a faint green glow illuminated the room. Other colors flickered faintly beneath it.
“A low-grade wood spirit root indeed!” Elder Chen murmured, finally believing the reports. “Strange. Your spirit root is weak, yet you surpassed Lin Ping An’s cultivation time.”
“Lin trained for half a year after finding a jade-colored ginseng to reach Foundation Building Sixth Layer. I thought that record unbreakable.”
“But you surpassed him. Truly, each generation produces its own geniuses.”
Xiao Chen bowed. “Disciple was merely fortunate.”
Elder Chen shook his head. “Fortunate? I’d say it’s more than luck.”
Xiao Chen’s pupils contracted sharply.
What did that mean?
(End of Chapter)
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