"What do I wish to do. Isn't it obvious, father? You are a great expert, after all. I wish to walk upon the path of cultivation because I wish to become strong. After all, this is a world where the strong survive and the weak die. However, I want to become strong so the weak won't suffer."

As Xiao San said this, he had a resolute face with unwavering determination. It was quite unusual for someone of that age, but he was a man who had experienced the worst possible life. He had felt shame and lost enough pride enough for a hundred lives. In determination, he would obviously be second to none.

For a second, Xiao Yun was shocked, but then he started to smile.

"Very well, meet me tomorrow morning in the courtyard."

Then, Xiao Yun left the courtyard and Xiao Li followed him.

"I wonder what my wants to talk about with me."

Xiao San knew this was important and had a few guesses at what was happening tomorrow. Still, he wasn't sure.

After a while, the moon could be seen and the sky drew dark. Xiao San was in his room and reading a book. Rather, he was thinking. Ever since he could freely move around, he would always think about his life at night everyday. After all, if he told others about his reincarnation, they would think he was crazy. The only one who knew about it was the cat and it had gone and disappeared after he exited the sealing pool. Even though he hated the cat, it would serve as a form of comfort because he could let out the emotions that had been stuck in his heart for a while.

"Well, it has to be here, though. I wonder if it only comes when big events occur in my life."

Other than someone to talk to, he wanted to ask the cat about its power. It had defeated the angel, who Xiao San knew was strong, in one punch. He could not help but let his curiosity ponder all the possible solutions.

Lord Tang was flying in the sky of the Tang Prefecture. Even though there were supposed to be freezing winds, it seemed as though that they wouldn't dare go near Lord Tang. Rather, these winds were going around him as if they feared him. 

"Che. It's so annoying to fly to keep up an image, but I can't let people learn that I know the Art of Teleportation. Otherwise, annoyances will pop up in this prefecture."

Lord Tang felt disappointed as he was thinking this. When one possesses great power, they must hide it. That was his greatest philosophy, after all. Even though people knew of his power, in his heart, he had hidden most of it. After all, he couldn't do what he wanted to do with his time because he would have to take challenges from many cultivators. Who wouldn't want to face a strong opponent in the Heaven Realm?

As soon as he arrived at the Prefecture Mansion, he landed in the courtyard. Waiting there for him was a bearded man who seemed to radiate an intense aura. If Xiao San saw him, he would recognize him as the serious man next to Lord Tang on the day of the Sealing.

"Lord Tang, I have contacted a Grandmaster like you have told me to. However, he has told me it will take him some time to arrive since he is in the Southern District."

The bearded man seemed to have a great sense of loyalty to Lord Tang. However, Lord Tang did not look at him and started to enter the mansion.

"Good, if that old bastard appears, it won't take long to even make a divine pill. Just a few more years and I shall have it."

As Lord Tang was thinking, a greedy smile began to appear on his face. Even the bearded man was shocked for a second when he saw the face full of greed. He could not have expected Lord Tang to ever make that face.

"Um, Lord Tang. About the tournament a few years from now. Have you thought about my request?"

The bearded man seemed very desperate.

"Zhan Huang, I have decided that the Xiao family's child shall participate."

Lord Tang grew annoyed at the the matter and dismissed it.

"But, my lord, my so-"

"You dare question my authority?!"

Lord Tang's face was full of anger and Zhan Huang stopped talking.

After Lord Tang headed inside, Zhan Huang gritted his teeth.

"How dare that old bastard disregard my talented son. I shall show him how superior my bloodline compared to that Xiao family."

The next day, Xiao San immediately got ready. He had many ideas of what was going to happen, so he rushed out to the courtyard in anticipation. When he got there, his father was waiting for him.

"Father, good morning. I hope that I can learn many things under you."

Xiao San cupped his fists and greeted his father. Xiao San responded with a smile.

"Son, if you think your cultivation base is going to be released today, you're wrong."

As soon as his father said those words , Xiao San was shocked. 

"Eh, why would you think that, father? I was just greeting you out of respect."

Xiao San tried to cover up his emotions with a fake smile, but he knew that his father could see through him. He felt very disappointed about this matter, but then he began to wonder why his father really had called him here. After all, there was no reason to ask that question yesterday.

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"Xiao San, I want ask you something. Do you know what the stages of Cultivation are?"

Xiao Yun asked him this, but he knew how much of a genius his son really was.

"Yes, I do, father. They are the Core Stage, Spirit Stage, Immortal Stage, and the legendary Sovereign stage."

Xiao San had always known most facts about cultivation, so reciting this was simple to him.

"As you might know, each of these stages have four realms within them, like the Origin realm of the Core stage. Each realm also has 9 levels.Only when your cultivation base is in one of these realms can you use qi. However, you base is still not released."

Xiao San couldn't understand why his father was repeating such common knowledge.

"However, you must know the way to use these techniques without having your base released."

Xiao Yun asked that question, but he knew his son could answer it.

"Father, do you mean the World Qi Art?"

Xiao San knew very well what the World Qi Art was. In the world of cultivation, there are four Profound Arts, which are the Magic Arts, Martial Arts, Heaven Arts, and the Evil Arts. However, other than these four Profound Arts, there are countless Sage Arts in the world of cultivation. The most famous one was the World Qi Art. It allows cultivators to use the Qi of the World, which could be used without a released cultivation base, but it is known to be very complicated. The basic copy is almost everywhere in the world, but it is quite difficult to comprehend. Xiao San knew this well because he could not understand it all. In the Prefecture Library, the copy had been destroyed, so Xiao San could not practice it. Still, Xiao San wondered if his father wanted him to practice it to protect himself.

"Here, take this. This is a gift from Lord Tang for you."

Xiao Yun gave him an worn out green scroll. There was an odd aura radiating from it. It felt as if his whole body was vibrating. From this strange aura, Xiao San realized what this scroll actually was.

"Could this be...?"

Xia San did not want to believe the truth. After all, one needs to be extremely wealthy to acquire something like this scroll.

"Yes, my son. It is the real World Qi Art. Lord Tang insisted it was a gift from him."

Xiao San could not believe this scroll could be considered a gift. Even though they were many of these scrolls, the difficulty in acquiring could be compared to the difficulty of comprehending it. If this was just a simple gift in the eyes of Lord Tang, he wondered how wealthy that man truly was.

"Amazing. I knew Lord Tang was hiding many things, but to give this scroll away as a simple gift. I have underestimated that man."

"To thank Lord Tang, why don't you master it? In fact, I have got the perfect challenge for you, my son."

Xiao Yun began to smile, but instead of a warm smile, it was an evil smile. As soon as Xiao San saw this, he gulped.

"What do you mean, father?"

"I shall tell you tomorrow. Practice that art for the rest of the day. Then. tomorrow, you shall come with me to a certain place."

The evil smile grew wider on Xiao Yun's face.

"I wonder what father plans to do tomorrow."

Xiao San was not an idiot and knew his father was planning something horrible for him.

"Now go, my son. Practice the art and make your father proud."

However, as Xiao Yun said this, the evil smile on his face did not go away."

The Heaven Realm is divided into five districts, which are each the size of a continent. Only the Immortals could live in such a place. However, the biggest district was the Southern District. It was twice the size of any other district. Also, there were many more monsters living in it due to the perfect living conditions. In many ways, it was the opposite of the Northern District, which was cold throughout most of the year and the smallest district.

In the Southern District, there is a huge mountain range. Even many Immortals feared the place due to the fearsome monster that existed within it. It was called the Death Trail.

Deep in the Death Trail, there was a pile of monsters piled on top of each other. From their face, you could see that they had been beaten to the point of death. They were bleeding allow over the place and their organs were laying on the ground. On the top of the pile, a man was sitting on them. He was wearing a red robe, so it was not possible to see his smile.

In his hand, there was a jade bead. It seemed as if the jade bead was showing the man something since he was muttering something.

"Interesting. So that old geezer Tang wanted me to make this. Knowing him, there has to be something behind this request"

Then, the robed man began to laugh.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! He thinks he can fool me with a fake recipe or did he do this on purpose? No matter, I shall still make this pill he is willing to pay a lot for. Looking at the difficulty, it will take some time, even for a Grandmaster like me. Adding the time it will take me to get out of the Death Trail and arrive at the Tang Prefecture, it shall be completed in 6-7 years. But in the end, I shall be the one to possess this pill he seeks. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"