“Are you going to cultivate outside today, Brother?” Xu Yu said pitifully while hugging a pillow.

 “Yes.” Xu Yang lifted his head to gaze at the sparse spread of glittering stars in the sky, and said lightly.

 Xu Yu pouted and went back into the house. She used her blanket to cover her head.

 ‘My brother seems to have changed into another person. He is speaking less and does things in a more orderly fashion. He seems to have learned a lot and has become stronger. However, there are also bad changes. My brother no longer hugs me when he sleeps like he did when I was a child.’ Xu Yu thought to herself, and soon fell asleep with such thoughts.

 Xu Yang felt that every second was precious after he had stepped into this golden age with rich Mystical Qi. He could not control his impulse to absorb Mystical Qi from nature as if he could only feel the reality of the world through the rich Mystical Qi.

 Xu Yang launched the Dynamic-Static Combined Qi-Introducing Technique. He took a deep breath and let the Mystical Qi travel in his Mystical Veins. He exhaled and allowed the eight Mystical Qi extremes to flow into his Star Ocean. This could help to expand and strengthen his Star Ocean. At the same time, the rich Mystical Energy infused into his limbs and bones was able to strengthen his body.

 The eight Mystical Energy extremes were clearly distributed into eight sections in Xu Yang’s Star Ocean.

 Early morning the next day.

 Xu Yang slowly exhaled the last mouthful of turbid gas and lightly stood up. He started to inspect his conditions. He was surprised to find that his Star Ocean had expanded into twice its original size, and he had successfully advanced into the Advanced tier of a Mystical Learner.

 2Xu Yang tried to punch out. A gust of wind blasted when he punched. He found that his strength had increased a lot and it had reached forty juns.

 Forty Juns of strength! It could be compared with the physical power of an Intermediate Mystical Warrior.

 Xu Yang could not predict how strong his physical strength would be when he advanced into a Mystical Warrior with his deep accumulation.

 ‘The huge improvement in my physical strength was not only because I have advanced into a new tier but also credited to the Rock Body that I have cultivated.’ Xu Yang’s mind was soon refreshed. He brought the medicine ding out of the house and filled it with water. Then, he started to cultivate Rock Body, and temper his body.

 With each passing day, Xu Yang’s daily routine was to travel to the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion to buy medicinal herbs and refine medicine. During this period, he had also refined a kind of ordinary medicine called Refreshing Powder which could help relieve a part of the body’s exhaustion.

 This kind of miracle medicine that had never appeared before was even more popular than the Blood-Clotting Powder. Those adventurers who were always in a dangerous situation could consume the Refreshing Powder when they meet a ferocious beast with their strengths that were well-matched. It could help them to prolong their time in fights to the point where the beast became exhausted. To put it bluntly, the Refreshing Powder could help an adventurer run faster and further than their teammates in bad situations.

 1Fire-Cloud Dojo, Northern Lin Yuan City.

 A group of people were walking to the Dojo’s gate. A bearded man in the front passed a map to the guard.

 The guard in duty was a thin middle-aged Mystical Warrior. He was highly sensitive to the number of people present. Looking at the group of people, he immediately asked. “Brother Wei, what’s going on? Quite a few disciples have gone missing!”

 The bearded Wei Haoshan snorted and said, “What’s going on? Didn’t Hong Xi tell you? He should have been back already.”

 The thin and tall Mystical Warrior said in surprise. “Hong Xi? Isn’t he with you? Why would he return first?”

 “What? Hong Xi isn’t back?” Not only Wei Haoshan, but also Lu Zhuo, soon realized the severity of the matter.

 Hong Xi did not return after he had volunteered to chase after Xu Yang. Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo thought that Hong Xi had returned to Lin Yuan City as he wanted to claim the credit for himself. Neither of them expected Hong Xi to fail.

 “I must see Master!” Drops of cold sweat appeared on Wei Haoshan’s forehead. He bypassed the guard and rushed into the dojo.

 Fire-Cloud Dojo was divided into three parts. They were the Cultivation Zone, Combat Zone, and Rest Zone. The Cultivation Zone had many rooms while the Combat Zone was an open space. The biggest area was the Rest Zone. It included the room of the head and the instructors. It also included some functional spaces such as the bathrooms.

 Wei Haoshan rushed toward the centre of the Rest Zone which was the courtyard where the head resided.

 The head of the Fire-Cloud Dojo was a fat man. He always had a smiley face on as if he was a Maitreya. However, there were only a few people who really knew the dirty tricks up his sleeves and could understand his treachery and malice.

 After hearing Wei Haoshan’s narration, the smile on the head’s chubby face did not falter, and he said, “You mean that three Mystical Warriors including you, Lu Zhuo and Hong Xi walked on the Ascetic Road of the Vast-Gate Dojo but five disciples were sacrificed, and Hong Xi is missing?”

 Wei Haoshan lowered his head and answered, “Yes. Please punish us, Master.”

 The Fire-Cloud Dojo’s master asked, “Is the boy named Xu Yang back?”

 Wei Haoshan had no idea, but a person standing by the side then answered, “Master, someone saw Xu Yang return to Lin Yuan City five days ago.”

 “Look at what you have done! Three Mystical Warriors who couldn’t even protect fifteen disciples, and five disciples were even killed by a Mystical Learner. Hong Xi is missing because he is afraid that he will be punished. Spread my orders! Catch Hong Xi if you ever see him in Lin Yuan City. For Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo, one month’s salary will be deducted and your qualifications as guides will be suspended for six months.” Although the head was serious, his smiley face remained as if it was permanently set there.

 Wei Haoshan felt a sense of bitterness. It was not a big deal that his monthly salary of ten Wolf Coins were gone but losing his qualification as a guide was more serious.

 It was quite a tough task to lead an ascetic team for guides like them but they could find treasures using the safe route provided by the dojo. According to the rules set for the ascetic teams in regards to finding treasures, the guides also enjoyed the same benefits if they were to find any treasures themselves.

 Losing the qualification of being a guide meant that they would lose some authority on cultivating such as learning the Mystical Scriptures and Mystical Techniques of the dojo, as well as the ability to seek for answers for questions that they had.

 “Master, how about Xu Yang? What should we do?” An instructor of the Fire-Cloud Dojo asked.

 The smile on the master’s face suddenly turned creepy. “I must not let him go. Lu Zhuo, Wei Haoshan, I’m giving you a chance to make amends for your mistakes. Go and bring Xu Yang to me!”

 Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo were excited hearing that and agreed quickly.

 After the two of them had left, the instructor who spoke before said with a smile, “Master, you gave them a heavy punishment but mention Xu Yang after that. You want to give them a chance. You actually don’t intend to punish them heavily, right?”

 The head smiled widely and said, “You know me, Lian Ting. Although the two of them have made mistakes, they have shown their loyalty to me. They are much stronger than Hong Xi who has absconded to avoid punishment. Furthermore, they excelled in accomplishing their task as the ascetic team of the Vast-Gate Dojo has been completely destroyed. Old Qi of Vast-Gate Dojo must be like a cat on hot bricks these days. Haha!”