Chapter 392: Chapter 393: Breaking Through as a Low-level Mortal Alchemist (Part 1)
Xiao Feng!
These two words struck Mu Ruyue’s heart heavily like a sledgehammer. Her usually indifferent and exquisite face finally showed a change, and even her breathing became a bit hurried.
“Who did you say? Xiao Feng? Do you know where Xiao Feng is?”
At this moment, the woman’s eyes, normally as calm as a lake, surged with excitement, her gaze locked intently on the old man before her.
Ever since her elder brother had come to Central Province and got separated from Wuchen, his safety had been a matter of great concern. Now, learning of his whereabouts, Mu Ruyue couldn’t suppress the surge of impulsion in her heart…
“Xiao Feng, that boy, really suits my taste. I have taken him as my apprentice. He is now residing within the Xiao Family. Haha, and the condition for him to enter the Xiao Family was to find someone…”
The Xiao Family in Central Province is vastly different from that of the Saint Realm. Just in terms of strength alone, they are incomparable to the Saint Realm…
Mu Ruyue’s expression grew gradually colder: “Are you talking about that Xiao Family which expelled Ancestor Xiao Yun from Central Province?”
Perhaps it was because of Xiao Yun, but Mu Ruyue didn’t have a favorable impression of this Xiao Family in Central Province; a family that cherished a genius until he was framed and abandoned, it was hard for her to feel anything.
Bai Xuan could sense Mu Ruyue’s dissatisfaction with the Xiao Family, and without needing to think, he knew why. Even as a member of the Xiao Family, he felt disdain for the actions of those ancestor elders.
“Girl, I know what you’re thinking about; it’s nothing more than the fact that the Central Province Xiao Family once drove out Xiao Yun. But I can tell you, not everyone in the Xiao Family is like that. At that time, I was young and had no say in the matter, nor could I speak out. But I could clearly see that all of it was due to some people’s selfish intentions.”
“Selfish intentions? What do you mean?”
“It’s the heart of jealousy,” said Bai Xuan with a cold smile, “Girl, now that you have come to Central Province, you must have felt the atmosphere here. In our Central Province, there are many Innates, and just as many young Innates. But what is Innate Perfection? Don’t think that Innate Perfection and Advanced Innate are only a level apart; they are worlds apart in strength. To put it this way, even a hundred Advanced Innates couldn’t defeat one at Innate Perfection. It’s not just a gap in strength; it’s a difference in realm. And Innate Perfection is the only individual close to the Dark Origin.”
Dark Origin?
Mu Ruyue raised her eyebrows; this was the first time she had heard of this level.
“Girl, I don’t know if you’ve heard of the Dark Origin, but the levels of martial artists are divided into four ranks in total, namely the Heavenly Earth Xuanhuang Four Realms. From a First-level Warrior to Innate Perfection, they all belong to the Yellow Origin Realm, which is just the most basic level in this continent. And above the Yellow Origin, there are the realms of Dark Origin, Earth Origin, and Heavenly Primordial. Only when one reaches the Dark Origin would one truly be considered a strong person.”
Mu Ruyue didn’t say a word, merely looking quietly at Bai Xuan.
In that moment, she realized just how shallow her previous perspective was. The Innate Strong People, considered extremely powerful in the eyes of the world, were, in fact, still only the most basic level of the continent…
“Even so, there are not many strong people at the levels of Heavenly, Earth, and Xuan,” said Bai Xuan with a faint smile, “Thousands of years ago, the Xiao Family had produced a strong person at the Heavenly Primordial Realm. Since the fall of that strong person, the Xiao Family has been in decline. Now, within the family, there are only a few at the Dark Origin Realm, and the only Earth Origin strong person has been in closed-door cultivation for a thousand years. Therefore, even though Xiao Yun was tragically sabotaged, as one at Innate Perfection, he could still stand his ground in the Xiao Family.”
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To avoid confusion, let me explain it once more: The Yellow Origin Realm ranges from a First-level Warrior to Innate Perfection. The three realms that follow have no minor level distinctions; they are simply Dark Origin, Earth Origin, and Heavenly Primordial, without even minor level distinctions like mid or high…