Star Moon Scenery

For an entire afternoon, Yu Nanyuan remained in meditation in the back seat of the Soul Guidance Car, absorbing and merging with the Spiritual Energy within him.

Although the Soul Guidance Car was parked at the bustling main entrance of the Donghai Spirit Transfer Pagoda, it was equipped with a dedicated soul guidance soundproofing system inside, giving him a Meditation Cultivation environment comparable to a quiet room.

A layer of golden light quietly appeared over the surface of his body. As he circulated the soul power within him, it formed some kind of special resonance with his body.

Only at dusk did Yu Nanyuan finally end his meditation. His Brilliant Gold Eyes opened and closed, and his entire bearing seemed to have undergone some imperceptible change.

The energy feedback from the increase in his Soul Ring Years had returned to his own body. His height had grown by at least three centimeters, already approaching one meter sixty, making him look even more like an eleven- or twelve-year-old youth. His already fair, delicate skin had gained a faint, lustrous sheen, complementing the radiance in his clear eyes.

As expected, through this Meditation Cultivation, Yu Nanyuan had likewise easily broken through his bottleneck, and his Soul Power Cultivation had reached Level Twenty-Six. Yet his current age was only a little over nine.

"It's about time the matter of raising my Soul Ring Years came to a stop for now." Yu Nanyuan sensed the changes in himself and felt somewhat helpless.

Compared to the rapid growth of his Spiritual Power, his Body Strength was clearly falling behind. This was also the main reason he had not been in a hurry to have Yu Zhen take him into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform to hunt higher-level Soul Beasts and rapidly increase his Soul Ring Years.

In the end, he was not like Tang Wulin, who had the support of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

It seemed that next, he still had to place his hopes on finding Natural Treasures that could improve a soul master's constitution.

Driver Xiao Li, who had been standing guard outside the Soul Guidance Car for Yu Nanyuan, saw that Yu Nanyuan had ended his cultivation and hurriedly disabled the soundproofing inside the car. Bending at the waist and leaning by the car window, he asked softly, "Young master, it may be a little too late now. Are we still going over to Wutong Academy?"

"Uncle Li, let's still drive over." Yu Nanyuan supported his chin with his right hand and said with quite a headache.

"After all, I made plans with Xiaoyan a long time ago. Although I've been delayed a little, I can't go back on my word."

The elders in the family doted on Xu Xiaoyan far too much and could never bear to let her suffer even the slightest grievance. Even for school, they followed her own wishes, and she only attended Wutong Academy, which did not have a Soul Master Class.

However, Wutong Academy was not ordinary. It included a Primary Division, Middle Division, and Advanced Division. It had always only accepted female students, and its tuition was extremely high, making it a kind of alternative aristocratic academy. Aside from the usual cultural classes, the main focus was learning etiquette for all kinds of upper-class occasions.

Many renowned young ladies from all walks of life in Eastsea City and even the entire Skysea Alliance had graduated from there.

Like many others her age, Xu Xiaoyan's studies in Wutong Academy's Primary Division were also about to end. Xu Xiaoyan had asked Yu Nanyuan to come pick her up because she wanted to hear his thoughts, so she could decide whether to directly enter Wutong Academy's Middle Division or go to Eastsea Academy and work toward becoming a powerful soul master.

Wutong Academy was located in the south of Eastsea City and was named for its proximity to Wutong Mountain. Although the southern part of the city was not as prosperous as the city center, its environment was clearly better. The various administrative departments of Eastsea City were located here.

The Soul Guidance Car steadily arrived at the main entrance of Wutong Academy. Through the black car window, Yu Nanyuan saw Xu Xiaoyan, who had been waiting there for a long time.

Three years had passed, and Xu Xiaoyan had changed greatly as well. Nourished by soul power, soul masters usually developed better than ordinary people. The nine-year-old Xu Xiaoyan was also over one meter forty tall, and her exquisite, pretty little blue dress further highlighted her fair, jade-like skin. The two pale-blue little braids from back then had long since grown into two smooth long ponytails, making people unable to resist wanting to reach out and grasp them.

But only Yu Nanyuan and a very small number of people knew that beneath her soft, adorable appearance was a mischievous heart.

"Xiaoyan." Yu Nanyuan rolled down the window and greeted Xu Xiaoyan with a beaming smile.

Xu Xiaoyan looked up and saw Yu Nanyuan, and she could not help pursing her lips. Seeing that he clearly had not been punctual, yet looked as if nothing had happened, she began to feel a little upset inside. However, in public places with many outsiders around, she had always been relatively shy and bashful, so she merely got into the other side of the Soul Guidance Car's back seat under Driver Xiao Li's protection.

Yu Nanyuan leaned against the soft, comfortable seat and explained to Xu Xiaoyan beside him, "After going to the Spirit Ascension Platform for training at noon, I gained some insight, so I was delayed for a while."

"You might as well just tell me your soul power broke through and that's why you were delayed." Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes in an extremely adorable manner. In front of Yu Nanyuan, she instantly revealed her true nature, making one unable to help suspecting whether her earlier bashfulness had been deliberately feigned.

Yu Nanyuan nodded with a calm expression.

"My soul power has indeed already broken through to Level Twenty-Six."

Xu Xiaoyan was stunned when she heard this. She turned her head and carefully sized up Yu Nanyuan, only then discovering that Yu Nanyuan's bearing did seem somewhat different from a while ago. But what followed was another stretch of silence.

Yu Nanyuan casually and gently grabbed one of Xu Xiaoyan's ponytails and said with a laugh.

"What are you thinking about?"

Already in a bad mood, Xu Xiaoyan instantly felt wronged and said, "You're bullying me again. I'll go tell Grandpa Yu later."

Not only did Yu Nanyuan not let go, he instead went even further and grabbed Xu Xiaoyan's other ponytail too, though his gaze became deep and gentle.

"Xiaoyan, everyone should have the right to make their own choices. You don't need to force yourself to live a life that the world defines as successful. Just follow your own heart."

Yu Nanyuan naturally knew what Xu Xiaoyan was thinking.

Xu Xiaoyan had been timid by nature, and after experiencing that life-and-death crisis brought by the Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent back then, deep down, she had developed a strong aversion to becoming a soul master. She had even taken the initiative to give that soul bone to her elder brother, Xu Xiaoyu.

It was just that as her Martial Soul Ability awakened, she had been forced to shoulder some pressure from within the family. Innate Full Soul Power, together with the Star Wheel Ice Staff that had appeared in the world again after several hundred years—with talent like this, it was impossible for the Xu Family not to value her.

The Soul Guidance Car drove smoothly along the mountain road toward the peak of Wutong Mountain. Wutong Mountain was not very high in elevation, only about a thousand meters, and its vegetation was extremely dense. Darkness fell, and the Soul Guidance Streetlights by the roadside lit up on their own, shining upon the faces of Yu Nanyuan and Xu Xiaoyan.

Yu Nanyuan did not disturb Xu Xiaoyan, who had fallen into thought, and simply had Driver Xiao Li drive the Soul Guidance Car all the way to the mountaintop.

The night sky was beautiful tonight. The bright moonlight was white as snow, and the countless stars in the sky were like gems adorning the night. Waves rose and fell on the eastern sea, reflecting a beautiful Star Moon Scenery. The cries of seabirds blended into the sea breeze, soft and natural.

Perhaps because of the filter known as time, this scene seemed different from what they remembered.

Xu Xiaoyan stood beside Yu Nanyuan, raising her head to gaze upward, flowing light and color brimming in her pale-blue, lustrous eyes.

"Nanyuan, can I really follow my own wishes?"

"Of course..."

I overslept, so the update is late. Sorry. The next chapter will enter the Eastsea Academy plot. From now on, I'll update two chapters every noon, so the plot will be a little more continuous. I carefully went over the original work again and found that Xu Xiaoyan really does have Innate Full Soul Power, so I'll follow the original setting. Screenshot in the comments section.