The Three Prefectures of the Eastern Region, Donglan Mountain, Cloud Mist Villa.
Six-year-old Qin Yu wore a little martial outfit. His small face was tense, and he stared stubbornly at the burly Zhao Yunxing, whose aura was sharp and imposing.
"Qin Yu, starting today, I'll teach you the Basic Body Tempering Method." Zhao Yunxing's voice was steady. "I've heard your innate dantian is unusual and can't store internal energy. Your path of cultivation will be exceptionally difficult, so you can only start by training your body with External Martial Arts."
"I'm not afraid!" Qin Yu straightened his little chest, his small face tense and his tone firm. "As long as I can become stronger and make Father take me seriously, I can endure any hardship!"
He longed to become stronger more than anything.
He wanted to stop being the "useless" son his father had forgotten at Cloud Mist Villa.
Just then.
The air trembled faintly, and a figure in blue slowly descended into the clearing. His robes fluttered, his bearing was otherworldly, and his gaze was gentle, yet carried an unfathomable pressure.
The aura of a late Nascent Soul cultivator leaked out just a little, but Zhao Yunxing's expression changed drastically. He immediately bowed. "This junior, Zhao Yunxing, pays his respects to Senior!"
An Immortal! Anyone who could fly through the air had to be an Immortal, just like Senior Feng Yuzi!
A supreme being whom even Qin De, Prince of Eastern Suppression, treated with respect!
Qin Yu's eyes widened too. Curious and awestruck, he stared at Yun Ce, who had suddenly appeared.
What an amazing uncle...
Yun Ce's gaze settled on Qin Yu, and his heart stirred.
So this was the Child of Destiny.
He looked like an ordinary child, but carried a heaven-defying fate. His strange dantian couldn't currently cultivate internal techniques, but it was the perfect vessel for Stellar Transformations. In the future, he would even become a Controller of Hongmeng.
[ Ding! The Child of Destiny, Qin Yu, has been detected. The host is at Cloud Mist Villa. Would you like to perform your first check-in? ]
"Check in!"
[ Check-in successful! ]
[ Obtained: +1,000 years of lifespan! ]
[ Obtained: 3 Super Marrow Cleansing Pills! ]
[ Obtained: External Martial Arts treasure, the complete Heaven-Reaching Chart! ]
[ Permanent cultivation boost: Always remain two major realms above Qin Yu! You will not be troubled by tribulation in this world. The system can shield the host from the workings of fate. ]
A gentle force surged through his body. His fading vitality quickly recovered, and Yun Ce felt completely refreshed. His lifespan had leaped from less than a hundred years to 1,100!
Even more astonishing, the complete Heaven-Reaching Chart had been transmitted directly into his mind. It was the perfect External Martial Arts technique for Qin Yu at his current stage. It would temper his body while subtly nourishing his strange dantian, laying the foundation for cultivating Stellar Transformations in the future!
And the system could even shield him from the workings of fate. He wouldn't need to undergo tribulation, yet his cultivation could continue growing!
The system really was heaven-defying!
Suppressing his excitement, Yun Ce looked at Qin Yu and asked gently, "Are you Qin Yu?"
"Yes, Senior." Qin Yu nodded obediently, his small face full of nerves.
"Do you want to cultivate and become stronger?" Yun Ce asked.
"I do! I want to very much!" Qin Yu nodded hard, his eyes filled with longing. "But Father and Uncle Feng said my dantian is strange and I can't practice internal techniques. I can only train with External Martial Arts..."
Zhao Yunxing respectfully added, "Senior, I was just about to teach His Highness Qin Yu the Basic Body Tempering Method. But his dantian is special, and he can't store internal energy, so he can only start by training his body with External Martial Arts..."
"No need."
Yun Ce gave a slight wave of his hand. His tone was calm, but carried an unquestionable authority. "The technique you would teach him is too weak. It isn't worthy of him. His dantian isn't useless; he simply needs a special cultivation method."
Zhao Yunxing's expression stiffened, but he didn't dare argue.
He had no right to question an Immortal.
Yun Ce crouched down to meet Qin Yu's gaze. His voice held a strange, captivating power. "Qin Yu, would you be willing to take me as your master? I'll teach you an unparalleled External Martial Arts technique. Even with your strange dantian, you'll be able to reach the pinnacle of External Martial Arts. Later, you'll be able to cultivate internal techniques and become one of the strongest people in the world."
[ Ding! The host has taken the initiative to accept Qin Yu as his disciple. Binding conditions met! ]
[ Deep binding activated! ]
[ Permanent cultivation boost in effect: Qin Yu's current cultivation is nonexistent. The host's cultivation remains at the late Nascent Soul stage! ]
[ When Qin Yu's cultivation is two major realms below the host's, every time Qin Yu advances by one major realm, the host will automatically advance by one major realm. The host will always remain two major realms ahead! ]
Boom!
An invisible bond tightly linked Yun Ce and Qin Yu.
It was as if threads of fate had entwined them. From then on, they would rise and fall together!
Qin Yu's little heart pounded. Looking at Yun Ce's gentle yet resolute eyes, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He dropped to his knees and kowtowed three times.
"Your disciple, Qin Yu, pays his respects to Master!" This uncle seems even more powerful than Zhao Yunxing.
His childish yet utterly earnest voice rang out across Cloud Mist Mountain.
Zhao Yunxing gaped, completely dumbfounded.
Could someone explain why an Immortal had suddenly come to take a child with a strange dantian, who couldn't cultivate internal techniques, as his disciple?
Yun Ce nodded in satisfaction and helped Qin Yu to his feet. He lightly touched him with a fingertip, sending a gentle stream of spiritual energy into his body to examine his dantian. Just as in the original story, it was strange and couldn't store ordinary internal energy, yet held boundless potential.
"From today on, you are my personal disciple, Yun Ce's."
"I will take full responsibility for your cultivation."
"General Zhao Yunxing, thank you for looking after him until now. You needn't stay here any longer."
Zhao Yunxing bowed at once. "I'll obey your orders, Senior!"
He didn't dare linger. He quickly turned and left, with just one thought on his mind—
The Eastern Suppressing Prince Mansion was about to undergo a great upheaval!
At the Cloud Mist Villa training ground, only Yun Ce and Qin Yu remained.
Qin Yu looked up at Yun Ce with adoration. "Master, are we going to start cultivating now? Can the peerless External Martial Arts technique you're going to teach me really make me stronger?"
"Mm."
Yun Ce took out a lustrous, jade-white pill and handed it to Qin Yu. "Take this."
[ Super Marrow Cleansing Pill ]
Quality: Top-grade mortal
Effect: Cleanses the meridians and marrow, improves constitution, nourishes the strange dantian, and lays the foundation for cultivating External Martial Arts
Qin Yu obediently took it and swallowed it in one gulp.
The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth. A cool, powerful force swept through his whole body, transforming his meridians, bones, and flesh. His strange dantian tingled with warmth, as if soaking in warm water.
"Master, my body feels so comfortable!" Qin Yu exclaimed in delight. "My dantian feels warm too!"
Yun Ce gave a faint smile.
This was only the beginning.
Both his path and Qin Yu's had only just begun.
"Qin Yu, remember this." Yun Ce's voice turned serious. "Your dantian isn't useless. In fact, it's a gift. You just need to train with External Martial Arts first and build a solid foundation. The technique I'm teaching you, the Heaven-Reaching Chart, is an unparalleled External Martial Arts method. I've reorganized it into nine stages. Once you reach the ninth stage, you'll be at the limit of the Xiantian Stage in External Martial Arts. Then I'll take you somewhere to find an internal cultivation method truly suited to you. It'll help you break through your shackles completely and truly set foot on the path of cultivation."
"The limit of the Xiantian Stage in External Martial Arts!" Qin Yu's eyes lit up, and he nodded hard. "I'll remember, Master! I'll cultivate diligently and won't let you down!"
The sun sank in the west, its golden rays falling over them both.
And so began a master-disciple legend destined to shake the entire world of Stellar Transformations.
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