Xu Caiying's Bitter Regret

The Administrator was very satisfied with Chen Lie's peaceful demeanor and focused on communicating with Huo Jinghong and Yan Zheng.

Huo Jinghong was fine, after all, he was at the True Qi Stage and would participate in team battles with Chen Lie, so some conflicts were harmless.

But Yan Zheng is different; he will definitely participate in the Blood-Qi Stage team battle. If the two of them clash, it could very well affect the team battle.

The weight of team scores is far greater than that of individual matches.

With the mediation of the Administrator, Huo Jinghong and Yan Zheng stated that they would not allow any disputes to arise during the Permanent Council Star Contest.

Following that, the Administrator mediated between Gu Yuanyun and Zhao Siqi, who had previously clashed and had conflicts within the True Qi Realm.

After giving a few words of instruction, the Administrator stood up. "This meeting has taken up your whole day, so that's all I have to say. I won't take up any more of your time. Everyone, you may leave."

As soon as the Administrator spoke, people got up and left.

Just as Chen Lie and the others were about to leave, the Administrator suddenly called out to him.

"Chen Lie, could you stay for a moment? I have something to tell you."

Chen Lie was taken aback and turned back from the doorway.

The others gave Chen Lie a strange look.

After everyone had left, Chen Lie asked, "Your Administrator, is there something you need from me to stay?"

"Don't be nervous, I just have some questions I want to ask you."

The Administrator gazed into Chen Lie's eyes and said calmly, "I heard that ten years ago, you received guidance from a remarkable person, and this remarkable person may very well be the Star Seeker. Is this true or false?"

Looking into the deep eyes of the square-faced Administrator, Chen Lie almost blurted out the truth that had been weighing on his mind. "It's fake."

In an instant, Chen Lie became alert. He nodded and said, "It's true!"

"Oh? Really?"

Upon receiving Chen Lie's reply, the Administrator sounded surprised.

Chen Lie secretly thought to himself, "That was close!"

The Administrator was actually a peak eighth-level Divine Sense Grandmaster, and only half a step away from becoming Grandmaster.

His question just now used a hypnotic and seductive ability. Fortunately, Chen Lie had cultivated the "Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter," a Mental Power cultivation method. Otherwise, even a Divine Sense Grandmaster would have fallen for the Administrator's trick and revealed the truth when caught off guard.

"If the extraordinary person who guided you ten years ago was indeed Star Seeker, then he should have been the previous Star Seeker of the Canglan Star Domain."

"Do you have any other connection with this extraordinary person?" the Administrator asked.

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "There was no contact whatsoever. He only gave me guidance for two days, and other than that, he didn't even leave his name!"

"In any case, this is a stroke of good fortune for you."

I learned from your information that your special physique can greatly enhance your combat power. In this Permanent Councilor Star Competition, you are a top-tier fighter in the Blood-Qi Stage. You can give full play to your abilities in individual battles, but in team battles, you must pay attention to team coordination.

Chen Liedao, "I understand!"

The Administrator gave Chen Lie a few more instructions and then let Chen Lie leave.

After leaving the plaza of Blue Star Television Station, Chen Lie went straight back to the Heavenly Fortune True Martial Villa District.

Upon arriving at Villa No. 9, Chen Lie went straight into the villa.

Feng Yuelan, who was tidying up inside the villa, saw Chen Lie and couldn't help but ask, "Son, what brings you here?"

Chen Liedao, "Mom, I just got ten spots to go to Outer Stars to study martial arts. I gave five to the Dongchuan Martial Artist Association, and there are five spots left. Can you check if any of our relatives have any young Martial Arts Student and choose them to go to Outer Stars to study?"

"A spot to study martial arts Outer Stars? Where did you get it?" Feng Yuelan asked.

"These are official awards, and I can designate the recipients of these slots at will."

This two-month Leaving the Star is fully covered by funds and will greatly benefit my martial arts training!

Are you going or not?

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "I won't go. Studying Leaving the Star won't be of much use to me."

Yaoyao is currently Outer Stars, so she doesn't need it.

"I plan to give one of these five spots to Wang Hui; you can decide on the other four."

"Wang Hui? You must be one of your good friends from before?"

"Yes!"

Wang Hui's martial arts skills were quite poor, so going to Outer Stars was a great opportunity for him.

"Mom, although we don't need these spots, they are incredibly valuable on Blue Star. If there were a way, wealthy families would be willing to spend a billion Star Dollar to buy their children a chance to study on Leaving the Star."

Look at your uncles' and aunts' children; you can give them to anyone who needs them.

However, my cousin Chen Ying from my uncle's family is already Third-Order Martial Artist and is over the age limit, so she definitely won't need this spot.

"Don't lose your mind and give the spot to that idiot Chen Ye."

"What are you saying? Do you think Mom is that kind of pushover? There aren't even enough relatives to go around!"

Feng Yuelan murmured, "Since this opportunity to study on the Leaving the Star is so useful, your cousin Shuangshuang should take one, as well as Shuangshuang's younger sister, and your aunt's..."

"Then you can take your time figuring it out. I'll head back now!"

After bidding farewell to his mother, Chen Lie returned to Blue Star University.

Meanwhile, Xu Caiying watched the open meeting at noon and then spent the afternoon practicing martial arts absentmindedly with her classmates at the Lanjing Genius Training Camp. It wasn't until evening that she eagerly returned home.

Upon entering her villa, Xu Caiying hurriedly called out, "Mom! Mom! Mom! Are you home?"

Xu Caiying's mother, Jin Xiuying, came out from a suite after hearing her daughter's call.

"Why are you in such a hurry? What's wrong?"

Upon seeing her mother, Xu Caiying immediately went over. "Mom, did you watch the global live broadcast on Blue Star Television Station today?"

"Mom has to work during the day, how could she have time to watch a live stream? Didn't you go to the scene?"

"Tell me what the live stream will be about," Jin Xiuying said.

"Today, Blue Star Television Station held a public meeting to showcase to the world the most outstanding geniuses of the 7364th and 7365th cohorts!"

"Guess who I saw on stage?" Xu Caiying asked.

"Who else could it be? Aren't you all going there to see Lanjing Martial Leader, Jiang Yuan?"

Jiang Yuan has made his appearance, hasn't he?

"Jiang Yuan's appearance was commendable. Strictly speaking, Jiang Yuan is ranked number one in strength in the 7365th generation of the Galactic Calendar!"

"That's not surprising. Lanjing is the number one province on Blue Star, stronger than Longhai (second) and Jingji (third). It would be strange if Jiang Yuan wasn't number one."

"The first is Jiang Yuan, and you'll never guess who the second is!" Xu Caiying said.

"Oh? Is he the Martial Leader of Longhai Province, or the Martial Leader of Jingji Province?"

"None of them."

Xu Caiying shook her head and took a deep breath. "Yes, it's Chen Lie, the son of Aunt Feng next door."

He was the East River Province Martial Leader, the Three-Province Martial Champion provinces of Chuanzhong, and the second in his class in the Galactic Calendar 7365, second only to Jiang Yuan. Extraterrestrials praised him as one of the Blue Star Ten Elites, the seventh outstanding talent.

The Blue Star Ten Elites are the ten most powerful and talented martial arts geniuses among the younger generation of Blue Star.

What? Our neighbor's kid is that good?

Jin Xiuying was immediately startled.

"He's very impressive. On stage, he had a brief sparring session with Jiang Yuan, and it seems that the gap between him and Jiang Yuan isn't that big."

"How incredibly talented must someone be to have such formidable martial arts skills coming from such an impoverished province like East River Province!" Xu Caiying exclaimed.

After her initial shock, Jin Xiuying said to her daughter, "So what if someone is talented? I shamelessly asked them to teach you martial arts, and you kept making excuses!"

"That's because I didn't know! If I had known that the older brother next door was so capable, I wouldn't have dared to refuse even if you killed me."

"Now you realize you regret it? Too late! Your Aunt Feng said last time that she won't be staying in Lanjing for long; she'll be going back to her hometown in East River Province in a few days."

"Now that she's gone, her son certainly won't come often!"

"Huh? Why? Don't they live in Lanjing?" Xu Caiying was utterly disappointed.

She had imagined that she would be neighbors with one of the top martial arts geniuses on Blue Star.

If you're neighbors, you're bound to see each other often, and you'll get to know each other eventually. I never expected that the other person didn't even live here, which left me feeling somewhat lost.

She hadn't even told her best friend this news!

"It's not a permanent residence; the villa next door is a place they've prepared for them to stay in Lanjing."

I was wondering before why Aunt Feng and Uncle Chen claimed that their son had bought this house and used such a nice villa as a place to stay. Turns out their son is really that capable.

It seems your Yuanyun from Uncle Gu's family wasn't wrong; this Chen Lie really is a prominent figure at Blue Star University."

"Sister Yuanyun? I saw her on stage today too. Does she know Brother Chen next door?" Xu Caiying asked.

"Yesterday, Yuanyun came back from Starry Sky University, and we ran into her at the gate. She recognized Chen Lie immediately. I asked her to teach you martial arts, but Yuanyun said I was going to go to such lengths, saying that Chen Lie was better than her and that I should find Chen Lie first."

Upon hearing this, Xu Caiying immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, saying, "Why didn't you tell me about something so important?"

"I thought Yuanyun was just flattering the other person. Besides, the other person had already promised to give you guidance that day, but you ran off so quickly, how could I have had a chance to tell you anything?"

Now you're starting to blame me?

Xu Caiying pouted and said, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Come with me to visit Aunt Feng next door."

"How can we visit so late at night?"

Here's what we'll do: pack some of the food I just cooked and take it to Aunt Feng. I won't go!

"Oh well!"

Xu Caiying nodded. It was indeed strange to visit so late at night; it would be much more normal for her to deliver the gifts herself.

Following her mother's advice, Xu Caiying packed some food in a lunchbox and hurried to the neighbor's house.

Upon reaching the gate of Villa No. 9, she leaped inside. Only after reaching the outside of the villa did she gently knock on the door.

"Aunt Feng, are you there? This is Cai Ying from next door!"

As soon as Xu Caiying knocked on the door, Feng Yuelan opened it from the inside.

Upon seeing Xu Caiying, she asked in surprise, "Cai Ying? What brings you here so late at night?"

"My mom asked me to bring you some food!"

You're all alone now, there's no need to waste time cooking for yourself!

"No, please come in!"

Feng Yuelan invited Xu Caiying into her home.

Xu Caiying placed the lunchbox on the living room table, Feng Yuelan quickly said, "Cai Ying, why don't you sit down for a while? I'll get you a glass of water."

Xu Caiying sat down respectfully on the sofa in the living room, saying, "Aunt Feng, you don't need to bother, I'm not thirsty."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuelan also gave up pouring water and said, "Cai Ying, go back later and tell your mother not to bother her like this anymore."

"It's no trouble at all. My mom prepares dinner anyway, it's just a matter of having a little more."

"Or you could just come to my house for a meal," Xu Caiying said.

"How can this be allowed?"

For some reason, Feng Yuelan felt that the little girl next door was unusually enthusiastic today.

"It's okay!"

Xu Caiying glanced around. "Um... Aunt Feng, I heard you're leaving in a few days?"

"Yes, I've been in Lanjing for quite a few days now, it's time to go back," Feng Yuelan said.

When will you come again next time?

"Who knows what will happen next time?"

Xu Caiying said "Oh," and then added, "Um... Brother Chen Lie should be coming to see you again in the next few days, right?"

"He's busy with martial arts, so he probably won't come unless he has something else to do," Feng Yuelan said.

Xu Caiying was somewhat disappointed. After chatting with Feng Yuelan for a while, she said goodbye and left.

On the way back, Xu Caiying was filled with regret. She had missed the opportunity to be mentored by a top genius on Blue Star last time; surely it couldn't just slip away like that?

I can't be that unlucky, can I?

Xu Caiying entered her home listlessly.

Meanwhile, Chen Lie returned to Blue Star University.

For two consecutive days, Chen Lie participated in group combat training.

After witnessing Chen Lie 'Chen Lie strength, everyone who participated in the battle Blood-Qi Stage was wary of him.

In the eyes of these people, Chen Lie's current strength is second only to Jiang Yuan, far surpassing Zhou Yu, Kang Quanlin, Zuo Yuan'er, and others.

During group combat training, they unconsciously regarded Chen Lie as the main force.

Chen Lie has now undergone thirteen Blood Tempering. Without subsequent extraordinary Blood-Tempering Spirit Liquid, he will not make any further progress in martial arts, but his Mental Power can be improved further.

Chen Lie has been at the Second-Rank Divine Sense Master level for quite some time now, but his cultivation level remains at the early stage of the second tier.

Therefore, Chen Lie spent the last few days cultivating his Mental Power.

After the group combat training ended that day, Chen Lie had just stepped out of the Drill Hall when Ning Fan came towards him.

"Chen Lie? You should know me, my Ning Fan."

Chen Lie looked at Ning Fan: "I know, so what? Did you need something from me?"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to get to know you!" Ning Fan said. "I heard your Strength Value is ten times higher?"

"Who told you that?"

"What Principal Lei Jinglong said is nothing to hide, because my Strength Value has also increased tenfold, and I have opened the Heaven Aperture at the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi."

Many people are now questioning your Seven-Star True Qi Affinity, but someone who can open the Heaven Aperture, even if their cultivation speed is slower after breaking through to the Martial Artist, should ultimately achieve no less than Ninth-Order Grandmaster."

"You know a lot?"

Ning Fan smiled and said, "You have ten times the Strength Value and a special physique."

It's a pity he's only at the Mortal Aperture Stage. If he were at the Spirit Aperture Stage, he might have a chance to contend with someone at the Heaven Aperture Stage.

I have the latest information on Xue Zhiran, Hua Jianying, and Sang Ji from Wood Source Planet, which I obtained from Starry Sky University. Are you interested in learning more about them?

"Give this information to someone else, I don't need it."

After Chen Lie finished speaking, he walked forward, then turned back and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but please make the information public!"

Ning Fan frowned but said nothing more.

At this moment, Zhao Siqi, the fourth- Divine Sense Master Ranking and a participant in the True Qi Stage, came to Ning Fan's side.

"Captain Ning Fan, I've dealt with this guy named Chen Lie before. He's arrogant and domineering, relying on his talent."

Why are you still taking the initiative to befriend them?

Zhao Siqi was very puzzled. With Ning Fan's strength and talent, wasn't he far superior to Chen Lie in every aspect? Was it necessary for him to show goodwill towards Ning Fan?

Ning Fan shook his head and said, "He is very confident in his own strength, and seems to disdain studying those opponents from Wood Source Planet."

However, his arrogance and overconfidence are also understandable, because he possesses such an exceptional talent.

"Seven-Star True Qi Affinity, is that considered an exceptional talent?"

Zhao Siqi found it amusing.

She is now Martial Artist cultivates True Qi, and she is very clear about how the affinity of True Qi qi will affect martial arts.

The Seven-Star True Qi Affinity is not low; it is roughly equivalent to that of Genius Training Camp student in a medium-sized province on Blue Star.

But if you put them in a group of top geniuses from Blue Star, it would be a joke.

"You don't understand!"

Ning Fan didn't say much to Zhao Siqi.

Ten times the Strength Value to break through the Heaven Aperture. Those who break through the Heaven Aperture have their potential greatly increased. Their cultivation at the True Qi Stage may not be fast, but it will never be slow, and their potential is extremely strong.

Ning Fan handed over the firsthand information about the opponents on Wood Source Planet obtained by Starry Sky University to Zheng Dongyang, asking him to make it public.

After collecting the materials, Zheng Dongyang said, "Ning Fan, President Jing Qingtian of the Divine Sense Master Association is waiting for you in his office next to the Drill Hall!"

"I see!"

Ning Fan nodded and went to the office next to the Drill Hall.

As soon as Ning Fan entered the office, he saw Jing Qingtian, the president of the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association.

"President Jing, you wanted to see me?"

Jing Qingtian asked, "How's your Mental Power progressing?"

Ning Fan said, "It's alright, I'm already at the Early-Stage Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master."

"Early-Stage Fourth-Rank Divine Sense Master, coupled with exceptional martial arts skills, should be enough to deal with Meng Qingwan from Wood Source Planet, right?"

"Students from the Sword Dao Department of Starry Sky University are the most troublesome. Meng Qingwan is the best swordsman in this year's Sword Cultivator. I don't know what her trump card is. Although I am confident, I dare not say that I am absolutely certain that I can defeat her," Ning Fan said.

"Let's leave this matter aside for now, do our best, and leave the rest to fate."

"Last time, Chairman Wang asked you to befriend Chen Lie. How's that going?" Jing Qingtian asked.

"That was our first time trying it out, and the result wasn't great."

Jing Qingtian said, "The authorities intend for Chen Lie to assist you at Starry Sky University. You are both top geniuses, so it's normal for you to be proud and arrogant."

People have their own ideas. Even if we are interested, they may not agree if you don't make arrangements beforehand.

"I'll try my best. Actually, there are already quite a few people assisting me at Starry Sky University. One more or one less won't make a difference."

Ten times the Strength Value is rare, but it's not indispensable.