Lu Xiao Cultivates the Innate Secret Technique! Yu Xiaogang Meets a Prodigy at Rock Bottom!

In that instant, the elemental energy of heaven and earth all around them suddenly surged into a frenzy!

The scattered elemental energy drifting through the forest seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, abruptly converging above the Bronze Cauldron.

Winds howled and clouds churned. A wild gale swept through the woods, bending and flattening all the surrounding grass and trees.

The boundless elemental energy rapidly took form, transforming in the blink of an eye into dozens of translucent elemental dragons.

Pearly white light flowed across their bodies, their scales and claws distinct, their whiskers trembling gently in the wind. They raised their heads and circled above the cauldron, letting out soft, fragmented dragon cries that made the surrounding air hum.

Dozens of elemental dragons coiled across the sky in overlapping layers, their mighty presence plundering and gathering all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth throughout the forest.

The next moment, every dragon dove down at once, crashing into the Bronze Cauldron and flowing into Lu Xiao's body with the boiling medicinal liquid.

Each dragon that entered his body carried immense, domineering elemental energy, washing through his limbs, bones, meridians, and acupoints.

The Bronze Cauldron used the elemental energy of heaven and earth to scour his body. His muscles and bones seemed to be pulled apart by countless resilient forces, while his meridians were continuously widened and reinforced by the medicinal power. His mortal flesh was repeatedly tempered and remolded.

The intensely yang medicinal power of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue neutralized the violent brutality of the body-tempering liquid. It tore apart the shackles of his flesh while using abundant vitality to repair his torn body.

Lu Xiao sat cross-legged at the bottom of the cauldron, gritting his teeth tightly.

A faint bronze glow flowed beneath his skin, drawing in and merging the elemental energy of heaven and earth gathered within the cauldron with the medicinal power.

Xiao Wu stood beneath the tree, her face full of worry as her pink eyes remained fixed on Lu Xiao.

Seeing his entire body flushed red and his clothes stained with blood, her little hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt...

The medicinal liquid inside the cauldron churned endlessly, and dark red medicinal mist rose and swirled.

Blood qi surged through Lu Xiao's body, while the bronze divine radiance around him grew ever brighter.

Excruciating pain repeatedly washed over his body. At first, he had needed to focus and grit his teeth, but as the medicinal power and elemental energy seeped layer by layer into his flesh, widening his meridians and dispersing stray thoughts, his taut mind gradually relaxed instead.

The sounds of wind, the cauldron's hum, and the dragons' cries all slowly faded away, as though separated from him by a hazy veil of water. They could no longer disturb his thoughts.

His slightly furrowed brow gradually relaxed. His eyes gently closed, and his consciousness withdrew completely inward, losing all perception of the outside world as every trace of his focus sank into his body.

Within his awareness, there was no longer any burning pain or soreness. There remained only clear, flowing elemental energy, warm and rich medicinal power, and the bronze glow continuously awakening and spreading through his flesh, muscles, and bones.

The profound rhythm of the Innate Secret Technique flowed naturally through his heart. Without any deliberate activation, his body instinctively cooperated with the tempering.

The elemental dragons, the medicinal liquid within the cauldron, and the pure yang power of the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue completely merged into one, becoming an unending torrent of tempering energy that repeatedly washed through his meridians and acupoints, refining his flesh.

His body was like an uncarved piece of jade, slowly shedding its mortal impurities beneath the cleansing of the medicinal power.

As his meditation deepened, the bronze divine radiance around Lu Xiao no longer flickered in and out. Instead, it formed a thin membrane of light that steadily enveloped his entire body.

The elemental dragons continuously pouring in from outside seemed to have found their most precise destination. They docilely entered his body, no longer carrying even a trace of violent impact.

Outside the cauldron, Du Busi keenly sensed the change in Lu Xiao's aura and exclaimed excitedly, "Good kid, he actually entered Deep Meditation!"

Deep Meditation was a state every soul master dreamed of attaining.

It was a special condition in which one's body and mind fully merged with meditation, reaching their optimal state.

Deep Meditation could not only improve one's meditative state and greatly increase the speed of Soul Power cultivation,

but more importantly, in this state of complete mental emptiness, it could vastly enhance one's comprehension, allowing one to grasp levels ordinarily beyond reach.

It was most beneficial for breaking through bottlenecks or advancing one's realm.

Lu Xiao was still young, and he did not possess many abilities yet.

But even so, entering Deep Meditation at such an age would bring him benefits beyond imagination!

Moreover, for soul masters, once they had experienced Deep Meditation, entering it again in the future would become far easier.

At the same time, outside Notting Academy.

A bedraggled, wretched figure stood alone beneath the stone steps, his back hunched.

This person was Yu Xiaogang, who had been completely expelled from Notting Academy.

Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with exhaustion, unwillingness, and bitterness. "My theories... how... could they possibly be wrong!!!"

Just as he sank into self-doubt, a burst of arguing startled him awake.

Yu Xiaogang turned to look and saw an elderly man with a six-year-old child being stopped outside Notting Academy's gates by two gatekeepers.

These two were Old Jack and Tang San, who had come from Holy Soul Village!

One of the gatekeepers shouted sternly, "What are you doing here? Is this a place country folk like you can come to?"

Old Jack bowed and explained, "Young sir, we came from Holy Soul Village. This child is this year's work-study student from our village. Could you tell us what procedures we need to complete?"

The gatekeeper's face was full of mockery. "Can a gold phoenix really rise from a grass nest? Someone from a little village has Soul Power? The academy hasn't had a work-study student in years. You aren't frauds, are you?"

"Blue Silver Grass as a martial soul? And Innate Full Soul Power? What a joke. This is utterly ridiculous. I've been a gatekeeper here for four years, and I've never heard of a student with Innate Full Soul Power. This brat's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, and you claim he has full soul power? I think this Spirit Hall certificate must be forged."

"Innate Full Soul Power! Blue Silver Grass!"

A sharp glint flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes. "Could it be..."

Thinking of this, he immediately stepped forward and shouted sternly, "Stop!"

The gatekeeper froze for a moment. When he saw that it was Yu Xiaogang, he sneered, "Oh! Isn't this 'Master'? How do you still have the nerve to stay here?"

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red as fury surged in his heart!

He recalled how respectful they had once been toward him and inwardly despised these opportunistic fools.

These dogs only respect those in power!

But when he remembered that this child possessed Twin Martial Souls,

Yu Xiaogang still put on the bearing of a "Master" and said to Old Jack, "Sir, could you let me see the Spirit Hall certificate?"

Old Jack hurriedly handed over the certificate in his hand.

Yu Xiaogang examined the certificate, then shifted his gaze to Tang San, his eyes filling with delight!

"The certificate is genuine!"

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he turned toward the gatekeeper and shouted, "If Spirit Hall learns that you are obstructing commoners from attending school here, do you think you can bear the responsibility for that crime?"

The gatekeeper's face instantly turned pale, and most of his earlier arrogance vanished. Still forcing himself to retort, he said, "Yu Xiaogang, it's not your place to speak here! You've already been expelled from the academy. You're no longer part of Notting Academy, so stop meddling!"

"Whether I belong to the academy is not important!"

Yu Xiaogang's presence flared as his gaze turned sharp as a blade. "How precious is Innate Full Soul Power? You, a mere gatekeeper, dare accuse someone of forging a certificate? On that charge alone, Spirit Hall can hold you accountable!"

His righteous rebuke left the gatekeeper speechless. His face alternated between green and white, and he no longer dared to mock them. He could only shut his mouth resentfully, his eyes filled with apprehension.

Old Jack, standing nearby, was both shocked and delighted. He quickly cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you, sir, for speaking up so righteously!"

Yu Xiaogang waved a hand, but his gaze remained fixed on Tang San as towering waves had already risen in his heart.

Innate Full Soul Power! Twin Martial Souls!

Meeting a prodigy at rock bottom—this was simply a heaven-sent opportunity! The perfect chance to prove everything he had learned in his life and wash away every humiliation!