Xiao Chen Cultivated, Stirring Everyone

"What exactly is this thing?" Xiao Chen asked with a frown.

Xiao Chen felt that there had to be some special connection between this thing and himself.

Xiao Zhan had not expected something left behind by their ancestors to make Xiao Chen so excited, either.

"Ancestor, this is a sheet of golden paper."

Xiao Chen rolled his eyes.

Can't I see that it's a sheet of golden paper?

"So what does it have to do with me?"

"Well, here's the thing."

"They say that when you were born, this sheet of golden paper fell off your chest..."

What?

Did that mean this Golden Paper had actually been part of his body?

Then what did that count as?

Shedding his skin?

"Originally, our ancestor intended to give you this Golden Paper once you were a little older, but unexpectedly, a mysterious expert took you away, and you never came back."

The corner of Xiao Chen's eye twitched slightly.

Why hadn't anyone mentioned this when his teacher took him away?

"Is there anything else I don't know about?" Xiao Chen asked, taking a deep breath.

"Yes."

Xiao Chen froze.

"When you were born, besides this sheet of golden paper falling off your chest, two beads, one black and one white, fell from between your brows and your lower abdomen respectively," Xiao Zhan said quietly.

"Bring those to me too." Xiao Chen's gaze turned odd.

There were actually so many secrets hidden in his body?

Looking somewhat ashamed, Xiao Zhan said, "They were lost."

"Lost?"

"After all, a long time has passed, and the Xiao Clan suffered upheaval, so..."

In fact, Xiao Zhan had never seen those two beads either. The successive clan leaders had only passed down word of them orally.

And in their eyes, this sheet of golden paper was no different from an ordinary gold object. It was merely an ordinary item, without any energy fluctuations, and seemed to be of no use to cultivators.

Had it not been for their ancestral instructions, they would have sold it long ago.

"All right, I understand. Go about your business."

"Oh, and prepare some good food. More meat-Little Gold likes it."

"Yes, I'll go prepare it right away."

After Xiao Zhan left, Little Gold gave Xiao Chen a satisfied look.

At least you know what's good for you, brat. You even remembered to find food for this king.

"Little Gold, I feel there's some special connection between this thing and me."

"I need to study it carefully."

Little Gold nodded.

From what Little Gold knew of Xiao Chen, he rarely looked this grave.

After returning to his room, Xiao Chen sat in a chair and held the Golden Paper in both hands, examining it closely.

What exactly did this thing have to do with him?

Just as Xiao Chen's head filled with questions, the Golden Paper suddenly turned into a pool of golden liquid, shot out like lightning, and plunged into his chest.

It moved so fast that Xiao Chen had no time to react.

"What's going on!"

"Hmm? No, wait!"

After plunging into Xiao Chen's chest, the Golden Paper actually transformed into a stream of energy that traveled throughout his body.

All the meridians in Xiao Chen's body became active, glimmering with faint golden light.

The sensation was so comfortable that Xiao Chen almost moaned aloud.

"Dou Qi?"

"It's the energy of heaven and earth!"

"I... my body can sense Dou Qi and absorb it now?"

After making a circuit through Xiao Chen's body, the energy formed from the Golden Paper finally settled in his chest, then vanished.

At the same time, Xiao Chen's body could actually sense the existence of Dou Qi and absorb it!

For all these years, Xiao Chen's body had been unable to sense any energy, so naturally, it could not absorb any.

If he could not absorb energy, how could he even speak of cultivating?

Although Su Qingxue had fed him countless heavenly treasures, they had been of no use whatsoever.

To think that this sheet of golden paper...

Had actually solved his cultivation problem?

"I get it! Could the reason I couldn't cultivate have been... this sheet of golden paper?"

"So my talent for cultivation fell off back then and became golden paper?"

"No, there were also those two beads, one black and one white."

"Teacher was right. I really do have a special constitution!"

Xiao Chen could not help giving a self-mocking smile.

Across all universes and myriad worlds, there were probably very few like him.

"Phew. Let's try it and see if I really can cultivate."

For all these years, Xiao Chen had been unable to cultivate. He seemed carefree and unconcerned, but how could he not care at all deep down?

Everything Su Qingxue had learned throughout her life was in Xiao Chen's mind.

Cultivation had never been difficult for him. The difficulty lay in his inability to sense the energy of heaven and earth.

That also meant he could not absorb any energy.

If his body would not absorb it, what could he do?

"Hmm, which cultivation art should I practice?"

"The Nine Demonic Tyrant Body Art?"

"Forget it. It sounds too demonic, and it would even produce nine inner-demon avatars. No good, no good."

"The Xuanwu True Qi Scripture?"

"It forms a Xuanwu phantom... that looks too much like a turtle. Forget that too."

"The Fengxuan World-Burning Art?"

"Sounds like something girls practice."

"The Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Art? Powerful, sure, but I'd have to cultivate all over again nine times in the Nine Realms. Too much trouble."

"Which cultivation art is a little cooler?"

There were so many cultivation arts that Xiao Chen could not decide for the moment.

Just as he was agonizing over it, a streak of golden light suddenly rose within his body and shot straight into his mind.

"The Primordial Chaos Great Beginning Scripture?"

"What's this supposed to mean?"

"A cultivation art I've never heard of?"

"Factory-installed?"

Forget it, forget it. Since it came factory-installed, perhaps it was the most suitable one for him.

"Let's begin!"

Xiao Chen took a deep breath.

His hands were trembling now.

This was so damned exciting!

After thirty thousand years of waiting, the day when he could cultivate had finally arrived!

As he circulated the cultivation art, the surrounding Dou Qi surged toward Xiao Chen like a tide.

"Hmm?"

"This..."

"This brat can really cultivate now?"

Outside, Little Gold sensed the changes in the surrounding Dou Qi, eyes likewise filled with surprise.

This brat had already been a menace without any cultivation at all, and he loved showing off.

If he could cultivate now...

The Dou Qi Continent-no, the entire Great Thousand World-would be thrown into chaos!

As Xiao Chen continued cultivating, every cultivator in Wutan City was dumbfounded.

"What's going on?"

"No idea, but this Dou Qi... why did it disappear in an instant?"

"The Xiao Clan?"

"It seems to have all gathered where the Xiao Clan is?"

"What? The Xiao Clan?"

"Could it be... that the Xiao Clan's leader has broken through to Dou Ling?"

"What bullshit are you spouting? Could a Dou Ling cause a disturbance like this?"

"Then a Dou Wang? A Dou Emperor?"

"Get lost! You're getting more ridiculous by the second!"

"What exactly is going on?"

At that moment, the members of the Jia Lie Family and the Ao Ba Family exchanged bewildered looks, completely unable to figure out what had happened.

They were all guessing whether Xiao Zhan had encountered some opportunity that had greatly increased his strength.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Xiao Clan wore an excited expression.

Because they sensed that the place where the Dou Qi was gathering was their ancestor's residence!

"As expected of our ancestor. He really is powerful!"

"Yes! With our ancestor back, our Xiao Clan will finally rise again!"

"What cultivation level do you think our ancestor is at?"

"Could he be a Dou Emperor?"

"A Dou Emperor? Are you insulting our ancestor? In my opinion, he has to be at least a Dou Zong!"

"A Dou Zong? Heavens, wouldn't that make him the strongest in the Jia Ma Empire?"

"Otherwise, how could he be our ancestor?"

"Exactly. Our Xiao Clan's ancestor must be an unparalleled expert."

Watching the changes in the surrounding Dou Qi, Yao Lao wore a grave expression.

Just what was this Xiao Clan ancestor trying to do, causing such a huge disturbance?

The Xiao Clan members were extraordinarily excited, but the people of Wutan City's other two major families had already begun to worry.

Because the disappearance of Dou Qi had not stopped, and its range was still expanding!

"Good grief, he's actually drained all the Dou Qi in Wutan City, and he still hasn't stopped."

"With thirty thousand years of accumulation, is this brat going to break through to the highest realm of this so-called Dou Qi Continent in one go?"

In Little Gold's view, the speed and quantity of this Dou Qi absorption were clearly abnormal.

For Xiao Chen, who had only just begun cultivating, it was truly far too enormous.

Now even the Dou Qi outside Wutan City had begun to disappear. How much Dou Qi Xiao Chen would ultimately absorb was still unknown.

Wouldn't so much Dou Qi burst him apart when he had only just started cultivating?

Just what kind of constitution did this brat have?

Xiao Chen had likewise never expected that his very first cultivation session would plunge all of Wutan City into chaos!