Chapter 417: Chapter 400: Burning Soul!
"Wang Xu! It’s time to clean the mountain road!"
Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the door.
Wang Xu withdrew from his cultivation state and opened the wooden house.
"Wang Xu, you are truly diligent. No matter when, I always see you cultivating."
The visitor was a fat man dressed in luxurious robes, with a round face and whitish fat flesh, looking plump like the Laughing Buddha.
The fat man’s name was "Shi Yubai"; true to his name, his skin was as fair as jade, but his fat flesh made him appear round and chubby.
However, don’t underestimate this fat man. Like Wang Xu, he is an invincible Black Hole Level, and a genius from the Venerable Dynasty!
The acquaintance with the fat man actually originated from the Ning Haocang incident.
Wang Xu was injured in public by Ning Haocang, making all the genius disciples aware of Wang Xu, a poor fellow who had just entered the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect and had already offended disciples of the Mixed Universe Realm.
That day, Wang Xu was preparing to head to the "Shen Yi Sect" to apply to become a Secret Technique Repairer, but unfortunately, the Shen Yi Sect was temporarily closed to the public.
On the way back to the wooden house, he encountered the fat man being entangled by a group of genius disciples.
Though they had to perform one year of menial labor, as a Divine Gate disciple, they could receive a hundred lower-grade Primordial Stones and three Qi Storage Pills to accelerate cultivation speed each month.
This group of genius disciples were all invincible Black Hole Level individuals, each capable of single-handedly killing White Hole Level Star Giant Beasts.
The fat man was forced by them to hand over the Qi Storage Pills.
In the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, there is no absolute rule of life and death. As long as you possess enough strength, even if you kill other Divine Gate disciples, no one will interfere.
But intelligent genius disciples won’t easily kill these weaker ones.
With just a little coercion and threat of fists, they could obtain a continuous supply of Qi Storage Pills. If they killed them, it would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, and there might be unforeseen consequences if the opponent retaliated desperately.
The fat man thus became one of their targets.
"That... that... Wang Xu! Brother Wang Xu, it’s me, Shi Yubai, hurry and save me, save me!"
Wang Xu happened to pass by. As soon as the fat man Shi Yubai saw Wang Xu, he immediately shouted loudly.
The genius disciples, upon seeing the "somewhat famous" Wang Xu, burst into laughter and included Wang Xu on their list of targets for coercion.
Being dragged into the situation, naturally, Wang Xu could not comply obediently.
Though these genius disciples were indeed powerful, able to battle across levels, each of them was extremely formidable.
But Wang Xu was stronger than them!
After a fierce battle, only Wang Xu and Shi Yubai remained standing, while all the other genius disciples suffered severe injuries, with hideous blood marks on their bodies.
At that moment, they were shocked to realize just how terrifying Wang Xu’s real strength was.
Since then, the fat man would often visit Wang Xu, tirelessly following him, despite Wang Xu’s indifference, seemingly becoming Wang Xu’s only friend in the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
"Let’s go."
The two came to a long set of stairs, sweeping the dust and fallen leaves on the steps.
This was their menial task, which seemed simple, but the Divine Sect had a rule prohibiting the use of Primordial Qi during menial labor.
Otherwise, if patrolling disciples saw it, they would face severe punishment.
This meant they could only clean the steps like ordinary mortals, one step at a time, until all the steps were spotless.
Whew~
Wang Xu and the fat man had just cleaned halfway when a gentle breeze blew, scattering many fallen leaves onto the steps again.
The fat man complained, but could only go back to sweeping the fallen leaves again.
But not long after, another gentle breeze scattered the leaves on the long steps once more.
The fat man’s spoiled temper flared up, and he complained for a long time.
"I’ll do it."
Wang Xu didn’t say a word, silently sweeping the fallen leaves again.
After several rounds, the fat man began to feel a bit fatigued.
Even though he was an invincible Black Hole Level martial artist, not using Primordial Qi and cleaning the steps like an ordinary mortal wasn’t physically tiring, but rather mentally exhausting and irksome.
But Wang Xu continued to sweep in silence.
His spirit was much stronger than the fat man’s.
Whew~
Another gentle breeze blew, scattering leaves all over the steps again.
"Damn it, why is today so unlucky, this damn wind!"
The fat man cursed aloud.
Wang Xu paused.
"Come out."
Wang Xu said flatly.
The fat man was stunned, looking around and extending his spiritual consciousness, but found nothing.
"Your perception is quite keen."
Suddenly, behind the fat man, a blue-robed figure appeared without warning, startling him.
The fat man recognized him immediately; it was the Mixed Universe Realm senior brother who had come looking for trouble with Wang Xu before!
"As someone in the Mixed Universe Realm, is this the only underhanded method you know?"
Wang Xu slightly lifted his eyelids, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.
"Hmph! In my dictionary, there are no such words as underhanded, despicable, or petty, only the strong and the weak!"
Ning Haocang snorted coldly, "Rest assured, for now, you are under An Tianyi’s jurisdiction, I won’t act against you, but when this year is over, and you’re in the Divine Sect, I will ensure you have no place to rest in peace!"
Ning Haocang’s undisguised killing intent burst forth, as if he wanted to swallow Wang Xu alive.
These days, whenever he thought of this guy named Wang Xu peeping at Junior Sister Qing’Er, his anger surged involuntarily.
Ning Haocang’s vindictive nature had been like this since his time in the Venerable Dynasty, and it only intensified after arriving at the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect.
"I’m waiting for you."
Wang Xu’s indifferent words made the fat man’s eyes widen suddenly.
Oh dear, the other side is a brother from the Mixed Universe Realm, Wang Xu, if you’re going to boast, can you pick a better time? If he gets upset and kills us, who are we going to complain to?
"Good, very good!"
Ning Haocang squinted his eyes, showing a grim expression, "I hope you can remain so calm and composed by then."
After speaking, Ning Haocang stared fiercely at Wang Xu, then transformed into a stream of light and left.
Only then did the fatty let out a long sigh of relief.
"Wang Xu, you’re being too reckless. That’s a senior brother from the Mixed Universe Realm, and I’ve heard he’s just a step away from reaching the Immortal Chaos Realm. No matter how much of a genius you are, could you possibly reach the Immortal Chaos Realm within a year?"
The fatty lamented, "And if you’re going to brag, at least watch their expression. If that senior brother hadn’t held back just now and killed us on the spot, who would stand up for us?"
It’s true that the fatty was born in the Venerable Dynasty, but he only realized after coming to the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect that over half of the disciples were also from the Venerable Dynasty.
Therefore, no matter how strong your background is, at the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, everyone is treated the same.
"Let’s keep cleaning."
Wang Xu said lightly, ignoring the fatty and continuing to clean the steps.
...
"I heard everything that arrogant kid said. A mere Void Chaos Realm, daring to be so arrogant in front of me, You Ji. If it were the old me, I’d crush him with just one finger!"
You Ji’s figure floated out, glancing at Wang Xu who was cultivating the Red Sun Body Refining Technique, "Don’t worry, I guarantee that within a year, you’ll advance to a level far stronger than him!"
Wang Xu’s figure paused slightly, and his gaze turned towards You Ji.
"However, to reach this goal, you might have to endure some hardships."
"No worries."
Wang Xu spoke, "As long as I can surpass his strength, no amount of suffering matters to me."
"Good!"
You Ji chuckled, "Since you’ve said so, I won’t be gentle with you."
Immediately, You Ji listed out a list.
"The herbs on this list aren’t rare. You should be able to buy them within the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect, and the spirit stones in your hand are enough to buy a hundred portions."
The Imperial Extreme Divine Sect is one of the three giants of the Red Sun Divine Continent, and many medicines not available outside are sold within the sect.
Moreover, Wang Xu receives a hundred pieces of Lower Grade Primordial Stones every month. This fact alone is enough to prove how wealthy the Imperial Extreme Divine Sect is.
Following You Ji’s list, Wang Xu bought a large amount of spirit medicine the next day.
"Use them all at once?"
Upon hearing You Ji’s words, Wang Xu frowned.
A hundred pieces of Lower Grade Primordial Stones each month are all used to purchase spirit medicine, but You Ji wants to use them all at once. What about next time? Does he have to wait until next month?
"Hehe, don’t worry. Once you’ve experienced this, you’ll think once a month is too frequent."
You Ji smiled mysteriously.
All the herbs were placed in a water tank and completely refined.
The medicinal power pervaded the water tank, and the entire wooden house was filled with a strange medicinal fragrance.
With a splash.
Wang Xu entered the water tank naked, and the medicinal power immediately seeped into his skin, nourishing his flesh and blood.
However, purely relying on these herbs, even soaking every day might not allow Wang Xu to make much progress.
"Kid, get ready to accept the ’punishment’!"
You Ji’s figure in a red robe darted into Wang Xu’s body.
Boom!!
Wang Xu suddenly opened his eyes wide, his face turning blue and purple, his features twisting and contorting in immense pain!
"Crack..."
Wang Xu clenched his teeth tightly, making his teeth clatter.
His bloodshot eyes, the bulging veins all over his body, the unprecedented pain swept through Wang Xu!
Pain!
Such pain!
Extreme pain!
This pain had surpassed the physical body, penetrating the soul!
"Kid, how do you feel?"
You Ji’s complacent voice echoed in Wang Xu’s heart.
"You... you... what... what are you..."
Wang Xu struggled to speak coherently through his agony.
His soul was being scorched, speaking in the heart You Ji couldn’t hear anyway.
"Nothing much, just helping to roast your soul a bit."
You Ji said nonchalantly, causing Wang Xu’s pupils to contract.
Burn... burn the soul!
Craziness!
Wang Xu finally understood why You Ji had described this cultivation method this way and had mocked him repeatedly.
It turned out this guy’s plan was to burn the soul!
"Burn... burn... soul... and... my... promotion... is..."
With his soul being scorched, Wang Xu managing to endure this pain already showed how strong his will was, but trying to utter a sentence was extremely challenging.
"Hehe, wait until you successfully endure this burning to talk."
What?!
Does this cultivation method involve life-threatening risks?
Wang Xu cursed You Ji bitterly in his heart, but unfortunately, You Ji couldn’t hear any of it. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit to read.)