102: Cheating?

Wei Zhiyuan noticed her daughter's unusual behavior and asked,

"Lan Lan, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

"I'm fine."

...

Soon.

The three arrived at Villa 99. Wei Lan saw that there were no lights on in Xiao Weiqing's Villa and let out a sigh of relief. "It seems Brother Qing has gone to Cultivate."

"Dad, Mom, this is where I live. Let's go, I'll take you to see it."

Meanwhile.

Xiao Weiqing finished his Spiritual Qi Cultivation.

Since opening his Dantian, he had been spending longer and longer in the Body Tempering Chamber, and his consumption of points had increased drastically.

Returning to his Villa, he habitually looked toward Wei Lan's Villa.

"Huh? Who is the woman next to Wei Lan?"

Xiao Weiqing looked up, staring at the Villa balcony, his gaze locking onto Wei Zhiyuan.

Wei Lan and Wei Zhiyuan were together, laughing and talking.

Suddenly.

Wei Zhiyuan sensed the prying gaze and turned her head to look at Xiao Weiqing.

Xiao Weiqing was startled, withdrew his gaze, and walked toward his own Villa as if nothing had happened.

"They look so much alike; this must be Wei Lan's mother."

On the balcony.

Wei Lan followed her mother's gaze and also saw Xiao Weiqing. "Qing... Xiao Weiqing."

Wei Zhiyuan asked, "His name is Xiao Weiqing?"

"Yes, he is the most powerful person in the Upper Academy. He just easily took first place in the new Trainee internal Exchange Competition."

"Oh? Even you are not his opponent?"

Wei Zhiyuan was a bit skeptical. With Wei Lan's Level 5 Pupil Technique, most of her peers at this stage should not be Wei Lan's opponents. She knew the Wei Family's Pupil Technique all too well.

Wei Lan's expression was a bit uncomfortable. "His Innate Skill is very powerful, and his attacks are very fast. I am not his opponent."

"I see."

"Then, are you confident about the Innate Skill competition in a few days?"

Wei Lan shook her head. "I don't know. After all, the Innate Skill competition is actual combat, which is different from the virtual Heaven Ladder."

"Lan Lan, I'm sorry."

Wei Lan looked up. "Mom, why are you saying sorry all of a sudden?"

"It's Mom's incompetence. I can't give you better resources."

Wei Lan reached out and hugged Wei Zhiyuan's slender waist, leaning into her. "Mom, there's no need to say sorry. I'm already satisfied with how things are now."

She knew her mother's difficulties; born into a large Family, many things were beyond her control.

If it weren't for Wei Zhiyuan's indulgence, it would have been hard for Jiang Peng to take Wei Lan away from the Wei Family.

Wei Zhiyuan also hugged Wei Lan, gently stroking her hair, a struggle flashing in her eyes.

Over the next few days, Wei Lan stayed with her parents and had very little contact with Xiao Weiqing.

Five days later.

"Senior Sister Ding, I have something to do tomorrow and the day after, so I can't come. This vermilion flame spirit grass..."

"It's fine, missing a day or two doesn't matter. You can't let it affect your competition for the Innate Skill."

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Senior Sister Ding knows?"

"Of course. This is a major event in the Academy recently. Many people will be watching. Didn't you know?"

Xiao Weiqing shook his head. "I didn't know. I thought it was just an internal matter for our batch of Trainees."

"That may be so, but what you don't know is that the Academy giving this batch of Innate Skills to you for free has caused a lot of gossip, especially among the second year Trainees. They all have opinions."

"How is it free, Senior Sister? You make it sound like we're getting it for nothing. We have to repay corresponding points, treasures, or Innate Skills in the future."

Xiao Weiqing and the others had already received notice of the Innate Skill competition tomorrow, but the Innate Skills were not free; they were considered an advance. After receiving them, they would need to go to ruins in the future to compete for corresponding items to repay the Academy.

It should be known that the death rate for treasure hunting in ruins has always been high, but even so, no one refused. For everyone, this batch of Innate Skills was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Well, you've still made a huge profit. Actually, other deans and teachers have quite a few complaints."

"It's only because the person in charge of your batch is Principal Ning that it's not hard to clean up."

Xiao Weiqing nodded. He had heard about this, including the suppression of the Luo Jiang Prefecture City Trainees during their initial freshman assessment, which had the tacit approval of various large Families in Luo Jiang Prefecture, as well as the instigation of senior Trainees.

It was just that everyone involved had been greeted by Ning Xing, so they had restrained themselves quite a bit. This included several Seventh Realm big shots. Although this Principal Ning didn't manage trivial matters, he was extremely protective of his own.

This was also the reason why Xiao Weiqing was determined to take Ning Xing as his master.

"Then Senior Sister Ding, I'll come back in a few days."

"Mm, go ahead, good Luck!"

"Thank you."

...

Night.

Xiao Weiqing dragged his exhausted body out of the Body Tempering Chamber on the third floor of the Body Tempering Tower.

He was now able to perform Body Tempering on the third floor. Although he couldn't hold out as long as Qin Tian and the others, he had already surpassed more than half of the Martial Cultivators, not to mention the Technique Cultivators and Spirit Cultivators.

Realm: Second Realm (One Dantian)

Extraordinary Talent: Samadhi True Fire (Samadhi True Fire Spirit Refining Art)

Mental Energy: 12.6

Spiritual Qi: divine palace, shanzhong

Physique: Body Tempering Realm

First Samadhi Qi Fire: (1000/1000) strands

Second Samadhi Refined Fire: (502/1000) strands

Innate Skill: Fire Owl, Flame Dome, Flame Dragon, Fierce Flame Shield, Reinforcement (2), Blazing Sun Body Tempering Art (4)

Over these past few days, Xiao Weiqing had been going full throttle, Cultivating the Blazing Sun Body Tempering Art whenever he had time. Combined with Reinforcement, his physical strength had risen sharply, and the refining speed of the Refined Fire had also increased significantly. Although it couldn't compare to the Qi Fire, it wasn't far behind.

Moreover, with the Refined Fire more than half refined, he had obtained another Innate Skill: Fierce Flame Shield.

Fierce Flame Shield used flames to form a protective shield on his body surface, which could absorb damage. Its strength was determined by the amount of Refined Fire injected.

"Not bad, I have defense for close combat now."

At this stage, Martial Cultivators grew extremely fast, and their speed and strength were a notch higher than Technique Cultivators. Before this, when Xiao Weiqing learned saber techniques, he focused solely on defense, just in case he encountered reckless fighters getting close and losing his ability to resist instantly.

Including the battle with Qin Tian, Xiao Weiqing had never given Qin Tian a chance to perform, also because he was afraid of Qin Tian getting close.

However, it was different now. The Innate Skill Fierce Flame Shield was obviously more powerful than the Spirit Energy Cloak, and its defensive ability increased exponentially.

The Spirit Energy Cloak was, after all, a technique for using Spiritual Qi. His Fierce Flame Shield was a genuine Innate Skill.

In the Upper Academy group chat.

"Everyone, please go easy on me tomorrow during the Innate Skill competition." Fei Xiaobao @ everyone in the group.

"Fatty Fei, that's easy to say, but why are you competing for an Innate Skill? If everyone takes a fancy to the same Innate Skill, then we'll have to see who's better in action." Duan Shuyu replied.

"Level 3, Reinforcement."

Duan Shuyu: "Huh? Fatty, you're only competing for a Level 3 Reinforcement? Your strength is enough to compete for Level 4, right?"

"Yeah, Fei Xiaobao, what are you thinking?"

Many people were curious.

This time, there were over five hundred Level 2 Innate Skills, nearly a hundred Level 3 Innate Skills, and more than ten Level 4 Innate Skills. The most valuable one was undoubtedly Spiritual Wisdom.

Although there were only a dozen or so Level 4 Innate Skills, Fei Xiaobao definitely had the strength to compete for one.

Fei Xiaobao: "Don't think I don't know that you guys went and borrowed weapons and protective gear from your seniors."

"This is f*cking cheating, and you still have the nerve to ask me?"