6: Outstanding prodigy

This was not surprising, considering that Qin Dong, the young master of the Qin Family, had possessed no cultivation at all for the past fifteen years.

Even if he had happened to break through to the first level of the Qi Refining Realm yesterday, he was still far behind those at higher realms.

"Just a piece of trash who got lucky with a breakthrough."

"Heh, if it weren't for my young master, would you even have a chance to step onto the path of immortality?"

"If it weren't for the head of my Qin Family and our young master, would the Cloud Heaven Sect have come to this desolate Huangxuan City to recruit us as disciples?"

"You guys should think about your own worth; would you ever have been able to come into contact with the Cloud Heaven Sect otherwise?"

"To tell you the truth, my young master is kind-hearted. He originally had the chance to keep this immortal opportunity to himself, but considering we are all part of Huangxuan City, he let you all share in the benefits."

"Not only are you ungrateful, but you even dare to resent my young master. You're nothing but ungrateful wolves."

Qin Zixuan's words were powerful and resonant, leaving the others speechless.

Indeed, their ability to enter the path of immortality was truly thanks to Qin Dong. Otherwise, with the Cloud Heaven Sect's status, why would they come to a godforsaken place like Huangxuan City to recruit disciples?

Even Qin Dong, the person in question, couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this.

Am I really that great?

After Qin Dong exchanged a few pleasantries with Qin Zixuan, they stood in a corner waiting for the city gates to open... "Have you discovered anything?"

Atop a nearby tall building, the City Lord of Huangxuan City asked Steward Chu, who only shook his head slightly after a period of careful observation.

"They are all too weak; it's impossible for them to even scale the high walls of the manor."

"Sigh, then it seems I was being over-cautious."

"Could a Foundation Establishment cultivator really be hidden among these little youngsters?"

The two walked down from the building and soon arrived at the city wall.

"Hahaha, young friends, sorry to keep you waiting."

With a flick of his sleeve, the City Lord of Huangxuan City gently tossed eleven cloth bags in front of everyone.

Qin Dong reached out and caught one, finding ten Spirit Stone inside the bag.

Truly generous! He had given away over a hundred Spirit Stone with a single wave of his hand.

This caused Qin Dong's heart to skip a beat.

"Could it be that he has another hidden treasury?"

He couldn't help but secretly calculate whether he should pay another visit to the City Lord's Manor tonight.

To be honest, the opponent's cultivation was a genuine Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Even though he was infinitely close to that realm, he wasn't there yet.

Besides, heaven knows how many tricks the man had; just in terms of combat experience alone, he could probably completely crush Qin Dong.

Furthermore, there probably wasn't much left in the City Lord's Manor anyway. Taking action would be high risk and not worth it.

"Thank you, City Lord!"

Everyone bowed in unison. Those were ten Spirit Stone; an ordinary family would have to save for three months without eating or drinking to obtain just one.

"Alright, young friends, hurry and head out of the city. I wish you an early ascent on the immortal path."

At the City Lord of Huangxuan City's command, the heavy city gates were slowly opened by the guards, revealing the world outside Huangxuan City to everyone.

Before them, the green grass stretched to the horizon, and a solitary bird flew into the distance under the sunset.

"Cultivation world, here I come!"

Their eyes were filled with longing for the future, and two excited youths had already taken the lead and walked out.

"Young Master."

Qin Zixuan followed behind Qin Dong, her face slightly flushed.

Perhaps it was due to the nourishment of the Heavenly Dao Qi within his body, but Qin Dong's person always carried a hint of noble aura.

His face was like polished jade, his black hair had a faint luster, and the skin on his neck was as delicate as fine porcelain.

No matter how one looked at him, he was a beautiful man.

In fact, when Qin Dong was eleven years old, his reputation had already spread throughout Huangxuan, and families wanting to arrange marriages had worn down his doorstep.

Even just now, two or three girls had been frantically hinting to him, hoping to team up with him.

With this level of looks alone, it was hard for any young girl in love not to be moved. Even Qin Zixuan was the same, and she also carried a certain unavoidable mission... An hour ago, Qin Su had said to Qin Zixuan with deep meaning.

"Xiao Xuan, you wouldn't want Qin Dong to be snatched away by the girls of other families, would you?"

"Try to keep it within the family. As your uncle, I actually think very highly of you."

... "Cough, cough, that..."

"Young Master, the Family Head has given instructions that Zixuan should accompany you to the Cloud Heaven Sect this time."

"To let Zixuan take care of your daily life and needs."

Qin Zixuan spoke somewhat bashfully, not daring to look into his eyes again.

"Alright, I'll be in your care then, Sister Zixuan."

Qin Dong looked at Qin Zixuan. He had originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw her take out a map, he immediately agreed.

With a map, he could take fewer detours.

With a beautiful girl around, he could avoid taking the wrong path entirely.

During this time, two or three others also came over to ask about teaming up, but Qin Dong refused them all.

Soon, others also completed their teams and set off. Just as the two of them were about to leave, the system's voice suddenly rang out.

[Ding! Outstanding Grade Prodigy discovered. System has recorded the information.]

Qin Dong's eyelid twitched. Following the system's prompt, he saw an ordinary-looking, thin youth standing there.

At the same time, a display screen popped up from the system.

Grade: Outstanding Grade

Age: Fourteen

Root Bone: 54

Cultivation: Third Level of Qi Refining Realm

Physique: Fragmented Innate Geng-Gold Body

(In the system's evaluation, grades are divided into No Grade, Excellent Grade, Outstanding Grade, Epic Grade, Legendary Grade, Heroic Grade, etc.)

Among the people coming out of Huangxuan City, except for the person in front of him, no one else even had a grade. From this, it could be seen that the value of this Outstanding Grade Prodigy was likely quite high.

The journey to the Cloud Heaven Sect was long.

Qin Dong couldn't really travel there on foot. He planned to buy a carriage at the next town, and he just happened to be missing a driver.

So, Qin Dong decisively walked forward to strike up a conversation.

"I'm Qin Dong. Are you interested in forming a team with us?"

The youth was clearly taken aback and looked over warily, but his heart settled slightly when he saw Qin Dong's face.

Oh ho, isn't this the young master of the Qin Family who gave him the chance to join the Cloud Heaven Sect?

This person is a great benefactor, and with the backing of the Qin Family in Huangxuan City, he shouldn't be short on trump cards. Teaming up with him is a pretty good choice.

With this thought, Zhang Yizhi's guard relaxed a bit.

"I am Zhang Yizhi. Greetings, Brother Qin."

"Brother Qin's invitation is exactly what I wished for. How could I refuse?"

"Hello, I'm Qin Zixuan. The three of us will be traveling together from today on."

Qin Zixuan also came forward to greet him. After all, more people meant more strength. Thus, the three of them set out on the road to the Cloud Heaven Sect... Countless trillions of voids away, Li Jinian looked at the information about the Innate Geng-Gold Sword Body in the Source Information and smiled faintly.

Source Information +1.

At dusk the next day, the three of them arrived at a town.

"Boss, how much for your carriage?"

"Ten Spirit Stone for the horse and carriage together."

"Holy crap, is your horse made of solid gold or is the carriage solid gold? Why is it so expensive?"

"Where are you going to find many carriages these days? These are all the ones we use for our livelihood."

"You think it's expensive? I think it's expensive too! Just tell me if you want it or not."

The carriage shop owner glanced contemptuously at the young man in front of him, looking like he had him right where he wanted him.

"Speak properly to me, don't force me to slap you a couple of times."

*Crack.*

Qin Dong circulated his cultivation and stomped on the ground, instantly creating a loud bang. Seeing this, the playfulness in the carriage shop owner's eyes vanished, replaced by a look of fear.

This fat sheep probably can't be slaughtered after all.

After a round of bargaining where Qin Dong 'convinced others with virtue,' the carriage shop owner was 'impressed' by Qin Dong's noble character and sold the carriage at the reasonable price of five Spirit Stone, even waving with a smile as they left.

"Please come again next time, customer!"

The three of them purchased supplies in the town and rested for the night. At dawn the next day, while the sky was still hazy, they set out on the road again.

"So here's the question: who's going to be the driver?"

Zhang Yizhi blinked in confusion and looked at the other two.

"Don't look at me. I'm the one who paid for this carriage, and I'm the one who provided the chance for immortality."

"Don't look at me either. I need to keep an eye on the map at all times to avoid taking the wrong path."

"This..."

Suddenly, Zhang Yizhi felt like he had been tricked. Oh no, have I boarded a pirate ship...

"Giddyap."

In the end, Zhang Yizhi was forced to drive the carriage. As he pulled the reins, the carriage wheels gradually rolled into the distance, its silhouette stretching long in the first rays of dawn.

Within the system space, Qin Dong carefully examined the top-up function that the system had opened yesterday.

[Ding! As the name suggests, the top-up function allows you to top up items into the system to obtain system points.]

[The system provides a recycling price based on the level of spiritual energy in the item. For example, the recycling price for one spirit stone is one point.]

Qin Dong tried opening the system store and was instantly shocked by the dazzling array of product information before him.

However, what shocked Qin Dong even more was the long string of astronomical figures behind them.

Seeing so many zeros gave Qin Dong a headache.

[Ding! Points can be exchanged in the system space for treasures, cultivation, comprehension of techniques, etc.]

Suddenly, Qin Dong's eyes lit up because he discovered an important use for system points: they could be used to comprehend techniques.

He could directly consume a certain amount of points to instantly master a technique or enhance its effects.

With a thought, Qin Dong flipped his wrist and took out the Yellow Rank Mid-grade technique, Mountain Splitting Fist, which he had obtained last night, from the system space.

[Ding! One Yellow Rank technique detected. You can use fifty points to exchange for introductory comprehension.]

With a thought from Qin Dong, fifty Spirit Stone in the system space turned to dust. As the exchange was completed, a stream of unfamiliar memories was injected into his mind.

Within this space of consciousness.

He closed his eyes and seriously absorbed these memories. In his sea of consciousness, a blurry figure could be seen practicing the Mountain Splitting Fist. The fist technique was powerful, and with one step forward,

the wind aided the fist's momentum.

"Mountain Splitting Fist!"

Boom! A punch was thrown, creating a sonic boom.

[Ding! Host has successfully exchanged for Mountain Splitting Fist (Introductory), consuming fifty points.]

When Qin Dong opened his eyes again, the profound meaning of the fist technique was etched in his heart. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he had gained a period of insights into the technique out of thin air.

Mountain Splitting Fist!

Inside the carriage, Qin Dong raised his hand and instantly formed a fist. A powerful aura gathered on it.

The faintly radiating aura seemed to exceed the scope of Mortal Rank techniques; this was a Yellow Rank technique!

Even the horse pulling the carriage seemed to be stimulated by something and let out a neigh.

Qin Dong himself was slightly shocked. This kind of power truly exceeded his imagination, and this was only at the Introductory Level.

If his proficiency with the technique became higher in the future, wouldn't he be able to kill a bull with one punch?

Unfortunately, the Spirit Stone on him had been emptied. It would be great if the system issued a few more tasks.

"Disperse."

Qin Dong withdrew his true qi and entered a cultivation state again.

Qin Zixuan slowly opened her eyes, revealing a look of astonishment.

Young Master is so amazing. That technique aura just now was definitely a Yellow Rank technique.

In the entire Huangxuan City, besides the City Lord and the Tang Family, probably only the head of the Qin Family possessed a Yellow Rank technique. Unfortunately, one had to make a huge contribution to the family to practice it.

Moreover, Yellow Rank techniques were extremely difficult to practice. It was definitely not something a fifteen-year-old youth could easily master, not even at the Introductory Level.

Unless the Young Master is a legendary cultivation genius!

A possibility flashed through her mind, causing Qin Zixuan's delicate body to tremble. It seemed their Young Master might not be as simple as he appeared on the surface!