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"Blood Exchange?!"
"How is that possible?!"
Qin Feng Huo's face turned extremely unsightly, his eyes bulging, as he felt the scorching heat of the blood qi rushing towards him.
His complexion gradually turned ashen.
He had reached Bone Tempering Completion, confident he could challenge Xi Xi, but now... the thought of challenging her had already dissipated like smoke.
In one month, although he had progressed from Bone Tempering Major Accomplishment to Bone Tempering Completion.
But Xi Xi directly stepped into Blood Exchange, the gap... was a bit too large!
Was this the gap between him and the Divine Child?
Qin Feng Huo's body trembled, fear flashing in his eyes, as he fell silent, giving rise to a sense of defeat in his heart.
However, this sense of defeat quickly vanished.
Hope still lingered in Qin Feng Huo's eyes, "That's right, in a year... Temple God Resonance, I still have a chance..."
"As long as my Temple God Resonance is sufficient, I still have the opportunity to become a True Disciple and receive the sect's cultivation!"
The Qin Family had prepared a lot for his Temple God Resonance assessment, placing high hopes on him.
With this thought, Qin Feng Huo couldn't help but regain his confidence.
He was only seven years old, his future had just begun, what did temporary setbacks count for, there was still plenty of time, he would surely catch up with Xi Xi!
On the arena, Xi Xi executed the Golden Light Sub-sect's Top-notch Skills, the "Mystic Thunder Golden Light Killing Sword Technique," even though it was only entry-level.
Dazzling and stunning, the sword qi burst forth from her body, spraying and intertwining.
Although it was barely entry-level, it had already surprised many people.
Even Zhang Qing Zheng stroked his beard in surprise, his eyes flickering with a different light.
In the distance, Elder Zhu Hong Dou, who was watching the assessment, was anything but happy; Xi Xi should have joined her Red Cloud Peak and become her disciple.
Unfortunately, the old coot Sect Master had snatched her away.
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"Li Nuanxi, three years old, one Blood Exchange, Cultivation as Riverlike!" Zhang Qing Zheng announced Xi Xi's results.
With that, the first round of testing came to an end, followed by the challenges.
When cutting grass, one must eliminate the roots.
This boy...
Must not be spared!
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Old Chen strutted along the bustling streets of Mansion City with a tobacco pipe in his mouth, humming a tune.
The prosperity of Mansion City was mesmerizing indeed; Old Chen had never imagined he would reside in Mansion City in his lifetime.
But, having lived off Li Che's family for so many days, it was time for him to find a job and kill some time.
Xi Xi had gone to cultivate at the Divine Sect, Li Che went to work at the Qintian Observatory during the day, Zhang Ya was occasionally at home, and often went to cultivate at Li Qingshan's Zheng Lei Peak.
He was truly bored on his own.
While walking, a figure in plain clothes approached swiftly from afar, looking unkempt and carrying a bamboo stick.
Old Chen took a puff from his pipe; this was his fellow villager who had joined one of Mansion City's three big gangs, the Beggars' Sect, after arriving in the city.
They had met in Mansion City days ago and had reconnected.
"Da Bao!"
"Er Dan."
The two exchanged a glance and smiled at each other, sharing a feeling of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign place.
Both had aged, once young and robust lads training together in the martial arts hall back home, and in the blink of an eye, they were old men.
Finding a tea stall, the two sat down to have tea and talk.
"I found you a job in our gang, knowing about your Blood Exchange cultivation, I talked to the deacon, granting you a guard job," Er Dan said.
"The monthly salary is not low, twenty taels a month."
Old Chen squinted his eyes, took another puff of his pipe, and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "What am I guarding?"
He didn't agree immediately; the waters in Mansion City ran deep.
"Heh, it's a good gig, do you know the Yunfang Boat?" Er Dan said with a sly grin.
"The Beggars' Sect has its own turf around Yunfang Boat... Yunfang Boat also hires people from our Beggars' Sect for some tasks, mainly to guard some goods."
"If luck favors you, you might even see the beauties of Yunfang Boat, I've heard that the Oiran... is as white as snow!"
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