Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhou Genwei could not ignore the will of the people in his ruling, so he declared, “Since there are people here pleading for you, Ding Hao, I will give you ten days! Within ten days, you will keep your status and the Ding Family’s celestial seed as long as you can awaken a level three and above celestial gene! If you fail to do so in ten days, then Ding Laosi’s second son, Ding Juncai, will obtain the seed! What say you?”
He thought, ‘Even the city lord would not bother him if he ruled this way.’ Ding Hao’s attitude was quite vulgar, so it would be best to let Ding Junjie get rid of the person and properly cover up the case.
Upon hearing the ruling, Ding Laosi was quite satisfied. In ten days his second son would be the young master of the Ding family, and everything in the Ding Family would belong to him!
Ding Laosi cupped his fist in respect, “The lord is wise.”
Zhou Weigen looked to Ding Hao and said, “What about you?”
Ding Hao said, “I won’t accept this!”
Zhou Weigen thought, ‘Even if he does not accept it he still has to follow it!’ His face darkened as he said, “Do you feel that ten days is not enough? Let me be honest with you, I’ve seen a lot of people like you who refuse to accept a loss right in front of you. Even if I give you five months, do you think you can awaken? Quit dreaming!”
Ding Hao saluted and said, “My lord, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not saying that you gave too little time, but rather you’ve given me too much time! I absolutely do not need ten days!”
Zhou Weigen felt something strange was going on. ‘Had the brat gone mad?’ He said, “If you feel that ten days is too much, then tell me how many days you want. Five? Three? Or even one?
“I want now,” declared Ding Hao. He turned toward the onlookers and addressed them, “My dearest neighbors, fellow villagers, and countrymen, I, Ding Hao, can awaken my celestial gene right now! If it is anything worse than a level three celestial gene, then I will give my celestial seed status to Ding Juncai! Everyone, please help ensure I can awaken in peace!”
“Awakening right inside the hall of the governor’s office! Very good!”
“Master Ding, you are definitely straightforward! Very well, leave it to us to protect you!”
“Master Ding, awaken in peace. We will take care of you!”
Listening to the loud crowd, Zhou Weigen felt some anxiety creep into his heart. He did not expect the brat to be so confident that he wanted to awaken in the hall!
He stared at Ding Laosi, only to see Ding Laosi’s wife walk forward. Snidely, she said, “You piece of trash! You’ve never awakened in fifteen years, and now you want to awaken just because you say you can?! Quit dreaming! If you really awaken a level three or above celestial gene today, then we won’t fight with you anymore!”
Zhou Genwei felt reassured at that. It was not that easy to gain a celestial gene of that standard.
He sternly said, “Then you may awaken in the hall. We will all withdraw to give you space. I want to see with my own eyes what sort of celestial gene you can awaken!”
As everyone was leaving the hall, Ding Laosi turned back to look into the large area. Seeing Ding Hao sitting there cross-legged, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of worry and said, “He couldn’t possibly…”
His wife on the other hand was not worried at all. Laughing, she said, “What are you afraid of? Let him awaken! That piece of trash, I want to see what kind of dog sh*t celestial gene he’ll have! Our Juncai is the real level three genius. Do you think everyone can be a genius?”
Ding Laosi had a fierce look in his eyes. “If I had known he was going to be so much trouble, I should have killed him years ago. Now he’s trying to spread his wings. It’s so frustrating!”
Mrs. Ding said, “Why don’t we try interrupting his awakening!”
They intended to disrupt the awakening, but Boss Shand, with his stern expression, and the others were standing guard at the front door. With such a large crowd present, they did not dare make an attempt.
“Enjoy wine and songs while we can. Life is short. Quiet the heart. Quiet the mind.”
After Ding Hao entered a meditative state, his mind emptied and he very quickly achieved perfect-stage meditation.
Entering the perfect-stage meditation allowed various aspects of his body to achieve perfection. Following that, he started to gather the energy he had stored within his meridians.
Ding Hao’s meridians were much thicker than they were a month ago, and the energy they could store had greatly increased. He felt as if he were gathering the waters of a raging flood.
“This is it, time to see what kind of celestial gene I can awaken!”
Ding Hao began to channel the flood of energy through his Ren and Du meridians. The flow of water was like breaking open the dam of the Yangtze River. Wild and turbulent water surged forward. The celestial power that had long eluded him was suddenly within reach!
“How relaxing!”
Following that, the surge of energy gathered together, and with a roar, shot through the roof over his head, surging toward the sky!
“The so-called awakening is so easy!”
…
At this time, in the Wuzhou City Lord’s Residence.
Within the main hall, two people were conversing on top of the dais, while another two were standing below it.
Of the two people sitting on top, one of them was dressed partially silver scholar’s garb. He looked like a Confucian general. It was Wuzhou’s city lord, Ling Yunxiao! Sitting on the guest seat was a well-dressed middle-aged man. It was Jiuzhou Academy’s vice-principal, Min Zhengyuan.
Min Zhengyuan was laughing as he said, “Yunxiao, I’m so sorry I’ve been bothering you so much lately.”
Ling Yunxiao revealed a carefree smile as he said, “This is just a small matter. You’re a great talent that was originally from my Wuzhou after all. If you come back to visit your parents, it’s only natural that we would welcome you with open arms. It’s not a bother at all. The only problem is that you are not staying longer…” Ling Yunxiao continued, “Why don’t you stay for a few more days?”
Min Zhengyuan sighed, “Alas, I don’t have the time. You didn’t know this, but other than coming home to visit my parents I’ve actually come back this time to track down a demonic immortal. Now that I’ve finished my business, I should be heading back.”
“Demonic immortal?” Ling Yunxiao said in shock, “What level?”
Min Zhengyuan said, “It’s news that we received from the Celestial Cultivation Realm. That person was originally a disciple of righteousness in Jiuzhou of the Foundation Establishment Zhenren stage cultivation. We would never have expected that he practiced under the demonic banner in secret, causing great harm! He got hurt by some strong practitioners in the Celestial Cultivation Realm and ended up fleeing to Jiuzhou. Someone had noticed some activity by him in Tu City near here, and so I came to investigate. However, I did not manage to find much. It would seem that he has already fled, so I need to hurry back and notify the rest of us.”
“Foundation Establishment Zhenren!” Ling Yunxiao said in shock. Within the world of Jiuzhou, Xiantian was considered among the strongest stages. Anyone who could enter the Qi Refining stage would be considered to have reached the peak of this world. If it was a Foundation Establishment Zhenren stage cultivator, then it was going to be big trouble!
Min Zhengyuan said, “Yunxiao you can relax. This person was injured, and his cultivation level has likely been pushed back a whole realm. Now he is only as skilled as a middle-stage Qi Refinement level immortal. Even if he regained his former strength, he would not dare to cause trouble within Heaven’s Will. If the heavens wanted to punish this person, it would be very easy!”
“I’m glad to hear that.” Ling Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief, “Then I won’t force you to stay.”
Min Zhengyuan stood up and saluted. Then he pointed toward a young man standing below and said, “The prince wishes to stay here for three months and will be participating in Wuzhou’s selection test. Thank you for your trouble.”
Ling Yunxiao smiled and said, “It is our honor that the prince chose to stay here. Even three years would not be a problem, let alone three months.”
The prince was impatient and arrogantly declared, “Is City Lord Ling saying I won’t be able to pass the selection test into Jiuzhou academy? Relax, I will get first place in the selection test in three months and leave this place.”
Ling Yunxiao smiled and said, “You have a level one celestial gene, a genius of the country. You will definitely get first place in a small place like Wuzhou.”
The prince had a look of arrogance.
Min Zhengyuan saw that it was quite late, so he waved to his daughter Min Qingqiu who was also standing there, and prepared to leave.
However, the moment he stepped out of the city lord’s hall into the open staples outside, his expression suddenly changed.
“Someone entered the perfect-stage meditative state nearby!”
Min Zhengyuan said in shock, “It’s very close!”
When Ling Yunxiao heard that someone had entered the perfect-stage meditative state, he was shocked. His shock quickly turned into glee when he wondered if there was a genius within his residence.
He hurriedly shouted to the guards outside, “Quick, find out who is meditating in my residence!”
Before the guards could leave, Min Zhengyuan said again in shock, “This feeling is familiar! Yes, City Lord Ling do you remember what we felt that day in the back alleys of Nanyuan? We did not find the hero that day!”
“Don’t tell me, that person has appeared again?”
At that time, Ling Yunxiao suddenly turned his head. He saw that there was a surge of spiritual energy on top of the jade statue of the Dancing Goddess.
Min Zhengyuan’s expression changed, “Did the Heaven’s Will system detect an attack?”
Ling Yunxiao gaped and exclaimed, “No, it’s the birth of a genius!”
The jade statue within the City Lord’s Residence mirrored the gigantic one in the public square. Any matter, big or small that happened within the realm of Wuzhou would be transmitted to the city lord through the jade statue.
“This way!” Min Zhengyuan had a look of curiosity. He turned his face to look at the sky.
Following Min Zhengyuan’s gaze, there was a visible ray of spiritual energy shooting toward the sky outside of the City Lord’s Residence.
“Spiritual energy from awakening celestial powers. It looked to be eight meters!”
Ling Yunxiao looked toward the sky and gasped. “Normal awakenings are all below one meter in height. A level two awakening would be seven meters and blow. Eight meters and above is a level one awakening! It’s a level one genius!”
Min Qingqiu looked at the spiritual energy in the sky that was continuing to rise. Her eyebrows shot up in shock as she said, “It’s already over eight meters and still rising!”
“There’s a hero being born in Wuzhou! I can’t believe I managed to see it right before I leave. I’m so thankful!” Min Zhengyuan nodded as he laughed.
Ling Yunxiao ordered his guards out. “Guard, go check it out. Which family does this young hero come from?”
Before he could finish his sentence, his expression changed dramatically, “Wait!”
The guard that was about to leave stopped in shock.
Min Zhengyuan and Min Qingqiu wore similar expressions of shock and awe. Everyone was looking toward the sky, waiting for the spiritual energy to dissipate. Min Zhengyuan finally exclaimed, “My god! Did my eyes deceive me? This awakening…the spiritual energy is twenty meters tall!”
Ling Yunxia had a look of ecstasy, “The heavens bless Wuzhou! The heavens bless Wuzhou! The heavens have blessed my Wuzhou!”
The prince walked up behind them. He wore a fighting expression of deep jealousy. “How could it be? Twenty meters! Anything above ten meters is already a superior level one celestial gene. But this, twenty meters! How is that possible?!”
Ling Yunxiao said joyously, “Prince, what you said is true. It’s a superior level one celestial gene! A twenty-meter superior level one celestial gene! This is practically unheard of!”
When he finished, he motioned to the guard and said, “Follow me, we’ll see who this young hero is!”
He would usually get his underlings to look for level one celestial genes, but this was a superior level one. He must be there himself! Superior level one celestial gene holders were destined to be great figures in the Celestial Cultivation Realm. He must take this opportunity to build a connection with that person.
He then asked, “Brother Zhengyuan, do you want to delay your trip back?”
Min Zhengyuan laughed as he said, “This person is destined for great things. Superior level one celestial gene holders get to enter the Jiuzhou Academy without testing. I must go check this out for myself! His awakening produced a twenty-meter tall spiritual energy beam. If he is in good condition, I’ll just bring him with me right away!”