In the depths of winter, the heavy snow had turned the Great Jin Dynasty of the Western Continent, the northern part of Western Constellations Prefecture, into a silver-white world.
The sky was just beginning to brighten, and a faint layer of fish-belly white rose in the distant sky. A group of youths, about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing the same black training clothes, stood upright in the thick snow despite the biting cold wind and the heavy snow.
"If you want to become a powerful cultivator who goes against the natural order, you must build a good foundation from a young age. The path of cultivation was a heaven-defying one. Other than cultivating one's heart, will, qi, strength, courage, and wisdom, there were no shortcuts.”A middle-aged man with a long beard, a ruddy complexion, and a centipede scar on the left side of his face said in a dignified voice. He was wearing a white wide-sleeved long robe and had his hands behind his back.
"Do you want to become a powerful cultivator and be respected by others?”A middle-aged man in a white wide-sleeved robe suddenly asked loudly after giving a stern lecture.
"Yes!" More than thirty youths in tight clothes shouted in unison, ignoring the cold and low temperatures.
"Very good. Since you want to become a true heaven-defying cultivator, you have to put in ten times the effort of ordinary people. Alright, you can start cultivating. I hope that when you are sixteen years old, someone can stimulate the greatest potential in their bodies and successfully break through to become a level seven Dao Master and become a level one Dao Master. Anyone who broke through to become a Grade 1 Dao Master before the age of sixteen would become the focus of the family's nurturing. " Also, a year later, my Nan family will hold a competition between disciples under the age of twenty-five. If any of you can enter the top five, you will receive generous rewards from the family. The first place will also receive a Dao Power Pill refined by the patriarch using many heaven and earth spiritual items.”The middle-aged man in a wide-sleeved robe looked at the energetic appearance of his family's hope, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
This stern-looking middle-aged man was the third guardian of Yan Nancheng's Nan family, Nan Mingfeng. He was well-known in Yan Nancheng, and his strength had reached the realm of a Level Seven Dao Master.
The Nan family had moved to Yannan City decades ago. Before the Nan family moved to Yannan City, it was called Yan Luo City. After decades of management, the Nan family had surpassed the Luo family and became the second largest family in Yannan City. Yan Luo City had also officially changed its name to Yannan City.
The reason why the Nan family could gain a firm foothold in Yan Nancheng so quickly, and their overall strength surpassed the old Luo family, was related to the Nan family's background. It was said that the Nan family was a branch of the Constellation Palace, the second most powerful force in Western Constellations County.
However, just as the Nan Family was thriving and the overall strength of the family was improving, and they were about to replace the Yan Family, the number one family in Yannan City, the Nan Family had attracted a disaster five years ago because of a woman. They had a conflict with the Taishi Family, the second most powerful family in Dongyou County of the Great Jin Dynasty, and suffered heavy casualties. Two of the family's Supreme Elders were killed. If it were not for the Constellation Palace's experts who came forward to resolve the crisis, the Nan Family might have been wiped out by the Taishi Family.
After this battle, the overall strength of the Nan family was not as strong as before. A few years ago, the Luo family, which was forcefully suppressed by the Nan family and snatched away the second force in Yan Nan City, was restless.
If the Nan family wanted to regain control of the situation, the new generation of the family had to rise up and take the lead. They had to step into the true path of heaven-defying cultivation. Heaven-defying cultivation was divided into seven realms: Dao Warrior, Dao Master, Dao Spirit, Dao Sect, Dao Saint, Dao Master, and Dao Immortal. Each realm was divided into seven levels.
A Daoist was only the entry level of defying the natural order of cultivation. A Daoist could only form Real Essence in his body by stimulating his own potential to the maximum. Once Real Essence was formed, the Daoist could use the Genuine Qi in his body to break through to the Daoist Master level.
There were seven levels of Dao Masters, and each level would form a strand of vital essence in the body. When a Dao Master reached level seven, the seven strands of vital essence formed in the body would condense and slowly transform into spirit essence, breaking through to the Dao Spirit realm.
Taoist, Taoist Master, and Taoist Spirit were the foundations of Cultivation. If one wanted to truly step onto the path of Dao, one had to condense the seven spiritual essences in one's body into a Cultivation Golden Core and reach the realm of Daoist. The Path Sect was also the watershed of heaven-defying cultivation. Many people were unable to condense a Golden Core and break through to the Path Sect realm. In the end, their lifespan was exhausted and they became a pile of yellow soil.
Once one reached the True Path Sect realm, not only would their lifespan increase greatly, but they would also have the qualifications to establish a sect and become a grandmaster. This was also the dream of the young people of the Nan family since they were young.
In the current Nan family, the most powerful family head, Nan Jinghai, the First Elder was only a Level Four Dao Spirit expert, the Third Elder and the Great Guardian were Level One Dao Spirit experts, and no one else had broken through to the Dao Spirit Realm.
In the entire Great Jin Dynasty, the Dao Spirit realm was only the beginning of cultivation. It could be said that if the Nan family could not produce a new Dao Sect expert, they were destined to be a lonely small family. They could not surpass the Yan family, the number one family in Yan Nan City, which had a Level Five Dao Spirit expert. They would also be swallowed by other forces that were ready to make a move.
"Dao Power Pill, the Dao Power Pill refined by the Patriarch. If I can win the competition among the younger generation of the clan and obtain the Dao Power Pill, I might be able to use the powerful medicinal effects of the Dao Power Pill to stabilize Master's serious injuries.”In the crowd, a tall and slender young man with a slightly thin face was silently thinking in his heart.
Although this youth's facial features were not outstanding, he gave people a very comfortable feeling, especially his pair of bright eyes, which added a bit of wisdom to this youth. The young man who was deep in thought was Yun Tianyu, one of the most talented among the younger generation of the Nan family. He was a Level Seven Daoist.
However, Yun Tianyu wasn't a member of the Nan family. He was the number one genius of the Nan family back then. He was also the disciple of the number one sinner of the Nan family, Nan Hongpeng, who brought disaster to the Nan family. As for why Yun Tianyu had always lived in the Nan family and what his background was, Yun Tianyu himself did not know.
"One year. I must improve my strength as soon as possible in this one year. For the sake of Master's injury, I'll fight it out!”Yun Tianyu, who was cultivating by inhaling and exhaling the Qi of Heaven and Earth, swore in his heart.
More than 30 Nan family youths were cultivating hard on the white snow until noon. Nan Mingfeng, who was in charge of supervising their cultivation, suddenly said,""Alright, everyone can rest now! Tomorrow, I have to go out for three months because I have something important to do. I won't be able to supervise your cultivation for the next three months. However, without me around, I hope that you will cultivate harder than you are now!”
"Don't worry Uncle Ming Feng, we will work hard on our cultivation.”The young men of the Nan family, who breathed in and out the Qi of heaven and earth to cultivate and emitted layers of white fog from their bodies, promised one by one.
"Very good! Everyone, go back and rest. I hope that one of you can give me a surprise when you come back in three months.”Nanming Feng looked at the future hope of his clan with satisfaction and nodded his head lightly. However, when he glanced at Yun Tianyu, who was at the back of the crowd with excellent aptitude, he could not help but frown slightly. He shook his head and turned to leave.
"Yun Tianyu, are you still daydreaming? So what if you have a high aptitude and broke through to become a Grade 1 Dao Master? An outsider like you is destined to never become someone that the Nan family will focus on nurturing. Sooner or later, you and your sinner master will be kicked out of the Nan family.”Just as the thin Yun Tianyu revealed a thoughtful look and was thinking about the family competition in a year's time, a discordant provocation entered his ears.
"Get out of your Nan family! Nan Hong, do you think you're the head of the Nan family?”Hearing the deliberate provocation around his ears, Yun Tianyu, who had been pulled back from his thoughts, revealed a trace of disdain. He looked at Nan Hong, the grandson of the third elder of the Nan family, who regarded him as his biggest competitor. He was half a head taller than him, had a square face, and had extraordinary talent. He retorted without any politeness.
"I'm not the Nan family's master, but my status is higher than your sinner disciple?”He was arrogant, but his strength had always been suppressed by Yun Tianyu. Nan Hong, who had just broken through to Level Seven with the help of the elixir, continued to provoke Yun Tianyu and deliberately released the aura of a Level Seven Taoist.
"The disciple of a sinner! Nan Hong, don't think that you can humiliate my master just because you're a level-seven Daoist. If you dare to spout any more nonsense, I'll let you know what regret is in the future.”Sensing the aura of a level-seven Taoist that Nan Hong had deliberately released, Yun Tianyu ignored him. His eyes were cold as he stared at Nan Hong, who was a head taller than him and was deliberately stirring up trouble. He suppressed the anger in his heart and restrained himself.
"What's wrong? Can't you say it? Back then, if it wasn't for your master being bewitched by a woman and bringing disaster to the family, would our Nan family have suffered such heavy casualties? The Nan family is in such a difficult situation because of your master, who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and is lustful.”Sensing the coldness in Yun Tianyu's eyes, Nan Hong, who had advanced to Level Seven with the help of medicine, felt his heart tremble. He took a deep breath and tried to suppress the panic in his heart. He braced himself and shouted.
"Nan Hong, it seems that you've become more confident after becoming a Level Seven Daoist. Now that I'm officially challenging you, do you dare to face me like a man?”This was because the Nan family did not allow internal strife. Unless both parties agreed, private internal strife would be punished by the family. Yun Tianyu looked at Nan Hong, who was provoking him like a clown. His body moved slightly, and before Nan Hong could react, he instantly appeared in front of him. He looked at Nan Hong, who was so pale that he was so frightened that he kept retreating and almost fell to the ground, and challenged him coldly.
"Challenge…" Nan Hong had indeed wanted to challenge Yun Tianyu to prove himself after becoming a Level Seven Daoist. However, when he saw Yun Tianyu's insane movement speed, Nan Hong panicked. The fighting spirit that had just risen in his body was immediately replaced by fear. He did not dare to accept the challenge.
"Nan Hong, you're just a villain who only knows how to talk! Since you don't dare to accept the challenge, then forget it. I'll make you pay a painful price for today's provocation during the family competition a year later. I'll let you know that the pride of the strong can't be trampled on.”Yun Tianyu looked at Nan Hong, who was blushing and wanted to reply but did not know how to answer. He revealed a disdainful expression and mocked him without holding back.
After saying that, Yun Tianyu turned around and left under the watchful eyes of the young disciples of the Nan family who were watching the show.
"Yun Tianyu, don't be complacent. So what if you're strong? There are many young disciples in the Nan family who are stronger than you. When the time comes, someone will take care of you.”Watching Yun Tianyu's retreating figure, Nan Hong's provocation was futile and he was humiliated by Yun Tianyu instead. Nan Hong clenched his fists in anger, and the veins on his neck bulged. He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself. His hatred and jealousy for Yun Tianyu grew even stronger.
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