Chapter One: The Mysterious Map

  Failed again! I thought that after leaving home, I could make a name for myself, but as soon as I went to take the assessment, I was eliminated immediately!

  In the room, the young man sighed and shook his head.

  Today is the day of assessment for the inner disciples of Gan Ting Academy. As a result, Ye Ming entered the Luanling Valley and immediately fainted. If not for the timely rescue by the elder, Ye Ming was afraid that he would have been torn to pieces by the demon beast.

  For this matter, Ye Ming also became a laughing stock among the outer courtyard disciples!

  At the age of twelve, he entered Gan Tang Academy and reached the second stage of spiritual energy in three years. Others achieved the second stage of spiritual energy in just one year, and some even reached the third stage of spiritual energy in a single year.

  Three years have passed, and yet he has made no progress. If it weren't for Han Lin being one of the top ten inner disciples, Ye Ming would have been kicked out of Gan Tang Academy long ago. And now, Elder Wu Zhuo has issued a notice that there will be another assessment in three months' time. If he fails to pass, he will be immediately expelled from the academy!

  Three months...

  Ye Ming's heart was anxious, his eyes were below himself in the Ling Qi second realm, with only three months left, how could this be possible?

  Cultivation is all about accumulating spiritual energy, and it depends on one's innate talent and resources.

  Qualification

  Ye Ming was very poor since childhood, having neither the innate talent for spiritual cultivation nor the qualifications to cultivate Dan Xuan Symbol, and could only become a martial cultivator with the most difficult progress!

  Wu Xiu doesn't care about qualifications, but its growth is slow and resource consumption is extremely high!

  All sorts of problems added together undoubtedly made Ye Ming quite a headache!

  "Should I go back to the Ye family? No, going back to face their cold eyes, I'd rather struggle outside!"

  Thinking of the Ye family, Ye Ming gritted his teeth. He had endured for three years and didn't want to give up until the very end.

  Thinking of this, Ye Ming was about to practice the "Liemengong", but his brow suddenly furrowed, and his right hand touched something in his pocket. A scroll-like object appeared, which was neither metal nor wood, and didn't look like paper either. When opened, the scroll was blank, with no pictures or words.

  "It was this picture that fell from the sky and knocked me out."

  Ye Ming furrowed his brow, actually today's assessment, the biggest reason was that this chart fell from the sky and directly knocked him unconscious, otherwise with his Lingqi Second Boundary cultivation, although he wouldn't have passed the assessment, he also wouldn't have fainted as soon as he entered the valley.

  He touched the wound on his forehead, and Ye Ming shook his head helplessly. This person was unlucky, even drinking water got stuck in his teeth. His family was forced to leave, he couldn't get a good reputation at the academy, and even the assessment was this unlucky.

  As he shook his head and sighed, suddenly, a mysterious starry sky map appeared on the originally blank picture!

  In the starry sky, a vast number of stars are twinkling, with red and blue lights, some shining brightly, while others are dim.

  "Huh? The originally blank picture scroll somehow has a starry sky painting on it?"

  Ye Ming's face changed color, he was also from a family of Confucian scholars, with extensive knowledge and experience, but this scene was his first time seeing!

  "Could these starlights represent something, a technique? Or a spiritual skill?"

  Ye Ming kept staring at the picture, trying to find the mysterious part, but to no avail.

  However, after Ye Ming walked a few steps along the small house, he found that the starlight in the picture changed with his footsteps.

  "If I'm not mistaken, this is a map! But what do those starlights represent?"

  Ye Ming's qualifications were not good, but his mind was extremely clever. In an instant, he immediately guessed it and quickly remembered the location of the last starlight. He would go take a look next time!

  After making a decision, Ye Ming thought of putting it back in his arms, but he hesitated and the map disappeared along with his palm!

  "What's going on? Something has entered my body! Is it a bug?"

  Ye Meng's mouth was wide open, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy, who had never seen such a magical scene before. However, since childhood, he had been independent and solved many things on his own, so he quickly calmed down.

  "I've heard that there are many mysterious objects in the world that can be hidden within a person's body, just like a sword being sheathed inside..."; Ye Ming touched his forehead wound and suddenly realized: "This diagram has absorbed my blood, perhaps it can only enter my body this way."

  Ye Ming thought for a moment and called out in his heart.

  The next moment, a green light flashed again in his palm, and this scene made Ye Ming curious and smiled.

  This picture is awesome!

  Soon, Ye Ming suppressed his surprise and pushed open the door with anticipation.

  This picture is amazing, but what are those twinkling star lights?

  Gantang Academy occupies the entire Dongfushan Mountain, from a distance, the buildings are layered, shining brightly, like a prosperous big city.

  The academy is divided into outer and inner courts, with the outer court having thousands of students.

  Ye Ming passed through the small houses, where people were bustling about, all of whom were testing disciples. Those disciples were roughly between twelve and fifteen years old, and when they saw Ye Ming, many of them had a look of shame on their faces.

  "Hey, isn't that Ye Ming? So free to come out and enjoy the sun? Sigh, I'm so envious of people who have nothing to do!"

  "I heard that this guy fainted as soon as he entered the Luansheng Valley, it's hilarious! This is a first for the Ganting Academy!"

  "Haha, isn't that so? Four times the assessment, every time not passing, if I had already lost face and left the academy long ago, this Ye Ming's face is really thick!"

  "No way, it's because they have a senior fellow in the inner court, we don't have that good fortune, three times of assessment didn't pass, immediately eliminated!"

  One by one, voices rose up, with jealousy and ridicule.

  Ye Ming curled his lips and ignored him.

  This kind of low-level ridicule has little effect on him, as he has been exposed to cold eyes since childhood, and with his personality, if he had the ability, he wouldn't mind making these guys shut up.

  Unfortunately, he doesn't have this kind of money now, so it's better to keep silent!

  However, Ye Ming also understood that these young people just wanted to find a thrill, after all, some of them hadn't gone through the assessment either. When they saw themselves at the bottom, they naturally felt a sense of superiority in their hearts.

  Moreover, they themselves did not pass the assessment four times, but were not eliminated, and they would also be more or less jealous!

  "No strength, restricted everywhere!"

  Ye Meng lightly exhaled a breath of air and once again went in search of the Starlight Spot.

  No one wants to be weak, let alone Ye Ming, who has a family that he must return to, and for this reason, he must become even stronger!

  "It's getting closer and closer, the first star point is on the left... light red color, I don't know what it is?"

  Before long, Ye Ming stopped in his tracks, and in front of him was a small courtyard.

  "This is where Chen Guo lives!"; Ye Ming's eyebrows furrowed, Chen Guo was the eldest of this year's assessment disciples, and usually targeted himself.

  However, after some thought, Ye Ming still decided to go in. After all, he was more eager to know the wonders of the map and what those starlights represented.

  Bang!

  Just as I walked into the small courtyard, I saw a few young men gathered together.

  "Brother Chen, is this the One-Piece Spiritual Plant - Blood Silk Wood? I've heard it's the best spiritual herb before the Five Realms of Spiritual Energy and is the main medicine for the Blood Spirit Pill!"

  "So beautiful! The greenish color of the wood grain seems to have a blood-like streak in it!"

  Among them, a young man in golden clothes smiled faintly: "You're not wrong, this is indeed a first-class spiritual plant, absolutely better than the ordinary gathering spirit grass you usually use. This Blood Silk Tree was given by Young Master Wu Er, as long as you listen to his words, there will be no shortage of benefits for you in the future!"

  Upon hearing this, the other few young men chuckled.

  Cultivation is a path, and if you want to advance your realm, dan medicine and spiritual plants are indispensable. Just like this blood silk wood, when paired with other spiritual plants, it can be refined into a Blood Spirit Dan.

  Blood Spirit Pill, the best pill before the fifth boundary of Spiritual Qi!

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