Volume 1: Wudao Xiantian Chapter 3: Dan Tian's Strange Change

  "Master, you're awake?"

  Ye Xue woke up from a nightmare, and suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ear. He barely opened his eyes to find himself back in his residence, the room filled with a strong, pungent medicinal smell. A delicate face appeared before him, holding a medicine bowl, with an expression of genuine surprise on her face.

  The girl was his maid, named Su Qiaoqiao, and she was about the same age as him. His parents had passed away early, leaving him only an old servant named Su Fu, who was loyal to him, but because of his poor health and advanced age, he also died after a few years.

  Before Su Fu's death, he was worried that Ye Xu would have no one to take care of him, so he brought his granddaughter Su Qiaoqiao to the Ye Mansion and ordered her to serve Ye Xu's daily life.

  Su Qiaoqiao is young in years, but clever and agile, gentle and amiable, taking care of Ye Xuan with meticulous care, allowing him to focus on practicing martial arts.

  Ye Xu struggled to get up, only to feel his limbs and bones aching in pain, and couldn't help but furrow his brow. He immediately began to circulate the Heavenly Void Cultivation Technique.

  He didn't urge his heart method, it was fine. As soon as he had a thought, he felt a severe stabbing pain coming from all over his body. The pain made him unable to bear and hummed a sound, and his heart suddenly cooled down.

  His dantian was empty, the seven years of bitter cultivation of his profound heavenly energy had vanished into thin air. Moreover, his meridians were also thoroughly destroyed in the explosion, severed into pieces, and almost impossible to repair!

  "So, I'm already a..."

  Ye Xuhua felt a bit bitter in her heart and muttered: "Useless person..."

  Su Jiaojiao hastily put down the medicine bowl, helped him up and propped up his pillow, saying somewhat reproachfully: "Young master, the doctor said your body is too weak, it's best if you can rest for a while..."

  Ye Xu fell silent for a moment, then gathered his spirits and smiled bitterly: "Body too weak? I didn't think I'd have such a day..."

  He cultivated the Tianming Body Refining Technique, and his physical strength was second only to that of a Wu Shi. Unexpectedly, an explosion at the Wubei Pavilion sent him back to his original form, and it was even worse than before - he wasn't even as strong as an ordinary person.

  "Jiao Jiao, how long did I sleep?"

  "It's been four days already."

  "Has she been asleep for four days?"

  Ye Xuan's mouth twitched into a bitter smile as he shook his head and said, "I didn't pass the wizard test, what will be done with me?"

  Su Jiaojiao looked embarrassed and bit her lip, saying nothing.

  Ye Xuhuai's heart sank, and before he passed out, he vaguely remembered that the Wu Bei Pavilion had been blown up and destroyed. The higher-ups of the Ye Manor would definitely take action against him, and he was afraid that this treatment would be extremely severe.

  "Jiao Jiao, don't worry about it, I can still take a little setback!"

  Su Qiaoqiao hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "The master of the house said that the destruction of the Wu Bei Pavilion was caused by you. When you wake up, he will punish you to go to the horse farm and become a horse slave..."

  Ye Xue's heart sank even further. His cultivation was abolished, and he was also stripped of his status as a member of the imperial family, demoted to a slave. This was indeed a double blow.

  He was after all a strong practitioner of refined martial arts, his cultivation had reached the Xiantian stage before, and his heart had long been tempered like steel, clear and transparent. He quickly drove out the sense of loss in his heart and restored his usual calm demeanor. Looking around the room, he smiled and said: "Is there only you at home? Where are Ziyan and the others?"

  Zi Juan and others were the maids given to Ye Fu by Ye Xu, they always surrounded Ye Xu and tried their best to please her, but now that they are not here, Ye Xu feels a bit uncomfortable.

  "Zi Juan and Feng Zhu heard that the young master's cultivation was abolished, and he was demoted to a slave. They packed their bags overnight and left, taking a lot of silver with them. They said they were going to serve other young masters, and they also said... Young Master, you're finished..."

  "Alright, no need to say anything more."

  Ye Xuan fell silent for a moment, he had been so focused on his martial arts training that he hadn't noticed Su Qiaoqiao's kindness before. Now that everyone else had abandoned him, only she remained by his side. As he recalled the past, he felt grateful and smiled: "Qiaoqiao, thank you..."

  A man doesn't lack women who share his good fortune, but what he lacks is a kindred spirit who shares his hardships. Only after going through difficulties together does he realize that the woman who has been quietly supporting him all along is truly precious.

  Others see Ye Xue as a plague god, but only Su Jiaojiao remains the same from start to finish, serving him with food and drink while he is unconscious, taking care of his every need, surpassing countless beautiful flowers in the world, making him eternally grateful.

  Su Jiao was somewhat at a loss, her face flushed red, and she muttered: "Young master, don't say that, it's embarrassing for me..."

  "Jiao Jiao, from now on you don't have to call yourself a slave girl. Now I'm already a slave of Ma, my status isn't much better than yours."

  Before Su Qiaoqiao could refuse, Ye Xu sat cross-legged on the bed and began to work hard to urge the Tianming Refining Body Technique, trying to repair his meridians. Seeing this, Su Qiaoqiao didn't dare say anything else and quietly retreated, closing the door behind her.

  Ye Xuan's mind method stirred, and he let out a stifled groan. He felt his mind method stir, and the shattered meridians transmitted an intense pain like being pierced by countless needles, almost unbearable.

  He gritted his teeth, his forehead dripping with sweat, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down, forcibly enduring this severe pain, continuing to tirelessly drive the Celestial Body Refining Technique.

  Half an hour passed, and the bedding under him was already soaked with sweat, his clothes tightly stuck to his body, but his injury still showed no signs of improvement!

  "We must never give up!"

  "If I give up, it means I'll be a slave to horses for the rest of my life, a useless person!"

  "I will reforge my innate abilities, become a wizard, and reclaim my glory!"

  For two whole hours, Ye Xuan sat there motionless, his lips parched and showing signs of dehydration.

  Just as he was somewhat desperate, a strange breath suddenly came from the dry dantian and slowly flowed into his broken meridians.

  This strange and unusual aura is vastly different from the overbearing and tyrannical True Qi of the Celestial Vault, it's full of life and vitality, like spring rain, urging all living things to grow.

  Where the breath flows through, the meridians are slowly repairing themselves. However, this breath is extremely subtle and difficult to notice if one doesn't pay close attention. The repair speed is also extremely slow.

  Ye Xuxin was overjoyed and it took a moment for his emotions to calm down. He immediately focused his mind and followed the source of this aura, searching for its origin.

  At last, his thoughts pursued the origin and searched into the elixir field, only to find that his withered elixir field was not empty after all. In the center of the elixir field, a white jade palace floated quietly, as if it had fallen from the sky and taken root in his elixir field.

  That vigorous and lively aura was coming from this White Jade Pavilion, flowing into his meridians!

  Ye Xuhui's heart moved, and he immediately recalled his experience in the Wu Bei Ge. At that time, he had already communicated with the heavens, obtained the recognition of the Heavenly Way, and was bestowed with the Seven-Layered Seven-Starred Qing Guang Han Yu Lou. However, he discovered that there was already a White Jade Pavilion in his dantian.

  This mysterious white jade building, extremely enraged by the invasion of the Seven Star Frost Jade Building, burst out a terrifying power and blasted the Seven Star Frost Jade Building given by Heaven into powder!

  Ye Xuzi's meridians were all shattered, his cultivation was completely lost, and he became a useless person. He was even demoted to the status of a horse slave, all because of this White Jade Building!

  "This jade palace only has one floor, what's its origin? Even the Seven Star Cold Jade Palace bestowed by the Heavenly Way can be crushed into powder?"

  Ye Xuzi carefully observed the White Jade Building, his mind stirred, and his thoughts touched the White Jade Building. Suddenly, a surge of energy came, rolling up his thoughts and sending them into a mysterious space.

  Ye Xudong calmed down and looked around, only to see that this was a space of about ten feet in diameter, without any lights, but radiating a bright and dazzling glow.

  This small space has heaven and earth, the earth is square and the sky is like a canopy covering it. In the center there is also a three-foot-square jade pool, but there is no water inside. Next to it stands a stele with four large seal characters that read "Jade Splendid Jade Pool".

  Although the pool is small, its momentum is so great that it's frightening!

  In the Jade Pool floated a small, pitifully small island, suspended in mid-air. On the island grew an extraordinary plant that had just sprouted and revealed its tender, green shoots, like jade, exuding vigorous vitality.

  Ye Xuan took a deep breath, and suddenly felt the vitality filling his chest, which weakened the severe pain in his meridians. He was overjoyed: "What kind of plant is this sapling? How can it have such strong vitality? With this Qingyu sapling, I'm afraid my meridians will recover in just a few days! This is also a great blessing in disguise!"

  Ye Xu didn't find anything else, and with a slight movement in his mind, he exited the Jade Tower space. He felt that his injuries had improved by another fraction, and one of his meridians had been repaired by more than half due to the vitality transmitted from the young sapling. His heart was suddenly filled with confidence: "With this first layer of the White Jade Tower, my injuries will heal quickly! In the past, I was able to cultivate the First Heaven of Martial Arts; in the future, I will definitely be able to as well!"

  Ye Xuan struggled out of bed, walked out of the room, but saw that Su Jiao was not at home. He couldn't help feeling a little downhearted and bitterly said: "Even Jiao has left... It's not her fault, what future is there in following a useless person like me..."

  Su Qiaoqiao was not at home, he could only move slowly by himself, and after walking a hundred or so steps, he had to stop and pant. Not long after, his footsteps became more stable, as the meridians gradually recovered, the vitality provided by the green jade sapling in the White Jade Pavilion's Dantian grew stronger.

  Ye Xue walked around Ye Fu for a moment, only to feel many strange gazes falling on his body. It was clear that he had failed the test and not only did he not become a Wu Shi, but also lost all his cultivation and was demoted to being a slave. The news had already spread throughout Ye Fu.

  "The higher you climb, the harder you fall!"

  "Former genius, now a horse slave!"

  "His cultivation was abolished, his meridians were completely severed, and he wasn't even comparable to an ordinary person. Ye Shaobao was completely finished!"

  This kind of voice occasionally entered his ears, Ye Xu slightly frowned, in the past everyone was praising him, admiring him, never heard this kind of voice before.

  People are like this, when you are prosperous and successful, they praise you with flattering words that never end, but when you decline, they will be even more excited to kick you while you're down.

  Unconsciously, Ye Xuan arrived at the Ye family's martial arts arena again. It was noon, and the Ye family disciples on the arena were no longer practicing martial arts, but instead sat down in twos and threes to rest.

  Ye Xiu's emotions were slightly stirred up. The Ye family martial arts arena was a place that brought him glory, where he stood out from over a hundred clan children and became a genius of the Heavenly Realm. Although in the Ye family, he had no background or foundation, but he became the most eye-catching figure among all people!

  Ye Xuzheng was about to walk into the martial arts arena when he suddenly stopped in his tracks and stood quietly outside.

  The Ye family's children in the martial arts arena were also discussing his affairs.

  "Have you heard? Some reckless guy interrupted Seventh Brother's wizard test, enraging the master of the house. He ordered all wizards to search the entire city and if they find out who did it, they'll wipe out their whole family!"

  "Lao Qi is really pitiful. After much difficulty, he finally cultivated to the realm of Wudao Xiantian, and was about to become a Wu Shi, but in the end, he became a useless person."

  "Yes, it's really pitiful. It's said that his meridians were all shattered and his cultivation was completely lost. Moreover, he was demoted to a horse slave by the master of the manor."

  "How pitiful..."

  Suddenly, Ye Feng's voice came, bursting into laughter: "You guys are too hypocritical! After Lao Qi became a waste person, which one of you wasn't secretly rejoicing to death? Still pretending to be sympathetic here? Truly fucking insincere!"

  Ye Xiu's face turned pale, and all he saw were the Ye family clan members, his brothers, one by one tearing off their sympathetic and sorrowful disguises, bursting into laughter: "Sixth brother is indeed straightforward, a true man! To be honest, Seventh Brother used to put too much pressure on me in the past. He was so outstanding that I almost couldn't breathe! Now that he's become a useless person, I feel relieved, it's indescribably refreshing!"

  Ye Xiu heard that another brother of his laughed and said: "In the past, when he was around, the elders' attention was all on him. Now that he's out of commission, it means it's our turn to take center stage!"

  "How can we have a chance to stand out if Lao Qi doesn't become useless?"

  "That's right, that's right! To be honest, we should really thank the person who ambushed Old Seven!"

  ……

  Ye Xun's expression was wooden, his hands slightly trembling. Is this the brother who usually looked so gentle and courteous, flattering him in every way?

  It wasn't until now that he saw the true faces of these brothers!

  In an instant, he felt as if these familiar faces had become inexplicably strange and ferocious!