The Prodigies War

Ancient Wasteland Domain! I am finally here!

In addition to being emotionally excited, he had the feeling that he had just narrowly escaped death. He was so close to being obliterated.

Even so, he still sustained some injuries and exhausted a lot of energy.

“I wonder what sort of creature was that strange beast covered with millions of stars. It was so terrifying...”

His heart still pounded with fear as he thought back to him making his way through the void tunnel.

He had long known that great dangers existed in the void and that only when a cultivator reached the Saint Stage could they comprehend and grasp the secrets and mysteries of the void, allowing them to teleport across void barriers.

After surviving the danger, Lin Xun became even more aware of the terror of void teleportation.

The silence and the lack of people in the surrounding area suggested that he was situated in the wilderness.

In the distance, huge mountain ranges stretched endlessly, and ancient trees towered into the sky like pillars. There were uncultivated areas everywhere.

A giant sun hung high above the dome of the sky, blazing brilliantly like a raging golden fire and releasing wisps of delicate sun essence!

It was a completely different scene from the empire.

Additionally, Lin Xun could sharply sense that the vast world was filled with rich spiritual energy. He felt refreshed and invigorated even from just breathing in the air.

“It’s no wonder that cultivators from the Ancient Wasteland Domain call the lower domain world a barren land. The Ancient Wasteland Domain is indeed extraordinary when compared to it,” Lin Xun exclaimed.

He speculated that ordinary people could lengthen their lives and grow strong and more energetic by just breathing in the spiritual energy in the air. They wouldn’t even have any problems setting foot into the world of cultivation.

It was a different situation in the lower domain world. The limited spiritual energy between heaven and earth made it impossible for the majority of ordinary people to embark on the path of cultivation.

But the greatest difference between the Ancient Wasteland Domain and the lower domain world was that their great dao was undamaged!

The benefit of that was tremendous!

The damaged great dao of the lower domain world would lead to cultivators comprehending an incomplete Dao Ripple and affecting their future cultivation, making it almost impossible for them to ascend to a greater height of cultivation in their lives.

However, the problem didn’t exist when cultivating in the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

“Qing Zhe may be a genius cultivator. However, he only managed to easily suppress Cyclic Derivation cultivators in the empire because his cultivation path had been flawless! It’s not that he was truly that strong”

“The influential figures in the empire may possess a higher cultivation base than him, but they have cultivated and comprehended an incomplete dao path, resulting in a flawed cultivation stage and power. This is why the power they displayed in battle can’t compare to Qing Zhe, a cultivator of the Ancient Wasteland Domain.”

“Fortunately, I already made up for the cultivation flaw when I was in the depths of the Spirit Burial Sea by re-cultivating the four cultivation stages, True Martial, Spirit Dipper, Spirit Sea and Heaven Ascension. Otherwise, I likely would be at a disadvantage against the Ancient Wasteland Domain cultivators…”

Understanding dawned on Lin Xun.

Swoosh!

Half an hour later, he woke up from his meditation and put away the Grand Universe Ark.

“I should quickly leave here. The disturbance just now must have alarmed the nearby beings...”

After the rest, a good fraction of his cultivation had been restored, so he decided to leave the area first.

“What powerful suppressive force of heaven and earth!”

However, he immediately felt the difference between the two worlds. His hands and feet felt restrained as he maneuvered through the air like he was being suppressed.

No wonder the cultivators of the Ancient Wasteland Domain are so powerful in the lower Domain world. They are no longer suppressed or restrained, so their powers can be freely released.

He suddenly narrowed his eyes and released his spirit sense to investigate a faraway place. A figure was furtively approaching his way.

It was a girl in her teens. She was wearing a plain dress, and her pale blue hair was rolled up into double buns on her head. Her eyebrows were perfectly shaped, and her eyes were huge and dark, giving her a cute and innocent charm.

However, she was approaching Lin Xun like a thief with a brilliant silver spear in her grip.

“Ah, I found it! It’s there!” Her eyes lit up. She waved her small fist in excitement when she saw the huge pit.

“Hey hey, hey, the movements here were tremendous. It must have unearthed some treasures. Yes, this is my great opportunity!” the girl murmured as she approached.

Her face was alight with joy and saliva was trickling down the corners of her plump lips. Her covetous expression looked quite comical on her pure and innocent face.

“Ahem.”

Lin Xun coughed twice and made himself obvious. He realized that the little girl was not a threat.

“Ahh!”

Xia Xiaochong’s eyes shot wide open, and her little mouth gaped open. She stared, dumbfounded at Lin Xun, who appeared out of nowhere.

Soon, she jolted to her senses and screamed, “Don’t kill me! I leave the opportunity to you. I don’t want it anymore! Goodbye!” She bolted in the way she came from like a frightened rabbit.

Lin Xun blankly watched her dart away. Then, he stroked his face subconsciously and thought to himself, “Am I that terrifying?”

“Hey, stop running! I have no bad intentions.”

Lin Xun tried his best to look friendly and chased after her.

“My master told me to not talk to strangers. Don’t come near me, otherwise, I will be forced to kill you!” Xia Xiaochong screamed in the distance, becoming more and more frantic.

“I already told you that I have no bad intentions. I’m just lost and wanted to ask for directions,” Lin Xun explained helplessly.

“You are an adult, but you are still lost. I don’t believe you. You’re trying to trick me. You…you…you...don’t follow anymore or I will get mad!” Xia Xiaochong turned her head and hissed through gritted teeth. She tried her best to put on a vicious look, but her face was so innocent that it instead looked very comical and had no deterrent power.

When she saw Lin Xun continue to approach her, she squealed, turned around and fled.

Lin Xun could tell that she was a young girl who hadn’t experienced much in the world.

Shua!

With a flash, Lin Xun was already standing in Xia Xiaochong’s path. “Little girl, I really...”

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Xiaochong was ramming headlong towards him, unable to stop her body from charging forward. He immediately stretched out one hand, holding her head down, and then picked her by the waist with his other hand and set her down in front of him.

“Why did you suddenly run in front of me?” Xia Xiaochong said in a daze.

Immediately after that, tears came to her eyes and she looked at Lin Xun with a pitiful expression. “Please, please don’t kill me. This is my first time training outside. If I die, my master will be heartbroken to death.”

Lin Xun sighed helplessly, “There is no enmity between us, and we have never met before, so why would I kill you?”

“Oh?”

Xia Xiaochong scratched her head. “What you said seems to make sense.”

She looked innocent and cute in a plain dress and her long pale blue hair tied into double buns, but she was a little clueless like a little child.

“Then, are you lost?” Xia Xiaochong stared at Lin Xun. Her dark and pure eyes lurked a puzzled curiosity.

Although it was a bit of a stretch to say that Lin Xun was lost, he still nodded seriously. He didn't know anything about the area and needed to understand the situation as soon as possible.

“Then is there anything I can do to help you?” Xia Xiaochong asked with concern. She seemed no longer wary and afraid of Lin Xun.

Her response made Lin Xun a little speechless. It felt a little strange that a clueless little girl treated him as someone who mentally inept.

“Of course, you can help me.”

Then, Lin Xun asked the question he wanted to know the most, “Where are we?”

Xia Xiaochong blinked and said in a crisp voice, “This is Ziniu Mountain. Did you know that? But how did you get here?”

He only asked one question, but the girl responded several times so he couldn’t help but lower his eyebrows in a frown.

“I’ll ask and you can answer,” he tried to say patiently.

Xia Xiaochong said cheerfully, “Okay, ask ahead.”

“What is the closest city to Ziniu Mountain?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

Lin Xun was at a loss for words again. Isn’t this girl too clueless?

“That’s right because there isn’t a city within a thousand-mile radius of Ziniu Mountain. Do you not even know this?”

Lin Xun smiled awkwardly, feeling embarrassed. It turned out that the girl wasn’t clueless, but apparently he had asked a very stupid question.

“Ahh, you are so pitiful. Not only are you lost, but there also seems to be something wrong with your brain.” Xia Xiaochong’s huge clear eyes were filled with sympathy. “Why don’t you come with me? I will bring you to Master so he can take a look at your illness.”

Something is wrong with my brain?

Take a look at my illness?

Lin Xun suddenly discovered that whenever he interacted with the little girl, he felt like he was always on the verge of going crazy.

“I will ask, and you will answer!” Lin Xun took a deep breath and raised his voice.

Xia Xiaochong acknowledged him, “Fine, it seems like you haven’t given up and won’t admit that there is something wrong with your head.” Her innocent face was full of sincerity. “Well, it doesn’t matter, since you’re already so pitiful, I won’t laugh at you,”

Lin Xun: “…”

He was truly speechless.

If the cultivators in the Ziyao Empire knew that the young genius whose brilliance filled the capital was speechless and was about to go crazy because of a clueless and innocent little girl, how would they feel?

In the end, Lin Xun compromised and decided to follow Xia Xiaochong. He gave up on asking questions because the girl’s answers were always very hurtful.

“Hey, let’s go. When my Spirit Accumulation Orb is filled with spirit power, I will take you to meet my master!”

The plainly dressed little girl led the way, walking with light steps. She looked like a carefree and innocent butterfly as her pale blue hair swayed in the air.

This was Xia Xiaochong.

The first cultivator whom Lin Xun met in Ancient Wasteland Domain was a clueless, simple-minded girl with a pure and kind heart.

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