Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

There are actually many Pills that can help Martial Artists condense their Profound Qi, both graded and ungraded, but the Tier One Nixuan Pill is one of the more precious types.

The reason is simple: most other Pills have side effects, while the Nixuan Pill has the fewest. Most importantly, the Nixuan Pill can also provide some assistance to a Martial Artist trying to break through to become a Tier One Warrior.

To be able to produce a Tier One Nixuan Pill, it seemed Feng Rouyi had quite a background.

Feng Rouyi explained, "While the Nixuan Pill could help me break through to become a Tier One Warrior, my goal for this semester was just to reach the Seven Vein Realm, which I’ve now achieved. So I don’t need this Nixuan Pill for the time being. You, on the other hand, have less than a month until the end-of-semester exams. You offended Zhou Yan today, and I heard you offended Wang Yue before that. The Wang family and the Zhou family are two of the three great families of Blue Moon City, and given their personalities, they will never let this go. This Nixuan Pill should help you break through to Four Veins before the exams. As long as you show enough talent, the academy’s instructors won’t let them do whatever they want."

"The Wang family and the Zhou family."

"That’s right. You should have heard of the Wang family’s Wang Fei. He’s one of the top five powerhouses in the academy and is currently trying to break through to the Tier One Spirit Martial Realm. He’s Wang Yue’s cousin. I don’t know what their relationship is like, but by hitting Wang Yue, you slapped the Wang family in the face. Once he comes out of seclusion, he definitely won’t let you off. It’s the same with the Zhou family. Zhou Yan has an older sister at the academy, Zhou Xuan of the advanced class. She’s also in seclusion right now, and her strength is even more terrifying than Wang Fei’s. Once she emerges, she’ll be even less likely to spare you."

A hint of coldness crossed Feng Rouyi’s face at the mention of Zhou Xuan.

At Xingxuan Academy, three ’goddesses’ were hailed as the campus beauties: Leng Yingying, Zhou Xuan, and herself, Feng Rouyi. In terms of strength, Leng Yingying ranked first and Zhou Xuan second; both were already qualified to attempt breaking through to Tier One Warrior. Feng Rouyi, on the other hand, was a bit behind, having just broken through to Seven Veins. However, she was also the youngest of the three.

Ye Xuan sneered, "I don’t care about some Wang Fei or Zhou Xuan. They’d better not mess with me. If they do, I’ll make them regret crossing me for the rest of their lives."

An indescribable, domineering aura naturally rose from within him.

Feng Rouyi’s heart trembled. It was the first time she had ever felt such an aura from a boy. What a cold gaze—like a divine dragon discussing an ant, utterly dismissive. And yet, such an expression appeared so natural on Ye Xuan’s face, as if he were born to wear it.

’What kind of man is he, really?’

A strange ripple spread through Feng Rouyi’s heart. Ye Xuan had, once again, left her utterly shocked.

Ye Xuan put away the Nixuan Pill and said, "I’ll take this Nixuan Pill. Thanks." Then he added seriously, "But let me give you a piece of advice. Before you break through to Tier One Warrior, it’s best not to take any Pills. The Seven Vein Realm for a Martial Artist is when you build your foundation. Any kind of Pill will destabilize that foundation. Only with the firmest foundation can you have the greatest potential for future growth."

"If there’s nothing else, I’m going to cultivate."

Ye Xuan was showing her the door.

"You..." Feng Rouyi was speechless. In all of Xingxuan Academy, this was the very first time anyone had dared to show her the door.

Ye Xuan suddenly gave a wicked grin. "What, is Classmate Feng Rouyi thinking of sleeping here tonight? I wouldn’t mind, you know. It’s just that the bed is a bit small. Don’t blame me if we can’t... stretch out."

"You... Shameless." Feng Rouyi’s face flushed red as she left Ye Xuan’s dorm, grinding her teeth.

’That lecher.’

Outside the dorm, Feng Rouyi’s pretty face was still faintly red, her heart pounding in her chest. She stood there for a long time before finally turning to leave.

Half an hour later, Chen Xing returned to the dorm. He asked in surprise, "Huh? Young Master Xuan, you two finished so quickly? Seems you don’t have much stamina. Want me to buy you some ’Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pills’ tomorrow to help you recover? Oh, right, how many of the ’Ten Classic Moves’ from *The Playboy* did you use?"

Ye Xuan shuddered in disgust and cursed, "What kind of garbage is rattling around in that bastard brain of yours?"

Chen Xing just chuckled slyly.

Nothing more happened that night.

Early the next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, Ye Xuan left his dorm.

Originally, Ye Xuan had planned to go to the Soul Master Tower today to awaken his other two martial souls. But after receiving the Nixuan Pill from Feng Rouyi, he changed his mind.

After breakfast, Ye Xuan walked through the academy grounds and soon arrived in front of a magnificent building.

The moment he stepped inside the building, a dense wave of Profound Qi swept over him from all directions, making the pores all over his body tingle.

This was the Cultivation Center of Xingxuan Academy. It was said that beneath it lay a Profound Energy Vein, which possessed an immense and inexhaustible supply of Heaven and Earth Profound Qi.

The Cultivation Center was built directly on top of the Profound Vein. Inside, it was divided into one hundred and eight cultivation chambers. Each chamber was enhanced by an Array, allowing it to contain Heaven and Earth Profound Qi many times denser than the outside world, making it ideal for cultivation.

When Xingxuan Academy was founded, the first headmaster chose this location precisely because of this Profound Energy Vein.

’It really is a Profound Energy Vein,’ Ye Xuan thought. ’Although it’s the lowest grade, cultivating here is indeed several times faster than outside.’

Ye Xuan saw the truth of the place at a glance and was impressed by the foresight and ambition of Xingxuan Academy’s first headmaster. To be able to seize a Profound Energy Vein from the many powerful factions in Blue Moon City showed just how high Xingxuan Academy’s status in the city was, and how powerful its first headmaster must have been.

’My Vortex Martial Soul requires too much Profound Qi, which seriously slows down my cultivation progress. Even with the Nine Profound World-Dominating Art, it would be impossible for me to break through from Three Veins to Four Veins without at least ten days to half a month of effort. Cultivating in this center would make things much simpler and easier.’

Ye Xuan nodded and, with a few steps, arrived at the Cultivation Center’s service hall.

The one hundred and eight cultivation chambers were divided into three tiers: low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade.

Among them, there were sixty-two low-grade chambers available for students from the beginner and intermediate classes who had opened one to six Profound Veins. There were twenty-eight mid-grade chambers for advanced class students who had opened all Seven Veins. The eighteen high-grade chambers were reserved exclusively for the academy’s instructors.

The hall was bustling with people, filled with students who had woken up early to cultivate. After all, the Cultivation Center only had sixty-two low-grade chambers, while Xingxuan Academy had six to seven hundred beginner and intermediate students, making the spots highly sought-after.

Watching the students hurrying about, Ye Xuan’s thoughts seemed to travel back over a hundred years. Back then, he too was just like them, training hard and striving to walk the path of the strong. To think he would get a chance to do it all over again.

Despite being at the academy for four years, the old, self-destructive Ye Xuan had never once come here. After asking about the rules, he paid one hundred Profound Coins at the main service desk in exchange for a Token and made his way to the low-grade chamber hall as if he’d been there a hundred times.

The fee for a low-grade cultivation chamber was calculated by the hour or by the day. By the hour, it was ten Profound Coins per hour. By the day, it was one hundred Profound Coins, offering a slight discount.

This was also to accommodate poorer students, as not everyone could casually spend one hundred Profound Coins to cultivate.

When Ye Xuan arrived at the low-grade chamber hall, quite a few people were already waiting.

"Damn it, I thought I came early enough today, but I still couldn’t get a chamber."

"The end-of-semester exams are less than a month away, so everyone’s desperate. Looks like I’ll have to come even earlier next time."

"Don’t worry, a lot of these poor bastards can only afford to cultivate for an hour. We can just wait in the hall, and it’ll be our turn soon."

"True. Even just sitting in this hall, the Profound Qi is much denser than outside the Cultivation Center."

Many who couldn’t get a spot simply sat down cross-legged in the hall and began cultivating directly. In fact, some students from poor families who couldn’t afford the Profound Coins came here just to cultivate in the hall.

Ye Xuan was speechless. He hadn’t expected the cultivation chambers to be so crowded. A real miscalculation.

Huh?

What puzzled Ye Xuan was that several of the cultivation chambers were clearly empty, yet no one was going in.

’What’s going on?’

Ye Xuan walked forward.

A figure suddenly blocked his path and said coldly, "Sir, these chambers have been reserved by several young masters. Please step back."

Ye Xuan frowned. "Reserved? I’ve never heard of the cultivation chambers being reservable. Did the academy approve this? If they don’t show up, are these chambers just going to sit here empty?"

"Hmph." The person snorted, shot Ye Xuan a disdainful sideways glance, and said, "Just because you haven’t heard of it doesn’t mean it’s not allowed. These are the exclusive cultivation chambers for the young masters of the Wang, Zhou, and Chen families. Even if they don’t show up, it’s not a place for the likes of you. As for approval, even the academy hasn’t said a word, so what’s all your useless chatter for?"

"So that’s how it is." Ye Xuan’s eyes glinted with understanding, then turned cold. It seemed this so-called reservation was just a private arrangement among students. But since the other parties were the three great families of Blue Moon City, no other student dared to object, even if they were unhappy. Thinking this, Ye Xuan gave a smirk that wasn’t a smirk and asked, "And which young master’s subordinate are you?"

"I haven’t been noticed by any of the young masters yet, but they are all paragons among men, and I have long admired them. I believe that one day, a young master will be willing to take me in. Kid, let me give you a piece of advice: back off now. If you offend the young masters, not even the Jade Emperor himself could save you."

Ye Xuan was speechless. So this guy wasn’t even a proper lackey yet, but he was already barking this loudly. ’Such is the depravity of human nature.’ He looked up and said coldly, "Scram."