2025-07-14 16:45:46The cultivation ranks of a martial cultivators started with the lowest rank being the Earth Rank, this was the foundation rank where chi would awakened and be able to be manipulated by the martial cultivators. There were three stages every martial cultivators would go through to achieve mastery on this rank. The early, mid and late earth rank stages.
It was where a martial cultivators would solidify their foundation to start their cultivation journey. If Sky Ling was to achieve a breakthrough the next rank he would reach was the Sky Rank . The dragon materialised before him and spoke, "Now that your veins have been opened, since they still have the characteristics of a new chi veins the rate at which your body will absorb chi for the first time will be fast. Combined with the benefits I have given you by enhancing your DNA, you will become much stronger much quicker. But this will not help you breach the gap between your peers, since this will all depend on your own strength." Ling stroke his chin and stared at the door, he understood what the dragon meant to say and he was not one who liked to be locked away in a room. He had always dreamed of one thing, but due to his poor state he never had the power to achieve that dream. Ling hopped out of the bed and stretched his aching bones, "You know dragon, because of you I can finally finish my goal." The dragon stretched alongside him, despite it not needing to since it was a materialisation and not an actual thing. "And what is that?" Ling exhaled slightly as his eyes darkened as he spoke. "To have revenge on the Sky family for abandoning me. They thought I was trash now with the power you have given me I will have my revenge on every one of them, till I surpass even the clan leader. I know my mother was poisoned by one of the other queens, but I've never had any means to fight back. Until now that is." The dragon yawned, not taking much interest in his words. "As long as you have a motivation to get stronger I don't really care. I sense that the energy buildup in your body will soon reach a bottleneck, care to explain this." Ling looked at the dragon for a few seconds in silence, he had expected it to know a lot about cultivation since it was from the future but it seemed that it was incapable of this. Ling was still unsure of the abilities the dragon might have tha is if it had any. "That's because I've reached the late earth rank stages, I'll soon breakthrough to a major rank called the Sky Rank. Here is where I'll be able to really utilise actual martial arts skills, usually I have to take special chi pills to help gather enough chi energy into my core to help me breakthrough. But since my mother died and I have been neglected I currently have no money to get any, and the family does not give a damn about me." The dragon nodded in understanding, "So despite being a noble you are also poor, this is quite a unique statement. Anyway would you like to see your stats?" Before Ling could ask what it was the dragon answered his curiosity by snapping it's fingers causing a new screen to appear before him. [Status Information] Name- Sky Ling Level- Late earth rank Title- None Chi- 80 Health- 140 Strength- 50 Speed- 75 Endurance- 90 Ling marveled at what he was seeing before him, "Is this accurate?" The dragon nodded proudly, "It is, a detailed information on your full range of abilities currently. Of course you can still grow." Ling nodded in understanding, he looked to a corner to find new clothes had been left for him there. As he prepared to put them on he paused for a brief moment and looked at it for a long time that the dragon was forced to ask him what the problem was. "Don't tell me you are against the colour", it said without any hint of humour in them. Ling gnashed his teeth, veins bulged on his temples. "Someone's covering up the fact that I almost died. If a traveler really found me and brought me here then they would have seen my bloody clothes and confirmed it, but someone chose to hide that fact along with my clothes." He balled his hands into fists and squeezed the clothes tighter in his hands. "That old bastard Mink must be in on this." The dragon observed him for a moment before saying, "Tell me what are you going to do?" Ling said in rage. "I'll beat the answers out of him." The dragon shook it's head and said. "Don't be drunk on the power you have yet to hone, I can't make decisions for you but I can over suggestions. Currently you're not visibly strong to make a scene. How do you think people will react when they find that you have opened your veins?" Ling paused and thought for a bit before saying. "You're right." The fact that he could now use chi would not make the other princes or even the clan readily accept him, that is if that was his goal. But what Ling wanted was to avenge his mother's death and the wrong they had done him, he did not want them to know he could use chi just yet. But if he was to have his revenge he would need to get stronger and that meant learning martial arts, he knew he had the basics down since that was the level he had been his whole life. "I'll come back for the old man later, I have to know the extent of my abilities now." The dragon nodded, "You might have a bad intention but as long as it aligns with our path to become the strongest, I don't mind. So what is your next step Sky Ling?" Sky Ling quickly changed into his clothes and tied up his hair before heading out the door. "It's time I have a real training." As he reached the door a kick blew through it and landed on his face, Ling's body got sent back through the air and crashing into the opposite wall before falling to the ground with a loud grunt. "Training my ass, to think the bitch ass Ling would even say those words." Said a snotty voice.
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Old Bai
Ling groaned inwardly, the illusionary dragon which had always remained quiet observing all his deeds was not making his day hell."Damn, kid I never expected you to go that hard to expose your goals to her. You really do have guts, you don't have fear of being reported?" The dragon fley circles over his head.Ling continued to work down the market square with his hands tucked away in his pocket. "Shut it dragon, she can be trusted.""How so?"He grumbled but said nothing more about the matter. There was a long silence between them the only sound they that distracted them was the noise from the market square. There were people buying and selling to their heart's content, all of them enjoying the peace that came with the protection the sky family offered.Ling's goal was a shady merchant shop located within the market place, in the shop was hung various fireworks, and trinkets. The owner of the shop was a thing handsome man wearing a rice hat, and a long black kimono. Ling popped up in
Ling's Proposal
Ling explained his proposal to her, with each word he sounded like a crazed lunatic than a business man. "I want the weeping shallows to align with me in future, I feel our dreams align in a way. You want to become number one and it will be beneficial to have you by my side."Li Yuan felt the urge to laugh but she barely suppressed it, his words were outlandish. "You want me to align with you, that is humourous as it is insulting. To think you had the chutzpah to make such a statement. Firstly the weeping shallows does not work under any external figure, and secondly I mean no offence but you are not someone anyone would want to align with."Ling felt a challenge biting at him. "What if I can change your mind?"The mistress of the auction house tapped her index finger on the fan, clearly not falling for his childish games. She had been a fool to expect something promising from him, he had yet to have gotten his money and yet he was already displaying all the needed arrogance.Ling fel
Li Yuan
Ling fought back the urge to relax his body on the sofa rest, he could feel the comfort softening his muscles and he wanted more than anything to leave there and get back to training. He looked at her then to the curtains then back at there before speaking."Is this place private enough?" He asked in a low, calculated tone.Li Yuan nodded gently and gestured to the curtains. "These are high quality soundproof curtains, we may not be the biggest in the village now but we use quality protection. This is needed since auction houses sell items of great rarity or perhaps stolen property of great worth. You can speak fifth young lord."He hesitated for a few seconds and studied her, she did not seem like a complicated person despite playing the part. He dug his hand into one of his pockets and took out a bright green emerald the size of a thumb, she held it up where she could see and said. "Are you interested now miss Yuan? I trust you know what this is."Li Yuan's eyes widened for a few s
The Weeping Shallows
The attendant started to leader the way up the stairs, when he reached the second floor he could see a big space hidden behind sound proof walls and a massive gate, this was the floor where things were being sorted out by the auction house. The third to fifth floor was where the bidding usually began, since it was three floors fitted into one, he had heard that on special occasions they would be filled to the brim.The attendant looked over her shoulders the the young man she knew very little about. She knew his status and how he was seen, but personally she did not know more than that. Aside from the fact that he was cautious when selling the things he stole from the family he did not show any other emotion, but this time felt different. He asked to see the boss which no one ever did casually, the only reason she listened to his request was because of the boss's own request.The boss had requested that whenever a member of the clan family requested to meet they should be allowed the
Teaching A Lesson
Chu was not given much time to grasp the change that soon happened in the next moment. Ling started to run forward at his usual pace which Chu was familiar with but decided to switch it up at the last moment where he circulated chi into his legs at the last seconds.Chu's eyes widened ed as he saw his elder brother become a blur for an instant, this sudden development caused his muscles to become tense for a second. But a second was all Ling needed to teach him his well deserved lesson.Ling could feel the energy circulating through the veins and muscles in his legs, relaxing them and energising as he ran faster than he ever had. When he reached Chu he threw the strongest blow he ever had at his face, the blow carried all the chi Ling could muster in that moment as well as all his pent up hatred for the person.His fist started to throb and burn, it's weight almost doubling. For the first time since their unfortunate spars had begun, Ling's blow connected with Chu's face and with a sa
Sky Chu
Ling stood before his brother Sky Chu, the sixth prince who was two years younger than him but already at the peak of the late earth stage. When they were much younger they had common ground despite not being too close but since Chu started to awaken his inner chi he started to feel more confident and looked down on Ling despite him being the older.Ling did not want to fight Chu and expose his newfound strength, but he hated Chu for being the only one who casually sought him out. No one would put an end to it, since it was not against the law of their clan for the princes to spar with each other. Ling was always seen as a joke.Chu would be one of the people he could not attack if he could, the real reason he felt threatened by him was because of his mother— the second queen, Tasha. The clan leader married four wives, the first being Queen Jezbul was the most powerful of the wives. She had the highest privileges and respect in all of the noble household, she had never set her sights
