Chapter 41: The Ancient Ruins

By the time Ning Chen arrived at the golden pillar, the heavenly phenomenon had already begun to recede; which was to be expected after all. This was a phenomenon, not a sun; it would be strange if it lasted for days. Ning Chen stared at the giant crevice in the ground and frowned, any interest in exploring vanished as he …

Chapter 40: A Frosty Night

Amidst the fluttering snowflakes, Ning Chen and the old eunuch faced off within ten steps of each other. However, with the vast difference in strength, this fight was destined to a predictable one. The realm above the fifth grade and the realm below were two different tiers entirely. With Ning Chen’s fourth-grade cultivation, he had a vast precipice to conquer …

Chapter 39: A Snowy Night

The villager’s belongings were still loaded on the horses when Ning Chen rolled up to them. He released them all except for a white foal which he kept tied to his wheelchair’s back; as it would be unable to survive on its own due to its young age. Due to the shock it received, it quietly trembled in fear by …

Chapter 38: A Bloodied Ink Sword

While Ning Chen didn’t know what the Heavenly Bible or Divine Pool were, he knew what the Xiantian Pill was. It was a heavenly medicine that all the martial practitioners in this world coveted. It’s said that each pill gave its user a 30% chance to enter the realm of Xiantian. Such a heaven-defying medicine was naturally an extremely rare …

Chapter 37: Northwards

Within the snowy white canvas, a lone wheelchair rolled along amidst the dense foliage; unobtrusive yet so glaring amidst the surroundings. As the wheels crushed the frigid snow beneath them, a stabbing pain wracked the legs of the teen driving it forward. Compared to the majority of people, Ning Chen wasn’t at all afraid of the cold thanks to the …

Chapter 36: Invigilation

Ning Chen had oversimplified matters, whether it was to do with the task handed to him or the students of the academy. It had never once crossed his mind that someone of this age would try to cheat and yet they did. There were four of these cheaters with one of them even being an adorable little girl. Had it …

Chapter 35: The Teen Sitting on a Wheelchair

Zhang Sun stood there pondering for a long while. In front of her, Qing Ning and the sword master knelt there for an equally long while. “Qing Ning, get me a brush and some ink,” said Zhang Sun with a light sigh, finally breaking the long silence. “Understood.” Qing Ning stood up and promptly brought a brush and some ink …

Chapter 34: Marquis Buyi

The shocked eyes of the combatants were momentarily drawn towards the plummeting Ning Chen. Yet after a brief moment of stunned silence, they had no choice but to face the grim reality once more; the Divine Child was still as uninjured as before. Of course, he wasn’t completely unharmed, but those injuries didn’t hinder him from fighting. Suddenly, the air …

Chapter 33: Gratitude within a Move

It was a dull and mindless three days of practicing but yet within those three days, he had gained more than ever before. Ning Chen hadn’t noticed yet but ever since he stepped into the second-grade, the wounds on his body healed a lot faster. Ever since he had undergone treatment using the palace’s Golden Injuries Balm, the arrow wound …

Chapter 32: The Martial Path

The carriage wheels of the entourage rumbled starkly against the silent night as they rushed ahead. Command of the guardsmen was temporarily handed over to the second-in-command in lieu of the commanding officer’s death. In total, roughly 400 of the 500 guardsmen survived that attack. The accompanying eunuchs and palace maids suffered even heavier losses with over half of their …