Chapter 1 Fainted

  In the backyard, Xiao Ran was practicing a set of basic fist techniques over and over again, with beads of sweat rolling down his face, making him look like he had just been pulled out of water.

  Suddenly, Xiao Ran withdrew his fist and stood up, then sat down on a nearby bluestone with a thud, panting heavily, looking down at his weak body with a shake of his head. This body was really not ordinary, just practicing for a few rounds and he was already gasping for breath.

  Shaking his head and sighing for a while, Xiao Ran couldn't help but call out to Xiaomi: "Xiaomi, is there really no way to quickly strengthen this body of mine?"

  Xiao Mi's clear and crisp voice sounded in Xiao Ran's mind, "If it's about martial skills, there definitely isn't one, but as for magic, there is a spell that can quickly train the body."

  "Magic?"

  Xiao Ran was shocked and said: "Isn't this a world of martial artists? Where did magic come from?"

  Xiao Mi smiled and said: "This world indeed doesn't have it, but after the master successfully activated the first card, there is a spell in that card."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran widened his eyes and said: "When did I activate the first card? How come I don't know?"

  "According to the Personal Honey Protocol, based on the master's personal wishes, I have helped the master successfully activate the first card and passed on the innate skills to the master."

  "What?!"

  Xiao Ran was thoroughly enraged, never expecting not only the first card to be activated without his knowledge, but also the innate skill had been passed down. To think that this innate skill could only be chosen once, and now he didn't even know what the card looked like, how would he choose?

  "When was it activated?"

  "When the master awoke, he fell into self-hibernation due to being cursed. Xiao Mi activated the card based on the master's choice and passed down the innate skill. Now that the card has been activated, it can no longer be changed."

  Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, had he made a choice in his subconscious mind? Was he seeing things? It couldn't be that mysterious, could it?

  Since it can't be changed, Xiao Ran didn't bother to dwell on the issue and instead asked: "Then which card did I actually activate in my subconscious mind?"

  As soon as Xiao Ran's words fell, a piece of information jumped into his mind.

  Card: Mage.

  Skills that can be learned: Full-series basic magic skills, basic alchemy, and basic potion-making.

  Acquired innate skill: Real Eye Level 1, can be continuously upgraded, a total of ten levels. The first level requires the spiritual force value to be at least 500,000 FATE, and each subsequent upgrade will increase the spiritual force value by tenfold.

  Xiao Ran searched his memory for a while and suddenly found that he had a lot more knowledge about magic, alchemy, and elixir refinement in his mind.

  Xiao Ran sighed helplessly, his dream was to become a warrior or swordsman, how did he subconsciously choose to become a magician? Was it that his ideal of becoming a swordsman in the past was not firm enough? Shaking his head, Xiao Ran felt that being a mage in such a martial world was too unconventional, and asked speechlessly: "Can I still activate the second card now?"

  "It's not possible now, to successfully activate the second card, two conditions must be met. First, the spiritual power value must reach 500,000 Fa Te, but the master currently only has 200,000 Fa Te, which is far from enough; Second, the master must train his physical body to the realm of a pre-heavenly martial artist."

  Xiao Ran was stunned for a while before reluctantly accepting reality and saying, "You'd better tell me what kind of magic can make my body stronger. What's the point of talking about 500,000 Fa Te or innate physical martial artists when they're all so far beyond me?"

  Xiao Mi smiled and said, "This magic that can make the body stronger is called 'Lian Ti Zhou', as long as you chant it, your master's body will become even stronger."

  Xiao Ran's eyes lit up and he said: "Is it really that great? Can reciting poetry actually strengthen one's body?"

  Xiao Mi smiled and said, "That's right, this 'Refining Body Spell' is divided into ten levels. The first level requires very simple spiritual power to use. As for the second level, the minimum spiritual power value must reach 500,000 fa te, and each subsequent upgrade requires a tenfold increase in spiritual power. Master's current spiritual power is 2 million fa te, which can be used for the second-level 'Refining Body Spell'."

  As soon as he finished reciting the "Refining Body Spell", the spell appeared in Xiao Ran's mind, and just as he was about to try it out, he heard Xiao Mi say: "Master, someone has arrived."

  Uh, is anyone there?

  Xiao Ran turned his head to look, and immediately saw a handsome young boy of thirteen or fourteen walking towards him. As soon as he saw the boy, Xiao Ran's memories surged in his mind, and almost instantly his face darkened.

  This young man was named Xuan Yu, the only son of Xuan Yangzi, who had the reputation of being the number one swordsman in the world and was the leader of the Zhengyi sect. The Zhengyi sect was the most prestigious sect in the Tianyuan Orthodox School, and as its leader, Xuan Yu held a highly respected position. Originally, Xiao Ran would not have had any connection with him, but sometimes things just happened to work out that way - Xuan Yu had taken a liking to Xiao Ran's personal maid, Xiaocui.

  As for this, Xiao Ran expressed understanding. Little Cui was indeed exceptionally beautiful. If this guy's pursuit was normal, Xiao Ran wouldn't have had a big opinion, after all, it was someone's freedom. However, this guy, having seen her and become infatuated, actually took advantage of his status to forcibly ask for her hand in marriage from him.

  Such a thing would never be agreed to, not to mention that Xiao Cui was just his nominal maid, her coming and going he had no control over, even if he could make decisions, he wouldn't send away his personal maid.

  He was rejected by him, and Xuan Yu would not have a good face to show him. If it weren't for the fact that the director of Miao Yu Zhai, Qian Yao, was his father's dream lover, and because of his physical condition, someone was always watching him, making this little boy cautious, he dared to confirm that this little boy would absolutely dare to kill him.

  Although Xiao Ran was furious in his heart, he also knew the huge gap between their identities. He simply had no way to deal with this kid. Since he couldn't afford to provoke him, Xiao Ran thought it would be better to avoid him for now. Thinking of this, he decided to get up and leave.

  Xiao Ran had just stood up when Xuan Yu's sarcastic voice floated over, "Hey! Isn't that the useless Xiao Zhan? What are you doing hiding here alone, do you have some unspeakable purpose?"

  Xiao Ran didn't even bother to respond to him and walked towards her own house without looking back.

  Xuan Yu's eyes flashed with a fierce aura, then disappeared. He suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Ran, blocking his path, looking down at him from a superior position, and said disdainfully: "Look at you, a mere gust of wind can blow you away. Wanting to cultivate martial skills is simply a fool's dream. Save your energy, this lifetime of yours is destined to be a useless piece of wood."

  Xiao Ran clenched his fists tightly, and finally he gritted his teeth and decided to take a detour.

  Xuan Yu sneered and smiled, once again embracing Xiao Ran, his arms wrapped around her chest. With an arrogant tone, he said: "Little boy, as long as you hand over Little Cui to me, I won't bother you from now on. Not only that, but I'll also give you a lot of benefits. Who knows, maybe I can even get you into the Zheng Qi Academy and make you a formal student. At that time, who knows, maybe you can even shake off your useless reputation."

  Xiao Ran's anger surged, and he couldn't help but glare at Xuan Yu, his voice laced with malice as he sneered: "Dream on, Little Cui. Not only will no one send her to me, but in the future, I'll make her my concubine."

  Xuan Yu's handsome face turned cold, and he shouted: "You little brat, you're asking for a beating! Are you looking to die?!"

  As he spoke, a powerful aura pressed down on Xiao Ran.

  This aura was extremely powerful, and the strong spiritual sense of clarity felt it, just as his face changed in an instant. Xiao Mi's voice rang out: "Master, your spiritual power far surpasses his by several times. As long as you don't fear him in your heart, this aura has no effect on you at all."

  Upon hearing Xiao Mi's words, Xiao Ran instantly calmed down, muttering to himself "I'm not afraid of him" while coldly staring at Xuan Yu. Xiao Ran soon discovered that the pressure from Xuan Yu didn't have any effect on him, and he became excited in an instant.

  "Xiao Mi, is there a way for me to counterattack?"

  "It's no use now, it can only be subdued when the master has grasped the spell and picked up this guy like a toy."

  Disregarding the disappointment in his heart, Xiao Ran looked straight at Xuan Yu without showing any weakness and said word by word: "Don't think I'm afraid of you, it's still uncertain who will be stronger or weaker in the future."

  Xuan Yu felt extremely surprised, he didn't expect that this guy who would fall with just a blow of wind wouldn't be afraid of his aura at all. However, upon hearing Xiao Ran's words, he immediately burst out laughing: "Ridiculous! Ridiculous! You're just a useless waste, yet you still dare to compare yourself to Young Master, it's simply laughable."

  Xiao Ran coldly snorted, now he was completely at a loss with this guy, but once he mastered the spell, he would definitely make him pay back all the grievances he had suffered in the past. Thinking of this, Xiao Ran decided to take a detour again.

  Xuan Yu also blocked Xiao Ran again, looking at him with a ferocious smile: "Want to leave? Today, this young master will not heavily teach you a lesson, and you still don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

  "What do you want to do?"

  "You said what else can be done, of course it's to teach you a lesson. In the past, I didn't dare to take action, that was because my father strictly forbade me from causing trouble here as Young Master, otherwise I would have killed you long ago."

  At this point, Xuan Yu's heart was filled with excitement. During this time, his old man had been in a sorry state due to someone named Ren Yao, and hadn't had the time to bother him. If he didn't take advantage of the situation today to get his hands on that little girl called Xiao Cui, when would he?

  In his excitement, Xuan Yu's heart was filled with a strong desire to kill!

  With a sly smile, he secretly manipulated the true energy within his body, as if preparing to strike back!

  Feeling this guy's killing intent, Xiao Ran's face changed greatly.

  "Stop!"

  A sudden loud explosion shook the air, and Xuan Yu was as if struck by lightning. In an instant, his face turned pale, and his mouth corner even overflowed with blood. Suddenly turning around, he stared at Zhan Wan'er who had suddenly appeared, and sternly said: "You... you actually dare to hurt me, do you know who I am?"

  Zhan Wan'er suppressed the killing intent in her heart, fiercely staring at Xuan Yu, and almost instantly, the latter flew out and heavily fell to the ground. Zhan Wan'er no longer paid attention to Xuan Yu, but instead anxiously rushed to Xiao Ran's side, urgently asking: "Xiao Ran, did he hurt you?"

  Xiao Ran's heart still had lingering fear, he shook his head and looked at the wolf-like figure that was struggling to get up. It was Xuan Yu, who was staring at the mother and son with a resentful expression. His eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

  At this time, Xuan Yu's heart was filled with anger. As the son of a prestigious sect leader, he had been lectured by someone else. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His gaze swept over Xiao Ran and his mother, and he exclaimed in a fit of rage: "Unforgivable! Unforgivable! You two just wait, this matter is far from over!"

  After throwing out these harsh words, Xuan Yu left in a huff.

  Xiao Ran said worriedly: "Mother, this matter..."

  Zhan Wan'er sneered, "Don't worry, this kid is just the son of the leader of Zhengyi Sect after all. He wouldn't dare to bring people to cause trouble at Miao Yu Zhai."

  Xiao Ran furrowed her brow in confusion, somewhat perplexed.