In one of Martial Hall Palace’s elder residences, an old man was feeling extremely unreconciled and spat, “A five-star physique was snatched by that brat Zi Changhe! God damn him!”

This old man was someone who had numerous feuds with Zi Changhe—the thirteenth elder, Li Xuemeng. He was one of the more senior elders, yet he had recently suffered defeat to Zi Changhe. Since then, he was constantly thinking about how to take him down a notch.

And since Zi Changhe had taken in a disciple with a five-star physique, he was more unhappy than usual. Even though Zi Changhe had claimed to be accepting a disciple on behalf of his master, how would Li Xuemeng believe that?

Since I cannot take him as my own disciple, I must eliminate him and not give him the chance to mature,

Li Xuemeng thought to himself as he started crafting numerous schemes in his mind.

Around Wu Town, there were also several experts who had witnessed the five stars illuminate the sky phenomenon. One of them lived inside the most luxurious residence in Wu Town, an old expert whose teeth were falling out.

“Find out who caused the phenomenon of the five stars illuminating the sky at once!” the old man hoarsely shouted.

“Father, this phenomenon seemed to have arisen from the Martial Hall Palace,” a middle-aged man answered the old man.

With a greedy expression on his face, the old man told the middle-aged man, “I know those old bastards at Martial Hall Palace. None of them are capable of causing such a phenomenon. One year ago, there was a young girl who did it; it was a pity that she was taken by the palace master as a personal disciple. It seems like it was a new disciple who caused the phenomenon. Quickly go find out who caused it!”

“Yes father.” The middle-aged man did not dare delay, setting off at once.

“Hehe, this old man has waited a very long time for this. I never would have imagined that I would come across such a genius before the end of my lifespan. When I get ahold of him, I will be able to refine him into a Yang Restoration Body Sculpting Pill. Not only will I be able to extend my lifespan by ten years, I will also be able to escape from this prison!” the old man maniacally laughed to himself.

Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun had no idea that the phenomenon he had produced had caught the attention of these two experts. Today, he was with the other outer disciples, training his physical strength. He had initially thought that by following this senior brother Zi Changhe, he would have some form of special care and guidance. Never had he imagined that Zi Changhe would only pass him a simple cultivation method before throwing him to the outer court!

Back then, Xiang Shaoyun had complained, “How can you make me cultivate with all these outer court disciples?! No matter what, I’m the junior brother of an elder, which makes me a half elder! I don’t really mind, but I feel embarrassed for you!”

Sadly, Xiang Shaoyun’s complaint merely resulted in Zi Changhe coldly answering, “You dare to call yourself a half elder when you’re still in the Basic Realm? Come find me only if you can reach the Astral Realm within half a year! If you can’t accomplish such a simple task, then you really are the disappointment of your mother, a disgrace to your five-star physique!”

Xiang Shaoyun could not refute Zi Changhe and could only meekly obey.

“Hmph. Half a year? I’ll do it within three months!” Xiang Shaoyun resolved to himself.

It went without saying that Xiang Shaoyun was extremely narcissistic. However, when it came to cultivation, he worked harder than anybody else. Right now, one could see him madly sprinting while carrying a rock weighing 200 kilograms on his back.

Every cultivation realm was split into nine stages of proficiency. Xiang Shaoyun, with the strength of a third-stage Basic Realm practitioner, could initially lift a weight of 150 kilograms. However, after he produced the five stars illuminating the sky phenomenon, having undergone the cleansing of astral energy, he had broken through to the fifth-stage of the Basic Realm. Carrying 250 kilograms of weight was no problem for him, much less 200 kilograms.

Many outer disciples were unaware that Xiang Shaoyun had already broken through to the fifth stage of the Basic Realm and thought that he was still at the third stage. Hence, they were stunned to see him sprinting so effortlessly with 200 kilograms on his back.

“A five-star physique indeed is marvellous! He’s able to do what a fourth-stage Basic Realm cultivator