Chapter 4: Sect Secrets

Chapter 4: Sect Secrets

Chapter 4: Sect Secrets
"Hey hey hey."

Xu Mingxi jogged to the top of the mountain breathlessly. After drinking the sweet water, he recovered to full health thanks to a casual healing soul skill from the Fourth Elder.

This is the morning lesson that all members of the Xingguan Sect must perform every day after their martial spirits are awakened and before they reach the age of twelve.

Whether it is a combat soul master or an auxiliary soul master, a good body is essential.

Next, a dozen teenagers and kids on the training ground began to practice under the guidance of their respective masters.

Due to the small number of people in the Xingguan Sect, almost every disciple under the age of 12 who has awakened his martial spirit will be equipped with a master of the same spirit.

What surprised Xu Mingxi was that today, Brother Mingguang was actually taken away by the second elder.

"Mingxi, come here."

When Xu Mingxi heard the sect master calling him, he realized that he and the sect master were the only ones left on the training ground.

The sect leader brought Xu Mingxi to a secret room. The stone door fell down and the room was pitch black.

Mingxi's heart skipped a beat; this scene looked so familiar.

Not really, not really. The Sect Master is not that kind of person.

Just when Xu Mingxi was feeling confused, rays of starlight suddenly appeared on the dome of the secret room.

Looking up, I saw tortoise shells inlaid on the dome, and the starlight was projected down from the tortoise shells.

"That is the shell of the Star Energy Turtle. It normally absorbs external starlight and stores star energy. When you inject soul power into it, it will project starlight."

The clan leader explained to Mingxi, waved his hand, and asked him to sit in front of a wall.

As Xu Mingxi sat down, the sect leader stretched out his hand and touched the corner of the wall. Starlight filled the air and the wall actually sank slowly.

Mingxi looked closely and found that behind the wall was a soul power guidance map.

"Mingxi, this guidance map was perfected by the elders of my Xingguan Sect generation after generation. It is a soul power guidance map that is unique to the Xingguan martial spirit.

If you circulate your soul power according to the above route, not only will your cultivation speed be increased, but your soul power recovery speed will also be accelerated.

I brought your brother Mingguang here a few nights ago. During this time, you should meditate here carefully and make sure your body remember this route."

The sect leader talked a lot, but unfortunately Xu Mingxi couldn't hear what the sect leader was saying at this time.

Ever since he first saw the guidance map, the soul power in his body began to operate automatically.

Under the sect leader's horrified gaze, Xu Mingxi's star crown appeared above his head on its own.

The only yellow soul ring lit up directly, and the starlight cast by the star energy turtle's shell continued to gather on Xu Mingxi, as if covering him with a layer of mysterious star veil.

"Is this the near-star body described in the Star Ancestor's notes? It's so terrifying."

The near-star body is just a name given by Star Douluo himself. In fact, it means that it is easier to absorb starlight from the outside world.

This is like adding wings to a tiger for the owner of the Star Crown Martial Spirit.

Just when the star energy in the Star Energy Turtle's shell was about to run out and the sect leader was thinking about whether to break the dome to draw in starlight from the outside world, Xu Mingxi finally woke up.

Looking at the sect leader in front of him who was in an offensive posture, Xu Mingxi unconsciously took a step back and crossed his hands to protect his chest.

The sect leader looked at Xu Mingxi with a strange expression, and when he realized that his body had memorized the guidance map, he waved his hand to signal him to leave.

He sat alone in the secret room and began to think about life. Is there such a big difference between having the Star Summoning Soul Skill and not having it?

Xu Mingxi was still in a daze when he was driven out of the secret room by the sect leader and walked back home in a daze.

"Mingxi? How come you're back so soon? Didn't the Sect Master say you'd be gone for several days?"

"Mom, I don't know either. I think I just went to learn something, and then the Sect Master called me back."

Xu Fangming, who was sitting next to him, knew what Xu Mingxi had done. He had also experienced this step and remembered that he had used it for about a week at that time.

Forget it, he is my son, no matter how strong he is, he has to call me dad.

"Mingxi, since you're back early, I'll take you to practice."

Members of the Xingguan Sect usually work or sleep in the morning and practice at night.

Under the starlight at night, with the help of the guiding map, your practice can be twice as effective with half the effort.

Xu Mingxi followed his father to a small hillside.

This is a relatively good place for stargazing on Xingluo Mountain. The ground is planted with star-gathering grass, which can absorb a small amount of starlight.

This place is a simulated training place built by Xingguan Sect for its disciples.

There were already several soul masters practicing on the scene, and Father Xu did not disturb them and took Xu Mingxi to a corner.

"Mingxi, you just practice here and don't move around. Dad is right next to you."

Xu Mingxi nodded in response, sat down cross-legged, and his first soul ring lit up. Endless starlight poured down from the sky, forming a dazzling star road.

Father Xu, who had not yet walked far, turned back instantly. Wow, is the cultivation so noisy? The soul master who was immersed in cultivation next to him felt that his cultivation speed had actually increased, and was so shocked that he woke up directly from the cultivation.

Seeing Xu Mingxi's terrifying cultivation appearance, he directly sent a representative to find the sect leader.

Soon, the second meeting was held in the master's hall with Xu Mingxi standing in the middle as the protagonist.

The Great Elder looked at his grandson. He was truly proud, but he also felt it was troublesome.

The elders' meeting used to be held only once every few months, but now it has been held three times in less than half a month.

"Mingxi, besides drawing in starlight to increase your training speed, does your first soul skill have any other functions?"

"Uh, it seems to be gone."

Xu Mingxi had some guesses in his heart. As a fan who was familiar with the original work and fan fiction, he clearly remembered an important number in the book, affinity.

The soul skill of Star Summoning seems to have increased my affinity for starlight?

However, Xu Mingxi did not tell this to the sect master and the others. Anyway, the manifestation was to increase the speed of cultivation, so he could not be considered to be cheating.

The sect leader over there breathed a sigh of relief. It was already good enough that this hundred-year soul ring could improve the speed of cultivation. If it had other effects, it would be too terrifying.

As for the fact that the cultivation speed of others had also increased, the sect leader suspected that it was because Xu Mingxi used the Star Summoning Soul Technique to draw in the starlight, which led to an increase in the concentration of starlight in the training grounds.

This is also a good thing for the sect, but Mingxi's importance will be raised to a new level.

"Great Elder, what do you think? How about we take Mingxi and Mingguang to that place?"

This sudden remark shocked the Great Elder and frightened several other elders. Only the Sixth Elder Fang Chun was completely bewildered.

The fourth elder glanced at her husband and signaled with her eyes that she should go back and explain to him.

Several elders thought carefully about the sect leader's words, and finally nodded in agreement.

Everyone dispersed, and the confused Fang Chun was pulled back home by the fourth elder.

Another equally confused Xu Mingxi was pulled by the sect master and his grandfather, one hand each, towards the back of the sect master's hall. Also accompanying them was Xu Mingguang, who was brought by the second elder.

Behind the main hall of the sect master is the back mountain of Xingluo Mountain, which is also the forbidden area of ​​​​Xingguan Sect. Normally, disciples are not allowed to enter.

"Grandpa, where are you taking me and my brother Mingxi?"

"You will know it soon. This is our Xingguan Sect's absolute secret."

Xu Mingxi followed silently behind, carefully observing the surrounding situation.

As they moved forward, the vegetation ahead seemed to become more and more lush.

Soon, the sect leader stopped in front of a big tree. Xu Mingguang also met his father Xu Fangxing, a level 69 control-type combat soul emperor, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Xu Mingguang was about to go up and say hello to his father, but was held back by his grandfather. His father in the distance also signaled him to stay where he was and not go over.

"Two seniors, please show yourself."

"Xing boy, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect that you have become the sect leader. Your strength is stronger than us two old guys."

As the Xu Mingxi brothers looked at each other in surprise, a winding vine fell from the big tree in front of them, and it actually spoke.

"Master Teng, you are joking. You watched me grow up. Now there are two more outstanding juniors in the sect, so I brought them here especially for you to see."

The clan leader signaled the two brothers Xu Mingguang to step forward. Although Mingguang was a little scared, he still bravely walked in front, blocking Xu Mingxi behind him.

Mingxi didn't care. The soul beast in front of him should not have any intention of harming them.

But just as Xu Mingxi walked forward, the vines on the tree moved, and rushed in front of Mingxi, swaying from side to side, looking at him.

"Old tree, old tree, wake up quickly, look what I found."

Leaves kept falling from a big tree in the distance, and a human face gradually formed on the trunk.

The face looked directly in Mingxi's direction, staring at him intently, as if trying to see through him.

But it seemed as if he had finally discovered something, and the face on the tree trunk softened, like a kind old grandfather.

"Xing boy, long time no see."

"Old Tree, long time no see."

"These two are the younger generations of your Xingguan Sect, right? Let them practice here from now on."

"Thank you very much, I will let them move in tomorrow."

As the clan leader finished speaking, the vines retracted back into the tree, and the face on the trunk disappeared.

Xu Mingxi was confused and frightened by the vines that suddenly appeared in front of him. Just as he came to his senses, he was carried down the mountain by his grandfather.

(End of this chapter)