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Chapter 1 - Blue Wind Nation

Blue Wind Dragon City.

Under the scorching sun, a young girl, not older than thirteen, ran with all her speed, being pursued by five, bulky, man. The girl's eyes were narrowed, with a look of apprehension. It had already been ten or so minutes since she had begun running, and she could easily sense that her body was getting tired. Nevertheless, she gritted her teeth and pressed forward, as she knew what kind of fate awaited her in the hands of her five pursuers.

The young girl's cultivation, that was on the peak of the Nascent Profound Realm, half-step into the True Profound Realm, was currently sealed, as she had been the victim of a cultivation-suppression martial skill. As for the men behind her, those were the ones who had reduced her to this state.

She would occasionally glance back at her pursuers, and upon noticing that the distance between them, she would grit her teeth and continue forward, unwilling to give up. She wasn't about to fall. Not like that, at least.

"Catch the brat!" One of the man, a swarthy middle-aged man, who was in the lead, roared as he employed his cultivation of the peak of the Elementary Profound Realm to chase after her. In his eyes, the girl was nothing short of a gold mine. Her father was a wealthy merchant; if they kidnapped her and demanded a ransom, they would've have to worry for money for the rest of their lives.

Not only that, they had already provoked the girl. They knew that if she got her cultivation back, then they could be considered as dead men.

"F**k! Why is she so fast?!" roared another man, who looked much younger than the first, as he noticed that the girl was be managing to put up some distance between them. He feared that if it continued like this, never mind kidnapping the girl, all of their efforts would have been for naught! The price that they had paid to seal her cultivation wasn't a small one. In fact, it was around half of their entire wealth added together!

Suddenly, the swarthy middle-aged man slapped his cosmos sack, producing a blood-red saber. His eyes were resolute, narrowed slightly, as he began to channel his spiritual power into it. "Damn it all! One or two less limbs won't make a damn difference!"

Originally, the plan was to capture the girl unharmed, but upon seeing that the girl was beginning to increase the distance between them, he had to give up on such thoughts. If he wanted to truly catch the girl, then he would have to take some risks!

"Red Slash!"

From his saber, a wave of red sword-intent flashed, and like a dragon, flew towards the girl. As for the girl, her eyes widened as she felt the incoming attack. Turning her head to look back, she could clearly see the red beam of light clearly approaching her. There was no way she would be able to dodge it.

She then turned her head around and clenched her teeth, bracing herself for the impact, but it never came.

Swish~~~!

The sound of wind blowing by filled the air, as a figure swiftly appeared in front of the young girl. His whole appearance was masked, but judging from his height, he seemed to be young. As soon as he appeared, he took a stance and punched out, directly towards the wave of spiritual power that formed the red-beam.

Spiritual power began to condense around him, originating directly from his flesh, as 100 vibrating spiritual power filaments erupted from his fist, flying towards the incoming red beam of light.

Bamm!

With a loud noise, the two attacks clashed, but immediately after, the winner was determined. The 100 vibrating spiritual power filaments completely dissolved the sword-beam, scattering its spiritual power in the air. There wasn't a question about it; that single attack from the cloaked youth's part had completely overwhelmed the martial skill!

Without even giving the other men the time to breathe, the masked figure smashed his feet against the ground, dashing forward, pulling his fist back. As soon as he reached the man in the front, he brought it forward with all his might, ruthlessly punching the swarthy man's sternum. His spiritual power coated fist easily pierced through the clothes and skin, directly crushing the man's entire rib-cage.

Immediately after, the masked figure raised his leg, and with a round-house kick, he smashed the man's head, sending him flying for a few meters, shattering his cranium in the process. The swarthy middle-aged man didn't even know how he died. The masked figure then turned around, only to be intercepted by the remaining four men.

"You bastard!" One of them cried out as he jumped forward, sword in hand, and tried to slash it against the masked figure downwards, aiming to cleave his head in half.

"Hmph," the masked figure revealed a smirk behind the mask, and quickly raised up his right arm, that was completely covered by black bandages and cloth.

Clank!

With a loud noise, the sword fell on the masked figure's hand, and differently from all expectations, instead of slashing through it, the man felt as if he had struck metal, as his arms trembled and his eyes widened. Before he could even react, the masked figure clenched his hand, grabbing the blade of the sword. At the same time, using the sword as support, the masked figure raised up his body, and by twirling around, he locked his legs on the head of another man, who had been approaching in a failed surprise attack.

With his body bending like a bowstring, the masked figure raised his legs up, bringing the other men clashing onto the sword-wielding man's head. They instantly collapsed on the ground, unconscious. Not even a second later, he twisted the sword in the air, grabbing the hilt, before turning around to face the remaining two attackers, who were looking at the scene with dumbfounded expression.

Never, not even in their wildest dreams, would have they have imaged that such a scene would actually take place right as they were to complete their plan. The worst part of it all, however, was that although the cloaked figure was clearly using spiritual power, they couldn't even sense the feeling of a cultivation base coming from him!

With his expression concealed, the masked figure made the sword dance in his fingers a few times, before he jumped forward, completely vanishing from sight, further startling the two men.

"What?!" The remaining attackers exclaimed in surprise and immediately looked around, fearful expressions on their faces. Alas, it was already too late; their fate had already been sealed.

Swish~~~!

Like a shadow, the masked figure appeared behind one of the man, quickly stabbing the sword through his heart. Pulling his sword back, he kicked the corpse forward, sending it clashing against the remaining man. At the same time, he threw the sword forward, making it pierce through the flying corpse, before deeply embedding itself on the surprised man's head.

This may take some time to describe, but from the time the masked figure had appeared, to the moment when the last kidnapper died, not even five seconds had passed!

Turning around, not even bothering to look at his newest kill, the masked figure waved his hands in the direction of the two unconscious men. Immediately, 100 vibrating spiritual power filaments burst forth, easily breaching their skins and shattering their innards. Not even a second later, although both of their bodies appeared normal on the outside, internally, all of the organs had burst open, taking away their last breath.

The masked fire the looked around before waving his hands, and five pouches, one from each corpse flew into the air, before hovering towards his hands. As a greedy person, the masked figure had developed a way of life – Always loot when you can. When you can't, just make it so you can.

Sending a strand of spiritual power within the cosmos sacks he checked what was inside briefly, before storing them away in his Sky Poison Pearl. He then turned towards the girl, who has been looking at the scene the entire time, without blinking, her eyes glued to the young man.

"Jasmine, are you sure?'" The masked figure asked slightly as he gazed at the girl, a look of curiosity on his face. From within his mind, an incomparable proud and arrogant voice, that at the same time seemed sweet and pleasant, rang out.

"This princess is never wrong! This girl possess two amazing abilities!" Within the inner world of the Sky Poison Pearl, a red-haired girl puffed up her chest proudly, while rolling her eyes in annoyance.

The masked figure nodded slightly, before approaching the girl, who looked at him quietly, with wariness all over her features. Her face was as emotionless as ice, and she didn't show any change in expression; it was as if her face has been frosted over, with a never-changing cold and apathetic expression.

Looking at the girl in front of him, although she couldn't be called beautiful, she wasn't ugly. If anything, she was rather plane, with no real outstanding characteristics. Still, the masked figure new better than that. Around her face was a spirit formation which hid her true appearance. This either meant that she looked hideous or heavenly. Frankly, he was hopping for the latter.

Pulling his mask down, he revealed a youthful yet manly face. His eyes were sharp and cold, of a dark brown color, with an occasional electric spark, while his face was straight, with sword-like brows. His hair, that had been released, was of a dark brown color, borderline black. All in all, he seemed to be about fourteen years old, apparently only a year older that the thirteen years old girl. Not only that, he was unusually handsome, with a cold yet calm and collected bearing to him.

This young man, without a doubt, was none other than Issei – the owner of the Sky Poison Pearl and the mysterious Magic Cube, as well as the boy who had swore to defy the heavens.

Issei gazed at the young girl warmly with a friendly expression, as if he hadn't even committed a genocide just a moment ago. If the five corpses behind him were ignored, this scene would have looked rather sweet.

"Are you alright?" inquired Issei as he looked at her calmly, although he clearly knew her situation. Just from gazing at her, he could see that she had poison in her body, and also a seal on her cultivation. The poison, however, was dormant, and would only act up in two days or so. From the aura he felt from the poison, he was able to determine that it was one that diminished one's life-span greatly.

The girl, however, showed no intentions of answering his question, as she continued to look at him with apprehension, clearly not willing to talk with him. Seeing that, Issei sighed, Am I really that scary?

Shaking his head slightly, Issei opted for a different approach. Extending his hand towards her, he smiled warmly. "Can you stand?"

Because of the constant running, the girl was filled with tiredness, and at some point during the fight, she had fallen to her knees, as her legs were unable to support her any longer. The girl was about to say something, but suddenly, her eyes widened, as she felt an overwhelming feeling of weakness take over her body. Before she could even say another word, she passed out.

Just as she was about to clash against the floor, Issei swiftly knelt down and picked her up in a princess-carry, her head snuggled against his chest. Issei then looked around a little, before casually sending a wave of 100 filaments of spiritual power towards the corpses, completely shattering all five of them.

Issei then turned around and headed towards the forest, which was nearby. Right upon arriving, he immediately headed towards his make-shift hut, that was made out of bamboos and Spirit Formations. Opening the door with a single thought, he laid the girl in his bed, that was also made of Spirit Formation, although one designed to be soft, before resting on a chair.

He then looked over the girl's body, before focusing on her face. Although he could easily burst open the Spirit Formation mask that hid her true appearance, he thought that it wouldn't be a wise option, as it would give the girl a bad impression of him. Sighing, he decided to wait for the girl to take the initiative to reveal it.

Closing his eyes, Issei crossed his legs, and started to practice the breathing exercise that was contained within the instructions of the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians.' This type of breathing exercise increased his cultivation, and at the same time, contained a law, or a Dao, which was the Law of Vibrations.

Although the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' was a cultivation skill, it also included many laws within it, and one of them was the Dao of Vibration, which was also the first one that he was able to learn.

Ten days prior, he had been in the Azure Province, practicing the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians' for the first time, per Jasmine's instructions. The first time that he tried it out, however, he had also come across one of the concepts behind the cultivation skill's cultivation method, which was called as the 'Flow Like Silk Strength Training'.

Through the memories that he had acquired from the elder, he had learned that the entire body, be it the muscles, skeleton or blood, was composed of billions of tiny units, each of them being smaller than dust, invisible to the naked eye. Each of them had an important role in the human body, with complex and profound structures. According to the memories, when someone reached a high enough level of cultivation, spiritual power would gather in one's eyes, and their vision would suddenly be enhanced to the very limit, which would also be when they would discover these tiny units.

Not only that, each of the tiny units were independent organisms of their own, all of them alive. And, they could breath!

Normally, the average cultivation's body's tiny units would have an irregular breathing order, in complete disarray, each of them breathing at different times. However, if one managed to gain some some insights and make progress on the 'Flow like Silk' concept, they would be able to actually control the breathing rate of all of the tiny units, making it so that they are consistently unified, which would make them resonate.

This was the basic concept behind 'Flow like Silk', and also the introduction on the Dao of Vibrations. Only by having every tiny units in their body in resonance, would they be able to divide the spiritual power into filaments, with high vibrational power.

Ten days ago, on the day he first begun practicing the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians', Issei, after countless hours of hard-work, had managed to stabilize the breathing of his tiny units slightly, and although it was far from perfect, it allowed him to divide his spiritual power into two filaments. As for the remaining eight days, they were solely spent on making his cultivation reach the peak of the third stage, the Altering Muscle Stage, and also to gain insights into the 'Flow like Silk' concept. By the end of the eighth day, Issei was already capable of dividing his spiritual power into 100 different spiritual power filaments, which was also what he had used to take down those five men. Still, in his opinion, that was far from enough, as from the memories that he had gained, he knew that the elder had reached the level of having billions or even trillions of spiritual power filaments. As such, Issei trained his hardest, trying to reach that level as soon as possible.

As for the tenth day, which was also the current day, Issei spent it in reaching Blue Wind Dragon City, which was near the Azure Province. Once there, he quickly built a hut made from bamboos and spirit power, before strolling around in the town. Coincidentally, it was also at that time that he caught sight of the girl who was being chased by the five bandits.

Thinking back to that point, Issei couldn't help but to question Jasmine, "Jasmine, you said that she has two amazing powers... what are they?"

Within the inner world of the Sky Poison Pearl, Jasmine suddenly stood up, with a complex look in her eyes. "The girl is not simple. She possess two sacred inherent abilities... which are rare even in the Higher Re... I mean, in the place where I come from. One of them is the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass, while the other is the Nine Profound Exquisite Body.

"The first one, the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass, gives her a special type of mind, with high comprehensive abilities, along with pure and clear disposition. Her soul will also grow stronger over time, and will allow her to sense good and evil, as well as danger. If given time, it will allow one to easily see through various abstruse mysteries, and even peer into the heart of all living things."

Hearing her words, Issei revealed an astonished expression, as he started to see the girl in a new light. Although he couldn't clearly gauge how amazing it was, just from the way Jasmine spoke about, he could guess at how overpowered it was considered.

"You said it gives her high comprehensive abilities..." Issei begun with a curious look in his face. "How high?"

Within his mind, Jasmine sneered. "Nothing yours could even compare to. You can be considered a genius, but she is something else," Jasmine suddenly stopped, as if she had reached a difficult point, but continued nonetheless. "In fact, this princess can admit that it is comparable to mine abilities."

"What?!" Issei's eyes widened, as he had to restrain himself from shouting. He knew how amazing Jasmine was, and more than anything, how much of a genius she was. For there to be someone comparable to her...

"Don't get any wrong ideas," suddenly, Jasmine's voice turned cold enough to freeze over the entire continent. "I meant that she has the potential to reach up to my abilities, but that will only be possible if the 'Heart of Snow Glazed Glass' reaches the highest level. That should take, at the very least, ten thousand years! It would be a surprise is she isn't dead by then!"

Jasmine then shook her head as she crossed her arms. "Anyways, there is still her other ability, which is even rarer and mind-blowing, by a much larger amount, which is the Nine Profound Exquisite Body. For short, because of it, she can possess much more power than her physical body can possibly handle."

"Possess power that her physical body can't handle?" once more, Issei's eyes widened. "Do you mean..."

"Yes," already knowing where Issei was hinting at, Jasmine nodded. "The world 'Exquisite' refers to an 'Exquisite World.' That is to say that, in her body, there exists a small world! This means that she can possess infinite and endless power! Power far beyond the limits of the fleshly body can be stored within that 'small world'. Because of that, no matter which martial skill or cultivation skill she cultivates, none of them would be restricted by her cultivation base level and the endurance of her body!

"This means that even if she was in the Elementary Profound Realm, she would be able to cultivate cultivation skills made for those of the Saint or even Divine Profound Realm! The Nine Profound Exquisite body completely erase the meaning of limits! As long as she wants to, no cultivation or martial skill is beyond her reach!

"Now, do you understand just how powerful this girl is?!"

Issei's mind reeled, as he felt as if his horizons had broadened. At this point, he suddenly understood that there is a mountain beyond a mountain and a sky beyond a sky. He also considered himself as a genius, but seeing this girl in front of him, he realized that he wasn't even worthy of her mentioning his name. The disparity between the two was just too big.

At that moment, sensing Issei's mood, Eggy, that had kept quiet the whole time, finally spoke some soothing words. "Issei, don't be like that! This girl may be amazing, but so what?! You are a hundred, no... a thousand times better than her in every aspect!"

Eggy then used everything that she could to cheer the young boy up. She just couldn't stand seeing him like this, so she tried her hardest to take away the damage that Jasmine had done. Thankfully, it seemed that her words had quite an effect on the young boy, as a smile slowly formed on his face.

"Thanks, Eggy," said Issei with a small smile on his face, greatly appreciating the young girl's presence. Every time that he would feel down, ever since they had met, she would always try her best to brighten up his mood with her soothing voice, and it worked every single time.

Turning around, Issei glanced at the sleeping girl once more, before closing his eyes to resume his cultivation. At the same time, he kept his senses in high-alert, so he would immediately know the moment the girl wakes up.

However, not even two minutes later, he suddenly opened his eyes, smiled lightly, and closed them again. At that moment, he suddenly remembered that that day was his birthday, which meant that he would be turning twelve.

Differently from how he looked, his real age was much younger. The young girl had assumed him to be around fourteen, but in reality, he wasn't even thirteen. This was because of practicing the 'Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians'. Although he had only used it for ten days so far, and was still in the Altering Muscle Stage, his body had experienced many changes, which led people to think that he was older than what he truly was.

A couple hours later, the girl in the bed finally opened her eyes, which instantly caused Issei to stop cultivating, as he turned around to face her with a small smile. He didn't say anything, and only looked at her calmly, waiting for her to take the initiative to speak.

Alas, contrary to his expectations, instead of speaking, the young girl simply lifted her body up and started gazing at him quietly, without even saying a single world. A few minutes later, Issei was beginning to lose his patience.

What's this?! A f**king staring contest?!

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