1 Li Xuanyan

Li Xuanyang, the prince of Qingyun Commandery, laid on the bed with a pale face. He was once a top genius of Black Devil Region and rising star of Azure Blade Academy, however he was challenged to duel by the prince of Houjian Commandery, Luo Bing, another top genius! However, Li Xuanyang lost by a slight margin and Luo Bing's attack pierced through his dantian, which completely uttered his useless for his whole life now!

He had been practicing martial arts in Azure Blade Academy and was a competitor of Luo Bing, they both were sworn enemies of each other, because Qingyun Commandery and Houjian Commandery were didn't came along well and were always fighting with each other! Li XUanyang was targeted by Huojian Commandery because a talent like was obviously a threat to their existence, Even though Luo BIng was sent to Dark Blood River to train as a punishment, it wasn't even near to what Li Xuanyang had to suffer now for rest of his lives! Li Xuanyang was sent backt to QIngyun Commandery by Elders of Azure Blade Academy to recover.

Li Xuanyang's grandfather, the Prince of Qingyun Commandery, entered the chamber with a worried expression on his face. He had been trying everything in his power to help his grandson recover, but it was a difficult task. The dantian was the foundation of a martial artist, and without it, Li Xuanyang would never be able to practice martial arts again.

The Qingyun Commandery Prince placed his palm on Li Xuanyang's waist and started infusing his true qi to help him recover. Li Xuanyang felt a warm energy coursing through his veins, and his face gradually regained some color.

"Grandfather," Li Xuanyang said weakly. "Don't worry about me. I will find a way to recover my dantian."

Qingyun Commandery Prince stood and thought for a while. He said in a grave tone, "Xuanyang, your mother has launched an attack on Huojian Commandery. She has attacked and annexed three of their important cities. Huojian Commandery will never sit idly by and watch her capture them. I have tried to convince her to stop and retreat, but she didn't listen to me.

"Until now, Huojian Commandery has never been able to capture us because we were always defensive in the battles, which made them unable to penetrate or infiltrate Qingyun Commandery and were always defeated. If we suddenly change our strategy to offensive, we might suffer a heavy loss under the hands of Huojian Commandery! I don't dare risk the lives of loyal warriors of Qingyun Commandery.

"Your mother has also led the army of Yunwu Commandery to attack the northern side, and I fear the consequences would be terrifying. Yunwu Commandery is barely qualified to become the strongest among the inferior class commandery. It is barely even considered a threat in the eyes of Huojian Commandery! Even our Qingyun Commandery, after being a medium-class commandery, we struggle to match against them. Unless Old Huang tries to help us, we would never be able to defeat them!" 

Hearing Qingyun Commandery Prince, Li Xuanyang felt frustrated. His mother had always been like this, very protective of him, even he was unable to stop her when it came to him! He smiled bitterly. "Grandfather, I only believe in you and my mother. I want you to send a command to Su Lanying through a communication talisman to summon all the warriors of Qingyun Commandery in Azure Blade Academy, Even elders should be summoned who belong to us, and retreat back into Black Armored Mansion, and activate the formation there. I fear that Luo Bing would try to attack them!"

"Send as many resources as possible to them, but do it in secret. No one should find out. Help them become stronger as soon as possible!"

"Elder Ling, He would go to northern cloud forest and try to create a beast tide, using his spiritual power. He must have already reached the thirty-sixth level of spiritual power, right?"

Elder Ling was one of the strongest pillars of the Qingyun Royal Family. He was a beast tamer and had the ability to summon beasts from the deep forest and use them to attack his enemies. He had been practicing spiritual power since childhood and had already managed to reach the thirty-sixth level of spiritual power, which meant that he had the capability to summon a fourth-grade beast to fight for him. Even the Qingyun Commandery Prince needed to show some respect to him.

Qingyun Commandery Prince nodded in agreement. Li Xuanyang smiled cunningly, making people feel a chill within their hearts. He said, "He should be able to summon a tide consisting of a few fourth-grade beasts, and that should be more than enough to suppress Huojian Commandery from moving forward. It would be even better to send your disciple, Shadow Spirit, to steal the egg of the Savage Earth Dragon Beast, and leave some remnants of it inside the military camp of Huojian Commandery. Within a few days, send some news about it!"

Qingyun Commandery Prince laughed. He was proud of his grandson. Even though he was unable to cultivate, he would still be able to cause Huojian Commandery to fear his name! A taboo for them! He clapped his hands and smiled brightly. "Xuanyang, wonderful! You should now rest. Grandfather will take care of everything. Don't worry!"

Li Xuanyang was born with a golden light radiating from him, which his grandfather believed was a sign of good fortune. He was trained personally by his grandfather, the Qingyun Commandery Prince, and was allowed to interfere in his daily activities. The Qingyun Commandery Prince had placed all his hopes on Li Xuanyang, wanting to pass the throne to him one day. However, after Li Xuanyang's dantian was destroyed, all of his grandfather's dreams were shattered.

Despite his misfortune, Li Xuanyang did not give up. He began to focus on cultivating his spiritual power. He had already reached the twenty-first level of spiritual power before his dantian was destroyed, but after the impact, mental pressure, and pain he suffered, he had a sudden breakthrough and reached the twenty-fifth level. This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

Li Xuanyang continued to cultivate his spiritual power diligently. He also learned about ancient relics from Elder Ling and began to comprehend them in order to increase his spiritual power faster through the spiritual attack and pressure left behind in them by the ancient predecessors. As a result, he had already reached the twenty-seventh level of spiritual power.

However, Li Xuanyang knew that even after practicing spiritual power, he would be vulnerable if fighting against a martial artist. He needed to reach the fourteenth level of spiritual power before he could utilize it for combat attack. Before then, he could only fight against martial artists by preparing himself, using his spiritual power to command a tide of beasts or cast formations. He could also practice alchemy and refining.