Li Yue's life in Wushan township went on like this for three years. Three years later, Li Yue, now thirteen years old, had grown to a height of 1.5 meters. He didn't look that short, but up close, one could still easily see that his face was still young and tender.
Outside of Wushan township, below a small hill, Li Yue was currently training.
The hill wasn't very tall, and it was covered with green grass. Near the bottom of the hill, there were quite a few broken stones. These were the remnants of someone who had once excavated the hill. Who knew how many years ago, Li Yue had been training here.
At this moment, both of his hands were raised high in the air. His palms were dragging along a one-meter long boulder, and he was doing squats. Every time he squatted, his arms seemed to be trembling. His face and body were soaked with sweat. Droplets of sweat dripped down from his forehead, down his chin, and onto the hard, dry ground.
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
Li Yue's face was serious as he continued to train. Every time he moved, his breathing became rhythmic. His lower abdomen contracted, and every time his nostrils opened and closed, it seemed as though he was absorbing streams of energy from the heavens and the earth, filling his body with energy.
Chi Accumulating Stance.
This sort of shallow method of absorbing energy seemed to be of critical importance at this moment. With every breath Li Yue took, he could feel bits and pieces of energy flowing out from the depths of his body, allowing him to continue.
Finally, after several hours, Li Yue's body suddenly swelled. His four limbs and body swelled, and a surge of energy howled out from his body. The energy of the heavens and the earth silently flowed into his body, replenishing his energy bit by bit.
"Hah!"
Li Yue exerted strength in his arms. With a toss of his arms, he threw the boulder over his head. It flew tens of meters before it finally landed with a crash on the ground.
"I've finally broken through to become a warrior of the fifth rank. This really … wasn't easy!"
Whew.
At the foot of the hill, Li Yue let out a long breath. He clenched his fists and felt the unprecedented power in his body. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
It wasn't easy. He had been training since he started as a Level 3 Warrior. Today, he had finally made a breakthrough.
This was more than a year slower than he had expected. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The path of cultivation was indeed more difficult the further one went.
"When I was nine, I became a Level 3 Warrior. When I was ten, my Level 3 Warrior cultivation was already deeply rooted. I thought that it wouldn't take long for me to break through to Level 5 Warrior, at most one or two years. But in the end, it dragged on until now."
At the bottom of the hill, Li Yue was lying on the grass in a comfortable position. He looked at the clouds in the sky and murmured to himself.
"I still overestimated myself. I also underestimated the difficulty of Dou Qi cultivation in this world!"
Indeed, at the beginning, Li Yue's cultivation speed was very fast. This made him think that he had an extraordinary aptitude for training his body and absorbing Dou Qi. Even if he didn't have a Dou Qi secret manual, he would be able to grow very quickly with his hard work. When he became a Level 6 Warrior, he would look for a Dou Qi secret manual or join a school for a deeper training.
This was his original plan.
But he didn't think that the difficulty of cultivation would exceed his imagination. It took him too much time to break through to Level 5 Warrior. Only now did he finally succeed.
And to break through to Level 6 Warrior, he didn't know how long it would take. It would probably take a frightening amount of time. Li Yue estimated that if he wanted to continue to break through to Level 6 Warrior, it would take at least five or six years with this kind of hard work and speed.
And this speed was only an estimate of the ideal situation. If he encountered any bottlenecks or other situations during this period, it would probably take even longer.
This was probably why there were so few people on the continent who became warriors by relying on the Qi Building Style. It was even rarer to become a Level Warrior.
Difficult!
Li Yue couldn't afford to wait. Although time didn't mean much to him, wasting five or six years to break through to Level 6 Warrior was simply too slow.
"Right now, I've already reached Level 5 Warrior. That's not bad, and my body has basically matured. Thirteen years old? That's about right! "
Being alone, he had long since planned out his future path. For this reason, in the past few years, aside from working hard to train his body and increase his strength, he also hunted for money.
And now, after several years, Li Yue's small savings had reached a few dozen gold coins. This was enough for him to travel far and try his luck at a certain school.
"Whether it's the Magus Testing or the Warrior Testing, as long as I have a good aptitude, I might be able to skip the school fees. This means that I have enough gold coins!"
Li Yue murmured to himself. He was quite satisfied with his aptitude. At the very least, his aptitude as a Warrior was astonishing. As for his aptitude as a Magus, he didn't know. But … it should be equally astonishing.
At the foot of the hill, after resting for a while, Li Yue stood up. Dusting off the grass on his body, he walked towards Wushan township.
…..
A week later, Li Yue had finished packing his things. Carrying a simple backpack on his back, he lightly left the house.
He was dressed in a black suit, which looked quite decent. Of course, there was no way he would wear a tattered hemp garment outside. This black suit complemented his 1.5 meter tall body, making him look quite skinny. His black hair, his black eyes, and his black clothes matched quite well.
At the very least, Li Yue felt that this was about right.
After leaving the house, after turning left and right, Li Yue arrived at the entrance to Wushan township. At this moment, there was a small caravan preparing to depart.
"Li, you came quite early!" A middle-aged man was feeding a horse. Upon seeing Li Yue, he laughed loudly.
"Uncle Carmon, you came quite early as well. I'll have to trouble you on this trip to Fenlai City!"
This Carmon was a traveling merchant within Wushan township. Normally, he would travel far away from home. This time, Li Yue was traveling with Carmon and the others. Naturally, he had informed them beforehand.
Carmon and the others were happy to help. After all, one more person wasn't a big deal. And in their eyes, this child Li really was quite pitiful. On this trip to Fenlai City, they would help as much as they could.
Don't be fooled by Carmon's amiable appearance. As a traveling merchant, how could he not have his own abilities? He was a true warrior of the sixth rank, only one step away from breaking through to the seventh rank. He was extremely powerful.
"Li, you go rest in the carriage first. After the horses are fed, we will depart!"
Carmon's caravan had a few guards, all of whom were residents of Wushan township. They were warriors of the fourth or fifth rank, and they had been hired by Carmon to protect the caravan.
After all, when traveling outside, it was best to be as careful as possible. This world was too chaotic, and there were too many bandits. There was nothing wrong with being cautious.
After waiting for more than half an hour, when the horses had eaten their fill, the group officially set off.
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