Stellar Transformation

B1C3: Midnight Discussion

Who is it? asks a black-armored soldier at the entrance of Misty Villa in a cold v
oice. The other black-armored soldier also looks at the silhouette far away. Onl
y after a while can these 2 black-armored soldiers see clearly that the person c
oming is Third Prince Qin Yu. They cannot help feeling startled, but they still
kneel down as usual and say respectfully: Third Prince!
Because Qin Yu has been running, there are small drops of sweat on his forehead,
but his eyes are shining with excitement. His whole face has reddened. He says:
You two please stand up, and even smiles at the 2 black-armored soldiers. After t
hat he hurriedly skips into Misty Villa.
These 2 soldiers look at Qin Yu s back with doubtful eyes.
When Third Prince went to watch the stars on top of the mountain, he usually wait
ed until after the daybreak of the following day. Why did he return so early thi
s time? says the black-armored soldier on the left side doubtfully.
The soldier on the right side also shakes his head in confusion. He obviously do
es not know the reason.
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Lian Yan is the person whom Qin Yu calls Grandpa Lian. He is an old man in the Qin
clan. The current East Vanquishing Prince Qin De was brought up by him, so his
voice in the Qin clan is still very influential. 2 years ago, Qin De let him go
to Misty Villa to take care of Qin Yu.
Like a gust of wind, Qin Yu rushes right to the outside of Lian Yan s room. Then h
e immediately knocks the door powerfully with his little fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Grandpa Lian, hurry up and open the door. I m Xiao Yu. I have something to talk to
you about. Quickly open the door, shouts Qin Yu hurriedly. After a short while, t
here is lamplight in the room. Xiao Yu, your grandpa fell into sleep just a momen
t ago, but you already woke him up, says a benign voice. Then the door opens.
A kind old man in his sixties wrapped in a coat appears before Qin Yu.
Ah, Xiao Yu, what s the matter? Your head is sweating a lot. Lian Yan is startled up
on seeing Qin Yu. Qin Yu wants to say something but because was running hard not
long ago, he can only gasp for breath. Lian Yan says hastily: Come on, get in th
e room first and talk later. As he is saying, he leads Qin Yu into the room.
The 2 of them sit down at the table in the room.
Calm down. There s no hurry. Let s talk about it after you have caught your breath,
ys Lian Yan hurriedly as he sees that Qin Yu wants to say something. Qin Yu take
s a deep breath then stares at Lian Yan and says very resolutely: Grandpa Lian, I
want to practice martial arts.
Practice martial arts? Lian Yan is slightly taken aback. After that he asks laughi
ngly: Xiao Yu, why do you want to practice martial arts?
Qin Yu is slightly jolted. But then he says with happy laughter: There s no reason.
It s just that every one of those uncles in Misty Villa is so formidable, so I wa
nt to be like them too. Grandpa Lian, can I practice martial arts?

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Qin Yu s desire for his father s affection is buried at the bottom of his heart. He
only thinks that when buried in his heart, it will become a goal for him to unce
asingly strive for later.
Xiao Yu, do you know what martial arts are?

asks Lian Yan instead of answering.

Qin Yu shakes his head and says: I only know martial arts practitioners are very
formidable. I don t know much about anything else. There seems to be stuff like in
ternal energy as well. As an 8 year old kid, even though Qin Yu has read quite a
few books, there are still too many things he does not know about.
Then I ll give you a detailed introduction first,

says Lian Yan with a smile.

Qin Yu s eyes immediately brighten. He stares at Lian Yan and starts to focus his
attention on listening.
First I ll talk about the experts in the world. They are divided into Houtian exper
ts and Xiantian experts Standing above Xiantian experts are Shangxian, says Lian Y
an laughingly, On the Qian Long continent, there are as many Houtian experts as f
ish in a river. It s impossible to count them. But as for Xiantian experts, there
are no more than 100 of them in the whole Chu kingdom.
100 people? says Qin Yu in surprise, Isn t the population of Chu kingdom 4 billion? H
ow can there be so few Xiantian experts, only one in several tens million?
Lian Yan sighs and says: To become a Houtian expert, one only needs a suitable pr
actice method. But to become a Xiantian expert, it is extremely difficult. There
are 2 requirements that must be met to become a Xiantian expert: First, you mus
t max out your Houtian level. And second, you must have some intuitive enlighten
ment on the natural way of heaven.
Qin Yu asks doubtfully without delay:

What is this natural way of heaven thing?

Lian Yan immediately laughs out loud: The natural way of heaven is not an object
but rather a kind of conception that you can only grasp on your own and is very
hard to explain in words. Some people were at the peak of the Houtian level for
10 years, but because they lacked intuitive enlightenment, they couldn t finish th
e last step and therefore couldn t become Xiantian experts in their lifetimes. But
if they had become Xiantian experts, their lifespans would ve increased to 500 ye
ars.
500 years!

Qin Yu s jaw drops.

Seeing Qin Yu s adorable expression, Lian Yan laughs: It s very hard to become a Xian
tian expert. But if you can become one there ll be a lot of benefits. The Xiantian
energy inside a Xiantian expert s body essentially differs from that of a Houtian
expert. They are on 2 wholly different levels.

Ah, Grandpa Lian, higher up than Xiantian experts there are Shangxian, aren t there
? How formidable are they? asks Qin Yu with glittering eyes.
If Xiantian experts are so good, then how fantastic will Shangxian be?
How can it be easy to become Shangxian? Lian Yan sighs: Upon seeing them, even empe
rors have to salute and hail aloud Shangxian very respectfully. But these emperors
are afraid of being killed by Shangxian as Shangxian can fly to the ninth level
of the sky with their flying swords. Basically they aren t considered mortals!

Fly to the ninth level of the sky?

A picture spontaneously
ord while flying on the
being bewitched by that
become a Shangxian has

appears in Qin Yu s mind in which he stands on a flying sw

ninth level of the sky. Little Qin Yu s heart cannot help
sort of pleasure and liberty. Unconsciously, a desire to
been planted in his mind.

The whole Chu kingdom has near 100 Xiantian experts, but in the last 100 years it
hasn t seen a new Shangxian. Moreover, in the whole Chu kingdom, there are no more
than 3 Shangxian. 2 of them became Shangxian more than 300 years ago. In the la
st 300 years, only your Uncle Feng has been able to become a Shangxian.
Uncle Feng? Qin Yu remembers his own Uncle Feng. That white-clad Uncle Feng who of
ten rode a white crane is actually a Shangxian?
Lian Yan continues: However, if you want to become a Shangxian, you d best go to th
e Overseas Immortal Islands to learn from a master there. But who else knows the
location of the Overseas Immortal Islands, except for each country s Shangxian? I
f commoners can see a Shangxian, will they have the qualifications to ask the Sh
angxian about the location of the Overseas Immortal Islands?
Even if the location is known, the Overseas Immortal Islands are really too far f
rom the Qian Long continent. Every year, over 10,000 people on the Qian Long con
tinent went in search of the Overseas Immortal Islands to learn martial arts. Th
ey were all outstanding people, but there are too many hidden dangers in the oce
an, so only 1 in 1000 people could reach the Overseas Immortal Islands alive, say
s Lian Yan emotionally.
Qin Yu s eyes immediately shine. He asks: Grandpa Lian, 10 people reached the Overs
eas Immortal Islands every year, then why are there so few Shangxian on the Qian
Long continent?
According to Qin Yu s understanding, each year had 10 Shangxian, then should the Q
ian Long continent not have too many of them?
But the number of Shangxian on the whole Qian Long continent is too small. In th
e last several hundred to 1000 years, there have been less than 10 Shangxian alt
ogether.
How could you become a Shangxian just by reaching the Overseas Immortal Islands? s
ays Lian Yan while shaking his head, Shangxian are so special. How is it possible
for everyone to become a Shangxian? Even if the method of practice is made know
n to everyone, only 1 in 1000 people will have the necessary aptitudes for pract
icing it.
Ah, doesn t that mean it took almost 100 years for one of the people who arrived at
the Overseas Immortal Islands to become a Shangxian, since there were only 10 o
f them every year? Qin Yu immediately feels how hard it is to become a Shangxian.
Lian Yan suddenly stands up and looks outside the window.
Shangxian? It s such a dazzling name. Countless experts on the whole Qian Long cont
inent went crazy over it. Countless experts all wanted to become Shangxian. To b
e able to behead a person from thousands of li away as soon as the flying sword
is drawn, what kind of magic power is this? There is a hint of desire in Lian Yan s
eyes. Then he says emotionally: Even your father has also been in constant need
of a Shangxian s help. If one more Shangxian helps your father, perhaps his goal w
ill possibly be achieved.

Qin Yu s heart suddenly beats faster.

Father s goal?
At the same time, a warm current flows through his whole body. Qin Yu immediatel
y feels that his whole body is full of vigor. If I practice martial arts and beco
me a Shangxian, father will be very happy. When the time comes, I ll be able to he
lp him as well.
Thinking of himself becoming a Shangxian, being able to help his father, and bei
ng able to gain his praise and respect, Qin Yu s heart, which is lonesome and long
s for father s love, heats up.
Because of father, I ll definitely become a Shangxian,
ps. His eyes radiate resolution.
.
End of b1c3.

thinks Qin Yu, nipping his li