"Hey, hey, hey."
Xu Mingxi made a small run to the top of the mountain while panting heavily. After drinking that sweet water, his health was fully restored with the help of Fourth Elder's ordinary healing soul skill.
This was the morning lesson that all Star Crown Sect members had to do every day after their martial spirit was awakened and before they reached the age of twelve.
Whether it was a combat soul master or an auxiliary soul master, a good body was essential.
Furthermore, the dozens of teenagers and children in the training ground began to train under the guidance of their respective masters.
Since the number of people in the Star Crown Sect was small, almost every disciple under the age of 12 who had awakened his martial spirit would be equipped with a teacher who shared the same spirit.
What surprised Xu Mingxi was that today, Brother Mingguang was actually taken away by the second elder.
"Mingxi, come here."
Xu Mingxi heard the sect leader call out to him, and then he realized that there was only him and the sect leader left in the training ground.
The sect leader led Xu Mingxi into a secret room. The stone door collapsed and the room became pitch black.
Mingxi's heart was pounding; this scene seemed so familiar.
Not really, not really. Sect Master wasn't that kind of person.
Just when Xu Mingxi was feeling flustered, a ray of starlight suddenly appeared on the dome of the secret room.
Looking up, I saw a turtle shell embedded in the dome, and starlight was projected downward from the turtle shell.
"That's the shell of the Star Energy Turtle. Normally, it absorbs starlight from outside and stores stellar energy. When you inject soul power into it, it will emit starlight."
The sect leader explained to Mingxi, waved his hand, and asked him to sit in front of the wall.
As Xu Mingxi sat down, the sect leader reached out his hand and touched a corner of the wall. Starlight filled the air and the wall actually sank slowly.
Mingxi watched intently and discovered that behind the wall was a soul power guide map.
"Mingxi, this guide map was perfected by the elders of the Xingguan Sect over generations. It's a soul force guide map unique to the Star Crown Martial Soul. If you circulate your soul force according to the route above, not only will your cultivation speed increase, but your soul force recovery speed will also be accelerated.
I have brought your brother Mingguang here a few nights ago. During this time, you should meditate here intently and make sure your body remembers this route."
The sect leader was talkative, but unfortunately Xu Mingxi couldn't hear what the current sect leader was saying.
From the moment 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 by itself.
The only yellow soul ring instantly lit up, and the starlight emitted by the stellar energy tortoise shell continued to gather on Xu Mingxi, as if covering him with a layer of mysterious star veil.
"Is this the celestial body close to the star described in the records of the Star Ancestor? How terrifying."
That near-star object was just a name given by Star Douluo himself. In fact, this meant that it was easier to absorb starlight from the outside world.
It was like adding wings to a tiger for a Star Crown Martial Spirit owner.
Just when the stellar energy in the Star Energy Turtle's shell was running low and the sect leader was thinking whether to break the dome to draw starlight from the outside world, Xu Mingxi finally woke up.
Seeing the sect leader in front of him who was in an attacking stance, Xu Mingxi subconsciously took a step back and crossed his arms 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 guide map, he waved his hand to signal him to leave.
He sat alone in the secret room and began to think about life. Was there a big difference between having the Star Soul Summoning Skill and not having it?
Xu Mingxi was still in a daze when he was kicked out of the secret room by the sect leader and walked home in a daze.
"Mingxi? Why did you come back so soon? Didn't the sect leader say you'd be gone for a few days?"
"Mom, I don't know. It seems I only went there to learn something, and the sect leader called me back."
Xu Fangming, who was sitting next to him, knew what Xu Mingxi had done. He had also experienced this stage and remembered that it took about a week.
Forget it, he's my son, no matter how strong he is, he has to call me father.
"Mingxi, since you're home early, I'll take you to practice."
People from the Star Crown Sect usually worked or slept in the morning and practiced at night.
Under the starlight at night, with the help of the guide map, your practice could be twice as effective with half the effort.
Xu Mingxi followed his father to a small hill.
This was a relatively good place for stargazing on Star Luo Mountain. The ground is planted with star-gathering grass, which can absorb a little starlight.
This place was a simulation training ground built by the Star Crown Sect for its followers.
There were already several soul masters practicing at the scene, and Father Xu didn't bother them and took Xu Mingxi to a corner.
"Mingxi, practice here and don't move. Father is beside you."
Xu Mingxi nodded in response and sat cross-legged. His first soul ring lit up, and endless starlight poured down from the sky, forming a dazzling path of stars.
Father Xu, who had not walked far, immediately turned back. Wow, the practice is really noisy, isn't it?
The soul master who was busy cultivating nearby felt his own cultivation speed increase, and he was so shocked that he immediately woke up from his cultivation.
Seeing Xu Mingxi's terrifying cultivation performance, he immediately sent a representative to find the sect leader.
Soon, a second meeting was held in the teacher's hall with Xu Mingxi standing in the center as the main figure.
The Great Elder looked at his grandson. He was truly proud, but he also felt it was troublesome.
The elders' meetings were usually only held once every few months, but now it was three times in less than half a month.
"Mingxi, does your first soul skill have any other function besides attracting starlight to increase cultivation speed?"
"Uh, it seems not."
Xu Mingxi had a few guesses in his heart. As a fan who was familiar with both original works and fan fiction, she clearly remembered an important number in the book, which was affinity.
The Star Summoning soul skill seems to have increased my affinity for starlight?
However, Xu Mingxi didn't tell this to the sect leader and the others. After all, his manifestation was to increase cultivation speed, so he couldn't be considered cheating.
The sect leader over there breathed a sigh of relief. It's already good enough that this hundred-year soul ring can increase cultivation speed. If there were other effects, it would be too terrible.
As for the fact that other people's cultivation speed also increased, the sect leader guessed that it was because Xu Mingxi used the Star Soul Summoning Technique to attract starlight, which caused an increase in the concentration of starlight in the training ground.
This was also a good thing for the sect, but Mingxi's importance would be elevated to a new level.
"Great Elder, what do you think if we bring Mingxi and Mingguang to that place?"
This sudden statement shocked the Great Elder and frightened the other elders. Only Sixth Elder Fang Chun looked confused.
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 bewildered Fang Chun was pulled back home by the fourth elder.
The equally confused Xu Mingxi was pulled by the sect leader and his grandfather, each by one hand, to the back of the sect leader's hall. Accompanying them was Xu Mingguang who was brought by the second elder.
Behind the sect master's main hall was the back mountain of Mount Star Luo, which was also the Xingguan Sect's forbidden area. Normally, disciples were not allowed to enter.
"Grandpa, where are you taking me and my sister Mingxi?"
"You'll find out soon enough. This is an absolute secret of our Xingguan Sect."
Xu Mingxi followed noiselessly behind, carefully observing his surroundings.
As they moved forward, the vegetation ahead seemed to grow more and more lush.
Before long, the sect leader stopped in front of a large tree. Xu Mingguang also met her father Xu Fangxing, a level 69 control-type combat soul emperor, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Xu Mingguang was about to come forward and greet her father, but was restrained by her grandfather. Her father in the distance also signaled her to stay where she was and not go across.
"Two senior people, please show yourselves."
"Son Xing, it's been many years since we last met. I didn't expect you to have become a sect leader, and your strength is stronger than both of us, old man."
Under the surprised gazes of Xu Mingxi's brothers, a twining vine fell from the huge tree before them, and it actually spoke.
"Mr. Teng, you're joking. I grew up in your care. Now there are two outstanding younger generations in this sect, and I brought them here especially for you to see."
The sect leader signaled the two Xu brothers Mingguang to come forward. Although Mingguang was a little scared, she still bravely walked in front and blocked Xu Mingxi behind her.
Mingxi didn't care. The soul beast in front of him should have no intention of harming them.
But the moment Xu Mingxi stepped forward, the vines on the tree stirred, and lunged in front of Mingxi, swaying from side to side, staring at him.
"Old tree, old tree, hurry up and see what I find."
Leaves continued to fall from the huge tree in the distance, and a human face slowly formed on the tree trunk.
The face looked directly at Mingxi, staring at him intently, as if trying to see through him.
But it seemed that he had finally figured something out, and the face on the tree trunk softened, like a kindly old grandfather.
"Son of Xing, long time no see."
"Old Tree, long time no see."
"These two people must be the younger generation of your Star Crown Sect, right? Let them train here in the future."
"Thank you very much, both elders. I will allow them to move in tomorrow."
As the sect leader finished speaking, the vine uprooted itself from the tree, and the face on the tree trunk disappeared.
Xu Mingxi was confused and frightened by the vines that suddenly appeared in front of him. When he regained consciousness, he was carried down the mountain by his grandfather.