Ye Xiaofan was shocked.
The fusion of the Martial Soul not only allowed him to sense the long-lost Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but the range he could sense reached a terrifying radius of a mile.
This was not what shocked him the most; what truly shocked Ye Xiaofan was that he sensed thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Indeed, it was thirty-six types.
No wonder he felt the surrounding Spiritual Qi was so dense—it was the effect of the thirty-six types of Spiritual Qi combined.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaofan, who had walked down from the Awakening Platform in a daze, breathed more rapidly until Ye Xiaoyue happily called him, bringing him back to his senses.
To others, Ye Xiaofan's Martial Soul awakening signified a Level One wasteland.
But to Ye Xiaoyue, her brother had a natural inability to sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi; at this moment, even awakening a Plant Martial Soul was something to celebrate.
Because even a useless Martial Soul represents that her brother can now sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which is a completely different concept.
"Sis." Ye Xiaofan looked at his excited sister, feeling uncertain: "My Martial Soul...,"
"Xiaofan, quickly try, try to see if you can sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?" Ye Xiaoyue inquired repeatedly, full of expectation.
"Okay." Ye Xiaofan nodded.
Seeing her brother nod, Ye Xiaoyue was so excited she was almost moved to tears, joyful as a child: "Great, this is wonderful, Xiaofan can sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it's wonderful."
Ye Xiaofan looked at Ye Xiaoyue, who was even more thrilled than himself, still uncertain: "Sis, my Martial Soul seems not quite right, it...,"
Just as Ye Xiaofan was about to voice his doubts, a loud shout interrupted him.
"Enough."
Ye Wuyuan, with a gloomy face, interrupted the siblings, his face darkening to the extreme.
Ye Xiaofan awakened the most wasteful Martial Soul, and Ye Xiaoyue was still happy, making Ye Village even more embarrassed, feeling that the siblings turned Ye Village into a laughingstock, especially the prideful patriarch.
Ye Xiaoyue didn't care about that and immediately asked Ye Wuyuan happily, "Patriarch, Xiaofan awakened a Martial Soul, as per agreement, can he stay in Ye Village?"
"Shut up, isn't this disgrace enough?"
Seeing the gloating Zhao Village people, Ye Wuyuan's face turned even uglier. Zhao Village people were still here, and Ye Xiaoyue's excitement would give them an opportunity to humiliate.
Predictably.
"Hahaha, since when is awakening a Plant Martial Soul worthy of excitement? Ye brother, Ye Village truly surprises us."
Zhao Wuji seized the opportunity to mock fiercely again, laughing loudly, leading to a round of ridicule in the crowd.
Seeing this, Ye Wuyuan was furious: "Come, take these disgraces back to me, don't let them take a step outside Ye Village without my permission."
Ultimately, under Ye Wuyuan's forcefulness, Ye Xiaofan and Ye Xiaoyue had to leave Star Moon City early, without any chance to speak.
After returning to Ye Village.
That night, Ye Xiaofan sat cross-legged in his room, eager to cultivate.
This time was different from before, as soon as Ye Xiaofan activated the "Spiritual Absorption Technique."
Suddenly, driven by the nameless tender sprout Martial Soul, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi shook sharply, as if coming to life, crazily converging into Ye Xiaofan's body.
Thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered together, terrifying like a vast galaxy, causing Ye Xiaofan's face to change drastically.
The essence of Spiritual Qi was violent, with an influx of countless Spiritual Qi, once out of control, consequences would be unimaginable.
Fortunately, these Spiritual Qi, upon entering Ye Xiaofan's body, were instantly suppressed and purified by the nameless Martial Soul sprout in his brow, the purified Spiritual Qi became gentle instead of violent.
After purification, the Spiritual Qi was guided by the "Spiritual Absorption Technique," circulating several large cycles in Ye Xiaofan's body, gradually being transformed into his own Spiritual Qi, nourishing his physique.
And as endless Spiritual Qi poured in, Ye Xiaofan's sprout Martial Soul underwent subtle changes, seemingly growing a little.
This made Ye Xiaofan internally excited, being able to absorb Spiritual Qi to nourish his body meant he had entered the first introductory Realm for Cultivators—Spiritual Absorption!
For others, stepping into Spiritual Absorption was commonplace, but for Ye Xiaofan, who couldn't naturally sense Spiritual Qi, it's akin to being reborn.
With time slowly passing, a night went by unknowingly.
The next morning, Ye Xiaofan awakened from cultivation, completely stunned.
Feeling the changes in his body, his eyes were filled with disbelief.
After just one night, his veins and even every cell were full of transformed Spiritual Qi.
His sister said this is the mark of Spiritual Absorption Peak.
But it had only been one night.
How could it be possible to reach Spiritual Absorption Peak overnight?
As Ye Xiaofan knew, according to Martial Soul Continent's Realm division, the initial stages are: Spiritual Absorption, Profound Spirit, Profound Sea, Spiritual Essence, True Self, Slay Self, Transcendence, Entering the Saint...
Within Spiritual Absorption, there are six minor Realms: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Perfection, Great Perfection, and Peak.
Spiritual Absorption, by implication, means sensing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and using it for one's purpose; although it seems an entry-level Realm, breaking through isn't difficult, nor is it as easy as imagined.
Even Ye Village's younger generation's most talented Ye Xiaotian took a year to complete Spiritual Absorption, while those with average talent took even longer.
Ye Xiaofan, after awakening his Martial Soul, took only one night to reach Spiritual Absorption Peak.
This was fantasy.
"It's the Martial Soul!"
Ye Xiaofan quickly discovered the key; what allowed him to reach Spiritual Absorption overnight wasn't magic, but the newly awakened Martial Soul in his brow.
The moment of Martial Soul fusion on the Awakening Platform, he could already sense the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a mile radius.
As Ye Xiaofan knew.
In Martial Soul Continent, a Cultivator's perception of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi improves as their Realm advances.
But even Profound Sea Realm experts can only sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a mile, let alone he could sense thirty-six types.
A Cultivator's sensitivity to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is one of the talents in cultivation, linked with the Martial Soul awakened.
For example, Zhao Yan's Level Eight Martial Soul Black Scale Leopard can sense eight types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Ye Xiaotian's Level Nine Martial Soul Nine-headed Flood Dragon can sense nine types, indicating their cultivation speed will also increase.
The ability to sense thirty-six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is rare, almost unheard of.
This made Ye Xiaofan wonder if what he awakened wasn't a useless Martial Soul but an incredibly powerful super Martial Soul, the Level unknown, but undoubtedly impressive.
While Ye Xiaofan was ecstatic.
He suddenly heard a commotion outside.
Ye Xiaofan opened the door and saw his sister Ye Xiaoyue intensely arguing with several young cultivators from Li Village.
"Why can't Xiaofan go? Xiaofan also awakened his Martial Soul; he qualifies to participate."
Ye Xiaoyue, her face full of anger, looked at the young cultivators in front of her.
According to Ye Village's rules, after every annual Martial Soul Awakening, descendants in the village attend the Martial Soul feast organized by Ye Village, accepting congratulations from all sides.
But now, everyone who awakened their Martial Soul went to the feast, while patriarch Ye Wuyuan sent people to inform Ye Xiaoyue that Ye Xiaofan was strictly forbidden from attending.