The second level of the Heaven's Secret Art

When Yuan came out of the game, he found Yu Rou waiting for him with a bowl of chicken soup, a towel, and a pot of hot water.

"Welcome back big brother, how was the game?" Yu Rou greeted Yuan back upon noticing his return and curiously asked about the game.

"I'm back, it was so much fun" - Yuan said calmly, but he felt bad for deceiving Yu Rou because he wasn't her real elder brother but just a spirit that had taken over his dead body.

But he quickly dispelled this thought, because he was not a kind or naive person, especially in his current state of relying on others, and he did not know what Yu Rou would do when she found out that he was not the original Yuan.

Honestly, Yuan Rou didn't have the strength to resist Yu Rou if she wanted to do something to him, so the best thing was to trick her into being her real brother.

After talking to Yuan for a while, Yu Rou started to feed him the soup.

The room was quiet except for the sound of drinking soup.

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow, Big Brother," Yu Rou said after she finished wiping Yuan's body with a warm towel.

"Wait, can you please return the helmet? I want to play a little more." Yuan hurriedly said when he heard that Yu Rou was leaving.

"How about sleeping?!" Yu Rou asked with a raised eyebrow. "Well, I sleep a lot, so it doesn't hurt not to sleep for one night, and playing is also considered sleep," Yuan said calmly, because he didn't want to stay in this dark world when he could see the world full of colors.

"What am I going to do if I become addicted, okay, just tonight" - Yu Rou said helplessly and restarted the helmet.

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"Brother Yuan, you are really back." Xiao Hua exclaimed with joy, leaping to hug Yuan who appeared out of nowhere.

"Well, I promised." Yuan said with a smile as he patted Xiao Hua's head.

"Alright, what do we do now?" Yuan Xiaohua asked, as he had no plans right now and just wanted to enjoy himself while his body was working in the game.

"Let's play catch." Xiao Hua exclaimed, her eyes shining.

"Okay, but we won't play much, because I want to try cultivation." Yuan nodded after a moment's thought, as he was curious about cultivation.

"Mm, Xiao Hua will do as Brother Yuan says." - Xiao Hua nodded, backed away and threw the ball to Yuan.

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after two hours .

"Alright, Xiao Hua, let's stop here, because Brother Yuan wants to cultivate," Yuan said after playing for two hours straight.

"Hm, but let Xiao Hua read to Brother Yuan before he starts cultivating." - Xiao Hua said and took out the book from which Yuan learned the Secret Art of Heaven.

Yuan nodded without saying anything and walked to a tree and sat down under it. Xiao Hua followed him and sat beside him reading the book.

Unlike before, Yuan was able to understand Xiao Hua's words from the beginning, and he closed his eyes as he heard Shibao Hua's heavenly voice, which brought him back to his state between dream and reality.

"..." Xiao Hua was surprised at how quickly Yuan entered enlightenment, but she did not stop reading the book.

An hour later, Xiao Hua finished reading the entire book, closed it, and stared at Yuan's face with an unfocused look.

"Really who you are." Xiao Hua muttered softly to herself as she stared at Yuan Yuan's face with unfocused eyes.

Xiao Hua didn't know why, but she was fascinated by Yuan's presence, which gave her warmth and security from the moment she saw him, even though he was a mere mortal who had become a cultivator a few hours ago, and she would be a Spirit King who would be an indomitable existence in the nether heavens.

After some time of thinking, Xiao Hua became so sleepy that she borrowed a Yuan stone as a pillow and fell asleep.

<Your understanding of the Heaven's Secret Art has greatly increased>

<Your mastery level of the Heaven's Secret Art has increased (1 -> 2)>

<You have learned the second secret of the Heaven's Secret Art - Splitting Heaven Sword Strike>

<Second Heaven Secret Art - Splitting Heaven Sword Strike>

<Rank: Divine>

< Mastery level: 1 >

< Description: Consume 10,000 Qi, must use a sword to activate, create a pillar of light that destroys anyone who dares to block his path. >

"…" Yuan Yuan woke up at the sound of the system and calmly looked at Xiao Hua who was in his room.

He didn't wake up Yuan Xiaohua, but closed his eyes and started cultivating until she woke up.

<20,000 / 10,005>

< 20,000 / 10,010 >

< 20,000 / 10,015 >

As Yuan watched, the Qi from the environment rapidly gathered around him, showing the power of the Heaven Secret Art.

"..." - Xiao Hua woke up at the feeling of the difference in the atmosphere, but she smiled lightly and usually fell asleep at seeing Yuan contemplating.

<He has absorbed enough Qi to make a breakthrough>

<You have reached the second level of a soul cultivator>

< All stats +300 >

"..." Yuan opened his eyes, looked at the system notice for a moment, and returned to contemplation.

<40,000 / 20,005>

< 40,000 / 20,050 >

< 40,000 / 20,500 >

<You have absorbed enough Qi to break through>

<You have reached the third level of a spirit cultivator>

< All stats +400 >

< 80,000 / 40,005 >

< 80,000 / 80,000 >

<You have absorbed enough Qi to break through>

<You have reached the fourth level of a spirit cultivator>

< All stats +500 >

<160,000 / 80,005>

< 160,000 / 160,000 >

<You have absorbed enough Qi to break through>

<You have reached the fifth level of a spirit cultivator>

< All stats +600 >

He cultivated a little more Yuan when he reached the fifth level, but it stopped after some time because the sun had risen, which meant it was time for breakfast.

"..." Yuan opened his eyes and saw that Xiao Hua was awake and staring at him calmly without blinking.

"Congratulations to Brother Yuan for his cultivation progress." Xiao Hua said with a sweet smile upon seeing that Yuan had awakened. "Did Brother Yuan learn something new during his enlightenment?"

"Thank you, I have learned the second Heaven's Secret Art, Heaven Splitting Sword Strike." Yuan nodded with a smile and told Xiao Hua without hiding anything because she was the one who taught him the Heaven's Secret Art or he wouldn't tell anyone.

"Brother Yuan is really a genius, he can learn things that take others years in just a few hours," Xiao Hua said with a sweet smile.

"W-what are you doing, Brother Yuan?" - Xiao Hua said with difficulty as Yuan grabbed her cheeks and stretched them out and started playing with them.

"Oh, sorry, I couldn't help myself because Xiao Hua was so cute." Yuan said after playing with Xiao Hua's cheeks for a while.

"..." - Xiao Hua was speechless upon hearing Yuan's reason and blushed because it was the first time he'd complimented her on being so kind.

"Well, I have to go now, because it's time for breakfast," Yuan said, getting up and stretching his stiff body from sitting for several hours straight.

"Goodbye, Brother Yuan, let's play again when you come back." - Xiao Hua said, and she didn't stop him this time, but she took out a necklace and handed it to him - "Here, you can contact Xiao Hua using this."

"Alright, bye Xiao Hua." Yuan accepted the necklace without thinking too much and put it on his neck and logged out of the game.

"It was fun… really, really fun" - Xiao Hua muttered as her body shattered into a sliver of light that disappeared among the clouds.

<Congratulations, player Yuan completed the first hidden mission in the world>

"Brother Yuan…" - At this time, Xiao Hua's gentle voice resounded throughout the Nether Sky.

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