Leaving Xia Manor

Gu Xiao left the courtyard and started walking towards the place where his parents could be. He passed through several rooms, even though he was seen by several servants no one bothered to stop him or anything like that, after all his parents were well respected.

Whether in the Hall or in the garden, he didn't see his parents anywhere, in the end he had to go to Xia Hongyi's office.

knock knock

Arriving there, Gu Xiao lightly knocked twice on the door, then a voice rang out from inside the room saying, "You may enter."

Entering the room Gu Xiao saw a middle aged man sitting at his desk alone, he looked tired and worried about something due to his facial expressions, that was Xia Hongyi.

"Young Gu Xiao salutes Master Xia." Gu Xiao greeted him politely, that was how his predecessor did it whenever necessary.

"Ohh, young Gu, what are you doing here? Are you looking for your parents?" Xia Hongyi said with a slight smile.

'But isn't that obvious?' Gu Xiao just secretly thought before replying saying, "Yes, I want to go out and try to practice, so I wanted to let you know beforehand, you already know the reason."

Pfft

As soon as Gu Xiao said such words, Xia Hongyi had to struggle not to let out a big laugh, he remembered what happened the last time this child left without satisfying his parents, it was actually quite funny besides of course have been a disaster.

'Damn old man, it's really annoying.' Seeing Xia Hongyi's reaction, Gu Xiao could only curse him in his thoughts.

"Your parents are away to perform a task given to them by me, they should be back in 20 or 30 days, if you want to leave, just be careful, after all you are the beloved son of my dear friends."

Gu Xiao wanted to say something after hearing these words, but then he was cut off by Xia Hongyi who said:

"I'll let them know you're out for practice, plus take this."

Xia Hongyi said as he threw an envelope to Gu Xiao.

"That is-"

"It's a letter of recommendation for New Moon Profound Palace, you just need to present this letter and you can become a disciple, you must go to New Moon City after Qingyue's wedding, Yuanba will also go there."

Upon picking up the letter Gu Xiao wanted to ask what it was about, Xia Hongyi then explained before he could even ask, hearing his words Gu Xiao wanted to smile excitedly, that already makes some things easier, at least he doesn't have to worry about his parents , not that he doesn't want to see them, he wants to meet them when he returns to Floating Cloud City.

"About that... My parents already agreed?" Gu Xiao asked, he already imagined that, but it never hurts to be sure.

"Humph, you boy, do you think I would do anything without consulting them first? You have no idea how much your parents care about you, do you? It was actually very difficult to get them to accept the arrangements I made for you."

Xia Hongyi slightly snorted after hearing Gu Xiao's silly question, upon hearing Xia Hongyi's answer, Gu Xiao was lost in thought for a while, this is where he found some memories of the relationship his predecessor had with his parents, they really treated him like a treasure , even never caring about his poor cultivation.

"Is that all? If so you can go now, I'm a busy man as you well know."

"Gu Xiao thanks Master Xia and says goodbye now."

As Gu Xiao thought, Xia Hongyi woke him up abruptly, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been thrown at him, Gu Xiao then hurriedly thanked him and left his office.

"New Moon City, Lan Xue Ruo, see you soon." After returning to his courtyard Gu Xiao lightly muttered as he read the letter of recommendation given to him earlier.

Then he collected some things that would be useful, be it clothes, supplies or assorted tools, even mining tools he took.

Putting everything into his storage ring, after all was done he left the Xia mansion calmly. His way out of the city was very fast, in just a few minutes he had already entered the forest.

"Is it this way? There was only information that that mine was near Floating Cloud City, but whatever, I have at least a month to find it."

Gu Xiao said as he got close to a cave he saw from afar, he then went inside to check it out. Entering the cave he walked cautiously, it is unknown if there is already an owner in this cave, whether human or beast.

In just a few breaths and he was already at the end of the cave, there was nothing but rocks inside, Gu Xiao then pulled out a pickaxe and started hitting.

Ding Ding Ding

Sounds of iron colliding with rocks were heard many times, Gu Xiao spent a whole day just in this practice, at dusk the sun started to set, only then Gu Xiao stopped what he was doing.

"I will continue tomorrow, if there are no results I will just go to other caves in the region, I only know that the Divine Phoenix Empire has found a mine of Purple Veined Divine Crystals near Floating Cloud City.

Nothing else besides, I wonder how they figured this out, how long did it take? How many people were needed? Anyway, I'm going to wash up and eat something, tomorrow I'll think about it."

Gu Xiao muttered after leaving the cave, he wanted to go to a river not far from where he was to wash up, and maybe catch some fresh fish.

Two hours later Gu Xiao had already returned to the cave, but unlike before now he is wearing new clothes and carrying a dozen fish.

Arriving at the cave he quickly lit a fire, some time later and he had already tasted all the fish, his belly was even a little swollen and he had a clearly satisfied expression on his face.

Sitting in the lotus position, Gu Xiao closed his eyes and delved into his subconscious, he then decided to learn the Miracle of Life.

This was a book full of various techniques focused on healing, alchemy, light profound energy, and even creating living beings, because he had the Bloodline of the Creator of Life, Gu Xiao learned it in an instant.

Then the whole cave was filled with a deep and blinding light, it was such a strong light that it made the whole cave have its temperature high, but not only that, this light gave a very comfortable feeling, there are no words to describe such a phenomenon, Gu Xiao felt that his affinity with nature was completely perfect.

In his mind many pill recipes, treatment formulas, healing techniques, methods of opening deep entrances, purifying the body, blood, even the enhancement of fitness for cultivation were possible.

A few breaths later and everything was back to normal, the light didn't leave the cave due to Gu Xiao's care in practically sealing the cave after entering, otherwise the chances of someone noticing the anomaly and verifying it is extremely high.

Gu Xiao remained focused on his cultivation, even his breath could not be felt, his body was undergoing a new transformation at this moment, his skin was warm and slightly glowing.

Ca Ca Ca Ca

An hour later, several cracking sounds sounded in the cave, they came from Gu Xiao's body, and then his cultivation base began to fire.

1st Stage Nascent Profound Realm

2nd Stage Nascent Profound Realm

3rd Stage Nascent Profound Realm

4th Stage Nascent Profound Realm

His cultivation directly advanced to the Nascent Profound Realm 4th Stage, at that moment Gu Xiao felt something different in his body, this was profound energy, he could finally feel and manipulate it like any cultivator, or he could just say that he had finally stepped into the path of cultivation.