Arrogant Challenge and Yuan Tengfei.

'A spiritual vein!' Fang Xue exclaimed in her thoughts. After all, she knew the significance of possessing a spiritual vein. Possessing or not having a spiritual vein was a defining factor in classifying families, clans, empires, and sects.

Aside from having the strongest cultivator present, possessing a spiritual vein greatly increased a family's rank. It provided a higher chance of producing a genius and nurturing them through the spiritual vein, which in turn increased the family's status.

"Isn't the Hu Family afraid of giving the opportunity for several subordinate powers' geniuses to rise in cultivation and potentially turn against them?" Fang Xue curiously asked. Allowing a non-family genius to grow up seemed quite risky.

"No, in order to continue cultivation, a high-level Cultivation Method is needed. These subordinate families don't possess it, so they swear an oath never to betray our family in exchange for access to the Cultivation Methods. We release the Cultivation Methods to these young geniuses," Hu Wen replied, showing no concern for Fang Xue's hypothesis.

Fang Xue simply nodded, already thinking about her training routine. But before that, she needed to clarify a few things.

"Thank you very much. I just have two questions. First, how does the room system work in this pagoda? And on the way here, I heard someone talking about points. What are they?" Fang Xue inquired, seeking answers before she could begin her training.

"To acquire a room in the Cultivation Pagoda, you must have the strength to claim it. It means you fight for the right to occupy a room, and once you have it, you can only spend one week cultivating. After that, you have to fight again to retain ownership of the room.

"And those points are Contribution Points. They can be exchanged for pills, herbs, armor, and weapons in the Exchange Hall. To earn Contribution Points, you must complete missions from the Mission Hall. When you complete a mission, you will earn points," Hu Wen explained, concluding her explanation.

Fang Xue listened attentively and nodded in understanding.

'It seems like this Cultivation Pagoda follows the law of the jungle. The strongest get everything, while the weak are left with the scraps,' Fang Xue thought to herself, agreeing with that kind of reasoning. After all, that's how reality worked.

"I understand. Then, I'm going to say goodbye. I want to start cultivating as soon as possible." Fang Xue bid farewell to Hu Wen and headed towards the Sparring Ground.

'First, I'll have some sparring sessions, then I'll move to the Sparring Field with stronger gravity. After that, I'll visit the library to read a little and rest. Once I'm recovered, I'll proceed to the illusion matrix and then to the Cultivation Pagoda.' Fang Xue planned her training routine, prioritizing her weaknesses.

Her main flaw was her lack of combat experience, followed by her limited knowledge of this world and the Cultivation Pagoda. Even though she couldn't use Qi in Body Training, Fang Xue could still utilize the abundant Qi to put more pressure on her body and make it stronger, using the Chaotic Stars Formula.

When Fang Xue entered the Sparring Field, many people looked at her curiously. However, those who had witnessed her defeat Xia Qiao and his "equipment" trembled slightly.

"Who is she?" someone asked aloud.

"Don't you know? She's the one who defeated someone at the 7th Level of Body Training while being at the 5th Level!" another person exclaimed, sparking whispers among the crowd.

"Hmpf, that's just excessive!" a 14-year-old youth with short blond hair and an arrogant face stood out from the crowd and confronted Fang Xue.

"I don't know who spread this baseless rumor, but I challenge you now!" the young man shouted, pointing at Fang Xue.

Fang Xue glanced at the young man, realizing he was only at the 7th Level of Body Training. She completely ignored him.

Feeling offended by Fang Xue's disregard, the 14-year-old named Hao Yong attacked her with full force.

Fang Xue noticed the attack and sighed, swiftly delivering a strong slap to the young man's face. He didn't even have time to react as he was sent flying several meters away.

Blood and teeth scattered, and the crowd, who had never witnessed Fang Xue's abilities, were stunned by both her effortless defeat of Hao Yong and the brutality of the scene.

"Damn, she's only at the 6th Level of Body Training, but she defeated Hao Yong so easily, even when he attacked by surprise!" someone from the crowd exclaimed.

"That's because you guys weren't there for the fight earlier. This girl easily emasculated Xia Qiao, an 8th Level Body Training cultivator," another cultivator spoke loudly, his voice trembling as he recalled the scene.

A hush fell over the Sparring Field. Even some Qi Sense Realm Half-Step cultivators fell silent, realizing they couldn't match Fang Xue at the same level.

"My name is Fang Xue, and I challenge any cultivator of the 8th and 9th Level of Body Training to a sparring match," Fang Xue's cold and arrogant voice reverberated through the silence.

An oppressive aura enveloped the Sparring Field as Fang Xue's words echoed.

"Hmpf, arrogant words!" an 8th Level Body Training cultivator snorted loudly and stepped forward from the crowd. He stood at 191 cm tall, possessed a robust body, and held a long silver spear in his hand. His name was Yuan Tengfei, and he was quite famous in the Hu Family.

Fang Xue and Yuan Tengfei stood five meters apart, staring intently at each other without uttering a word. It seemed they would engage in a fight at any moment.

'Finally, someone worthy,' Fang Xue thought after analyzing Yuan Tengfei. The aura he exuded was unlike Xia Qiao's, who was hailed as the strongest 8th Level cultivator. Yuan Tengfei was undoubtedly stronger than Xia Qiao.

"I was told that Xia Qiao was the strongest 8th Level Body Training cultivator, but you defeated him easily," Fang Xue voiced her doubts.

"I recently reached the 8th Level, and I didn't display my true strength. Xia Qiao merely had a lucky breakthrough and claimed to be the strongest at the 8th Level. There are others at the 8th Level who are stronger than him, but they don't want to waste their time on something so trivial," Yuan Tengfei responded slowly, his disdain for Xia Qiao evident.

'Hu Wen really misinformed me,' Fang Xue sighed lightly, realizing Hu Wen had mentioned Xia Qiao as the strongest 8th rank cultivator.

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"Achoo!" Hu Wen sneezed loudly as she watered the flowers in her courtyard garden.

'Did I catch a cold?' Hu Wen wondered, lightly scratching her nose.