Ethereal

I've been an Ethereal Martial Spirit Practitioner for several weeks now. I've been constantly cultivating and training in my abilities to manipulate the Water Elemental Spirit, and...despite the fact that the Golden Trident was manifested by me as my physical Martial Spirit...I figured that in order to handle the trident, I needed to first train my physique, so...you know what I mean! hehe!

Of course, we restored the orphanage to its original condition. I have a completely different routine now that I'm one of the three to awaken in this family.

Lady Yang dropped an unexpected surprise on us a few days ago. Apparently, she is a Rank 32 Practitioner! (Yeah, despite the fact that we all knew she was a Practitioner, level -32? That was somewhat unexpected.)

You'd be wondering what level I was referring to...

So, I'll explain it immediately.

In the realm of martial ability, rank is everything, and power invites respect.

The realms of one's abilities and spirit power are ranked from lowest to highest.

Rank 0 - 99: Mortal

Lower Realm :

Rank 1 - 10 : Novice

Rank 11 - 20 : Master

Rank 21 - 30 : Grand master

Mid Realm :

Rank 31 - 40 : Spirit

Rank 41 - 50 : Elder

Rank 51 - 60 : King

Rank 61 - 70 : Emperor

Upper Realm :

Rank 71 - 80 : Saint

Rank 81 - 90 : Grand Saint

Grand Realm :

Rank 91 - 98 : Spirit Arch

----> Rank 91 - 94 : Grand Arch

----> Rank 95 - 98 : Legendary Grand Arch

Above that, only God knows who made it that far. According to Lady Yang, no one has cultivated higher than Rank-98.

People can cultivate to level 90 with extremely difficult training, but beyond that, they must go through hell. Normally, one could never cultivate to the point of attaining Level-93.

However, if one becomes a Level 94 Grand Arch, he or she will be Titled by the Empires of the continent, honoring their renowned existence. Only on this basis, I suppose, can the continent continue to exist in the face of such battles and odds.

Yeah, and with each break through, Practitioners radiate different types of auras that signify which Realm they are in.

White : Lower Realm

Yellow : Lowe Mid Realm

Purple : Lower Peak Realm

Black : Mid Lower Realm

White-Black : Mid Middle Realm

Yellow-Black : Mid Peak Realm

Red: Upper Realms (Low-Faint, Mid-Dark, Peak-Vermillion)

I already had level 10, which is what an Ethereal Practitioner would have, thus I now have a Clear White Aura, but Lady Yang has a Black aura, indicating her Mid Level-32.

To be clear, Ethereal Practitioners are extremely unusual to be awakened. It's more like a century's worth of awakenings.

Lady Yang also told her experience with us. She, too, was adopted by this institution and grew up dreaming of repaying the orphanage. She rose through the ranks of the Spirit Dao Empire's mercenaries to become a Practitioner.

Lady Yang, on the other hand, resolved to return to where it all began and assist other children in finding a place to call home once she retired. And today, she adds, she has never been happier in her life, and seeing the children grow up to be such wonderful people, fills her with pride and delight.

huh! Lady Yang, making my genius self cry and all...

This tale, as well as the knowledge that the Yang family has been around for many generations, gave me a new meaning and significance. I'll be proud to have a family with such history and legacy, and I'm positive that even if I find out who I am and what my biological family is, I'll never give up on it. I'd rather be known as Yang Xuefeng than Lan until all of the secrets are uncovered.

After she told us her experience, my sister Dong Qiu and I, together with Yang Hui, began our training with Lady Yang's education and training for us.

She was directing everyone's use of Spirit Power more. Learning from such an experienced Practitioner is far more simple than I could have imagined.

Despite the fact that all three of us had Awakened our martial abilities, I was still barred from sparring and most physical activities. My body can't keep up with the rigorous training Lady Yang is putting my siblings through, no matter how talented I am. Well, I guess that's one of the reasons I already told you about, my reluctance to use the Trident for now. So, yes!

I, for one, am not slacking. Lady Yang continues to train me physically and often compliments me on my unusual abilities not only in Spirit Power manipulation but also in physical fields. I haven't stopped reading in the library, of course. My days were spent training, reading, and occasionally playing with Yang Hai and Nana.

And, yeah! I gave it my all.

It didn't take long for Lady Yang to notice me as a suitable sparring partner. She brought me a wooden stick, similar to a spear, and began teaching me precise skills and footwork.

You know...for future use of my trident and so forth. I would never utilise something that I couldn't even lift now!

...

"Xue Xue, come here "Lady Yang summoned me while holding a large stick in her hand, similar to the spear she had purchased for me.

I simply smiled and walked over to her.

"What's the matter, mother? Is there a problem?" I inquired of her. (I refer to her as mother because she has no idea, I was able to notice, when my true mother handed me over to her!)

"We've already scratched the surface of physical activity in these months! Now, if you don't break this stick I'm holding with a single slash, I'm not going to teach you any more. Not until you achieve this task", Lady Yang remarked with a challenging smile.

huh?