Chapter 16: The Desolate Millet Mountain Range

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The Pure Wind Clan was especially lively today.

What had happened in the training field had spread throughout the Pure Wind Clan in less than a day.

The clan leader, the elders, and even the disciples knew about it.

They had even formed two opposing camps in the Pure Wind Clan and had a heated discussion.

“Did you guys hear? In the training field today, Li Ran used his physical power to defeat the first elder’s disciple, Li Hao!”

“Li Ran has great talent in Body Cultivation! In the future, his strength will surely reach the level of a Soul King!”

The disciples who had been practicing Body Cultivation in the Pure Wind Clan for many years were envious, and they sighed.

Nonetheless, when some of the other disciples heard this, they asked in a strange tone, “When will that be? A few hundred years? Or 1,000 years?”

“Will Li Ran be able to live until that time? Hahahahahaha….”

Many of the disciples burst into laughter. Among them, there were those who had awakened more than four Soul Rings. Their aptitudes were outstanding, and they would become Soul Kings in the future!

Moreover, the time they would take would certainly be shorter than Li Ran. The fastest would be ten years, and the slowest would be no more than 100 years.

“You guys are going too far! So what if he’s a Body Cultivator? Elder Sun from the Divine Sect is a Body Cultivator as well, and he’s now a Soul King!

“It’s said that he only used 100 years!”

The disciple who was a Body Cultivator said angrily.

“That’s only for the minority. Senior Brother, don’t blame me for not being nice. It’s just the truth!

“Even if he becomes a Soul King, it’ll just be a flash in the pan. He won’t be famous for many years. Those who cultivate Body Cultivation have a maximum lifespan of 2,000 years!”

The Body Cultivator’s face was filled with anger. He opened his mouth but did not refute in the end.

It was the truth.

Could it be that Body Cultivators were destined to be looked down upon by the people on the path of Soul Dao?

Among them, there was a trace of desolation on the faces of quite a few Body Cultivators. Many of them had embarked on the path of Body Cultivation because they had only awakened very few Soul Rings.

To be honest, the status of Body Cultivators was very low in the Azure Dragon Continent. Some Evil Cultivators were even more respected than Body Cultivators.

Body Cultivators were a bunch of boors to the people from the outside world!

Useless Talents!

‘Are we still going to continue on the path of Body Cultivation?’

Many disciples on the path of Body Cultivation asked themselves internally.

No one could answer them.

Those powerhouses who had reached the peak of Body Cultivation were only a tiny minority among the vast number of Body Cultivators.

Most of them could not see the direction of their future. They could only brace themselves and fumble on the path of Body Cultivation bit by bit.

Such conversations took place in every corner of the Pure Wind Clan.

…

The Pure Wind Clan.

In the Serene Forest Garden.

“Father, I heard that you were looking for me?”

Not long after Li Ran returned from the training field, a servant told him that the chief wanted him to go to his residence.

When Chief Li Xun saw the youth, he immediately stood up. His usually expressionless face was now beaming with joy.

“Lil’ Ran, did you spar with the first elder’s disciple, Li Hao, in the training field today?”

When Li Xun heard that his son had won against Li Hao, he was first in disbelief. There was a huge difference in strength between the two of them.

‘Lil’ Ran actually won?’

Until he heard that Li Ran had relied solely on his physical power to defeat Li Hao!

Li Xun could not sit still anymore.

Pure physical power!

Of course, he knew what that was. It was the result of tempering his body!

When he saw Li Ran pick up the 1,000-kilogram stone cauldron in the backyard, he was already shocked. Now, he heard that the young man had defeated Li Hao.

At this moment, Li Xun was ecstatic.

His son was suitable for Body Cultivation!

Body Cultivation worked!

In just a few days, Li Ran’s strength had improved so much. He would surely go further than others on the path of Body Cultivation!

His endpoint would be even higher!

Li Ran smiled and said, “I won.”

For so long, he had looked like a good-for-nothing in the outside world.

Li Ran did not care, but his father was different. He was the chief of the Pure Wind Clan. What would he think when he heard his clan members calling his son a good-for-nothing?

It would not feel good for sure.

The sparring earlier could be considered as tearing off some of the labels that the outside world had attached to Li Ran.

“Lil’ Ran, how do you feel?”

Li Xun had a kind expression as he asked with a smile.

“The reason I could have such a change is because of Body Cultivation. I can’t give up just because of a few words from others. Whether Body Cultivation is suitable for me or not, I’ll only know after I walk the path!”

Those were Li Ran’s true words. The strength of his physical body had become stronger, and it was something that his Soul Ring could not bring to him.

Body Cultivation, which was not favored, was not as bad as he had imagined.

It provided another possibility for those like Li Ran who had only awakened one or two Soul Rings. He could not understand why the world would look down on Body Cultivators so much.

“I’m very pleased that you can think like this!”

Li Xun realized that he had never truly understood his son before. His son could always bring him unexpected surprises. Over the past few days, he had been shocked by him time and time again!

“I originally wanted you to temper your body in the Pure Wind Clan. After a period of time, I’d bring you into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to fight with the magical beasts. That’ll truly be Body Cultivation!”

Li Xun laughed heartily and continued, “But today has changed some of my thoughts. It’s a good thing to let you experience it earlier.”

Li Ran’s potential in Body Cultivation was very great. He only needed to temper his body for a few days to be able to contend against Li Hao.

Ordinary people’s cultivation methods might not work on him. Not only would they be ineffective, but they would also delay his growth in strength.

“When? But the magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range are incomparably fierce. Which one of them is weaker than Li Hao?”

Li Ran did not have much confidence. Even if he fused with a Soul Ring that was more than 600 years old, he would at most be able to become a Soul Cultivator.

Would a Soul Cultivator not be courting death by dealing with a magical beast?

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you fight alone. With me around, watching the battle from a close distance will be beneficial to your cultivation.”

Li Xun turned around and took out an ancient book. He said, “Prepare for two days. If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll set off for the Desolate Millet Mountain Range in three days!”

With the time they had to travel back and forth, they would only be delayed for a dozen days at most. They would return just before the Divine Sect came to recruit disciples from Sifang Town.

“The Desolate Millet Mountain Range?”

Li Ran did not have much of an impression of it. It did not sound like the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Sifang Town.

“That’s right. The Desolate Millet Mountain Range is located on the Tiger Roar Island. Two years ago, some elders and I went to that mountain range. There are many magical beasts there, both high and low in age. More importantly, it’s not that dangerous there!”

How could a mountain range with many magical beasts not be dangerous?

Li Xun smiled and explained, “The reason is very simple. The Desolate Millet Mountain Range has complicated terrain, but there’s a dead river running through it. That river’s very strange. Generally, no monsters dare to enter it.

“If we encounter monsters that we can’t deal with on the way, we can hide in the dead river.”

Li Ran lamented. A dead river that no monsters dared to invade!

“The Magical Beast Mountain Range near Sifang town is also not very dangerous. We…”

Li Xun shook his head and interrupted. “Soul Cultivators often enter the nearby Magical Beast Mountain Range in recent years. The magical monsters that are younger have long been killed. Those that survived are very old and powerful.

“We can’t do anything to those monsters. Once we enter, we’ll become their prey!”

The surviving monsters possessed terrifying divine abilities. Even Soul Grandmasters might not be a match for them.

Li Ran no longer had any other opinions.

“The Desolate Millet Mountain Range…”

He vaguely felt that after staying in that mountain range for a period of time, his strength would welcome a huge increase!