[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial Arts Across Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2360983,4616,"Chapter 12: Elite Disciple Li Haoran","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>The enrollment procedures for outer-disciple candidates were simple; under the urging of Sect Master’s daughter Xuan Qingqing, they were completed in just a few minutes, involving only the registration of name, age, and date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After registration, Cang Luo received two sets of outer-disciple green robes, along with his outer-disciple identity jade tablet and dormitory key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity jade tablet was a green, jade-like slab the size of an ID card, engraved with Cang Luo’s basic information and the dormitory number “Xin Yi Qi Liu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there were five lower-grade yuan stones for disciple cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower-grade yuan stones were milky-white mineral stones storing yuan energy, typically cut into cubes one inch per side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were classified into four grades based on yuan energy content: lower-grade, middle-grade, upper-grade, and supreme-grade yuan stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One lower-grade yuan stone was worth ten silver taels, a middle-grade one a hundred silver taels, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan stones served as a universal medium of exchange and were the hard currency of the Yuanwu Continent; most cultivation-related items accepted only yuan stones for trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo donned his newly acquired outer-disciple green robes and stepped out of the Clerk’s Pavilion, full of joy: “Qingqing Senior Sister, can we go collect a cultivation technique now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, the Technique Pavilion is right next door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Xuan Qingqing prepared to lead Cang Luo to the Technique Pavilion to help him choose a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Li Haoran, who had been waiting for some time, suddenly appeared before them, blocking their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Senior Brother, what a coincidence!” Xuan Qingqing said cheerfully upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Senior Brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo looked at the newcomer and immediately felt inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strikingly handsome young man, with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, his sharply defined face wore a confident smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in the exclusive white training attire of an inner-disciple, he looked utterly dashing, occasionally fanning himself with a folding fan, exuding elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Haoran had not intended to appear, but upon seeing Cang Luo in his outer-disciple green robes, he changed his mind and decided to probe his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Cang Luo briefly, sensed his yuan energy fluctuation, and guessed his cultivation base was at the Warrior stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing his appearance, he estimated Cang Luo to be around twenty years old—yet a twenty-year-old Warrior outer-disciple had not been expelled from the sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he used connections?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—he must have some connection with Qingqing Senior Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such low talent, even with the Sect Master’s favor, was still worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such wastes weren’t uncommon; many elders’ descendants in Xuantian Sect had mediocre cultivation potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without massive resource investment, these wastes were doomed to spend their lives as pensioners in Xuantian Sect, barely scraping by as clerks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Li Haoran relaxed, convinced Cang Luo posed zero threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he decided to find an opportunity to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare this waste dare to embrace Qingqing Senior Sister so intimately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of nameless rage rose in Li Haoran’s heart; he ignored Cang Luo and turned to Xuan Qingqing with a soft voice: “It really is a coincidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Qingqing Senior Sister, why did you leave suddenly yesterday? Didn’t we agree to go on a mission together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” Xuan Qingqing stuck out her tongue apologetically: “Sorry, Li Senior Brother, I had something to attend to yesterday!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Haoran tapped the closed fan toward Cang Luo, probing: “Is it about this junior brother? Was the man the Sect Master brought back yesterday this junior brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo realized: this Li Senior Brother was definitely infatuated with Xuan Qingqing—likely one of her suitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally—she was the Sect Master’s daughter, so noble; her suitors must number in the hundreds, stretching from inner-disciples to outer-disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Cang Luo instinctively stepped two paces away from Xuan Qingqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resolved from this moment on to avoid contact with her entirely, to prevent provoking jealousy and inviting undeserved disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His primary goal was survival; once he endured this year and returned to Earth, with his Warrior status, what beautiful woman wouldn’t be within his reach?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Haoran noticed Cang Luo’s small gesture and sneered inwardly: You waste has at least some self-awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very well, I’ll spare your miserable life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those hands that touched Qingqing Senior Sister… had better not remain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughtless Xuan Qingqing didn’t notice Cang Luo stepping away, nor did she realize the silent battle just waged between him and Li Haoran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed Cang Luo’s arm and said to Li Haoran: “Li Senior Brother, let me introduce you—this is my distant cousin, Cang Luo. Due to family misfortune, he came to join the sect yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Xuan Qingqing secretly pinched Cang Luo’s arm, signaling him to cooperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she pointed at Li Haoran: “This is Li Haoran, an elite inner-disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Senior Brother is a genius disciple—he’s only seventeen, yet already at Wu Ling First Layer, leading all new inner-disciples this year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, not only handsome, but a genius—this one’s even less to be messed with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo quickly bowed: “Greetings, Li Senior Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Haoran gave a slight bow in return, frowning slightly: “Cang? The Cang from Cang Tian? Are you from a branch family of one of the Four Imperial Families of the Capital?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His question wasn’t baseless; on the Yuanwu Continent, families and sects were divided into three tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First tier: Imperial Sects and Imperial Families—those with at least one Wu Di cultivator as their pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second tier: Royal Sects and Royal Families—those with at least three Wu Huang cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All others were ordinary factions, with no special designation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, sects with a Wu Sheng as their pillar were beyond these three tiers—they were transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as the Martial Alliance, Mo Family Mechanism City, and the imperial houses of Qin and Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sole Imperial Sect in Tongzhou of Chu State, could the Sect Master’s own relative be ordinary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surname Cang—outside Chu State, the only well-known Cang clan on the entire Yuanwu Continent was the Cang family of the Chu Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chu Capital had Four Royal Families; the Cang family was one of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence Li Haoran’s question—he feared offending someone beyond his reach…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a transmigrator, Cang Luo had no idea what Li Haoran meant; he was merely curious about the “Four Royal Families of the Capital” Li Haoran mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing waved her hand: “No, my relative is just an ordinary merchant family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They have no cultivation talent at all, which is why the disaster happened—now he’s the only one left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!” Li Haoran nodded meaningfully, then stopped looking at Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Xuan Qingqing: “Qingqing Senior Sister, are you free now? Shall we go on a training expedition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m currently creating a stepping technique that allows Wu Ling—even Wu Shi cultivators—to walk through the air. I’d appreciate your insights.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Xuan Qingqing was astonished—she hadn’t expected Li Haoran to create a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creating a technique required at least Wu Wang cultivation—Li Senior Brother was only Wu Ling First Layer!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing was stunned, disbelieving: “If you learn it, you can fly? Even cultivators below Wu Wang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Haoran smiled faintly and nodded: “It won’t grant true flight, but it’s close enough. Are you free?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing was clearly tempted; such a technique allowing early flight wasn’t beyond her reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Sect Master’s daughter, she could freely browse any technique in the Technique Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d read them all—but most required at least Wu Ling, even Wu Zong cultivation to practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Cang Luo and hesitated: “I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could speak, Cang Luo, who understood Li Haoran’s intent, immediately stepped in: “Senior Sister, you go train with Li Senior Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go collect the technique alone—the Technique Pavilion is right next door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Cang Luo walked straight toward the Technique Pavilion without waiting for Xuan Qingqing’s reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed Li Haoran, he politely bowed again, signaling he had no romantic intentions toward Xuan Qingqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a few steps, Li Haoran’s voice came from behind: “Cang Junior Brother, when choosing your technique, mention my name—the Pavilion clerks will give you special favors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo paused, waved back to show thanks, but secretly smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this your charity, for giving up on pursuing Qingqing?\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e386c0749fe847b8be618c64ebd0f036c9136631c8eeb99b9c29aa88679a4e45","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-13","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-11",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]