Chapter 29: Heng Xian's Condensing Qi Realm

Heng Yin and the others froze for a moment.

Heng Ruzhe asked with difficulty, 'Isn't this... something everyone knows?'

Am I still... no match for that useless Heng Xian? You and he did this behind my back!'

'Heng Ruzhe, remember, we are only cousins, nothing more!'

Xie Lingyu said word for word, 'My parents owe the Heng family, but I don't consent; you can't force me with this, taking advantage of a crisis!

Also, shut your mouth, you useless trash, when you spend the spirit crystals earned by Heng Xian, you're happier than anyone!

How can you have the face to mock others? Heng Xian is far, far stronger than you, far stronger than all of you!'

'You…' Heng Yin and the others were stunned like wooden chickens.

Heng Ruzhe, trembling, pointed at Xie Lingyu's forehead: 'You, you are great!'

'Of course I'm great! Just now you were right, we were just kissing!' Xie Lingyu said, turning around,

without waiting for a word, she hugged Heng Xian's neck, planted a heavy kiss on his forehead, then turned and left.

The atmosphere in the main hall was dreadfully heavy.

Not far away, Kong San Ye and the others were silent as cold cicadas.

Heng Xian came to his senses from Xie Lingyu's forceful kiss, wiping the saliva from his forehead,

Damn, this is allowed? It oddly reminded him of the petty quarrels and fights among middle school classmates in his past life.

But he was at a loss; she is three months and seven days older than me—old bull eating fresh grass!

Looking at the still-dazed Heng Ruzhe and the others: 'Forcefully kissing me, don't you think that's infuriating?'

'Ah!' Heng Ruzhe instantly went berserk, gesturing as if to draw a knife.

Heng Xian snapped his fingers: 'Come, get this group of sand idiots out of here!'

'Got it!' Hundreds of guards rushed in from outside, forming a solid barrier before Heng Xian, 'Gentlemen and ladies, don't make things difficult for us!'

'Heng Xian, you bastard!'

'It's about to be the East Lan Martial Assembly! When that happens, the whole city will be empty, and the elders of the Pill Refining Alliance and Artifact Refining Alliance will all take part!

When the time comes, if you have the skill, go up and fight!'

'Right! Use your money‑making skill, go fight, bring glory to the family!'

'You waste, probably don't even dare to show your face?'

'No! All you do is chase women, useless thing!'

Heng Ruzhe and the others jumped like raging thunder.

Heng Xian automatically filtered out these nutritionally empty taunts from 'middle schoolers' and said calmly, 'You blame me because you can't chase girls yourself?'

Parading your feather‑showing superiority, as if you could just win like that!

Get out, don't make me say it a second time!'

'Who do you think you are…'

Heng Ruzhe and the others caused a ruckus for a while longer, then reluctantly left!

……

'Hu Yuan Hall'—the internal conflict among the Heng family's direct disciples—was leaked by unknown hands, quickly causing a city‑wide uproar.

With no recourse and their heads in a mess, Ye Xuan, Xue Hao and others seized the chance to launch a war of words—

They sent people holding tokens, covered with:

'Useless Heng Xian!'

'Useless Xian!'

'Weak Xian!'

'Incapable cultivator, fool!'

'You will always be just a merchant!'

Standing before the Heng family's various alchemy shops, they shouted wildly.

The Heng family's alchemy shop had to raise a token in retaliation: 'You are all trash!'

'May your whole family perish!'

'Look at your dead faces, fuck your mother!'

Both sides went back and forth, fighting for over ten days, until ten days before the East Lan Martial Assembly, they finally calmed down.

The East Lan Martial Assembly can be called the grandest event held every three years in Donglan City!

At that time, every clan and faction could send members under twenty to take part!

Getting a single appearance at the East Lan Martial Assembly is an endlessly glorious honor!

Whether win or lose, you can brag for three years!

Thus, every family in the city began preparations, and the youngsters were especially eager!

As the host this time, the Heng family started building the arena and venue a month early!

With money this year, they built it more luxuriously and grandly, enough to hold a hundred thousand people!

……

Six days before the East Lan Martial Assembly begins.

Dusk.

A light rain fell from the sky.

Heng Xian held up an oil‑cloth umbrella, bringing Su Wan'er back from the alchemy shop.

But as soon as they reached East Garden, a fierce argument erupted.

There, Uncle Heng Wei angrily pointed inside the courtyard: 'Your useless son, committing the worst deeds, now dares to flirt with that girl Xie Lingyu,

You know full well that she is the fiancée arranged by Heng Ruzhe, the Heng family's bargaining chip with the Xie Family.

Now it's fine; in the past half‑month that child of Ruzhe has lost even the desire to cultivate. He is the hope of our Heng family!

Stop saying all day that your son has the talent of a great emperor; his "pee‑sized" emperor talent! Dong Lan can practice martial arts, so let him go! Huh?

Heng De's roar echoed from the courtyard: "Heng Wei, you damn dog, you may not speak of my son; my son is stronger than everyone!"

That girl Lingyu likes my son; she has good taste, because my son is outstanding!

You know how much money my son has earned for the family during this period!

The twelve‑year‑old twin concubine you took the day before yesterday, the Storage Bag you bought last month, and the exquisite flying sword—where did that money come from? You know!

"Ha, he grew up eating Heng family food and wearing Heng family clothes; earning money isn't exactly what he should do, is it? In the end, the family still relies on us cultivators!" Heng Wei sneered in retort.

"I'll slaughter you, bastard!" Heng De brandished his hand as if to strike.

A group of elders hurriedly pulled the fight apart from both sides in a chaotic mess.

At that moment, a burst of applause sounded from nearby.

When the crowd looked over and saw Heng Xian smiling broadly and Su Wan'er angrily brandishing an oilcloth umbrella, they couldn't help but fall silent.

Heng Xian lightly clapped: "Brilliant, Uncle, this bridge‑burning move is absolutely top‑notch!"

Heng Wei's face turned ashen; not wanting to lose his temper in front of juniors, he flung his sleeves aside and left.

Father Heng De looked awkward and said, "Son, don't be angry; your Uncle is just that short‑sighted, petty‑hearted person!"

Heng Xian, too lazy to speak, walked straight into the room.

Heng De hesitated briefly, then followed, "The pill I procured for you—have you tried it? How is it?"

"That pill has little effect on me!" Heng Xian replied offhandedly, though even if he shouted worldwide that he possessed innate cultivation and could practice, it would be meaningless, as he sat in his chair:

"Father, I'm truly disheartened; this damned family is somewhat poisonous, do you believe—

…that I'll defect to the Ye Family? Ye Xuan will surely come out bare‑assed to welcome me? Then we could, in a flash, make the Heng family weep?"

Heng De wore a bewildered expression: "What a temperament, son!"

Bored out of his mind, Heng Xian waved his hand: "Just kidding, the outside business, you take it over, I'm done. Remember, the pawnshop and the bank's spirit crystals are all mine!"

"Sigh! Got it!" Heng De sighed dejectedly.

Heng Xian's expression suddenly changed; he rose and headed outward.

Heng De hurriedly asked, "Son, where are you going?"

Heng Xian glanced around, "Never mind, I'm stepping out for a bit!"

The feeling of breakthrough suddenly arrived; I need to find a quiet place.

After circling around, he finally left the densely populated Heng family compound and headed straight for a hill on the east side of the city.

Almost the moment he left the Heng family alone, Ye Xuan, Xue Hao, Xiao Feng, and a group including A Cai learned the news.

Almost the moment he alone left the Heng family, Ye Xuan, Xue Hao, Xiao Feng, including A Cai and the others got the news.

…

Heng Xian climbed the mountain, found a strange Buddhist cave, and sat down in lotus posture.

During this period he had frantically used resources to replenish his body, finally reaching saturation.

He then steadied his mind, formed hand seals, and ran a cultivation method for several cycles, achieving a saturated state of the Pre‑Heaven Fourth Realm.

Immediately, he began to break through,

Boom—

Pre‑Heaven Fifth Realm!

After breaking through one realm, he did not pause.

Pre‑Heaven Sixth Realm!

Pre‑Heaven Seventh Realm!

Pre‑Heaven Eighth Realm!

Pre‑Heaven Ninth Realm!

At this point, his body reached the limit of a certain power!

His five organs, six bowels, dantian, and the eight extraordinary meridians all felt a faint fullness.

The five viscera and six bowels, dantian, and the eight extraordinary meridians all had a faint feeling of fullness.

"Begin condensing Qi?"

Heng Xian slightly frowned, then formed hand seals and slowly pressed down, following the method of the "Great True Martial Decision",

First meditation, then the Qi‑condensing pathway slowly circulated.

First came meditation, then the qi-conduction circuit slowly turned.

"Huh? That little mongrel seems to have come from around here!"

"Where's the person?"

"He doesn't come for drinks, doesn't look for sister; where could he go?"

Night had already fallen; not far down the mountain, in the Hooked Rail tavern, Ye Xuan, Xue Hao and their group stared at each other.

At this moment, a group of people slowly approached from not far away—none other than the frowning Heng Wei and several Heng family elders out for a night stroll.

The two groups exchanged a glance, nodded, and brushed past each other.

Just then, a massive aura surged from afar.

Both groups looked on in astonishment, each frozen in shock!

In the depths of a distant hill, a terrifying spiritual energy wave shot straight into the clouds.

"Is this… someone has broken through the Condensing Qi Realm?" Ye Xuan exclaimed.

Ye Xuan exclaimed, "Is this… someone has broken through the Condensing Qi Realm?"

Xiao Feng's expression was extremely solemn: "This... the spiritual energy fluctuation as thick as a pillar, what's going on? It's several times bigger than the commotion when your family's Ye Xiaoyao and my family's Qiyun girl broke through!"

Xue Hao nodded, speaking in a deep voice: "I don't know who it is, but they're definitely not ordinary. It seems our Donglan City truly is a place where hidden tigers and dragons lie!"

Heng Wei and his group were also watching, and couldn't help but sigh with envy, jealousy, and hatred: "What a terrifying aura of a Qi Condensation breakthrough! If this appeared on the younger generation of my Heng Family, we could die in peace!"

Boom—

At that moment, the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation of the breakthrough in the sky suddenly changed, transforming into a huge, fierce and sharp sword shadow!

The sword's body was so huge it reached straight to the heavens!

The sword's tip was so strong it seemed to seize people's hearts!

Compared to the earlier illusory Qilin and Phoenix of Ye Xiaoyao and Xiao Qiyun, its aura was stronger by dozens of times!

"Spirit—spiritual energy manifestation?!"

"So strong!"

"Another perfect breakthrough in Qi Condensation?!"

……

"Spiritual energy manifestation?!"

At the same time,

The City Lords of Yè Jiā, Xiao Family, Li Family, Heng Family, Sun Family, and even the minor Xue Family, from the clan chiefs down to the ordinary clan members, were all stirred.

They rushed out of their courtyards, looking up.

Immediately, the millions of wandering cultivators and ordinary commoners of the entire city walked out of their doors.

I had a drink, stayed up late half the night feeling dizzy, wrote four chapters, feels decent enough to read, help the kids out, throw some recommendation votes my way, crying.

(End of chapter)