Ep 9 main theme: Xiao Kai still getting forced for tests not long after Cheng Xiao father entered mysteriously to stop them
Arguments started between the masters but Xiao Kai didn't move as much...The mysterious orb silently begins to awaken more…
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The scene picks up just after Cheng Xiao's father mysteriously intervenes to stop the excessive tests on Xiao Kai. His sudden appearance forced the hall into an awkward silence. Elders began to argue, some defending their suspicions of Xiao Kai, while others questioned the strange power he showed during the competition.
Xiao Kai, standing quietly amid the chaos, said nothing.
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🏛️ Summoned by the Grandmaster
Soon, a disciple appeared beside Xiao Kai, summoning him on behalf of the Azure Dragon Sky Sect's Grandmaster. This time—not to be tested—but to be rewarded for his stunning performance in the recent competition.
He entered the innermost hall of the sect, a place only the most respected elders ever set foot in.
Inside were many high elders and disciples. Some voices immediately rose in protest:
> "Someone like him cannot receive the sect's greatest treasures!"
"He hides something! What if he brings destruction to us all?"
But the Grandmaster raised his hand, silencing them.
> "Whatever secrets he carries, so long as he harms not our sect, we do not pursue it. He earned these rewards—fair and square."
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🎁 Xiao Kai's Three Rewards
1. The Forbidden Cultivation Grounds
Xiao Kai was granted access to a sacred place—The Heavenly Spirit Condensation Domain—a mysterious area filled with unimaginable heavenly qi.
It had 10 stages.
The highest anyone had reached was Level 3, and even that nearly killed them.
No one had ever lasted more than 30 minutes.
Each person can only enter twice per 6 months—and must be chosen by the sect.
The grandmaster told Xiao Kai he could attempt it the next morning. If the pressure was too much, he must retreat immediately.
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2. Choice of Master
He was given 7 days to observe and choose any of the sect's masters as his personal teacher. A privilege given to only one disciple in a generation.
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3. The Azure Dragon Star Sword 🐉✨
The third reward silenced the entire room.
A weapon not seen or touched in generations:
> The Azure Dragon Star Sword —a divine weapon said to be forged by an ancient dragon and infused with three legendary elements:
The flame of the Southern Sky
The ice of the Eternal North
The thunder of the Heaven's Cry
Only three people in sect history—all Dou Zongs—had even been able to lift the sword. None had been able to wield it in battle. Its energy was too wild, too proud.
The elders were doubtful.
> "Even a 9-star Dou Zong couldn't tame it. What makes this boy think he can?"
But Xiao Kai, calmly and without arrogance, replied:
> "That's exactly why I want it. If everyone fears it—then that's what I want to face."
The Sword Ceremony was set for 7 days later, after his first cultivation attempt.
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🌌 The Next Day: Entering the Forbidden Grounds
The next morning, hundreds gathered around the entrance to the Heavenly Spirit Condensation Domain.
The Grandmaster, elders, disciples—and a worried Cheng Xiao—watched as Xiao Kai stepped into the glowing portal.
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🌀 Inside the Cultivation Domain
Stage 1: Tremendous pressure hit his body, making his bones tremble.
But he pressed on.
Stage 2… 3… 4: The air grew heavier, like liquid thunder in his lungs.
Still, no retreat.
Stage 5: Something changed.
The orb inside him began to react on its own—it started absorbing the Qi at an insane rate.
The mysterious orb, unknown to anyone and never revealed, silently devoured the energy, forming strange patterns around Xiao Kai's body.
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😱 Outside: Chaos
The elders monitoring the barrier went pale.
> "H-he's at Stage 5…"
"No… he just crossed Stage 6!!"
"What monster is this boy?!"
Every level he passed, the heavenly light around the domain intensified.
He crossed Stage 9.
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🐉 Stage 10: The Voice of an Ancient
After 5 hours, Xiao Kai arrived at the final stage—a place no one had ever reached.
There, a booming voice shook the heavens:
> "Who dares enter this place? Who is the child… born under heaven's shadow?"
It was the voice of a long-dead ancestor—possibly a 9-star Dou Zong—his will etched into the domain.
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⚡️ 15 Hours Later: What Is Happening?
By now, Xiao Kai had been inside for 15 hours. No word. No movement. No one knew if he was dead or alive.
The skies turned dark purple. Thunder rolled over the sect.
Fear gripped the hearts of many.
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🧘♂️ Inside: Total Absorption
Xiao Kai stood at the peak of the 10th stage, fully still.
He had absorbed more qi than anyone in sect history.
The mysterious ancestor's voice had long gone quiet—perhaps watching… perhaps waiting.
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⚡️ His Return: Heaven Roars
Finally, the barrier trembled—and Xiao Kai stepped out.
As he exited, the skies split open.
Thunder clapped. Clouds churned.
Some disciples fell to their knees from the pressure.
> "What is this? Who is that?!"
"Something has changed. What power… was awakened?"
No one knew yet.
But deep within the orb in Xiao Kai's body—something ancient had stirred.
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👁️🗨️ End of Episode 9
> Next episode… the storm begins.