Reversing the Milky Way

After reading it, he didn't say anything, because he also had a similar sign and naturally knew that the minimum cultivation level for registration was Qi Condensation Realm.

Yu Qing'an then replied, "In that case, I will accept it on behalf of my daughter."

"In that case, our mission is complete, so we'll be leaving now."

After saying that, the two left Yu Qing'an's house.

After the two left, Bai Cheng, still curious, asked, "What's the use of this sign?"

Wei Ran, standing to the side, explained, "Don't underestimate this token. It's a symbol of a cultivator's identity. Having it proves you're a cultivator recognized by the Fire Cloud Kingdom's officialdom, and it plays a crucial role in certain areas. Once you have proof of your identity, you'll understand its benefits. However, this token is only for the Qi Condensation Realm. The higher the realm, the better the quality of the token. When you reach the Meridian Opening Realm, the royal family issues identity tokens. Those tokens not only signify your status but also cannot be stolen."

After listening to Wei Ran's words, Bai Cheng also began to ponder. His current strength had only reached the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm, and he still needed to raise 1,800 silver coins. The fastest way to make money now was the town-wide competition in a little over half a month. As long as he got a good name, he could sell the spoils. However, even if he sold the third-grade spirit beast mount and a high-grade treasure that came with first place, it wouldn't be enough to compensate Xue Fu Restaurant.

Therefore, besides Bai Cheng needing to win first place in the Wuling Town competition, he also needs other sources of income.

That night.

Xue Qianfu was calculating the specific losses in his Xuefu Restaurant when suddenly a woman's voice came from outside the room.

"I wonder if Boss Xue is here?"

Upon hearing this voice, Xue Qianfu put down what he was doing and replied, "Hehe, Miss Bai, please come in."

After saying that, Bai Muwan pushed open the door and entered, with Wei Tao following closely behind. When Xue Qianfu saw Bai Muwan coming to see him, he said, "I'm sorry for making you laugh yesterday, Miss Bai. I never expected such a thing to happen in my Xuefu Restaurant. I'm truly sorry. May I ask what brings you here today, Miss Bai?"

Bai Muwan replied nonchalantly, "Boss Xue, there's no need to blame yourself. I came to see you because of this matter."

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianfu frowned slightly: "Oh? Could it be that Miss Bai has suffered some loss?"

That's not the case.

After saying that, Bai Muwan took out a storage bag and then said, "There are 1,800 silver coins in here. I'm returning them on behalf of that girl."

Hearing this, Xue Qianfu was also shocked. This was 1,800 silver coins. Even if Bai Muwan was rich, she wouldn't just pay off a debt for a stranger. Thinking of this, Xue Qianfu tentatively asked, "Miss Bai, what is the meaning of this?"

“That girl is related to me, so I will compensate you for the losses she caused this time.”

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianfu sighed and said, "So that's how it is. No wonder this girl is so talented; it turns out she has some connection with the Bai family."

"That's true, but I would like to ask Mr. Xue to grant me one request."

"Oh? Please go on, Miss Bai." "It means don't tell that person named Bai Cheng that I have paid back the money, and don't let him know about this. Tell him about it when he is about to pay back the money."

Hearing this, Xue Qianfu didn't understand why, but he still agreed.

Three days later...

Since Yue Ling fell into a coma, Yu Qing'an has stayed at home without leaving her side, while Bai Cheng goes to the outskirts of Yunluo Forest every day to hunt. During this time, Bai Cheng has put on the pair of silver moon wristbands. While he hunts, he also trains. As for the academy, he still focuses on cultivation.

In fact, Bai Cheng had already learned almost everything he had learned at the academy. The rest were basically all about cultivation. After all, Bai Cheng knew very little about this, and he didn't even understand his own cultivation physique.

It was nearing dusk at the north entrance of Yu Family Village.

"Brother Zhang, have you noticed that some unfamiliar people have been coming to the village recently?" a village guard said to Zhang Hai.

"Don't talk nonsense. If you want to live, don't discuss these people."

Although Zhang Hai was only at the late stage of Body Refinement, he wasn't stupid. He could tell that these outsiders were not simple. They were all wearing the sect's uniform. You should know that those who could enter the sect were basically all cultivators, which was a world of difference from those of them who could not cultivate.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Hai was pulled back to his senses by the words of a village guard next to him.

"Look, Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Hai looked over and saw Bai Cheng slowly walking from outside the village, carrying two wooden sticks on each shoulder. Behind the sticks, one was tied a huge phoenix-tailed chicken, and the other was a white wild boar called a Lingbao Pig. This was a first-grade spirit beast. Although it was not large, it ran extremely fast. It took Bai Cheng quite a while to catch it.

As Bai Cheng walked past the village entrance, he didn't forget to greet the village guards, and Zhang Hai responded with a smile. After Bai Cheng had gone some distance, Zhang Hai's expression changed, and he muttered, "Tsk, what kind of luck did that brat have?"

In the butcher shop in Yujia Village.

"Boss Huang, here's today's prey. Take a look."

Huang Hansheng stared at the two spirit beasts on the ground, his expression somewhat solemn, the abacus in his hands clicking rapidly. He then said, "I'll give you twelve silver coins in total, what do you say, Bai Cheng?"

"I have no objection, but it seems that Mr. Huang has something he can't say about it."

"To be honest, the shop is already full of spirit beast meat. Besides you, other hunters are also supplying me. Ordinary people don't buy spirit beast meat often; it's basically only wealthy families who buy it to eat. Fortunately, some new faces have come to the village these past few days. They're not short of money, so I suggest you go directly to town and find a more upscale restaurant to supply them. Their demand might be greater."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng lowered his head and began to ponder. He had been wandering around the outer edge of the Cloudfall Forest north of Yu Family Village for quite some time before he found these two spirit beasts. In order to repay the 1,800 silver coins, only spirit beasts could fetch a price. If all else failed, he would have to gather spirit herbs and fruits from that mysterious cave.

After leaving Huang Hansheng's butcher shop, Bai Cheng walked home. Through his observation, he noticed that some unfamiliar faces had indeed come to the village, but these people did not cause any trouble in the village.

Back home, Bai Cheng saw Wei Ran and Yu Qing'an standing in front of Yue Ling's bed. Wei Ran was using his spiritual power to examine Yue Ling's body, and golden spiritual energy was constantly swirling around Yue Ling on the bed.

"How is Yueling doing?" Yu Qing'an asked Wei Ran anxiously.

Wei Ran stopped what he was doing, then sighed and said, "Well... in theory, Miss is fine. It's just that her spiritual energy is too depleted. She should wake up in a few days."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an said with a grave expression, "This shouldn't be the case. It's been four days. She should have woken up long ago. Why is Ling'er still unconscious?"

Wei Ran nodded and continued, "Theoretically, that's how it is, but what I saw at Xue Fu Restaurant that day was truly extraordinary. This woman, with the physical strength of the late-stage Body Refinement Realm, forcibly triggered the cultivation of the mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm, making the restaurant manager and the Xue family woman no match for her. I was extremely shocked after seeing it. If she wants to wake up soon, she will probably need a spiritual medicine with strong spiritual energy. Otherwise, she might remain unconscious for several more days."

Yu Qing'an's expression was complicated after hearing Wei Ran's description. At this moment, Bai Cheng, who had just returned, overheard Wei Ran's words. When he thought of spiritual herbs containing a huge amount of spiritual energy, the first thing that came to his mind was the Spirit-Infused Fruit in the cave. Fortunately, he still had the last Spirit-Infused Fruit left from the last time he picked it.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng also took out the remaining Spirit-Imbuing Fruit. "Uncle Wei Ran, what do you think of this?" Wei Ran looked surprised after taking the Spirit-Imbuing Fruit and said, "This is a Spirit-Imbuing Fruit!? This thing can indeed replenish a cultivator's spiritual power, but given Yue Ling's current state, she probably needs to be boiled into a medicinal soup before she can take it."

After saying that, Wei Ran looked at Bai Cheng and continued, "This thing isn't so easy to obtain. I suppose you paid a certain price to get it, right?"

After hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately replied, "As long as it's useful, that's good. I discovered it by chance; I was just lucky."

In fact, Bai Cheng left this Spirit-Infused Fruit for himself. He thought that when he wanted to activate his previous state, he would need a lot of spiritual power. However, he did not have an effective method to cultivate spiritual energy at the moment. Therefore, he could only eat fruits rich in spiritual energy. After all, if he encountered the bandit incident that happened before, he would have another way to save his life.

However, after spending this time together, Bai Cheng has come to regard Yue Ling as his younger sister. Although they are not family, they are closer than family. Right now, Yue Ling's health is the most important thing.

After seeing Yu Qing'an give Yue Ling the soup made from the spirit-replenishing fruit, and there was still no reaction, Bai Cheng anxiously asked, "Uncle Yu, will Ling'er be alright?"

Yu Qing'an also said with a solemn expression, "I don't know. In the past, when this kind of thing happened, she would usually wake up the next day. But this time, I don't know why. But it's strange. According to my calculations, Yue Ling's physique backlash should only take effect at the end of the year. Why did it happen earlier this time?"

Hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but ponder. He slowly recalled what happened at Xue Fu Restaurant that night. Although he couldn't quite put his finger on it, he had a feeling that something was off. So Bai Cheng decided to go back to the school tomorrow to take a look.

At this moment, inside the Crimson Soul Sect.

Two disciples of the Crimson Soul Sect were reporting to one person inside the hall. These two were the same two who had gone to Yu Family Village a few days ago.

"Master, the mission is not complete."

One of the disciples was reporting to a man sitting cross-legged above, his eyes filled with fear. The man above seemed to have known all along, and instead of blaming the two disciples, he comforted them, saying, "Since that's the case, I won't blame you two. Since you're from the Bai family, you two are naturally no match for them."

The speaker was named Zhu Mingxuan, the second elder of the Crimson Soul Sect, whose cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

"The sect leader is currently breaking through to the Tonghai Realm and urgently needs a large number of Crimson Soul Pills."

After saying that, he took out a token from his sleeve and threw it in front of the two of them, then continued, "Take this token to the dungeon and find your senior brother Yue Feng. He will tell you what to do."

After saying that, the two left.

The entrance to the Crimson Soul Sect's dungeon. A group of Crimson Soul Sect disciples were guarding the dungeon entrance, which was protected by a layer of array. Anyone without a token was not allowed to enter.

After entering the dungeon, the two found Yue Feng next to the beast cage.

"Senior Brother Yue, we have come to find you on the orders of the Second Elder."

Yue Feng slowly turned his head to look at Liu Min and the other man, his eyes full of mockery.

"Master had already made all the arrangements; he didn't expect the two of you to bring the person back."

After saying that, Yue Feng slowly turned his head back. From the cage in front of him came the roars of wild beasts, including a leopard whose body was engulfed in green flames.

The next morning, Bai Cheng arrived at the academy early. There were significantly fewer students in the academy than in the previous days. This was because all the literary students had left, and the next enrollment would not be until next year. Only the body-refining students remained in the academy.

Just as Bai Cheng was stunned, a rough voice came from afar: "You! Come here!"

Bai Cheng turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a full beard calling out to him, "Stop looking! It's you, come here!"

"Holy crap! Who is this? How can they be so arrogant? But come to think of it, I've never seen this person before. If they're a student, they can't be that old, right? Could they be some mentor I've never seen before?"

With this in mind, Bai Cheng slowly walked over. As he approached, he discovered that although the man was middle-aged, he was physically strong, in no way inferior to the two body-refining instructors in the academy.

"Huh? Which class are you in? I've never seen you before?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately retorted, "Who are you? I've never seen you in the school before!"

Upon hearing this, the man slightly puffed out his chest and said, "I am Lu Qixiong, a forging instructor at Renhui Academy. Are you perhaps a new student? You don't even know me?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng suddenly realized that he had been in the academy for more than two months and had not attended a single forging class.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng continued, "Instructor Lu, I am also a student here. My name is Bai Cheng."

As soon as Bai Cheng finished speaking, Lu Qixiong's face instantly tensed up.

"What? You're Bai Cheng? Fine, do you think my forging class is unnecessary? Do you think my class is useless?" Lu Qixiong became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice grew louder and louder.