Xaio's Transformation

Hao Ren went back to his courtyard and looked around but couldn't find Xiao, he went inside and saw him sleeping comfortably on the bed. "Humph!, you're lucky this time. Didn't even keep anything for me, so greedy" Hao Ren said, still angry at the fact that Xiao didn't even give him something from the loot.

'I'm going to miss this place though. When I get stronger I will definitely come visit' He walked out of the house and sat down at the chair by the side. He felt the cool evening breeze blowing on his skin, it blew every strand of hair on his body and it felt comfortable. He felt really relaxed, he knew soon this sort of comfort would be gone once he starts his journey.

'I really should head over to Elder Li's to return his sword. It really helped me in the forest' Hao Ren brought out the sword Elder Li gave to him and played with it a little before keeping it back.

Hao Ren sat down for a while to calm his mind, he was truly getting excited just thinking about his travels and mission. 'When I save the world, I would be a hero just like Senior Zhao. Hehehe' Hao Ren giggled at himself when he thought of his future glory. But then he also thought of the other possibility 'What if I can't grow to the level where I can defeat him, the time given is too short. No!, I will definitely be able to else the world would be plunged into chaos' Hao Ren dismissed his negative thoughts immediately and firmed his determination

'I will forget about it for now as thinking about it often will not do me any good. Now, let me take a look at the map the sect leader gave me. I will plan where I will head to after looking at it' Hao Ren took out the map from his storage ring and looked at it. Although the map didn't contain the entire Eastern domain, it contained some parts in the outer region of the domain.

The entire Divine Vestige continent was divided into 5 parts. The Eastern domain, the Western domain, the Northern domain, the Southern domain and the Central domain. The Middle domain is very far from the current place Hao Ren was located at. And with his current strength, it would take him years if he says he wants to travel there. The map contained 14 regions in total, including the Chailing region he was currently located.

He can't head southward as heading in that direction means he will be moving farther from his destination. His aim is the Central domain as that is the place that contains all the powerhouses of the world, and it also holds more resources. He knew the closer he gets to the Central domain, the harder his challenges. But he still wants to go there as he had heard of it from his father.

"I'll head towards the Southern domain for now, train during the journey. Father told me some things about the Southern domain, so heading should be good for now. I will plan on what to do next after getting there. I will need a bigger map though" Hao Ren planned his journey while looking at the map and familiarizing himself with it.

After Hao Ren was done with studying the map, he went into the house and saw something that stunned him breathless. Hao Ren stood at the doorway dumbstruck by what was currently taking place inside.

Xiao who was clearly sleeping while he left the room and still looked like a little wolf which was only about 25 centimeters long and 15 centimeters in height was already over 3 meters long and 2 meters in height. Hao Ren clearly remembered Xiao's mother didn't grow this large, if not for the aura which was familiar, he would have thought the wolf sneaked into his house and would have attacked.

Xiao looked majestic with his huge body, he had a white mane around his neck which then ran in a straight line from his neck towards his tail following his spine and a horn could be seen protruding out at the center of his brows. His claws were razor sharp and his fangs grew longer, his body became sturdier with muscles.

Hao Ren couldn't relate this majestic creature in front of him to the cute little cub he had with him 'He has grown bigger' Hao Ren thought with a smile

"Huh!" A sound of surprise escaped Hao Ren's mouth when he noticed Xiao's current level. "Shit!, what he got was totally good stuff. He has already broken through to the Foundation realm from the Seventh stage of the Qi Gathering realm" Hao Ren mood immediately sank when he thought of how Xiao didn't share the loot, and he also got in trouble for it.

After some time passed, the amazing transformation of Xiao ended and he returned to his previous size, Hao Ren was shocked by the side. What stunned him the most was the fact that Xiao was still sleeping comfortably and unaware of what happened. "Who...who...who cultivates while sleeping?" Hao Ren stammered as he was shocked to the core in seeing how Xiao cultivates.

After his shock, he immediately envied Xiao's way of cultivating. Now I know why he sleeps a lot while we were in the forest.

During their stay in the forest, whenever Xiao ate a beast core, he sleeps after some time. When he wakes up, his realm would make a breakthrough. Sometimes, he breaks through 2 stages at a time, Hao Ren never really took note as he thought he maybe cultivated as he had heard beast do have cultivation techniques too only its unique to them, like an innate skill or so.

Hao Ren felt happy also as Xiao's strength increased, he knew Xiao's current speed would be terrifying as he was already almost as fast as someone at the First stage of the Foundation realm while he was still at the Seventh stage of the Qi Gathering realm. So now that he was in the First stage of the Foundation realm, Hao Ren can't begin to imagine how fast he has become.

Hao Ren left the house so he won't disturb Xiao's sleep. He decided to take a walk in the sect just to pass time. He went over to the sects' training ground and although it was evening, you could still see some disciples practicing their martial techniques there. Not every disciple have a courtyard of his own.

Usually, four disciples live together in a single resident and only disciples from the Seventh stage of the Qi Gathering realm and above were entitled to having personal courtyards. That was what most of the disciples aimed for, as getting to the Seventh stage of the Qi Gathering realm not only provides you with a personal courtyard but also more resources to further your cultivation.

Hao Ren stayed a little longer there before heading towards another direction, he went to the sects' mission hall and looked at the disciples rushing in and out either searching for a mission to complete or submitting completed missions to get rewards. The Silver Lining sect just like many sects puts missions up for the disciples to complete to get rewards used for cultivating.

Most of the missions aren't too dangerous, but they do help hone the disciples of the sect. Hao Ren left that location and headed towards one of his favorite locations. He accidentally discovered this place one day he strolled around the sect.

Hao Ren got to the entrance of the place after heading out of the sect and walking towards the northeast direction. He looked at the entrance to a cave for a while before heading into the cave. The cave was well hidden, and it couldn't be seen easily.

It was dimly lit and one couldn't completely see it's entirety. Hao Ren headed deeper into the cave and soon his figure disappeared into it...