Practise

Alan soon arrived in the Silver Moon Square and noticed Chen Linjian sitting with his underlings.

It was a bit surprising to see so many underlings around Chen Linjian. And they were all quite talented. Alan understood why the people considered Chen Linjian to be superior to all other heirs of the Glory City's Powerful Families.

Chen Linjian was a charismatic guy due to his straightforward personality. With his overwhelming wealth, he had gained a large following. Moreover, he invested a lot of money over his underlings, so his underlings received the best elixirs and equipment.

Alan sat down on an empty chair placed right in front of Chen Linjian.

"So, what is it you want to discuss?" Alan asked, coming straight to the point. His tone was bland, as he couldn't wait to get it over with.

His tone annoyed some of Chen Linjian's underlings, but the smile remained on Chen Linjian's face.

"I wanted to invite you to explore the Ancient Orchid City Ruins," Chen Linjian came right to the point and informed Alan what this was all about.

"I see. The newly discovered ruins. But the experts have probably swept that place clean. Would we even find something there?" Alan wondered with a frown.

Chen Linjian nodded and spoke, "I concur. But this is better than not visiting. We can gain valuable experience through this expedition and some treasures."

"…Who else is joining this expedition?" Alan soon asked.

Chen Linjian was a bit surprised to hear this question. He thought Shen Yue would decide by now, but he quickly responded, "I have extended the invitation to Ye Ziyun, Huyan Lanruo, and a couple of other Noble Family Heirs."

A smile soon broke out on Alan's face, "…Interesting. You want all the heirs of the Glory City's Powerful Families to join this expedition so that the Glory City wouldn't hesitate in sending out a search party in case our group goes missing. You don't want anyone to play politics during that time."

Chen Linjian seemed visibly surprised to hear those words. He didn't think Shen Yue would realize his motive.

"…So, what is your answer?"

"Sure. I accept your invitation to this expedition. It seems interesting enough and I am bored anyway," Alan spoke with a shrug.

"Good. We will leave after 10 days at 6 o'clock in the morning." Chen Linjian spoke.

After hearing those words, Alan stood up and walked away.

Alan called out his underlings and asked them what Nie Li, and his little group was doing. Apparently, Nie Li and his little group were still hunting Horned Sheep.

They were earning lots of Demon Spirit Coins and bought seven unused Soul Crystals. Moreover, Nie Li was buying lots of Purple Haze Grass using the rest of his money.

"Hmm. Why would he be buying so much of Purple Haze Grass?" Alan wondered. But he didn't care.

He had a plan. He started buying large quantity of Purple Haze Grass in secret as well and stored them in a private warehouse.

Even the Sacred Family had no idea that Alan had bought so much Purple Haze Grass. Nearly 90,000 Demon Spirit Coins were expended on buying the Purple Haze Grass.

However, this still didn't solve Alan's problem of testing his power against another cultivator. The problem wasn't the lack of Bronze Rank Cultivators. It was that Alan wanted to keep his identity concealed while testing his power against other cultivators.

After thinking for some time, Alan found the solution. He wore a mask, wore a dark cloak, and a hat, to completely conceal his identity.

Once Alan was confident that even his own father couldn't recognize him in this getup, he left the private estate. Alan's target was none other than his elder brother's underlings.

Well, Shen Fei had lots of underlings in Silver Rank and Bronze Rank. At this moment, Alan was targeting the bronze rank underlings of his brother.

Alan bought a couple of skills from the system while finalizing his preparations.

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Name: Alan Semmens/ Shen Yue

Cultivation: 5 Star Bronze Rank

Cultivation Technique: Heavenly God Technique

Age: 13

Charm: 77

Celestial Points: 13050 – 3000 = 10050

Free Points: 2

Wealth Value: 10,00 Demon Spirit Coins

Skills: Sacred Fist. Soul Force Suppression. Daoyin Technique, Golden Blade, Earth Pound, Nova Force, Living Frost Wave.

]

Alan still had more than 10,000 Celestial Points and could instantly reach the Gold Rank if he wanted to. But he also wanted to gain a complete control of his Soul Force. And this was only possible if he didn't increase his Rank too rapidly. He had to give his Soul Force some time to settle down before attempting another large scale breakthrough.

Besides, Alan had never fought using Soul Force. Once he got the hang of it, he wasn't planning to halt his Cultivation.

It didn't take him long to reach the home of his brother's underlings. There was no security around the house of his brother's underling and entered it without much difficulty.

He soon found his brother's underling sleeping rather peacefully. Alan began with a strong kick which made the guy crash against his wall. The wall broke with almost no effort and the guy rolled against the ground while opening her eyes with a shocked look on his face.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a black hooded guy heading towards him.

"Who are you?" He roared while releasing Soul Force. The Soul Energy completely covered his body. He was at the 5 Star Bronze Rank and was extremely confident of his fighting prowess.

On a good day, he could even battle a Silver Rank Fighter! Naturally, fighting a Silver Rank Demon Spiritualist was completely different concept.

Alan rushed towards this guy and began to fight. He congealed majority of his energy in his fist and punched this guy.

This time, the cultivator remained fixed on his spot and attacked Alan back. Alan noticed where he was targeting and quickly gathered his Soul Energy around that spot. The Soul Energy cushioned most of the attack's power and Alan took a step back.

However, Alan noticed how much energy was leaked while he attempted to block that attack.

Alan punched his opponent, but this time, he utilized Nova Force Skill. After utilizing this technique, Alan found his movements getting much smoother while his attacks grew stronger.

It was a mysterious feeling, but it greatly boosted his confidence.

Two minutes later, Alan stood there with an unsatisfied expression behind his mask, while his opponent laid unconscious on the ground.

'This isn't enough. I need to battle stronger opponents. Maybe a Silver Rank Fighter.'

However, Alan wasn't going to overestimate himself and fight against a 5 Star Silver Rank Fighter. He planned to fight a 1 Star Silver Rank fighter before moving forward.