Chapter Four: Hard and Soft

"Let the imperial edict wait for a while, this isn't good, right...is it?" Seeing his daughter Fang Qingxue's attitude towards the imperial edict, Fang Zetao hesitated for a moment.

"It doesn't matter." Fang Qingxue's face remained unchanged, "I don't want to get involved in worldly matters. Besides, I prefer peace and quiet to excitement. Let the family handle the matter of the imperial edict and the person delivering it. I will stay at home for a few days and see if there is anyone worth cultivating among the family disciples and offer some guidance. Father, you should not indulge too much in power, and cultivate yourself more. Maybe you will have a chance to break through the Mystical Realm."

"Yes." Fang Zeshan nodded, "Originally, when the imperial edict arrived to confer you as a princess, our Fang family should have made a big fuss, but since you like tranquility, we will deal with it low-key. Also, what servants do you want for your palace on Yuhua Immortal Mountain? I will help you arrange some reliable and loyal ones."

"Alright." Fang Qingxue closed her eyes slightly...

"It's been a month, and there's still no sign of Bai Haichen. Did he take the Nine Orifice Golden Pill and heal his injuries before escaping when he was heavily injured?"

The chosen daughter of heaven, Yuhua Sect's True Disciple of the Ten Gates of Immortal Dao, fell into deep thought.

As she sank into thought, faint purple electric filaments and air currents appeared above her head, seeming to condense into immortal cranes, dragon snakes, galloping horses... and other spiritual beings. This was obviously a very powerful realm within the Mystical Realm.

"I am just a little short of breaking through from the Third Level of Divine Power, the Yuan Gang Realm, to the Fourth Level, the Yin-Yang Realm, and transforming my own mana into a harmonious balance of Yin and Yang, full of spirituality. This realm is not to be underestimated. Only when the Gang Qi has spirituality can one reach the Fifth Level of Divine Power, the Heavenly Human Realm. With one's own divine power, connect to the heaven and earth's channels and set up various arrays with infinite power. Now among the sect, several elders have just reached the Heavenly Human Realm. Unfortunately, I had obtained the Jiaofu Netherworld Map this time and could have refined it. With the help of the map's power, I could have made great strides in reaching the Fifth Level of Divine Power, Deva Stage, and even traced back its origin, condensed a Divine Power Seed, and transformed it into a divine form, but my efforts fell short in the end..."

As she examined her own mana and Divine Power Realm, Fang Qingxue demonstrated an extremely advanced understanding of the Immortal Dao.

"Step on Seven Stars!"

On another night, when the cold stars were shining, Fang Han was at the riverside. He observed the movement of the stars, his muscles surging like an endless river of stars. In one step, he "stepped on seven stars" and attacked, his seven steps zipping by. Then he exploded with a kick!

"Leader Star Kicks Bucket!"

A sprint, a kick, and a blast!

The leg's power tore through the air, making a heart-wrenching noise that carried far away, extremely sharp.

Bang!

A thick tree was kicked and snapped in half!

Crack, crack, crack, crack...

After that, Fang Han kicked out thirteen more times, and in an instant, his entire body was surrounded by leg shadows that flew like sharp knives and axes. The surrounding trees were all chopped down!

After kicking down fourteen trees in a row without panting or blushing, he gathered his fists and scooped up the mud and sand under his feet. His left hand drew a round circle, and his right hand drew a square. Stopping there, his feet rooted like a thousand-year-old pine tree, deeply planted in the rock, unmoving and tenacious.

"Drawing a circle with the left hand and a square with the right hand, blending rigid and soft. I didn't expect to be able to practice the moves so proficiently in just three nights, entering the Fourth Level, the Realm of Rigid and Soft! The Nine Orifice Golden Pill has indeed laid a solid foundation for me! It seems that my breakthrough into the Fifth Level of Divine Power is not far off!"

Fang Han felt the medicinal power of the Nine Orifold Golden Pill from his heart, and the heat and fragrance flowed through his body with his blood. The pain in his legs from kicking the trees just now was instantly recovered by the heat.

After a month of hellish training, Fang Han had established a solid foundation! Now, after three days of practicing moves, he quickly became incredibly proficient in the "Step on Seven Stars" and "Leader Star Kicks Bucket" moves of the Seven Stars Fist, with tremendous lethality.

The "Seven Stars Fist" of the Starfield Sect had few moves, but each move contained the profound trajectory of celestial stars and the structure of the flesh. "Step on Seven Stars" was mysterious footwork, while "Leader Star Kicks Bucket" was a deadly leg technique for kicking opponents.

Fang Han had practiced each one and reached the Fourth Level of the Realm of Rigid and Soft!

For those core children of the Fang family to reach the Realm of Rigid and Soft, it would take at least three to five years of day and night hard work, and this was only for the faster ones. But Fang Han had reached this level in just three months.

Feeling stronger day by day, Fang Han contentedly returned home to rest in the dark.

He had just slept for two hours when, in the middle of the night, he suddenly felt a commotion outside. Then his door was banged, and he quickly got up and opened the door to find the Horse Farm Manager.

"Manager, what's going on? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"Quick, quick, quick!" The Horse Farm Manager anxiously said, "This morning, Second Miss is going on a long journey. Bring Thousand Miles Snow and accompany her on the trip."

"A long journey? Where to?" Fang Han was startled.

"Why are you asking so many questions? Just listen to your master's orders. Or do you want to be whipped by Second Miss again?" The Manager scolded while rushing to the distance.