Although he had never heard of spiritual energy being able to solidify within the body, he felt it was certainly a possibility.
"So, what do you plan to do next, Ye Xiao?" Cu Hao asked. He sensed that Ye Xiao had just returned to this village, and his current path was heading directly towards the Ye family residence. Given the recent news that the Ye family had declared Ye Xiao as their heir, wouldn't it be better for him not to return to the Ye family residence? Cu Hao simply wanted to hear what Ye Xiao planned to do if he did return.
"Well, I just want to see the house," Ye Xiao answered Cu Hao's question.
"Hmm, you must have heard the news, right? Why do you want to return?" Cu Hao asked with a curious expression.
"Hmm, let's see if my father will accept me again," Ye Xiao replied.
"Hmm, so that's it. Okay." Cu Hao didn't say anything else. The two weren't particularly close, and this was the first time they'd spoken much to each other. Therefore, Cu Hao couldn't interfere too much and ask too many questions about Ye Xiao's affairs. Furthermore, Cu Hao had also felt the same way. In the past, the Ye family, especially Ye Fan, had always considered Ye Xiao a disgrace to the Ye family. After all, the Ye family was a powerful martial arts family in Lin Sing Village.
As a martial arts family, wouldn't it be a shame if a member of their family couldn't awaken their Golden Core? Therefore, according to Cu Hao, it was perfectly natural for the Ye family to banish Ye Xiao, considering him a disgrace. He was a direct descendant of the Ye family, but Ye Xiao's fate was simply too tragic. Not only was he banished, but he was also tortured and humiliated by his own family, especially his younger brother, Ye Fan.
This undoubtedly fueled Ye Xiao's resentment.
At this moment, just as Ye Xiao and Cu Hao were about to part, a young man's sneer suddenly came from behind.
"Wow, isn't that Ye Xiao, the disgrace of the Ye family? Oh no, he should be called the outcast now."
Hmmm...
Hearing the sneer, Ye Xiao and Cu Hao turned and looked at the source of the voice.
Behind them was a young man with three bodyguards.
"Hmm, Wu Gang..." Seeing who it was, Ye Xiao immediately recognized him. He was the young master of the Wu family, whose name was Wu Gang.
Like the Ye and Cu families, the Wu family was also one of the four great families in Linsing Village. Its strength was no less formidable than theirs. Wu Gang had even awakened a rare golden core. Rumors also suggested that Wu Gang would be recruited by the Immortal Peak Sect as a disciple, just like Ye Fan.
Like the Sacred Immortal Sect, the Immortal Peak Sect was also one of the four great sects in the Wang Empire. Therefore, the Wu family's status would not be much different from the Ye family's in the future.
As long as Ye Fan and Wu Gang don't encounter any major accidents in their cultivation journeys, both will become extremely powerful figures in the future.
Therefore, Wu Gang doesn't need to respect the Ye family as much as Cu Hao does.
"Wu Gang, don't get me wrong. Ye Xiao has now successfully awakened his golden core. He's not the same as he was before," Cu Hao said in defense of Ye Xiao. However, just like Ye Fan, he didn't dare speak harshly to Cu Hao. Although his realm was currently the same as Wu Gang's, Wu Gang's future development was limitless. Even now, despite their realms being the same, their strengths were vastly different.
This also applied to Ye Xiao. He didn't yet fully understand the extent of his own strength, and he even doubted whether he could defeat Cu Hao, let alone Wu Gang.
Therefore, Ye Xiao didn't dare to speak lightly in response to Wu Gang, even though Wu Gang's words were full of insults.
Hearing Cu Hao's words, Wu Gang was shocked and immediately focused his gaze on Ye Xiao.
"Eh, so it's true," Wu Gang said, still lost in shock. Like everyone else before him, they were all shocked by Ye Xiao's success. After all, Ye Xiao had been told he wouldn't be able to awaken his golden core for the rest of his life. This was confirmed by the powerful experts in the village who had personally examined Ye Xiao since he was a child.
"Well... I was just a little lucky," Ye Xiao said, responding to Wu Gang's surprise.
"Haha, that's good, but it seems your realm is still very low, huh?" Wu Gang said after regaining his senses. He echoed Cu Hao's previous thoughts. Even though Ye Xiao had awakened his golden core, he still felt that his realm was still too low. After all, he had only just awakened his golden core, so it was impossible for his realm to rise.
But what Ye Xiao did next left Wu Gang speechless.
Without a word, Ye Xiao then radiated his realm aura to demonstrate his current cultivation level.
Eh.
You...
"You've reached the fifth stage of Qi Refining? How is that possible? Didn't you just awaken your golden core?" Wu Gang said with a shocked expression. What he was feeling in Ye Xiao's body was truly hard to accept.
"Hehe, yes, just a bit of luck." Ye Xiao responded curtly.
Seeing Ye Xiao's attitude, Cu Hao began to explain what Ye Xiao had said earlier to help Ye Xiao explain.
"Hehe, Wu Gang, Brother Ye Xiao is indeed very lucky. His body had been storing energy for so long that it froze, and when he successfully awakened his golden core, he broke through without stopping. What incredible luck!" Cu Hao said, deliberately emphasizing the word "brother" to indicate Ye Xiao's status as a member of the Ye family. Cu Hao believed this would clarify his status so Wu Gang wouldn't casually insult Ye Xiao.
"Oh, indeed, very lucky. Alright, alright, it seems your nickname of "outcast" has changed now," Wu Gang said, understanding the meaning of Cu Hao's words.