Chapter 44: Training Begins

They began eating while chatting. Shen Yuxin spoke to Shen Yuan, "Yuan'er, you need to remember that everyone on the trial ground will be your enemy. You can't trust anyone no matter how trustworthy they look. Neither can you underestimate someone just from their looks. They might be waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike at your weak spot."

She continued talking for a long time, advising Shen Yuan about all the things he would need to mind in the trials and in the future.

Shen Yuan listened closely and memorized them so as not to forget what he was told.

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After finishing breakfast, all of them left the manor as they were riding in a shop towards a particular location. But Shen Yuan couldn't see anything as it was all a blur around him due to extreme speeds. Shen Yuan wondered if this is how traveling at light speed feels.

Shen Yuan asked, "How far away is the place that you mentioned, Mom?"

Bing Rong instead replied with a smile, "It isn't that far away Yuan'er, it is around a few hundred million km away, we will be there in a few minutes."

Shen Yuan's eyes widened in shock as he remembered quite clearly that the size of the Earth in his previous life was merely around 13000 km. He didn't expect that to just reach another place inside the Eastern Desolate Region he would have to travel a few hundred million miles.

"Are these just barren lands below or are there people living?" Shen Yuan asked curiously as he didn't know what to make of such a gigantic-sized region except that it was all barren.

But Shen Yuxin broke his fantasies as she replied, "No, most of the regions are already populated with different races, the only places that are barren in the Eastern Desolate Region are those places which have little to no qi due to some reason. Otherwise, most places are already occupied by Sects or Clans etc."

Shen Yuan nodded his head but inwardly he couldn't fathom the sheer population of merely this region, it must be in Quadrillions at least.

Shen Yuan nodded as he understood that Qi stones were the hard currency of the cultivation world, so it wasn't that hard to understand why those sects chose to accept them.

Even without the rewards, they will have to help Shen Yuxin due to her absolute might in this region. Though Shen Yuan didn't know about this yet.

Shen Yuan looked into the jungle and it gave him an eerie vibe, as if a snake was hiding inside, waiting to attack him.

Shen Yuxin noticed his mood but chose not to comment as it was something he himself would have to overcome.

Shen Yuan grabbed the sword hanging on his waist, feeling rather energetic to train himself inside the training ground. It wasn't an amazing treasure or anything like that, it was one of the swords from his collection of different swords.

It didn't even have a name, just a nameless sword without any impressive background, Shen Yuan chose this to increase the intensity of his training. Otherwise, he can wipe out everyone inside the jungle with the might of his swords alone.

Huo Rong and Bing Rong also stepped down from the ship and came towards Shen Yuan. Huo Rong leaped in his embrace and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back to feel her supple body in his grasp.

"Take care of yourself and don't forget what we told you inside the ship." She gave a light peck on his cheeks to encourage him. She stepped back and let Bing Rong hug him.

She also kissed his cheek and said, "Be sure to return early, we all will be waiting for you here."

Shen Yuan hugged her back as well and then took his leave after saying his farewell.

With a sword in his right hand, he began his path to supremacy.