Chapter 307 - 282: Father Shows Up at the Door

Chapter 307: Chapter 282: Father Shows Up at the Door

As for the duel between Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators, the Sun Clan wasn’t confident of certain victory.

But if they won the first two matches, the fight between the Foundation Establishment Cultivators would be irrelevant.

They might even win by default.

If the Huang Clan insisted on competing, they could just go up and concede at worst.

In the Third Elder’s view, even before the competition began, the outcome was already set. Therefore, she made no preparations whatsoever.

Adhering to the principle of ’the sooner it’s over, the sooner we can return to the clan,’ she scheduled the match for the earliest possible time.

...

「The next morning.」

As the first rays of dawn filled the tranquil room, Jiang Xu slowly emerged from his state of deep immersion.

Despite a long night of intense study without a moment’s sleep, his face showed no sign of fatigue. Instead, he radiated an inner glow, his eyes bright and full of spirit, like two dazzling stars.

He closed his eyes slightly, turning his focus inward to the Visualization Star Map in his mind.

There, he discovered twenty-one new stars twinkling, each representing a newly mastered form of Magic. They were like newborn babes, tender but already showing extraordinary potential.

Each star represented a form of Magic he had spent all night studying to achieve a preliminary grasp.

The night of painstaking effort had not been in vain.

As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the awakening of his Divine Sense had significantly enhanced his comprehension and learning abilities.

In a single night, he had mastered all twenty-one Magical Scriptures at the Qi Cultivation level.

He had not only reached the Beginner stage for each type of Magic but, thanks to his enhanced aptitude, his grasp far surpassed what an ordinary person could achieve on their first attempt. He had instantly attained a rather high Skill Level.

Jiang Xu could also feel that with just a bit more Cultivation and study of the twenty-one forms of Magic, he could easily advance them to the Skilled Stage.

Jiang Xu sat in his study, a thin magical booklet resting in his hands.

For his former self, a mere Qi Cultivation Cultivator, mastering so many forms of Magic at once would have been an impossible task, even if they were only Unranked Magic.

But now, with the advantages of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he possessed the ability to rapidly comprehend and master these fundamental forms of Magic.

He planned to first master this batch of Unranked Magic from the Qi Cultivation Realm, using them to enrich and complete the number of stars in his Visualization Star Map.

Although the Magic was not high-level, its strength lay in its simplicity and ease of learning. Combined with his current aptitude and the advantage of his Divine Sense, he estimated it would only take one or two months to learn all the Unranked Magic Sun Long had given him and master them to the Skilled level.

This would not only quickly enrich his repertoire of Magic, but also allow him to use these fundamental techniques to gradually deepen his understanding of the Astrological Law, building a solid foundation from the ground up.

Advanced Techniques were powerful, to be sure, but constructing a Star Map didn’t depend solely on High-Level Magic.

Low-Level Magic played an equally important role in the Star Map. They were like the foundation of a skyscraper—unseen, yet supporting the stability and balance of the entire star-map system.

By cleverly integrating and arranging Low-Level Magic, one could create unexpected effects.

In the Star Inference Spell, the level of a Magic was not the sole measure of its worth.

Just like the laws of celestial mechanics in nature, Advanced Techniques were like the giant stars in the sky—dazzling and brilliant. They formed the core of the Star Map, releasing immense energy and influence.

However, just as in the Earth-Moon System, if there were no satellite like the Moon to stabilize Earth’s rotation, or no gravitational balance from other planets in the Solar System, life on Earth could likely not be sustained, and the Solar System itself would lose its stability.

Likewise, in the construction of Magic within the Star Inference Spell, Low-Level Magic acted as the stable foundation and the coordinating supporting cast. Their existence provided the necessary support and environment for the execution of Advanced Techniques.

Through precise control over details, subtle adjustments to the environment, and accurate guidance of energy flow, Low-Level Magic could greatly optimize the output of Advanced Techniques, maximizing their power.

When an even higher-level Magic was placed at the core, the original Advanced Technique would shift to a supporting role.

This role reversal brought more than just an addition of power; it signified a leap in the very hierarchy of the entire magical system.

It’s like how in the Solar System, Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun together, jointly maintaining the stability and order of the entire system.

And in the greater Milky Way Galaxy, the Solar System in turn becomes an indispensable component, helping to form the vast, boundless cosmos.

By continuously integrating and artfully arranging Magic of different levels, it is like the stars in a constellation, each playing its role to collectively paint a magnificent Star Map.

In such a precisely constructed Star Map system, the interactions and synergy between different forms of Magic produced a cumulative effect far exceeding the power of any single one, allowing for the release of world-altering power at critical moments.

This was the philosophy of Magic Cultivation advocated by the Star Inference Spell, emphasizing that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Every element was indispensable, and every tier had its own value. Only by understanding this could one construct a complete and powerful magical Star Map system.

Just as Jiang Xu was immersed in his Visualization Cultivation, a strange fluctuation suddenly disturbed the Protective Array he had deployed.

This sudden change startled Jiang Xu from his deep meditation. ’Something’s wrong,’ he thought.

He rose calmly and pushed open the door. A faintly glowing Sound Transmission Talisman was floating in the air, hovering quietly just outside.

Jiang Xu casually took the Sound Transmission Talisman and crushed it.

In that instant, a loud, majestic voice boomed from it:

"My son, Sun Fan, come quickly! Thirty li to the west!"

The urgency in the voice was palpable, carrying an undercurrent of paternal authority that brooked no refusal.

Hearing this, Jiang Xu’s face immediately showed a mixture of confusion and astonishment.

’My son?’ His mind was a whirlwind of emotions.

He mumbled to himself, clearly not having anticipated that his false identity would attract the real one’s father.

’Has the real guy’s dad come looking for me?’

’No way...’

Jiang Xu’s thoughts instantly became a tangled mess.

’I can’t believe that coming out here disguised as Liang Fan would lead to something like this.’

’Should I go, or not?’

’If I go...’

The thought of following the Sound Transmission Talisman’s instructions and meeting the man made Jiang Xu cringe with awkwardness.

’If he insists on taking me away from the Sun Clan, things will get complicated.’

’But if I don’t go...’

’The man definitely won’t let it go.’

’He’s finally found a chance now that Liang Fan is away from the Sun Clan. He’ll definitely seize it, and who knows what kind of trouble he might stir up.’

Jiang Xu was overcome with frustration and helplessness.

But as he calmed down and thought about it, he felt a strange sense that something was off.

’This whole thing is very strange.’

The clan’s decision to send Liang Fan to the Gladiatorial Arena was a last-minute change.

Even Jiang Xu, the one playing the part, had only found out that same day.

’So how did Liang Fan’s father know he’s here at the Gladiatorial Arena right now?’

’Could Liang Fan’s father have been waiting near Sun’s Immortal City this whole time, just waiting for him to leave?’

But Liang Fan had only left the city two days ago.

’If his father was waiting outside the city, Liang Fan would have been picked up already.’

’But if his father wasn’t waiting outside, how did he find out?’

’He couldn’t possibly have an informant inside the Sun Clan, right?’

With any other clan, Jiang Xu couldn’t be sure.

But within the Sun Clan, everyone, from top to bottom, loathed Liang Fan’s father with a bone-deep hatred. No one would ever act as his informant.

’If both of those possibilities are out, then how on earth did this person find me?’

And from the looks of it, he knows exactly where Jiang Xu is staying, which is quite terrifying.

’Wait!’

A thought flickered through Jiang Xu’s mind.

The thought was fleeting, but as Jiang Xu pondered it, he finally realized what was wrong.

’In that Sound Transmission Talisman... the name it used for Liang Fan was "Sun Fan"!’