I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 44 - 39 Third Brother, Chen Fan

In the blink of an eye, only three days remained until the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The entire Capital City swept away its previous gloom, no longer focusing on the drought disasters in Xijiang Prefecture and Jiangnan Prefecture, attentively making various preparations.

It was said that the Left Minister, Xie Jing, had solved the cause of the drought disaster—the Drought Demon, which was capable of scorching thousands of miles of land even in its immature state.

Such an experience akin to a mythological tale, the storytellers in the capital’s teahouses and taverns would naturally not miss out on.

Just like boasting about Chen Yi "The Little Sword Immortal" before, they greatly admired and praised the Left Minister’s achievements.

Making his reputation even more illustrious than before.

Consequently, the martial artists involved in that battle were also highlighted.

Like "Heaven and Earth Sword" Chu Ming, who came from the Overlord Sword Manor.

His power was only fourth-rank, but when the tales reached the Capital City, he was portrayed as a swordsmanship master no less skilled than Li Qingzhou from the Grand Void Sect.

There were also martial arts powerhouses like "Lone Sail Daoist" Zong Xingyou, "Secret Transmission Monk" Wu Shen, whose reputations spread far and wide as well.

However, with the approach of the Mid-Autumn Festival, these stories were quickly pushed to the back of the minds of the people in the Capital City.

In addition to lighting lanterns and festooning the streets like during the Lantern Festival, they also prepared various kinds of pastries.

Hoping for a year of unity, peace, and harmony.

For Chen Yi and the others, the Mid-Autumn Festival signified their imminent departure.

It marked the beginning of the transition to the next stage of their lives.

Today, Ning Xue and Gu Tiangang announced the graduation of the first group of students from Xingwu Academy.

"Rest for four days. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can wait at home."

"I, as a humble Daoist, will visit each of you in turn, to guide you to the Path of the Grand Void."

Uttering these words, Gu Tiangang felt quite emotional.

For Chen Yi and the others, it had been a mere month, but for him, it felt like years.

On one hand, he worried that these extremely talented prospective disciples would disappear abruptly like Gongye Shou and others.

On the other hand, his own destitution infuriated him.

Every time he remembered, a month ago, when Chen Yi looked at him with anticipating eyes, hoping for a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills, and he could only produce half a bottle...

Gu Tiangang felt his face burn with shame.

The Deputy Sect Master of the Grand Void Sect, a Great Cultivator of the Second Grade Divine Travel Realm, couldn’t even produce a mere bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills.

If word got out, he might as well be laughed at by members of other Taoist sects and factions.

Therefore, after that incident, he immediately sent a message back to the Grand Void Sect, demanding those good-for-nothing alchemy masters prepare a hundred bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills for him.

He wanted to "wipe away past humiliation" in front of Chen Yi when he returned to the sect!

"Thank you both, sirs, for your teachings. We will certainly wait quietly at home."

After hearing Gu Tiangang’s words, Chen Yi and the others respectfully bowed.

Their educational journey at Xingwu Academy was finally coming to a close.

In fact, during this nearly one-month period, the cultivation of Chen Yi and his friends had made rapid progress.

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Originally, it was believed that they would only reach the upper segment of the Ninth Grade Mortal Realm after formally entering the Grand Void Sect.

Unexpectedly, with the assistance of Qi Nourishing Pills, Lin Xueru was the first to break through her cultivation in just five days.

She was followed by Du Yanqing, Wei Letian, Du Yan, and finally, Chen Yi, Wang Yongnian, and Wei Xiaoyun.

It was then that Chen Yi found out about the Foundation Establishment evaluations of the others.

Aside from him and Wang Yongnian, the other five were all rated as excellent.

This made Chen Yi vaguely suspect that it was perhaps because of this that the Ancient Tao held them in high regard.

What he did not know was that Foundation Establishment evaluation only reflects the optimal enhancement effects from one’s inner bloodline and the object grasped during the divine prediction ritual at infancy.

A person’s true talent could not be fully revealed through a Foundation Establishment evaluation.

This was also the main reason why Taoist, Buddhist, and other sects limit the number of their disciples.

Using Gu Tiangang’s words, the transmission of Sect heritages only has its pros and cons, without any absolute ranking of superiority or inferiority.

The key is to find suitable disciples to inherit the Martial Arts Techniques passed down by the Sect.

In addition to their Cultivation Technique, the bodies of Chen Yi and the others also experienced further enhancement due to the effects of Body Refining Pills.

The most direct manifestation of this is that the heights of the seven children had all increased within this month.

Tall ones like Wei Letian grew from three feet eight to four feet two.

The shortest was Du Yan who shot up from three feet two, to four feet.

Chen Yi, not more nor less, stood precisely at four feet one (136), a full fifteen centimeters taller than when he sparred with Ning Xue.

Moreover, there were improvements in various bodily aspects, including strength, speed, and even reaction capabilities.

This also made Chen Yi more capable of unleashing the power of the Swordsmanship at the Small Success Realm.

To put it figuratively, if Chen Yi now faced those two seventh-rank individuals, even in a head-on confrontation, he would only need a single sword strike.

According to his estimate, his current strength should be sufficient to face an upper-stage sixth-rank Martial Arts expert of the Returning Origin Realm.

Even under the right conditions, he would be able to slay them.

But if the opponent’s strength reached the fifth-rank Core Formation Realm...

"Then I could only think of escaping!"

Chen Yi had a clear understanding of his strength and would not underestimate or overestimate himself.

The fifth-rank Core Formation Realm and sixth-rank Returning Origin Realm might seem to have only one rank difference, but the disparity in strength is as vast as heaven and earth.

At the very least, Mr. Ning has mentioned more than once that many supremely talented individuals are stuck at the fifth-rank Core Formation Realm for life and unable to advance further.

Of course, when she said this, Chen Yi could sense a hint of pride in her.

— Mr. Ning’s Cultivation is at the fifth-rank Core Formation Realm!

It is said that the speed at which she reached this Cultivation by the age of sixteen ranks her within the top thousand in the entire Grand Void Sect’s history.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Ning, after leaving the Academy on one occasion, privately told Chen Yi.

That once he reaches the Grand Void Path, there will be a surprise waiting for him.

Chen Yi was quite looking forward to this.

He wanted to see what kind of surprise the Grand Void Sect had in store for him.

…

Not long after, Chen Yi returned to Duke Wu’an Mansion under the escort of his second grand-uncle and Ding Sansi along with others, riding in a carriage.

He saw Xia Wan Wan and Zhou Wanyi standing outside Fanghua Garden, chatting and laughing.

Zhou Wanyi was holding a baby still in swaddling clothes.

"Yi Er is back, come over here quickly."

Xia Wanwan saw him, hurriedly waved him over, and pointed at the baby in Zhou Wanyi’s arms with a smile: "This is your younger brother, Chen Fan."

Chen Yi approached, first glanced at Zhou Wanyi, then looked towards her arms.

"He’s asleep."

His third brother, Chen Fan, was not yet one year old, his face just beginning to fill out, the sleeping little face looked just like Chen Taiping as if they were cast from the same mold.

"When he grows up, I hope Fan Er can be as accomplished as you."

Zhou Wanyi gave him a look and complimented with a smile.

"If we talk about accomplishments, it still has to be Yuan Er."

Xia Wanwan patted Chen Yi’s head and laughed: "Yuan Er being able to join Wuliang Mountain is a momentous happy occasion for our Marquis Mansion."

"It’s not that significant..."

Only then did Chen Yi know that the news about his eldest brother joining Wuliang Mountain had finally come back.

Shockingly, it was a full two months later than the family letter from Chen Taiping.

Eldest brother, nothing untoward must have happened there, right?