Who Am I : I'M The Prince Of Dragon Kingdom (Australia) Part - 1 (Teaser)
Chapter 2 - Returning to Practice

After arriving at Lotus Lake city, Ming Zhi did not directly return to his aunt's house, but rather he went to Fan Xiong's workshop first.

“ Uncle Fan ...., are you inside ....? “. Shouted Ming Zhi from outside the workshop.

“ Mmm ...., Login ...!! “. Fan Xiong said from inside the workshop.

After entering the workshop, Ming Zhi then saw Fan Xiong currently sitting down and relaxing.

But when he saw Ming Zhi's arrival, Fan Xiong inexplicably straightened up.

“ Hoiii ..., Boy ...! What did you do ....?? Why are your clothes tattered ....? “. Fan Xiong asked in astonishment, when he saw Ming Zhi's clothes that were full of holes and scratches.

“ Hehe ..., Long story Uncle Fan ..., “. Reply Ming Zhi.

Ming Zhi then told Fan Xiong the full story. But he still kept a secret about the dragon statue in his subconscious, because he himself also still did not know for sure about it.

After narrating in detail about the incident, Ming Zhi then saw Fan Xiong's expression turn into surprise.

“ Ka ..., you killed a spirit beast .....? “. Fan Xiong asked in surprise.

Fan Xiong then quickly approached Ming Zhi, and immediately squeezed his shoulder to check the level of his Physical development.

‘ I .., This ...., Terrible speed of physical development ....! ‘. Fan Xiong was surprised.

“ Umm ...., Uncle Fan .., Is there a problem ....? “. Ask Ming Zhi.

“ No.., No problem “. Reply Fan Xiong while releasing his hand from Ming Zhi's shoulder.

“ Hmm ..., You are currently at level 10 of the Physical Development level ...., It seems, you are indeed talented in cultivation .., “. Added.

“ Hehe ...., Uncle Fan was too praised ....!! “. Reply Ming Zhi while scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

Actually at this moment Fan Xiong still felt a little surprised and astonished about Ming Zhi's physical development speed. Because all the Cultivators in the Qilin continent knew, developing physical strength was very difficult if they reached a high level.

Even highly skilled Cultivators, it would take at least 1 year more to be able to increase their physical strength from level 8 to level 9. But somehow that fact could be broken so easily by Ming Zhi.

Since about two weeks ago Ming Zhi was still at level 6, but right now his physical development had improved greatly to level 10. It increased by 4 levels in an instant.

And another thing that made Fan Xiong feel surprised was, the fact that Ming Zhi had killed a spirit beast. Because according to him, it was quite impossible for Ming Zhi who still relied on his physical strength to fight spirit beasts. Because at the very least, it must be an expert cultivator in the energy level who can fight spirit beasts. Moreover, the current Ming Zhi also still did not have any foundation of martial skills.

However, when he saw the innocent smile of the teenager in front of him, he somehow immediately ignored his thoughts earlier.

' Hahh ..., is it possible, this brat accidentally got a celestial fortune ....? ‘. Then thought Fan Xiong as he sighed.

But, whatever it was, the current Fan Xiong should be able to be more certain, if the Ming Zhi in the future should be more careful.

“ Heii Boy ....! A suggestion from me ....! If you really want to become a Cultivator, I suggest that in the future you should be able to be more humble ...! “. Fan Xiong said giving a suggestion.

“ As I once told you, the world of Cultivators is a cruel world ....! The more talented you are, the more and more obstacles you will face in the future ....! “. Again give advice.

“ Umm .., In that case, do I have to avoid going forward to show my full strength ....? “. Ask Ming Zhi.

“ Mmm ...., As it is better ....! But, of course you can use your full strength when you are in a state of urgency, or a time that threatens your life ....! As for the rest you should be able to be more careful .....! “. Fan Xiong's.

“ Mmm ..., Alright ..., I understand uncle Fan .....! “. Reply Ming Zhi.

“ Hahh .., Good ....! Then wait here for a moment ....!! “. Fan Xiong said as he then headed towards the back.

After a while of waiting, Ming Zhi then saw Fan Xiong approaching her with something.

“ Nahh ..., Take ....! “. Fan Xiong said as he handed a book to Ming Zhi.

“ Umm ..., What book is this uncle ...? “. Ming Zhi asked as he looked at the white colored book.

“ It is a martial skill book .....! That book is one of the skills I learned as a child ...! “. Fan Xiong explained.

“ Take it, and learn it....! “. Added.

“ Wahh..., Thank you very much uncle....!! “. Ming Zhi said happily.

“ Mmm ..., Keep practicing ...! “. Reply Fan Xiong nodded.

“ Remember one thing ....! There are no great warriors in this world ...! There are only trained warriors and keep practicing ..., ”. Added.

“ Mmm ..., Alright ..., Your message will always be remembered ..! “. Reply Ming Zhi.

“ Oh yes uncle.., Earlier, I also took fangs, some meat, and the snake skin ..., “. Ming Zhi said as he showed a pile of snake flesh and skin that was tied up using vines.

“ And .., I also get this “. Ming Zhi added as he took out a spirit stone from his pocket.

Fan Xiong then approached the pile of meat and skin. After observing him for a while, he then took out some parts of the skin, and the fangs of the snake.

“ Hmm ..., This fang and leather is good quality ...!! “. Then said Fan Xiong.

“ Give me your iron gloves ...! I will add this piece of fangs to his fingertips, and this strong and supple snake skin to his joints .....!! “. Added.

“ Wahh ..., Then, will my iron gloves become clawed gloves ....?? “. Ming Zhi asked enthusiastically.

“ Mmm .., In addition, the movement of your hand will later become more flexible because of the flexible snake skin is “. Reply Fan Xiong.

After nodding enthusiastically, Ming Zhi then immediately handed over his iron gloves to Fan Xiong.

“ For that meat, you can consume it to strengthen your body, or you can also sell it ...! “. Fan Xiong's.

“ And for that spirit stone, you can absorb the Qi that is in it, and then enter the level of Qi collector. Added Fan Xiong.

“ Mmm .., In that case, I will only take some of this meat uncle....., and some for uncle only ....!! ”. Ming Zhi.

“ Hehh ..., No need ....! You're the one who killed this Spirit Beast ..., So, just take all the meat ...! “. Reply Fan Xiong.

“ Hehh ..., Come on uncle ...!! Just accept ....! Let's just say this is my gratitude, because Uncle has helped me so much over the years ....!! “. Ming Zhi said forcefully.

“ Anyway ..., I heard, that Spirit Beast meat is so good ......!! “. He added teasing Fan Xiong, as he found out that his uncle was very fond of meat.

“ Hehh .., you sly brat .....! All right, I'll take it .....!! “. Reply Fan Xiong.

“ Hehe ..., That's the answer I want to hear ....!! “. Ming Zhi smiled lightly.

Ming Zhi then took some of the snake's flesh, and tied it up separately.

“ Then ..., I'll go home, uncle ....!! Aunt must be worried about me now ...! “. Ming Zhi.

“ Mmm ..., Alright ..., Thanks for the meat ....! And also, say my regards to your aunt ...! “. Fan Xiong's.

“ Mmm ..., “. Reply Ming Zhi.

“ Oh yes .., Take back your gloves next week ..! Because this will probably take a little while .., “. Added Fan Xiong.

“ Also beware ...! The child of the mayor, is not a good child .., “. Added again.

“ Mmm ..., I understand …! “. Ming Zhi replied.

After bidding farewell, Ming Zhi then left Fan Xiong's workshop. He then headed towards the city market, to sell some of his snake meat.

After arriving at the city market, Ming Zhi then headed straight to the place where the savage beast meat was sold. And even though it was late, the city market was still bustling with sellers and buyers.

After bidding several times and raising the price, Ming Zhi finally managed to sell some of the meat for 2 pieces of gold. Ming Zhi felt unexpected, if he had now produced 2 gold pieces from selling a small portion of the Spirit Beast's flesh.

But what he didn't know was, it turned out that the price for the Spirit Beast's flesh could probably be many times that. This is because, apart from the delicious taste, the properties of the meat are also very useful for the development of a Cultivator.

And with his money now, he bought a basket case to carry the remaining meat, which he did not want to sell. She also went to a clothing store to buy and change her tattered clothes.

The servants in the shop, no one came up to Ming Zhi and greeted him, as they thought, that Ming Zhi might just be a poor child coming to take a look.

And after taking a look at some clothing models, Ming Zhi finally chose 1 set of clothes for 1 Silver. Although he currently had a lot of money, he still felt that the price was quite expensive for only 1 set of clothes.

A set of such clothes consisted of black trousers, black inner T-shirts and black knee-length robes with red stripes. Ming Zhi then went straight to the payment counter to pay for it.

And after changing his clothes in the changing room of the store, Ming Zhi also now became more different. He now looks more like a handsome young man.

‘ Heh..., It looks cooler than my old clothes ..., ‘. Inner Ming Zhi.

The servants who had just ignored him, were now stunned to see Ming Zhi's new appearance. He simply ignored the waiters, and then walked out of the store.

After arriving home, Ming Zhi then looked at her aunt who was waiting for her worriedly on the porch of the house.

“ Ming Zhi .., Why did you come home late at night ....? Did something happen to you ...?? “. Lin Hua asked worriedly.

“ Are you okay ...? What happened to your shirt ...? “. He added who continued to urge Ming Zhi with various questions.

“ Mmm ..., no aunt problems ....! I'm fine– “. Reply Ming Zhi.

Ming Zhi was then forced to lie to Lin Hua, so as not to worry him.

Ming Zhi told the lie that he was helping a warrior who was wounded by fighting a spirit beast. And as a thank you for Ming Zhi helping him to take care of his wound, the swordsman then gave Ming Zhi the flesh of the spirit beast he killed.

“ Huhh ..., Thank goodness ..., If you're okay ...., “. Said Lin Hua relieved.

“ Umm .., I sold some of the spirit beast meat, and I used the money to buy new clothes ..., and here's the rest of the money .... “. Said Ming Zhi while handing the rest of the money over to Lin Hua.

“ Mmm ...., Aunty will save it “. Reply Lin Hua.

“ And, Aunty will also cook this leftover meat for you .., “. Added.

“ Mmm ..., “. Reply Ming Zhi nodded cheerfully.

After it was finished cooking by Lin Hua, Ming Zhi then directly ate it voraciously. And after finishing eating, Ming Zhi then helped Lin Hua to clear the dining table.

“ Umm ..., Aunt ....! Maybe from tomorrow I will practice martial arts ..., I want to become a strong swordsman, in order to protect Auntie and the people who are precious to me ..., “. Ming Zhi.

“ Hmm ..., have you thought carefully about this, son ...? “. Ask Lin Hua.

“ Mmm ..., Of course Aunt ...! I feel completely sure ….! “. Ming Zhi replied.

“ Hmm ..., I approve everything you want to do son ...! Just so you keep in mind, to always be careful ...!! “. Reply Lin Hua.

“ Mmm .., Thank you aunt ...! ‘’. Ming Zhi said happily.

“ Oh yes .., Listen, there is an Academy entrance test held next week ..., will you follow it too ...?? “. Added Lin Hua asking.

“ Mmm .., I will try it ...! “. Reply Ming Zhi while nodding.

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The next day, when the sun had not yet fully revealed, Ming Zhi did his physical development training routine on the outskirts of the Wo forest, which was running while carrying a large rock on his back.

After running several times, he ended his training, then intended to try to learn the skill book that Fan Xiong gave him.

The white book has the title “Tapak and Bears“ Scrap on the cover. Ming Zhi then immediately studied every movement in the book, and practiced it.

After performing each movement over and over again, Ming Zhi now began to understand the basis of the skill.

‘ But after combining the tread and the claw, this movement becomes a bit stiff ‘. His inner.

‘ Hmm ..., Maybe, I should play the tempo in each turn of his attack ‘. His mind again

Ming Zhi then tried to repeat the move again. But this time the movement looks more flexible, with a combination of tread attacks and claws that complement each other.

And at the end of his movement, Ming Zhi did his bear tread on a large rock. The big stone was instantly shattered into pieces.

‘ Very strong skills .....!! ‘. Then Inner Ming Zhi was shocked.

‘ Heh ..., after learning this skill, I thought, Uncle Fan might have been a great swordsman .., ‘. Thought Ming Zhi.

‘ Hmm .... Is it possible, uncle Fan used to come from a powerful swordsman clan ‘. Ask again in my heart.

Ming Zhi could only guess if Fan Xiong might have been a great person, because Fan Xiong had always refused to answer Ming Zhi's questions about his past stories.

“ Hahh .., “. Ming Zhi then took a deep breath.

“ After some thought, not even I knew who my real family was .., “. Ming Zhi muttered with a wry smile.

“ Who exactly am I ..., and where am I from ....? “. He mumbled again wondering in his heart.

The more he thought about it, the more Ming Zhi dissolved into a gloomy feeling.

“ Cihh ...., But, a fool with all that ....! “. Ming Zhi.

“ Whatever happens, and wherever it is I will find out for myself about my past story ...., And I will find out also about the secret of the dragon statue that is in my subconscious ...!! “. Ming Zhi said with determination.

“ And then ..., I'll engrave my own Legend......!! “. Ming Zhi added excitedly.

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After noon, Ming Zhi then completed his physical training and martial skills. He then just sat down cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

And after stabilizing, he then directly took out a spirit stone from his pocket.

‘ Hmm .., Looks like I should start collecting Qi and enter the Qi collecting level ..., ‘. Ming Zhi Murmured.

After quietly observing the spirit stone for a while, Ming Zhi then directly attached it to both palms, to begin absorbing the Qi stored within.

And after a while later, Ming Zhi could begin to feel a faint stream of energy passing along the meridians throughout his body. (1)

The flow of energy then quickly gathered in the abdominal area, precisely in his dantian. Ming Zhi could feel tiny droplets filling his dantian. (2)

After repeating each same process over and over again, Ming Zhi felt that his dantian had become increasingly dilated and expanded. He also sensed that there was a small beam of dew in his dantian.

After a few hours, he finally completed the Qi absorption from the spirit stone.

Thanks to the Qi stored in the spirit stone, Ming Zhi had instantly experienced twice the rate increase.

‘ Huhhh ..., So, like this it feels to enter the level of Qi collector ....? My body feels filled with overflowing energy ...! ‘. Ming Zhi muttered with a grin.

‘ In my dantian earlier, I also felt a small lump of dew ..., Umm ..., Is that the amount of Qi that I have collected .....? ‘. Ming Zhi asked inwardly.

‘ Hahh ..., Forget ...! Most importantly now I am already at the level of Qi Gatherer level 2 ..., ‘. Inner Ming Zhi was delighted.

‘ But, maybe now it will start hard to collect Qi, if not use spirit stone ..., and also, it will not be that easy to find another spirit beast ‘. Ming Zhi muttered inwardly.

‘ Hahhh ..., Maybe I will think about it again in the future ..., ‘. Then he said he ignored it.

Ming Zhi was then back in a cross-legged sitting position, to regulate his breathing and stabilize the Qi in his body. A few minutes later, he finally stood up and did a light stretch.

‘ Hmm ..., Although I currently already have Qi in my body, but I still don't know how to get it out ..., like someone who has a melodious voice, like, but can not sing ..., ‘. Inner Ming Zhi.

‘ Alright ...! Maybe from now on I should also train him ....! ‘. Inner again.

Ming Zhi immediately closed his eyes, wanting to first sense the Qi he had in his dantian, and then tried to expel it through the meridians present in his body.

And after a few minutes had passed, even a small gust of wind suddenly shot out from Ming Zhi's body. He opened his eyes, and then immediately made a tread movement in the empty air.

And an invisible energy ripple then came out from the palm of Ming Zhi, which then directly hit the tree in front of him. The energy ripples then made the tree imprint like a small palm.

‘ Wahh ..., Cool ....!! ’. Then inner Ming Zhi was enthusiastic.

‘ Although only a small energy ripple, but can make such a container ...., ‘. Added happy.

Realizing his first success, Ming Zhi was also overjoyed, as he was finally able to learn long-range assault techniques.

‘ Huhh ..., But to get it out in full, it's not as easy as I imagined ‘. Add again .

‘ Alright ..., Again ...!! ‘. Then said Ming Zhi inwardly.

He then tried it back. But this time, he tried to flow more of his Qi. And after quite a gathering in his hand, he then directly flicked forward while keeping his Qi steady.

A beam of wind then blew quite strong as a result of the shaking of Ming Zhi's hand. The wind then removed many leaves from the trees.

“ Huhh ..., It seems, this is already good ..., “. Ming Zhi sighed.

“ But, I should get used to it more “. Added.

Ming Zhi then continued to try it many times. And after a few hours of trying it, he finally lay down from exhaustion.

‘ Hahh ...! It's very tiring ..., ‘. Inner Ming Zhi while panting.

‘ But it seems, I have gotten used to regulating my Qi energy ..., ‘. Add it in the heart.

He then positioned his body to cross-legged and closed his eyes. He tried to reorganize his breathing. Until late afternoon, he opened his eyes.

‘ Umm...., It seems I was too busy practicing so I did not realize if it was getting dark ‘. Then Ming Zhi said inwardly.

‘ Maybe the training will continue tomorrow only .., ‘. Added.

After tidying up his clothes, Ming Zhi went straight home.

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The next day, Ming Zhi returned to the outskirts of the Wo Forest to perform his physical training routine.

Even though he had currently reached the level of Qi gatherer from the construction of the foundation, he still intended to train his physical body by carrying stones as tall as a small house while running.

After warming up by training his body, Ming Zhi then trained the skill he learned yesterday.

He does tread movements and bear scratches over and over again. And now he is increasingly adept at combining between the site and its scratches, so that the movement is more smooth and flexible.

“ Huhhh ..., This training is very tiring “. Then Ming Zhi said while panting.

“ But now I'm getting better at this style ..., and the effectiveness of the manager is starting to show ..., “.

“ Hehh ..., I was curious, if I tried to combine Qi in this style, what would the result look like ....? “. Then said Ming Zhi curiously.

He closed his eyes and focused all of his senses. And after a while, he opened his eyes and immediately tried to do the movement of the treads and scratches of the bear.

Amidst the movement of the moves, a stream of Qi then seeped out from Ming Zhi's body. But just a moment after, the Qi flow suddenly split and disappeared. Ming Zhi had apparently failed in his first attempt.

‘ Huhh ..., I had expected this would not be as easy as I thought ‘. Inner Ming Zhi.

‘ Alright ...., Once again ....!! ’. Added enthusiasm.

Ming Zhi did it again. This time he tried to focus more, so that his Qi flow would not split. But after making his move, he still failed.

But Ming Zhi was not discouraged. He then continued to try it over and over again, until finally the sun was almost sunset.

‘ Huhhh .., It becomes very difficult ‘. Inner Ming Zhi.

‘ But on the last move earlier, it looks like I have almost succeeded ‘.

‘ Maybe I'll continue tomorrow again ‘. Inner Ming Zhi sighed.

After that, he went home to rest his tired body.

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And the next day, Ming Zhi repeated the same training as yesterday. Ming Zhi then constantly repeated the same training, until three days later.

He intended to prepare himself, for the sake of taking the academy's entrance selection test held three days to come.

And in each of his trainings, he became more and more adept at using Qi in every move of his manager.

And after releasing Qi over and over again in his training, the meridians present in his body also expanded even wider. Thus, now Ming Zhi became increasingly accustomed and fluent in releasing the Qi in his body.

He also realized that his physical development also continues to develop even though he is currently above level 10.

‘ Hmm ..., Maybe my current physical development is at level 12 ..., ‘. Inner Ming Zhi.

‘ But this is so strange, even physical cultivators alone are very difficult to develop his physique after reaching level 10 ..., But after training him, why do I think this is so easy .....? ‘. Ming Zhi asked in astonishment.

‘ Am I indeed talented to be a physical cultivator .....?? “. Added wonder.

Cultivators can also be divided into physical cultivators and energy cultivators.

Physical cultivators usually only practiced physical superiority alone, so these cultivators continued their physical training despite having reached level 10. And most of the physical Cultivators were from the Giant/Ogre race.

As for energy cultivators, most of these cultivators only focused on cultivating his Qi alone.

Energy cultivators also usually paid no attention to his physical development. So after feeling that his body was capable enough to gather and hold Qi, these cultivators directly entered the Qi-collecting level.

And most of those cultivators, they had directly entered the Qi-collecting level, despite only having a Physique development level that was still low or still below level 10.

“ Hahh ..., Whatever it is ..! If that's a good thing, why should I complain ...? “. Ming Zhi sighed.

“ Huhh ..., Tomorrow is Academy selection day ..., I have to work hard .....!! “. Add it with great enthusiasm.

He finished his training earlier than usual, and then headed straight home.

Arriving at home, Ming Zhi went straight to her room and then sat cross-legged on the bed.

He tried to gather energy from nature, and then condensed it into Qi within his dantian. He did that until the next morning.

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STORY’S NOTATIONS :

(1) Meridians are channels that exist in the bodies of cultivators (such as veins and veins) that are useful for flowing Qi into his body, or vice versa.

(2) The dantian is the place where Qi has been collected. Located about 2-3 fingers below the navel.