🌙 The Lingering Echoes of Battle
The night remained unchanged.
Yet, Lin Xuan's world had transformed entirely.
The narrow alley returned to silence.
The dim streetlights flickered slowly, as if unable to fully illuminate the place that had just witnessed the clash of two powers that shouldn't exist in the ordinary human world.
The cracks in the ground were still vivid.
The shattered concrete walls stood as physical proof that something extraordinary had just occurred.
But for Lin Xuan…
It wasn't the environment that felt different.
It was himself.
He stood still.
His breath was heavy.
His body felt light… yet hollow.
As if something inside him had been drained too quickly in a short span of time.
His hands trembled slightly as he lifted them.
Not from fear.
But because his body had not yet fully recovered.
"I'm… still alive…"
he whispered.
A simple sentence.
But behind it…
Lay a profound realization.
He had nearly died.
Truly, nearly died.
And the only reason he was still standing here…
Was because of someone else.
👸 Long Yuer Who Stayed
Before him—
Long Yuer stood still.
Motionless. Silent.
Yet her presence alone was enough to shift the atmosphere.
If the man from before brought a pressure that made breathing difficult…
Then Long Yuer brought something different.
Calmness.
But not an ordinary calm.
A deep, profound stillness.
Like a boundless ocean.
Yet Lin Xuan knew…
Behind that tranquility…
Was a power far greater.
He stared at her for a few seconds.
Then said:
"…Thank you."
His voice was quiet.
But sincere.
Long Yuer didn't answer immediately.
She only looked at Lin Xuan.
Her eyes were calm, yet piercing.
"You almost died."
There was no emotion in her voice.
No visible concern.
But because of that…
Her words felt much heavier.
Lin Xuan gave a faint smile.
"I know."
He wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his lip.
"If you hadn't come…"
He stopped.
He didn't need to finish.
The answer was obvious.
🧠 Awareness of Limitations
A few seconds passed in silence.
Lin Xuan looked down at his hands.
They looked the same.
But now…
He knew.
These hands had touched something that ordinary humans were never meant to touch.
"I couldn't control it…"
he muttered.
He recalled the fight.
His movements were fast. His reflexes sharp.
But it all felt like it didn't belong to him.
As if his body moved on its own.
As if something inside him had taken over.
"It's like… I don't have full control over my own body."
Long Yuer nodded slightly.
"That is because you do not yet understand the source of your power."
🔥 An Irreversible Decision
Lin Xuan raised his head.
He looked at Long Yuer.
His gaze changed.
More serious. More resolute.
"Teach me."
No hesitation. No pause.
Just those two words.
Long Yuer paused for a moment.
She had seen many humans in her lifetime.
Most would run.
Most would refuse.
But this youth…
Did neither.
He chose to step forward.
"Why?" Long Yuer asked.
Lin Xuan took a deep breath.
"Because I don't want to die without knowing what is happening to me."
He clenched his fists.
"And if this power is going to stay…"
"…then I must learn how to use it."
👸 The Fate-Changing Agreement
A few seconds passed.
The night wind blew softly.
Then Long Yuer spoke:
"…Very well."
That single word—
Changed everything.
"From now on…"
She stepped closer.
"You shall learn."
🌌 The First Lesson — Knowing Thyself
"Sit."
Lin Xuan followed immediately.
He sat on the cold ground.
He didn't care about the dust or the dirt.
"In the world of cultivation…"
Long Yuer began to explain.
"The first step is not to attack."
"Nor is it to defend."
"It is to understand yourself."
🧠 Entering the Consciousness
"Close your eyes."
Lin Xuan closed them.
"Do not use your sight."
"Use your consciousness."
At first—
It was dark. Void.
But slowly—
Something appeared.
🌫️ The World Within the Body
Mist.
But not on the outside.
Inside.
Lin Xuan saw something he had never noticed before.
A flow.
Thin, yet real.
Flowing within his body.
Like a small river branching out through his entire being.
🧠 Meridians — The Pathways of Life Energy
"Those are the meridians,"
Long Yuer's voice echoed.
"The pathways through which energy flows."
Lin Xuan focused.
He saw the paths.
But they weren't perfect.
Some were narrow.
Some were blocked.
And some—
Were completely closed off.
⚠️ The Root Problem
"That is why you cannot control your power," Long Yuer said.
"The energy is too vast."
"But the pathways are not yet ready."
🐉 The True Source of Power
"Now…"
"Find the center."
Lin Xuan focused deeper.
And then—
He found it.
A point.
In the center of his body.
Glowing.
Pulsing.
Stronger than all the other flows.
THUMP…
THUMP…
🔥 The Awakening Dragon Blood
"That…"
"Is the source of your power," Long Yuer said.
"It is not ordinary Qi."
She paused for a moment.
Then said softly:
"Dragon blood."
⚡ A Shaking Realization
Lin Xuan opened his eyes.
"Dragons… they really exist?"
Long Yuer looked at him.
"This world is far larger than you can imagine."
🌊 Explanation of the Cultivation System
"Qi is the energy of the world."
"Ordinary humans cannot see it."
"But those who awaken their consciousness…"
"…can utilize it."
She looked at Lin Xuan.
"However, you are different."
"You do not merely use Qi."
"You are the source of it."
⚠️ The Coming Danger
"And that is dangerous."
"Why?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Because this world does not allow something like that to remain free."
"There will be those who seek you."
"To use you."
"Or to kill you."
🧘 Basic Training — Breath Control
"Now…"
"Begin with the breath."
Lin Xuan closed his eyes again.
He inhaled.
He imagined the energy entering.
And this time—
He truly felt it.
The energy entered.
It flowed.
Toward the center.
⚡ The First Stable Control
"Do not let it scatter."
"Control it."
Lin Xuan focused.
The energy tried to disperse.
But he held it.
He guided it.
Slowly.
🌟 Tangible Progress
Time passed.
And for the first time—
The energy stabilized.
It wasn't wild.
It wasn't painful.
It just… flowed.
Lin Xuan opened his eyes.
"I can do it…"
👸 A Change in Gaze
Long Yuer looked at him.
This time—
It was slightly different.
There was something subtle there.
Recognition.
🌌 Foreshadowing a Greater World
Yet far out there—
Several pairs of eyes began to open.
The name Lin Xuan…
Began to echo.
And a much larger world…
Began to move.
🌌 END OF CHAPTER 5
In a small alleyway in Shanghai…
A young man took his first step.
A step into the world of cultivation.
A step toward a destiny that could not be avoided.
And beside him—
A dragon princess who began to be bound by something even she did not yet understand.
Their journey…
Has only just begun.