Chapter 70 The Whole World Knows!

Inside the villa.

After everyone left, Xiang Nan returned to his room alone, unable to wait any longer to check the system.

When he confronted the Firecloud Evil God, time was tight, and he hadn't had a chance to carefully examine the newly unlocked Weapon and Treasure Marketplace in the system.

He had only glanced at it briefly, but remembered there were many legendary divine treasures available.

If he could purchase them all, he would truly be set for life!

However, no matter how many times he checked, Xiang Nan could not find the entrance to the marketplace again.

“Could it be that the Treasure Market only opens in times of crisis?” he wondered.

“That makes sense. If such powerful weapons and treasures were available at any time, it really would be too heaven-defying!”

After dozens of attempts, Xiang Nan finally gave up.

Still, he felt some consolation in the misfortune—he had acquired the innate supreme treasure, the Taiji Diagram.

The power he had unleashed when he activated the treasure was still vivid in his mind.

In the world of the Primordial Wilderness, there was an annotation on this treasure: The Taiji Diagram divides purity from turbidity, sets earth, fire, water, and wind in order, and encompasses all things. It is the Taiji of the Four Symbols, capable of infinite transformations. Whatever the heart desires, it appears; whatever the mind contemplates, it arrives. It contains the ultimate principles of yin and yang, profound and boundless. Once deployed, all evil is repelled and no magic can break through.

Xiang Nan knew well that with this single treasure, he could look down on the world.

The only problem was his own cultivation was too low and he could not yet unleash the treasure’s true power.

Just thinking of those supreme treasures in the system made Xiang Nan’s heart race with excitement.

Fortunately, he had always been a bit lazy, and with so much going on recently, he hadn’t spent all his merit points on the lottery.

Now that the reputation of Treasure Grove was established, daily sales were steadily increasing. Even if he used up all his merit points to exchange for treasures, it wouldn't be long before he could accumulate more.

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The next day was Monday. Xiang Nan had almost fully recovered and returned to school with Su Yao.

As soon as they entered the classroom, they saw Xu Jiya surrounded by a crowd at the center.

After more than ten days apart, Xu Jiya seemed to have grown a lot. The baby fat on her little face made her look even more delicate and charming. She smiled brightly at Xiang Nan from within the crowd.

Xiang Nan was taken aback, and even Su Yao's mouth dropped open in surprise.

“Yaya, how come you’re here? You must be looking for me and Nan, right? It’s been days since we saw you, where have you been?”

Su Yao hurried over, excitedly clinging to Xu Jiya.

Held tightly by Su Yao, Xu Jiya’s face was full of happiness, but her bright eyes were fixed on Xiang Nan.

“I did come to see you both, but… I’m also here for school. I’m now a student at Kyoto Spiritual Martial University!”

“Really?! But you haven’t even awakened your ancestral power yet, have you?” Su Yao’s eyes grew even wider. She thought for a moment and then added, “No wonder you’ve been training so hard lately, eating several of those sugar beans in a row. Tell me, did you awaken your ancestral power ahead of time?”

“Xiao Ya, did you really succeed?” Xiang Nan also asked with concern. He knew Xu Jiya had always been anxious to awaken her power early.

Xu Jiya nodded excitedly, “That’s right. Thanks to Brother Xiang Nan’s sugar beans, after my body was optimized several times, just yesterday, with my father’s help, I finally succeeded!”

She really had been preparing for this for some time, especially recently. After taking several Transformation Pills, she felt her body had fully met the requirements for awakening. All she needed was the power of the moon or the energy of heaven and earth to make it happen.

For his daughter's future, Xu Qingshan had put aside all his affairs to help her.

But no matter how hard they tried, it always felt like something was missing. The final step just couldn’t be taken.

Then, yesterday afternoon, a sudden blue light shot into the sky, and then spiritual energy from all directions surged in as if a floodgate had been opened.

Though Xu Jiya, as a first-time awakener, was usually insensitive to such things, the abundance of spiritual energy was overwhelming. She instantly broke through and succeeded.

“That’s wonderful! Now the three of us can be together again!” Su Yao was so excited she nearly jumped for joy.

“Congratulations, Xiao Ya!” Xiang Nan grinned from ear to ear, genuinely happy for her.

“Yaya, tell us, who was your first ancestral awakening target?”

“It was a martial arts master, she is…”

The boys who had been gathered around Xu Jiya in the classroom went from surprised, to disappointed, to dejected.

After all, it was rare for such a stunning beauty to join their class, and now it turned out she was connected to Xiang Nan as well?

From their expressions, it was clear the new Xu Jiya only had eyes for Xiang Nan.

Their gazes toward Xiang Nan were filled with endless resentment.

What was with this situation? Ever since Xiang Nan arrived, every pretty girl in the class seemed to be interested in him.

But after his performance in the beast tide battle, Xiang Nan’s reputation and might had spread throughout the campus, and no one dared to offend him. All they could do was fume in silence.

Just then, Li Xiang, a senior, poked his head in at the doorway. When he spotted Xiang Nan, he walked over with a broad grin.

“Brother Nan—no, I should call you God Nan now! I watched the livestream of yesterday’s events, and you were incredible!” Li Xiang walked in and bowed to Xiang Nan in exaggerated respect.

“Livestream? What do you mean?” Xiang Nan was a bit confused.

“You’re so low-key! It won’t be long before the whole world knows your true strength!” Li Xiang said as he took out his phone and played a video for everyone.

The video was of Xiang Nan’s final showdown with the Firecloud Evil God the previous day.

The distance was a bit far, but thanks to the high resolution of the phone camera, the footage was fairly clear.

Even the moment when Xiang Nan unleashed his treasure was captured.

Xiang Nan rubbed his forehead, looking helpless.

He had thought that as long as Su Yao kept quiet, the matter could be kept under wraps for a while. He’d planned to reveal it only after his cultivation was strong enough.

Who would have thought some meddlesome person had not only recorded a video but even streamed it live? Now the whole world would know about the Taiji Diagram!

The classroom instantly erupted. All the students crowded around.

“Oh my god! He’s a real god now! What level was the Firecloud Evil God? Actually died at Brother Nan’s hands?”

“Damn, what kind of weapon is that? That Taiji Diagram is amazing!”

“A weapon? That’s definitely a treasure! A single move to kill the Firecloud Evil God—that’s invincible!”

“Wait, aren’t treasures from the cultivation era? For that kind of power, it must be at least fifth grade! If I remember right, Brother Nan, aren’t you only second grade?”

“With Brother Nan, nothing is impossible. I knew it! That Taiji phenomenon a while back was caused by Brother Nan’s awakening, and it scared the hell out of me!”

“Brother Nan, tell us, where did you get that treasure?”

“All recorded treasures in our Nine Provinces are managed by the Spiritual Martial Association. Brother Nan, your background must be insane to get your hands on such a heavyweight treasure!”