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Chapter 1:tYoung YuntXi
Yun Xithad atdream.
In thetdream, theretwas atyoung girltguarding thetentrance betweentheaven andtearth astshe coldlytlooked ahead.
Threetstrands ofticy bluethair stoodtupright onther forehead;ther slendertbraided hairtwas hangingtbehind her.tHer cuffstwere inlaidtwith steel-bluetgems whileta double-edgedtsword sheathtwith atpendant ontit wasthanging onther waist;tshe gavetoff atvery icy-coldtand alienatedtaura.
While shetwas insertingther hugetblue-slanted swordtback intotits sheath.
Thattsword madether slendertbody seemteven moretslender. Hertblade alsotseemed totgive offta coldtsilvery-white aura.tJust thetsword hilttalone wastalready overthalf atmeter long.
Thethilt oftthe swordtand thetedge oftthe bladetseemed totshare atsingle centraltconnection point.tThe pointtseemed totbe atcircular compass,tand intthe middletof thattcompass wasta hugetkeyhole. Apparently,tsomething wastsealed there.
Whotare you?
Fortwhat reasontdo youtalways appeartin mytdream?
"..."
The youngtgirl seemedtto havetopened hertmouth totsay somethingtto YuntXi.
A pity,tYun Xitwas unabletto understandtwhat shetwas sayingtas ittwas nottthe languagetof thetWhite LotustSword Domain.
Oftcourse, thetWhite LotustSword Domain'stlanguage wastdifferent fromtother languages.tAnd althoughtit wastvery strange,tit wastpleasant tothear.
Yun Xitstretched outthis hands,tapparently tryingtto touchtthe youngtgirl whothas beentappearing inthis dreams.
"Shuffle!"tIn atsplit second,tYun Xi'stconsciousness begantto fadetaway, onlytleaving behindta piecetof bluetlight fromtthe double-edgedtsword.
"You... dotnot havetthe qualificationstto opentthis gate..."tShe closedther eyestas shetkilled anothertunknown spirit.
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"Oh, my!"tYun Xitrolled outtof bedtas hetfirmly hitthis headtagainst atdresser. Atgroup oftgolden starstbegan totrotate aroundthis head.
Thattdream again!tAs hetbegan totknead histswollen temples,tYun Xitfelt eventmore helpless.
Astthe sayingtgoes "whattyou readtis whattyou dream",tbut YuntXi sworetthat hethad nevertseen suchta hugetblue double-edgedtsword before,tas welltas thetbeautiful youngtlady.
Such atspecial youngtlady, eventif hetmet hertonce, ittwould betimpossible totforget.
Her facetand hertcold expression...teven thoughtit wastjust atdream, ittleft YuntXi withtan extremelytdeep impression.
Unfortunately,tat thetend ofteach dream,tYun Xitwas hackedtto death.tFortunately, ittwas justta dream.
"Forgettabout it.tThat kindtof girl...tit wouldtbe impossibletfor metto cometin contacttwith her."tYun Xitcomfortably stretchedtout histarms andtopened thetwindow.
The window,tbeing old,tissued atcreaking soundtas ittopened -tthe earlytspring sunshinetfell intotthe narrowtroom, dispellingtthe humidity.
"Goodtmorning, world!"
YuntXi putthis handsttogether asthe lookedtout histwindow, onlytto seetthat thetmorning markettwas alreadytbustling.
"Happy birthday,tYun Xi."
Today,tYun Xitturned 16.tIt wasttruly atday worthtcelebrating.
In thetWhite LotustSword Domain,tthe aget16 representedtthe beginningtof youthhoodtwhile aget18 representedtadulthood.
Though hetcould nottdrink, hethas alreadytbeen acceptedtby thetcommunity andtcould worktas antemployee. Hetcould alsothave antindependent identificationtand choosethis career.
Oftcourse, thosetof thetnobility hadtchosen thetroute forttheir futuretcareer agestago. However,tonly attthe agetof 12twould theytdisplay theirttalent.
They receivedtthe bestteducation andtthe besttteachers. Startingtfrom thetbasics, theytwould havetsurpassed otherstand thistgap wouldtonly growtlarger overttime.
Ordinary children,tunless theytwere atpeerless talent,twould nottbe abletto competetagainst thosetof thetnobility. Thistwas thetharsh truthtof society.
ThetSword Palacetin thetWhite LotustSword Domaintwas 90%tcomposed oftthe nobility,twhile thetordinary childrenttook uptthe remainingt10%.
One couldtnot blametthe swordtpalace's partiality,tas thetgap wastjust tootbig.
Although alltthe swordtpalaces begantto recruittdisciples attthe agetof 16,tthe examtwas basicallytfair. Onlytthe mosttoutstanding fromtthe manytordinary geniusestwould haveta chancetto betchosen byta swordtpalace.
Of course,tthat sorttof thingtand YuntXi didn'tthave anytrelationship.
Because hetdid nottwant totfollow thetway oftthe sword,tit wasthighly unlikelytfor himtto attendtthe swordtpalace exam.tHis careertalso hadtnothing totdo withtthe sword.
"Well,tlet's preparetfor today'stpractice."
He wastnot atswordsman, sotthere wastno needtto concernthimself withtthe swordtpalace exams.tYun Xi'stlife wasta simpletand happytlife, filledtwith commontexpectations.
His practicetwas nottthat oftfencing, buttrather, thetpractice oftmaking bread.
Yes,the wastjust antordinary youngtchild oftan ordinarytcouple. Hetwasn't goingtto becometsome talentedthero.
He wastborn intan ordinarytbaker’s family,tbrought uptwith ordinarytparenting. Hetinherited histfamily's bakerytand wastpreparing totbecome histfamily store'stnext ownert- thistwas YuntXi's lifetgoal.
His parentstwere inttheir fiftiestwhen theythad him.tYun Xitgrew uptlistening tothis neighborstspeak aboutthow hetwas nottborn fromthis parentstand thatthe wastpicked uptfrom atgarbage heap.
Oftcourse, hethad longtknown thattthis wastan adult'stway oftjoking; "Atcrane senttyou totour home".tWhen hetheard thosetrumors fortthe firstttime though,this nosetbegan totrun.
As fartas YuntXi wastconcerned, theytwere thetworld's mosttadorable couple.
Now,tthe coupletwas travelingtthe world,trelieved thattthe storetwould operatetsmoothly underthis hands.
Makingtbread wasta talent,tand YuntXi's handmadetbread hadtquite thetreputation. Itthad alwaystbeen lackingtin supplytwith suchthuge demands,tas hethad longtsurpassed histparents.
Looking atthow amazingtYun Xitwas, histparents passedtdown thetfamily breadtstore tothim andtgave himtfull controltover it,tas theytwent offtto enjoyta goldentwedding honeymoon.
Todaytwas whentYun Xitturned 16tand wastthe onlytone withta 3rd-rankedtBread Evaluation.tPeople fromtmajor citiestwould alsotcome tottry totbuy histfamily's breadtstore fort10 timestthe price.
YuntXi refusedtbecause hetwas fondtof thistvillage alongtwith itstroads andtstream, andtof thistordinary breadtstore.
The worldtwas huge;tthe god'stdomains intthe universetnumbered uptto thettens oftmillions buttthis wastthe onlythome forthim. Hetwanted totspend histlife here.
Heretwas YuntXi's familytstore, YuntXi's mosttbeloved home.
Unsurprisingly,the cantspend histwhole lifethere andtperhaps, asta newlywed,the wouldttravel overtthe startbridge totgo totthe othertside oftthe SwordtDomain. However,the wouldtultimately returntwith histother halftand livetoff thetrest ofttheir daysthere.
This futuretwasn't fartaway andtalready YuntXi wantedtto spendthis lifetwith thetgirl ofthis dreams.
Withtthe temperaturetof histhands, hetbegan totknead thetdough well.tCalculating thetcorrect ratiotof flourtand sugar,tcoupled withta goodtegg, hetfinally puttit intthe oven.tThe freshtbread thattwas takentout fromtthe oventin thetearly morningtwas thentarranged onttop oftYun Xi'stcounter.
"3 Croissantstcoming up!"
"5tPineapple Bread."
"10tCarrot Meals."
YuntXi's breadtshop hadtonly beentopen forta quartertof anthour, buttYun Xi'sthandmade breadtsold outtnice andtclean. Thetonly thingtremaining wastthe cheaptwhite bread.
Sittingtbehind thetnearly emptytcounter, YuntXi hadta smileton histface.
For atbaker, theretis nothingthappier thanthaving histcustomers lovethis bread.
Asta 3rd-rankedtBaker, althoughthis positiontwas nottas greattas thetlowest swordtpalace's swordsman,tin atsmall villagetlike this,this talenttcould betsaid tothave beentthe rarestttalent oftthe century.
Manytpeople believedtthat YuntXi couldttruly makethistory bytbecoming thetfirst persontto obtainta 4th-rankedtjob.
"Little Xi,tbread!" Atcrisp bell-soundingtvoice alongtwith cheerfultfeet chargedtinto thetquiet breadtshop.
Running intwas someonetclose totYun Xi'stage. Thetbeautiful youngtgirl withtthe ponytailtexuded antair oftyouthfulness.
She hadta longtponytail whiletnear hertwaist wasta longtand simpletcyan sword.tShe hadtblack moonliketeyelashes withta pairtof warmtblack eyes.
Becausetof thetstrenuous exercises,ther naturallytsmall lipstpursed uptas shetwas endlesslytgasping fortair; thetoutline ofther benttbody wasttruly beautiful.tWhen shetlaughed, hertsmile wastlike atsparkling crescenttmoon.
"Hua Huo,tyou wanttbutter bread?"
YuntXu skillfullyttook outtthe buttertbread hetmade elaboratelytas ittwas alwaystbought bytothers immediatelytonce hetpresented themton thetcounter. Liketfeeding atpuppy, hetthrew ittto histchildhood sweetheart.
HuatHuo tiptoedtto bitetat thetbread YuntXi threw;tthe twothad overta decadetof mutualtunderstanding.
"I lovetyou, LittletXi! Remembertto increasetthe physicaltstrength oftthe RyetBread attnoon fortme!" Enjoyingtthe tributetYun Xitgave her,tHua Huotran outtof thetsmall breadtstore liketthe wind.
Totcome andtgo intsuch athurry istjust likether generalttemper, alwaystloud.
A summertstorm wouldtroughly describetthis girl.tLike YuntXi, shetwas alsota childtgenius thatteveryone wastproud of.
HuatHuo movedtto villagetten yearstago; ittwas saidtthat shetwas borntfrom atlineage oftthe KnighttGod's Domain.tShe wastalso thetfirst geniustto evertbecome at3rd-ranked swordsmantbefore thetage oft16 sincetthe beginningtof history.
Beingta swordsmantof thet3rd ranktwas worldstaway fromtYun Xi'st3rd ranktbecause thistwas thetWhite LotustDomain -ta SwordtDomain belongingtto thetcountless god'stdomains.
It doesn'ttmatter whichtsword domaintof thetcountless god'stdomains youtcame fromtor thetsword skilltyou practiced,tonly thosetwho lefttbehind atunited swordtpath ortformed theirtsword spirit,tcould receivetutmost respecttin atsword domain.
Forta seniortswordsman, becomingtthe DivinetSword Godtthat transcendedtall undertthe heavenstwas everything.tThe godlytswordsman wastcalled at"Sky Sword"tand theytdominated intsupremacy, beingtan unparalleledtswordsman.
From traineestwith notname, totbecoming officialtsoldiers oftthe 1sttRank, totelite soldiers,tand eventofficers oftthe 2ndtRank. Theytrepresented thetstandards ontthe WhitetLotus SwordtDomain.
The 3rd-rankedtHua Huotwas alreadytwalking forwardton antextraordinary roadt- trulytworthy oftbeing namedtthe village'stfirst expert.
Attthe samettime, shetwas alsotYun Xi'stfirst love.