《Worlds Above》 Fang Tanxing "Where are you Fang Tanxing? It''s time for our sword training!" Inside a training hall, a well built man holding a wooden sword is shouting. As he was doing so, a middle aged woman appeared at the entrance of the hall holding a tray filled with two cups of green tea. "Fang Kou. Our son is always training everyday, give him time to play, don''t forget that he''s still a child even though he''s talented" The woman lectured her husband after seeing his state. "But this isn''t the first time..." Fang Kou tried to explain himself but stopped after seeing her wife glare at him. Her expression softened seeing him calm down. "Don''t worry, he probably went to that shop again" While she''s talking, a servant went inside the training hall confirmed her words "Mistress Fang Hai, young master is indeed at the noodle shop at this moment" "See? Even if something unexpected happens, there are still your subordinates that can protect him" Fang Hai said. Fang Kou massaged his forehead before nodding in agreement. ... While they were arguing, a chubby boy is busy slurping soup inside the bowl in front of him. After finishing, he looked up and raised it to an old man cooking noodles. "Noodle owner, One more! Your noodles are really the best" The chubby boy demanded with an innocent voice. The old man looked at him and the table filled with numerous bowls. He only smiled and gave him one more. "Fang Tanxiang, you''re big appetite still haven''t changed just like your body" He teased. Fang Tanxiang only nodded while eating his noodles. "Just make sure that your father won''t come here and pull you out again" The old man smiled helplessly as he continued to cook more noodles. After being fully satisfied, Fang Tanxiang burped loudly and thanked the old man before using his chubby body to nimbly get up from his seat. "I''ll come here again noodle owner!" Just when he was about to head home, he heard a small voice calling him. "Fang Tanxiang! I heard that you''re the strongest among all of our age! My parents said that I have to beat you!"This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Fang Tanxiang turned around and saw a little girl a head smaller than him wearing a cocky expression on her face and looking down on him... or at least trying to. "Stop looking down on me! Match your height to lower than mine!" Seeing that he''s taller than her, she felt depressed but quickly came up with an answer. Without any idea what''s happening, he patted her head and said, "Are you lost? That also happened to me. Want me to help you find your parents?" The girl puffed cheeks and pointed to the person beside her, "I''m not lost! Our servant is here" Fang Tanxiang looked up and only noticed now that she does have someone with her. As he looked back at her, he saw her fists going towards his face with a speed unbelievable for her age. He raised up both his hands and easily intercepted both her fists. She tried to get out from his grasp only to result in failure. He only removed his hands after noticing her fist lossened. After that, he locked both his hands in front of his chest and imitated his father''s expression when he''s being lectured by him. "It''s not good to punch someone who did nothing to you" He tried to furrow his brows as hard as he could to look more strict. "But, but my parents said... they said that I have to fight you... uwaaaa!!!" The little girl cried after saying this much. After seeing her cry, Fang Tanxiang strict expression turned into worry seeing her cry. He patted her head and consoled her, "I''m sorry I did that. But you''re not alone! I also cry when my father do that to me" Beside them, the servant widened her eyes when she saw him easily stopping the punch of their young mistress. ''Although he''s taller than her, both of them are 6 years old! Young mistress already opened her dantian and she''s known to be the strongest among their age aside from Fang Tanxing. To stop her punch that easily...'' Her expression darkened as she realized this. ''If the chieftain finds out that Fang Kou''s son have this much talent, it''s no doubt that our family head wont have any chance to get the position anymore! I need to eliminate him!'' Her eyes released killing intent. After this thought, she slowly pulled out a needle covered in green liquid from her sleeves. ''This should be enough!'' As she was about to throw the needle, she felt a overbearing pressure pressing down on her. She saw an illusion of a lion the size of a mountain is crushing her with it''s foot and wearing a disdainful look on it''s eyes. She spurted out blood after her body can''t take the pressure anymore. ''This!...'' She wiped out the blood on her as she looked around to find where it came from. "Are you fine? Why is there blood on your clothes?" Her young mistress and Fang Tanxing looked at her worriedly. "I''m fine, it''s just the stain from the food we ate before" When she finished her words, she heard a voice calling out to Fang Tanxing. "Fang Tanxing! You came and eat here again huh. Bring your fat body home and train already!" From a distance, Fang Kou shouted as soon as he saw Fang Tanxing. Fang Tanxing chubby face quivered when he heard his father''s voice and immediately ran away "Mama! Help me!" "You''re not getting away this time!" Fang Kou swiftly came to his side and carried him on his shoulders. Fang Tanxing only kept on crying out knowing that he doesn''t have any strength to resist. "Greetings Senior Fang Kou" The servant greeted him with a respectful tone despite trembling. "Oh, you''re the servant who''s always beside that old geezer. Why are you trembling? Is something wrong?" Fang Kou asked with a warm smile on his face. But to the servant, that smile looked like the lion from before sneering at her. "I-it''s nothing senior, this lowly one and young mistress Yu Xiu will be going now." She then hurriedly went away with Yu Xiu not daring to stay for a second longer. Fang Kou only glanced at their backs once more before taking Fang Tanxing to their manor. "You''re gonna train with twice the usual weights on your body!" "No!!...." Climbing Steps Heavy panting could be heard throughout the whole room inside the whole training hall of Fang family. On the middle of it, a chubby boy is lying down covered in sweat while trying to catch his breath. "Why are you tired already? It''s only been a few hours" In front of him, his father kept lecturing despite seeing him being so tired. "But the weights you placed on my body are very heavy..." Fang Tanxing''s face looked miserable as if he was about to cry as he pointed at the clothes he''s wearing. "It''s just twice heavier than before, you''ll eventually get used to it" His father casually replied. Seeing that he''s still not getting up, he sighed and said "You can train your chi then, try advancing your cultivation." Not even a second passed before Fang Tanxing''s chubby body miraculously gained energy hearing those words. He hurriedly went into a lotus position and closed his eyes. ''This kid...'' Fang Kou helplessly shook his head knowing that Fang Tanxing pretended to be tired to skip training. He sighed and turned his head to watch the scenery outside with his eyebrows drooped as if he''s worried about something. ... Inside Fang Tanxing''s dantian, a miniture sized version of him woke up as soon as his body from the outside closed his eyes. "It''s time to climb the next step" He said to himself as he stood up and looked at the place around him. Countless sparkling nodes made of chi are floating all over the 40 meters space where he''s currently in. At the center of it are stairs with a height that seems to surpass his current dantian size. But despite being seemingly limitless, only 10 steps can be currently seen while the others above it are blocked by a shroud of fog. "It''s unbelievable to think that this is all inside me even though father said that it is" He exclaimed. He walked around for awhile feeling amazed at wondering how his tiny body could have the ability to have all of this. Not too long after, he stopped in front of the huge stairs. "Now then, I need to go to the next step" He patted both his fat cheeks to calm himself down before climbing up the stairs. He only stopped when he arrived on the 4th step. "This is where I stopped the last time" Nodding to himself in satisfaction, he looked towards the next one with fear in his eyes. "The last time I arrived at the 4th step, it gave me so much pain that I couldn''t stand up for a whole day!" He swallowed his saliva while wiping off the non existent sweat out of his forehead. He gritted his teeth before placing his feet on the next one. After doing so, he tightly closed his eyes expecting the pain he felt before to come... He closed it for a few seconds before curiously opening it since he didn''t feel any pain. He noticed that the space he was in expanded to 50 meters and the amount of chi slightly raised in quantity.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. He let out the breath he was holding in when he found out that there was no pain. The expression on his face slowly started to become cocky when he realized that his dantian didn''t give him any pain this time. "Ha! Is it just today that you remember who''s the real master in here?" The place remained silent despite his provocation. Already expecting this, he continued his way towards the next step with a smug look on his face. But as soon as he placed his foot on the step, his chubby face quivered and eyes widened when he felt pain all over his body. "Ah!!--" Without even having the chance to cry, his miniture self was thrown off the stairs while his consciousness returned to his physical body. ... Fang Tanxing directly fell down from his lotus position because of the overwhelming pain he felt. "Why are you in pain? You should have easily stepped up the 5th step without any problems since your strength is already more than enough" Fang Kou curiously asked him. Laying on the ground, Fang Tanxing didn''t know whether to laugh or to cry. He didn''t dare to say what happened knowing that his father will just make fun of him. "Fang Tanxing! Are you fine?" At the entrance of the training hall, Fang Hai hurriedly went to him when she saw him crying on the floor. Fang Tanxing eyes brightened when he heard his mother''s voice. His shouts of pain visibly became louder when he saw her getting closer. When he coincidentally glanced at his father for a moment, he saw the corners of his mouth twitch. ''Must have been my imagination.'' ... Somewhere away from their house, a panting female servant is hurriedly heading towards the manor of Yu family. After passing through numerous rooms, she finally arrived in front of the room of their family head. "You may come in" The door opened itself without her even having the chance to knock. Going inside the room, she respectfully kneeled in front of a middle aged man with a saber on his back. "Family head Yu Xiulan, there''s something important I need to report" "What''s so important that you need to directly come here?" He said with a voice filled with slight killing intent. "It''s related to young mistress Yu Xiu fighting Fang Tanxing" She directly strike his weak spot. "Did my daughter win against the child of that old geezer?" As expected, his expression instantly lightened when he heard his daughter being involved. ''Why do both of you call each other old geezers when both of you are only middle aged?...'' She speechlessly thought when she also heard the other side call him old geezer. "She lost without even having the chance to resist, I couldn''t even call it a fight. I suspect that he''s already in process of climbing up the steps" She explained. Yu Xiulan slightly nodded, letting her continue. "After seeing his strength, I realized that Fang Tanxing will become an obstacle on the path of family head towards the position of Chieftain. That''s why I tried to kill him with poison but I was stopped by the pressure coming from senior Fang Kou" She said while trembling when she remembered what happened. Although it''s already been quite some time when that happened, she still vividly remember the overwhelming power which she doesn''t have the power to even resist. *Bam! Without even noticing, a pressure with the same strength from Fang Kou forced her to stick on the ground and spurt out blood. But unlike last time, the illusion she saw this time is a coiling dragon. She tried to raised her head with much difficulty and looked at him in bewilderment "Family head?..." With a red glint in his eyes, Yu Xiulan positioned himself near her and slowly said in a cold voice. "I wont resort to such petty tricks even if that old geezer''s son is stronger than that. Be thankful that you''ve been my attendant for many years or else you wont just be spurting blood." After saying so, he released a bit of his qi to take her away from his room and closing the door. ''But I just wanted to help. Spurting out blood two times in one day, what luck...'' The servant crawled away with a miserable expression on her face. Childrens Quarrel "Fang Tanxing! Let''s go play!" Fang Tanxing stopped swinging his sword when he heard a small voice. He ran to the entrance and saw Yu Xiu smiling while waving her hands at him. After seeing her, he stared at his father with pitiful eyes. His father sighed and waved his hand. With a silly smile on his chubby face, Fang Tanxing immediately threw away the wooden sword and ran as fast as he can grabbing Yu Xiu with him not waiting his father change his decision. "I''m getting too old for this" Fang Kou massaged his temples. He then turned his head around and said, "Shadow number one. As usual, you and your brothers make sure that he wont get into any trouble" "Yes!" Five human shaped figures passed by him and swiftly went outside to follow Fang Tanxing. ... "Yu Xiu, what do you want to play today?" Fang Tanxing asked Yu Xiu whose hand he''s holding. After meeting once that day, Yu Xiu would come to their manor to call him and play whenever she have the time. "I found a big pond outside the tribe that we can play in! I also saw a few cute frogs there!" Yu Xiu excitedly said with sparkling eyes. ''Frogs are cute?'' Fang Tanxing thought bewilderedly but didn''t say it not wanting to hurt her feelings. Along their way to the pond, Fang Tanxing bought almost every food he saw. He tightly hugged all of it in his arms as if someone''s gonna steal them. Yu Xiu ignored him as if she''s used to him doing this. After a few minutes she looked at a distance in front of them "That''s the pond!" She pointed at a 10 meter sized pond that''s barely outside their tribe. "But there''s already a group playing there." Yu Xiu said dejectedly when she saw a group of kids their age. "Don''t worry! They''ll surely let us play with them" Fang Tanxing reassured her with a smile on his face.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Handing over the food to her, he then went towards the kids playing. "Can we play with you guys?" Fang Tanxing asked them with a expectant voice. All of them stopped playing hearing his words and turned to him. They all looked at each other before someone that seems to be their leader went in front him. "You''re the fatty that they call a genius? You''re not allowed here! All the water will pour out of the pond if you step in it!" The leader of the group said with a mocking expression. ''It''s all because of you that my parents are beating me everyday! They always say that I should be better than you! This is my revenge for you!'' He thought. With the crowd behind him remembering who he was and having the same thoughts, they all followed suit and also started to mock him. "He''s right!" "You''re not allowed here!" Yu Xiu went beside Fang Tanxing when she heard their words. She looked at the expression on his face only to see him smiling. "Fang Tanxing, are you alright?..." She asked worriedly. She could more or less understand why they''re mad at Fang Tanxing because she''s also been scolded by her parents when she lost to him. But unlike them, her parents are less strict. Without even responding to Yu Xiu, Fang Tanxing went towards them and punched them one by one. With his strength already at the 5th step, he can easily beat them since their dantians haven''t even opened yet. As expected, they all lost without even having the chance to fight back. "I-I''m gonna tell my parents!" "Me too!" With bruises all over their face, they all ran away while shouting threats. Yu Xiu was shocked when she saw him striking them without even talking. "We could just have played somewhere else, why did you have to do that? You''re in trouble if their parents will complain to your family." She worriedly asked knowing that one of the children he punched have families with the same position as his. Still wearing a smile on his face, Fang Tanxing raised his fist said "Because my mother always tell me that I should fight with my fists and not my mouth!" "Oh, its because of your mo- wait, it''s not your father who said that?!" Yu Xiu was speechless when she heard this. "Hahaha! Let''s play already" Removing his shirt, Fang Tanxing jumped to the pond. "Wait for me!" Yu Xiu followed him and cheerfully played with the frogs at the side of the pond. Hidden in the shadows of trees, shadow number one and his brothers looked at each other with panicked expressions. "Family head told us that we should prevent young master from getting into trouble but he unknowingly provoked many families..." Shadow number one said. "1st brother, what should we do? Many families are gonna complain to family head." Shadow number two worriedly asked. His other brothers agreed with him. "We can''t do anything for now, let''s just let the family head handle this. The main problem here is that they now know the strength of Fang Tanxing." Shadow number one said. Only after trying to reassure them that everything will be fine that his other brothers calmed down. Complaint "Fang Kou! You should give all of us an explanation for what happened to our children!" Similar angry shouts could be heard outside the manor of Fang family. Fang Kou temporarily stoppped cultivating when he noticed a familiar voice among them. "What''s the problem?" He asked them in a calm voice from inside the manor but was shocked when he saw the children with bandages that covered almost every part of their head. ''They were heavily injured even when they''re inside the village? Could it be?...'' Fang Kou''s eyes widened when he thought of this. "Are there spirit beasts attacking the village?!" Fang Kou hurriedly asked to confirm his theory. "What do you mean spirit beasts?! Your son beat them all up until they''re all in this state!" A middle aged woman that''s in front of the group angrily shouted at him. "You''re the one who lead the group here Tao Yating?" Fang Kou said after seeing the person who he''s familiar with, "I should have guessed it." He muttured in a soft voice. Veins kept showing up on Tao Yating''s forehead when she heard his whisper, "I could hear you." She said while gritting her teeth. "Putting that aside, it''s your children''s fault that they lost. Based on what your children explained, my son already fought alone yet they still lost" Fang Kou pretended not to hear what she said and changed the subject. "But even if your son is stronger than them, there''s no need to go so far!" Tao Yating responded despite feeling humiliated how their children lost so easily. "Just look at the injuries he caused to our children! It''s inhumane!" "She''s right! You need to atleast give us compensation!" Fang Kou massaged his forehead seeing them continue shouting, ''That kid caused me a lot of trouble this time'' He sighed before replying to them, "What compensation do you want then?" They all went silent hearing this and everyone looked towards Tao Yating. "It''s only a small request, we want you to not compete for the position of chieftain" Tao Yating''s mouth slightly rised up. ''So that''s their intention from the very beginning.'' He furrowed his brows. Although he knew that they will make their move after knowing that Fang Tanxing will be a big obstacle to them on getting to chieftain position, he didn''t expect it to be this early.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. "That''s not possible, only the chieftain have the right to do that. I don''t have the choice to refuse if he chooses me to succeed his position." He responded after contemplating. "You can go out the village by the time the chieftain is about to be chosen." Tao Yating relented not wanting to lose the argument. If Fang Kou is absent at that time, then their chieftain won''t have any reason to still pick him. "What''s going on here?" Just as Fang Kou was about to say something, a commanding voice interupted them. A burly old man wearing a necklace made of bones approached them. "Greetings Chieftain" Fang Kou and the others hurriedly greeted respectfully as soon as they saw him. The chieftain waved his hands and said, "Tao Yating, I heard that you wanted Fang Kou to have his succeeding rights to be removed. The only way for you to do that is to let both of your children fight each other. Whoever''s child lose will have their succeeding rights removed." "Chieftain, I-" Tao Yating was cut off by the chieftain before she even have the chance to refuse because she knew that her child would surely lose. "But seeing that you''re so determined to do it that you even came all the way here, I''ll give you a chance." He sighed as if he''s giving her a big favor. Fang Kou quickly yelled towards their manor when he heard this, not giving Tao Yating any chance to refuse again. "Fang Tanxing! Come here!" A chubby kid eating meat buns came running towards Fang Kou as soon as he called heard the call. "How come you have that? I told you to train awhile ago... Nevermind that, go fight him!" He looked at him speechlessly before pointing towards the child of Tao Yating. The chieftain turned towards the children wearing bandages in confusion. ''Is this a new clothing trend that appeared while I was away from the village?'' He shook his head before leading the child of Tao Yating to face Fang Tanxing. "Chieftain, I didn''t say-!" "Fight!" Tao Yating was cut off again as she was about to continue. Fang Tanxing charged towards his opponent by the time he heard the old man said the word. Although Fang Tanxing doesn''t have any idea what''s happening, since his father told him to fight, he decided to finish it fast and continue eating. A trickle of tear slowly appeared from the only visible eye of his bandaged opponent when he saw Fang Tanxing coming towards him. "Not again-!" *Bam Without even having the chance to raise his arms, he got knocked out. After doing so, Fang Tanxing snatched the meat buns from his father''s grasp and escaped. The Chieftain''s eyes showed shock seeing Tao Yating''s child being easily beaten. He looked at Tao Yating only to see her having an expression not knowing whether to laugh or to cry. "Both of them should be at the same age, how come your child was easily beaten?" "Chieftain, Fang Tanxing is already on the 1st level while my child''s dantian is still not open..." "Why didn''t you say so earlier?" "But I tried too..." "Let''s just cancel this then, I still have duties to do." With a displeased expression, the chieftain waved his hands and headed back to his place since he only passed by and had something to do. He nodded in satisfaction towards Fang Tanxing. Tao Yating and her group also went back to their own residence in a depressed state when they saw their chieftain displeased. "Now that all the fuss is finished, I should triple the training of that naughty kid." Feeling pleased, Fang Kou went back inside the manor. After they all went away, a seemingly ordinary shop owner who watched everything that happened took out a talisman from his sleeve. "Family Head Zhou Zhi, Tao Yating failed, chieftain unexpectedly came back to the village." He whispered into the talisman then inserted a bit of his chi turning it into ashes. Grandparents "Father, why are we not training today?" Fang Tanxing curiously asked while sitting in a lotus position in front of his father. "You''re now at the 6th step, right?" Fang Kou responded. Fang Tanxing nodded. It''s already been a month since the complaint incident and he finally advanced to the next step. With a satisfied expression, Fang Kou muttured, "Although it''s still early considering your age, but your strength should be enough to compensate it." Fang Kou comtemplated before saying, "We should move on to the next phase of your training! Pack your things that you need for the next year!" "Where are we going?" "Stop asking, just do it" With a wave of his hand, Fang Tanxing floated directly to his room. Despite feeling very curious, Fang Tanxing still followed his orders. When he turned around, he saw his mother packing his stuff already. Fang Tanxing eyes sparkled when he saw the mountain of food stuffed inside a cloth, "Mom, is this all for me?!" His mother smiled when she saw him and said, "This is enough for an ordinary person to last for a year. But for you, it can only last for a month" She chuckled as she pinched his cheeks. "Father said I need to bring stuff that can last me for a year, where will I go?" Fang Tanxing asked worriedly. "Knowing your father, I''m sure that he wants to train at the forest." His mother said. "The one where you said that there are many spirit beasts?!" Fang Tanxing''s expression paled when he remembered the horrifying stories his grandfather told him. Fang Hai pinched his cheeks as she consoled him, "Don''t worry, your father will never let you get hurt or he''ll be in big trouble. Just use a message talisman if you''re running out of food." Fang Tanxing chubby face shivered when he saw the seemingly warm smile on her face. Afterwards, Fang Hai gave him everything he need for the trip. Fang Tanxing easily carried it despite the weight reaching more than 100 kg.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. "We''ll be going now!" Fang Tanxing waves his hand towards his mother while walking away. "Before we start your training, we''ll go to your grandparents house first. It''s been a long time since we''ve visited." Fang Kou said in a depressed tone. "I''ll get treats again!" Contrary to his father, Fang Tanxing was excited since he always get treats when he visit them. They only stopped by the time they reached a huge manor with the word "Chun" written on top of it. In front of the entrance, a strict looking old man and kind looking old woman stood. The old man''s brows furrowed when he saw Fang Kou. "You didn''t even bring my daughter with you! Why did you even bother to come here!" The old man lectured Fang Kou even when they''re still far away. Fang Kou sighed hearing his words. His relationship with his parents-in-law has always been bad since he married their daughter without even asking for their permission. The old woman beside the old man smiled and said, "Don''t be so harsh Chun Bo!" "I''m sorry Chun Nuan..." Chun Bo embarassedly said. Fang Kou''s spirit rised up hearing her words... "At least he brought my little fatty with him!" ...Only to fall into despair. Chun Bo''s eyes brightened hearing this, only now did he notice that his grandson also came. Fang Tanxing excitedly greeted them while the huge bag behind him kept making rattling sounds. Chun Nuan smiled as she took out a huge meat bun from inside the manor and gave it to him. Fang Tanxing thanked her before turning towards Chun Bo and said, "Grandpa! Tell me more of your stories!" Chun Bo laughed and summoned a servant to give Fang Tanxing a chair. Chun Bo melancholy looked far away in the distance and started his story. "A long long time ago, strange beings that came from outside of this realm ruled our world. They sucked out all of the qi leaving none for others to cultivate. A single breath from them can dry up seas and a stomp of their foot can destroy mountains. The empires tried to resist only to be destroyed and only ruins were left of them..." He sighed after reaching this point. "What happened next?" Fang Tanxing anxiously asked. Chun Bo smiled and continued, "The story says that a godly being only lifted his finger to remove them from our realm." "Is that possible?" Fang Tanxing was shocked hearing this. "I don''t know, maybe even the story itself is just a rumor, I also think so. How can anyone have the power to easily defeat them." Chun Bo only shook his head. Even he find it to be too exaggerated even for a rumor. "Let me tell you more..." ... While Chun Bo was telling stories, Fang Kou and Chun Nuan are also having a conversation of their own a distance away from them. "Are you sure Fang Tanxing will be fine? The other families already know about the talent of his, they''ll surely be ready to make a move." Chu Nuan worriedly asked. She was worried since she also heard that Fang Tanxing beat up the kids his age easily. Now that his talent is revealed, it''ll be difficult to hide it even if they want to. They were worried about Fang Tanxing because they know how competetive it is in their village. "Don''t worry! I''m there to protect him. Even if something unexpected will happen, I still have my talismans." Fang Kou reassured.