Nancheng Suppression Office.
Mu Wanjun leaned against the railing, looking at the gray sky outside the window. But within the grayness, there was a faint glimmer of light, as if it could break through the clouds at any moment.
It had been quite some time since she received the reply to the letter she sent to her Family.
In her letter, she stated that she had inadvertently discovered a true Martial Dao Genius. This Martial Dao Genius had a clean background and met the Family's expectations for cultivation. She suggested that he could be strongly courted to tie him to the Family's war chariot.
This was a true Genius who, despite a late start, still had a great chance of breaking into the Inner Qi Realm.
She had originally thought that the contents of this letter would gain the Family's approval and that some Cultivation resources for courting would be allocated. But she never expected...
The Family's reply to her letter was beyond her expectations.
Their Mu Family, with its ancient Legacy spanning over a thousand years, was a truly prominent aristocratic Family in Weishui County City.
The Family's reply agreed to her suggestion of attracting a Martial Dao Genius. It allowed her to act freely and absorb him into the Family. However, there was no news of the Cultivation resources she had requested in her letter.
“Could it be that the Family, in order to support Sixth Brother's Cultivation, has adjusted the allocation of Cultivation resources among the younger generation to such an extent? Even the resources originally used to attract young talents to join the Family have been diverted?”
Mu Wanjun secretly speculated.
Her cousin, Mu Feiyu, was the Mu Family's foremost Prodigy of the current generation. At a young age, he was already a Martial Dao master at the Clear Turbidity Returning to Origin Realm of the Inner Qi Second Level. He was only half a step away from entering the Inner Qi Third Level, Tianlin Descends Peak.
If Mu Feiyu could successfully enter the Inner Qi Third Level, then he would have a chance to make it onto the New Talent Rankings, bringing glory to the Family and enhancing the Mu Family's prestige.
Mu Feiyu, along with Liu Ziming of the Liu Family, and two other Prodigies from the County City, were collectively known as the Four Young Masters of Wei River!
Of course, in recent years, Liu Ziming had already widened the gap between himself and Mu Feiyu and the other two. In the past two years, there have also been rumors that Liu Ziming is the Liu Family's Qilin Son, an unparalleled existence among the younger generation in Wei River.
The younger generation of Weishui County City was ranked like a pyramid.
Liu Ziming occupied the Peak, being an unrivaled existence among the younger generation in Wei River.
Below Liu Ziming, the first tier of individuals was occupied by Mu Feiyu and the other two Prodigies.
Below these three, was the level Mu Wanjun was at.
Throughout Weishui County City, there were about eight or nine people in her situation.
These seven or eight people all had the strength to contend for a spot among the top ten of the younger generation. However, who could truly enter still required their utmost effort in a competition to find out.
“Chen Ping'an, what a pity.”
Mu Wanjun sighed.
She had wanted to secure some Cultivation resources for Chen Ping'an to make his future Martial Dao path smoother. But she never expected that, due to Sixth Brother's push for the New Talent Rankings, this matter would be ignored by the Family.
“The timing isn't right!”
Mu Wanjun withdrew her gaze from the distance and turned to sit back in the large chair.
“New Talent Rankings...”
A glimmer of hope flashed in Mu Wanjun's eyes.
With her talent, she was not much worse than Mu Feiyu. But with their talents being quite similar, the Family elders hoped to see a male member of the Mu Family uphold the Family's prestige among the younger generation.
As a female, the Family did not treat her unfairly. But for a long time, there was a slight difference in the supply of Cultivation resources compared to Mu Feiyu.
Over time, she fell behind Mu Feiyu.
As a female, she would eventually marry!
No matter whom she married, she was a bargaining chip for the Family's interests.
...
+1.
A familiar experience symbol flashed by, and a look of excitement flashed in Chen Ping'an's eyes.
“Success!”
Name: Chen Ping'an
Realm: Qi and Blood Fifth Stage Perfection
Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Perfection, Flying Locust Stone Perfection, Gongmen Thirteen Blades Perfection, Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Major Achievement (191/200), Golden Bell Cover Not Yet Initiated (1/20)
...
Following the method described in the Secret Manual, Chen Ping'an successfully Cultivated the Golden Bell Cover.
The first successful Cultivation meant that Chen Ping'an only needed to accumulate experience day by day, using persistent effort to gradually advance the Golden Bell Cover's Realm.
“A superior Cultivation Technique is indeed different! Just getting started requires 20 experience points! That's double the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training from before!”
Looking at the interface information floating in the Void Realm, Chen Ping'an sighed slightly.
As a superior Martial Art, Golden Bell Cover had many unique aspects. Furthermore, on some pages of the Secret Manual, there were more precise records, such as the movement of Qi and Blood, breathing Mind-Cultivation Technique, and vital acupoints.
With these restrictions, it was extremely difficult to simply copy an identical one by hand!
Many superior Martial Arts Secret Manuals were the same; not just anyone could copy one and sell it. If some essential Martial Art principles were not conveyed, the copied version might just be a piece of scrap paper.
This was only a superior Martial Art; what if it was a divine Cultivation Technique above a superior Martial Art?
It was rumored that the original Martial Art texts recording divine Cultivation Techniques would have residual Concepts on them. Only by comprehending the Concept could one truly initiate the study of the Martial Art.
A copied version without residual Martial Art Concepts, even if the Martial Art's essence was complete, would be meaningless.
“Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training is about to reach Perfection! Once this Martial Art reaches Perfection, I can fully focus on the Golden Bell Cover! If I Cultivate the Golden Bell Cover to a certain Realm, my self-preservation ability will reach an extremely terrifying level!”
Chen Ping'an envisioned.
Currently, if he fully activated the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training, he was no longer afraid of certain weapons. Weapons striking his body would be like metal clashing, only leaving a white mark on him.
One could imagine, if on this foundation, the Golden Bell Cover were to be added...
To what extent would his defensive power reach!
The Golden Bell Cover Cultivates both internally and externally. Besides the physical horizontal training, it also involves the wondrous uses of Qi.
If the Internal Energy within the body is abundant like hair, gradually gathering over time, it can eventually open up a Qi Sea in the Dantian.
Thus, the Cultivator would be considered to have stepped into the Inner Qi Realm, reaching the Inner Qi First Level, Qi Sea Initial Formation.
...
After obtaining the superior Cultivation Technique, Golden Bell Cover, Chen Ping'an behaved as usual. He entered and exited the Nanquan Lane Garrison Office under the awestruck gazes of the Yamen Runners and Chief Constables.
At his current level, he could basically arrange his work time freely, as long as there were no major incidents.
That night, Chen Ping'an completed his Cultivation of the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training.
As the experience points churned and changed, starlight entered his glabella, and the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training reached complete Perfection!
At the same time, Chen Ping'an's Qi and Blood surged throughout his body, like a great Qi and Blood Dragon, permeating his marrow.
Qi Blood Sixth Stage, achieved!
Feeling the surging power filling his entire body, a heroic spirit rose in Chen Ping'an's heart.
“A young man should have the ambition of a swan, and ride a swift horse to conquer the plains!”