Chicken Rib Artifact

Old Ancestor Feng's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's good! You didn't come just to tell me this one thing, did you?"

Feng Jiaqing immediately nodded. "Old Ancestor, I tested Yunxi's Spiritual Roots. She has mutated top-grade Spiritual Roots of wind, lightning, and ice."

Feng Feng flashed over to Feng Jiaqing's side and asked, "Was the test accurate?"

"Of course. I used Soul Lamp Hall's Formation to conceal the phenomenon caused by her Spiritual Roots."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Feng Feng said "good" three times in a row. He paced around twice before finally saying, "Yunxi must stay in the Feng Family to cultivate."

Naturally, Feng Jiaqing agreed, but he frowned. "Old Ancestor, if the Wei Family learns that Yunxi's aptitude is this outstanding, they likely won't give up this girl."

Old Ancestor Feng nodded at those words. "With the Wei Family's nature of never rising early without profit, they certainly won't give up such a fine seedling. And because Yunxi's aptitude is so good, they'll surely reach into our Feng Family for resources. Otherwise, if Yunxi achieves anything in the future, the Wei Family will never let us get even a scrap of the benefit."

Feng Jiaqing echoed, "Just from how Wei Lingyue could not wait to elevate his concubine to the position of wife, it is clear that he does not care much for Yunxi. Once that Du Ruolan becomes Madam Wei, Yunxi will definitely be bullied again. She is still young and has not begun cultivating, so we cannot have the child stay in the Feng Family permanently either."

Old Ancestor Feng paced around his courtyard twice. Seemingly having thought of something, he immediately took a stride back into his room. A moment later, he returned to the courtyard with a small brocade box in hand and passed it to Feng Jiaqing. "Help Yunxi refine this High-Grade Artifact. Once it has been refined, test her Spiritual Roots again."

Feng Jiaqing reacted quickly. Raising his brows, he asked, "Old Ancestor, is this an artifact that conceals Spiritual Roots?"

Old Ancestor Feng nodded. "Yes. This was one of my spoils from long ago. I put it away at the bottom of a chest because it has a flaw, but it is quite suitable for Yunxi now."

Feng Jiaqing did not stand on ceremony. He opened the brocade box and saw a plain silver band lying inside. It had no patterns, decorations, or spiritual energy fluctuations. It looked exactly like an ordinary Silver Ring from the mortal world.

Old Ancestor Feng continued explaining, "After this artifact for concealing Spiritual Roots is refined, it can make one's Spiritual Roots appear one grade lower during a Spiritual Root test. However, it will lose its concealing effect during cultivation or battle.

"For example, I have Dual Spiritual Roots of fire and wood. After using this artifact, the test would still show Dual Spiritual Roots, but the value of those roots would only be fifty, greatly diminishing my aptitude.

"But Yunxi is different. She has not begun cultivating yet. If you help her refine this artifact now, it will not fail during her future cultivation or battles. Once she is strong enough, she can remove the artifact herself. That should be enough to deal with the Wei Family."

Feng Jiaqing curved his lips into a smile. "Rest assured, Old Ancestor. Tomorrow, I will explain the situation to Yunxi. I believe this girl will understand our painstaking intentions."

Old Ancestor Feng continued, "This matter requires Yunxi's cooperation. But even if her aptitude worsens, the Wei Family likely will not let her go so quickly. After the Wei Family tests her Spiritual Roots and confirms which junior they will send to cultivate at the Haoran Sect, we can exert our strength then.

"Things must be done step by step. We cannot rush. Once we rush, mistakes will be made, and once mistakes are made, the Wei Family can easily notice."

"Rest assured, Old Ancestor. Jiaqing understands."

The two discussed matters in secret for a while longer before Feng Jiaqing left the Old Ancestor's courtyard.

After seeing him off, Feng Feng waved his hand and activated his courtyard's Defensive Formation. He sighed and muttered to himself, "Jiayun, this is all your Old Ancestor can do for you. I hope you return safely."

The next day, Wei Yunxi still slept until the sun was high in the sky, only crawling out of bed once hunger gnawed at her stomach.

The four maids had clearly divided duties and bustled around Wei Yunxi. By the time she had been dressed, washed, groomed, and fed, it was already noon.

Wei Yunxi stretched her short, stubby little body and prepared to visit her uncle. There were still some things she wanted to ask about more clearly.

But just as she reached the entrance of the small courtyard where she was staying with her maids, she ran into Feng Jiaqing, who had come looking for her.

Seeing that the little girl was clearly more spirited than yesterday, Feng Jiaqing smiled and asked, "Yunxi, did you sleep well last night?"

Wei Yunxi properly performed a salute before answering in a soft, sweet voice, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle. Yunxi slept very well last night. I even woke up late this morning. I was just about to go pay my respects to you."

Feng Jiaqing waved a hand. "No need to be so formal. We are cultivators; we do not stand on so much ceremony. But I do indeed have something to discuss with you alone today."

Wei Yunxi immediately nodded to show that she had no objection. The group returned to the small courtyard, but this time the four maids were left outside. To be safe, Feng Jiaqing also activated a Defensive Formation Disk, cutting off outsiders' prying eyes.

Only then did Feng Jiaqing take the brocade box from his Storage Ring. He explained the Silver Ring's purpose, why he wanted to help her refine it, and the effects after refinement. He even explained one by one the chain of consequences that would follow when her Spiritual Roots changed.

Wei Yunxi pretended that her eyes were spinning from confusion, but her mind was racing at high speed. This was another development that had never appeared in the novel. Yet it had happened because she had come to stay with the Feng Family. In the novel, the female supporting character Wei Yunxi had never come to stay at the Feng Family's residence, and her relationship with the Feng Family had been merely ordinary.

Now that the Feng Family had tested her Spiritual Roots ahead of time and confirmed that she possessed heaven-defying aptitude, they intended to pull her into the Feng Family's bowl. That was why they were going to such lengths to plan for her, wanting to draw her into the Feng Family's camp without attracting the Wei Family's attention.

After weighing it up, Wei Yunxi felt that going to the Feng Family brought more advantages than disadvantages compared with staying in the Wei Family. Not to mention that the Wei Family had Wei Yunqing, the female lead, even if Wei Yunxi's aptitude defied heaven, she would still be nothing before she had grown strong. Du Ruolan would be the first to refuse to let her grow up. Otherwise, the female supporting character in the novel would not have become a Fortune-Bringing Child.

Wei Lingyue was nothing but a fence-sitter, standing wherever the benefits lay. If he learned that her aptitude was poor, he might even find ways to swindle away all the good things in her possession. Once she no longer had any use, he would leave her to fend for herself in the Wei Family.

The Feng Family was different. For Feng Jiayun's sake, they would look after her to some extent. Especially after learning that she possessed such heaven-defying aptitude, they would be even more willing to invest in her, because half the Feng Family's bloodline also flowed through her veins.

Having thought it through, she deliberately put on an innocent expression and said, "Uncle, I understood some of what you said, but some of it I did not understand. But Mother said that I should listen to Uncle. Uncle would never harm me. I will do whatever you tell me to do."

Feng Jiaqing touched Wei Yunxi's little head with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Of course. Uncle definitely will not harm you."

After saying that, the Patriarch Feng formed a hand seal and drew a drop of Wei Yunxi's heart's blood. He dripped it onto the Silver Ring, then sent spiritual energy into it and guided the ring, which had turned red, into Wei Yunxi's Spiritual Roots.

Wei Yunxi felt slightly dizzy. Her chest felt as if it had been pricked by a needle, and her vision blurred.

After Feng Jiaqing confirmed that the artifact for concealing Spiritual Roots had successfully acknowledged its master, he stuffed a Blood Replenishing Pill into Wei Yunxi's pale face. Once little Yunxi recovered, he took out the Spirit Testing Plate again.

This time, without needing him to say anything, Wei Yunxi obediently placed her hand on it.