"Not bad, not bad. Your aptitude is fairly decent. With my cultivation laying the foundation for you, you've now made an initial entry into the Void Embracing Technique."
At the Prince of Qin's Manor in Cangshui City, Gu De emerged from his secluded cultivation chamber. Before he could react, a figure had already appeared before him. After looking him over, the newcomer revealed a trace of satisfaction in his eyes.
Looking at the purple-clad figure before him—Eunuch Zhuo Qing, His Highness's newly appointed manor steward, and the one who had helped him cultivate this Void Embracing Technique—Gu De hurriedly bowed.
"Thank you, Mas—"
"Stop!"
Before Gu De could finish, Zhuo Qing cut him off. At the same time, a warning that seemed to carry a chilling wind entered Gu De's ears.
"I have told you before: you are His Highness's accompanying eunuch. Though I taught you martial arts, it was merely at His Highness's command. I am not your master, and there is no need to bring those palace customs between us."
Gu De nodded respectfully. "Gu De understands. Thank you, Eunuch Zhuo Qing, for imparting this divine technique!"
Having only just begun cultivating the Void Embracing Technique, Gu De could already feel the sheer strength of the true qi within his body. Though both were in the Early Manifestation Realm, he was several times stronger than before.
This Void Embracing Technique was vastly superior to the so-called Yin Luo Technique he had cultivated before. The two were not even on the same level. Such a divine technique was something he had never had access to before.
More importantly, Gu De could sense that this technique had been created specifically for eunuchs. Cultivating it came naturally to him.
Zhuo Qing nodded indifferently. "Cultivate diligently. Do not—"
Before he could finish,