Wang Family's Retainer Lu Ren

Relying on the Copy Interface.

Over the course of a year and a half.

Lu Changfeng's talent had undergone earth-shattering changes.

But Lu Changfeng felt this was still not enough.

After witnessing Zhang Desheng's death with his own eyes.

Lu Changfeng's pursuit had shifted to Eternal Martial Arts Longevity.

Even with outstanding talent and formidable combat power, one could still die.

Only by pursuing longevity at the end of the martial path could one enjoy eternal freedom and happiness.

To achieve immortality, mere combat strength was insufficient.

He needed stronger innate talent to advance his martial cultivation!

This time, Lu Changfeng emerged from seclusion with a plan already made—to change his name and enter the Wang family of the Inner City!

As the strongest force behind Fengcheng, the Wang family had no shortage of individuals with exceptional innate talent.

Lu Changfeng's goal was naturally to lurk within the Wang family, copy their innate talents, and further strengthen himself!

With the aid of an unlimited supply of Silkworm Meat, Chun Zhu's cultivation had broken through to Blood Tempering Third Level, and her lightness skill had reached great mastery, enough to take care of the Silkworm Seeds in the Small Courtyard for Lu Changfeng.

After leaving the Changle Martial Arts School, Black Ox had rented a place next to Lu Changfeng's Small Courtyard, and with Lu Changfeng's support, his cultivation had reached Blood Tempering Second Level.

His height had also transformed from 1.7 meters to 1.75 meters, now considered above average among normal people, and no one would call him Shorty anymore.

This time, Lu Changfeng gave Chun Zhu his instructions, set a time for future Silkworm Meat deliveries, and then headed to the Inner City with Black Ox.

At noon.

A tall young man arrived at the Wang Mansion Hall of Worship in the Inner City, accompanied by a dark-skinned, sturdy servant.

The two were Lu Changfeng and Black Ox.

The Wang family recruited worshipers year-round. Lu Changfeng, under an alias, stated his intentions at the Wang residence and was led to the reception hall of the Hall of Worship.

Not long after waiting.

A member of the Wang family stepped inside.

He introduced himself as Wang Jin, in charge of all matters concerning the Hall of Worship, including recruiting guest retainers.

"So, Brother Lu Ren, could you introduce your background and specialties? And any requests?"

Lu Ren was Lu Changfeng's alias.

Black Ox also took the alias Lu Niu, posing as Lu Changfeng's servant.

"I come from a martial arts school in Qingshan Prefecture."

"I'm at Blood Tempering Fifth Level, specializing in blade techniques."

Wang Jin looked curiously at Lu Changfeng's back: "Specializing in blade techniques? Then why do you carry not only a blade but also a sword on your back?"

Lu Changfeng replied: "My blade technique has reached a point where it's hard to make further progress, so I wanted to learn a sword technique—perhaps it could provide cross-disciplinary insights."

Wang Jin nodded: "What you say makes sense. I hope you achieve great mastery in your blade technique."

"Well, aside from your salary, do you have any other requests?"

Lu Changfeng said: "I wish to view the martial arts collected by the Wang family."

Wang Jin frowned slightly but still agreed: "We have a Worshiper Scripture Pavilion, though it's generally only open to worshipers with significant contributions."

"However, since you've reached Blood Tempering Fifth Level at just over thirty years old, it's not impossible for you to reach Sinew Transformation in the future. I'll consider this an investment from our Wang family—the Worshiper Scripture Pavilion will be open to you!"

Lu Changfeng cupped his hands upon hearing this: "In that case, I have no other requests."

"Then let's sign the contract."

Lu Changfeng signed the contract with Wang Jin and moved into a standalone Small Courtyard within the Wang Mansion Hall of Worship that same day, reserved exclusively for worshipers.

The courtyard was naturally not very large, only three rooms, but enough to live in.

For daily meals, there was a dedicated Worshiper Kitchen.

Lu Changfeng's salary corresponding to his cultivation was eight hundred taels of silver per year.

The salary wasn't the most important thing—what mattered was that the Wang family also provided a portion of premium Earth Dragon Meat to their worshipers each month.

Currently, there were over thirty worshipers in the Wang Mansion Hall of Worship, most of whom came for the Earth Dragon Meat supply.

Worshipers usually had little to do; occasionally, when the Wang family needed them, they would be dispatched.

After entering the Hall of Worship, Lu Changfeng stayed inside for over ten days, burying himself in cultivation.

Lu Changfeng was perfectly fine with this.

He immersed himself in his own training.

Blood Tempering Sixth Level was the limit for most people, but with Lu Changfeng's outstanding innate talent and his mastered [Mount Le's Wrathful Vajra], he could still continue to refine his Qi and Blood, slowly breaking through toward Blood Tempering Seventh Level.

His cultivation speed had slowed considerably, but Lu Changfeng knew this was for better foundation-building—cultivation couldn't be rushed.

Half a month later, Wang Jin finally found Lu Changfeng and assigned him his first Supplicant mission.

"Escort the Wang Family's Sixth Miss on an outing outside the city?"

Indeed, many Supplicant missions involved protecting the younger generation of the Wang family.

Of course, only the most outstanding juniors were qualified for such protection.

Lu Changfeng rubbed his nose. Early that morning, dressed in a purple Supplicant robe with a blade and sword strapped to his back, he arrived at the Sixth Miss's courtyard.

The Wang Family's Sixth Miss, named Wang Yue, was the sixth child of the current family head, Wang Shou, and just sixteen years old.

Her bone structure was said to be exceptional, marking her as a rising star of the Wang family.

When Lu Changfeng entered Wang Yue's courtyard, he found two other Blood Tempering Realm Purple Robe Supplicants like himself, and to his surprise, even a Black Robe Supplicant!

In the Wang family, a Black Robe Supplicant represented a Muscle Tendon Realm expert—a true Martial Master.

This was the first time Lu Changfeng had encountered a Martial Master other than his own Master.

And in the Wang family, such a Martial Master was merely a Supplicant guard!

He had made the right choice coming to the Wang family!

As fellow Wang family Supplicants, they exchanged nods and shared their names.

Lu Changfeng's youthful appearance drew some attention.

The other two Blood Tempering Realm Supplicants looked to be in their forties or fifties, while the Muscle Tendon Realm Black Robe Supplicant was an old man.

Taking the opportunity, Lu Changfeng quietly probed the cultivation and talents of the other Supplicants.

Name: Shangguan Zheng

Bone Structure: Grade B Upper

Talent: None

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Name: Liu An

Bone Structure: Grade B Upper

Talent: Low-grade Swordplay Talent

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Name: Mo Tian

Bone Structure: Grade A Lower

Talent: Low-grade Fistplay Talent

Among them, Mo Tian was a Muscle Tendon Realm Martial Master, while Shangguan Zheng and Liu An were both Blood Tempering Fifth Level Martial Artists.

If he were to copy Mo Tian's Grade A Lower Bone Structure, Lu Changfeng would need to replicate it fifty-six times to gather eight Grade A Upper Bone Structures and synthesize a Heroic Bone Structure.

With seven copying opportunities per year, fifty-six times would take eight years.

If there were truly no other way, copying Mo Tian's bone structure could serve as a fallback plan.

However, after meeting the Wang Family's Sixth Miss, Wang Yue, Lu Changfeng changed his mind on the spot.

Wang Yue had clearly dressed up carefully for today's outing.

She was tall and slender, clad in a long robe, with excellent features and demeanor.

This young lady was meticulous about propriety and restraint, nodding politely to each of the four Supplicants protecting her.

When her gaze fell on Lu Changfeng, she seemed a little surprised.

"This Supplicant looks unfamiliar? Did you just join the Wang family?" Wang Yue's voice rang out, crisp and pleasant like an oriole's song.

"This Humble One's surname is Lu, given name Ren, the Ren of benevolence. I did indeed join the Wang family not long ago," Lu Changfeng replied.

Wang Yue nodded. "No wonder. I thought I hadn't seen you before. For a Supplicant so young to have such cultivation, having you join our Wang family couldn't be better."

Wang Yue's words were far from simple, carrying a tone as if she saw herself as the family head.

An ordinary person would easily develop a favorable impression after hearing such words.

But Lu Changfeng's mind was elsewhere. He was looking at Wang Yue's bone structure, calculating that if he copied hers, it would take only four years to complete the fusion of a Heroic Bone Structure!