Fiery Jiang Wen

[First year, your Martial Skill Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow reached Initial Mastery, and your Martial Skill Great Compassion Palm successfully entered the Beginner stage.]

[That same year, your relationship with Jiang Wen heated up rapidly. Though you didn't spend much time together, you treated her extremely well, and with over a thousand years of experience interacting with her, your care for her was meticulous.

Liu Rusi and Jiang Changtian observed your behavior and could tell you genuinely liked Jiang Wen. What baffled them, though, was how a kid not even ten years old knew how to charm a girl.

But setting aside your age, your Bone Structure and talent were exceptional across the board—young as you were, you had already reached the Essence Gathering Realm, possessed Earth-grade Bone Structure, and a Special Physique. When Jiang Changtian learned of this, he initially thought it was some kind of trap waiting for him to fall into.

Yet to his surprise, it really was a gift from heaven. And because you worried about Jiang Changtian's suspicious nature, you didn't act too unnaturally clever, occasionally playing the fool just enough to keep him from disliking you.

After all, not only had you spent a long time with Jiang Wen, but you even knew what kind of underwear Jiang Changtian preferred. Knowing his temperament made many things fall into place naturally. In just one short year, you had built a preliminary trust with the members of the Snow Mountain Sect.]

[Second year, your Martial Skill Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow advanced to Initial Proficiency, and your Martial Skill Great Compassion Palm reached Initial Mastery in proficiency.]

[That same year, Jiang Changtian's understanding of you deepened, and his trust in you grew further. You and Jiang Wen were now engaged—not waiting until you came of age this time, but until Jiang Wen came of age, at which point you would marry.

At the same time, to protect you, Jiang Changtian had friendly discussions with the few other members of the Snow Mountain Sect who knew your true age, making them all swear a Martial Oath not to reveal it. Publicly, you were said to be several hundred years old.

That year, due to funding issues, you plundered the ordinary secret realms near Yicheng City that you remembered could be explored at the Essence Gathering Realm. With this influx of funds, the shortage of Cultivation Resources was initially alleviated.

There was no helping it—relying on the meager earnings from painting to support yourself was hardly feasible. Fortunately, you had long prepared for this day, having already scouted out the ordinary secret realms about to open in the surrounding area, and gathered all that information. Though others were puzzled at the time, your formidable strength meant you didn't need to explain yourself to them. The one who plants the tree reaps the shade—that was the logic.]

[Third year, your cultivation level advanced to the mid Essence Gathering Realm, and you painted another Mortal Grade High-Rank painting.]

[That same year, Jiang Wen, now fourteen and deeply in love with you, had begun to understand matters between men and women. She repeatedly expressed to Liu Rusi her desire to marry you as soon as possible, afraid that your excellence might lead someone else to take you away. Liu Rusi spent several days doing ideological work with her.]

[That same year, though you noticed Jiang Wen had been getting handsy with you lately, you knew you were both still young and some things shouldn't be rushed. You suppressed your restless feelings and comforted her in turn.

Truth be told, while you knew a great deal about Jiang Wen, it was all like scenes from a movie. You had never truly experienced real interaction with her, and you too looked forward to the day you would marry her.]

[Fourth year, your Martial Skill Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow comprehended the Minor Achievement Realm, with proficiency rising to Perfected Mastery. Your Martial Skill Great Compassion Palm advanced to Initial Proficiency. Your strength increased significantly, and you soon painted your first Yellow Grade Low-Rank painting.]

[Sixth year, your Profound Grade High-Rank Martial Skill Great Compassion Palm comprehended the Minor Achievement Realm, with proficiency rising to Perfected Mastery. Your strength increased by several tenths once more.]

[Seventh year, your cultivation level advanced to the late Essence Gathering Realm, and your Martial Skill Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow reached Perfected Mastery Consummation Realm.]

[That same year, your friend Ye Mingyue married Lin Miao once again. As before, he invited you to their wedding. To avoid becoming a Godfather, you brought Jiang Wen along this time. As expected, because you already had a fiancée, Ye Mingyue didn't bring up having his future child recognize you as Godfather.

All was well, and you drank heartily with Ye Mingyue, whom you hadn't seen in a long time. The two of you enjoyed yourselves thoroughly, but this time you didn't get drunk.]

[That same year, shortly after attending the wedding, Jiang Wen turned eighteen. The day after her coming-of-age ceremony, you married her. Jiang Wen received a 'Minor Nirvana Pill' from Jiang Changtian, raising her Bone Structure to Profound Grade High Rank. Because your own Bone Structure was too high, the 'Minor Nirvana Pill' was useless to you—perhaps only a true Nirvana Pill might be of use. You began to look forward to entering the Inheritance Secret Realm again, but deep down you knew that until your strength was sufficient, Jiang Changtian wouldn't bring it up. So you had to comprehend the Great Accomplishment Realm before breaking through to the Earth Origin Realm.]

[Eighth year, after spending a great deal of time training your Martial Skills, your Yellow Grade High-Rank Martial Skill Mountain Shaking Fist finally comprehended the Great Accomplishment Realm, advancing to Peak Attainment. Your strength increased dramatically.]

[That same year, Jiang Changtian came to you again and told you about the Inheritance Secret Realm. You pretended not to know about it, but asked him to wait a while longer.

You had a feeling that before you broke through to the Earth Origin Realm, your Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow had a chance to comprehend the Great Accomplishment Realm, which might let you test the eighth floor of the Inheritance Secret Realm. You knew that if only Mountain Shaking Fist broke through, this trip to the Inheritance Secret Realm might not even surpass the last—you might not even clear the sixth floor. So it was better to accumulate more.

Though you didn't tell Jiang Changtian the real reason, he was willing to wait for you.]

[Tenth year, your Martial Skill Thousand Mountains Twilight Snow comprehended the Great Accomplishment Realm, with proficiency rising to Peak Attainment.]

[That same year, Jiang Changtian came to you again. This time, you didn't refuse and followed him to the Inheritance Secret Realm.

This time, with your Profound Grade High-Rank Martial Skill having comprehended the Great Accomplishment Realm, you surpassed your previous limit and defeated the Demonic Beast on the eighth floor. You knew you had a chance to clear the ninth floor, but you didn't push further.

It was simply that, based on the difficulty increase of the previous floors, you could likely pass the ninth floor without issue. But what if something went wrong? Without absolute certainty, you wouldn't take that risk again.]