Daily Life at the Innate Mansion

When Ye Wen moved into the Innate Mansion, his days became more structured. He would wake up very early in the morning and begin practicing the Thirty-six Forms of Invincible Leg and the Seventy-two Forms of Demon Subduing Fist.

If any Houtian Martial Artist were to see Ye Wen cultivating these Martial Skills, they would be astonished, considering him a celestial being. This was because many of the moves in these Martial Skills were extremely tricky, requiring physical strength, flexibility, and speed to execute properly.

Many people believed that some of the moves in these Martial Skills were simply impossible to perform. However, Ye Wen could execute them with great ease, turning every strike he made into a fierce killing blow. The result was either death or injury!

Ordinary Martial Artists, upon reaching the Xiantian stage, would either condense their energy into their fists or their weapons. This was easily discernible and defensible by opponents of the same rank. Unless their Martial Skills were exceptionally sharp and their Martial Dao cultivation methods were also formidable, leading to a particularly abundant supply of Origin Energy and thus immense power!

A good Cultivation Method could bring about tremendous improvement for Martial Artists. Talent was equally important; with average talent, even the best Cultivation Method wouldn't allow one to cultivate to Xiantian Sixth Rank!

Martial Dao cultivation was considered orthodox because practitioners of the Martial Dao were stronger than other cultivators of the same rank. For every rank a Martial Dao cultivator advanced, their body would also be strengthened. While their realm improved, their physical bodies grew stronger in tandem. In contrast, other cultivation systems, such as those of Mages, had physical bodies that were much weaker than Martial Artists of the same rank.

The current Ye Wen was equivalent to a Martial Artist cultivating a top-tier Cultivation Method. While other Martial Artists needed to channel Origin Energy through meridians and acupoints to unleash powerful damage, Ye Wen's body, strengthened by the division of Pre-cancerous Cells, could unleash damage equivalent to his rank without needing meridians to circulate Origin Energy.

After finishing his cultivation, Ye Wen would find Old Man Zhang's granddaughter, Zhang Jingyi, after noon each day, and they would search through old bookshelves together.

Ever since their first meeting, Zhang Jingyi had harbored a slight dissatisfaction with Ye Wen. Later, she came to understand that everyone had their own secrets, and there was no need to pry relentlessly. Since he was hiding his secrets and lying was only human nature, her own attempt to uncover his secrets would only make her seem despicable!

Thus, at noon the next day, Ye Wen, with a sense of trepidation, approached Zhang Jingyi and said, "I want to learn more about historical information, but my own energy is limited. In such a vast collection of books, I'm afraid I'll have trouble finding the ones I want to read. Could you help me look for them?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingyi appeared very happy. Ye Wen wasn't angry about her previous petty feelings, so she readily agreed.

"Of course, no problem. What kind of books are you looking for? I'll help you find them and read them together."

And so, the two of them would spend their days from noon until after sunset, when it grew dark, before returning to their respective homes.

Looking at the beaming Zhang Jingyi, Ye Wen couldn't help but glance at her more. She was very beautiful, no less so than Mo Ruxue.

However, she was the quiet type of girl; even when upset, she would only pout her lips. She had a resilient personality, was good at thinking, and always considered others. She never spoke or acted aggressively, had a good temper, spoke very gently, and possessed a kind and pure heart.

Such a girl was once the perfect girl in Ye Wen's heart. He hadn't met anyone like her on Earth, but he had found her on Ancestral Star.

He was very confused now, unsure how to face his true feelings. Most of the time, he simply avoided the issue, choosing instead to stay with Zhang Jingyi and read books.

Zhang Jingyi had interacted with Ye Wen quite a bit these past few days. Accompanying him to read books every day, she discovered that some of Ye Wen's viewpoints were very novel and interesting.

With each different historical story, Ye Wen could see problems that others couldn't. His words were insightful, and he was very courteous towards her. Zhang Jingyi began to admire Ye Wen.

She often praised Ye Wen as a great scholar, saying that if he hadn't chosen to practice martial arts and instead studied with his grandfather, he would surely have become a master of literature.

Ye Wen couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. After all, he was a top student from a prestigious 985 university and had received a complete, systematic education.

As they grew more familiar, Old Man Zhang found Ye Wen even more displeasing. He clearly possessed unparalleled literary talent, yet he chose to study martial arts instead of literature.

Furthermore, he had been constantly with his granddaughter lately, making even the grandfather jealous. Therefore, he didn't show Ye Wen any favor.

As a result, Ye Wen and Old Man Zhang often bickered. Each time, Old Man Zhang would curse Ye Wen as a vulgar martial artist in anger, and Ye Wen would flee.

During this period, the Grand Princess summoned Ye Wen multiple times. Her words carried an increasingly obvious sense of distance and estrangement. The Grand Princess, Mo Ruxue, had once explicitly stated her desire to see the Cultivation Method Ye Wen practiced. Ye Wen could only resort to making jokes to fend off the Grand Princess each time.

Ye Wen couldn't understand why this woman was so fixated on his Cultivation Method. Her father was the City Lord of Demon Suppressing City; what kind of Cultivation Method couldn't he find? All these signs were filled with strangeness, and Ye Wen had already begun to consider leaving the Innate Mansion.