Before long, your grandfather was overjoyed, dancing with delight. "Heaven blesses the Mu Family!"
Excitedly, he placed a hand on your shoulder. "My grandson has Deity Transformation Potential!"
The moment you heard "Deity Transformation Potential," your face darkened with black lines. You could only mutter a rebuttal in your heart.
Your father, who had watched everything from the side, could not help straightening his back.
As if to say: Old man, don't you see whose son he is?
However, your grandfather did not notice.
Your father told your grandfather about the possibility that you possessed a Special Constitution.
Your grandfather's thick brows furrowed tightly.
You felt somewhat worried, wondering whether your grandfather had seen through something.
Your grandfather continued, "A Special Constitution? The clan truly knows nothing about Special Constitutions..."
"During my travels in my early years, I did encounter someone with a Special Constitution. But at the time, I was only a tiny Qi Cultivation cultivator, while that young cultivator, who had been about the same age as me, had already successfully reached Foundation Establishment..."
"Thinking back on it now, the gap between us must only have grown wider, like a firefly compared to the bright moon..."
After saying that, your grandfather let out a long sigh.
It seemed both helpless and relieved.
You had not expected your grandfather to have encountered someone with a Special Constitution in his early years.
You spoke up to comfort your grandfather.
Your grandfather smiled. "Your grandfather has eaten more salt than you brat have eaten rice. Do I need you to fret blindly over this old man?"
Your grandfather said that the Wang Family Ancestor had been the first to discover this secret realm. After his observation, only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators could enter.
The Wang Family Ancestor had even specifically invited him to investigate the secret realm. After your grandfather's inspection, the truth was indeed as the Wang Family Ancestor had said.
In truth, this secret realm had been full of doubts from the start. The reason he had planned to go—
First, this secret realm might have been left behind by a Golden Core cultivator, and there could well be countless opportunities within it.
Second, the Zhang Family Ancestor, one of the three great families of Jinzhou City, would also be going. With him and the Zhang Family Ancestor there, they would not have to fear the Wang Family Ancestor secretly scheming behind their backs.
But after learning that you possessed a Special Constitution and had dreamed of the calamity that would destroy the clan a year later, your grandfather had no choice but to consider the matter carefully.
In the end, after you and your father worked together to persuade him, your grandfather decided to abandon the upcoming journey into the secret realm.
When you learned that your grandfather had given up on entering the secret realm, you let out a long breath of relief.
It seemed you had found a way to break the deadlock.
Thus, you were so excited that you could not sleep all night.
The next day, you swallowed the Spirit Replenishing Pill your grandfather had given you.
The moment the pill entered your mouth, your throat was instantly flooded with a pungent heat that soon filled your entire mouth.
Nor was the pill settled after entering your stomach. A piercing, burning pain spread from your abdomen, hurting as though you were being scorched by fire.
You felt as if you had swallowed a burning briquette whole.
Enduring the pain, you refined the pill.
By nightfall, you had finally refined the pill's medicinal power.
However, most of its medicinal power still remained in your meridians and had not been fully refined.
You felt incomparably energetic, as if you had taken a tonic. Your entire body grew scorching hot, as though it were burning.
"I'm going to take on ten... no, I'm going to break through the tenth-layer bottleneck!" you could not help declaring boldly.
You immediately prepared to attack the bottleneck.
You successfully broke through the fifth-layer bottleneck.
You attempted to attack the sixth-layer bottleneck.
Your attempt to break through the sixth-layer bottleneck failed.
You attacked it again...
The next day, you successfully broke through the tenth-layer bottleneck!
You successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer!
"?!"
"You broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer just like that?"
"No way, bro? One pill broke through five bottlenecks!"
"What kind of pill is this? This is clearly a cheat!"
Mu Xingqi was utterly amazed.
He had never expected the Spirit Replenishing Pill his grandfather had given him as a first meeting gift to be so ridiculously powerful.
This was practically a little cow flying on a plane—awesome enough to reach the heavens!
Having successfully broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and smoothly entering Late-stage Qi Cultivation, you were overjoyed.
In the twelfth month of the second year, the New Year arrived.
Because your grandfather had emerged from seclusion early, your father was able to make time to celebrate the New Year with you this year.
At the New Year's Eve dinner, you, your father, your mother, and Mu Xinger chatted and laughed like a family, their joy filling the air.
At that moment, you were dazed. This was the best New Year you had ever spent.
You did not know that a figure in the distance was silently watching everything.
You were very familiar with that figure. He seemed unwilling to disturb your family, and after watching for a while, he left in satisfaction...
In the first month of the third year, your mother and Mu Xinger remained busy with alchemy, while your father was also occupied with clan affairs.
You focused wholeheartedly on cultivation.
At the same time, you set aside time to hone your techniques.
That same month, Mu Xinger's Alchemy Skill advanced to Yellow Grade Mid Rank, and two new Yellow Grade Low Rank alchemists also emerged within the clan.
The entire clan celebrated.
Your grandfather personally conferred upon Mu Xinger the title of Deputy Hall Master of the Pill Hall, and not a single person in the clan objected.
In the second month of the third year, the annual Clan Competition began.
Your grandfather specifically instructed you to participate. Though you had your doubts, you agreed.
Under your grandfather's guidance, your progress in cultivating techniques accelerated.
On the eve of the Clan Competition, you successfully cultivated the Fire Snake Technique and Water Flowing Steps to Minor Accomplishment!
You registered for the Clan Competition.
This year's Clan Competition was presided over by the Sixth Elder, Mu Shengshi.
He was also your biological second uncle, your father's younger brother.
The Clan Competition arrived as scheduled.
Your opponent in the first match was a disciple from a Branch Lineage.
You successfully advanced.
Your opponent in the second match was still a disciple from a Branch Lineage.
You continued to advance.
The next day, in your first match, you encountered your Eighth Sister, Mu Xingyu.
Mu Xingyu was likewise one of the clan's Four Great Beauties, naturally possessing a slender and graceful figure.
Mu Xingyu wore a simple white dress, her black hair tied high. Her pretty face was untouched by powder, as flawless as carved jade, and her entire presence was as elegant as a magnolia.
Even you could not help giving her a few extra glances, because she truly was far too enchanting.
The moment Mu Xingyu stepped onto the stage, cheers erupted all around, as fervent as a famous singer from your previous life holding a concert.
You cupped your hands. "Greetings, Eighth Sister!"
Mu Xingyu returned the gesture. "Greetings, Ninth Brother."
The match began.
You had already broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while Mu Xingyu had only recently reached Fifth Level Qi Refining. Naturally, she was no match for you and was quickly defeated.
Naturally, you were not the kind of person to crush a flower with a ruthless hand. You merely stopped at the right point.
Mu Xingyu cast you a grateful look.
After several more matches, you successfully advanced into the top four.
In the first round of the semifinals, your opponent was your Seventh Brother, Mu Xingluo.
Mu Xingluo had likewise broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
But what shocked him even more was that you had also broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer!
He asked himself, was the Qi Refining Seventh Layer really so common now?
One had to know that he had exhausted the strength of nine oxen and two tigers to break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. How had your cultivation caught up to his when you were so much younger than him?
For a moment, Mu Xingluo found it somewhat difficult to accept...
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