Rude, Astonishingly Beautiful!

A month later, Mu Xingqi had completely mastered his own cultivation.

Just like in the simulation, he reunited with his parents at the end of the month.

Mu Xingqi revealed his cultivation level, which surprised both his parents.

His father began with his usual "My son has the potential to reach Spirit Transmutation," and then his parents guessed that he must have awakened a Special Constitution.

They specifically instructed Mu Xingqi not to reveal this to any third party.

Mu Xingqi nodded in agreement on the surface, but he couldn't help but scoff inwardly: Did he not know himself if he had a Special Constitution? If only he really were a possessor of a Special Constitution...

However, he naturally understood that his parents were thinking of him, so he only grumbled to himself.

After the meal, Mu Xingqi received a token to the Scripture Pavilion from his father.

He didn't have any Spirit Stones to fund the simulation points right now, so he planned to visit the Scripture Pavilion.

The next day

Mu Xingqi arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion. After presenting his token, the guard respectfully let him pass.

He went straight to the second floor and met the Third Elder, Mu Shengda.

Although he had visited the Scripture Pavilion no less than three times in the simulation, this was his first time meeting this elder in reality.

Mu Shengda was sitting upright, as if meditating.

In Mu Xingqi's eyes, Mu Shengshi appeared to have white hair, but his face had few wrinkles. The most striking feature was his eye sockets.

They were actually dark black!

They looked exactly like a pair of panda eyes, almost making him unable to suppress a laugh.

Third Elder Mu Shengda naturally knew someone had entered the second floor. He assumed it was a disciple coming to choose a technique, so he didn't pay much attention and continued to meditate.

He didn't expect this brat to come up to the second floor and not choose a technique, but instead stare at him motionlessly, almost letting out a chuckle.

Thinking of this, Mu Shengda couldn't help himself. He knew exactly why the brat was staring at him.

He suddenly opened his eyes and berated, "Junior, go choose your technique!"

Mu Xingqi understood and cupped his hands, saying, "This junior understands."

He walked a few steps forward but couldn't resist looking back and asking, "Elder, did you not sleep well last night?"

The scene instantly fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Immediately, veins bulged on Mu Shengda's forehead as he angrily rebuked, "Which family's junior are you! Utterly disrespectful!"

Mu Xingqi hadn't expected the Third Elder's reaction to be so intense and regretted his rashness.

Curiosity truly killed the cat.

He first cupped his hands in apology and then explained.

Although Mu Xingqi knew his current explanation was useless, he still had to do it out of basic courtesy.

The Third Elder's expression didn't improve; it worsened.

His entire face turned hot, likely blushing.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Since you are so disrespectful, junior, I will discipline you properly in place of your elders!"

With that, the Third Elder raised his hand and sent a surge of spiritual energy towards Mu Xingqi, intending to capture him.

Mu Xingqi hadn't expected the Third Elder to act so quickly. Why would an elder bother arguing with a mere disciple?

Though he couldn't understand it, Mu Xingqi reacted swiftly, releasing his own spiritual energy to block the attack.

Seeing the junior dare to release spiritual energy, the Third Elder's opinion of him rose slightly.

After all, he was an elder of the clan. Ordinary disciples wouldn't even dare to resist him and would have already been crying with their heads in their hands.

He secretly withdrew some of his strength.

The moment the Third Elder's hand touched Mu Xingqi's spiritual energy shield, the Third Elder Mu Shengda's face showed surprise.

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"Can't break it?"

He was already at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation. Even with his strength deliberately held back, an ordinary mid-stage Qi Cultivator shouldn't be able to withstand this, right?

"Unless..." The Third Elder thought and was startled.

He gathered his spiritual energy, flicked his finger, and easily shattered Mu Xingqi's spiritual energy shield.

Seeing this, Mu Xingqi was shocked: This is bad, this is bad... I shouldn't have provoked this crazy old man with my loose tongue!

He was truly on the verge of tears now!

However, the attack he expected didn't come. After shattering his spiritual energy shield, the Third Elder Mu Shengda stood with his hands behind his back, staring intently at Mu Xingqi.

As soon as Mu Xingqi saw the Third Elder's dark panda eyes, he couldn't help himself.

This really couldn't be blamed on him...

The Third Elder saw that Mu Xingqi was already staring at him vigilantly, so he spoke, "Alright, junior. I won't trouble you for your earlier rudeness."

"Tell me, who are your elders?"

Mu Xingqi rubbed his nose, easing the awkwardness. "Does the Third Elder want to go find my elders to apologize? If so, this kid would rather bear it alone!"

"His disposition isn't bad..." Mu Shengda commented, then continued, "I won't go find your elders. I'm not that kind of petty person."

"I'm just curious, that's all. If the junior is unwilling, I won't force you."

Hearing this, Mu Xingqi relaxed and said, "My father is Mu Shengtian."

"Fifth brother?"

He then muttered to himself, "I didn't expect my fifth brother's son to have such outstanding talent."

His cultivation was, after all, at this level. He could tell at a glance that Mu Xingqi's bone age was only around twelve or thirteen.

A late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator at twelve or thirteen years old!

This was simply astonishing!

"Elder, may I go pick out some techniques now?" Mu Xingqi asked.

"Naturally."

"Once you've chosen, bring them to me for imprinting."

"Yes!"

Mu Xingqi eventually got his wish and obtained the imprinted bamboo slips for Water Flowing Steps and Fire Snake Technique.

Several days later, although Mu Xingqi spent time practicing the techniques every day, he still had no clue how to get started with Water Flowing Steps and Fire Snake Technique, failing to even reach the Beginner stage.

That day, Mu Xingqi remembered that he had once received a bottle of Yellow Grade Mid Rank Qi Gathering Pill as a simulation reward.

It wasn't very useful to him now, so he decided to take it to the Finance Hall to exchange for some Spirit Stones.

The Finance Hall was responsible for distributing rewards to disciples, and some resource sales could also be handled there.

The Finance Hall was one of the five major halls of the Mu Family. The Mu Family had six halls and one pavilion in total.

The five halls were: the Finance Hall, the Foreign Affairs Hall, the Internal Affairs Hall, the Disciplinary Hall, the Elder Hall, and the Pill Hall, also known as the Pill Tang.

The one pavilion was the Scripture Repository.

Each of the five halls and one pavilion was managed by an elder, making them the six great elders.

Mu Xingqi arrived at the Finance Hall, only to find it already packed with people.

He couldn't help but feel curious. "What's going on? Why are so many disciples gathered at the Finance Hall today?"

Upon asking, he learned that the main lineage disciple, Mu Xinghuang, had been challenged, and the opportunity was rare, so the two decided to fight in the open courtyard in front of the Finance Hall.

He had heard of Mu Xinghuang before; she was the daughter of the First Elder, Mu Shengquan, and one of the four great beauties of the clan.

She ranked fifth among the main lineage disciples, making her his fifth sister.

"Someone who can compete with fifth sister must be one of the main lineage brothers or sisters?" Mu Xingqi mused inwardly.

It wasn't that he looked down on branch lineage disciples, but rather that the cultivation resources enjoyed by the main lineage disciples were far superior to those of the branch lineage disciples.

It was like rolling a snowball; the further into the cultivation journey, the greater the gap between main lineage and branch lineage disciples would become.

"Quick, look! Mu Xinghuang is making a move!"

A scream broke Mu Xingqi's reverie and pulled him back to reality.

Mu Xingqi squeezed forward and finally got a clear view of the two combatants