"Yi'er, you're finally back."
When he returned home, a graceful woman with tear-filled eyes pulled Wei Yi into a tight embrace.
She was none other than Wei Yi's mother, Shen Qiulan.
"Mother."
Wei Yi was a growing young man now, after all, and being hugged like this left him feeling a little awkward.
Wei Tianyang stood behind them, watching with a chuckle.
He seemed quite happy to see his son's awkward expression.
"You have no idea how much your son stole the limelight today."
As he spoke, Wei Tianyang gave Shen Qiulan a rough account of how Wei Yi had fought Wei Wu and the other two single-handedly that day.
Wei Tianyang was a good storyteller and recounted it vividly.
Shen Qiulan was utterly astonished as she listened.
She stared at Wei Yi, her mouth agape, and asked in disbelief, "Yi'er, is everything your father said true? Have you really resolved the problem with your severed meridians?"
Every mother hoped to see her son become a dragon, and Shen Qiulan was no exception.
Before, there had been nothing she could do about Wei Yi's innate severed meridians. She could only comfort him as best she could, never daring to ask anything of him. Now that he had suddenly become so outstanding, she was naturally the happiest of all.
"That's right, Yi'er, how did you resolve the problem with your severed meridians?"
Wei Tianyang could not help asking as well.
"Actually, I never had innate severed meridians." Wei Yi had long since prepared an answer to this question. "The initial test was simply wrong. Later, I persisted in cultivating. At first, my meridians really were a little blocked, so my cultivation couldn't improve for a long time. But afterward, cultivation became smoother and smoother, and my cultivation began rising faster and faster."
"So that's what happened."
"But that True Martial Academy nearly ruined my son's future. We'll definitely have to demand an explanation from them!"
Wei Tianyang and Shen Qiulan naturally believed Wei Yi, without the slightest suspicion.
"You can't really blame the academy. It was mainly that the person conducting the test wasn't attentive enough. But everything's resolved now, so there's no need to stir up more trouble," Wei Yi persuaded them with a smile.
"Yi'er, you're truly too kindhearted," Shen Qiulan praised.
Wei Yi immediately felt embarrassed.
He really was not some kindhearted good man.
After dinner, Wei Yi's father took him to the study.
"For the past two years, everyone thought you had innate severed meridians and couldn't cultivate, so the Lineage stopped supplying you with resources. The Lineage doesn't support useless people. That has always been the rule. At the time, there wasn't much I could say either. You understand some of the circumstances yourself. Even as your father, I can't dictate all the Lineage's affairs alone."
"But now that you've proved your potential and kept your position as young master, all your former benefits will soon be restored."
"From now on, the Lineage will spare no effort in nurturing you. Just say whatever you need. You'll have everything others have, and you can have things others don't, too."
Wei Yi nodded.
He knew he did not need to worry about any of this. His father would naturally arrange everything for him.
"There's another matter: the Lineage's ancestral grounds."
"The Lineage's ancestral grounds?"
Wei Yi frowned slightly.
"I heard you've awakened your bloodline power. Is that true?" Wei Tianyang asked.
"That's right." Wei Yi nodded.
"Then activate your bloodline power and let me see."
Without hesitation, Wei Yi quickly activated his awakened bloodline as his father requested.
A mysterious power instantly surged within him, mighty and tempestuous, ancient and mysterious. The air throughout the study swirled in response.
Wei Tianyang's gaze sharpened slightly, a trace of gratification he could not conceal surfacing in his eyes.
Before Wei Yi's bloodline power could fully manifest, he pressed one hand onto Wei Yi's shoulder and actually suppressed his bloodline power again with ease.
Wei Yi could not help widening his eyes.
He had sensed an exceedingly familiar presence from Wei Tianyang.
"That's right. I've awakened my bloodline power as well," Wei Tianyang volunteered before Wei Yi could ask.
"Your bloodline power is still too thin and weak right now, so I can easily suppress it."
"Then how can I strengthen my bloodline power?"
Wei Yi could not help asking.
"Do you know what bloodline power's greatest use is?" Wei Tianyang asked instead of answering.
Wei Yi shook his head.
In truth, he knew.
"The greatest use of bloodline power is awakening a martial soul. All martial artists awaken a martial soul upon reaching the Martial Spirit realm. However, ordinary martial artists awaken ordinary martial souls. Only bloodline martial artists have a chance of awakening special martial souls, and the purer and stronger their bloodlines, the greater that chance."
"And the Lineage's ancestral grounds are a place where you can strengthen your bloodline power."
"Can I enter now, then?"
Wei Yi could not help feeling delighted at these words.
"Heh, get ready. Tomorrow, you'll enter with twenty young disciples carefully selected by the Lineage. Originally, there wasn't a place for you, but after your performance today, I doubt those people will dare object."
Wei Tianyang swept his hand and spoke with utter authority.
Judging by his manner, even if anyone objected, he would probably suppress their objections.
This was undoubtedly the advantage of having a powerful father.
Early the next morning.
Led by Wei Tianyang and the three elders.
Wei Yi and the others arrived at the Lineage's ancestral grounds.
The Lineage's ancestral grounds could be considered one of the Wei Clan's most important assets. Built deep beneath the Lineage's main residence, they not only contained incomparably abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but were also the burial place of generations of Wei Clan ancestors. The space held incomparably pure soul essence Qi. To ordinary martial artists, this was a supreme immortal grotto, and cultivating here offered countless benefits.
Of course, the benefits were there, but how much anyone could actually obtain depended on their own abilities.
Some people entered and gained nothing.
Others, however, could ascend to heaven in a single step.
"This time, the Lineage's ancestral grounds will remain open for three days in total."
"Of the thousand-plus members of our Lineage, only the twenty-one of you can enter this time. So I hope you won't waste this precious opportunity."
The first elder spoke slowly, sweeping his gaze over everyone present before finally settling on Wei Yi.
He had lived for decades, yet he now felt he could no longer quite fathom Wei Yi, a child he had watched grow up.
"All right, enough talk. Go on in."
Wei Tianyang waved his hand.
Wei Yi and the others, twenty-one in all, did not hesitate. They quickly walked toward the entrance before them, one after another, and within moments, all their figures had disappeared into the dark opening.
With a resounding boom, the entrance gate closed again.
"I wonder what benefits they'll gain this time?" someone could not help saying with a smile.
"It would be wonderful if someone obtained an ancestor's inheritance," the second elder said with a chuckle.
"An ancestor's inheritance isn't very realistic. I wonder whether these brats can advance their cultivation further in three days."
The first elder shook his head.
"That boy Wei Yuan is already a tenth-stage martial master. Even if he can't break through to great martial master this time, taking at least half a step shouldn't be a problem. Then, after another six months or a year of cultivation, he should be able to break through and become a great martial master."
The third elder spoke with high spirits.
"What about Wei Yi?"
Turning toward Wei Tianyang, the third elder could not resist asking for comparison.
Clearly, he still cared quite a bit about Wei Yuan having been defeated by Wei Yi and knocked off the arena platform.
"That brat Wei Yi is only a seventh-stage martial master. There's no hurry." Wei Tianyang waved his hand, his expression looking as though he truly did not care in the slightest.