From the fake emperor to the concubine

After the previous calamity, the Zheng family suffered considerable losses, with at least forty direct descendants killed by those bandits.

Moreover, according to clan leader Zheng Tianhao, those who died were basically the most powerful experts in the clan.

Of the 457 remaining members of the Zheng family, 214 have traces of a seal within their bodies.

The remaining unsealed ones, apart from the forty-odd who had absolutely no talent for cultivation and were no different from ordinary people, were all of mediocre talent. Even if they desperately tried to cultivate with rare and precious materials, they would not be able to achieve anything.

From this point of view alone, Zheng Tianhao's aptitude is indeed quite good.

At least we can use various pills to forcibly boost his cultivation level.

Moreover, this is under the premise that there is a strange seal inside his body.

That entire night, Zheng Yi tried to find a solution based on the qualifications of the family members.

As for the specific methods...

It's simply a matter of creating cultivation methods suitable for the talents of family members.

For others, doing this might be incredibly difficult.

Creating a new martial art is much more difficult than practicing one.

Many exceptionally talented geniuses can master a particular martial art with ease, achieving complete mastery in a very short time.

But asking them to create their own cultivation techniques is extremely difficult.

Even if such a person could create a cultivation technique, it would only be most suitable for him. Others would always encounter various problems when practicing it.

This is why the core techniques of many major martial arts schools are...

When they were first created, their power was at its peak. The masters of these techniques relied on their self-created methods to usher in an era entirely of their own.

However, those who practice other cultivation methods often fail to reach the level of the founder.

This is because these techniques were created by their creators based on their own circumstances.

The person most suited to practice these techniques is always the one who created them.

However, creating cultivation techniques suitable for other people's aptitudes and talents is not so easy.

The saying goes, "You can know a person's face but not their heart." Understanding someone's talents and aptitudes is no easy task.

Not to mention creating cultivation techniques.

Often, the strongest thing is not necessarily the most suitable thing for a person.

Creating cultivation techniques for these Zheng family members was far more difficult for Zheng Yi than creating the techniques he had done before.

Creating an introductory cultivation method suitable for most people involves things that force Zheng Yi to consider the issue from the perspective of someone in an extremely weak position.

Compared to basic exercises, creating other exercises is actually less difficult.

Just as dawn was breaking, Zheng Yi finally created all three martial arts techniques.

"Phew...finally done." Zheng Yi wiped non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

Creating cultivation techniques for his descendants is arguably one of the most difficult challenges Zheng Yi has ever faced.

After breakfast, Zheng Yi had Zheng Tianhao call all the members of the Zheng family over.

The huge main hall was packed with people.

Looking at the anxious Zheng family members, Zheng Yi felt incredibly conflicted.

I just inexplicably traveled through time, and suddenly I have so many blood relatives.

Zheng Yi had no idea who to turn to for justice.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why these people actually possess their own bloodline.

However, Zheng Yi quickly put those complicated thoughts out of his mind.

Since this is already a fait accompli, he cannot simply ignore these people who have his bloodline.

“I know that our Zheng family has suffered a lot in the past hundred years.”

"But you can rest assured that those days of being bullied are gone forever starting today."

"With me, Zheng Yi, here, from now on no one will dare to bully our Zheng family."

Zheng Yi's words deeply moved all members of the Zheng family.

After all, they had all witnessed the power of this ancestor firsthand.

The experts who came to attack the Zheng family were not only powerful, but the forces they represented were so formidable that just thinking about them filled one with despair.

Even so, those powerful beings were as fragile as clay chickens and earthen dogs in front of their Zheng family ancestor.

Their ancestor used only one move to almost completely wipe out all the attacking enemies.

The words of such a powerful person are naturally convincing.

As he spoke, Zheng Yi took out three newly written cultivation manuals and handed them to Zheng Tianhao.

"These are the cultivation techniques I created for the members of my family. From now on, all members of the Zheng family must practice these three techniques."

"Just let the clansmen cultivate according to their current level, from beginner to proficient to master."

Zheng Tianhao was overjoyed as he accepted the cultivation technique: "Thank you for bestowing this technique upon us, Ancestor. We will definitely work hard to cultivate it and not disappoint you."

However, upon understanding the name of the cultivation technique, Zheng Tianhao immediately swallowed back his long explanation.

This was simply because the three cultivation techniques Zheng Yi had given him were clearly labeled "Beginner Level," "Proficient Level," and "Master Level."

He originally thought that what the ancestors meant by "entry-level proficiency" referred to the stages of cultivation techniques.

Who would have thought that the cultivation technique would be called that?

The moment Zheng Haotian saw the names, his expectations for these techniques plummeted to rock bottom.

However, Zheng Yi was, after all, their ancestor, and no matter how much he grumbled in his heart, Zheng Tianhao couldn't question him in front of everyone.

After Zheng Yi finished speaking and left, everyone in the Zheng family immediately swarmed around Zheng Tianhao.

"What kind of martial arts techniques did our ancestors use? Let me take a look."

"I really want to know if my strength can reach a higher level after practicing the ancestor's techniques."

"If I could really reach the level of my ancestors, I would be willing to die for it."

"Don't even mention the ancestor's level, even half of the ancestor's level would be fine."

The more enthusiastic they were, the more frustrated Zheng Tianhao felt.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zheng Tianming impatiently urged, "Big brother, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and give us the ancestral techniques." Well, these techniques were going to be practiced by them anyway, so there was no need to hide them.

"Take it if you want it." Zheng Tianhao slapped one of the cultivation techniques directly onto Zheng Tianming's face.

Zheng Tianming didn't take it seriously and eagerly picked it up to read.

As a result, I was completely dumbfounded when I saw the name of the technique.

The name of the cultivation technique in his hand was clearly "Mastery of Skills".

Upon seeing the name, Zheng Tianming's mind went blank. His first thought was that he must have misread it.

I read this manual over and over again three or four times, but the names of the techniques remained unchanged.

"Big brother. This..." Zheng Tianming, his face full of doubt, looked up at Zheng Tianhao, seemingly wanting to get an answer from him.

Zheng Tianhao rolled his eyes in frustration: "Don't ask me, I don't know anything. This is the cultivation method our ancestors gave us, and as for why it's called this, I don't know either."

The reason is actually not strange at all. Zheng Yi is simply lazy and doesn't want to waste brain cells naming these three cultivation techniques.

Zheng Yi created many martial arts techniques, but among them, only the three he created were given to the Zheng family, which had the lowest power level.

Zheng Yi really had no motivation to give these techniques a name.

The names of the three techniques sound rather absurd.

However, after reading the contents of the cultivation technique, Zheng Tianhao and Zheng Tianming, along with a group of elders from the Zheng family, were immediately stunned.

"This... is the cultivation method our ancestors gave us?" Zheng Tianming swallowed hard, feeling as if he were in a dream.

Another elder of the Zheng family gradually recovered from his shock, and then roared with wild joy: "Hahaha, as expected of our ancestor, he was able to create such a terrifying technique. As long as our Zheng family disciples can study and practice diligently and thoroughly comprehend these three techniques, what power in the world can compare to our Zheng family?"

Zheng Tianhao was also moved to tears: "I thought the Zheng family was doomed in our generation. I never expected that the Zheng family would flourish in our hands."

These people were neither the most talented nor the strongest in their families.

Having cultivated for most of his life, he still possesses the most basic insight.

The techniques passed down from their ancestors are very simple. Anyone who has read and can read can understand the beginner level techniques.

Moreover, as long as there is no major misunderstanding, one can easily cultivate on one's own without encountering any major problems.

The "Advanced Level" is a bit more difficult than the "Beginner Level," but as long as you have a certain foundation, it's not particularly difficult to master.

Of course, once you reach the proficient level of the technique, many things will become more difficult to understand.

If you don't have anyone to teach you and you have to figure it out on your own, it will probably take a very long time to figure out and practice until you achieve something.

However, if a cultivator has someone to teach them carefully, the difficulty of the "Proficient Level" technique is not much more difficult than that of the "Beginner Level" technique.

Based on the content of the cultivation method, the elders deduced that as long as one could master the "Proficient Level" technique, reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment within twenty years would not be difficult.

And this is just an extrapolation based on an average person with mediocre abilities.

If there were a Zheng family member with exceptional talent...

The elders didn't even dare to imagine what the outcome would be.

As for the "Master Level" book, with their current level of understanding, they can only barely comprehend a portion of it.

To truly master the "Proficiency Level" would take at least 30 to 50 years; don't even think about it.

To put it bluntly, with these three cultivation techniques, the Zheng family could practically be considered a factory capable of mass-producing expert cultivators.

At least to their knowledge, no other martial arts school in the world has such an effect.

Zheng Tianhao and the elders of the Zheng family, who were flushed with excitement, were unaware that the most powerful aspect of Zheng Yi's three cultivation techniques was not what they seemed.

Being able to quickly get started and build a solid foundation is only the superficial function of these few techniques.

The most powerful aspect of these three cultivation methods is that as long as the practitioner follows them step by step, they can gradually remove the nameless seal within their body and completely unleash their true talent.

With Zheng Yi's abilities, removing the seal from his descendants would certainly not be difficult.

However, while he can break the seal on one person, he cannot single-handedly break the seals on everyone.

The guy who sealed the Zheng family must have used some unknown methods.

This seal is actually hidden within the bloodline.

Every member of the Zheng family is born with this seal.

Zheng Yi had considered tracing his origins, but his descendants had already multiplied for countless generations.

Even if he wanted to trace the source, he simply had no way of knowing where to begin.

We can't possibly send every new member of the Zheng family to his ancestor before birth so that he can lift the seal, can we?
So is he the ancestor or the grandson?

Therefore, Zheng Yi incorporated the method for breaking the seal into the cultivation technique he created.

With practice, the Zheng family members can gradually break the seal on their own.

Zheng Tianhao and the others felt that they had already taken the cultivation method given to them by their ancestor very seriously.

But it wasn't until they had thoroughly mastered the "Basic Level" technique and began to pass it on to the family members that they were shocked to discover that they had underestimated these three techniques and hadn't realized just how terrifying their ancestor was.

The great-grandson of the Third Elder Zheng Tianhua is only seven years old this year and has just learned a few words.

On a whim, Zheng Tianhua suddenly wanted to see what would happen if his great-grandson cultivated the "Basic Level" technique.

Anyway, with him protecting us, nothing will go wrong.

But the result completely shocked him.

This little kid, who still stutters when reciting poems, actually mastered the basics of Qi cultivation and entered the Qi Refining stage in less than a day.

Before this, the fastest entry into the Zheng family was achieved by the 78th generation patriarch at the age of eleven.

This almost made Zheng Tianhua doubt whether his great-grandson was some extraordinary genius.

Until he discovered that every member of the Zheng family who had practiced the "Beginner Level" had made rapid progress in strength.

Only then did I realize that I had been overthinking things.

What's truly remarkable is the skill passed down from their ancestors, not the extraordinary talent of their great-grandchildren.

Inside the Zheng family's secret room, several furtive figures were huddled together, whispering something.

Leading the group was none other than Zheng Tianhao, the current patriarch of the Zheng family.

On his left and right were Zheng Tianming and Zheng Tianhua, as well as several other elders.

Zheng Tianhao's expression was serious as he pondered, "I've decided to hand that thing over to the Ancestor." (End of Chapter)