Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

Despite Chen Xuanzhou's praise of his cultivation, Chen Xuanheng showed no joy.

"He specifically mentioned the tenth level of Qi Refining cultivation. Could it be that he intends to use this as an excuse to withhold the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Despite their deep concern, they dared not reveal their thoughts. Now that their opponent had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, they had no choice but to trust that he would keep his promise.

Sure enough, when Chen Xuanzhou said the next words, his heart sank to the bottom.

"Although there is a certain chance of breaking through from the tenth level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment stage, Xuan Heng only has three spiritual roots, so it is still not safe enough."

"This junior will follow the instructions of my master and strive to quickly raise my cultivation to the twelfth level of Qi Refining."

However, he was unwilling to give up so easily, so he wanted to try again.

"Alright, you can stay here and cultivate in peace for a while. I will help you reach the twelfth level of Qi Refining within a year and assist you in Foundation Establishment."

The grandfather and grandson were so shocked by these words that they were speechless.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Master! I, the loyal crane, will repay you with my life!"

It was the experienced and shrewd Chen Zhonghe who reacted quickly, immediately grabbing Xuan Heng, who was stunned by the surprise, and slamming him against the floor repeatedly.

"Alright, let's go down now."

As he spoke, Chen Xuanzhou took out a storage bag and handed it to the other person.

The reason he was so generous was that the spot was obtained by the fourth branch of the family at a huge cost, and even he could not easily give it up.

Otherwise, the Chen family of Xizhou would probably have become a scattered Chen family before it even took off.

Another important reason is that he had just seen the words "talent for weapon crafting" on him, glowing red.

It's still unclear what this red light represents or where its limits lie, but presumably, investing in it would yield a higher return.

Besides, a Foundation Establishment Pill is nothing to him anymore.

It wasn't until evening that Chen Xuanzhou met Xin Ruyin's master, an elderly man who looked to be over fifty years old.

Chen Xuanzhou scanned the other party with his divine sense and found that he was nearing the end of his life, with at most ten years left to live.

"Junior Sun Yuan greets Senior Chen!"

The old man's cloudy gaze only briefly met Chen Xuanzhou's before he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at him.

"Fellow Daoist Sun's Spiritual Eye ability is indeed peculiar; I only managed to sense it slightly."

Chen Xuanzhou clicked his tongue in amazement at Sun Yuan, never expecting that Sun Yuan possessed such a secret technique in addition to the array Dao inheritance and the Xuanpin Nascent Soul Transformation Technique.

It was enough that even a Foundation Establishment expert like him couldn't figure out the background of an old Qi Refining cultivator.

The old man hadn't expected that his subconscious use of a secret technique to investigate would be detected so quickly.

Having cultivated for nearly two decades, he had used this secret technique to spy on Foundation Establishment cultivators before, but he never expected that he would be caught red-handed when he was almost in the grave.

"Looks like I really need to take a break!"

The light in Sun Yuan's eyes dimmed further, but when he turned to look at the little girl beside him, the last glimmer of light in his eyes did not fade away.

"I am guilty for spying on you, senior. I am willing to accept any punishment without any complaint."

Seeing the master and apprentice, one old and one young, kneel down on the ground, about to start kowtowing.

Chen Xuanzhou suddenly felt a sense of guilt; he looked like a villain no matter how he looked at it!

"Alright, when will I punish you! However, I am indeed somewhat interested in your heritage. Whatever you want, I will try my best to satisfy you."

Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, it's not entirely impossible!

Chen Xuanzhou waved his hand, and the two of them involuntarily stood up. After showing off this skill, he leaned back in his chair.

Xin Ruyin breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking to herself: These Foundation Establishment monsters are indeed all unpredictable in temperament.

The wrinkles on the old man's face deepened even further.

He kept thinking of countermeasures. As a rogue cultivator, the reason he had lived to this age was due to two words: concealing his talents.

Over the years, he had only shown a little bit of his array formation skills, but for some reason, the Chen family came knocking on his door.

It was only after friendly negotiations that the Yanyue Sect market was invited to open.

Throughout this process, he also used his advanced age and lack of energy as an excuse to create some ordinary Qi Refining level formations.

Judging from the other party's appearance, he seemed certain that he possessed a profound array formation heritage, which was not something that could be easily dismissed with a few words.

After so long, he had subtly learned that the reason he had invited the two of them was because of his orders.

Although he had always wanted to leave, his beloved apprentice was always being looked after by Madam Chen, and he could only be alone with her in the Green Vine Courtyard.

The room suddenly fell silent, and the heart that had been calmed down was now jolted back into turmoil by the atmosphere, its pace quickening.

"Actually, you don't need to hesitate. If you want to pass on the inheritance to this young lady next to you, I think you might as well just hand it over to me."

Perhaps, out of consideration for the inheritance, I might extend her life by a few years. Otherwise, if she continues cultivating like this, it's uncertain who will pass away first between the two of you!

Seeing the other party's hesitant appearance, Chen Xuanzhou had no patience to waste time with them and directly revealed his trump card.

Sure enough, the old man immediately stood up upon hearing this.

"What do you mean by that, senior?"

He shielded Xin Ruyin behind him, without considering his own frail figure.

Chen Xuanzhou didn't speak, but simply tossed a jade slip to the other party, which contained his summary of various spiritual entities over the years.

"Miss Xin should possess the Dragon Roar Body, which is originally a male body. If a female cultivator possesses this body, her cultivation speed will indeed be very fast at the beginning."

However, as cultivation level increases, an imbalance of Yin and Yang inevitably occurs, ultimately leading to death before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

As Chen Xuanzhou spoke, he beckoned to Xin Ruyin and, while the old man was still in shock at the news, gently touched a red mole on the old man's palm.

Suddenly, a blood-red dragon shape appeared and swam around.

"This...how could this be!"

Sun Yuan stared at the dragon shadow for a moment before coming back to his senses.

"I am willing to give up all my inheritance, only asking for your help, senior. I do not ask for Ruyin to achieve success in her cultivation, I only ask that she live out her life in peace."

Chen Xuanzhou was somewhat surprised to see Sun Yuan act so decisively.

"It seems you also know something about the Dragon Roar Body. Your ancestors must have included some great figures!"

"The younger generation is unfilial and has long forgotten their ancestors, leaving only some incomplete inheritance, which allows us to make a living."

As he spoke, he took out two jade slips from his storage bag and respectfully held them above his head.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to say more, Chen Xuanzhou did not press for details. Instead, he beckoned two jade slips to his front.

"What kind of legacy is contained within this jade slip!"

He rubbed his hands together, but instead of using his divine sense to investigate, he asked a question.

"This yellow jade slip contains all the inheritances of array techniques. As for the blue jade slip, I'm afraid I don't know its contents either."

Our ancestors forbade us to attempt its contents before reaching the Core Formation stage. I, in my youth, risked it, but was instead injured.