You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

Stepping out of the room, Lu Heng looked around and felt that the whole world was no longer the same as before.

But it wasn't the world that changed, it was him.

In his perception, the whole world seemed to be revealed in every detail, down to the smallest detail!

After shaking hands, there was no sense of powerful strength as Lu Heng had expected.

However, this does not mean that his first leap in life level was without change.

Or perhaps it's because the changes have been so drastic that he no longer possesses a strong sense of power.

In fact, after his first life leap, he felt that his power was terrifying, even comparable to that of a cultivator in the Qi Refining Secret Realm.

That's an illusion caused by an extreme expansion of power.

Even with a first-tier life level and a cultivation realm at the mid-stage of the Body Refining Secret Realm, no matter how much power expands, one is still no different from an ant when facing a cultivator at the Qi Refining Secret Realm.

The gap between different secret realms has become unimaginably large.

It seems that the leap in life is not enough to overcome this hurdle; of course, this only represents the first leap in life.

Lu Heng felt that his current state was beyond description compared to before, or rather, he was now much stronger than before his first life leap.

With his fourth-level Body Refinement Realm cultivation, he might be comparable to a cultivator at the peak of the Body Refinement Realm.

However, he felt that the greatest benefit of the first evolution was not the increase in strength.

Rather, it is a state.

A state that might be called perfect.

In this state, everything about him is self-sustaining and integrated into a whole.

Even with the perfect optimization of the interface, he still felt a sense of unease after becoming a cultivator from a mortal.

Compared to ordinary people, cultivators, even those in the Body Refinement Secret Realm, are far too powerful.

And now that feeling of unease has disappeared.

His current state is as if this is how he was supposed to be.

This is the normal state.

As a human, he seemed to be born with a first-order life level.

The changes brought about by the first leap in life were not just in terms of strength, but in all aspects!

………………

Walking along the corridor in the outer courtyard.

Along the way, Lu Heng noticed a huge change.

Some people you meet on the street may be amazed by his appearance, but for the vast majority of people, their first impression is not his appearance.

It was his eyes!

Blue pupils!!!

What does it represent? No one in the Lu family would be unaware of it.

Meanwhile, the servant from the outer courtyard whom he encountered on the road, compared to his previous indifferent attitude, changed his expression the moment they made eye contact.

You either humbly lower your head or approach him with a smile and respectfully ask if he needs any help.

Lu Heng didn't think there was anything to be proud of; he just felt a little pathetic.

And deep feelings...

This world is really realistic!

Thinking back to the initial attitude of these servants towards them, ordinary branch family youths, and the three cultivation geniuses in the martial arts arena whose superiority was immediately apparent.

He is now experiencing the same treatment as the cultivation genius he once was.

Or perhaps, it will come even higher!

After all, among the cultivation geniuses who split up the family, no matter how talented they are, apart from Lu Qingyan who has a sufficiently strong background, there are none.

The other two cultivation geniuses, however, were unable to awaken even a fraction of the Lu family's bloodline talent.

Even as cultivation geniuses with superior cultivation talent, they can more easily partially awaken their family bloodline talent.

But a family splitting up is a family splitting up.

With very few exceptions, there are no exceptions.

It can be said that in the outer courtyard, a pair of blue eyes is almost a standard feature of the young master's family.

Faced with a young man who was suspected to be the master of the house and who could easily bring them to their doom, which servant would dare to be disrespectful?

"This is going to be another problem..." Lu Heng thought to himself.

He possessed blue eyes, a quality usually reserved for young members of the main family, but lacked sufficient background.

It would be strange if it weren't troublesome!

Or perhaps, before his first life leap, Lu Heng had already mentally prepared himself for trouble.

After all, he had personally witnessed the three young geniuses from the branch families who had been cultivating in the martial arts arena when he first entered the outer academy.

Apart from Lu Qingyan, who had a strong background, the other two became the young master's followers.

They call themselves followers, but what's the difference between them and dogs?!

Lu Heng hated the current situation, feeling that it was completely out of his control.

If he didn't want to be a follower, how should he deal with the suppression from the young masters of the outer courtyard?

Putting other things aside, it's impossible for the young master of the main family to directly use overt means to force the branch family members to their deaths in the outer courtyard, at least not in the outer courtyard.

However, in terms of resources, if these young masters were willing, there would be far too many people eager to curry favor with them.

Cutting off a young boy's cultivation resources is something that can be done if one is willing.

Based on this alone, the vast majority of the students from the outer courtyard who had branched out would have to give in.

Besides, Lu Heng didn't believe that the young men from the main family wouldn't have resorted to underhanded tactics.

So be it.

Lu Heng had no intention of changing his mind. As planned, he intended to first ask Lu Qingyan about the changes in the first evaluation.

As for whether these troubles can be resolved through that young lady?

It's very simple; all Lu Heng needs to do is be willing to be his follower.

He hadn't wasted these past few months. As one of the two people with the highest status in the branch family, the Second Deacon was deeply trusted by the elders of the main family.

In terms of status, they are even inferior to some of the peak Qi Refining cultivators in the main family.

If Lu Qingyan were willing to get involved in this matter, a single sentence would suffice.

After that, Lu Heng will not encounter any trouble.

And unsurprisingly, based on their interactions over this period, as soon as this young lady saw his blue eyes, she would ask Lu Heng if he would be willing to be her follower.

So, should I do as I thought before and refuse to be a follower this time?

Lu Heng already had the answer in his heart.

Choosing to become a follower now may only avoid trouble temporarily, but it will lead to endless problems in the future!

Whether it's showcasing talent or acquiring resources.

Becoming a follower naturally leads to being constrained.

………………

"How could that be?"

On the way to Lu Qingyan's house.

Lu Heng, however, saw an unexpected figure.

He encountered a boy he wasn't very familiar with, but who left some impression on him.

Lu Xuchuan, one of the three cultivation geniuses in the martial arts arena stage, should come from an ordinary family.

It was unexpected.

That is because…

The once healthy boy has now lost an arm!

His once bright eyes are now completely dull.

In the Body Refinement Secret Realm stage, there is almost no possibility of recovering a severed arm.

It also signifies the severance of the path of spiritual practice.