Starting with being handed over to the Imperial Concubine, building a family with a thousand-year hi

With this thought in mind, Su Mu took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill and swallowed it.

time flies.

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

It has been more than three months since Su Mu transmigrated here.

The deep winter wind was biting cold, and snow fell incessantly.

In this bitterly cold season, the war in the northern border has temporarily ceased. The north is freezing cold, with heavy snow blocking the roads, making even marching extremely difficult, let alone fighting. The beast herds that ravaged the western frontier have also retreated into the depths of the vast mountains—many of the cold-sensitive demon races have a habit of hibernating.

Aside from the lost city of Daliang and large swathes of northern territory, the Daqian Empire appears to have stabilized on the surface.

In recent days, Su Mu has taken several more Spirit Nourishing Pills, which has greatly enhanced his spiritual power.

Now, the time is ripe to gather divine consciousness!

In the afternoon, the heavy snow had not stopped, and the sky was gloomy.

Su Mu lay back in a chair by the door of the library, his eyes closed, seemingly asleep, but in reality he had entered a state of complete absorption.

His spiritual power had long since resonated with heaven and earth.

When the power of the soul accumulates to a certain degree, it can combine the spirit and the intuition, condensing into a substance—that is divine consciousness.

In short, it is the externalization and manifestation of spiritual power!

"It's done!"

After an unknown amount of time, Su Mu, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, a relieved smile appearing on his lips.

The divine consciousness has begun to take shape!

Its coverage area has reached a radius of thirty zhang.

With the expansion of divine sense, even with eyes closed, one can take in every detail of this world and have control over the flow of energy.

It's as if I have a third eye!

One's consciousness can also introspect.

Su Mu focused his mind into his dantian—this was the first time he had so clearly "seen" the appearance of his own true qi.

Now, the space within his Qi Sea has expanded to over thirty zhang in both length and width. His cultivation has also reached the late stage of the Innate Realm.

Within the vast sea of ​​qi, there was a dense and pure golden true qi—that was the imperial true qi, imbued with the aura of an emperor, domineering and powerful, and its speed of expanding the sea of ​​qi was far beyond that of ordinary people.

The vast golden energy transformed into swirling currents, constantly impacting the barrier of the Qi Sea, causing it to expand continuously.

Within the Qi Sea space, the three treasures—the Heart-Piercing Nail, the Breath-Concealing Pearl, and the Golden Rainbow Sword—floated silently. Su Mu could command them to fly out of or retrieve from the Qi Sea with a mere thought, making it incredibly convenient.

Immediately, Su Mu withdrew his divine sense and sank into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The place where spiritual power resides is called consciousness by ordinary people, but martial artists call it the "divine sea".

The sea of ​​consciousness is the illusory realm where the soul resides, connected to the physical body, and is boundless, unlike the sea of ​​qi which needs to be expanded.

Within the vast sea of ​​consciousness, a faint milky-white mist permeated the air. This mist contained a trace of soul power, which was also the source from which many soul cultivation methods drew upon—it could be used to slowly strengthen the divine soul, but the efficiency was extremely low.

After scanning with his divine sense, Su Mu finally "saw" the true form of his soul—

It was a cluster of leaping flames.

Soulfire!

From the moment a living being is born, this fire is ignited in its soul. Therefore, from birth, a person's spiritual power gradually increases with age, and their wisdom also gradually becomes enlightened.

Once the soul fire has absorbed all the surrounding white mist, without a specialized soul cultivation technique, it will be difficult to absorb more soul power, and spiritual power will stagnate.

Within Su Mu's soul fire, a jade-green bead was being nurtured and enveloped by the flames.

It is indeed the Soul-Suppressing Pearl!

"Congratulations to my adopted son Yutian for breaking through to the Acquired Realm and receiving a generous reward. Please check your account."

As Su Mu was observing his own soul fire with his divine sense, the system notification sounded in his mind again.

With a slight thought, he opened the system space.

This time, the variety of pills obtained was even greater. Among them were ten "Calamity-Breaking Pills"—top-grade Xuan-level antidote pills capable of neutralizing all poisons, even the Heart-Eating Powder!

Not only does it detoxify, it can also quickly dispel all negative states, such as physical weakness, blocked meridians, and stagnant Qi.

It is truly a life-saving elixir, extremely practical.

In addition, I also obtained a treasure and a book.

The treasure is named "Silver Moon Ring," a top-grade Xuan-level auxiliary magic artifact that can greatly enhance a martial artist's palm strength, fist strength, and arm strength.

The manual is titled "Complete Explanation of Swordsmanship Fundamentals," which details the fundamental principles of swordsmanship training and even includes several basic sword techniques. According to the system, this manual is of Earth Rank!

If one can comprehend this, it will lay a very solid foundation for sword practice. Naturally, the efficiency of sword practice will also be greatly improved.

Su Mu took out "Complete Explanation of the Fundamentals of Kendo" and began to read it attentively.

Night falls.

"Yutian, you've broken through to the Acquired Realm?" Su Mu suddenly asked during the meal.

"Yes."

Yutian hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He was not in a hurry to inform his godfather, not because he was deliberately hiding it, but because he hoped to stay by his godfather's side for a while longer.

"Go, go to the Martial Arts Bureau," Su Mu said again. "Go as soon as possible, so you can learn superior martial arts as soon as possible."

He couldn't pass on his martial arts skills to Yutian or Cheng Ping'an—at least not right now. Otherwise, he would be courting death.

The inheritance of martial arts skills is of paramount importance, especially since Cheng Ping'an and Yu Tian also need to obtain higher-level cultivation methods from the Martial Arts Bureau. With the "Martial Arts Scripture" alone, they can at most cultivate to the peak of the Innate Realm. To advance further, they must switch to more advanced techniques.

As for the "Imperial Supreme Body Technique," Su Mu would never pass it on to outsiders.

"Um."

Yutian readily agreed. After all, even if he entered the Martial Arts Academy, he could still visit the library from time to time; it wasn't a matter of life and death.

Yu Tian was quick-witted and naturally understood that his changes had already attracted attention—not only his old acquaintances in the Imperial Kitchen, but even Chief Steward Li had noticed. He was destined not to stay in this library for long.

If Steward Li knew that he had been promoted to the Houtian level but had not yet entered the Shangwu Bureau, he might suspect his adoptive father, which would implicate his adoptive father, something Yutian would least want to see.

Coincidentally—

The next day, Cheng Ping'an went to the library again, this time on orders.

After two cups of tea, Cheng Ping'an, following Su Mu's instructions, took Yu Tian and left.

Yutian originally belonged to the Imperial Kitchen and worked for Yang Mao. After Yang Mao's death, it was not unreasonable for the Imperial Martial Arts Bureau to directly take over his personnel file without prior notification.

What Cheng Ping'an had to do was to inform Steward Li that he would lead the troops to the Martial Arts Bureau on rainy days.

Thus, Su Mu was alone again.

On the very day Yutian was sent to the Martial Arts Academy, Huang Yuan, a master of innate cultivation, also arrived at the library.

"Eunuch Su, from now on Yutian will train in martial arts under my tutelage, just like Cheng Ping'an."

"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Huang."

Su Mu was very courteous.

"Cheng Ping'an was already favored by the Martial Guard Division. It's not surprising that he mastered the Martial Classic without a teacher. But Yu Tian..." Huang Yuan paused, looking puzzled. "As far as I know, Yu Tian was weak and sickly when he was in the Imperial Kitchen. He broke through to the Acquired Realm in just over two months after entering the Library. It's really unbelievable."

"Cheng Ping'an's strength lies in his physical constitution, which is why he is considered a promising talent in martial arts," Su Mu said calmly. "Yu Tian's talent, however, is not evident in his physical constitution, making it difficult to detect."

"Oh? Where does his talent lie?" Huang Yuan's expression shifted.

"Not long after he arrived at the library, one night white flames suddenly erupted from his body, startling both of us." Su Mu recalled, then explained seriously, "Fortunately, when I was teaching Ping An to read, I had also studied the 'Martial Classic,' so I deduced that what was burning in Yu Tian's body was innate true fire. Eunuch Huang is a master of martial arts, so he should know what 'innate true fire' means."

"Innate True Fire?!"

Huang Yuan was shocked and moved.

If Yutian truly possesses innate true fire, then he is definitely a martial arts prodigy who appears only once in a century!

"Now Yutian can control the fire at will. If Eunuch Huang doesn't believe me, go back and try it yourself." Su Mu's expression was calm, not like he was faking it.

Revealing that Yutian possesses innate true fire will not cause any harm. This matter cannot be hidden for long anyway; it will be discovered sooner or later. It's better to bring it up now, which will only make Yutian more valued by the Martial Arts Bureau.

"So, Cheng Ping'an and Yu Tian's success today is entirely due to their own talent, and has nothing to do with Eunuch Su?" Huang Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly, his words carrying a deeper meaning.