The story takes place in Yueshui City, a city in Tianji Continent, one of the four continents in this world.
Yueshui City is one of the 108 sub-cities in the Tianji Continent. It is a good place to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon and breed pure spiritual energy. Therefore, many ascetics moved here to do business and build their influence.
Around 1702, four major forces suddenly emerged in Yueshui City.
The Yue family, the Wu family, the Yan family and a local branch of Tiandang College are combined into the four major forces.
In a dilapidated courtyard of the luxurious mansion of the Yue family, there is a very simple room. To say it is simple is an exaggeration, but when compared with the surrounding courtyards and residences, it is much better than this room. Even for a maid
Or a servant's residence, it's cleaner and tidier than this...
In the small room, a sixteen-year-old boy was staring at his palms intently. He was condensing a group of spiritual energy.
The aura group is the most basic among the basics. Only by condensing the aura group can one learn martial arts, cultivate oneself, and become a strong person. The average cultivator can condense a small aura group at basically four or five years old. And this boy...
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"Condensation!!!" The young man suppressed his blush and muttered in a low voice, full of dissatisfaction and sorrow. Seeing the spiritual energy dissipate, he panted unwillingly with his face red and his ears red.
In fact, this is not the first time for the young man to gather spiritual energy. The blow of failure has long been a common occurrence for him.
This young man's name is Yue Xuan, and he is the only son of Yue Xian, the second master of the Yue family. Yue Xuan's grandfather, Yue Buqi, has three sons in total.
The eldest son and the third son have many children. Only the second son has an only son.
What Yue Buqi hopes most is for his family to be full of descendants. Therefore, he is still quite dissatisfied with his second son, Yue Xian, who only gave birth to one son. For Yue Buqi, descendants are hope, the future, and the power to revitalize the family.
What Yue Buqi couldn't accept the most was that Yue Xian's only son turned out to be a loser who was born unable to condense spiritual energy!
Not counting his own three sons, there are eleven descendants of the Yue family, that is, direct descendants. Except for Yue Xuan, every descendant can condense spiritual energy groups. Some servants and maids are even more talented than the direct descendants.
.And Yue Xuan became the laughing stock of the Yue family. He became the laughing stock of the entire Yueshui City.
Yue Xuan has been unpopular since he was a child, and his status is even lower than that of maids and servants. But despite this, he spent several years happily with the company of his parents.
But one day, his parents both left the in-law family for unknown reasons. The only thing left behind before leaving was the pillow his mother had sewn for him.
The departure of his relatives caused his status in the Yue family to suddenly collapse...
"You brat! As a rule, you clean up by yourself! I'm leaving first!" said a servant in gray cloth outside. This servant was originally here to help Yue Xuan clean the yard.
Yue Xuan was accustomed to this situation and didn't pay any attention to it. He was still concentrating on condensing the spiritual energy. The servant snorted and turned around to leave.
This is not the first time this has happened.
Yue Xuan looked at his empty palms and sighed deeply. He was helpless and very scared, afraid that the family test would be conducted in five days.
The family test consists of three parts: the purity of spiritual energy, the power of martial arts, and the competition between direct descendants.
Every cultivator of the world must initially pass this test. The purity of the spiritual energy is very important. Just like a person's talent, it will directly affect a person's future. Everyone calls this stage the spirit-gathering period. The spirit-gathering period is divided into
There are nine levels. These nine levels are based on the results of the purity of the spiritual energy.
Reiki purity from one to nine is primary.
Ten to nineteen are level one.
Twenty to twenty-nine are level two.
Thirty to thirty-nine is the third level...
Forty to forty-nine is level four
...
Ninety to ninety-nine is level nine
If it reaches one hundred or more, then this person's realm is completely different. This is because this person has entered the initial realm in the ranks of true ascetics - the Xiaoxantong realm.
When Yue Xuan reaches the age of sixteen, although he cannot condense spiritual energy, he is still considered a member of the family. Then this spiritual energy purity test is inevitable.
If the test result is above Level 6, it will be regarded as excellent, and they will be selected as the family's key training target. Finally, they will pass the assessment and join Tianyin Academy. They will have a bright future. If they fail, they will be sent to the Blood Sea Forest for a month to be trained. Life or death will depend on it.
sky.
Yue Xuan stared blankly at his palms, at a loss.
At this time, a woman hurriedly crossed the threshold and walked to Yue Xuan. This woman was Yue Xuan's grandmother Li Qiushui. She was young and beautiful, no less than an average thirty-year-old woman. Although Yue Xuan was sixty years old,
But his appearance is always fixed at thirty years old. This is a benefit for ascetics.
The monks constantly breathe out spiritual energy, and they can use it to keep their youthful appearance forever. Fortunately, Li Qiushui has been partial to Yue Xuan since he was a child. After Yue Xuan's parents left, if it weren't for her protection, Yue Xuan would have been expelled long ago.
Got out of the house.
In an ordinary family, a woman might not be able to speak. But in the Yue family, strength determines everything. As a Taoist in the Daxuan realm, Li Qiushui is also recognized as the second-in-command by the Yue family.
"Yue Xuan, listen to grandma. Although you can't practice cultivation, grandma knows that you are naturally smart and can learn to do business. In the future, if you have capital and become a business, you can dominate the world! When the time comes, your grandpa will regret it." Li Qiushui said.
The young man suddenly jumped out of bed, knelt down, kowtowed respectfully to Li Qiu Shui, and said very solemnly: "Please grandma, teach Xuan'er one more soul gathering!"
Li Qiu Shui sighed deeply. She had heard this request too many times. Li Qiu Shui knew in her heart that Yue Xuan could not condense spiritual energy. She had told Yue Xuan countless times. However, Yue Xuan did not believe it.
He firmly believed that it was his own stupidity that prevented him from learning.
"Get up!" Li Qiushui exhaled and said.
Yue Xuan stood up and looked at Li Qiushui's face, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Li Qiushui opened his palms and said: "Close your eyes and have no distracting thoughts. Feel the surrounding spiritual energy, then attract it, condense it into a point, and finally concentrate on sealing the spiritual energy to control its size..."
Yue Xuan listened with great concentration. Li Qiu Shui said these words more than once. Li Qiu Shui knew that he would not be able to do today's ideological work. He looked at the young man in front of him and said meaningfully: "Practice hard!" After saying that,
He walked out of the room quietly, melancholy appearing on his face...
Li Qiushui had just stepped out of the small courtyard when an old voice came from the side: "I knew you, an old woman, would be here today."
The speaker was Yue Buqi. Li Qiushui looked at Yue Buqi and said slowly: "Are you really going to let Yue Xuan go to the Blood Sea Forest? After all, he is also your grandson!"
Yue Buqi was unhappy when he heard this sentence. For him, Yue Xuan was a shame to the Yue family and a huge stain. It would be great if it could be removed. But as the second-in-command of the Yue family, Yue Buqi
The cheating wife. If she doesn’t agree, it will be a big trouble after all.
Yue Buqi frowned slightly, waved his sleeves, and said calmly: "Don't worry, I will arrange it myself!" After saying this, Li Qiushui looked at Yue Xuan's house, sighed, shook his head slightly and left.
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In fact, Yue Buqi was secretly thinking about how to get rid of Yue Xuan at this time. After thinking about it, Yue Buqi became innocently angry, glanced coldly in the direction of Yue Xuan's room, and left out of breath.
After countless failures, Yue Xuan finally began to put down his hands that were shaking violently due to cramps, and stared blankly at the pillow on his small bed.
This square pillow was given to him by his mother the day before she left. Yue Xuan believed that his mother's embroidery skills were the best in the world. The pattern of the pillow was a blue auspicious cloud, with stitches on it.
A pattern that Yue Xuan couldn't understand.
However, Yue Xuan liked it very much. Looking at the pillow, Yue Xuan felt at ease.
He lay down on the small square pillow. He closed his eyes and felt how warm his mother was hugging him. His worries were put aside and he fell asleep - he saw his mother and saw
He met his father and saw... his own bright future.