6: Family genius

The next day.

Early in the morning, after Ling Feng got up, he walked straight towards Ling Zifan's courtyard.

Soon, Ling Feng arrived at Ling Zifan's courtyard, only to see the doors tightly shut.

Seeing this, Ling Feng stepped forward, knocked on the door, and called out.

"Cousin Zifan, are you home?"

"Hmm?"

"That voice is..."

At this moment, Ling Zifan, who was meditating and Cultivating on his bed inside the room, awoke from his Cultivation state, his eyes widened with an expression of utter disbelief.

He thought to himself,

"My cousin just took over as Clan Chief of the Family; instead of handling Family affairs, why is he coming to find me?"

However, he immediately got off the bed and quickly went to open the door.

When he opened the door and saw the person in front of him, he spoke,

"Clan Chief, you've come to see me about..."

"Cousin Zifan, why are you still so formal with me? My father and your father are brothers, so you're being too distant."

"We're Family; you can just call me cousin or Brother Feng."

Ling Feng said with a smile.

"Okay, Brother Feng."

"Brother Feng, didn't you just take over Family affairs? Logically, you should be very busy. How do you have time to come find me?"

Ling Zifan couldn't help but ask.

Ling Feng didn't immediately answer Ling Zifan's question, but instead used the System to check Ling Zifan's personal information.

A white light screen appeared before Ling Feng's eyes.

"Name: Ling Zifan."

"Cultivation: Body Tempering Ninth Level Great Perfection."

"Aptitude: Genius."

"Comprehension Ability: Genius."

"Physique: Divine Fire Saint Body (Not Awakened)"

"Special Talent: None."

"Opportunity: A trace of a Venerable Martial Realm expert's remnant soul exists within the necklace pendant."

After Ling Feng checked the attribute panel of Ling Zifan sent by the System, he realized this was clearly a Child of Luck.

"Broken engagement! Old man in a ring! Remarkable talent!"

It was just like the protagonists in the web novels he read in his previous life.

"However, I heard from Second Uncle before that Cousin Zifan's Cultivation had regressed to Body Tempering Second Level. Now, he possesses the Cultivation of Body Tempering Realm Great Perfection, so he's probably not far from Breaking through to the Yellow Martial Realm."

"It seems that the Venerable Martial Realm expert's remnant soul has likely awakened from its slumber."

In a short moment.

Ling Feng had already seen through all of Ling Zifan's secrets in his mind. Ling Zifan probably wouldn't have imagined that he had no secrets whatsoever before his cousin.

(Aptitude and Comprehension Ability Ranks: Ordinary, Low Grade, Mid Grade, High Grade, Peerless, Genius, Prodigy, Prodigy.)

Ling Feng looked at Ling Zifan, a hint of a smile in his deep eyes, and couldn't help but say with a chuckle,

"I heard from Second Uncle that your Cultivation had dropped to Body Tempering Second Level, worse than even mine?"

"But now it seems, this Body Tempering Great Perfection Cultivation isn't bad at all. How could Second Uncle lie to me?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Zifan's heart skipped a beat.

His gaze, which had been fixed on Ling Feng, now flickered, and he thought to himself,

"I didn't expect to be seen through by my cousin."

"Didn't they say my cousin was born with aWaste body (useless body) and could never Breakthrough the Body Tempering Realm to enter the Yellow Martial Realm?"

"I've hidden it so well; even my own father couldn't see through my disguise, yet now I've been seen through by this so-called 'useless cousin' of mine."

"It seems my cousin is not simple either."

Although Ling Zifan was already greatly surprised, he remained silent.

Seeing his cousin's expression, Ling Feng spoke,

"Cousin Zifan, everyone has their own Opportunity and their own difficulties. I won't tell anyone about your situation."

"However, you must also remember that we are Family. If you have any difficulties, just ask, and the Family will help resolve them."

Upon hearing Ling Feng's voice, Ling Zifan's body stiffened.

"Brother Feng, I..."

Seeing this, Ling Feng directly interrupted him.

"Cousin Zifan, I observe that your Cultivation Aptitude is quite remarkable, and you are but a step away from Breaking through to the Yellow Martial Realm."

"Here are ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a bottle of Purple Extreme Pills. Take them to Cultivate. Strive to Breakthrough to the Yellow Martial Realm as soon as possible."

As Ling Feng spoke, he took out a Storage Pouch from his bosom and handed it to Ling Zifan.

Ling Zifan was about to refuse, but the words stopped at his lips. He was currently in great need of these resources.

After a moment of hesitation, he reached out and took the Storage Pouch Ling Feng handed him.

After receiving it, Ling Zifan immediately bowed to Ling Feng and said,

"Thank you, Brother Feng. In the future, if there's anything you need from me, Ling Zifan, just say the word."

"Hahaha, cousin, I'm giving you resources not because I want anything in return. As the current Clan Chief of the Ling Family, what I hope for is to lead the Family to become stronger and stronger."

"Zifan will Cultivate diligently and then assist Brother Feng in revitalizing our Ling Family."

Ling Zifan said resolutely.

"Mm, having that intention is enough. For now, just focus on Cultivating."

Seeing Ling Zifan's serious expression, Ling Feng nodded to himself, then couldn't help but smile.

"Has Second Uncle told you about the upcoming engagement annulment from the Feng Family?"

"Father has already explained the full story to me in detail."

"Then, how do you view this matter?"

Ling Zifan didn't expect Ling Feng to suddenly ask for his thoughts. He pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke,

"Brother Feng, if the Feng Family truly comes to annul the engagement, I will personally defeat her and give her a letter of divorce. Such a woman is not worthy of becoming a Ling Family member. I will absolutely not allow the Family to be shamed."

"As for the Mystic Limit Sect, when my Cultivation becomes strong in the future, I will surely purge their entire sect to wash away the humiliation of our Ling Family's engagement annulment."

Seeing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but shake his head and say,

"You're still thinking too simply."

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