194: Lingshu Pavilion, secret letter!

Jingxin Courtyard.

Cultivation Chamber.

Countless profound Talisman insights merged into Liu Xuan's Divine Soul. He felt as if he had fallen into an endless ocean of runes, where all things in heaven and earth were evolved from these basic runes.

'Second-Rank Advanced Talisman Master experience, not bad at all!'

Liu Xuan opened his eyes, and various profound runes flowed and shifted within his pupils, looking exceptionally miraculous.

Any cultivation art, once practiced to a deep level, is connected to the Dao and can assist in comprehending the Dao.

Some high-ranking Talisman Masters, Alchemists... might even change or create their own Cultivation Techniques based on their insights into Alchemy to facilitate Breakthroughs in their Realm.

With his Talisman proficiency raised to Second-Rank Advanced, Liu Xuan's understanding of the path of Talismans, as well as his Cultivation Techniques and the Dao, deepened.

Having broken through to Foundation Establishment, Liu Xuan had long since fully digested the level of a First-Rank Advanced Talisman Master. Even if the System hadn't rewarded him with Second-Rank Advanced Talisman Master experience, he would have broken through on his own after some time.

A Second-Rank Advanced Talisman Master holds a status comparable to a Golden Core True Person and is equivalent to a False Core True Person; it is a significant matter.

However, it was of little use to Liu Xuan. He had long been a Second-Rank Advanced Alchemist and had never had much time to practice Alchemy.

Recently, he wasn't short on Spirit Stones, so he was too lazy to even draw Talismans, only doing so when he was bored as a pastime.

Alchemy was the same; he occasionally refined some Yao Beast Medicinal Pills, and the rest of the time spent in the Alchemy Room was mostly just to guide Wu Qingyue and other Concubines in Alchemy.

Liu Xuan specially chose a courtyard to teach the interested Concubines how to draw Talismans and practice Alchemy.

In terms of the path of Talismans, it was mainly led by Qin Yun and Yan Qingyao, while Alchemy was led by Wu Qingyue. His Realm was extraordinary, and he had already taught several First-Rank Talisman Masters and First-Rank Alchemists.

His teaching was completely free, which was a great thing for ambitious Concubines, and every time a class started, many people would come to listen.

'Let others handle the labor-intensive tasks! It's enough for me to offer guidance in my spare time!'

Liu Xuan found drawing Talismans and practicing Alchemy quite interesting in themselves and liked to study and ponder them when bored.

But once they were treated as tools to make money, constantly repeating the drawing of one type of Talisman or refining one type of Medicinal Pill, it was pure torture!

...

Time passed like water; another three months later.

"Hahaha!"

"Dad! I also broke through to the Muscle and Bone Realm on the first day. Am I not worse than the Eldest Son?"

At dusk, the Fourth Son, who had just broken through and was covered in sweat, ran over laughing to share the good news with Liu Xuan. His voice spread throughout the entire courtyard, fearing that others wouldn't know he had broken through.

"Congratulations, Fourth Brother!"

"Congratulations, Fourth Brother!"

...

Some of the younger brothers and sisters in the courtyard ran to his side to offer congratulations.

Daocheng had a straightforward personality. Although he liked to show off and cared about Face, he was great to his good brothers, and countless siblings liked to follow behind him.

"How many times have I told you all!"

"Don't call me Fourth Brother, call me Brother Cheng! Do you remember?"

He took a candy out of his pocket and handed it to the little ones, saying with a serious expression.

"Got it, Brother Cheng!"

"Brother Cheng!"

"Brother Cheng!"

...

The little ones smiled as they accepted the candy. It wasn't that they couldn't remember, but they discovered that calling him Fourth Brother first earned them candy...

"Dad! I also want to join the Merchant Alliance Guard Team like the Eldest Son. I want to be a Captain!"

Arriving in the courtyard, Daocheng couldn't wait to say to his father, Liu Xuan.

During this time, the Eldest Son, Dao Yuan, had been mingling with the Merchant Alliance Guard Team, and everyone praised him as a martial arts Genius, making him infinitely glorious, which made him extremely envious.

He believed his martial arts talent was just a little bit worse than the Eldest Son's, but he had Spiritual Roots!

His subsequent cultivation speed would definitely not be slower than the Eldest Son's. The only difference was that he was one year younger. As time went on, he would definitely be able to catch up to the Eldest Son.

"You brat, take it easy. You are not allowed to go too far from White Crane Lake. When the time comes, I'll have your Uncle Liu Gang watch over you!"

Liu Xuan was very satisfied with Daocheng's talent and effort, but his personality was relatively reckless and not as steady as the Eldest Son's, so Liu Xuan was more worried about his safety.

His mother, Lin Anqi, seemed strict, but was actually extremely indulgent towards him and couldn't control him at all.

Liu Gang was a guard that Lin Anqi's father, Lin Tianyue, had arranged for Liu Xuan in his early years. He had followed Liu Xuan for more than a decade, and his cultivation was about to break through to the Late Stage of Innate.

Moreover, this person was experienced and steady. With him watching Daocheng, Liu Xuan could rest assured letting him go out.

"Don't worry, Dad!"

"Can't you trust me to handle things?"

"Forget it, I'm going to find Aunt She to get me the most domineering precious sword, and then spar with the guard Martial Artists!"

He disappeared from the courtyard in a flash to find the person in charge of the Merchant Alliance, She Xiaorong.

...

More than a month later.

Chang Dan's son, the Sixth Son Dao Ming, spent three days breaking through to the Muscle and Bone Realm. Li Man's son, the Ninth Son, Dao Zhen, spent two days breaking through to the Muscle and Bone Realm.

The Third Daughter, Ling Hui, had average talent. Although she was old enough, it was estimated that it would take a few more months to break through.

The Seventh Son Dao Shun and the Fourth Daughter Ling Jing were probably about the same; they all needed to Cultivate for a period of time before they could break through.

The Tenth Son Dao Ping, the Eleventh Daughter Ling Yue, and the children of the maids Lianer, Pinger, and Meier—Ling Ning, Ling Yi, and Ling Xia—were also reaching the age. In at most a year, they would all be able to break through to the Muscle and Bone Realm Martial Artist.

Liu Xuan's cultivation was increasing every day, and the speed of the increase was getting faster and faster. This feeling of improving while lying down was very good; it was much more enjoyable than the hard work he had put in himself.

On the martial arts arena above the lake.

Liu Xuan leaned on the balcony of the second floor, looking at Dao Shun and Dao Zhen, who were sweating profusely and sparring hard below, a fatherly smile appearing on his Face.

'I'm afraid there is no father in the whole world who hopes for his children to succeed more than I do!'

"Son, keep it up!"

Next to him were Chang Dan, dressed in white, and Li Man, in luxurious palace attire. They were also watching their sons spar with Liu Xuan.

The one shouting below was Dao Zhen's mother, Li Man.

Chang Dan's cultivation had already broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining. She wore a cyan thin sword at her waist and had the air of a Sword Immortal.

After trying all the cultivation arts—drawing Talismans, Alchemy, Formations, Artifact Refining... and having no talent for any of them, she finally gave up...

Since then, she focused on the path of the sword and learned a light sword technique. Unexpectedly, she actually achieved something.

Now she was a small captain of the Law Enforcement Team on the island, managing more than a dozen team members, and was quite carefree.

Li Man had nothing to do and still liked to enjoy herself. She lived entirely on the salary given by Liu Xuan, and sometimes she would even take her son's pocket money to spend.

She didn't want to delay her son's cultivation, but she couldn't resist her son Dao Zhen's filial piety. Whenever he had a little pocket money, he liked to save it up to buy her good things she liked.

With her son's filial heart, it was hard to live up to it, so she had to accept it with a smile...

"Husband, this is a secret letter sent from Lingshu Pavilion!"

Bai Shan, wearing a purple long dress, held a secret letter and walked upstairs gracefully, coming to Liu Xuan's side.

Lingshu Pavilion was an intelligence organization that Liu Xuan had ordered to be cultivated. Previously, the persons in charge were Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong. After Bai Shan arrived, she naturally became the boss.

Bai Shan looked at the secret letter in her hand with curiosity; she didn't know the content either.

Lingshu Pavilion was nominally under her charge, but secretly, there was also a group of people from the Nether Fire Sect in charge. Who they were, she didn't know.

This secret letter was delivered by the dark guards and was of the highest security level, so she didn't have the authority to know either.

She had asked her subordinates in Lingshu Pavilion and only knew that this letter came from the territory of the Peach Blossom Sect; everything else was unknown.

Nether Fire Sect, Bone Fiend Sect... The more she came into contact with Liu Xuan, the more she couldn't see through him.