“Sister Ya Fei…”
Lu Heng gripped the jade bottle, his gaze falling on Ya Fei’s face.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say some words of promise, but was interrupted by a wave of Ya Fei’s hand.
“That’s enough, don’t be so polite with your sister.”
Ya Fei turned her head and gave Lu Heng a touching smile.
The charm at the corners of her eyes was enough to make any man’s heart skip a beat.
“I’ll handle the storms outside.
Your only task is to Cultivate well for me.
I’m counting on you.”
Having said that, Ya Fei didn’t wait for Lu Heng’s response.
She walked straight out of the small courtyard with elegant steps.
It wasn’t until that red back disappeared behind the courtyard gate that Lu Heng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
The jade bottle in his hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Lu Heng naturally knew how difficult Ya Fei’s current situation was.
Internal strife within the Mite’er Family was severe.
For a woman like Ya Fei, who lacked Dou Qi talent, wanting to hold power was simply a pipe dream.
Moreover, during those two years in the Imperial Capital, Lu Heng also knew that Sister Ya Fei was an orphan, just like him.
If it weren’t for Sister Ya Fei’s beautiful appearance combined with her eloquence as an auctioneer, perhaps she wouldn’t even be sitting in her current position.
Sister Ya Fei didn’t want to become a tool for a political marriage, which was why she was dispatched to Wutan City.
It was called ‘tempering,’ but in reality, it was exile.
If she couldn’t produce decent results in a few years, what awaited her was either marrying a gluttonous noble or becoming a sacrifice for a Family alliance.
“A fourth-grade pill…”
Lu Heng stroked the smooth body of the bottle, murmuring to himself.
It had been three years since he Transmigrated to this world.
From a little beggar who almost froze to death on the streets to now being well-fed and clothed, all of this was given to him by Sister Ya Fei.
Otherwise, let alone Awakening a Cheat to Cultivate, whether he could have survived would have been a question mark.
“Rest assured, Sister Ya Fei.”
Lu Heng said softly toward the empty courtyard gate,
“I don’t dare think about other things for now, but I will definitely make sure you sit in the position of the most noble woman in the Jia Ma Empire.”
Lu Heng turned and went back into the room, sitting cross-legged on the bed.
His mind sank into his consciousness.
A burst of golden light exploded within his Sea of Consciousness.
Immediately afterward, lines of text emerged.
Lu Heng’s personal panel was clearly displayed before his eyes.
[Name: Lu Heng]
[Age: Nine years old]
[Cultivation: Ninth Stage Dou Qi]
[Soul Realm: Mortal Realm (Middle Stage)]
[Physique: Azure Wood Body (Tier 1)]
[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Chaos Art (Green Wood Qi Induction Chapter)]
[Dou Technique: None]
[Bloodline: None]
[Divine Ability: None]
This was Lu Heng’s Cheat.
Three years ago, when Lu Heng first awakened his past life memories, a golden book appeared in his mind.
The words ‘Dou Qi First Formed, Heavens Mandate Revealed!’ were written on the pages.
Precisely because of this phrase, ‘Dou Qi First Formed, Heavens Mandate Revealed!’, this golden book was called by Lu Heng—
The Book of Destiny!
When Lu Heng successfully cultivated to the First Stage of Dou Qi, the words ‘Dou Qi First Formed, Heavens Mandate Revealed!’ on the Book of Destiny disappeared, replaced by Lu Heng’s attribute panel.
And the Five Elements Chaos Art (Green Wood Qi Induction Chapter) was the miraculous Cultivation Technique automatically instilled into Lu Heng’s mind after opening the Book of Destiny panel.
This was a technique that could be cultivated even at the Dou Zhi Qi Stage.
One must know that on the Dou Qi Continent, one cannot Cultivate a Cultivation Technique during the Dou Zhi Qi Stage, and Dou Qi has no attributes.
Regardless of whether it’s a Cultivation Technique or a Dou Qi attribute, both require condensing a Dou Qi Vortex first.
However, the effect of this Qi Induction Chapter was startlingly domineering.
Ordinary Dou Qi is just pure energy.
But the Dou Qi cultivated by Lu Heng carried the vitality of the Wood attribute.
Whether it was the fatigue from a day’s cultivation or minor bumps and bruises from daily life, they would recover very quickly.
The Green Wood Qi Induction Chapter was also responsible for this.
This was why Lu Heng could reach Ninth Stage Dou Qi in just three years, starting from a malnourished beggar.
The body’s recovery power was the guarantee of cultivation speed.
Not only that, at the Dou Zhi Qi Stage, one could also awaken an Acquired Physique, the ‘Azure Wood Body’!
However, Awakening the Azure Wood Body during the Dou Zhi Qi Stage required five Tier 1 Monster Cores and ten Tier 1 medicinal herbs.
The resources required were a huge sum for the Lu Heng of back then, and even for the current Lu Heng.
If it hadn’t been for Sister Ya Fei’s sponsorship at the start, he would never have been able to achieve this.
Fortunately, after the Azure Wood Body awakened, Lu Heng’s cultivation speed increased, his body’s recovery power and resistance to toxins were significantly enhanced, and his perception of plants and medicinal herbs became acute.
As for that Middle Stage Mortal Soul, perhaps it was because Lu Heng was a Transmigrator that he was born with a powerful Soul.
Looking at the attribute panel before him, Lu Heng no longer hesitated and uncorked the jade bottle.
A smooth Qi Gathering Powder rolled into his palm.
Lu Heng swallowed the pill in one go and immediately began circulating the Five Elements Chaos Art.
In the next moment, the surrounding energy all transformed into strands of incomparably pure green Dou Qi, frantically surging into Lu Heng’s body!
The Dou Qi within Lu Heng’s body began to boil.
Under the wash of that massive medicinal power, the Ninth Stage Dou Qi that originally filled his Meridians began to frantically compress and rotate.
In his lower abdomen, that illusory embryonic vortex was becoming solid at an alarming speed.
There was no so-called pain.
For Lu Heng, who had cultivated the Green Wood Chapter and awakened the Azure Wood Body, a Breakthrough was like a plant sprouting and then blooming—a natural process where success comes when conditions are ripe…
Mite’er Auction House, Appraisal Room.
High-quality Ambergris incense burned in the room, with faint smoke coiling around the beams, yet it couldn’t suppress the smell of mercantilism emanating from the mountain of ledgers on the desk.
Ya Fei leaned lazily against the red sandalwood chair back, holding a wolf-hair brush in her hand, drawing circles on the list every now and then.
She had changed her outfit; a dark purple brocade robe wrapped around her body.
While not as flamboyant as the red one, it added a few hints of mature charm.
“A second-grade qi recovery pill, starting bid five hundred gold coins…
The items sent by the Jia Lie Family are getting worse and worse in quality.”
Ya Fei casually tossed a jade bottle into the scrap basket, making a crisp sound, her face wearing a look of indifference.
Great Master Gu Ni, sitting opposite her, was holding a cup of hot tea.
His gray eyebrows twitched as he smiled bitterly:
“Young Miss, this is a second-grade elixir.
Although the quality is a bit mixed, in a place like Wutan City, only our Mite’er Auction House would dare call it scrap.
If placed outside, those Mercenary groups would break their heads over this thing.”
Gu Ni put down the teacup, sighed, and tapped his fingers on the tabletop:
“Moreover, the wind is blowing in the wrong direction outside lately.
That Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family is nine years old and at the Eighth Stage Dou Qi.
Those two old foxes, Ao Ba Pa and Jia Liebi, have been keeping a low profile recently, afraid of offending the Xiao Family.
Our Auction House’s business has been affected these past few days.”
“Nine years old, eighth stage…”
Ya Fei pinched the pen in her hand, her peach-blossom eyes slightly upturned, her tone unreadable,
“He is very impressive, but the sky of Wutan City isn’t for a young boy to overturn yet.”