Having understood the situation, Mu Hanyan returned to her courtyard.
She was not without worry, but in her view, those who resorted to such petty tricks had limited capabilities and would not pose any significant threat. The real danger came from the mysterious enemies lurking in the shadows.
The only way she truly wanted to relieve her father of his concerns was by striving to enhance her own strength!
Watching Mu Hanyan leave with a tranquil expression, Mu Nan shook his head once more and suddenly realized something. When he heard the news, he felt no trace of injustice, nor did he think there was anything wrong with what the Lord City Master had done.
It seemed as if giving the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill to Mu Hanyan was the natural course of action, far more appropriate than giving it to Mu Feng.
Only then did Mu Nan realize that, in his eyes, Mu Hanyan had long surpassed Mu Feng, who was regarded as one of the two geniuses of the Mu family, and had even outdone all of her peers. She was now at a level where she could be discussed alongside his grandfather, the other two elders, and the Family Head.
It seemed he was overthinking it. This so-called threat, in his opinion, was as trivial and boring as child’s play. Mu Nan thought to himself with self-mockery.
Originally intending to grab something casual to sate her hunger before cultivation, Mu Hanyan faced a scolding from Xixi just like from an old nanny. Xixi began screaming when she saw Mu Hanyan with only a bun.
"Young Master, how can you just eat a bun? Don’t you know you’re still growing? Oh dear, what if you don’t grow tall and Lady Yi doesn’t like you anymore?" After the shriek, Xixi babbled on anxiously. After all, Lady Yi Qinglian might be the only good woman willing to marry the Young Master in the future. If even Lady Yi Qinglian didn’t fancy the Young Master, what would become of his marital prospects? The source of this content ɪs novel·fiɾe·net
Fortunately, Mu Hanyan was unaware of Xixi’s inner thoughts; otherwise, she would have stuffed the bun into Xixi’s mouth. What a mess of nonsensical worries. Besides, she was a woman. If there were to be concerns in the future, it would be about not being able to marry off, not about whom to marry.
Under Xixi’s arrangement, dinner comprised four dishes and one soup, with a well-balanced mix of meat and vegetables. Mu Hanyan ate her fill with proper enjoyment and only after enduring Xixi’s nagging about taking a hot bath was she finally let go.
At night, Mu Hanyan sat cross-legged on her bed and began cultivation.
Coupling the newly learned Star Illusion Thousand Machine Technique with the Heavenly Heart Technique, Mu Hanyan activated the cultivation technique.
As her hands formed the gestures, the power of Heaven and Earth was grasped by an invisible hand, converging from all directions, streaming into the Heart Meridian, condensing into Qi, and flowing through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
Whether it was the speed of absorbing the power of Heaven and Earth, the speed of Condensing Energy, or even the speed at which the Qi traveled, it was all more than double what it had been before.
Mu Hanyan suppressed the excitement and joy in her heart and continued cultivating.
The night flew by, and when Mu Hanyan woke from the lucid state of cultivation, she was astonished to discover that her strength had shifted from Early Stage Ninth Rank Swordsman to the Middle Stage.
What a miraculous Hand Formation!
A rise of joy welled up in Mu Hanyan’s heart. The Star Illusion Thousand Mechanism Technique amounted to more than twenty pages, and she had learned only two, not even in their entirety. If the technique was divided into ten levels, she was yet to completely master even one. What pace of cultivation could she achieve once she mastered all ten?
With this Hand Formation, even if she couldn’t find suitable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for the time being, she needn’t worry about her progress before reaching the rank of Sword Master.