*Bang!*
With a loud bang, the giant boulder in Ji Haotian's courtyard shattered into pieces.
Ji Haotian looked at his clenched fist in disbelief.
It had been only 3 days since the awakening of his Emperor Blood, yet his cultivation base at the Second Stage of Body Tempering Realm had already stabilized.
If nothing went wrong, he believed he would be able to breakthrough to the Third Stage of Body Tempering Realm in another week or two at most.
In the past, Ji Haotian would have never dared to imagine such an outrageous cultivation speed. He would have been satisfied with breaking through a minor realm once every year or so.
But what was even more astonishing was that, the power in his strike just now far exceeded even the Third Stage of Body Tempering Realm, directly shattering that boulder which he had been practicing with for so long!
Only Fourth Stage Body Tempering Realm cultivators could possess such immense power, shattering boulders and tanking swords with no issues.
It only meant that he, at the Second Stage of Body Tempering Realm, was already comparable to the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm!
And his Great Emperor Blood had not even been completely assimilated yet, he could only imagine how much more powerful he would become once his foundation was stronger and he had completely assimilated the Emperor Blood.
Finally... I have hopes of becoming stronger too!
Mom, once I become powerful enough, I'll definitely come and find you, just wait for me!
Ji Haotian secretly swore in his heart, eyes bright.
Xue'er, on the other hand, was utterly shocked as she witnessed the giant boulder being shattered into bits by a single blow from her young master.
She had felt that her young master was somewhat different since 3 days ago, and it was only now she understood; he must have awakened some latent potential!
That was the most logical reasoning, otherwise, how could the only son of someone as strong as the Mansion Lord only possess a Third-Grade Talent?
He already possessed prowess of the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm at 15, such a record, even that number one genius in the Lingshan County of yesteryear, could not compare to in the slightest!
Just as she was immersed in her fantasies, Ji Haotian had already put on his robe and called out to her, "Xue'er, accompany me to the Jade Cloud Pavilion, I want to buy something from the auction today."
"Ah? Yes, yes, young master! Let me invite Guard Chen!"
Saying these words, she ran off outside the courtyard, to which Ji Haotian could only let out a soft sigh.
As he stepped out of his courtyard, he slowly clenched and unclenched his fist, feeling the immense power surging within him.
If just the combat power of a Fourth Stage Body Tempering Realm cultivator is so strong, then what about the Seventh Stage of Body Tempering Realm, the Meridian Cleansing Realm, and the Innate Realm?
What about the realm dad originally was in at his peak?
It must surely be world destroying, boundless power.
Thinking about this, he didn't realize when he reached the entrance of the Ji Mansion.
At the entrance, both Xue'er and a tall middle aged man with an imposing presence were already waiting for him.
The man was, without a doubt, Guard Chen.
A veteran Meridian Cleansing Realm expert of the Ji Mansion and someone who had always followed Ji Haotian, assigned to him by Ji Tianyu.
A Meridian Cleansing Realm expert, if brought into the outside world of Lingshan County, could already be called a strong individual capable of dominating one area.
But in the Ji Mansion, such experts were merely guards.
The outside world only knew that there were more than 10 Meridian Cleansing Realm experts in the Ji Mansion, but they didn't know that the total number of Meridian Cleansing Realm experts was already over 20 at the very least.
The exact number was unknown even to Ji Haotian, as most of them were the hidden weapons of the Ji Mansion, exposed only in critical moments.
As for the Innate Realm experts... there were actually not just 2, Elder Huang and his father, but 4, including the Guard Captain and Vice Captain.
Such a force was enough to sweep through the entire Lingshan County and be considered a great power second only to the Qi Refinement dominators of the Baiyun Prefecture.
Guard Chen alone was at the Eighth Stage of Meridian Cleansing Realm, capable of suppressing several elder level figures in the top tier forces of Lingshan County such as both the Wu and Su Mansions.
It was only because of him that Ji Haotian could go out anytime without worrying for safety, as his own cultivation was too weak.
Soon, the 3 of them exited the Ji Mansion, heading towards the Jade Cloud Pavilion.
Even though Ji Haotian had now awakened the Great Emperor Bloodline, he still wanted to get that rare herb, after all, consuming resources would only increase his cultivation speed even more, and he felt that he could breakthrough to the Third Stage of Body Tempering Realm even faster if he consumed a pill with that miraculous herb as the main ingredient
Thus, he did not give up on it, but rather became even more eager to obtain it and become stronger.
...
Meanwhile, in the Ji Mansion.
Ji Tianyu heard Elder Huang's report with furrowed brows, his expression becoming increasingly cold.
"So, what realm has Su Yang reached right now?"
He suddenly asked, to which Elder Huang replied, "According to the intelligence, Su Yang should be at least at the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm, with a high chance of him being at the Fifth Stage."
Hearing this, Ji Tianyu couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
A protagonist template, how could it be so simple?
It has been merely a little over 2 weeks since his engagement was broken off, there's no way he could have reached the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm from a mortal even if he has a golden finger, the resources in this place simply cannot allow such a thing to happen!
It is impossible even if he is the descendent of a Great Emperor, after all, Haotian should also be only at the Third Stage of Body Tempering Realm after 2 weeks at most!
If not this, then it can only mean he can unleash combat power stronger than his cultivation base, typical Child of Destiny.
From the moment he learned about Su Yang's situation, he had felt uneasy, and now hearing all of this, he confirmed the doubt in his heart.
Su Yang was undoubtedly a protagonist template, a Heaven's Chosen!
Putting aside his thoughts, he asked in a cold voice, "Is there anyone aside from his father, possibly someone from the younger generation, who is still close to Su Yang even after everything that happened?"
Hearing this, a glint flashed past Elder Huang's eyes.
"Mansion Lord is correct indeed, it is the adopted daughter of Su Mansion Lord, Su Qingxian! She was found as a child by him and has been living in the Su Mansion ever since."
Damn it, I knew it!
Ji Tianyu cursed inwardly before speaking, "Investigate that girl, who she meets, any strange techniques she cultivates, look into her background, investigate everything about her!"
Elder Huang quickly nodded, indicating his understanding, "This subordinate will do his best!"
"Also, have you found out anything related to the Su Mansion's origins from centuries ago?"
As if remembering something, Ji Tianyu suddenly changed the topic.
"This subordinate is ashamed to say that our intelligence networks have been unable to trace the Su Mansion's ancestry, the only thing we know is that the Su Mansion's Innate Realm ancestors came from beyond the Great Jing."
Elder Huang shook his head with a resigned expression. He had done everything he could, yet this was all the information he could gather. The Innate Realm was powerful in the eyes of the outside world, but for true experts, the Innate Realm was nothing more than an ant.
If he really wanted to dig deep into all this and get information of such a level, perhaps only by having a Qi Refinement or even Foundation Establishment level power behind him might work.
But no one, not even him knew just how strong was the Ji Mansion Lord, thus, everyone speculated him to be at the later stages of Innate Realm at most, with a mysterious and unfathomable background.
There were even rumors in the Baiyun Prefecture's top class powers that he might be the banished heir of some top class power, while some even thought of him as an exiled prince of Great Jing.
But in the end, these were all just rumors. No one knew the truth, not even those like Elder Huang who had been by Ji Tianyu's side the longest.
As long as he did not reveal his true strength, such a situation would always occur.
Hearing his words, Ji Tianyu let out a long, exasperated sigh.
It seems he had to be cautious of the Su Mansion in the future.
But how could plans keep up with the changes in mountains and rivers?
...
At the same time, somewhere in the Su Mansion.
"Brother Yang, where are you going? Can I come with you too?"
A soft, coquettish voice sounded, causing Su Yang to halt his steps as he turned around and smiled at a young woman, around 16 or 17 years of age.
"I was going to the Jade Cloud Pavilion auction to buy a precious herb, Xian'er, do you want to come with me?"