Chapter 1

"Chu Xuan's behavior is improper, tarnishing the family's reputation. He is immediately expelled from the ancestral home and is not allowed to step into it without permission!"

Chu Xuan turned to look at the grand and magnificent ancestral home, shaking his head helplessly. Being expelled from the ancestral home was equivalent to being cast out of the main lineage.

When someone is disliked, even a sneeze is a mistake, an unforgivable one.

He had just arrived in this world, and the Chu family was hosting a banquet for the nobles from the imperial capital. As one of the main lineage, Chu Xuan naturally had a seat at the banquet.

Just because he sneezed, he was expelled from the ancestral home. Although it wasn't explicitly stated that he was cast out of the main lineage, there was no real difference.

The steward led him to a desolate courtyard far from the ancestral home.

"Thirteenth Young Master, you will live here from now on. I will arrange for food to be delivered to you."

The steward left after saying this.

Chu Xuan, ranked thirteenth in the main lineage of the Chu family, one of the three major families in the Qin Kingdom, was the least favored among the young generation of the main lineage.

Pushing open the door to the courtyard, he saw that the yard was overgrown with weeds, clearly uninhabited for a long time.

This courtyard, far from the ancestral home, was on the edge of the Chu family's territory, and no one would normally live in such a remote place.

Chu Xuan sighed. Influenced by his parents, he had always been disliked by the family head, Chu Tianming, who was also his grandfather.

His father was the third son of Chu Tianming, originally deeply loved and the most talented among his generation. However, he defied Chu Tianming, broke off an engagement, and married Chu Xuan's mother, a woman without a strong background.

This almost killed Chu Tianming with anger.

Three years ago, Chu Xuan's parents left home and never returned, and since then, Chu Xuan's situation had become even worse. Every time Chu Tianming saw him, he was annoyed.

Finally, today, unable to bear it any longer, Chu Tianming expelled Chu Xuan from the ancestral home, thinking that out of sight meant out of mind.

What a melodramatic family saga!

Chu Xuan was speechless, but he couldn't change anything. At least he had a place to stay.

At least he wouldn't go hungry or be cold.

Looking at the weeds in the courtyard, Chu Xuan was troubled. He was a young master of a noble family; did he have to clear the weeds himself?

Fortunately, he didn't have to worry for long. Two servants were assigned by the steward to clean the house and courtyard, removing the weeds and tidying up the rooms.

New furniture and daily necessities were also provided.

Chu Xuan finally felt a bit of the superiority of being a young master of a noble family.

He instructed the servants to bring him a reclining chair and some books.

From now on, he would stay here.

After the servants left, Chu Xuan lay on the reclining chair, breathing in the fresh air, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, his eyes slightly dazed.

He had been transported to this world, and his situation wasn't great, but it wasn't too bad either. At least he was currently well-fed and clothed.

However, this was a world where cultivation could lead to divine power, and martial artists could move mountains and seas. As a weakling, he really didn't feel very secure.

The next day, Chu Xuan lay on the reclining chair, flipping through a book. There was no one else in the courtyard. The servants delivered the food and left, not even saying a few words.

Not even a maid!

Chu Xuan sighed. He was indeed not favored. As a young master of a noble family, he didn't even have a maid to serve him.

"Home-bound strengthening system activated. The current residence is bound as the home-bound area. You have been home-bound for one day, reward: Indestructible Body Technique!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in his mind.

Chu Xuan's spirit was invigorated, and he sat up straight. A system?

A hazy space appeared in his mind, and a system message was transmitted.

The Home-bound Strengthening System: The longer you stay home-bound, the stronger you become. Each day you stay home-bound, you receive a reward. Different ways of staying home-bound result in random rewards.

As long as you don't leave the courtyard, staying in the house and courtyard, the longer you stay, the richer the rewards, and the stronger you become.

If you leave the courtyard, the home-bound record will reset.

Chu Xuan's mood immediately improved. Maids were not important; he liked staying home-bound. It was safe and secure!

He immediately claimed the reward.

A surge of information flooded his mind, and a force circulated through his body, with a faint golden light shimmering on his skin.

Chu Xuan felt his strength continuously increasing, and he silently practiced the Indestructible Body Technique.

He clenched his fist, feeling a significant increase in strength, especially in defense, which reached the peak of the Mortal Realm.

The Indestructible Body Technique was a top-tier defensive technique in the Mortal Realm, but it wasn't overwhelmingly powerful in this world.

Above the Mortal Realm were the Mystic Realm, Spirit Realm, Void Realm, Unity Realm, True Realm, and Emperor Realm.

The Mortal Realm was the most basic realm, divided into three cultivation stages: Body Tempering, Meridian Opening, and Qi Gathering.

Only by breaking through the Mystic Gate and entering the Mystic Realm could one truly step onto the path of cultivation. Each realm after the Mystic Realm was divided into nine levels.

No matter how strong one was in the Mortal Realm, if they couldn't break through the Mystic Gate, they would remain mere mortals.

However, Chu Xuan was not disappointed. This was just the reward for staying home-bound for one day.

Before receiving the reward, his strength was only at the Meridian Opening stage in the Mortal Realm, making him a weakling.

Now, he had soared to the peak of the Mortal Realm, and almost no one within the Mortal Realm could harm him.

Chu Xuan was content and resolved to stay home-bound and not leave!

He stretched his body, changed his position, and lay back on the reclining chair, picking up the book to continue reading.

He took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Comfortable!

With the system, he felt more spirited, dispelling his previous frustration.

"You changed your position and are very comfortable being home-bound. Reward: one box of Qi Gathering Pills!"

There was a reward for this too?

Chu Xuan felt even more invigorated. He claimed the system's reward of Qi Gathering Pills, a whole large box.

The box was wooden, containing hundreds of bottles of pills, with twelve pills in each bottle.

He took out one bottle and put the rest back into the system space.

He took out one pill, which