Chapter 6

On the eleventh day, Chu Xuan's wish came true.

"You have stayed in for eleven days, comprehending the essence of seclusion, and as a reward, you receive the Dust Concealment Technique."

The Dust Concealment Technique is a secret art.

It is no longer a simple technique for concealing one's aura and hiding one's cultivation level, but a secret art that allows one to blend with the environment and all things.

For example, standing in front of a tree, in the perception of will, he is that tree.

Standing with a rock, in the perception of will, he is that rock.

More terrifyingly, standing with others, in the perception of will, he would not appear, and only the people around him would be perceived, or he would be the person next to him.

Concealing one's aura and hiding one's cultivation level are merely minor techniques within it.

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised; the Dust Concealment Technique was definitely not a secret art at the level of the Imperial Scripture.

Without hesitation, he immediately began to cultivate the Dust Concealment Technique.

Due to the direct comprehension from the system, there was no significant difficulty in cultivation.

After half a day, he had already mastered the basics of the Dust Concealment Technique.

After mastering the basics, the Dust Concealment Technique was always active, and his cultivation level was displayed as being in the initial stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.

At this moment, if one were to use the perception of will to observe Chu Xuan lying on the lounge chair, they would only see the lounge chair and not Chu Xuan.

This was the power of the Dust Concealment Technique.

After cultivating the Dust Concealment Technique, Chu Xuan felt even more comfortable staying in, and he did not pay much attention to the Chu Family's investigation of spies.

From the servant delivering his meals, he learned that the Chu Family was holding a competition to select talented servants for focused cultivation.

The servant delivering his meals had the good fortune to secure a cultivation slot and was clearly very excited.

This competition was overseen by his eldest cousin, Chu Qing.

Chu Xuan immediately understood that the Chu Family was using this servant selection competition to uncover hidden spies and even planned to use the spies to dismantle the hidden forces of the evil cult in the Chu Prefecture.

It was also a way for Chu Tianming to train Chu Qing.

Chu Xuan did not care how the Chu Family dealt with the evil cult, nor did he want to. He only wanted to stay in comfortably and gradually become stronger.

As long as he was strong enough, he wouldn't have to worry about the evil cult, let alone the Evil King of the Evil Court.

If they provoked him, he would simply slap them to death.

All of this was predicated on having sufficient strength.

Therefore, Chu Xuan read books and cultivated at the same time, never wasting a moment.

He consumed several Great Profound Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills every day.

His cultivation finally broke through to the Second Level of the Profound Realm. This cultivation speed, if spread, would absolutely shock a group of geniuses!

His mental will, nourished by the Spirit Nourishing Pills, grew rapidly, and at the Second Level of the Profound Realm, his mental will was not weaker than that of the Fourth Level of the Profound Realm.

Chu Yun came once, copying many books from the scripture hall for Chu Xuan, and then returned to the ancestral residence to break through to the Profound Realm.

Chu Xuan gave her three Great Profound Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills, claiming they were left by his father. Chu Yun could not refuse and had to accept them.

During this period, the system rewarded him with a box of Great Profound Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills but did not reward him with cultivation techniques or treasures for enhancing mental will.

Instead, it rewarded him with a blade technique of the Upper Rank Profound Scripture level and a minor secret art.

Apart from the daily fixed rewards, Chu Xuan did not trigger any random rewards, and he had not yet figured out the pattern of the system's random rewards.

Or perhaps, the random rewards had no pattern at all.

Chu Yun closed herself in for three days and successfully broke through to the Profound Realm, her speed exceeding expectations. Chu Xuan knew this was due to the effects of the Great Profound Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills.

The others in the Chu Family did not know the specifics and were all amazed by Chu Yun's extraordinary talent.

Chu Tianming was overjoyed.

After breaking through to the Profound Realm, Chu Yun came to bid farewell to Chu Xuan. She was leaving the clan territory to gain experience outside.

Only after breaking through to the Profound Realm were the direct descendants of the Chu Family allowed to leave the clan territory for external training. Chu Xuan was very envious, as he had never left the clan territory.

Not to mention the State of Qin, even the Chu Prefecture controlled by the Chu Family, he had never seen.

Now he had to stay in and gradually become stronger. No matter how envious he was, he would not leave, not even stepping out of the courtyard.

After Chu Yun left, no one would be there to keep him company.

To stay in comfortably, he had to stabilize his mindset. As for seclusion for cultivation, it did not exist.

His cultivation was constantly surging, and there was no need for seclusion. Perhaps this was what the system required.

A seclusion of several months or years would make staying in meaningless.

Before leaving, Chu Yun originally wanted to plead with Chu Tianming to let Chu Xuan return to the ancestral residence.

However, Chu Xuan refused, saying he had just angered his grandfather, Chu Tianming, and returning to the ancestral residence would be uncomfortable. If he were punished after she left, no one would plead for him.

Hearing this, Chu Yun temporarily gave up the idea of pleading but promised to plead for him when she returned from her training.

She also encouraged Chu Xuan to break through to the Profound Realm as soon as possible, so he wouldn't have to stay in the clan territory and be constrained.

At Chu Xuan's request, Chu Yun copied many books for him.

Time flew by, and today was the twentieth day Chu Xuan had stayed in the courtyard.

Another ten days, Chu Xuan was very much looking forward to what rewards he would receive.

Now his cultivation was at the Sixth Level of the Profound Realm, and he had two full boxes of Great Profound Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills. Apart from the fixed daily rewards from the system, one box was a random reward.

The Chu Family's servant competition had ended, and the servant responsible for delivering his meals and cleaning had been replaced.

Chu Xuan did not know how many evil cult spies had been uncovered.

However, the Chu Family was about to take action against the hidden forces of the evil cult in the Chu Prefecture.

Chu Qing was responsible for the operation to eliminate the evil cult forces.

Yesterday, before leaving, Chu Qing came to the courtyard and asked if Chu Xuan wanted to go out with him to gain experience and broaden his horizons. He would plead with his grandfather to let him leave.

Chu Xuan refused.

What a joke, he was only at the Profound Realm. If he left, the record of his long stay would be reset.

The Profound Realm was not safe outside, even with the protection of the Chu Family's strong cultivators. What if an unexpected situation arose? Wouldn't his life be in danger?

It was safer to stay in the clan territory and steadily become stronger.

Chu Tianming was furious when he learned that Chu Xuan did not want to leave, worried about the danger outside. The wretched appearance made him angry again.

How could his talented third son have such a wretched child?

It was all because of Chu Xuan's mother!

Chu Tianming angrily said, "Let him stay there, out of sight, out of mind!"

Chu Xuan was happy to have peace and quiet.

On the twentieth day, the system reward arrived.

"You have stayed in for twenty days, reward: Upper Rank Treasure Weapon, the Spirit Severing Blade!"

An Upper Rank Treasure Weapon!

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. The Chu Family's clan treasure was only a Middle Rank Treasure Weapon.

The weapons used by martial artists are divided into Mundane Weapons, Spirit Weapons, Treasure Weapons, and Imperial Weapons, each with three grades: Upper, Middle, and Lower.

Mundane Weapons, as the name suggests, are ordinary weapons. No matter how sharp or how fine they are, they can only be used by martial artists in the Mundane Realm.

No matter how strong a Mundane Weapon is, it cannot carry the spiritual energy of martial artists above the Profound Realm and cannot unleash the power of a Profound Realm martial artist.

Spirit Weapons must be forged from special materials and with special forging methods.

Not only can they carry the spiritual energy of martial artists above the Profound Realm, but they also enhance the martial artist's attack power.

The higher the grade, the greater the power, and the higher the cultivation level required to unleash its full power.