Chapter 6

Behind Jingting, the younger generation of disciples had each made progress in their strength, all within normal ranges.

The more outstanding ones, Luo Qing and Luo Fei, had each increased their strength to 1,573 catties and 2,017 catties respectively over the year. At this rate, in a few years, they would both have the potential to enter the True Qi Realm.

The testing ended, and the guests each bid farewell.

Although Luo Zhen's performance was somewhat disappointing, Jingting's appearance still made everyone dare not underestimate the Luo family. In Pingyang County, the Luo family's leading position remained stable.

In the Luo family's guest hall, the family head Luo Ning and the Wei family's head Wei Mingshan sat facing each other.

"Please have some tea!" Luo Ning poured a cup of tea for the other.

After the testing ended, all the guests left, but Wei Mingshan stayed behind to have a private talk with Luo Ning.

Wei Mingshan took a sip of tea, a smile on his face, and said, "Good tea."

Luo Ning smiled faintly and said, "Brother Wei, what brings you here to talk to me?"

Wei Mingshan smiled and said, "Brother Luo, I'll be straightforward. I have a daughter named Wei Fang, who is the same age as your son Luo Zhen. You've seen her during the strength test of the younger generation of the Wei family; she has good potential. I want to form an alliance with you through marriage. What do you think, Brother Luo?"

If it were before, when Luo Zhen's talent was considered the best in Pingyang County's history, Wei Mingshan definitely wouldn't have mentioned this to Luo Ning, as Luo Zhen's future was boundless, and Luo Ning wouldn't have agreed to it.

However, this year, Luo Zhen had some issues, and Wei Mingshan saw this as a good opportunity. He still believed that Luo Zhen wouldn't be stuck at the peak of physical training for life and would continue to advance in cultivation, achieving no small success.

Luo Ning fell silent for a moment. He had no confidence in whether Luo Zhen could break through the physical limit in the future. After all, nine months had passed, and despite daily intense training, Luo Zhen still hadn't broken through the physical limit, indicating that the hope was very slim.

If Luo Zhen couldn't break through the physical limit in the future, marrying the daughter of the Wei family head would be a good choice.

Although Luo Ning was the family head, his lineage was small. His parents died early, so he had no siblings. If Luo Zhen really couldn't break through the physical limit in the future, and one day he left the world, it was easy to imagine how awkward Luo Zhen's position in the Luo family would become.

At this time, having a powerful backer would be very important for Luo Zhen's status.

After a while, Luo Ning said, "It's an honor for Zhen to be chosen by Brother Wei."

Wei Mingshan's expression brightened, and he said, "So, Brother Luo, you agree?"

Luo Ning nodded slightly.

Wei Mingshan said, "That's great. Let's make it official, but since they are still young, let's just have a verbal agreement for now. We'll set the engagement when Luo Zhen comes of age."

Luo Ning frowned slightly and said, "Since it's an engagement, why not do it sooner?"

Wei Mingshan said, "Now is the best time for them to cultivate. If we set the engagement too early, it might distract them and make them think too much."

Although Luo Ning was dissatisfied with the late engagement, Wei Mingshan's reasoning made sense, especially for Luo Zhen. If he knew he would have a carefree life, it might affect his enthusiasm for cultivation.

"Then, as you say, we'll set the engagement when they come of age," Luo Ning said.

"Great, it's settled," Wei Mingshan said happily.

Wei Mingshan naturally had his own calculations. When Luo Zhen turns 16, there will be five more years to see his potential.

If Luo Zhen rises again, the Wei family will have a future great figure. If Luo Zhen falls, it's just a verbal agreement, not a written contract. Hehe... Whether to marry his daughter or not will still be up to him, Wei Mingshan.

Spring turned to autumn, and another year passed.

The annual strength test for the younger generation of the Luo family arrived again.

After a year of cultivation, the strength of the younger generation had each made progress.

Luo Yun's strength reached 2,496 catties. At this rate, next year he would have a good chance of entering the True Qi Realm.

Luo Yu's strength last year was 2,497 catties, and this year he finally entered the True Qi Realm, with his strength surging to 6,230 catties.

Once entering the True Qi Realm, strength increases rapidly. Now, Luo Yu has just started to generate qi in his body. With another year, his strength will definitely exceed 10,000 catties, and even increasing by 10,000 catties in a year is not impossible.

Jiang Ruoqing's strength increased to 1,905 catties. This was her fourth test, and her performance still surpassed Luo Yu's at the same stage.

Jingting's strength made significant progress again, increasing by over 1,000 catties in another year, reaching 2,218 catties. The increase was even greater than last year, making her the only one among the younger generation to increase her strength by over 1,000 catties for two consecutive years in the Physical Training Realm.

In the Physical Training Realm, increasing strength by 1,000 catties in a year is very difficult, even more so than increasing by 10,000 catties in the True Qi Realm. Now, Jingting's talent surpasses even the former Luo Zhen.

Luo Qing and Luo Fei's strength reached 2,135 catties and 2,589 catties respectively, maintaining steady growth. At this rate, Luo Fei has a good chance of entering the True Qi Realm next year.

However, the highly regarded Luo Zhen's strength showed no change, still at 3,000 catties.

After the shock last time, this time the crowd was not too surprised, only disappointed.

If last year more than 90% of people still had hope for Luo Zhen, now less than 10% still have hope, which is very few.

For a whole year, 365 days, Luo Zhen didn't slack off for a single day. He had nourishing food every day and a spirit medicine every month, allowing him to fully exploit his body's strength and potential.

Unfortunately, breaking through the physical limit was more difficult than Luo Zhen imagined.

For one year and nine months, 21 consecutive months of daily intense training, his body still showed no signs of breaking through.

"Wrong move, a whole year, not even a catty of strength increased. It seems this kid really has fallen. Was I crazy last year to make a verbal agreement with Luo Ning? Isn't this pushing Fang into a fire pit?" Wei Mingshan regretted it deeply when he saw that Luo Zhen's strength hadn't increased at all.

Over the past year, Luo Zhen's status in the Luo family plummeted rapidly. Others no longer looked at him with envy and admiration.

Many of the younger generation looked at him with a sense of schadenfreude.

At first, Luo Zhen felt some anger, but over time, he got used to it.

He wasn't living for others, and there was no need to make himself uncomfortable because of others' opinions.

Moreover, he always believed that as long as he persisted, breaking through the physical limit was possible.

If one year didn't work, then two years, if two years didn't work, then three years, if three years didn't work... even ten years, he would persist.

Because if his cultivation stopped at the physical limit, his life would be meaningless.

He still had to take revenge on Nangong Hao and find out what happened to his mother...

Without strength, how could he take revenge or find her?

So, he wouldn't give up!

Giving up cultivation was giving up hope, and for him, living was no better than dying.

As long as he was still alive, he would continue to train!

After a year, Luo Zhen had long put others' opinions behind him.

Whether it was the elders of the Luo family, the younger generation, or other guests, he didn't care about their opinions.

The only thing he cared about was his inner determination.

Just like the sharp look he gave when his 3,000 catties of strength was questioned during his first test, he always believed:

I, Luo Zhen, will definitely break through the physical limit.

Spring turned to autumn, and another year passed.

The younger generation of the Luo family each increased their strength, and some of the more talented ones gradually surpassed Luo Zhen.

Because Luo Zhen's strength was still stuck at the physical limit of 3,000 catties for a whole year.

No!

Not a whole year!

Today is December 10th, two days before the December 12th strength test, and also two days before a whole year.

Luo Zhen's persistence finally paid off.

He couldn't describe the feeling; it came so suddenly.

Just at that moment, while Luo Zhen was running with the tripod, he suddenly felt the tripod on his shoulder become lighter, and all his fatigue vanished.

A mysterious sensation came from within his body.

Luo Zhen stopped, his expression dazed, but the next moment, he was overjoyed.

He broke