Chapter 92

Time flies, and it has already been five years.

In the room, Dongfang Xiuzhe sat cross-legged on the bed, his two pale hands forming a strange seal. As his fingers moved, a faint golden light emanated from his body, flickering on and off.

His chest rose and fell slightly with each breath, and the furniture and small items in the room trembled slightly.

"Puff~"

With a column of air exhaled from his mouth, his eyes suddenly opened, revealing purple, otherworldly eyes that glowed strangely.

"It seems the compression of the true essence energy in my body has reached its limit!"

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Compared to five years ago, Dongfang Xiuzhe now had less of a childish air and more of an evil one.

Over these five years, to eliminate the instability in his foundation, he had deliberately compressed the rapidly increasing true essence energy. As a result, his current realm remained the same as it was five years ago.

However, his strength had undergone several qualitative leaps!

In the past, the true essence energy in his body was merely a few gas-like masses, but now it was liquid-like, filling his dantian and meridians.

In both quantity and quality, he was incomparable to his former self.

Moreover, the "Mind Spirit Force" condensed in his upper dantian at the center of his brows had formed a vortex. With more cultivation, he could directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, converting it into "Mind Spirit Force." At that time, forming an inner core would no longer be a fantasy.

"Five years, and finally, this moment has arrived."

Thinking about the efforts he had made over these five years to continuously compress the true essence energy in his body, Dongfang Xiuzhe felt a deep sense of emotion.

Since moving to this new home, over the past five years, Dongfang Xiuzhe had rarely gone out to wander the streets. Most of his time was spent in his room, meditating and cultivating.

This led Dongfang Long and his wife to mistakenly believe he had developed autism, even suspecting that the disaster five years ago had deeply affected their precious son.

To make Dongfang Xiuzhe more like a normal child, with the innocence and liveliness of a child, the couple had put in a lot of effort, but to little avail.

"Judging by this, it won't take more than half a year for me to break through the first level of the 'Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique' and successfully advance to the second level."

Waving his hand to dispel the barriers around the room, Dongfang Xiuzhe's handsome young face lifted with a smile of anticipation.

Over the past five years, he had grown taller.

Wearing a loose robe and with a long ponytail, he could easily be mistaken for a pretty young girl if not looked at closely.

The door creaked open, and a graceful young girl pushed it and walked in.

"Master, the meal is ready. Lady asked me to call you!" Her voice was sweet and pleasant.

"Alright, I'll be there right away!"

Looking at Chen Yue, who had grown into a young woman, Dongfang Xiuzhe felt even more that buying Chen Yue and Chen Xing was the wisest decision he had made.

"Master, your clothes are wet. Let me change them for you."

Taking a clean robe from the wardrobe, Chen Yue gently and skillfully changed Dongfang Xiuzhe's clothes and prepared to wash the old ones.

"Chen Yue, let the familiar do the washing!" Dongfang Xiuzhe said, somewhat concerned.

Although this new home was large, with three separate courtyards, it could not compare to the former General's residence. To save expenses, apart from Xiaocui, a loyal maid who took care of Xie Qiuping's daily life, there were no other maids or servants.

Shaking her head lightly, Chen Yue said nothing and still took the sweat-soaked clothes to wash them herself.

In her heart, being able to wash Dongfang Xiuzhe's clothes and do small tasks within her capability made her feel very happy.

She wouldn't let a "task that makes her happy" be done by a familiar!

Stepping out of the courtyard, Dongfang Xiuzhe saw Li Erniu being chased around by Chen Xing.

To teach according to their aptitude, Dongfang Xiuzhe had mainly taught the "Inner Dao" magic to Chen Yue, the older sister, and the "Outer Dao" divine skills to Chen Xing, the younger sister.

Over these five years, the two sisters' strength had rapidly increased. With the one-tenth of energy they had received from Dongfang Xiuzhe, they could now be considered small experts.

Of course, Li Erniu was no longer the naive and rough boy he used to be.

His brother, Li Daniu, had died protecting Dongfang Long in a crisis. After recovering, Dongfang Long adopted Li Erniu as his foster son, treating him like his own and teaching him the "Blazing Flame Aura" and complementary combat techniques without reservation.

Now, Li Erniu's strength was already impressive among his peers.

Of course, compared to the two sisters, Chen Yue and Chen Xing, whom Dongfang Xiuzhe had personally cultivated, he could only be considered a novice.

"Erniu, Chen Xing, it's time to eat!"

After watching for a while, Dongfang Xiuzhe called out.

At the meal, there was no distinction between master and servant, and everyone sat together.

This was in the city of Jali in the Iron Qin Empire, where the courtyard where Dongfang Xiuzhe and his family lived was in the eastern part of the city. Although it was not the most prosperous area, it was frequented by many merchants.

Using his previous savings and following Lin Yazi's advice, Dongfang Long opened a pharmacy on the nearby commercial street, which did quite well. Dongfang Long was the owner, Lin Yazi was the manager, and Ren Tianxing and Zhao Hu were responsible for purchasing and delivering goods.

So, at the meal, only Dongfang Long, Chen Yue, Chen Xing, Li Erniu, Xiaocui, and Xie Qiuping were present.

As for Liu Hong, where had she gone?

Two years ago, she left, though she didn't say what she was going to do, Dongfang Xiuzhe guessed she was going to seek revenge on the Mad Slave.

"Erniu, come, eat more!"

Xie Qiuping, with a happy smile, placed a chicken leg on Li Erniu's bowl.

Although she was no longer a general's wife, she felt happier than ever.

Her eldest daughter, Dongfang Shuying, was married and lived in the same city, only a short distance away, unlike before when "meeting was hard and parting was easy."

Her fourth daughter, Dongfang Yuer, was studying at the "Baiqi Magic and Martial Academy" in the city, and because it was close to home, she would return home for a couple of days each month.

Her third daughter, Dongfang Yutong, was also studying, but in the capital of the Iron Qin Empire, which was adjacent to Jali City and not too far away.

Her second daughter, Dongfang Jinxuan, was the only one who gave her trouble. She was already grown up but had no interest in marriage, always running around outside and sometimes not coming home for half a year. Xie Qiuping didn't know what she was doing.

Apart from that, the family was happy and harmonious, better than anything else.

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Dongfang Jinxuan sat in the carriage, looking out the window at the road, with a faint smile on her face.

"I wonder if Xiao Wu has grown taller?"

Thinking of her only brother, Dongfang Jinxuan's eyebrows relaxed.

Her brother had a peculiar personality, preferring to stay in his room all day, ignoring the outside world. They had been living in Jali City for five years, but her brother didn't even know where the family's pharmacy was.

"This time, I must get Xiao Wu out of the house!"

Thinking this, Dongfang Jinxuan glanced at the pile of gifts she had prepared and felt a sense of accomplishment.

"The reward for this mission was really generous. Hehe, it's enough to last me for a while. This time, I'll rest at home for a bit and spend some time with Mother and Xiao Wu."

Dongfang Jinxuan was a mercenary. Recently, she had successfully completed a mission and was surprised by the generous reward, almost screaming out loud.

It was a full 150,000 gold coins!

After being a mercenary for so many years, this was the first time she had earned so much money, and it made her very happy.

As fate would have it, she arrived home just as everyone was having a meal.

After a few words with her mother, she went straight to her brother, Dongfang Xiuzhe.

"Xiao Wu, did you miss your sister?"

Pinching Dongfang Xiuzhe's little face, Dongfang Jinxuan asked with a smile.

"I did miss you, but now that you're back and pinching me, I don't miss you anymore!" Dongfang Xiuzhe said.

"You little rascal, playing tricks on your second sister. No gifts for you!" Dongfang Jinxuan said, taking out the gifts she had brought, but in the end, she still gave the prepared gift to Dongfang Xiuzhe.

Taking the wooden sword, Dongfang Xiuzhe was speechless, thinking to himself: "Second sister, when will you stop treating me like a child?"

On the wooden sword, four prominent words were carved: "Invincible Divine Sword!"

I'm dizzy!!!

"Come, let your sister test your progress."

After the meal, Dongfang Jinxuan looked at Dong