Chapter 10: No one dares!

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  "Seventh-level Gongfa?" Chen Hao's eyes widened in surprise. To think that yesterday, Xiao Bo had said that only the first person from the Ji and Xiang generations to advance to inner disciple would be rewarded with the opportunity to cultivate the Xiao family's three great ultimate arts, among which the strongest was the "Guiyuan Xinjing", which was only a sixth-level Gongfa...

  Now, Xiao Lao actually wants to pass on his 7th level technique "Long Life Secret" so easily...

  "Don't be surprised. The 'Longevity Secret' is a 7th-level skill, and it's also the strongest skill of the Xiao family, but not everyone can cultivate it. The most basic condition required is to have a spiritual root. In the entire Xiao family, only you and Jiyuan possess spiritual roots now. The 'Longevity Secret' has nine layers, I'll teach you the first layer..."

  Xiao Lao finished speaking and slowly recited the oral formula of Changsheng Jue's heart method. Chen Huan concentrated his mind and listened carefully. After a few minutes, Xiao Lao finished reciting and asked: "How much do you remember?"

  "I remember everything," Chen Hao said.

  "Do you both remember?" asked Xiao Lao and Xiao Jiyuan simultaneously, clearly both of them were very surprised.

  "Yes... it's just... I don't quite understand." Chen Hao said with embarrassment.

  Xiao Lao said: "Recite it first!"

  "Hmm!" Chen Hao responded with a sound, and then slowly recited it. What surprised Xiao Lao and Xiao Jiyuan was that Chen Hao not only recited it without missing a single word, but even learned Xiao Lao's tone and pauses perfectly, the only difference being that his voice was slightly more tender.

  "Good, good!" Xiao Lao's eyes flashed with excitement as he repeated the two words. In these few decades, the number of times he said "good" today was more than the total number of times he had said it before. The incantation and mantra were obscure and difficult to understand, making them hard to remember, but Chen Huan didn't get a single word wrong.

  Xiao Lao then explained each sentence to Chen Huan again, and explained some problems that would be encountered during the cultivation process. By the time Chen Huan fully understood everything, it was almost twelve o'clock.

  "Alright, you all go eat now. Xiang Huang, come back here at 2 pm this afternoon and I'll start teaching you to read." Xiao Lao smiled and said: "Little girl, you must work hard, don't let Xiang Huang surpass you. There are still seven years of time, breaking through to the Wu Huang realm is not difficult for you, but the earlier you reach it the better. Do you understand?"

  "I see, old ancestor. Look, I've already reached the third rank of martial artist now. I'll definitely be promoted to martial master next year! Hehe!" Xiao Jiyuan said with a sudden surge of aura around her body, and two faint shallow green glows flashed in her eyes.

  Green is the symbol of a warrior's Yuan force level. The higher the rank, the deeper the color, 9th rank warriors are dark green, while 3rd rank warriors like Xiao Jiyuan are light green.

  "All right, you may go!" said Xiao Lao, and then slowly closed his eyes.

  "Martial Artist, Martial Scholar, Martial Master, Martial Emperor... A 9th rank Martial Emperor can become a guest of the Xiao family... That's truly a high-level expert... Before the age of 20, she was able to reach?" Chen Hao looked at Xiao Jidian with shock in his heart. Although he was ignorant and inexperienced, he had also learned about the ranking system of martial artists from Little Ling'er. A Martial Emperor was already a true high-level expert, let alone the legendary realms of Martial Emperor, Martial Ancestor, Martial Saint, and Martial God... At least in Yunzhou County, a Martial Emperor was almost an unparalleled expert."

  However, both Xiao Lao and Xiao Jiyuan seem to be extremely confident.

  Martial Emperor, is it really that simple?

  However, Chen Huan was only surprised for a moment and didn't think much about it anymore. What he should be concerned about now is whether he can memorize "Xue Hai Wu Ya" within three months. Looking at the already closed-eyed Xiao Lao, Chen Huan plucked up his courage and said softly: "Xiao Lao..."

  "Hmm?" Xiao Lao slowly opened his eyes: "Is there anything else?"

  "I wonder... can Old Xiao teach me all of 'Xue Hai Wu Ya' within three months?" Chen Hao said softly.

  "Of course. Three thousand four hundred common characters, three months' time, may be difficult for ordinary people, but for you, it's very simple, and there won't be any problem at all." Xiao Lao said with a smile, Chen Huan's astonishing memory power he had witnessed personally. Not to mention three months, even if it were three days, Xiao Lao was confident that he could complete it.

  "Xiao Lao, what I mean... isn't three thousand four hundred common characters, those I've already learned." Chen Hao said.

  "What do you mean?" Xiao Lao asked slightly puzzled.

  "In three months, I must memorize 'Xue Hai Wu Ya', otherwise...I will be expelled from the Xiao family..." Chen Hao said with his head down.

  "Expelled from the Xiao family? You're saying that if you don't learn thoroughly, you'll be expelled from the Xiao family?" Old Master Xiao seemed to have heard a huge joke. His own disciple being expelled from the Xiao family? Who has the guts to do that? Even Xiao Ding wouldn't dare!

  "Yes..."

  "Haha…… joke! You are now my disciple! Without my permission, no one can or dare to expel you from the Xiao family! I think you misunderstood, learning 'Xue Hai Wu Ya' doesn't mean you have to learn all the characters, just mastering the commonly used ones is enough. You should know that even the great scholars of this generation cannot truly master 'Xue Hai Wu Ya', because the sacred texts inside are extremely complicated, even the great scholars who compiled this book didn't recognize them, they only collected and transcribed the incomplete sacred texts from the mortal world." Old Man Xiao said.

  Xiao Lao's voice was not loud, but the certainty in his tone left no room for doubt.

  After hearing Xiao Lao's words, Chen Huan knew that he could put down the burden in his heart and focus on his cultivation. He bowed and said "thank you" before leaving with Xiao Jiyuan.

  ……

  When Chen Hao entered the fantasy realm of that character painting, Xiao Wenyu, who had an old illness, hastily found Sixth Elder Xiao Bo and told him the news about Chen Hao being valued by Elder Xiao. Upon receiving this news, Sixth Elder's face suddenly became very unsightly.

  Who is Xiao Lao? Others may not be clear, but as the eldest son of the Xiao family and also the elder of the Xiao family, he naturally knows.

  The Xiao family's current prosperity is all thanks to Elder Xiao. He was well aware that in the secular world, behind any prominent family with a good reputation, there must be a strong guardian. And for the Xiao family, their true guardian was indeed Elder Xiao.

  A hundred years ago, the Xiao family rose from a small family to one of the four major families in Yunzhou County today, and it can be said that it was all due to Old Man Xiao. Without him, there would be no Xiao family today. As for Old Man Xiao's cultivation, what realm had he actually reached? Even as a sixth-grade Martial Emperor, he couldn't see even a hint of it. Every time he faced Old Man Xiao, his only feeling was that he was unfathomable.

  "Drop it, let's just pretend this never happened." The Sixth Elder Xiao Bo said with a gloomy face.

  "Yes, Sixth Elder." Xiao Wenyu looked at the Sixth Elder's unpredictable expression, his heart racing with anxiety, not even daring to breathe deeply. He bowed and responded, maintaining his posture unchanged. Only after carefully backing out of the door did he let out a sigh of relief, turning around to quickly leave.

  "Bring Xiao Jihan over." Elder Xiao Bo ordered in a cold voice after Xiao Wenyu left.

  "Yes!" A figure quickly flashed out and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.

  ……

  Here is the translation:

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