In the hall, the lights were bright.
On the round dining table, the wine and dishes were already cold.
The bright red candlelight flickered, casting the shadows of Uncle and Aunt on the wall.
The shadows of the two joined together, swaying gloomily with the candlelight.
Mother Shen knelt in front of them.
Uncle broke the silence. "I didn't expect this Fang Yuan to be so hell-bent on going against me. Sigh, I originally wanted to persuade him nicely, to let him stay at home first, then find a reason to kick him out. I didn't expect that little bastard to not fall for it! He was determined to reject my invitation. There was no room for discussion! He won't even take a step forward! "
Aunt gritted her teeth, looking a little panicked. "This unruly little bastard is already sixteen years old. If he asks for the family property, we can't not give it to him. The family property that we obtained back then was clearly recorded in the Internal Affairs Hall, we can't go back on our words. What should we do?! "
"You can leave first." Uncle waved Mother Shen away and sneered. "Don't be anxious. I've been thinking of a plan for the past year. First, to split the family property, one must have a cultivation of rank one intermediate stage. Fang Yuan has already reached this point, and is already at the peak of his cultivation. He even won first place at the end of the year, it's really impressive. Hehe … "
"But to successfully split the family property, it's not that easy! Rank one intermediate stage cultivation is only a prerequisite. To split the family property, Fang Yuan has to apply for it, and after the Internal Affairs Hall approves, they will issue a mission to see if Fang Yuan has the qualifications. This is also to prevent the family property from being divided randomly, causing internal friction and weakening the family's strength. "
Aunt came to a sudden realization. "In that case, Fang Yuan has to complete this mission to obtain his parents' inheritance."
"That's right." Uncle laughed sinisterly. "But the Internal Affairs Hall's missions are issued for small groups. This family property mission is no exception. If Fang Yuan wants to complete it, he must rely on the strength of the small group, he can't rely on himself. The family is doing this because they want to unite the group and improve their cohesiveness. "
His aunt laughed heartily. "Master, you are too wise. He asked Jiao San to bring Fang Yuan into the group. This way, Fang Yuan would need their help to complete the inheritance quest. However, Jiao San is one of us. Fang Yuan won't be able to complete this mission alone. "
A smug look flashed across his uncle's eyes as he said, "Hmph, even if I can't recruit him, I have other ways to deal with him. Not to mention completing the mission, even if he wanted to apply for the separation of the family and accept this mission, it might not be possible! "
…
Night fell and the snow stopped.
As Fang Yuan walked along the street, the bamboo buildings along the way were all covered with a layer of white frost.
His feet made light sounds as he stepped on the snow. As the cool air entered his body, Fang Yuan's mind became extremely clear.
After rejecting Mother Shen, Fang Yuan ignored Jiao San and the others who urged him to stay and left on his own.
"So it was like this." He thought as he walked, "Uncle and Aunt are trying to stop me and delay me, making me lose the chance to get back the inheritance."
"After the new year, I will be sixteen and have the right to split the family. My parents are dead and my brother has found new parents. As long as I succeed, the inheritance will be mine. But to get back the inheritance, there are two steps, and each step is very important. "
"The first step is to apply for the inheritance at the internal affairs hall without any mission. The second step is to complete the family inheritance mission issued by the internal affairs hall. Only then will I have the right to get the inheritance. "
"Jiao San and Aunt and Uncle are jackals of the same tribe. Not to mention the second step, just the first step is to stop me."
The clan rules state that Gu Masters can only complete one mission at a time. This is to prevent Gu Masters from accepting too many missions and causing a vicious competition within the clan.
Jiao San continued to accept missions. After completing the permafrost rotten soil mission, he immediately took on a new mission to capture wild deer.
The clan missions are issued to the entire group. That is to say, according to the clan rules, Fang Yuan must complete this mission to capture wild deer before he has the right to apply for the inheritance.
"But at that time, I believe Jiao San will accept another mission. As the group leader, he will always be one step faster than me when it comes to handing in missions. I am one step away from applying for the inheritance mission, but he is stuck in front of me. "Thinking of this, Fang Yuan's eyes flashed.
These schemes are really annoying, like an invisible rope that is restraining Fang Yuan's footsteps.
But Fang Yuan did not regret entering this group.
The situation at the battle stage put him in a tough spot. Jiao San's invitation helped Fang Yuan out of his predicament.
If he did not enter this group, he believed that Uncle and Aunt would have other tricks up their sleeves. Now that he is in the group, he can see through their plans and counterattack easily.
"To solve this problem, it is not that there is no way. The simplest and most direct method is to get rid of Jiao San and assassinate Uncle and Aunt. Then no one will fight with me for the inheritance. But this method is too risky. They are Rank two Gu Masters, and my Rank one cultivation is still too low. Even if I kill them, there is no way to clean up the mess. Unless there is a good opportunity, I can take advantage of it … But such opportunities are hard to come by. "
Fang Yuan could kill the family servant Gao Wan, he could kill Old Man Wang's family. That is because they are mortals, servants, their lives are as worthless as grass. Killing them is like killing a dog or breaking a blade of grass, it does not matter.
But to assassinate a Gu Master, that is a huge problem.
Gu Masters all have the surname Guyue, they are all clansmen. No matter who dies, it will attract the clan's punishment hall to investigate. Fang Yuan evaluated his own strength. The risk of killing now is too high, he might be killed instead. Even if he killed them, the punishment hall's investigation would be even more troublesome. Not only will his actions be monitored, they might even find out about the Flower Wine Monk's inheritance.
"To get rid of a small problem and attract a problem that is a hundred times bigger than the problem, this is not a wise move. Hmm? I'm here. "Fang Yuan muttered to himself, stopping in front of a broken bamboo building.
This bamboo building was already in ruins, like an old man with one foot in the grave, bending over in the cold winter wind, struggling at death's door.
Looking at this bamboo building, Fang Yuan's face showed a trace of reminiscence.
This was the house he rented in his previous life.
In his previous life, when he was chased out by Uncle and Aunt, he had less than fifteen Yuan stone. After sleeping on the streets for a few days, he found this place.
The rooms here were too old, so the rent was much lower than other places. Furthermore, while other places would settle their accounts by month or quarter, this place was the only place that was settled by the number of days.
"I don't know if Uncle and Aunt set up other places. But my previous life's memories tell me, at least not here. "Fang Yuan knocked on the door.
Half an hour later, he settled the rental agreement, and was brought to a room on the second floor by the landlord.
The old floorboards made a worrisome sound when one stepped on them.
The facilities in the room were simple, there was only a bed and a quilt. There were many patches on the quilt, but there were still holes, revealing the yellowed cotton inside.
There was an oil lamp at the head of the bed, and after the landlord lit it up, he left.
Fang Yuan did not sleep, but sat cross-legged on the bed, and started to cultivate.
The primordial sea in the aperture rose and fell, waves rose and fell. Every drop of primordial water was dark green.
The four walls of the aperture were made of a sturdy white crystal film, translucent.
This was the scene of a Rank 1 Peak.
Suddenly, the green bronze primordial sea started to surge with huge waves. Like wild beasts suddenly going berserk, they started to attack the aperture walls in a suicidal manner.
Boom boom boom … …
Huge waves rose, and fiercely crashed against the aperture walls. The splashing waves shattered into green crystals, and then completely dissipated.
In a short period of time, 44% of the primordial sea rapidly decreased, and a large amount of primordial essence was being expended.
On the thick and sturdy crystal film, cracks started to appear.
But it was just cracks, and this was far from enough.
If Fang Yuan wanted to break through the Rank 1 Peak and advance to Rank 2, he had to completely destroy this crystal film, and then rebuild it!
The dark green primordial essence continued to attack the crystal film, and the cracks on the crystal film increased, gradually forming a whole piece. In some places, the cracks deepened, and became even more obvious.
But as the primordial sea was completely depleted, and without primordial essence to continue attacking, the cracks on the crystal film started to heal, and the cracks started to disappear.
Fang Yuan was not surprised, he retracted his consciousness, and opened his eyes.
The oil lamp was already extinguished, and there was not much oil to begin with.
The room was pitch black, and only a small amount of light from the snow could be seen through the cracks of the window.
There was no furnace in the room, and it was not warm. Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, and after not moving for a long time, he could already feel the coldness in his body gradually increasing.
His black pupils merged into one with the darkness.
"Actually, to break through Jiao San's blockade, there is a simpler and safer method than killing. That is to advance to Rank 2! Rank 1 Gu Masters do not have the right to give up on missions, but Rank 2 Gu Masters have one every year. If I advance to Rank 2, I can directly give up on my mission, and apply to split from the family. "
"But breaking through to Rank 2 is not an easy task." Thinking of this, Fang Yuan sighed. He got off the bed, and slowly paced around the small room.
From initial stage to middle stage, from middle stage to upper stage, this was a small realm advancement. From Rank 1 Peak stage to Rank 2 Initial stage, this was a huge breakthrough. The difficulty between the two could not be compared.
Simply put, to break through the crystal film, one needed an explosive force, and in a short period of time, a strong enough impact force to break the crystal film.
But Fang Yuan only had C grade talent, and the primordial essence in his primordial sea was only 44%. If he used his full strength to attack the crystal film, his primordial essence would be used up in a short while.
Just like just now, after his primordial essence was used up, he would not have the strength to continue attacking. And the crystal film had the ability to recover, and in a short while, it would be completely healed. Fang Yuan's previous efforts would be in vain.
"To break through the crystal film and reach Rank 2, not counting special circumstances, one would need at least 55% dark green primordial essence. And my talent is limited, at most 44%. That's why people often say that talent is the second most important factor in a Gu Master's cultivation! "
Thinking of this, Fang Yuan slowly stopped in his tracks.
Unknowingly, he had already walked to the window, and casually pushed it open.
Through the window, snow covered the mountain.
Under the moonlight, the snow was like white jade, and the world in front of him was like a crystal palace, untainted by a speck of dust.
The snowy light shone on Fang Yuan's young face. His expression was calm, his eyebrows relaxed, and his eyes were like a spring under the moon.
The cold wind blew, and the young man suddenly laughed, "It's just a little frost."
(PS: I'm angry, I could have released it at 8 am, but it didn't work. It was the same yesterday, three times in a row. If anyone knows, tell me!)
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