The Blossom of the Lotus and Protagonist.

"Little Wen, please take me to a courtyard," Hu Jiang instructed Hu Wen, hoping that Fang Xue would enter the Qi Sense Realm quickly.

"You can come with me, Dad. Miss Fang, follow me, please," Hu Wen replied, turning towards Fang Xue and leading the way.

Fang Xue nodded and followed Hu Wen, while Hu Jiang and Hu Ling watched her until she disappeared from their sight.

"I hope she progresses swiftly," Hu Ling muttered, and Hu Jiang nodded in agreement.

"Let's continue with our tasks," Hu Jiang said to Hu Ling, walking in the opposite direction from Fang Xue and Hu Wen.

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"Miss Fang-" Hu Wen began, but was interrupted by Fang Xue.

"Just call me Big Sister. There's no need to be so formal," Fang Xue said in an indifferent tone.

Fang Xue didn't trust Hu Wen, but she knew she needed to get closer to her to gain support and possibly a future ally. So, Fang Xue decided to start building a good relationship early on.

"Okay, Big Sister. Then, just call me Little Wen," Hu Wen happily responded, as Fang Xue had always given her an unapproachable aura.

"Little Wen, where are we going?" Fang Xue asked.

"I'll take you to a courtyard reserved for guests. The mansion is just the front; if we go deeper, we'll find a large open space with several courtyards for family members," Hu Wen replied with a smile on her face, glad to be called 'Little Wen' by Fang Xue.

"Oh, how many members does the Hu Family have?" Fang Xue asked, somewhat interested.

"We have 500 people, but only 30 are blood members of our Hu Family. The others are the most talented individuals from small families and clans who serve as our subordinates," Hu Wen replied without hiding anything.

'Interesting,' Fang Xue thought after hearing that.

A few minutes later, Hu Wen and Fang Xue arrived at a courtyard, which was 50 square meters in size, with a small hut in the center.

A few trees were planted here and there, and a human-shaped straw doll stood beside the hut.

"What is that doll?" Fang Xue asked curiously.

"That's a dummy used to test your strength. If you punch it, it will calculate the strength of your punch. It can withstand up to 5 tons (5,000 kg)," Hu Wen replied to Fang Xue.

"That's it for now. If you have any doubts, just tear this talisman. I'll come to you quickly. I won't bother Elder Sister anymore. See you later," Hu Wen said, handing some simple-looking talismans to Fang Xue and leaving her alone.

"sigh Finally, we are alone," Fang Xue sighed and walked towards the hut.

Despite its appearance, the hut was quite spacious inside, with two rooms—one for cultivation and one for sleeping—a bathroom, a living room with some sofas, and a kitchen.

"Not bad," Fang Xue commented as she walked towards the cultivation room. After all, she wanted to cultivate as soon as possible.

Upon entering the room, Fang Xue noticed there was only one zafu (meditation cushion) in the center, and she also felt that the Qi in the room was much denser than anywhere else.

Although Fang Xue couldn't store the Qi inside her body and use it, she could feel its presence around her.

"Here's an energy collection matrix. Although it's simple, it helps concentrate the Qi in one place," Li Qiang stepped out of Fang Xue's arms and briefly explained.

"Cool. Now, can you tell me why you chose this for me?" Fang Xue sat on the zafu and took out the items Li Qiang had chosen earlier from her storage ring.

"First, the clothes. They have the same design as your current ones, but they are made with a special thread that can absorb Qi from the environment and repair itself. They are also enchanted with self-cleaning, but that's not what makes them special.

"The thread used to make the clothes is taken from a Blood Spider, which has a unique ability. It can suck people's blood and strengthen its threads, making them deadly," Li Qiang explained the special features of the outfit.

Fang Xue was already pleased with the self-repairing ability and self-cleaning, but Li Qiang's explanation left her somewhat confused.

"I don't understand. Even if the clothing is made from the threads of these Blood Spiders, the threads shouldn't possess the same capabilities as the spider, right?" Fang Xue asked. She understood that the spider's ability was powerful, but it shouldn't have anything to do with the threads already used.

"You're half right. What people don't know is that spiders suck blood and send it to their threads to absorb and strengthen themselves. So, it's the threads that have this ability, not the spider itself," Li Qiang clarified, resolving Fang Xue's confusion as she looked at the clothes with a bit of happiness.

"But I chose this for you because of your Asura bloodline. If this outfit absorbs some of your bloodline, it will strengthen to a higher level and increase your strength when you activate your bloodline," Li Qiang explained why this outfit would be so beneficial for Fang Xue.

Now Fang Xue was completely delighted.

She knew her bloodline was unique and strong, and she also knew she had only scratched the surface of its power.

"Then let's not waste time," Fang Xue said, slashing her palm to let her blood, containing the Asura bloodline, fall onto her clothing.

To Fang Xue and Li Qiang's surprise, her previously red and golden Asura bloodline turned predominantly red, with the golden glow practically disappearing and a dark crimson taking its place.

When the blood touched the clothes, instead of staining them, the clothes absorbed the blood like a dry sponge in contact with water.

But the surprises didn't end there. Some red 9-petaled lotuses started to appear on the clothes, as if they were blooming.

These lotuses were the same ones that appeared on Fang Xue's glabella when she activated her bloodline.

When the entire process was over, Li Qiang and Fang Xue had recovered from their shock and were now looking at the new dress.

It had the same design as before—a white Hanfu with black hems and wide sleeves—but now it had red 9-petal lotuses drawn on it, giving a sense of danger to anyone who looked at it.

When Fang Xue wears the dress, she will appear like a pure Immortal Fairy—elegant, but with an air of danger around her.

"Looks like those cultivation stories were right after all," Fang Xue laughed as she remembered how disappointed she was at not receiving any ancient and powerful items like in the cultivation stories.

But in the end, Fang Xue experienced a similar event to the protagonists of those stories!