C21: Zhu Family

they could make a useless fool enter the Martial Realm in a year. If Liu Zhifei was hell bent on helping Zhu Ying, he would have entered the inner division a year ago!

Of course, it was even less likely for him to be able to increase his cultivation to the Martial Extremity Realm in half a year! One had to know that Zhu Ying was barely at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm when they last saw him.

Wasn't that itself a clear indication that there was a huge problem?!

The Liu Family was strong, but they wouldn't throw unlimited resources into training an outsider! No matter how great the relationship between the Zhu Family and Liu Family, such a situation was impossible!

Unless…

A light flashed in Meng Liangchen's eyes. "There were signs of the Zhu Family's inheritance on Zhu Ying! In order to get to the bottom of the matter, the Liu Family chose to help Zhu Ying cultivate!"

Shaking his head slowly, Meng Liangchen sighed, "Wait, that's not right. Even if the Liu Family covets the Zhu Family's inheritance, they wouldn't do it so openly! The only reason behind Zhu Ying's sudden increase in strength was because he discovered the Zhu Family's inheritance himself! He even managed to hide it from the Liu Family!"

side of the carriage and saw that the Mutated Rain Swallow was pretty much recovered. It closed its eyes while laying still in its new home.

Seemingly able to feel Shang Xia's gaze, the bird leaped into the air and chirped loudly.

"Chirp, chirp!!"

It seemed to be verifying something with Shang Xia.

Didn't they say that it would self-destruct after realizing that it was captured?

Shang Xia looked at the Mutated Rain Sparrow and he couldn't see any signs of it trying to kill itself. Instead, it seemed to be yelling at him repeatedly.

"Hmm why does this bird seem like some sort of masochist…" Huang Zihua looked at the Rain Swallow in the cage before looking at Shang Xia.

One had to admit that Huang Zihua was someone with balls of steel. Not only did he 'reveal' the conspiracy behind the Liu Clan, he even dared to crack jokes on Shang Xia.

Couldn't he see that Meng Liangchen was still shivering with fear in the corner?

explained, "The fire qi in the air is also a type of heaven and earth qi. You don't need to cultivate fire arts in order to absorb it."

"Oh my, why didn't I realize that?" Tian Mengzi slapped his forehead in embarrassment.

Even though the appearance of two suns would allow the density of fire qi in the air to reach the peak, it didn't mean that only cultivators who cultivated fire art would be able to benefit from it.

Shang Xia's Chaos Essence Manual allowed him to successfully refine any type of heaven and earth qi. Even though he might not be able to break through to the Martial Extremity Realm immediately, he could still use the fire qi to strengthen his foundations.

Tian Mengzi looked at Jin Guanchao with a helpless look in his eyes.

The two of them were at the Martial Extremity Realm, but they were unable to be like Shang Xia. The cultivation of cultivators in the Martial Extremity Realm was different, and they didn't walk down the path of fire and water qi. Absorbing the fire qi in the air would actually be detrimental to their cultivation.

A phenomenon like the appearance of two suns naturally wouldn't last for long. After a short hour, the two fireballs in the skies started to fade. The fire qi in the air weakened slightly.

Eventually, one of the suns could no longer be seen. The other turned extraordinarily dim. Even so, it remained in the air. The fire qi in the air returned to their ordinary level.

Disciples who were cultivating opened their eyes slowly and they revealed reluctant expressions.

"If only it can last for a long time…" Shang Xia was one of them, and he sighed softly. When the disciples who couldn't absorb the fire qi in the air heard what he said, the urge to punch Shang Xia in the face reached a whole new level.