Techniques

Upon arriving home, Natasha rushed to her room to pack her things, ignoring her mother, who was reading a magazine in the living room.

Seeing Natasha in such a hurry, her mother, Gracia Wen, hurried to follow her. "Nath, the Lie family will be having dinner with us tonight, and I want you to join us."

"Hmm?" Natasha's steps stopped when she heard her mother mention the Lie family. "Which Lie family are you referring to? Is it Michael Lie's family?"

"Yes." Gracia nodded. "Michael Lie has two children, and his son is the same age as you. Jamie is a talented and smart kid, and his cultivation has broken through to the early stage of the forming realm, even though he is a year younger than you."

Natasha's brows furrowed. "I don't know and have no interest in the Lie family, so you and my father can accompany them."

"Nath, you—"

Natasha interrupted directly. "Mom! I've told you over and over again, I will never marry any man but Eddie! If you are fond of Jamie Lie and wish to have him as your son-in-law, you can marry my sister to him."

"Nath, listen—"

Natasha interrupted her mother again. "You may have known Michael Lie for a long time, but you don't know anything about him and his past."

"What do you mean by that?" Gracia asked in a high voice.

"Did you know that Michael Lie impregnated a woman in the past? He left his girlfriend when she was pregnant to marry Selena Yap." Gracia stared at Natasha in disbelief because the Lie family was one of the most famous families in their country, and the man was famous for his strong character and honesty. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Jordan about this. He investigated his past for a certain purpose, and he has detailed information about his past."

Natasha immediately ran to her bedroom, locked the door from the inside, and hurried to pack her things.

Gracia did not believe her daughter's words, and she returned to the living room to contact the man that Natasha had just mentioned.

"Why did you suddenly contact me, Aunt?" Jordan asked from across the phone."

Gracia, without beating around the bush, immediately asked Jordan. "Is it true that Michael Lie got his girlfriend pregnant and left her while she was pregnant? Do you know the identity of the woman and their child?"

"Did Natasha tell you about this, Aunt? Do you intend to set her up with Jamie Lie?"

Gracia replied immediately. "Yes, I want Natasha to marry Jamie Lie, but I want to know the truth first. So please tell me the truth, and I also want to know your reasons for investigating Michael Lie's past."

"Aunt, I investigated Michael Lie's past at someone's request, but I can't tell you the real reason." Gracia wore a suspicious expression after Jordan said that. "He impregnated Vivian Zhang before he married Selena Yap, but the Zhang family was a third-class family and poor at that time, so they couldn't be compared to the Lie family. His parents threatened him to remove his name from the list of family heirs if he married her, so he left her while she was pregnant, and she left their child in a rich family's house the day after giving birth."

"What gender is their child? What is their child's name?"

"Aunt, their child is a son, but I can't tell you more details regarding this matter. By the way, my father called me, so I have to end this call."

Gracia put down her smartphone, leaned back on the sofa, and wondered to herself. "If I recall correctly, Vivian Zhang was David Gouw's wife. She was indeed poor at that time, but her husband didn't care about her family background. The Zhang family rose to become a first-class family after their marriage. However, I didn't expect that she had that kind of relationship with Michael Lie, and they even had a son, which means their son should be about the same age as my eldest daughter."

"Have you contacted Jordan?" Natasha asked as she walked towards her mother.

Gracia immediately asked back. "What is Jordan's reason for investigating Michael Lie's past? Do you know the identity of his son with Vivian Zhang?"

"It's none of my business, so I didn't ask him much about them." Natasha hid it from her mother because Eddie still couldn't accept his biological parents, and she knew her mother's character by heart. "Since you already know the truth, you should forget your idea of ​​marrying me to Jamie Lie. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and I'm sure he is no different from his cowardly father. By the way, Sister Jessica was entrusted with the task of welcoming young cultivators from other countries tomorrow morning, and she asked me to accompany her. I will go to see her now, and I will not return home tonight."

Natasha hurried away from Gracia, who immediately contacted someone. "I want you to investigate Michael Lie's past, and I want the results before dinner."

"Yes, madam."

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Eddie had finished practicing and was sitting in front of his computer, but his gaze was more focused on the blue transparent screen in front of him. He pressed the [Skills] tab before opening the Spacetime Codex.

[Spacetime Codex: A legendary cultivation manual or supreme inheritance related to the laws of space and time. It contains ancient and profound techniques that allow cultivators to manipulate spacetime itself.]

[Time Techniques.]

Each technique's duration and effect depend on the user's cultivation level and understanding of the law of time.

1. Temporal Shift: The user can rewind or fast forward time.

2. Hourglass Seal: A sealing technique that traps a target within an endless temporal cycle.

3. Clock Mirage: The user can create mirages and deceptive phenomena to confuse enemies by manipulating their perception of time.

4. Clockwork Domain: Within the domain, the user can slow down, accelerate, or freeze time for everything inside.

5. Temporal Erosion: A technique that accelerates the passage of time within a specific area, causing weapons to rust, structures to crumble, and enemies to age.

6. Locked.

[Void Techniques.]

Each technique's duration and effect depend on the user's cultivation level and understanding of the law of void.

1. Void Palm: A strike infused with the power of the void, erasing a portion of the target's body upon impact. Wounds inflicted by this attack cannot be healed.

2. Void Steps: The user momentarily ceases to exist, allowing him to evade any attack before reappearing in a different location. Enemies feel as if they were attacking an illusion. It also allows the user to move long distances in one step.

3. Dimensional Mastery: Allows the user to control spatial folding, teleportation, and pocket dimensions.

4. Void Slash: This technique has five levels, and each level has a different effect.

5. Void Distortion: By distorting the surrounding area, the user can redirect attacks into the void or compress them into singularities, making them vanish entirely.

6. Locked.

Eddie took a deep breath after he read everything, but his body was shaking in excitement because every technique in the spacetime codex was simply overpowered. "The problem is, how can I learn the law of time and void?"

A sudden flood of knowledge, some related to the law of time and void, filled Eddie's mind. All of that made him even more curious about the golden-haired woman's identity and her purpose in helping him, and some strange thoughts emerged in his mind.

"Could that woman have something to do with the appearance of the first ruin on this planet? Could it be that she created all the ruins? Since she was able to create such a system and gave an overpowered cultivation technique, I'm sure my guess about her was correct." Eddie exhaled slowly before moving to sit on his bed. "I have many questions about her, but I don't know how or where I can find her, so I can only keep all my questions to myself for now. She gave me such a great opportunity, so I must make the most of it, and I will strive hard to become the strongest cultivator on this planet."

Eddie closed his eyes, and two of his three spirits came out of his body. The transparent pagoda enveloped him instantly, and the golden book opened itself above the pagoda before showering him with golden light. Two golden clocks appeared from the golden light, and they circled around him. The pagoda and golden book helped him understand the laws of time and void.

Sometime later, Natasha returned to the villa, and she rushed to find Eddie in his room. She smiled at the seriousness in her lover's expressionon. She took a chair, placed it in front of the foot of the bed, and sat there, watching him. 'He seems to be trying to learn his time techniques. If he succeeds in mastering time and void techniques, I'm sure no one will be able to harm him. However, those strong individuals may perceive him as a threat, and they may attempt to eliminate him before he gains strength. Therefore, he must exercise caution when using his techniques before he becomes unmatched.'

Time flew quickly, and the sun began to set. Eddie breathed a sigh of relief and opened his eyes, finding Natasha sleeping in a sitting position. He quickly got down, picked up his lover, and laid her on the bed.

"Mmm." Natasha groaned softly, her eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes. "Did you manage to learn your techniques, Ed?"

"Not yet." Eddie shook his head and sat beside Natasha. "Those techniques are too difficult to learn, and I must first understand the law of time and the law of void to be able to learn them. Although the golden-haired woman gave me a lot of knowledge about both, I still have difficulty understanding them. Despite this, I have more or less grasped the outline, and I am confident that I can understand them in a few days."

Natasha wrapped her arms around his neck. "I believe you can master them; just focus on them in the next few days."

"You're right." Eddie just remembered about his friend. "Jordan will arrive soon, so we have to prepare ourselves now."

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