C19 Family Esculentum

The patriarch's residence was extremely quiet and secluded, and was one of the forbidden grounds in the clan. Besides the patriarch and the ten great elders, very few people would come here, and even the Treasure House near the clan's were meant to look after the clan's treasures.

Mu Tian was originally an ordinary disciple of a family who didn't even live within the Mu Mansion. If not for his Second Grade Pill Master being raised and him being assassinated by the Li and Han Clans, he probably would still be living in his own ancestral house. Mu Tian hadn't even seen the Ancestor a few times, and the limited number of times he had met him was to follow everyone else and pay their respects from afar, not to mention where the Ancestor was meditating to meet him. Who was the ancestor, the number one expert of Mu Family? Then that would be the god of Mu Family! Mu Tian couldn't help being excited.

Arriving at the ancestor's residence, the patriarch said to Mu Tian, "Wait here, I'll go see the patriarch first!" Saying that, without waiting for Mu Tian to respond, he quickly walked in.

The first time Mu Tian came to visit the residence of the ancestor, he only saw green forests and dense grass. On closer inspection, he found that the grass and flowers were all actually spirit herbs and elixirs, but their quality was not high.

It has to be said that the growth of spiritual herbs and herbs requires an extremely high environment. Also, the requirements for the environment are different due to different attributes of spiritual herbs and herbs, but there's a basic requirement, and that's that there's a sufficient amount of spiritual energy. Since spiritual medicine can grow here, then doesn't that mean that the spiritual energy here is very abundant?

Mu Tian immediately sat down and adjusted his state of mind to enter a state of cultivation. Ever since Mu Tian had taken the Natal Opening Pill and broken through to the second level, it had only been a little more than a month. During this time, Mu Tian only cultivated his sabresmanship and the Family Secret Scripture, he did not cultivate at all. Firstly, the pressure of the three tasks given by the Patriarch was too great, so Mu Tian had no time to cultivate. Secondly, Mu Tian knew that his breakthrough would not be for long, and he would not have any breakthroughs in the near future. One must know that it was extremely fast for a normal level two Martial Master to break through a level within three to five months. That was why even Mu Wen did not urge Mu Tian to raise his cultivation level.

Mu Tian had no idea how beneficial it would be to him if he just practiced his blade technique, especially in the last few days, Mu Tian had been concocting pills like crazy, which was a breakthrough for him every day. Even Mu Wen and the chief did not expect this, because they were not pill refiners, and they did not know that pill concocting was a form of cultivation for pill refiners.

Usually, Mu Tian would just be sitting in meditation to recover his physical strength or mental state, so he didn't enter the state of cultivation. The moment he started cultivating, he could feel the spiritual energy in his dantian surging. This was the sign of a breakthrough!

When the Great Clan Elder and Mu Chengsen heard the Patriarch's summons, they immediately rushed over. When they arrived outside the ancestral elder's residence, they immediately saw a person sitting in meditation. The two were greatly shocked; just who had the courage to do this?! After all, this was the forbidden zone of the family!

The two of them looked closely and found that it was Mu Tian. It seemed to be on the verge of breaking through. They wouldn't interrupt an ordinary family disciple in this state, let alone Mu Tian. Thus, the two of them stood apart and helped Mu Tian protect the law. When they thought that not only could they not punish this brat, but they also had to protect him, the two of them couldn't help but sneer.

Just then, Lord Patriarch walked out. Seeing this, he was startled, then said: "This brat is clever, he must have felt the dense Spiritual Qi here, so he started to cultivate!"

Both of them cupped their hands in salute as they saw the patriarch come out: "patriarch!" May I know the reason why the ancestor has called us here? "

The Patriarch looked at Mu Tian and also said softly: "For him! This brat has comprehended the Family Secret Scripture, and wants him to explain to everyone how he comprehended the Family Secret Scripture, and see if his method is suitable for us! "

The two were shocked. The Great Elder asked, "Patriarch, is this true?"

The patriarch did not speak, but nodded his head heavily.

Mu ChengSen sighed and said, "Then this child's talent is truly astonishing!"

The Great Clan Elder said happily, "If that's the case, then my Mu Family is really going to rise greatly!"

"It's hard to say if this is going to be a big event!" An old voice rang out, "It depends on whether or not he can grow up!"

"Patriarch!" The three of them heard the sound and immediately saluted.

Very quickly, half a day passed. Mu Tian suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up, and waved his arms with all his might, "Hahaha! "He broke through!"

"That's right!" Second level sixth stage! " The Patriarch laughed: "Your cultivation level is progressing at an amazing speed!"

Mu Tian also laughed, "I was barely able to get to the sixth level, but the spiritual energy here is much denser and it helps a lot!"

"Alright!" Let's go in and talk! " The ancestor was the first to walk in.

Just now, Mu Tian was too happy to notice the presence of the other important figures and he quickly bowed to greet them.

However, he was stopped by the Head Elder. "That's enough, let's go in and then talk!"

There was only a low stone table, and on the table was a set of tea set that didn't look like much. There were no chairs around the table, only a few prayer mats, but other than that, there was nothing else.

The Old Ancestor sat down in the middle, the few of them sat on both sides of the table, and Mu Tian sat at the bottom.

The ancestor looked at them and smiled. "At least come here for once. If there's nothing good, then I'm afraid it will make people laugh!"

The Patriarch immediately answered, "Ancestor is joking. Mu Tian, you brat, you're lucky!"

Mu Tian was wondering what kind of benefits the Royal Elder would give him. The ancestor opened a secret compartment under the table and retrieved a stone box. Lightly lifting the lid, a refreshing fragrance immediately wafted out.

"Spiritual Tea!" Mu Tian said in a low voice.

The several Patriarchs' faces were also filled with anticipation. Mu ChengSen immediately stood up and picked up the teapot on the table and said, "I'll go get the water!"

"The name of this tea is Qing Feng, and it seeps into one's heart. You can all try it!" As he spoke, he took the teacups and placed five leaves in each one.

At this time, Mu ChengSen had already returned and placed the teapot in front of the ancestor. The ancestor stretched out his right hand and pressed it against the bottom of the teapot, circulating his spiritual energy.

"Bam!" A ball of flame rose from the ancestor's hand. It was spiritual energy turning into a flame as it heated up the teapot. This was Mu Tian's first time seeing spiritual energy turn into fire, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

In just several breaths of time, the water in the pot began to boil. The Old Patriarch retracted his palm, twisted the stone box and returned the Spiritual Tea back to its place.

The Great Elder, who was standing at the side, quickly lifted the teapot and made tea for the Old Ancestor before filling the teapots for the others.

Mu Tian couldn't wait any longer, he picked up his teacup and took a sip of the tea, "Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!" Unexpectedly, the tea was extremely hot.

"Hahahaha!" This caused the elders to laugh out loud.

"Mu Tian, do you think that this is normal tea!?" This is water that has only been boiled because of the Ancestor's spirit energy and fire. The temperature is much higher than normal boiling water! " Mu Cheng Sen laughed.

The Great Clan Elder explained, "This Spiritual Tea is extraordinary, ordinary boiling water cannot brew this tea. If not for the ancestor's fire and spiritual energy, I am afraid we would not have been able to drink this tea!"

Mu Tian shook his head. He was too impatient and felt that he had lost a lot of face!

The clan leader said: "This tea will only taste good after it is brewed. Tell me how you comprehended the Family Secret Scripture first!"

Mu Tian lowered his head and thought for a while, "This Family Secret Scripture is not hard to understand, it's just that it is not that simple to comprehend. When I first saw the Secret Scripture, I was very excited after reading the summary. However, after studying it for twenty odd days, I didn't manage to learn anything. Because of what Lord Patriarch told me, if I cannot complete three missions within one month, I cannot go to the Wangjing, and at that time, not only would I not have the slightest comprehension in Family Secret Scripture, I would also not have been able to refine blade techniques, and I would not even be able to refine two hundred pills. So, I just stopped thinking about going to the Wangjing and just calmed my mind to comprehend the Secret Scripture. I didn't expect to enter a profound state, and from early morning to late night, I had already comprehended Secret Scripture! "

After hearing Mu Tian's statement, the few of them started to ponder.

The Patriarch suddenly asked, "I heard from Mu Wen that you can sense the Spiritual Sense s of the surrounding bugs?"

"How is this possible!" It was easy to feel that the bugs were there, but to feel that the Spiritual Sense of the bugs, it required a lot of powerful Spiritual Sense s!

Mu Tian hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I think I really do feel the little insect's Spiritual Sense s. When I cultivate my Secret Scripture s, I can clearly feel many tiny existences with my consciousness, just like, many little specks of light. I can also feel their happiness, panic, and fear! But we don't have the means to communicate with them yet! "

The ancestor continued, "The Family Secret Scripture is very mysterious, maybe it is really possible! I just managed to comprehend a little bit, and can only vaguely feel that there's something different about Spiritual Sense s. It's probably because my comprehension has yet to reach the level that you have comprehended! "

Mu ChengSen asked, "Since the Family Secret Scripture is so profound, why didn't our ancestor leave any method of cultivation behind? Or rather, why not explain it to the Secret Scripture more?!"

"Because, this Secret Scripture doesn't belong to our Mu Family!" The Patriarch said.

"Ah!

"What!" They were all shocked, the Secret Scripture that had been passed down for thousands of years was actually not Mu Family!

The ancestor slowly said, "Forget it, this is a secret of the family. Currently, I am the only one in the family who knows about it. This Secret Scripture is not owned by my Mu Family, and there are only three people, including Mu Tian and I, who have successfully cultivated this Secret Scripture for thousands of years! "

The clan leader said, "This is the first time I've heard of such a thing. Ancestor, quickly tell me in detail!"

The ancestor continued, "The ancestor was traveling alone when he met someone who was heavily injured and unconscious. The ancestor was kind enough to save him. After he regained consciousness, in order to thank the ancestor for saving his life, he gifted him the Secret Scripture and warned him repeatedly that the Secret Scripture was extremely mysterious and must not be leaked easily. He was still heavily injured, and was only able to recover a bit of his strength before separating from the ancestor. He said that he was being chased by an enemy, and was afraid of implicating the ancestor. "

This was a family secret, and even the clan leader didn't know about it. The few of them couldn't help but feel excited.

The ancestor continued: "The ancestor had also trained this Secret Scripture before, but he had never comprehended it. He only thought that the person had lied to himself. When his ancestor arrived at the Dragon City, he would be treated as an ordinary Secret Scripture and would be placed in the clan's cultivation technique to be cultivated by any of the clan's disciples. For the next two hundred years, no one in the clan managed to cultivate this Secret Scripture. Later on, his ancestor had a Xuan Sun Daughter, named Jingyun. Originally average in cultivation aptitude, she suddenly improved at a rapid pace. She was only thirty years old and was a Grandmaster, shocking the entire Dragon City. After Ancestor Jingyun had traveled for a few years, he suddenly came back wounded. At this point in time, Ancestor Jingyun was already an expert in the Venerable One Realm. Ancestor Jingyun had told the clan leader at that time, that he had provoked a strong enemy, and that in order to not implicate the Mu Family, he had to leave this place. He also told the clan leader that the speed of the cultivation level was due to this Secret Scripture, and that the clan leader had to take good care of it, otherwise, there would be a clan extermination disaster. He also asked the clan leader to select outstanding disciples to cultivate. If there was a person who succeeded in cultivating this technique, his clan would definitely prosper. Ancestor Jingyun only stayed for the time it took to drink a cup of tea before he left, leaving behind Jade Slip, informing him that he could only cultivate to the second layer, which was still incomplete, and there had been no news of him since then! Although some of the clan disciples cultivated this Secret Scripture, they never truly managed to comprehend it. The so called comprehension of the Family Secret Scripture is just a bluff! "

They had never heard of such a family's secret history, so they couldn't help but listen with rapt attention.

After a long while, the Patriarch opened his mouth first and asked: "Then is Ancestor Jingyun dead or alive? If he has to escape with his life when he is at the Venerable One Realm, then wouldn't the other party be an expert above the King Realm!? "

The Great Elder replied, "There's been no news of him for nearly 800 years. I'm afraid the odds are against us!"

The ancestor said solemnly, "Actually, I've been thinking about one problem all these years. "I don't think that Ancestor Jingyun would take the initiative to provoke such a strong enemy. It's possible that the enemy took the initiative to provoke her, so why would the enemy take the initiative to provoke Ancestor Jingyun?" With that, the ancestor surveyed the crowd.

Everyone was speechless, the patriarch muttered: "Could it be because of this Secret Scripture!"

The Old Ancestor said: "I think that the greatest possibility is that this technique has brought a strong enemy to Ancestor Jingyun! Also, the person whom our ancestor saved unintentionally, why was he chased until he was seriously injured, I think it is because of this technique! "

The Great Elder said, "I guess Ancestor Jingyun must have accidentally leaked this technique. After it was found out, people coveted this technique, so they brought a strong enemy to Ancestor Jingyun."

The ancestor said: "I think so too, so for the past few years, the clan has always announced that their clan members have comprehended Secret Scripture, but even the number of clan members who have comprehended Secret Scripture s is limited, so it can be used to confuse outsiders!"

Mu ChengSen said, "Don't even mention outsiders, even I wasn't too concerned with the Family Secret Scripture until the Patriarch told me the truth, because I didn't think that the Patriarch's cultivation of the Secret Scripture had improved by much either!"

The Old Ancestor said: "This Secret Scripture is very mysterious, I have already made a breakthrough just by comprehending a little. Look at Mu Tian, how amazing is his performance after comprehending a Secret Scripture! All of these means that Secret Scripture are extremely valuable! "

The patriarch thought for a moment. "What Ancestor said is right. I think we should improve the way we do things in the past to make sure everything goes according to our plan!"

The Old Patriarch nodded. "You said you would do it so early?"

The patriarch said: "From today on, everything that we have said is taboo to the family and no one is allowed to talk about it anymore. There is also another reason to make sure that a portion of the Secret Scripture will replace the existing Secret Scripture and let a portion of the elite disciples cultivate, so that outsiders know what our Secret Scripture is. This way, we can hide the truth of the Secret Scripture and those who know about our true Secret Scripture will have to keep it a secret.

The Old Ancestor agreed, "Well said! "I'm in favour of that!"

The Great Clan Elder said, "I agree too! The Family Secret Scripture is related to the survival of the clan! "

Mu ChengSen said, "I have no objections!"

Mu Tian said, "About that, is it that I want to cultivate that fake Secret Scripture too?"

The patriarch clapped his hands and laughed: "The replenishment is good! Everyone is thinking if there's anything else that we missed! "

After that, the core members of the several families excitedly discussed more about how to take care of this Secret Scripture and pass it down to the rest.

Mu Tian was bored, so he picked up his tea cup and carefully savored it.