Chapter 50: Spirit Gathering Realm Achieved!!

By evening, he returned home.

For three consecutive days, it was like this.

Lu Xuan just followed his routine of guarding the gate at the escort agency, listening to various gossip, and going home to eat.

That lookout was very punctual every day.

Lu Xuan wasn't sure if the other party had discovered that the recent events between the Lu and Shen families were related to him, but regardless, he chose not to act until the other party revealed their intentions.

As long as there was enough time, it would be more beneficial for him.

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Sun Xiaoqi watched for three days.

Every day, he came back to report the same words.

"That trash went to guard the gate at the escort agency."

"That trash went home."

"That trash and his wife are eating in the courtyard, talking and laughing."

Lu Hao sat in his wheelchair, listening to this, and his expression grew darker and darker.

On the third night, Sun Xiaoqi returned again.

"Young Master, today... that trash's wife stewed chicken soup for him. He was drinking it in the courtyard, and she was sitting nearby embroidering. The two of them... were talking and laughing."

Sun Xiaoqi's voice grew smaller and smaller, and he didn't dare to look up.

Lu Hao didn't speak, he looked down at his legs, he couldn't move them; there was no sensation.

Crippled, completely crippled, he thought of the past.

As the Young Master of the Lu Family, he was always surrounded by attendants when he went out, ate delicacies, and had whatever he wanted.

And that trash? He lived in the woodshed, ate leftovers, wore rags, and anyone could give him a kick.

And now?

That trash had a wife, hot food, and someone waiting for him to come home.

What did he have?

A wheelchair. Two useless legs. A house full of coldness.

His concubines only knew how to flatter him, and the servants were lazy and slippery. No one came to see him, and no one cared about him.

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A piece of trash, why should he live better than him?

Lu Hao's hands tightened on the wheelchair's armrests, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.

"Sun Xiaoqi."

"Here."

"Tomorrow, come with me to the escort agency."

Sun Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment.

"Young Master, why go to the escort agency? There's Fang Tieshan and Ye Qingyi..."

"I'm going to see that trash."

Lu Hao's voice was sinister.

"To see if he really is living that well."

Sun Xiaoqi opened his mouth, wanting to advise him, but then swallowed his words.

"Yes."

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Early morning.

[Ding! Sleep Cultivation complete.]

[Host: Lu Xuan.]

[Five Animals Transformation Art: Great Perfection.]

[Demon-Subduing Righteous Sun Blade: 80%.]

[Thunderclap Hand: 65%.]

[Current Realm: Spirit Gathering Realm Level One.]

Looking at the improvement on the panel, Lu Xuan tried his best to restrain the wild joy in his heart.

A surge of True Energy suddenly rushed through his meridians, surging like a river breaking through its banks. His entire body trembled slightly, and the air around him seemed to ripple.

The gaseous True Energy in his Dantian had condensed into liquid, flowing steadily through his body and filling every limb with power.

Finally, after a few days of rest, he had reached the Spirit Gathering Realm.

This was a watershed in martial arts cultivation.

The Body Tempering Realm is for tempering the body, the Martial Apprentice is for condensing True Energy, and the Martial Artist Realm is for externalizing True Energy... these three realms are all about "using" True Energy.

Body Tempering Realm: Tempering the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones so the body can carry True Energy.

Martial Apprentice Realm: Opening the Qi Sea in the Dantian to provide a place for True Energy to be stored.

Martial Artist Realm: Externalizing True Energy to harm people from a distance.

Spirit Gathering Masters are different.

The core of the Spirit Gathering Realm is "Gathering" compressing and condensing the gaseous True Energy in the Dantian's Qi Sea, turning it into liquid.

Gaseous to liquid sounds simple, but it is a qualitative leap.

Gaseous True Energy is like wind; it disperses once it blows.

Liquid True Energy is like water; it sinks into the Dantian, thick, dense, and inexhaustible.

Experts in the Martial Artist Realm will find their True Energy weakening after dozens of moves.

A Spirit Gathering Master can fight for half an hour, and their True Energy will still be abundant.

This is the gap.

More importantly, liquid True Energy can nourish the body.

In the Spirit Gathering Realm, the internal organs are soaked in True Energy, and the bones are tempered by True Energy. Their lifespan is decades longer than that of ordinary people, and they age much slower.

A fifty or sixty-year-old in the Spirit Gathering Realm looks about the same as someone in their forties.

Therefore, in Azure Sun City, the Spirit Gathering Realm is extremely respected and feared.

In the entire Azure Sun City, the number of experts in the Spirit Gathering Realm can be counted on one hand.

Lu Tianhe is one, Shen Zhenghai is one, the Guest Expert of the City Lord's Mansion is one, and the remaining few are the Old Ancestors of various families who rarely take action.

Calming himself and after eating a hearty breakfast, he went to the escort agency.

Just as Lu Xuan opened the main gate of the escort agency, he saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley.

Sun Xiaoqi was pushing a wheelchair, and sitting in the wheelchair was Lu Hao.

Lu Xuan stood at the door, watching them approach. His gaze lingered on the wheelchair, then shifted to Lu Hao's face.

Sun Xiaoqi pushed Lu Hao closer, but stopped several steps away from the entrance.

For a moment, no one spoke.

The morning air seemed to grow heavy.

Lu Hao gripped the armrests of his wheelchair. His eyes were fixed on Lu Xuan, burning with resentment.

Lu Xuan's expression remained calm, but his fingers slowly tightened at his side.

This was the first time the two had met since Lu Xuan had been kicked out of the Lu Family.

Neither of them had forgotten what had happened that day.

And judging by the hatred in Lu Hao's eyes, he had not come here to reminisce.