Chapter 74 74

"Second elder? Ah, do you mean the old man arguing with you in the hall? What's wrong with him?" Tenku asked after hearing Wang Haotian's words.

"Yes, that's him. He and I had a horrible relationship and had fought a few times. He was highly obsessed with the Wang family's patriarchal seat and kept trying to usurp my position as the first elder because doing so would bring him closer to that ambition. You have to be careful with him because he is very dangerous.

He wouldn't sit idly by after that trouble in the hall, and I took the quota of outsiders from him. He wouldn't dare mess with my granddaughter or me. So you must have known who the target was when he couldn't do anything to us." Wang Haotian grinned at Tenku. Blue veins popped on Tenku's forehead when he saw the old man's annoying smile.

"I see. So you deliberately hid my cultivation base, knowing it would happen. They would think I'm weak for not having the resources and a good cultivation environment like the martial arts families here. Then those people will come up with a plan to get rid of me by sending people who are stronger than me." Tenku sighed. It had not been long since he had come to Beijing but he was already in trouble.

"Yes, that's right. They would act swiftly since the martial arts competition would be held tomorrow. So you have to be more vigilant." Wang Haotian nodded in response to Tenku's words.

"Then, aren't you intentionally bringing trouble to me?" Tenku said unhappily. Even though they were disciple and master, their relationship was a bit unusual, and they looked like a grandfather and grandson.

"You will still get into trouble after they find out you are my disciple. So even if I stay quiet, they will still eliminate you because it's easier to do than getting rid of me or Yue'er, who has a vital position in the Wang family." Wang Haotian knew he would give Tenku trouble when he returned to the Wang family. He felt guilty but had no other choice and had to do it to save his granddaughter and the Wang family's future.

"I understand. I hope the people they send won't be too much trouble." Tenku didn't want to interfere in the Wang family's conflict. He came to Beijing only to participate in martial arts competitions. Unfortunately, he had already fallen into that trouble. So he had to deal with it, and whatever came at him, he just had to slash with his scythe.

"Thank you." Wang Haotian smiled and expressed his sincere gratitude.

"What are you saying, master? It gave me goosebumps. So please stop. Anyway, I'm curious about disciples of the Wang family." Tenku tried to divert the topic of their conversation.

"Hahaha... okay, I won't say that anymore. Then what do you want to know? Apart from important secrets of the Wang family, I will answer any questions you may have." Wang Haotian was secretly happy that he had gotten a disciple like Tenku.

"Are people in the Wang family only allowed to cultivate? Why didn't I see any of them using Phantasmal Objects? Is it prohibited? I also feel that the Wang family patriarch didn't like the Realizer when I heard his tone in the hall." Tenku asked curiously.

"No. We have never prohibited anyone in the Wang family from becoming Realizers. But since we are a martial arts family, we must prioritize cultivation over training Phantasmal Objects. Besides, not everyone in the world awakens Phantasmal Objects in the form of weapons like you. Most people from the Wang family awaken non-combat Phantasmal Objects, including me, the elders, and the patriarch." Wang Haotian explained.

"Is the patriarch acting like that because he didn't awaken a combat Phantasmal Object?" Tenku was sure it must be related to why Wang Hongli didn't like the Realizer. Wang Haotian nodded slightly and confirmed his conjecture.

"Hmm... I see. So they only focused on cultivating here and training their Phantasmal Objects elsewhere to avoid the patriarch finding out. Then why is their Qi practice different? Doesn't everyone in the Wang family train with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture?" Tenku had seen several disciples in the Wang family cultivating when Wang Ruyue escorted him to the room. He was sure that they were not using the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture.

​ "Not everyone in the family can cultivate with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture. Only geniuses of the younger generation are allowed to train it. Moreover, the other two exercises that I have given you are also only given to suitable disciples. Ah, my granddaughter is an exception. Even though she was a genius, she did not cultivate with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture." Wang Haotian replied.

"Why?" Tenku was confused after hearing Wang Haotian's words. He could confidently say that the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture was a top-tier Qi practice. Wang Haotian said that Wang Ruyue was a genius, but she didn't train it. This makes his explanation contradictory.

"Because that practice didn't suit her. When Yue'er trained with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture, she couldn't absorb even a bit of the Qi in the air. But after she uses the common Qi practice of the Wang family, she can do it." Wang Haotian sighed when he remembered about it. At that time, Wang Ruyue was very depressed because she couldn't cultivate with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture.

"So she's been cultivating with common Qi practice up to this point?" Tenku asked in disbelief. If what he thought was true, then Wang Ruyue was a true genius.

"No. She cultivated a Qi practice on par with the Heaven Swallowing Monarch Scripture. That Qi practice was called the Celestial Moonlight Scripture. It was the Ling family's special Qi cultivation, and the patriarch's wife gave it to Yue'er. My granddaughter is compatible with the Celestial Moonlight Scripture as if that Qi practice was specially created for her." Wang Haotian smiled broadly.

"I see. Then…" Tenku nodded and intended to ask Wang Haotian something else but stopped after hearing a knock followed by a girl's voice from outside his room.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Tenku. Is my grandfather with you?" Wang Ruyue asked.

"He is here. Come on in. I didn't lock the door." Tenku quickly replied. The door opened, and Wang Ruyue's graceful figure entered the room.

"What's wrong, Yue'er? Why are you looking for me?" Wang Haotian smiled and asked.

"Patriarch asked me to find you and ask you about the matter that happened to the Qi gathering array. Have you fixed it, grandpa?" Wang Ruyue was puzzled by the anomaly that had suddenly occurred in the Wang family because the matter had never happened before.

Wang Ruyue wanted to ask her grandfather but ran into Wang Hongli in the hall instead. Then he asked her to look for Wang Haotian because the other party had not returned after checking the Qi gathering array for quite a while. Wang Ruyue searched for her grandfather all over the Wang family residence but couldn't find him. After that, she just remembered that she hadn't checked in Tenku's room and Wang Haotian really was in that place.

"That problem has been solved. I believe the amount of Qi in the Wang family residence is back to normal by now. You can check it out." Wang Haotian smiled and secretly glanced at Tenku, the anomaly's cause, but he pretended not to hear it.

Wang Ruyue closed her eyes and ran the Celestial Moonlight Scripture. Then a silver light enveloped her and made her look so beautiful. Tenku was mesmerized when he saw the sight because Wang Ruyue looked like a goddess.

"My granddaughter is no less beautiful than the daughter of Fuyushima Temple, right?" Wang Haotian said, and his voice brought Tenku back to his senses.

"Ah, yes." Tenku replied awkwardly and averted her face from him.

"You're right, grandpa. The amount of Qi in the Wang family residence has returned to normal." Wang Ruyue heaved a sigh of relief and opened her eyes.

"Then let's go see the patriarch now. I will inform about this directly to him." Wang Haotian stood up from his seat and intended to leave Tenku's room.

"Remember my words, brat." Wang Haotian left words for Tenku before walking out of the room. He left the place, and Wang Ruyue followed him. But she also left sentences for Tenku.

"Tenku. We will come to the Wang family banquet tonight. We will get to know each other before the martial arts competition tomorrow. So please be prepared before I pick you up." Wang Ruyue said and ran after Wang Haotian.

"Looks like trouble is coming sooner than I thought." Tenku sighed when he heard that and quickly closed the door.

On the way to the hall to see the patriarch, Wang Ruyue looked at Wang Haotian and opened her mouth.

"Grandpa, what exactly is Tenku's cultivation base?" Wang Ruyue asked curiously.

"That is a secret." Wang Haotian replied without looking at her, and his words made Wang Ruyue frown.

"Are you sure you want Tenku to participate in that martial arts competition? I don't care about my fate, but your student will be seriously injured, or you might lose him forever." Wang Ruyue said seriously. She didn't want her grandfather to lose his only disciple.

"You mean he's going to die? Hahaha... Instead, I hope he doesn't go overboard in that competition and kills those young geniuses." Wang Haotian smiled evilly.

"What do you mean, grandpa? Didn't you say that he has practiced Qi since he was six? So it was less than ten years since he became a cultivator. He couldn't be compared to geniuses who trained from the age of three and were given extraordinary cultivation resources and environment. Not to mention that those geniuses were at least twenty years old now." Wang Ruyue shook her head and didn't believe Wang Haotian's words. She thought that her grandfather overestimated Tenku because he was his disciple.

"Hehe... You will find out if what I say is true or not in the martial arts competition. You don't have to worry because you will never marry that man from the Gu family." Wang Haotian said mysteriously, and it made Wang Ruyue speechless.

(What exactly made grandpa trust him so much?)

Wang Ruyue didn't know where the source of her grandfather's confidence came from. She wanted to find out for herself because Tenku made her curious.