From start to finish, Jiang Qingge never looked at anyone else.
After returning to her small courtyard, she felt somewhat regretful.
"Why did I stand up for him?"
His oppression had nothing to do with her.
Sighing silently, Jiang Qingge felt a bit of chaos within herself now.
...
Carrying the food box back to her courtyard in Zone C, Qing Yu still felt a bit confused.
These days, she secretly chatted with other maids and servants, hearing some gossip.
The most common rumor was that Miss Qingge didn't like Lu Ye at all.
But today...
How could she stand up for Lu Ye?
Receiving the food box from Qing Yu's hands, Lu Ye opened it and was a bit surprised.
"Oh, why is today's meal so rich?"
Lu Ye laughed and said, "Could it be that you've spent your savings to buy it from some restaurant?"
"No..." Qing Yu stammered: "Actually... actually sir, your previous meals were the problem."
She expected him to be shocked.
But unexpectedly, Lu Ye just smiled slightly: "I thought you planned to keep it from me forever."
Qing Yu was amazed: "You... you knew?"
She thought she was disguising it well, but Lu Ye actually knew?!
Shaking his head, Lu Ye felt a bit helpless.
Although his share of food seemed more abundant than Qing Yu's
Both were coarse rice, indicating the problem.
In this world, even ordinary wealthy families can afford fine rice.
The Jiang Family, as an Innate Clan, their martial arts flourishing, having coarse rice as a normal meal for a son-in-law is clearly problematic.
However, considering Qing Yu's good intentions, Lu Ye chose not to expose it.
...
A moment later, he divided half of the rich meal to Qing Yu.
After eating, Lu Ye immediately returned to his room to cultivate.
Today's dishes even had a portion of fierce beast meat.
Though it was just Tier One fierce beast meat, only comparable to the Condensing Origin Realm of the Human Race.
But for someone like Lu Ye who had never eaten fine rice, consuming it made his inner qi flow a bit faster.
On the other side, inside Cui Xiang Building.
Jiang Yun was drinking wine, a crazed thought emerging in his mind.
Jiang Qingge, that wretched woman, dared to lay hands on him...
It was simply because she relied on having a patriarch father.
Since that's the case, he wouldn't hesitate to find a chance to target the main lineage!
There seemed to be a faint burning pain on his face, madness surfaced in Jiang Yun's eyes.
...
For the next two months, life was calm.
Myriad Dao Pavilion accumulated six times, random drawing yielded four times Upper Grade Condensing Origin Pills.
Additionally, there was an Innate Sword Qi Talisman and a body technique named Falling Leaves Body Technique.
Lu Ye was familiar with the Condensing Origin Pill.
This kind of precious elixir could increase cultivation in the Condensing Origin Realm, a single Lower Grade pill costing one or two silver.
Middle Grade is more expensive, starting at two silver, with better efficacy and lessening pill toxins compared to Lower Grade.
As for Upper Grade... three silver pieces each, scarcely available!
"A bottle of six pills equates to eighteen silver pieces."
Four bottles of elixirs, over seventy silver, a considerable income for Lu Ye now.
However, Lu Ye would never sell these elixirs; it would draw unwanted attention.
The wise move is to consume them, turning them into part of one's strength.
One bottle of elixir consumed, coupled with the Ancient Star Scripture's terrifying absorption, wasting very little.
Over two months, powerful cultivation technique paired with a continuous supply of Upper Grade elixirs.
Lu Ye's strength rapidly rose, directly reaching Condensing Origin Ninth Layer.
The Fine Rain Sword Technique exchanged from Jiang Lingyue crossed from Small Success to Great Success, entering Perfection.
The progress compared to Jiang Lingyue, who practiced for years, was a world of difference.
"This is the terror of the Star Sword Body."
This lower-tier swordsmanship posed no difficulty for him, the path laid smooth.
Thoroughly absorbing the Fine Rain Sword Technique's Perfection and enlightenment, Lu Ye opened his eyes, musing.
"The Condensing Origin Fourth Layer allows outer sect assessment; the Condensing Origin Seventh Layer... allows inner sect assessment."
Lu Ye's gaze deepened.
If he weren't cast out as an abandoned disciple to become a son-in-law.
Currently, he would already qualify for inner sect assessment.
Of course, Lu Ye knew, the Red Cloud Sect was grand and profound; presently, he was still far from making Red Cloud Fairy regret.
As for the Innate Sword Qi Talisman, Lu Ye used it as his trump card.
It housed three full strikes comparable to the Innate Ninth Layer of Sword Cultivators!
If used wisely, even if an Innate Realm sought to harm Lu Ye, caught off guard, might be directly slain.
And the Falling Leaves Body Technique, acquired a month ago, with practice had just recently reached entry level.
[Host: Lu Ye.]
[Current Realm: Condensing Origin Ninth Layer (displayed as Condensing Origin Third Layer)]
[Cultivation Technique: Ancient Star Scripture (First Layer)]
[Martial Techniques: Mountain Splitting Finger (Small Success), Fine Rain Sword Technique (Perfection), Falling Leaves Body Technique (Entry Level).]
[Myriad Dao Pavilion Charge (1/10)]
"It's time to prepare for the Postnatal Realm breakthrough."
The most important task now is to accumulate strength, prepare for breaking through to the Postnatal Realm.
Once achieving the Postnatal Realm, it would provide an added means of self-preservation.
...
Three days later, under the terrifying absorption rate of the Ancient Star Scripture and the final Upper Grade Condensing Origin Pill.
Lu Ye successfully pushed his cultivation to Condensing Origin Ninth Layer Perfection.
Just one step from breaking through to the Postnatal Realm.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law... I've reached the Skilled Realm with both Mountain Splitting Finger techniques!"
Jiang Lingyue excitedly ran inside, her cheeks were unable to hide her joy.
After two months of diligent practice, she finally mastered both finger techniques to the Skilled Realm.
"Congratulations." Lu Ye calmly offered congratulations.
"I've mastered the finger techniques, haven't you even entered with your sword technique?"
Jiang Lingyue wrinkled her delicate nose, giggling.
Hearing this, Lu Ye almost burst into laughter.
His Fine Rain Sword Technique realm... if he was second in Cloud Leaf City, who dared claim first?
"Oh, brother-in-law, don't you have a sword?"
Lu Ye asked: "Why do you ask?"
"I'll gift you a sword." Jiang Lingyue said with a cheerful smile.
Listening from the adjacent room where she worked, Qing Yu's eyes dimmed instantly.
Her salary wasn't high, only a hundred coins monthly.
After saving for two years, aside from some expenses, she barely saved two silver pieces.
And a sword... She once plucked the courage to inquire at the weapon shop, even a mediocre one cost three to four silver pieces.
A better one was more expensive, tens to hundreds of silver, clearly unaffordable for her.
She had planned to save for a while longer to buy a usable sword for sir.
Unexpectedly, the second young lady volunteered today.
"No need, as long as my heart holds the sword, anything can be a sword." Lu Ye gently shook his head.
His words weren't random; having fully integrated the Star Sword Body, he indeed developed such an understanding of the Sword Dao.
Being restricted by the sword was still at the stage of seeing a mountain as a mountain, seeing water as water.
Of course, if a good sword was available, it could certainly be used.
"But I want to, I've got too much silver, so I'll gift you a sword."