When Longwei's hand had come in contact with the illusory Longmin he had felt faint fluctuations of what he thought was Spiritual Sense. But by the time he wanted to dodge, a rune had appeared below his feet trapping him in place.
Longwei was a bit skeptical, how could this brother of his use Spiritual Sense when he was only in the Foundation Realm? And the early stage at that! He should be working on developing his Spiritual Strength just like him.
Spiritual Sense was something only Core Formation cultivators had, compared to a Foundation cultivator’s Spiritual Strength it's a hundred times better!
Spiritual Strength was inferior because unless there was a medium it can't leave the body. For example, a blacksmith at the Foundation Realm can send his Spiritual Strength into a piece of metal and understand its structure to create a better weapon, but even then, his understanding of its inner structure will be blurry and unclear.
However, with a Core Formation's Spiritual Sense not only can it leave the body of the cultivator with a simple thought, but it also gives the cultivator enhance senses.
A Core Formation blacksmith is able to see, feel, smell, and even hear the metal's structure if he wanted to with their eyes closed!
Another benefit of Spiritual Sense is that it's able to boost the power of a Daoist Magic spell by gathering Spiritual Qi from the surroundings, and with the addition to the cultivator's Internal Qi, the Daoist Magic spell would become two or even three times more powerful!
The more Longwei thought about it, the more his face contorted with confusion and even a hint of jealousy.
'Could it be possible that he entered the Core Formation stage when I went to the Central Continent? Wait! Then doesn't that mean his cultivation speed is even faster than mine? That can't be the case, can it?
'Even though his level of comprehension is higher than mine, his cultivation speed is nowhere near as fast as mine is. But, I'm sure those fluctuations were Spiritual Sense, so maybe he really did enter the Core Formation realm within the four months I was away?'
'Now, should I just go against father and try to enter the Core Formation realm within the next five days?'
Longwei became conflicted.
'There's no way I can stand to have such a large gap in our cultivation!'
If normal people were to hear Longwei's inner thoughts they would probably curse him and his brother to be demons masked in human flesh.
Longmin entering the Core Formation realm within four months?!
Longwei trying to within five days?!
Do you think it's as easy as cooking rice or something?!!
Some people might not even be able to achieve that cultivation level in their entire lives, but here he was talking about becoming a Core Formation cultivator within five days like it was nothing more than flipping over his palm.
While Longwei was having his inner monologue that would've made anyone speechless, Longmin had reverted back to his refine and scholarly demeanor.
Though, in the eyes of the disciples who saw his fighting style, it looked nothing more than a tiger putting on sheep's clothing.
"Granduncle gave me a Heavenly Pallet, that's how I was able to develop Spiritual Sense."
Longmin's answer caused Longwei to snap his head up out of his thoughts and stared at him in surprise.
After a while, when Longmin's response finally sank in, his eyes slowly widen into saucers as an uncontrollable amount of envy poured out of them.
"THAT OLD FOGY ACTUALLY GAVE YOU THE HEAVENLY PALLET?!!"
Longwei's yell echoed in the training grounds and drifted outside. It was so loud that even if you were standing on the peak of the Battle Pavilion mountain you would've still heard it loud and clear.
Longwei's reaction might seem over the top, but it's completely within reason to react like this after knowing that a Heavenly Pallet was given to his brother.
What was a Heavenly Pallet?
It was a pure and condensed form of Spiritual Qi that contains Dao Essence, and it's considered to be a rare treasure of heaven and earth that took a thousand years to form.
If a Saint realm powerhouse were to eat one there would be little to no effect, but if someone in the Sage Soul realm were to eat it, their chances of breaking through to the Saint Realm will increase by 30%!
That's a whole 30%!!
Becoming a Saint realm expert was difficult to near impossible without natural talent and good fortune. No, even then it wasn’t guaranteed for you to become such a mythical existence.
The Heavenly Pallet was so precious that if one were to somehow find its way into an auction, every Sage realm cultivator would crawl out of their caves and go crazy to get it leaving bloodshed in their wake.
In the face of potentially becoming a Saint realm expert, all forms of propriety and rashness get thrown out the window.
And that's only how valuable the Heavenly Pallet is to a Sage expert. Imagine what the effects would be on a Nascent Soul Realm and a Core Formation cultivator.
Just a bit of dust scraped off would boost their cultivation by 1 or 2 minor stages in a matter of months, with no adverse effect in the long term!
And going a major realm lower to the Foundation Realm, the amazing effects it has on their cultivation was....none.
Nothing.
It has absolutely no effect on their cultivation level whatsoever.
Even if a Foundation stage cultivator ate a Heavenly Pallet they would need the assistance of a high-level expert who knows what he’s doing to absorb it. And even then, 2/3 of the medicinal effects would still be lost in the process.
The only benefit they would gain is that the 1/3 of the medicinal effect that this rare treasure of heaven and earth left behind, would allow them to develop Spiritual Sense prematurely.
Longwei's reaction was indeed understandable, in fact, if one of those Sage realm experts that were nearing the end of their life span but needed a breakthrough into the Saint realm to increase it had heard Longmin saying that he, a Foundation Realm cultivator had eaten a Heavenly Pallet, they would've immediately coughed up a gallon of blood and died on the spot. All while cursing him as they drink grandma Meng's soup down in the underworld.
Even when they reincarnate they would still be cursing him despite their forgotten memories.
"Wasn't there only one left, and he-he actually ga-gave you-?"
This news to Longwei was so shocking that he was unable to speak properly.
Longmin however, after hearing what his brother had shouted, took a step back that moved him twenty feet away. Looking from a distance at his brother, his expression became unusually apologetic.
Far away in the Ancestral Building, the Grand Elder's face had turned a shade of pitch black while the Patriarch who was sitting on the throne beside him shook his head.
Letting out an angry snort, the Grand Elder lifted his hand and extended a finger in the direction of the training grounds.
Ripples immediately spread throughout the hall from his fingertip before disappearing not long after.
Back on the stage in the training grounds, the angry Longwei saw how Longmin had moved away from him while showing him an apologetic expression.
He slowly calmed his emotions as he thought back on what he had just yelled.
Immediately, cold sweat started to drench his back as he heard a displease snort echo above his head.
Looking up, he saw countless ripples spreading out in the void above the stage, after which a jade-green palm was formed.
The palm was extremely similar to the palm technique he had used earlier. The only difference was that compared to his, this palm was smaller and more detailed. Even the wrinkles and hair on the back of the palm were visible to the naked eye.
Not that Longwei was paying attention to any of that because without any warning or indication, the palm started rushing straight for him.
Letting out a yelp, Longwei tried to escape by jumping off the stage, but before he could land on the ground the palm caught one of his feet in midair.
Seeing this, Longwei's soul nearly flew out of his body in fright.
Letting out another scream, he slapped the storage bag at his side and took out his sword. Using all of his strength he swung it at the palm, but to his horror, only the sound of metal clashing against metal echoed, not even a scratch was left on the palm.
Longwei became hysterical as he started hacking away at the jade-green palm holding his leg.
Meanwhile above the stage, one more palm had formed.
"You little brat!
"It was only recently you stop wetting your bed and yet you dare to be so disrespectful to your elders, good good good!"
The voice said the word good three times but not out of joy, but out of pure anger that was all directed towards an ashen face Longwei hanging upside down.
"Let's see if I'll let you off easy this time!"
As the Grand Elder's voice echoed in the training grounds, the second palm rushed towards Longwei, coming to a stop behind him. It then angled itself right above his butt and with a violent swishing sound a loud slap, no, a bang rang out.
Following that were Longwei's miserable screams as the palm continuously made air-tearing swishing sounds while slapping him over and over again. And it frighteningly wasn't showing any indication of stopping any time soon.
With a loud thud, Longwei was dropped butt-first onto the stage.He let out a muffled whimper as his sore butt made contact with the reinforced concrete.His face had also turned pale white and a few tears were seen in the corner of his eyes.Crawling up on all four, he gave a hateful stare towards Longmin who in turn just smiles at him apologetically.Suddenly, another voice echoed above the stage."Wei'er, come see me in the Ancestral hall."When Longmin heard that voice a complicated emotion flashed past his blue and gold pupils, but his smiling expression didn't change.Longwei grunted before struggling up fully and walking as a penguin would off the stage.His butt was in excruciating pain. A sort of fire was in his chest at being humiliated by that old fart, but he had nowhere to vent. He could only suck it up.However, Longwei's eyes suddenly landed on a young man that was trying his best to blend in with the crowd.When Longwei came close to the main entrance of the training g
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After being shocked for a moment, Li Fang finally regain his composure and pulled his grip from Longmin’s hold.“It’s the first time someone has discovered me when I use my concealment ability.”Bao looked at Li Fang and said in a perplexed tone.“Junior brother Fang I didn’t know you had such abilities. Were you hiding it all this time?”Li Fang smiled and began walking around the table to sit on the empty side. After sitting Li Fang poured himself a cup of tea while saying.“You guys weren’t the only ones that were improving over the past few years. And as for my concealment ability, well, Sying Mu and Yuyan is not the only one who had tapped into their Legendary Physique.”Soon after Li Fang finished saying that, Long Wei scowled at him and said, “How long were you listening to us? And who do think you are trying to sneak attack me from behind, you perverted bastard!”Unfazed by Long Wei's harsh words, Li Fang casually took a sip from his tea before he said, “Stop being so dramatic