My Mother-in-Law Gifted Me a Building

"A Fire Spirit Stone? Will it really help that much?" Su Miaoke found it a bit incredible, so she asked with great curiosity.

"Of course. With its help, your Cultivation speed will increase significantly from now on," Chu Feng said.

"Are these two books the Sword Skill and Cultivation Heart Method you were talking about?" Su Miaoke asked, noticing the two books under the clothes.

"This isn’t made of paper; it seems to be some kind of animal hide. Are you sure this thing was in a cave for hundreds of years? It hasn’t decayed at all?" Su Miaoke said in surprise after touching it.

"It definitely couldn’t be paper; that would have disintegrated long ago. But I don’t know what kind of hide this is. It’s truly amazing that it’s been unaffected for centuries. The same goes for this sword. I have no idea what material it’s forged from, but it’s in perfect condition after all this time, without a single trace of rust," Chu Feng said, nodding in agreement.

In truth, he was also quite astonished by all this. Although he didn’t know the reason, it was enough to prove how extraordinary this Martial Arts Manual and sword were.

"Are this Sword Skill and Heart Method really powerful? If I cultivate them, can I do things like Wall-Climbing and Roof-Running? Can I become a legendary expert?" Su Miaoke asked excitedly.

"I’m not sure what this person’s name was, but he left behind two words: Hentian. I don’t know if it meant he hated the heavens or if that was just his name. In any case, this guy lived for several hundred years before dying. By then, he had already cultivated to the strongest realm of his era, but he ultimately died because he failed to break through to Ascension," Chu Feng explained.

"He was that powerful? Then the Sword Skill and Heart Method he left behind must be amazing too. Honey, hurry up and take a look," Su Miaoke said excitedly.

Chu Feng nodded and opened the top book. It was written in traditional characters, which, fortunately, he could read.

"Heaven-Slaying Sword Skill? And in the bottom-left corner are the two words ’Hentian.’ It seems his name really was Hentian. And this sword is indeed named the Heaven-Slaying Sword!" Chu Feng said.

"What else does it say?" Su Miaoke asked curiously.

"This first part describes his life. He began practicing the sword at age six and reached the Body Tempering Realm by ten. Before twenty, he was undefeated among his peers, and by the time he was twenty, he was already beyond Foundation Establishment," Chu Feng said.

"What? Beyond Foundation Establishment by twenty? Isn’t that way too powerful?" Su Miaoke exclaimed. She had some understanding of these Cultivation levels.

"He created this Sword Skill when he was twenty-three. At the time, using this Heaven-Slaying Sword Skill, he swept through all his peers, undefeated. Even some experts in higher realms were no match for him! By fifty, he had already reached the pinnacle of his generation," Chu Feng continued.

"He was really that incredible?" Su Miaoke found it hard to believe.

"What’s the use of being incredible? In the end, he still couldn’t break through to Ascension and died filled with regret," Chu Feng lamented.

’This is the hardship of the path of Cultivation. Reaching the transcendent Realm of Ascension is harder than climbing to the heavens.’

"If you compare the disciples of the current Martial Arts Families to him, there’s simply no comparison. People like Zhao Qinghan are over twenty and have only reached the Body Tempering Realm, right? He reached it when he was ten," Su Miaoke said.

"Yeah. The current state of the world makes things hellishly difficult for Martial Cultivators. It’s nothing like it was in the past," Chu Feng said.

"So this Sword Skill must be really powerful, right?" Su Miaoke asked.

"I’m not sure. I don’t know if it’s stronger than the Taiqing Sword Technique," Chu Feng murmured to himself.

"Based on what you’ve said, I’d guess the Heaven-Slaying Sword Skill is probably a little stronger," Su Miaoke said.

"I’ll check the other book now," Chu Feng said.

"Huh, this is actually pretty interesting," Chu Feng said in surprise.

"What is it? Honey, did you find something?" Su Miaoke asked curiously.

"This guy was quite a character. This isn’t his Heart Method at all. It’s a collection of secret stories and things he saw and heard while roaming the martial world, from his childhood to adulthood. It includes local rumors, interesting anecdotes, and legends," Chu Feng said.

"Oh, that’s great! I love reading this kind of stuff," Su Miaoke said excitedly.

"Right? I think this is way more interesting than some Heart Method," Chu Feng said with a smile.

In truth, Chu Feng couldn’t care less about any Heart Method. After all, he had the legacy of the God of Wealth. From his perspective, all these mortal Heart Methods were trash.

"A Heart Method would have been good too, though," Su Miaoke added.

"Not necessarily. A Heart Method isn’t suitable for everyone. You have to walk your own path," Chu Feng said.

Su Miaoke began to flip through it, but after reading a few pages, her enthusiasm quickly faded.

"What is all this? He was doing... *that stuff* with a widow when he was so young! How shameless! And he spied on people while they worked. I’m speechless," Su Miaoke instantly lost interest, complaining as she spoke.

"Isn’t that interesting? What if that widow was the ancestor of some modern Martial Arts Family?" Chu Feng said with a laugh.

"Hmph, all you do is talk nonsense," Su Miaoke said, rolling her eyes at him.

"Alright, we can practice this Sword Skill together later. Its power should be quite decent," Chu Feng said.

Actually, Chu Feng wasn’t that interested in the Sword Skill. He was far more intrigued by these Secret Chronicles.

"Hmph, no thanks. That’s for men to practice. I’ll stick to my Taiqing Sword Technique. I haven’t even mastered the Taiqing Sword Technique yet, and you want me to learn something else? I’d be biting off more than I can chew," Su Miaoke snorted.

Hearing this, Chu Feng couldn’t help but laugh. "You’re absolutely right. In that case, you should focus on mastering the Taiqing Sword Technique first."

"But how did you master the entire Taiqing Palm Skill already? Your speed is just too fast! Are you using some kind of cheat?" Su Miaoke asked.

Chu Feng’s Cultivation progress stunned her. She had thought her own speed was quite fast, but compared to Chu Feng, there was simply no comparison.

"That’s not easy to explain. You’ll understand in the future," Chu Feng said with a smile.

"Oh, right. Honey, was it your master who taught you?" Su Miaoke asked suddenly.

"My master? He’s probably passed on by now. I haven’t seen him in a long time," Chu Feng said.

"What? Passed on? That can’t be, right?" Su Miaoke said, her face a mask of shock.

"He probably has. Let’s not talk about it for now. From now on, we can only rely on ourselves," Chu Feng said.

In fact, he hadn’t seen the God of Wealth since that night. At first, he also thought the God of Wealth had simply left.

But after all this time, he still hadn’t reappeared. He was most likely dead and gone.