Late at night, at the private residence of the Su family's eldest son, Young Master Su Rui was sound asleep when he suddenly woke up in a fright. He didn't know when, but a cultivation technique had appeared in his mind. Su Rui felt very confused, and it was truly an absurd situation.
Anyone who received a top-tier cultivation method would be overjoyed. However, Su Rui felt utterly helpless inside:
"Heaven truly loves to play tricks. What's the point of giving this young master a cultivation technique? Even if it's an immortal-grade technique, it's useless."
It turned out that although Su Rui was born into a martial arts family, he had been diagnosed with an uncultivable physique at birth. Although the Su family had a single heir in each generation and their family background seemed modest, the clan was highly renowned. Su Rui's paternal grandfather was one of the top masters in Zhaoyang Commandery, and his father was also a master whose might shook an entire region. Even his older sister was an immortal cultivation genius, having been personally guided into a top-tier immortal cultivation sect by a powerful master.
As one of the most prestigious martial arts families in Zhaoyang Commandery, the Su family had been established there for over 500 years. What was even more special was that the Su family had chosen Wanglu City as the place to establish their clan and build their legacy. Wanglu City served as the capital of Zhaoyang Commandery, with the Commandery Prince's Residence presiding over it, alongside the other three great families forming a tripartite balance of power. As one of the 72 commanderies of the Donghua Imperial Dynasty, Zhaoyang Commandery's area was much larger than other commanderies. More importantly, Zhaoyang Commandery was guarded by Prince Shang'en, one of the Five Great Commandery Princes, so its prosperity was understandable.
Not long after Su Rui was born, his paternal grandfather had once used circulating true qi to examine his meridians and dantian. However, Old Master Su was saddened and disappointed to discover that Su Rui had blocked meridians and a withered, barren dantian, which meant Su Rui was highly unlikely to embark on the path of martial or immortal cultivation. Nevertheless, Heaven never seals off all paths; deficient meridians and dantian could be nourished with medicinal pills, or a powerful master could be invited to help unblock the meridians or reconstruct the dantian.
In Wanglu City, or rather, throughout Zhaoyang Commandery, the Su family had extensive connections and a significant voice, no less than the other three great families. Therefore, when Old Master Su announced the large-scale acquisition of medicinal ingredients to supplement deficient meridians and invited esteemed figures from all directions to treat his grandson's physique, most well-known physicians flocked to the Su family in Wanglu City to register.
Although Su Rui was given a vast amount of spiritual pills and miraculous medicines, his physique did not improve much. The medicinal pills could only make Su Rui's meridians sturdier but could not expand them. As for finding a powerful master to help open up his physique, that was even more hopeless, unless Old Master Su could invite a top-tier reclusive master. Having no other choice, the Su family could only give up on improving Su Rui's physique.
Although Su Rui was naturally unable to cultivate, the Su family did not despise him; after all, Su Rui was the Su family's only grandson. Therefore, under the Su family's upbringing, Su Rui wasn't exactly ignorant or unskilled, but he himself began to degenerate. Even before Su Rui reached adulthood, he had already started to tease all the maidservants in the Su family mansion. Once Su Rui came of age, he even had intimate relations with his personal maidservant, Su Tian.
By now, Su Rui was 14 years old. In the entirety of Wangluo City, his notoriety was like thunder, his ill repute spreading far and wide. It must be said that two years prior, after Su Rui lost his virginity by coupling with Su Tian, he began to indulge in wine and women, becoming a notorious playboy. Born into a martial arts family, Su Rui felt deeply inadequate. To compensate for this deficiency, he often ostentatiously roamed through Wangluo City, accompanied by elite guards from the Su Manor.
The Su family manor was fully aware of Su Rui's behavior, yet no one restrained him. Everyone felt that Su Rui deserved the right to live a carefree and indulgent life, without needing to worry about the future, because the Su family believed he had been somewhat wronged. Especially Su Rui's mother, Cao Qingyan, always spoiled him. Even when Su Rui did something wrong, she would cover for him. As long as Su Rui didn't do anything that threatened the family's foundation, the Su family didn't care how notorious he became.
Returning to this night, Su Rui once again explored that mysterious cultivation technique. After all, Su Rui was hopeless on the path of cultivation, so he figured flipping through it wouldn't take much effort. While searching for the key points of this cultivation technique, Su Rui was startled to discover that it was very special; it almost completely shattered all conventional notions about the path of cultivation.
After a long time spent studying this bizarre cultivation technique, Su Rui couldn't find any information about its origin. But Su Rui's face was full of excitement, and he laughed wildly in his heart:
“Heaven has not abandoned me! Heaven has not abandoned me! Ha... ha... ha...”