To the west of Wu Shichen's residence lay Wu Tianjun's room. Ever since he was just over a year old, he had insisted on having his own room—a private space where no one could disturb him when he was up to his secret business. At this moment, a sign hung on his door: "In seclusion! Do not disturb." This little devil certainly had quite an attitude.
Sitting in his room, he took out a white jade bottle containing the lightning tribulation fluid his father had given him. "Finally, it's mine! Keeping it a secret was truly agonizing. Hehe, I'll give you all a surprise!" He muttered to himself, then took out a drop of the lightning tribulation fluid and swallowed it. Strangely, the lightning tribulation fluid dissolved almost instantly. Most of it headed toward his sea of consciousness, while only a tiny portion flowed toward his dantian to accumulate there. Ever since he was a year old, he had possessed the ability of inner vision, which never ceased to amaze him. His powerful soul force enveloped most of his meridians, making it impossible for anyone to discern his cultivation realm. To his surprise, he already possessed peak Meridian Opening Realm cultivation.
"Still no reaction..." he muttered. His primordial soul had absorbed a significant amount of the lightning tribulation fluid and grown much stronger, yet it still showed no reaction. It seemed one drop was not enough. This time, he took out three drops. Just like before, most of the energy entered his sea of consciousness and was absorbed by his primordial soul. However, his primordial soul didn't even twitch an eyelid, let alone awaken.
"Strange. Isn't it said that just one drop of lightning tribulation fluid can cause the primordial soul power of a God Realm expert to skyrocket? Ah..." As he spoke, he took out five drops and swallowed them. This time, his primordial soul finally showed a slight reaction; its eyelids twitched. He was annoyed because, by his count, he had already used over a hundred drops. Then, he saw the glabella of his primordial soul light up. Simultaneously, his own glabella also lit up. At that same moment, he felt his primordial soul's intense craving for the lightning tribulation fluid. He tipped the jade bottle upside down, consuming all of the remaining lightning tribulation fluid!
While a lightning tribulation was violent, the lightning tribulation fluid was gentle. The energy of nearly ten thousand drops of lightning tribulation fluid surged toward his sea of consciousness like a vast ocean, where it was completely absorbed by his primordial soul. His primordial soul, now shimmering with purple light, had its glabella split open. At this moment, he felt his soul leave his body. He could see the roof of his room, Ma Shen Mountain, and the pitch-black night sky, with a few twinkling lights that must have been distant planets...
At the same time, night had fallen over Ma Shen Mountain. A radiant purple light bloomed, almost completely enveloping the mountain. Although it did not last long, many powerful cultivators near Ma Shen Mountain had already noticed this unusual phenomenon and quickly soared into the sky...
"Is a treasure appearing...?" someone said.
"Purple light is an auspicious omen, it's hard to say..." another person chimed in.
"Everyone, split up and search!"
Although Qingyun Star was the territory of the Wu family, the true Wu family only consisted of just over a hundred people. Despite having been established for over five thousand years, some had passed away, so it could be said that the Wu family’s direct lineage was quite thin. Therefore, there were many outsiders on Qingyun Star, most of whom were dependent on the Wu family, making up the vast majority. This time, the unusual phenomenon appearing on Mashen Mountain became known to everyone, and news of a treasure appearing within the Wu family’s domain would quickly spread. However, since this was the Wu family’s ancestral land, few dared to enter, only searching and investigating from the outside. This could be considered a minor disturbance, but that was a story for later.
Wu Shijun, having consumed ten thousand drops of lightning tribulation fluid, had his primordial soul activate and actually bring his spirit out of his body. Though brief, he was incredibly excited. An out-of-body experience! That was something only a mighty expert of the Divine Realm could achieve. He, a mere chick of the Meridian Opening Realm, had actually tasted an out-of-body experience. His future was boundless! "Haha, I actually had an out-of-body experience and traveled the world... I wonder what that twisted void I saw was..." After laughing loudly, he recalled seeing a terrifyingly twisted region in the void, but he didn't know what it was. If the people of the Wu family knew, they would surely have guessed it was the junction of two star domains, preparing to merge.
As he was laughing loudly, a message came from his primordial soul. "Heaven-Reaching Eye... huh, initial form..." He immediately looked inward into his vast purple sea of consciousness. There, his primordial soul still sat as before, but had grown considerably. It now appeared to be about fifteen years old. As if sensing him, the primordial soul opened its eyes and looked at him. "You've arrived, main soul..." the primordial soul said indifferently.
"Haha, you've finally awakened! I've waited for you for so long! Oh, you can actually think independently... Doesn't that mean we'll have two minds working together on things from now on?" Wu Tianjun said, as if he had discovered something interesting. Normally, a primordial soul was just like a sub-soul. Although it had many special effects, its main purpose was only to strengthen the spirit. It almost never had the ability to think independently.
"You should also learn, you know. We are one from now on..." The primordial soul actually complained.
"Hehe, we'll talk about that later. What's so special about you? You can actually think independently..." Wu Tianjun said with a sly smile.
"Don't harbor any ill intentions; I won't help you..." After saying this, the primordial soul closed its eyes.
Seeing that the primordial soul had actually ignored him, Wu Shijun's face was filled with dejection. "Hey, so what's the Heaven-Reaching Eye for?"
"I advise you to use the Heaven-Reaching Eye sparingly for now. It's not good for either of us at this stage. There's no essential need to use it yet. Don't wake me up unless absolutely necessary," the primordial soul said without looking at him.
"You shouldn't be like this! I went through so much trouble to activate you..." Wu Tianjun said dejectedly, then withdrew his mind from his sea of consciousness. "Sigh... I should go see Father now." He stepped out of the room. By now, the sky was bright. He had been in seclusion for three days. Outside stood a middle-aged man, looking at him with a smile. This man was one of the three stewards of the Wu family, surnamed Xing. His cultivation had already reached the early stage of the Heaven Realm.
"Young Master Jun! The family head has sent for you. He asks that you head to the council hall once you've emerged from seclusion..." Steward Xing smiled, walked over, and said. As for this Young Master Jun, most people on Demon Body Mountain held him in high regard. Although he wasn't exactly well-behaved, he didn't cause any major trouble. He greeted everyone, even the household servants, which made him particularly well-liked.
"Oh! Grandfather Xing, how are you? What does Grandfather want to see me about?" Wu Tianjun giggled and ran over to grab Steward Xing's hand. He was still young, after all.
"I don't know the specifics, but it's probably good news..." Steward Xing looked away, speaking mysteriously. It wouldn't do; this little imp was too shrewd, and lying to him was no simple task.
"Oh, is that so! Grandfather Xing, why did you look away? You're not planning to trick a child, are you?" Wu Tianjun said, as if he had discovered something.
"Ah! Why would I trick you, Young Master..." Steward Xing said with a startled laugh. *Aren't you still a child?* he thought to himself.
"Sigh... If you won't tell me, I'll just have to ask Grandfather. I wonder what he's up to," he muttered like an old man, then ran toward the council hall.
When he arrived at the council hall, there were two groups of people inside. Seated at the head were two middle-aged men. One was his grandfather, Wu Zhuyun. The other he didn't know, but the man was smiling at him with a mysterious look on his face.
"Grandfather, esteemed elders, how is everyone doing? Hehe. Grandfather, Grandfather Xing said you were looking for me?..." He walked straight to where his mother was standing, wondering where his father was, as he wasn't there.
"You've been in seclusion for quite a while, haven't you?" Wu Zhuyun asked with a smile. Normally, for cultivators, a year, ten years, or even hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation was nothing. But Wu Shijun was only two years old! What cultivation could he be doing? He was practically just sleeping.
"Grandfather! You're still teasing me! It's only been three days..." he said, embarrassed.
"Alright, let's get to business! The reason I called you here this time is to tell you something. This is Qin Mingfeng, the head of the Qin family. And these are also members of the Qin family. Go on, greet them," Wu Zhuyun said sternly.
"Yes, sir!" He turned toward the Qin family. "Tianjun greets Grandfather Qin and everyone from the Qin family, hehe." He noticed that as he assessed his surroundings, everyone else was also assessing him.
"What a clever little rascal..." someone said.
"Haha, not just that, he also seems to be a genius..." someone else added.
...
At that moment, Wu Tianjun looked at a little girl. She was probably the same age as him, though certainly not as smart. The little girl’s clear eyes looked around curiously, her face like jade, innocently oblivious to what everyone was saying. She was still too young to understand things, unlike that little devil (referring to himself).
“Xiao Jun, the Qin family is here this time to arrange an engagement for you and Qingqing. We called you here just to inform you. This is Qin Qingqing, she will be your fiancee from now on,” Wu Zhuyun said, pointing at the little girl and speaking to Wu Tianjun.
“An engagement? A fiancee? No way, Grandfather! I’m only two years old! Brother Tian Yuan and Brother Tian Ri don’t even have one yet, so why do I have to get engaged already? I don’t want to! Father said I’ll be handsome and dashing, elegant and refined, a master of romance in the future! How can I get married already?” Wu Tianjun shouted in protest.
Everyone in the council hall turned to look at him as if he were a monster, then burst into laughter. That Wu Shishen was quite something, putting such ideas into his son’s head!
“You little rascal!” Wu Zhuyun said, slamming the table, his face darkening. “Your father really talks nonsense! This marriage is decided by me. Whether you want it or not, you will. Go prepare; the engagement ceremony for you and Xiao Qing will be in three days.” Wu Zhuyun was also quite helpless.
“It should be consensual, though!” Wu Tianjun grumbled, as he walked towards the little girl, Qin Qingqing. “Little sister! Do you also agree to this marriage?” he asked, standing in front of Qin Qingqing.
Everyone was stunned. Two two-year-olds? How could they understand such an important matter as marriage? Sure enough, Qin Qingqing didn’t disappoint them. Her face full of confusion, she looked left, then right, then towards a woman in her mid-twenties, and said,
“Mama! He’s bullying me!” she said, pointing at Wu Tianjun.
Everyone fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter, causing Qin Qingqing to immediately run to her mother, afraid she had done something wrong.
“Sigh… I can’t believe I, a master of romance, can’t even handle a two-year-old,” Wu Tianjun said dejectedly, his face darkening. It seemed he had to accept his fate.
Everyone wore peculiar expressions. Even if this kid was precocious, he was only two years old, wasn't he? How could he possibly look so aggrieved?
Three days later, the entire Qingyun Star, and even the Lieshen Star Domain, knew that Wu Tianjun, the direct descendant of the Wu family, and Qin Qingqing, the direct descendant of the Qin family, had formed an engagement, which was announced on Qingyun Star. This move indicated that the Qin family would ally with the Wu family to resist foreign enemies, advancing and retreating together. This forced other powers to reconsider their plans to attack the Wu family.
Elsewhere, reactions were intense, yet at this moment on Qingyun Star, the atmosphere was joyous, filled with festive music and decorations, everyone happy as if unaware of anything. In reality, not many people understood the true implications of this matter; most had to be at the Earth Core Realm to even hear a whisper of it. Over ninety percent of the populace was unaware, and even the fifth generation of the Wu family didn't know about it.
At this moment, Wu Tianjun was sitting near Wangyue Lake, looking at the nearby Moshen Mountain. A few days prior, his soul and divine soul had manifested through his Heaven-Piercing Eyes, allowing him to perceive that Moshen Mountain was more than just a simple peak. However, he couldn't discern its true nature. Even the Wu family had only chosen this as their ancestral land because of its abundant spiritual energy.
"Sigh, it seems I need to spend time reading books..." he muttered.