The cold moon hangs high, and the storm is not yet coming.

Yongan Town.

In the woods outside the town, Xu Chen sat quietly in front of a tombstone, his face was calm, but his eyes were slightly red and swollen, he should have just cried.

In front of him is his mother's tombstone, Xu Chen knows his unfilial piety, and when his mother is dying, he can't be by his side.

Stretching out his white right hand, Xu Chen pulled out a pendant from his neckline, and he looked at it carefully, thinking.

It was a small sword carved out of jade, only the size of a thumb, perhaps because the jade was in good condition, still crystal clear in the hazy moonlight, the only thing his mother had left him.

The jade sword has been with Xu Chen for more than ten years, and whenever he is unbearable in the Bai family, he will silently take out this jade sword and look at it for a long time, thinking about his mother, his mood will be much better, and it will also give him the courage and hope to live.

"Alas!" Thinking about what his father said just now, Xu Chen sighed, he didn't know if he still had a chance to avenge his mother, at least in Xu Chen's opinion, his mother's death was inseparable from the Bai family's imprisonment of him.

Father just let himself cut off the idea of cultivation and concentrate on taking care of the family's property, his father naturally cared about him, but this was not what Xu Chen wanted.

In this world of the jungle, dignity comes from strength, not to mention that he has to be ashamed, avenge his mother, and establish a firm foothold for the Xu family.

As his father said, he already has excellent qualifications, but the past ten years have been delayed.

Among all living beings, there are not many people who can have cultivation qualifications, and it is even more rare to be as good as him.

When he left the Xu family when he was seven years old, he had already stepped into the first realm of cultivation - the realm of qi cultivation, but it was impossible to cultivate in the life of the Bai family as a cow and a horse, and it was impossible for others to allow it. So much so that he is still in the early stage of Qi cultivation realm, and even his younger brother, who is two years younger than him, has already surpassed him.

"Brother Xu Chen!"

A teenager's voice interrupted Xu Chen's thoughts.

Xu Chen looked for prestige, and couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out to be his half-brother, Xu Yang. He smiled hard and put the jade sword back on his neckline, "Little brother, why haven't you slept yet?"

Xu Yang trotted a few steps, came to Xu Chen's side, and sat on the ground gently, he looked at the tombstone in front of him, sighed and said, "I knew you would come to see my aunt, you came back, I didn't say a word, how could I sleep." ”

Xu Chen looked at this younger brother, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, although he hadn't seen him for ten years and was a little strange, but the blood was the same, how could he not love him.

"Brother, are you okay in the past ten years? You must have suffered a lot, right?"

Seeing that Xu Chen was just looking at himself with a smile and not speaking, Xu Yang asked with concern.

Xu Chen raised his hand and touched his younger brother's head, suddenly felt that everything he had done was worth it, and said softly, "Brother is not bitter!"

Hearing this, Xu Yang lowered his head violently and sobbed softly, as if he had been wronged, or he was wronged for his brother, "Brother, if everything can be done again, I would rather be the one who was imprisoned by the Bai family!"

Xu Chen's heart was sour, he took Xu Yang in his arms, and comforted: "I don't think it's any better, why are you crying." Don't cry, ah! It's actually pretty good in the Bai family, you don't have to worry about food or clothing, how can I let it be for you! Hehe, okay! You will be a man who stands up to the sky in the future, how bad it would be if people saw it. You have to cultivate diligently in the future, so that our Xu family can raise their eyebrows, this is a good gift to my brother. ”

Xu Yang raised his head silently, tears streaming down his cheeks, "Brother, I really have a gift for you!"

As he spoke, he saw Xu Yang carefully take out a booklet from his arms and hand it to Xu Chen, with three words written on it - Qi Cultivation Volume.

Xu Chenqian was stunned, this is the method of cultivating the first realm, he had also practiced for a period of time back then, but only ten years of time had made him forget most of the book.

"Why did you give me this? My father said that I was too old and had no need to cultivate. Xu Chen didn't take it, but lowered his head in frustration.

Xu Yang took Xu Chen's hand and shoved the booklet into his hand, "Brother, do you remember what you told me when you were a child?"

Xu Chen raised his head and looked at his younger brother suspiciously.

"Just don't give up forever!" Xu Yang said with trembling lips, "Brother, it is because of your words that I can reach today's realm, but you yourself have forgotten." I believe in you, you must be the best!"

Xu Chen finally remembered that sentence, brother is always the one who gives you encouragement and hugs at a critical moment, but he thought about it and said, "But my father said ......"

"What are you talking about, he doesn't understand you at all, don't worry, brother, this is the secret of the two of us!" Xu Yang winked at Xu Chen after speaking.

Xu Chen held the booklet tightly, looked at his younger brother's immature face, and expressed indescribable love and gratitude.

"Alright, brother, I should go back to rest, do you want to stay here for a while?"

"Hmm!"

Xu Chen nodded, "Be careful on the road, you know!"

Xu Yang stood up, smiled slightly and turned to leave, and after walking for a while, he didn't forget to turn around and make a cheering gesture with Xu Chen.

By the hazy moonlight, Xu Chen gently opened the booklet, and he looked at it carefully, as if he had met a long-lost friend.

The Qi Cultivation Volume not only tells about the cultivation techniques of the first realm, but also records some history of cultivation.

Originally, cultivation was only the privilege of a few people, and in the beginning, the method of cultivation only existed in the hands of the major sects. Mortals, don't even think about it.

However, there is no unventilated wall, and with the passage of time, the cultivation method naturally flows to the people.

It's just that there are very few people in the people who have the qualifications to practice, not to mention that the methods that flow out are not complete. Therefore, if you are not a disciple within the sect, you can only reach the fifth realm at most.

Even so, even if one of the members of a family can reach the fifth realm, this family can dominate one side. Just like the old man of the Bai family, he can level a street with a single sword, this is by no means a legend.

A practitioner's strength comes from three aspects, cultivation, exercises, and weapons. Practitioners are generally referred to as spirits, arts, and instruments.

The so-called spirit is divided into nine realms, the technique is divided into nine levels, and the instrument is divided into nine grades. This is the gap between practitioners. However, cultivation is still the most important of the three, and if you don't have cultivation as a foundation, no matter how good the exercises or superior weapons are, you won't be able to control them.

The nine realms of this cultivation are: Qi Cultivation Realm, Hui Spirit Realm, Imperial Spirit Realm, Yuanhua Realm, Yinghai Realm, Inscription Realm, Heaven Breaking Realm, Divine Hidden Realm, and Taixu Realm.

Each realm is divided into three phases, not to mention how difficult it is to break through the realm, even if it is difficult to break through the time limit in each realm, it is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

Xu Chen couldn't help frowning when he saw this, because he knew that the old man of the Bai family was in the early stage of the Fifth Realm, and if he wanted to defeat the other party with his current cultivation, he was afraid that only the other party would wait for him on the spot, or he would wait for the day when the other party was so old that his legs and feet were inflexible.

However, just as Xu Chen was thinking hard about how to defeat the old man of the Bai family, the lights suddenly brightened behind him.

Xu Chen hurriedly looked back and saw that dozens of people were carrying lanterns and torches, walking in his direction, led by his father, Xu Zijie.

Xu Zijie's posthumous affairs clan are several elders, and beside him is the beautiful woman, that is, Xu Chen's second aunt, Xu Yang's mother.

Xu Chen took a closer look, and behind his second aunt was his younger brother, Xu Yang.

The crowd slowly approached, and Xu Chen subconsciously stuffed the booklet into his arms and stood up. Before Xu Chen could speak, Xu Zijie was already furious and scolded: "Xu Chen!

Xu Chen froze in place, he unconsciously looked at Xu Yang behind his second aunt, he seemed to have guessed something. But it had come to this, and he had to take the pamphlet out of his bosom.

When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded, they all looked at Xu Chen with disdain.

Xu Chen didn't know why, even if he secretly watched the Qi Scroll, he wouldn't be so excited to catch it.

"Father's ......"

Xu Chen just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xu Zijie with a wave of his hand.

"Father, do you still think I am your father? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed that my son actually stole his own things!"

"Huh?" Xu Chen was stunned, and after being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly defended: "Father, I didn't steal this Qi Cultivation Scroll, it was given to me by my younger brother. ”

"Shut up!"

Xu Zijie's eyes rolled angrily, and he gritted his teeth and said: "After staying in the Bai family for ten years, you have become this virtue, stealing things is shameful enough, and you are still pushing on your brother." Tell you, it was Yang'er who told me just now that his Qi Cultivation Scroll was missing, and I searched through the entire mansion and couldn't find it, so I thought it might be you. ”

Hearing this, Xu Chen suddenly calmed down, he was no longer flustered, ten years of life under the fence not only taught him to forbear, but also let him learn to control his emotions.

"Father, did you think I could steal it?"

Xu Zijie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he became even more angry, and his eyebrows rose, "Why are you still obsessed? You don't quickly admit your mistakes, but you still care about who thought of you." Tell you, it's your second aunt, but don't quibble, do you know what your second aunt and Yang'er were doing just now?"

As he spoke, Xu Zijie took out a black thing from behind him and threw it directly in front of Xu Chen, which turned out to be an unfinished cloth shoe.

The more Xu Zijie spoke, the more angry he became, "Look at it, they saw you returning home barefoot, so they made cloth shoes for you overnight." And you! actually repay virtue with resentment, you are simply ...... It's just a beast. ”

After speaking, Xu Zijie looked up to the sky and sighed, "What kind of sin did I do in my last life!"

At this time, Xu Yang's mother tiptoed to Xu Zijie's side and comforted him softly: "Master, you are angry, the child has just returned home, and he doesn't know the rules very well. ”

"Why not?"

Xu Zijie was already dizzy, and he forgot that there was such a thing as family law, but Xu Yang's mother mentioned that the elders of the family were also present, so he had to say coldly: "Elder Sun, in the family law, how to deal with stolen things?"

At this time, I saw an old man in blue behind him walk out and said softly: "If you steal something......, you should cut off your finger!"

"It's just that he is a member of the Xu family, so he must be treated according to the family law of the Xu family!" Xu Zijie shook his long sleeves vigorously.

As soon as these words came out, I saw Xu Yang and his mother kneeling on the ground, kowtowing constantly, pleading with Xu Chen, both of them were in tears, and their acting skills were so high that even Xu Chen himself was almost moved to cry.

Xu Chen knew that if he didn't understand it today, his father's prestige would inevitably be affected in the family, and he himself might not have the face to stay in the family.