Tian Liu spent hours cultivating his qi core trying to get to a rank 1 intermediate qi core but it was going to take a bit longer.
Even with the best cultivation techniques that no one in the Gu Xing clan knew about except Tian Liu, he wasn't going to get to rank 1 intermediate that fast. But Tian Liu had a plan.
After wrapping up his cultivation Tian Liu began running up the hill and down as fast as he can. Because of the training he did for 100,000 years pushing past his limits was easy. After finishing his cardio, he moved straight on to build up his strength. Tian Liu did some basic bodyweight exercises likes push ups, pull ups on a branch, squats, and sit ups which was hard for his weak body. But with this amount of training it was bound to become easy.
A cultivator's body is different from a regular humans body because of the qi. If you train your body as a cultivator it would gain access to really helpful abilities but if you don't it would just be a slightly above average normal human's body. They didn't teach this in the Gu Xing clan and they just focused solely on cultivation.
When the sun was going down Tian Liu decided to go back home after taking a bath in the lake on the mountain.
"Tian Liu, we've been waiting for you!" the Gao family's dad said with open arms. Come here and lets get started on the meal your mom prepared for us.
Everyone in the Gao family was really good to Tian Liu (except Gao Wan of course).
"Tian Liu, you must have been starving all day, look at you!" the Gao family's mother said.
"Your food is really good auntie."
"You know you can call me mom right Tian Liu?"
Tian Liu continued chugging food down his throat until the housekeeper raised her cup up.
"Cheers to the immense talent in this household!"
Everyone raised their cup up to the center and touched.
As the meal was finished Tian Liu went outside for a walk. Being outside made Tian Liu feel at peace. After his 100,000 years in solitude he gathered a liking for nature.
It was already dark out and tomorrow he had to go to the Gu Xing academy for the first class. Though he won't learn much there, it was a courtesy to go. Not that Tian Liu was planning on giving much courtesy to the Gu Xing clan.
Tian Liu went back into the house and into his small room where he started cultivating again.
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In the housekeeper's room Yang Mei was arguing with her mother.
"You better not think about continuing your feelings for Tian Liu after seeing his talent!" Yang Mei's mom said calmly while folding clothes.
"Why, maybe he is very skilled at alchemy or another subject."
"You're better off seducing Gao Wan, 90 percent qi purity is a once in a lifetime talent. Once you marry him our family would be freed of low status."
"But I love Tian Liu mom."
"I loved your dad too, and look where he is now. Sometimes us women shouldn't make your decisions based on feelings. And I think Gao Wan has a thing for you."
"No he doesn't and even if he did I'd still take Tian Liu over him."
During their conversation Gao Wan put his ear through the door and was eavesdropping. Gao Wan did indeed have feelings for Yang Mei and despised Tian Liu for seducing her over to his side.
'That damned untalented bitch Tian Liu. I will be the one with Yang Mei and he will have to watch. His 15 percent qi purity can't do anything to my talent.'