"Hey…"
Yoon-Min called out to Ah Mieu.
Ah Mieu's swinging legs paused, and he looked over at Yoon-Min. Grandpa Mo had disappeared from next to him some unknown time ago.
"Oh, have you finally made a decision, Brother Yoon-Min?"
Yoon-Min ignored Ah Mieu's question and instead asked in what seemed like a worried tone as he approached him.
"Are you okay?"
Ah Mieu tilted his head at Yoon-Min's question.
Yoon-Min stopped in front of Ah Mieu and pursed his lips before saying.
"You seemed a bit startled when I pinned you down earlier. Are you okay?"
A worried expression unconsciously appeared on Yoon-Min's face as he swept his gaze over Ah Mieu's body, looking for any injuries.
Ah Mieu couldn't help but pause momentarily when he saw how concerned Yoon-Min was about him. It was quite a contrast to his attitude previously. But he soon chuckled and responded.
"I'm fine. I should be the one to apologize to you Brother Yoon-Min, since I tried to 'poke' you there without your permission."
Upon being reminded of that, Yoon-Min's face darkened, but he soon waved his hand dismissively and said.
"It's fine, I'm a cultivator, while you're still a mortal, so nothing would have happened to me. But I might have used too much force earlier, so I apologize for that."
Ah Mieu smiled and nodded, having accepted Yoon-Min's forced apology. He then showed a curious expression as he asked.
"Have you already started cultivating Spiritual Qi? What cultivation realm have you reached?"
Yoon-Min folded his arms and said while shaking his head.
"I haven't made much progress. I'm only in the sixth stage of the Qi Condensation Realm."
Ah Mieu lowered his head and chewed on those words for a few seconds before he asked worriedly.
"Have you been suppressing your cultivation speed? I'm not sure how high your talent is, but at your age, shouldn't you have long reached the Foundation Realm?"
Yoon-Min pursed his lips before he approached the bed and casually sat next to Ah Mieu with his legs crossed. He then folded his arms and responded in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Of course! I've been suppressing my cultivation speed to keep up my wastrel persona. However, since I've gotten rid of the surveillance from those bastards in the Myriad Rune Inscription Sect, I no longer have to hold back. Now I can go all out without restraint. Actually, I've only started cultivating Spiritual Qi a month ago after I faked the assassination attempt with my grandfather."
"Eh?"
Ah Mieu was extremely surprised when he heard that.
"Your cultivation is quite fast. Even among the geniuses I've seen in the Inner Circle, someone who's able to reach the sixth stage of the Qi Condensation Realm in only one month can be counted on one hand."
Yoon-Min smirked and then looked at Ah Mieu, as if he had said something obvious. However, he added.
"My talent should be number one among those people you've met, because for the last ten days I've been recovering from this injury."
Yoon-Min raised his hands wrapped in bandages to show Ah Mieu.
"After suppressing myself for many years, I was too eager during sword practice that I overexerted the meridians in my arms and even cause a slight backlash of Qi in my dantian. So, I've actually reached the sixth stage of the Condensation Realm in just over half a month."
Ah Mieu opened his mouth wanting to speak, but he didn't know what to say. This situation was already far beyond his expectations, but this Third Young Master of the Han Clan's talent being so exaggerated just further goes to show that he had been too arrogant.
Thinking back to how he had looked down on the Han Clan before, and even brazenly dispelled their Grand Formation Array and snuck in, Ah Mieu's face couldn't help but turn bright red from embarrassment.
After coughing in his fist to cover up his embarrassment, Ah Mieu looked at Yoon-Min and asked curiously.
"Brother Yoon-Min, how exactly do you cultivate? Do you perhaps have a Divine Constitution?"
"Of course!"
Yoon-Min said with folded arms and a smug look on his face. Then, with an expression akin to a naughty child who wanted to share his misdeeds, he stared at Ah Mieu and arrogantly said.
"My talent is undeniable! It might not be inferior to those geniuses in the Main Circle. As for my Divine Constitution…"
Ah Mieu couldn't help but lean in and listen closely to Yoon-Min's words.
Upon seeing this, the smug look in Yoon-Min's eyes increased as he said.
"…it's the Sword Dao Constitution!"
Upon hearing the name of Yoon-Min's Divine Constitution, Ah Mieu paused, then gave Yoon-Min a weird look.
It wasn't that the Sword Dao Constitution was bad; in fact, it surpassed his Darkness Constitution and was on par with his Heavenly Dao Cauldron Constitution in terms of rarity and quality.
The reason why he gave Yoon-Min a weird look was that the Han Clan was a family that specializes in Rune Inscriptions. Judging by Grandpa Mo's attitude, he must have the intention of making Yoon-Min the future Clan Leader. But if a sword cultivator became the Clan Leader of a family specializing in Rune Inscription, wouldn't the family be led astray?
However, Ah Mieu's eyes suddenly narrowed.
'No, that might not be the case. After all, Grandpa Mo is also a Sword Cultivator. Hmm, does that mean being the Han Clan Patriarch requires one to be a Sword Cultivator, or better yet, possess the Sword Dao Constitution? Is it the same for the Myriad Rune Inscription Sect? Is that why Brother Yoon-Min is acting so cautious by hiding his talent?'
Yoon-Min was about to get upset after Ah Mieu gave him that weird look, but seeing that he had become deep in thought, he snorted and said.
"You must have figured something out. Having the Sword Dao Constitution makes me talented among the geniuses in the Inner Circle but having the Sword Dao Constitution while being a member of the Han Clan puts me head and shoulder, wait no, it puts me a torso, a head, and shoulders above those so-called geniuses."
Hearing this, Ah Mieu concluded that there was something special about the Han Clan's cultivation technique, or bloodline, that complements someone with the Sword Dao Constitution.
However, Ah Mieu smiled and said.
"Brother Yoon-Min, why stop at just being a torso, a head, and shoulders above those geniuses. If I were to give you my Darkness Constitution, you could be a whole body above them."
The smug expression on Yoon-Min's face instantly turned gloomy as he glared fiercely at Ah Mieu. If one had to describe his expression at this moment, it would be the same as a mother deer protecting her newborn from a cunning fox.