Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Time flies.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Ying met Yin Xianhong as her disciple two years after the three chosen ones of the Xu family left home, meaning the three of them had been away from home for seven years.

These seven years.

Xu Muge made a name for himself in the Great Xia Dynasty; simply put, he was invincible and no one of his age could rival him.

He even defeated a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, making him the talk of the town in the Great Xia Dynasty for a time.

As a result, Xu Muge received offers from various forces, but he remained neutral and never made a clear statement.

When the manager of Shenque Mansion came to his door, Xu Muge was secretly delighted. This meant that he could not only join Shenque Mansion, but also righteously refuse other offers without offending anyone.

However, the steward of Shenque Mansion was stunned. He had thought that Xu Muge was some kind of top-level spiritual body or a holy body.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have become famous with such an invincible attitude.

However, to his utter surprise, he couldn't discern Xu Muge's physique. It should be noted that the Saint Realm is divided into True Saint, Great Saint, and Saint King. Although he was far inferior to the three Palace Masters, he was still a knowledgeable Saint Realm expert.

This was the first time he hadn't recognized someone with a special physique, so to be on the safe side, he said to Xu Muge.

“Young friend, your physique is quite special. You have two options. First, I can give you the Divine Palace Token directly, which will grant you the qualification to join the Divine Palace.”

"Second, I will contact the head of the manor and ask him to come and examine your aptitude to see if he wants to take you as his disciple."

The gap between ordinary students of Shenque Mansion and the master's disciples is like an insurmountable chasm.

Ordinary students can graduate at any time after entering the Divine Palace, but they will be forced to graduate once they reach a certain level of cultivation.

However, the master's apprentice can stay in the Divine Palace, and may even inherit the position of master in the future, enjoying all the resources and inheritance of the Divine Palace.

The three lords repeatedly instructed them that if they encountered any top geniuses with exceptional talent who came from minor factions, they must contact them as soon as possible.

Even if the examination reveals that the talent is lacking and the apprenticeship is not successfully accepted, giving some compensation is still much better than missing out on a top-tier prodigy.

This is also the reason why Shenque Mansion has been able to remain powerful and its lord has been passed down from generation to generation.

As for those geniuses who come from powerful forces, even if they have unique talents, they will not be accepted as disciples by the manor lord.

Someone like Xu Muge, with a clean background, coming from a minor power, and possessing outstanding talent, is most suitable to become the sect leader's apprentice.

Upon hearing this, Xu Muge pondered for a moment.

"If it's convenient, I would appreciate it if you could contact the Lord of the Manor."

He clearly understood that with his talent, becoming the master's apprentice was more than enough.

His purpose in wanting to join the Divine Palace was to find a powerful backer for the Xu family, and since that was the case, he would definitely choose the biggest backer.

Seeing his confident demeanor, the manager did not hesitate and nodded, saying, "Alright, young friend, please wait a moment."

The steward quickly contacted a nearby lord, who, upon learning of the situation, immediately went to a nearby major city and used a teleportation array to arrive.

There are teleportation arrays between some of the major cities in Cangzhou, but only small places like the three great dynasties are not worthy of having teleportation arrays built for them, so they don't have them.

Just half an hour later, a man from the Divine Palace arrived. He was burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked like an honest and upright man.

"Greetings, young friend. I am Shen Hongyi, the Lord of Shenque Palace."

Xu Muge said solemnly, "Lord Shen, I have long admired your name."

In fact, he knew nothing about the situation of the three lords of Shenque Palace, but judging from his expression, he seemed to really admire them.

As soon as Shen Hong saw Xu Muge, he used his divine sense to examine his physique, but he was surprised to find that he could not tell what kind of physique Xu Muge had.

One could only sense that his physique was very special, very close to the Great Dao. Even though his strength was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, he gave people a feeling of being in harmony with the heavens and man.

This is something that many Saint Realm experts cannot do.

An awkward expression flashed across Shen Hong's eyes. "I wonder if it would be convenient for you, young friend, to let me test your talent?"

His tone was much calmer, and he didn't even refer to himself as "this one".

Since we can't determine his physique, let's use a simpler method: test his talent.

Xu Muge replied without hesitation, "Sure, no problem."

After Shen Hongyi conducted a series of tests, he came to a conclusion.

Xu Muge's talent is unique; at least in Shen Hongyi's life, he has never seen or even heard of anyone with such talent.

Shen Hongyi then quickly said, "I wish to take you as my disciple. Would you be willing?"

As the head of the Divine Palace, he spoke these words with complete confidence to anyone.

But now, facing Xu Muge, he was a little worried, afraid that Xu Muge would reject him.

After all, given Xu Muge's talent, it's perfectly understandable that he would refuse him.

He appeared calm and collected on the surface, but in his heart he was screaming.

"Say yes, say yes!!"

Xu Muge was cunning; he didn't agree directly, but pretended to think about it, looking very conflicted.

After a moment, he reluctantly nodded.

"It is my greatest honor to become Lord Shen's disciple."

But judging from his expression, that wasn't the case.

If it were anyone else, Shen Hongyi definitely wouldn't be able to stand this hypocrisy, but with Xu Muge, he could completely accept it.

He even secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling overjoyed, and his face was beaming with happiness.

"well."

Thus, Xu Muge successfully became the disciple of the Lord of Shenque Mansion. Little did he know that Xu Ying, the little princess of the Xu family and his cousin, had done so even earlier, and with great ease and casualness.

At this moment, Xu Muge suddenly asked, "Master Shen, do you have a daughter?"

"Why do you ask that?" Shen Hongyi asked in surprise.

Xu Muge waved his hand, "No, it's nothing, I was just asking."

Oh no, I've gotten so used to it that I've forgotten I already have two aunts.

If Xu Qingzhou knew what he was thinking at this moment, he would definitely be very gratified, sighing that he hadn't spoiled this kid for nothing when he was young.

But if Su Xinyan knew what he was thinking right now, she would definitely team up with Yu Shufei to teach him a lesson.

Unfortunately, the two of them are no match for Xu Muge now.

When he left, Xu Muge was still in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Now he has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm and his actual combat strength is even greater.

It should be noted that it is quite common for a normal Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to break through once every few decades, and some may even break through once every hundred years.

A breakthrough once every ten years or so is already considered quite talented.

Xu Muge broke through twice in seven years, reaching the peak of the Yuan Shen realm. His talent was so high that no one could match him.

Even Shen Hongyi, a top expert in Cangzhou who has lived for countless years, has never seen anyone with talent comparable to his.

Previously, the reborn Xu Luo was able to barely keep up with his cultivation progress thanks to his experience accumulated in his previous life. Although he was slower than him in each breakthrough, he was at the same level most of the time.

Now that he's reached the Nascent Soul Realm, he's not quite up to par anymore.

Xu Luo is currently in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and there is still some distance to go before he reaches perfection.

However, thanks to his formidable strength, he managed to seize a Divine Palace Token, thus gaining the qualification to join the Divine Palace.