After refining Lin Hua's Yin Qi, which he had drunk while in the hot bathtub, Lord Xie Yang used it to nourish his Elixir Field. As a result, his spiritual energy capacity increased by another sixty-six points.
Lord Xie Yang smiled.
His total spiritual energy capacity had reached 166 points!
He felt joyful as he had entered the advanced stage of the second level of the elixir nourishing realm. He only needed to increase his spiritual energy capacity by another 35 points to enter the third level.
He used the unranked Scripture to fill his elixir field to the brim and then went to have a chat with his father.
"What made you come all the way here to see me so early in the morning?" City Lord Xie Yong asked while looking at his son, who had surprised him by visiting him without any prior notice.
"Can't a son meet up with his father without reason?" Lord Xie Yang questioned with a pouting face
"No, no, I didn't mean that." City Lord said, "You can come to me any time of the day."
"I know." Lord Xie Yang said with a smile.
"Come, take a seat."
After they say down, City Lord ordered a maid to bring tea. The maid came in with a tray, greeted them, and placed teacups on the table before excusing herself and leaving the room.
"Tell me about yourself. Are you feeling better?" Asked City Lord Xie Yong while looking at his son with a fatherly gaze full of warmth.
"I'm feeling a lot better than before." Lord Xie Yang said, "How about you, father?"
"I'm strong and full of bustling vitality." Said the middle-aged man with wrinkles around his eyes with a gentle laugh.
While chatting with him, Lord Xie Yang brought up the real reason why he came to see him.
"Father, I wish to train in the spiritual forest today."
Father Yong's expression turned colder than ice!
"I promised your mother that I will never let harm come to you or let you harm yourself, so how can I let you go to such a dangerous place where the mortality rate of mortals is way above 70%? Unless you become a cultivator and have the ability to defend yourself, don't even think about heading there!" City Lord Xie Yong loved his son a lot as he was the last treasure his wife had left him, so he couldn't let him go to the tiger's den to get eaten.
Lord Xie Yang wasn't put off by his words. Instead, he was happy.
"That's great!" He said with a smile.
"What is?" His father's eyebrows raised in question.
"Father, I, your son, am already a level 2 cultivator!" Lord Xie Yang proudly exclaimed.
He was a cultivator and could protect himself in the wild, so that meant he had met the two conditions of his father and could head to the forest.
City Lord Xie Yong was so shocked by his son's words that he spurted the mouthful of tea out of his mouth and looked at him with eyes widened like saucers.
"W-Wait! What did do you say? You, a cultivator? Are you pulling my legs? Have you learned to lie to me?" He said accusing words while pointing at his son.
"Father, since you are finding it hard to believe me, how about you check how much of what I said is the truth yourself?"
Lord Xie Yang was willing to cooperate with his father so that the latter would see for himself that his son was not a liar but an honest and upright man!
"Let me see."
City Lord Xie Yong grabbed his wrist and poured streams of his spiritual energy into his body.
Lord Xie Yang didn't resist and let his father's spiritual energy envelop his elixir field.
After the probe, City Lord Xie Yong realized that his son indeed had someone not only become a cultivate but also reached the advanced stage of the second level of the first realm!
Simply unbelievable!
City Lord Xie Yong felt the shock of his life and his eyes widened so much that they threatened to pop out of their sockets.
"Ahem! Father, are you alright?" Lord Xie Yang cleared his throat and said those words to help his father snap out of his shocked daze and speechless state.
"… H-How did you cultivate to such a level within merely a few days?" City Lord asked while stuttering due to the shock he just suffered.
"Father, I got to experience a lucky encounter thanks to my wife, and me reaching the second level in merely two days is also because of it entirely."
Lord Xie Yang was being honest with his father, though he had hidden what the lucky encounter was.
Father Yong didn't want to know either as he was satisfied with only knowing that his son had gained a lucky encounter and become a cultivator.
"That lass is your lucky charm, so treat her better in the future." Father Yong said.
A serious look appeared on Lord Xie Yang's handsome face as he said, "I will not disappoint her and always keep her happy."
"That I believe."
"Now, what do you say? Can I go or not?" Asked Lord Xie Yang.
"Since you're insistent on going there, I won't stop you." Father Yong said, "However, I have a condition."
"Please tell me what it is, father."
"You must take the leader of the shadow guard, Xie Ye, with you."
Father Yong revealed his condition with an adamant look, making the onlooker think it would be hard to change his mind.
"Father, I am tired of being a sheltered flower and tired of constantly growing under your care and getting taken care of by others. I want to change myself and be like the tree that supports thousands of leaves and produces fruits, and for that reason, some things I need to be able to do by myself, sometimes I need to depend on only myself or else, I might not be able to grow properly." Lord Xie Yang said profoundly and respectfully.
City Lord was happy to see that his son's words had gotten sharp and heavy, but happiness aside, he was still unwilling to let him defy him.
"My condition wouldn't change no matter what you say."
He was a stubborn man who would not take a step back easily, especially if the matter was related to the safety of his youngest son.
"Okay, I will do as you say." Lord Xie Yang gave in to the stubbornness of his father. In truth, he didn't want to bicker with the father he respected a lot.
They grouped up with Xie Ye and walked towards the stable that had many tough and muscular horses in it.
"Be careful out there and return home soon." Father Yong said.
"Don't worry, father. I will come back home unhurt and unscratched, not only for you but also for my wife."
Lord Xie Yang was confident in his ability and was sure that he would be able to take care of most of the problems himself.
"I understand where your confidence is coming from, and I believe in you too, but you've to be careful in the spiritual forest as it is not a safe place for even low-level cultivators." Father Yong warned.
"I know, father." Lord Xie Yang nodded his head.
Father Yong turned around to look at the leader of the shadow guard.
"Xie Ye, be with my youngest all the time and make sure nothing happens to him."
"En." Xie Ye, a man of few words and an always cold face, said.