Before waiting for Young Master Jun to reply, a warm, large hand suddenly reached out and settled upon Jun Moxie's head.
Jun Moxie was thoroughly startled. To be frank, from the perspective of an assassin, the Young Master had always been employing his spiritual sense, monitoring everything around him. Should the other party make any move detrimental to him, he intended to retreat into the Hongjun Tower immediately. Yet, with the Young Master’s spiritual power being so formidable, he hadn't sensed how this palm arrived above his head at all. If this Old Miao Head truly harbored ill intentions, the Young Master would likely be facing a true tragedy...
Immediately following that, he felt an unprecedented surge of pure, powerful Profound Energy rush down from his Baihui acupoint—like the sluice gates of the Yangtze River opening, or rivers flowing backward—instantly saturating every inch of his limbs and bones!
The Young Master intended to say, We cultivate something other than Profound Energy, so don't waste your effort... But under Miao Qingcheng’s overwhelmingly dominant True Qi circulation, he couldn't utter a single word! And Jun Moxie soon discovered with pleasant surprise that what Miao Qingcheng was inputting was actually the purest Heaven and Earth Origin Energy!
An unimaginable abundance of Origin Energy churned and impacted within Jun Moxie’s meridians. The Creation of Heaven and Earth Art within Jun Moxie’s body began to operate spontaneously for the first time due to external force. With a spin of his Dantian, a large portion of the incoming Heaven and Earth Origin Energy was instantly converted into Primordial Violet Qi, which was then guided to flow backward through the meridians, forcefully impacting the barrier of the sixth layer of the Creation of Heaven and Earth Art!
Miao Qingcheng’s face abruptly displayed an expression of utmost astonishment. This kid’s meridians were simply like an inexhaustible, bottomless abyss, continuously absorbing the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy he channeled. It seemed the total amount inputted should have been enough to explode more than three experts at the Fourth Level of the Saint Star Realm, yet he could still sense that the boy's meridians were nowhere near full!
In other words, he hadn't reached the point of breakthrough yet!
This was simply an unbelievable matter!
He clearly sensed that this boy was on the verge of breaking through, so why was it still proving so difficult?
Miao Qingcheng’s eyes flashed, and he suddenly increased the output of Origin Energy again!
Finally...
"Done!"
Miao Qingcheng slowly withdrew his hand, gazing at Young Master Jun with a very strange expression.
He could feel that the meridians inside this boy were thoroughly filled, completely unable to accommodate any more of the Origin Energy he inputted, but... why was there still no sign of a breakthrough!
What kind of technique was this boy cultivating?
Jun Moxie seemed oblivious, but Miao Qingcheng knew clearly: in this short half-hour, he had poured out the Origin Energy cultivated through a thousand years of arduous practice!
What concept did the Origin Energy gained from a full millennium of Miao Qingcheng’s hard cultivation represent? To state it in the most conservative way, if Miao Xiaomiao were sitting before Miao Qingcheng right now, the Origin Energy Miao Qingcheng had just gifted to Young Master Jun could, at the very least, allow Miao Xiaomiao to ascend smoothly all the way to the Fourth Level of the Saint Venerable Realm without any danger!
Remember, Miao Xiaomiao was merely at the Venerable level right now! To reach Saint Venerable, one still had to pass through Saint, Saint Emperor, and Saint Venerable—these layers alone represented a gap of nearly forty to fifty levels...
What Miao Qingcheng didn't know, however, was...
The technique Jun Moxie practiced was entirely different from any technique on this continent!
His Creation of Heaven and Earth Art, relying purely on such external force, could only achieve consolidation; it was absolutely incapable of achieving a breakthrough! To truly break through, he would have to wait for a sudden flash of inspiration, at which point he would break through instantly... But if that opportunity did not arrive, even if Miao Qingcheng transferred his entire cultivation base to him, it couldn't help him break through even a tiny bit...
Because that realization would directly involve the level breakthrough of the Hongjun Tower, which was beyond mortal intervention...
Miao Qingcheng's one-time massive input of Origin Energy, rather than benefiting Jun Moxie, had arguably benefited the Hongjun Tower more...
However, under Miao Qingcheng's nearly forceful infusion, Jun Moxie was indeed pushed to the very edge of a breakthrough! Now, only that final layer of paper-thin barrier remained to be pierced...
Having promised the elder to help him break through, yet ultimately failing, Miao Qingcheng naturally felt a loss of face...
After a long while...
Jun Moxie awoke from his meditative state, feeling utterly refreshed, full of vigor, and brimming with strength. Moreover, his spiritual soul and the range of his divine sense felt vastly different than before. The golden energy streams within his meridians had all transformed into a pale purple hue...
He couldn't help but rejoice!
It seemed his breakthrough to the sixth layer was just around the corner!
"You may leave now... The cultivation technique you practice is truly bizarre. Even with my level of experience, I am unable to assist you, which means I have broken faith with you, a junior."
Although Miao Qingcheng's voice still lacked fluctuation, Jun Moxie could detect a strange meaning within it.
"Mm, Senior is too kind. Today's encounter has benefited me greatly. If I achieve success in the future, I shall certainly resolve this Heavenly Punishment danger for Senior!"
Jun Moxie smiled and said with gravity.
He could now feel that under the infusion from Miao Qingcheng this time, the Hongjun Tower had clearly undergone some unknown changes...
"Thank you!"
After hearing these words, Miao Qingcheng stared deeply into Young Master Jun for a long time before finally speaking. He did not show doubt towards Jun Moxie’s statement but instead offered a word of thanks.
It seemed he had a certain degree of confidence in Jun Moxie's ability to resolve this Heavenly Punishment danger—
After speaking those two words, his figure dissolved into wisps of smoke and vanished from the great hall...
"You should leave. You carry too many secrets on your person! If you stay here too long, I fear I might be unable to resist investigating your foundation... That would be detrimental to both you and me."
Miao Qingcheng's voice drifted down ethereally.
"Yes."
Jun Moxie agreed, suddenly realizing his body was floating abruptly, instantly traversing an unknown expanse of space.
When he opened his eyes again, he had landed before Miao Jingyun and the three—Miao Xi and Miao Jian.
Seeing Young Master Jun suddenly appear, Miao Jingyun and the other two were also startled.
This wasn't about bravery; a living person suddenly appearing before one's eyes would inevitably surprise even the most composed individual. Furthermore, the manner of Jun Moxie’s arrival completely surpassed the common realm of human imagination...
"En, you're back, boy. How was it? What did the Old Ancestor say to you? Are there any instructions?"
Miao Jingyun asked anxiously.
"..."
Before Jun Moxie could reply, he saw Miao Jingyun's face instantly change color with a 'whoosh,' and he vanished, just as Young Master Jun had suddenly appeared before.
Miao Dao and Miao Jian stared wide-eyed at the spot where Miao Jingyun had just stood, now empty. They suddenly wiped sweat from their brows. These two were truly brothers; they shared a tacit understanding, as even their gesture of wiping sweat was synchronized.
After a while, Miao Jingyun reappeared abruptly before the three, his expression looking half-like crying and half-like laughing. His gaze towards Jun Moxie had also become infinitely more complex.
The four walked out in silence; not a single word was exchanged among them.
Miao Jingyun kept replaying the words Miao Qingcheng had just imparted to him after pulling him aside. Every instruction concerned Jun Moxie. Although Miao Qingcheng hadn't revealed Jun Moxie’s true identity or the Young Master's objectives, he had given Miao Jingyun several extremely solemn warnings: "...If it is possible not to offend this little fellow, try your best not to. The entire Qinghuan Residence must give him the greatest convenience. Moreover, his future achievements will be immeasurable and cannot be satisfied by the Illusionary Residence alone, so absolutely do not think about controlling or dominating him; fostering good relations for the long term is key..."
"For the Illusionary Residence's future affairs, let nature take its course; there is no need to force things too much. As the Residence Master, all you need to do is stabilize the situation and grasp the general direction. You can detach yourself from the other conflicts; everything is already set by fate."
Miao Jingyun found these rather vague words extremely hard to comprehend. Even if this Mo Junye possessed the ethereal constitution like the First Young Master of the Nine Serenities, granting him limitless future potential, currently, he was still just a young brat with extremely meager strength.
If he truly posed a threat, a decisive strike to destroy him would suffice. Why would even the Old Ancestor, a legendary figure already akin to an immortal, regard him with such importance? It bordered on pandering—"measuring the resources of the Illusionary Residence to win the favor of this boy"—which was truly excessive!
But regardless of his lack of understanding, he chose to trust Miao Qingcheng's words to the utmost degree.
Besides, no matter how powerful this boy became in the future, this grandson-in-law... was now an undeniable fact... As for the rest, let things develop; wouldn't his higher achievements in the future be more beneficial to the Miao family?...
Jun Moxie also refrained from speaking during his journey back. The Young Master clearly felt the changes occurring within his body, feeling both surprise and joy. This time's harvest was truly impossibly great.
The so-called harvest wasn't simply that Miao Qingcheng had transferred a massive amount of pure cultivation power sufficient for his breakthrough. For Jun Moxie, while this power was rare, it wasn't the most crucial element. The Young Master possessed countless spiritual medicines and a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Vein capable of transforming into infinite power; it merely required a bit of time for conversion!
If Jun Moxie were willing, he could entirely use those heavenly materials and earthly treasures to boost his power limitlessly! Of course, this would only be an accumulation of quantity, not a breakthrough in realm.
In fact, precisely because elevating power through heavenly materials only achieved quantitative accumulation and couldn't bring about qualitative change, Jun Moxie hadn't adopted this method of rapid success.
But Miao Qingcheng's all-out infusion this time—whether intentional or unintentional—had mixed in Miao Qingcheng's cultivation insights accumulated over these tens of thousands of years!
This was truly the element that would make everyone else intensely envious! Although insights regarding Profound Qi cultivation couldn't be entirely applied to the Creation of Heaven and Earth Art, all paths in the world eventually converge, and a hundred rivers flow into the sea.
Jun Moxie naturally understood the principle of "different paths leading to the same goal"!
Although the Creation of Heaven and Earth Divine Art was profoundly mysterious, its depth could not be fully explained by Miao Qingcheng's insights. However, Jun Moxie's current strength was low, and his attainment was shallow, leading to a significant lack of cultivation insight. The ten thousand years of cultivation experience sent by Miao Qingcheng through the power transfer could precisely compensate for Jun Moxie's current deficiencies, perhaps even eliminating any lack of cultivation insight for a considerable period!