When Situ Ting was nine years old, she learned about her origins.
She was an orphan abandoned at the gate of the welfare home. Because her right eye was a different color than others and she had never cried since birth, her parents regarded her as an ominous sign and a reincarnation of a demon.
The director of the orphanage was a very kind person and did not refuse to accept her because of this "ominous sign".
On the contrary, in order to protect her, the director personally raised her by his side, only telling others that she was his own daughter, and rarely letting anyone know of her existence, let alone the fact that her eyes were unusual.
Fortunately, she was exceptionally healthy and had never been sick since birth. Apart from not liking to cry or laugh and often staring blankly at something in mid-air, she looked no different from any other child.
A year later, the Situ family sent people.
Every year, the Situ family would send people to the orphanage, sometimes just to take a look, and sometimes to adopt a few children.
All of these children who were taken away were over ten years old, and they were precocious and exceptionally clever from a young age.
But this time, they took her away when she was only a year and a half old.
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The current leader of the Situ family is Situ He, who is about to succeed as the clan head. In his heart, there is a very heavy weight pressing down on him—
The Situ family, blessed by heaven and earth, once produced a Nascent Soul ancestor. A hundred years ago, they were the number one family in the cultivation world, renowned for their prowess. Whenever they were mentioned, everyone would admire and envy them.
However, it is unknown when, but the physical condition of the Situ family's descendants gradually became more and more mediocre. By the 20th century, many of them had not even learned how to cultivate Qi into their bodies after reaching adulthood, and could only accept their fate and become ordinary people.
Therefore, the Situ family had no choice but to search for children with spiritual roots in the orphanage.
Over the years, they have spent countless sums of money and have indeed cultivated a group of outstanding cultivators. However, while they are working hard, the other major families are not idle either. The competition on the track is becoming increasingly fierce, and no one is willing to fall behind.
Sometimes it must be admitted that hard work is insignificant in the face of talent. If they want to revitalize the Situ family, they must find a physique that is extremely rare in this world, commonly known as "genius".
To avoid any oversights, he came to supervise in person, but this trip to the orphanage did not bring him any surprises.
The spiritual energy in the outer world is sparse, and there are fewer and fewer children with spiritual roots.
He was worried and walked to the window to look into the distance. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a little girl taking her first steps on the lawn.
As if by fate, their eyes met.
Looking into her deep red eyes, which shone like rubies in the sunlight, Situ He had only one thought in his mind: the Situ family can finally make a comeback.
From then on, this girl, destined to be different, had her own official name—Situ Ting.
Her right eye was not disabled or defective, nor was it an ominous sign; on the contrary, it was a great gift from heaven.
She has naturally strange eyes, one red and one black, which can recognize ghosts and monsters and see through demonic illusions. No illusion or sorcery can escape her eyes.
Situ Ting became Situ He's adopted daughter, and from the time she was old enough to remember things, he taught her everything about the underworld.
He poured everything into nurturing her, and she did not disappoint him.
Situ Ting displayed astonishing talent in cultivation. She entered the Qi Refining stage at the age of ten, established the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of sixteen, and broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty, touching the threshold of the Golden Core stage.
With the added benefit of the Mysterious Eye, her current strength is enough to rival a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator without being at a disadvantage.
Even Situ Ting was stunned by Nan Xian's actions at this moment, and even felt a complex mix of emotions that she couldn't quite explain.
She knew that the Hundred Fusion Body had a completely different cultivation method, but she never expected it to be so... easy and brutal.
The spiritual energy surged into her body as if it were free, and at an extremely fast speed. In just a short while, the spiritual energy chamber was empty.
Looking at Nan Xian again, she had a relaxed and carefree expression on her face, and even looked at her palm with a lingering sense of satisfaction.
Situ Ting stared intently at the monitor screen, her eyebrows twitching slightly.
That's an entire cabin full of spiritual energy... If it were me, I'd need at least five sessions to fully absorb it, and I'd need an elder to supervise me to be safe...
Without any guidance from anyone, Nan Xian inexplicably had an epiphany and took them all for her own use.
Situ Ting slowly sat back in her chair, leaned back, and laughed a few times with mixed feelings.
"As expected, there are always mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people..."
Compared to Nan Xian, what does my talent amount to?
I was so proud and complacent, and I often boasted about myself. Looking back now, I feel really ashamed!
It would be better to calm down, learn humility, and know how to temper one's brilliance...
Thinking of this, Situ Ting felt a sudden surge of heat in her chest, like a fire that quickly spread through her internal organs.
She was startled, then suddenly realized something, and her face lit up with wild joy—
She had been stuck at the late Foundation Establishment stage for eleven years, exhausting countless rare and precious materials, but still couldn't cross the threshold between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core. But today, she is suddenly about to break through!
She immediately realized that the reason for this was because she had just witnessed Nan Xian's talent, which broadened her horizons and corrected her mindset. Once she understood, she naturally had an epiphany!
The burning sensation had already reached her throat. She quickly regained her senses, suppressed her excitement, and took out a yellow talisman written in cinnabar.
The talisman burned at her fingertips, and when only a wisp of smoke remained, she disappeared from the spot and appeared on the rooftop.
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