Cultivators on the Xuanling Continent are called spiritual cultivators, and their aptitude and spiritual affinity can be tested as early as age three.
It's okay if you don't detect a spiritual body before the age of three; you can learn some basic movement techniques first. Because ordinary people are likely to awaken their spiritual bodies before the age of eighteen, having a foundation at this time will facilitate future cultivation.
Qi Zhiheng awakened his spiritual body at the age of thirteen and became a spiritual cultivator. Even his lowest-grade third-rank aptitude was enough to make him complacent.
Because of his noble status as a spiritual master, Qi Zhiheng acted even more recklessly under the instigation of other纨绔 (playboys).
However, Qi Zhiheng was only tinkering with minor matters, so his parents let him be.
When Qi Zhiheng was fifteen, her parents, deeply in love, had another child. The whole family was overjoyed, and Qi Zhiheng was no exception, eagerly anticipating the birth of this child.
However, amidst the chatter of his playmates, Qi Zhiheng began to waver.
He used to be an only child, and his parents doted on him. But now there's someone else vying for his affections.
He was somewhat worried. There were many sordid stories of brothers fighting among aristocratic families. Qi Zhiheng had heard plenty of gossip about this since he was a child.
Furthermore, his parents paid much less attention to him after his mother became pregnant, and when he returned home, all he heard were other people discussing the unborn child.
Qi Zhiheng became increasingly agitated as he listened. Fifteen or sixteen was a rebellious age, and Qi Zhiheng felt conflicted, but he didn't do anything excessive. Under the encouragement of a group of friends, Qi Zhiheng decided to go to a brothel with them for drinks and entertainment. Afterward, he drank until he was completely drunk and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Qi Zhiheng woke up completely naked in a brothel room, and he was startled by himself!
Upon seeing a naked female corpse next to him, with mottled marks on the body, Qi Zhiheng was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost collapsed.
This looks like a rape and murder scene! Although he is usually arrogant and a bit of a playboy, he has never done anything like bullying men and women, murder, or arson!
He hurriedly dressed, but before he could think of a solution, a group of people broke down the door and rushed into the room. One of the men saw the female corpse and slapped him hard in the chest without saying a word. Qi Zhiheng was sent flying through the window and fell unconscious on the street.
When he woke up again, the outside world had undergone tremendous changes that were completely different for him.
The female corpse in the brothel was actually the granddaughter of the Li family patriarch. The Li family wielded considerable power in the town; aside from lacking a spiritual general like the maternal grandfather, their resources far surpassed those of the Qi family.
Upon hearing of this, Qi Zhenhe, Qi Zhiheng's father, rushed over and immediately engaged in a fight with the other party.
After his father left, his mother learned that he had been seriously injured. Overwhelmed with shock, she unexpectedly gave birth to a premature baby. The baby died at birth just seven months after birth, and his mother, Qiu Yuerong, also lost her life due to complications during childbirth.
When Qi Zhenhe heard that his wife was in trouble, he no longer cared about fighting.
I rushed back.
Since Qi Zhenhe had always been in charge of managing the household affairs, his sudden abandonment of this responsibility caused some chaos within the family.
Left with no other choice, the crowd brought out his great-grandfather, Qi Wantian, who had been in seclusion.
Qi Wantian made the decision to compensate the Li family with some benefits, then removed Qi Zhiheng from the family genealogy, giving him only three acres of spiritual land and leaving him to fend for himself.
Similarly, the Li family could no longer cause trouble for the Qi family and Qi Zhiheng, and immediately signed a contract.
When Qi Zhiheng woke up and heard that his mother had died in childbirth, he was overwhelmed with grief and regret.
But realizing this now was too late to undo anything. He took the land deed from his family and packed his bags.
They burned incense and kowtowed before Qiu Yuerong's memorial tablet, and left the ancestral hall with tears streaming down their faces.
Before leaving, Qi Zhenhe went to his father's study, but Qi Zhenhe avoided seeing him.
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