That night, Liu Mengran successfully absorbed the power of the stars on her own, following the method taught by Han Feng. As the power of the stars began to nourish her body, just like the scene when Han Feng first cultivated, she began to expel impurities from her body.
After undergoing the bone marrow cleansing treatment, Liu Mengran spent almost the entire second half of the night in the bathroom until the sky began to lighten.
Han Feng had just buttoned the last button of his shirt when he heard a soft knock on the door. Liu Mengran stood outside, her light blue dress making her skin look as white as snow, her hair still damp from her shower.
"So early?" Han Feng raised an eyebrow. Liu Mengran had just finished her meridian cleansing and marrow-refining treatment, "Why don't you rest a little longer?"
Liu Mengran twirled, her skirt blooming like flower petals: "Not tired at all, on the contrary, I feel incredibly energetic." She raised her arm, and in the morning light, you could almost see the shimmering light beneath her skin. "It's like... my whole being has been refreshed."
Han Feng couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek. The initial baptism of the power of the stars did indeed bring about a transformative effect. Liu Mengran's already exquisite features now had an even more ethereal quality, with a faint starlight flowing in the depths of her eyes, and even her breath carried a refreshing scent.
"I'm going to see your grandfather." Han Feng withdrew his hand. "Want to come along?"
Liu Mengran's eyes lit up: "It's been so long since I've seen Grandpa!" Suddenly remembering something, she smiled slyly, "You're looking for my grandpa because you need something? Maybe I can help you if I go."
As the two reached the front yard of the villa, they saw Liu Xiaoran leaning against the car, checking his watch. He wasn't wearing his combat uniform today, but a casual suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and long legs. He looked up at the sound of footsteps, his gaze freezing the moment it met Liu Mengran's.
"Mengran? You..." Liu Xiaoran quickly stepped forward, keenly sensing the change in his younger sister. As a cultivator, he was extremely sensitive to energy fluctuations, and the faint light surrounding Liu Mengran was definitely not the aura of an ordinary person.
Liu Mengran smiled and took her brother's arm: "I'll go see Grandpa with you."
Liu Xiaoran frowned slightly, his gaze towards Han Feng carrying a hint of accusation. His lips moved, but he ultimately managed to utter only one sentence: "What did you do to her?"
Han Feng smiled without saying a word. Faced with Liu Xiaoran's persistent questioning, he and Liu Mengran tacitly remained silent.
Soon, Liu Xiaoran drove to the courtyard house where he had last met Old Master Liu. The courtyard house was quiet and peaceful, with a faint aroma of tea floating between the green bricks and gray tiles.
Grandpa Liu stood under the ginkgo tree in the center of the courtyard, his silver hair gently swaying in the breeze. When he saw his granddaughter appear at the moon gate, a loving light immediately welled up in his eyes.
"Mengran's here!" Grandpa Liu hurried forward, his withered hand gently stroking his granddaughter's hair. "Come and sit down, have you had breakfast?"
Liu Mengran shook her head, then playfully took her grandfather's arm: "Not yet. I came here early this morning with Han Feng, and we didn't have time to eat on the way."
Grandpa Liu glared at Liu Xiaoran first: "You set off so early, and you didn't even ask your sister if she had eaten breakfast."
Liu Xiaoran said innocently, "They didn't say anything."
"Don't you have a mouth? Why don't you ask?" Old Master Liu scolded.
"Hurry and get ready!" Old Master Liu shouted immediately towards the kitchen, but suddenly froze when he turned around. His cloudy eyes widened slightly, and his fingers unconsciously tightened: "Mengran, you..."
As the former head of the reclusive Liu family, the old man's perception of energy was more acute than Liu Xiaoran's.
The faint light emanating from her granddaughter was clearly the energy field of a cultivator! But the Liu family's cultivation stone had been stolen twenty years ago, how could Mengran possibly...?
Seeing her grandfather's surprised look, Liu Mengran said, "Grandpa, you should ask Han Feng about this." Then she smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.
Grandpa Liu suddenly turned to Han Feng, his aged face filled with disbelief. Han Feng simply waved his hand casually: "I used a little technique, and Meng Ran mastered it. Now, Meng Ran and I share the same energy source."
"Aren't you being ridiculous?!" Liu Xiaoran suddenly interrupted sharply, "How can you share primordial energy? That would damage your foundation!"
In the minds of ancient martial arts families, primordial energy can only be cultivated independently. If it is not cultivated independently, even if it is forcibly transferred, it will cause irreversible damage to both the holder and the transferee.
“That’s right, how could the primordial energy be shared?” Old Master Liu was also very puzzled.
"Nothing is impossible. In short, Mengran and I are both perfectly safe now. If you don't believe me, you can try it," Han Feng explained.
Grandpa Liu seemed to have thought of something, his eyes filled with fervor: "Do you perhaps have a method for cultivating primordial energy?"
Han Feng smiled without saying a word, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake that had just been served from the stone table, and popped it into his mouth. Old Master Liu, however, was already trembling with excitement, a burning glint in his eyes: "Mengran, quick... let Grandpa see!"
Liu Mengran obediently raised her right hand, her slender white fingers stretching out in the morning light. After a moment of silence, a ray of dazzling starlight emerged from her palm, as if the brightest star in the Milky Way had been plucked and was slowly flowing between her fingers. The light was pure and powerful, exactly like Han Feng's star power.
"It really is primordial energy!" Old Master Liu's voice trembled. His withered, twig-like fingers reached out to touch the wisp of starlight, then withdrew in awe just before making contact. "Young Han, is your primordial energy starlight?"
"To be precise, it's called the power of stars," Han Feng explained to Grandpa Liu while chewing on osmanthus cake.
"How did you do that?" Old Master Liu stared intently at Han Feng, his eyes filled with shock and an indescribable longing.
Han Feng patted the pastry crumbs off his hands and said casually, "Just a little trick." If he were to explain how he opened up Liu Mengran's meridians, Old Master Liu would probably go crazy. Is cultivating primordial energy this easy now? What Old Master Liu didn't know was that the power of stars was just that domineering.
Old Master Liu suddenly burst into laughter, startling the sparrows in the ginkgo tree: "Good! Good indeed!" He paced back and forth excitedly, "Those bastards who stole my Liu family's cultivation stone back then never imagined this day would come!"
The old man suddenly stopped and solemnly bowed deeply to Han Feng. Han Feng quickly dodged, saying, "Grandpa Liu, what are you doing...?"
"This ceremony is to ensure the continuation of the Liu family's century-old tradition." Old Master Liu straightened up, tears welling in his eyes. "Mengran's lack of cultivation aptitude from a young age is my greatest regret. Now..."
Liu Mengran stepped forward to support her grandfather, and the power of the stars unconsciously flowed to her fingertips, infusing the old man with a warm energy. Grandpa Liu shuddered, surprised to feel the peculiar energy fluctuations emanating from Han Feng.
"Grandpa, let's eat breakfast first," Liu Mengran said softly. "It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Yes, yes, let's eat first!" Old Master Liu wiped his eyes, suddenly becoming energetic. "Xiao Ran, go get my treasured Longjing tea! We're going to celebrate properly today!"
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