Starting with the creation of the Immortal Clan through the compilation of the family genealogy.

Chapter 72 A Strong Physique!

On the golden family tree, shimmering light flowed, and a line of familiar characters slowly emerged, captivating Meng Xihong's entire being. He could almost hear his own heart pounding, each beat filled with a yearning for the unknown.

Is it "the work of nature"? Or "the way of nature"? Or perhaps some powerful term related to combat or the divine soul?

Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, each one enough to propel the Meng family's strength to new heights.

Finally, under Meng Xihong's tense gaze, the last few golden characters representing the talent were deeply engraved on the pages of the book, like a brand.

[Strong Physique]!
"..."

The anticipation and excitement on Meng Xihong's face froze instantly.

He blinked, then blinked again, wondering if he was seeing things because he was too excited.

Strong body?

That's it?

What's this? It sounds like the kind of evaluation an old man in the countryside gets after exercising—so...simple and unpretentious.

Compared to his eldest son Meng Yanqing's martial arts aptitude, it's far inferior. Martial arts aptitude is the key to directly reaching the pinnacle of martial arts, while "strong physique" sounds more like a warm-up before entering the field.

Compared to the second son Meng Yanwei's "literary spirit and integrity," it's worlds apart. One can inspire extraordinary comprehension, directly pointing to the origin of the Great Dao; the other... it sounds like it can reduce illness and improve appetite?
Not to mention the third daughter, Meng Yanning, whose heaven-defying and unreasonable "innate flawless immortal bones" are also remarkable.

"No way... this difference is too big!" Meng Xihong couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Am I looking at this wrong? Is there some hidden suffix after this entry? Like "[Strong Physique - God and Demon Version]"? Or "[Strong Physique - Saint Form]"?
He read it carefully, word by word, several times.

No, nothing.

It's just four simple, ordinary words.

[Strong physique].

An indescribable sense of disappointment welled up inside him. It wasn't that he disliked the term, but the discrepancy was simply too great. It was like you excitedly believing that you had found a heaven-defying immortal inheritance in an ancient secret realm, only to unfold the jade slip and discover that it contained nothing more than a scroll of mortal recipes.

"Well, something is better than nothing," Meng Xihong consoled himself. "Maybe this entry has some wonderful uses that I haven't discovered yet? Maybe it can make the child incredibly strong and immune to all diseases from a young age, which would be great."

He sighed, suppressing his disappointment, and prepared to first transfer the blame for this seemingly "ordinary" entry onto his newborn third son.

However, just as he had a thought and was about to take action...

Boom!

A muffled, deafening roar did not come from the outside world, but exploded directly within the depths of his soul, reverberating throughout the entire world!

Meng Xihong trembled violently, feeling an indescribable, terrifying pressure descend from the sky, as if the entire sky had collapsed, pressing down on his heart.

Outside the window, the drizzling spring rain stopped instantly.

The whole world fell into a deathly silence.

Then, something unexpected happened!
"Husband, look outside!" Bai Muyun's weak but shocked exclamation came from inside the room.

Meng Xihong suddenly stood up and rushed to the window.

Outside the window, the night sky, which was originally as black as ink, was now as bright as day!
But this light does not come from the sun or the moon, but from a vast, ancient, and boundless starlight!

One, two, ten, a hundred...

Countless stars suddenly appeared in the night sky, each one radiating dazzling brilliance, illuminating the entire Yunni Township, and even the entire Qingzhou and the whole world in perfect detail!
"Stars appeared during the day?" Meng Xihong's mind went blank, completely dumbfounded.

No, it's midnight now!

But these countless stars are even brighter than the midday sun!
Even more bizarrely, the arrangement of these stars was something he had never heard of or seen before, containing some profound and mysterious law, as if it were evolving the most fundamental principles of the universe. "This is... the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao?!"

A chilling thought popped into his head.

“Xi Hong, do as I taught you last time and activate the concealment array in the courtyard,” Yun Songzi’s voice came from inside the courtyard.

Meng Xihong rushed into the courtyard. Trusting Yun Songzi, he activated the formation by casting a spell as he rushed out.

Then Meng Xihong looked up following Yun Songzi's gaze.

In the very center of the starry sky, in the endless void, a “foundation” that defies description is slowly emerging.

It seems to be the foundation of the entire world, the carrier of countless great principles. One end of it connects to the netherworld, and the other end leads to the unknown beyond the heavens.

Countless ribbons of light, some bright and some dim, flowed across the foundation stone. Each ribbon represented a path of cultivation and connected to a dazzling star.

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core... This is the Path of Qi Refining!
Cultivating one's inner strength, integrating principles, establishing one's words... this is the way of literature!
Sword intent, sword heart, sword domain... This is the way of the sword!
Meng Xihong could even clearly see these most dazzling bands of light on that "foundation of the Great Dao".

However, amidst this sacred and vast scene, a nauseating and ominous aura clung to the "foundation of the Great Dao" like a maggot clinging to a bone.

It was thick, black energy, filled with resentment, hatred, destruction, and unwillingness.

They writhe and writh like living creatures, suppressing most of the light bands on the foundation of the Great Dao, especially those paths connecting to the dim stars.

Among them, one star, which should have shone brightly, was now so dim that it was almost extinguished. The great light belt it represented was tightly bound by a most concentrated and vicious black aura, almost extinguishing all its light.

The moment Meng Xihong's gaze fell upon that star, a sense of sorrow and resentment welled up in his heart.

He recognized it.

Those stars represent the path of [Body Refinement]!

This is the embodiment of the ancient secret that Yun Songzi spoke of, which was corrupted by a demonic curse and whose lineage was severed.

So this is what they mean by the utter defilement of the foundation of the Great Dao! This isn't just defilement; it's a death knell for the entire human cultivation world!

"A demon, this is the aura of a demon. I never imagined that the secrets recorded in my academy were true." Yun Songzi muttered to himself as he stood frozen in the courtyard.

Clearly, he also witnessed this shocking and despairing scene.

Just then, the golden family genealogy in Meng Xihong's sea of ​​consciousness suddenly burst forth with unprecedentedly dazzling golden light, and flew out of his body uncontrollably!

Of course, only Meng Xihong himself could witness this astonishing scene.

A golden family tree floated in front of him, automatically flipping to the page of the newly born third son.

On that page, the four large characters "[Strong Physique]" seemed to be summoned from the deepest part of their bloodline and began to tremble violently!

Every single word radiates a golden light that shines even brighter than the sun!

This light was filled with a sense of purity, masculinity, and indestructibility, a stark contrast to the previous "ordinary" feeling!
"What... what's going on?" Meng Xihong was completely bewildered by the scene before him.

How come this simple and unadorned entry suddenly became so energetic?
The next moment, something even more horrifying happened.

Without Meng Xihong's prompting, the four characters "strong physique" suddenly detached from the pages of the family genealogy book and transformed into a pure golden stream of light.

Without the slightest pause, the beam of light pierced through the roof and the clouds, shooting towards the magnificent "Foundation of the Great Dao" in the sky with an attitude that disregarded space and distance!
Its target was none other than that star, shrouded in endless black mist and almost extinguished...

Body Refinement Stars!

(End of this chapter)