Douluo's Blue Silver Family

Chapter 28 Secret

The sun shone brightly, illuminating the earth, and the villagers of Lanyin Village began their new day with the crowing of roosters.

Yuan Changqing's family also sat down in the living room to enjoy breakfast. Although the meal was simple, it was still very warm and cozy.

Catherine is now considered a member of their family, and they are just waiting for the two of them to get married.

So, after breakfast, Yuan Changqing told his grandfather about Catherine, and his grandfather agreed.

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Deep inside Yuan Changqing's house is a large room where his family enshrines their ancestors.

Upon entering the house, you can see the ancestral tablets of the family members in the center of the room.

Yuan Changqing and his family went inside one after another, because they would come here to resolve any major incidents.

Grandpa Yuan Tao then stepped forward and said, "Now that we have a new member in our family, there are some things that Catherine can know."

"Let's pay respects to our ancestors first, then we'll talk about this."

The people began to worship their ancestors in order of seniority. After the worship was completed, the grandfather stood at the head of the table.

"Catherine, although you and Changqing are not married yet, our family doesn't have many rules, and everyone approves of you."

Catherine's response: "Thank you, Grandpa, and thank you everyone for your trust."

Yuan Changqing's family members also smiled broadly, clearly liking her very much.

"Alright, let's get down to business now. Catherine, you already know some things about our family. You might not know the specifics, but you can ask Changqing for those yourself. I won't go into details here," Grandpa said decisively.

"Okay, Grandpa, I understand."

"Then what follows is our family's biggest secret, so if you want to know it, you need to swear an oath to your martial spirit."

Yuan Changqing then told Catherine, "Catherine, this is something everyone in the family has to go through. Once you awaken your Martial Soul, you have to swear an oath to it. You know that exposing certain things can be fatal."

"It's okay, I understand. The fact that you're telling me this shows that you consider me family, and I'm very happy about that."

Then, Grandpa told Catherine about the family's cultivation techniques, and Catherine swore an oath with her martial spirit in front of everyone.

Grandpa said, "Alright, Changqing, you can pass on the cultivation technique to Catherine now, and you can also tell Catherine about the family situation."

"Okay, Grandpa, I understand."

Afterwards, everyone left the ancestral home and went about their own business.

Yuan Changqing led Catherine and Wang Yuyan back to his room.

"Catherine, now I will pass on our family's inherited martial art, the Everlasting Spring Technique, to you. Also, you can learn the Five Animal Frolics slowly with Yu Yan."

So Yuan Changqing patiently explained the first seven levels of the "Changchun Manual" to her.

After Catherine memorized everything, he began to instruct her on how to do it. Once Catherine had learned it and was able to use the energy smoothly, he continued.

"Catherine, you are still a beginner. If you don't understand something, ask me in time. Our cultivation method is quite different from the cultivation methods in Douluo Continent."

"Therefore, ask if you don't understand something. Forcing yourself to practice will be dangerous. At worst, it will damage your life, and at least it will destroy your soul power."

"When you are practicing, silently recite the mantra before you begin, and wait until your mind is calm before you start practicing."

Yuan Changqing explained some precautions for cultivation to Catherine, fearing that she might not understand them and cause irreversible consequences.

"Okay, I'll be careful, don't worry."

Wang Yuyan also said, "Sister Catherine, we'll practice together from now on. You can ask me anything you don't understand."

"Thank you, Yu Yan, you're so kind."

Yuan Changqing said, "Hmm, not bad. You can also ask Yu Yan. You two can cultivate together in the future, so that a beginner like you can have someone to look after you."

"Also, you should study the Five Animal Frolics carefully. The bird movements in it may be of some unexpected help to you."

Catherine was also very excited and asked, "How can it help?"

"You'll have to experience it for yourself, because I can't really explain it in detail. But your uncle-in-law has a very clear feeling about it. If you can't feel it, you can ask your uncle-in-law later."

"Alright, that's the only way then."

"Hehe, although I don't know, I have some guesses. It might be related to your martial spirits. Your martial spirits are all bird-type martial spirits."

"Okay, I understand. I will study hard with Yu Yan."

Yuan Changqing then said, "Alright, next I will tell you about some things in my family."

"I told you about my family situation last night, but there were some things I couldn't say at the time. Now you know what happened."

Catherine said, "Yes, I know. After all, it's a family secret and can't be revealed casually."

Seeing that Catherine was so understanding, Yuan Changqing released his spirit, revealing two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit rings wrapped around the Blue Silver Grass – the optimal spirit ring configuration.

"Catherine, come and see, what's different about my martial soul?"

Catherine also observed his martial spirit intently, but found nothing unusual about it.

Because once a spirit ring is attached, the spirit will undergo some changes, some more and some less.

Catherine thought for a moment and said, "You've become stronger?"

"Hahaha."

Hearing her say that, Yuan Changqing was speechless, while Wang Yuyan burst out laughing.

"Alright, I won't let you guess anymore. The difference in my martial soul now is what I call evolution."

"Evolution? You mean the theory you told me about last night about choosing spirit rings to make your martial spirit stronger?" Catherine realized what you meant.

"Yes, as you know, Blue Silver Grass is everywhere on the Douluo Continent, but my Martial Soul is very different from those ordinary Blue Silver Grasses."

"That's because my martial soul has evolved. My martial soul has evolved twice."

Catherine exclaimed, "You've evolved twice! You're only a Soul King now, so you can evolve even more in the future, right?"

"Whether it can evolve further is unknown, but the possibility is very high."

"So how did you evolve? Was it because of your spirit rings?"

"That's right. Choosing the right spirit ring can help your martial spirit evolve, especially for low-level martial spirits."

"However, as you know, low-level martial souls have low innate soul power, making it difficult to cultivate. Therefore, this situation is rare in our family. It is only possible because of our family's inherited cultivation method that we are able to achieve this. So you can think of the important reason behind it."

"hiss."

Catherine hadn't expected the "Eternal Spring Manual" to be so powerful, it was terrifyingly so. She also considered the consequences if it were leaked.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. I'll keep this a secret even if I talk in my sleep."

"Haha, it's not that exaggerated. We can solve anything once we become strong."

(End of this chapter)