"You all woke up, how is it, did you all sense the sense of energy?"
Mu Jinyu walked in, looked at the women whispering softly, and asked softly.
"Yes, Wen Rou has the best talent, followed by mom…"
When Gu Xiyan saw Mu Jinyu return, she stood up from the sofa and then introduced the results of their cultivation during the past hour, practicing the cultivation method for a Grand Circulation.
As expected, Wen Rou's natural talent was the strongest; she had already managed to absorb spiritual energy into her body, storing it in her Dantian, and had successfully embarked on the path of cultivation.
If she had extraordinary courage and rich combat experience like Mei Yinxue, she would have been able to hold her ground even against a master of dark energy.
However, she had always been ordinary and never really fought much, so even though she could match a master of dark energy, she might not necessarily win against some Mingjin masters.
And Su Zijin, being the daughter of the Dragon King and rumored to carry the Dragon Clan's bloodline, naturally wouldn't lack talent; it was just that she had never been interested in cultivation before.
Now approaching forty, her talent naturally diminished somewhat, but still, she was only slightly inferior to Wen Rou. In over an hour of circulating the cultivation technique, she successfully sensed the presence of spiritual energy and attempted to absorb it several times.
However, after several failures, she still could not successfully draw spiritual energy into her body to store in the Dantian and genuinely step onto the path of cultivation.
Of course, Mu Jinyu believed that with a few more tries, she too would soon be able to draw qi into her body and be the second among the five present to successfully cultivate.
Mei Yinxue and Mu Hongchen, on the other hand, were average; they spent over an hour in meditation and only attempted to absorb spiritual energy once during the Grand Circulation of the cultivation method but woke up directly after failing.
And Gu Xiyan, compared to them, had the poorest talent; she barely sensed the spiritual energy towards the end of the cultivation session and never even got the chance to attempt absorbing it.
Gu Xiyan introduced her situation very calmly and naturally, laughing in the end, saying that it didn't matter if she couldn't cultivate; she could be lazy, and from now on, she would have to rely on Wen Rou to protect her, clinging tightly to Wen Rou's strong support.
Though Gu Xiyan appeared very calm, Mu Jinyu could still hear her disappointment.
She had always been very competitive and strived to be the best at everything she tried. If not the best, she would at least do her best. However, in this cultivation, she ended up as the worst among them, completely trailing behind!
Though Gu Xiyan claimed it didn't matter, how could she truly not care in her heart?
Mu Jinyu walked over and gave her a hug, then let go, smiling and comforting her, "Actually, you don't need to feel bad. Being able to sense the presence of spiritual energy in your first cultivation session, circulating the technique for one Zhou Tian, shows that your talent is quite good already. Don't compare yourself with Wen Rou; hers and my mom's talents are exceptions, one in a million."
"And Sister Mei and Aunt Mu, do you think their talents are better than yours? Actually, they are quite similar; it's just that they have been undergoing similar martial arts training since childhood, and you haven't…"
"That's right, Xiyan, your talent is actually quite good. I feel if I never had any cultivation experience, I would probably be far worse than you," Mu Hongchen also said.
Mei Yinxue also nodded, indicating that Mu Jinyu was not deceiving her.
"Really?" Gu Xiyan, hearing them say this, couldn't help but look up at Mu Jinyu and asked, "My cultivation talent, isn't it considered trash?"
"Of course not!" Mu Jinyu affirmed strongly, "Actually, being able to sense the presence of spiritual energy within ten days already counts as a genius. Sensing it within a month is also considered to have good talent. Sensing it within a year is ordinary, barely adequate, but still not trash. Most people can't sense spiritual energy in their entire lives."
Speaking of which, he smiled and said, "I was originally worried that some of you might not be able to cultivate, but surprisingly, not only could you cultivate, but you also sensed the spiritual energy in your first cultivation session, which really surprised me…"
"Is that so?"
When Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue heard Mu Jinyu say this, they immediately gained a clearer understanding of talent in cultivation.
They also felt even more terrified and amazed at Wen Rou's talent.
"Then... between you and Wen Rou, whose cultivation talent is higher?"
Gu Xiyan couldn't help but ask.
Mu Jinyu thought for a moment and answered, "I should be a bit higher, but Wen Rou had never been exposed to cultivation before. Moreover, she is a bit older now, not having started cultivating from a young age. Otherwise, her talent could have been comparable to mine, perhaps even higher."
"I see!"
It wasn't just Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue who were astonished; even Mu Hongchen and Su Zijin were amazed by Wen Rou's talent.
Meanwhile, Wen Rou was blushing and bowing her head, seemingly overwhelmed.
"Alright, let's not tease Wen Rou anymore. Let's put aside the cultivation matter for now. Aunt Mu and I need to discuss some things," Mu Jinyu said, seeing everyone about to tease Wen Rou, and waved her hand.
Upon hearing this, they no longer frolicked and quieted down.
Mu Jinyu didn't beat around the bush and directly said, "Aunt Mu, the reason why I went out just now and didn't protect you all was because the golden coffin in the underground storage was tampered with, and the zombie demon almost escaped."
"How could that be?" Mu Hongchen was shocked upon hearing this.
Then, she thought of something and said, "That day, so many people carried the coffin in together, yet noticed nothing amiss. Could it be... influenced by the Tide of Chaos? Was their memory tampered with?"
"Yes, I guessed the same. However, when they went to deliver the coffin that day, they weren't wearing the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instruments. So, it's unclear how many had their memories tampered with and if the instruments can block the erosion from the Tide of Chaos. This is a big problem... "
"What should we do? Should we call them back first and check each one?" Mu Hongchen asked.
Mu Jinyu sighed and replied, "When I just came back, I already sent a notice to the members who didn't go on the mission. They will be returning soon, but I'm afraid I might not be able to check everything myself. Plus, that young man who went to deliver the Ghost-Faced Demon container had some problems, so I contacted some Omniscient people. They are currently rushing to our headquarters in hopes of solving this troublesome issue."
"What happened to that young man?" Mu Hongchen asked.
Mu Jinyu then explained the corrosion situation of his right foot to her.
Mu Hongchen frowned and murmured, "Suddenly, so many problems have arisen, it's really headache-inducing!"
Wen Rou couldn't help but ask, "Little Mu, you just said that someone's memory was tampered with, could we..."
She was very afraid that, unbeknownst to her, her memory might be tampered with by demons, and when sleeping with Mu Jinyu, she might take the opportunity to attack him while he was deeply asleep, without even being aware of it herself.
That would be too terrifying!