Qin Mengyun had spent the past few years focused on self-improvement, rarely paying attention to outside news.
So naturally, she didn't recognize Shen Tianhe.
Of course.
Even if she had recognized him, she probably wouldn't have cared.
After all.
A powerful family like her Qin Family was overseen by a Tier Seven Life.
In terms of Citizen Tier, that would be a Tier Seven Citizen!
Qin Mengyun had likely seen her fair share of Tier Five and even Tier Six Citizens in her daily life.
A Tier Four Citizen like Shen Tianhe could be considered a top figure in Dachang City.
But in places like Shanghai or the Capital City, he would only be considered upper-middle management.
He was in no position to be compared with those major corporations and Noble Families.
And he didn't possess a unique skill like Wang Xiao.
So naturally, he couldn't capture Qin Mengyun's attention.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Wang Xiao couldn't help but ask.
Qin Mengyun said, "It's like this. When I was circulating my energy just now, I felt my Lower Dantian loosen a bit, and there was a faint warmth. This should be a sign of entering the Innate Realm, so I wanted to ask Master to take a look and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Is that so? Let me see."
A glint flashed in Wang Xiao's eyes.
He had thought it would take Qin Mengyun at least a day to enter the Innate Realm.
He hadn't expected a reaction in just over an hour.
'It seems this Qin Mengyun's Talent is even better than I imagined.'
Qin Mengyun walked to Wang Xiao's side as if no one else was there and extended her hand.
Wang Xiao placed his hand on Qin Mengyun's wrist, his Inner Qi surging as he said,
"Try performing a Circulation."
"Alright."
Qin Mengyun followed the method Wang Xiao had taught her and began to channel her qi and blood, performing a Circulation to gather it in her Lower Dantian.
A moment later.
Faint streams of airflow began to form in Qin Mengyun's Lower Dantian, intertwining with Wang Xiao's Inner Qi.
Wang Xiao nodded slightly. "Not bad. You've truly entered the initial stage. The next step is to continuously strengthen your Inner Qi until it flows through your entire body and you reach the Realm of Perfection."
"Yes."
After confirming there were no issues, Qin Mengyun turned and walked toward the backyard, intending to continue her Cultivation.
In seven days, she had a routine mission to complete, one required of a Tier Three Life.
Therefore, she wanted to use this time to further advance her Martial Arts.
Improving her Martial Arts would also help boost her overall strength.
'This really is an excellent Life Evolution Path.'
'I just don't know what its limits are.'
Just then, Shen Tianhe stood up and said, "Miss Qin…"
Qin Mengyun turned back, her tone cold. "Yes?"
She always had a business-like demeanor.
She didn't engage in pleasantries, much less greet people with a smile.
As a result, she gave off a somewhat cold and arrogant impression.
Even a smooth operator like Shen Tianhe felt a bit awkward seeing her like this, and he let out a dry laugh.
"Miss Qin, hello. My name is Shen Tianhe, the founder of Tianhe Group. I received some kindness from the Qin Family many years ago, so when I saw you, I couldn't help but want to say hello."
"I didn't expect you to come to Dachang City, and to be friends with Brother Wang. I wonder how long you'll be staying? If there's anything you need my help with, please don't hesitate to ask."
Qin Mengyun just said, "Oh," and nodded.
"Thank you for your kind offer, President Shen. But you received a favor from the Qin Family, not from me. There's no need to be so courteous."
"As you just saw, I came to Dachang City specifically to learn Martial Arts from Master Wang. I won't be staying for many days."
"Please, continue your conversation. I'm going to cultivate."
She didn't exchange any more pleasantries with Shen Tianhe and turned back to the yard.
"Take care, Miss Qin."
Once Qin Mengyun had left, Shen Tianhe finally turned to Wang Xiao and said,
"Brother Wang, you truly manage to astound me time and time again!"
You have to understand, Wang Xiao advancing to a Tier Three Life at the age of twenty-two...
That fact alone was astonishing enough.
And now, he had even taken the young lady of the Qin Family as his disciple!
This young lady of the Qin Family was widely known as an ice queen.
Previously, a Tier Five Life had wanted to take her as a disciple, but she had politely refused.
To think that she would take the young Wang Xiao as her master.
This truly left Shen Tianhe deeply shocked.
Wang Xiao said, "President Shen, let's get back to the matter of the Martial Arts Hall. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't plan on transferring ownership of the hall for now, nor will I consider moving it elsewhere."
His Book of Space-Time had come from this very World Martial Arts Hall.
Heaven knew if the Book of Space-Time would also disappear if the World Martial Arts Hall was gone.
Although the possibility was slim, Wang Xiao didn't dare take the gamble.
At this stage, the safest Technique was to continue running the Martial Arts Hall and keep everything as it was.
Besides.
This World Martial Arts Hall was where Wang Xiao was born and raised.
It held all his memories from childhood with his grandfather and parents.
Naturally, he didn't want to just stand by and watch the Martial Arts Hall be demolished.
Shen Tianhe pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Brother Wang, if I may be so bold as to ask, why would Miss Qin seek you out to learn Martial Arts? She's already a Tier Three Life. Learning Martial Arts should be useless for her, shouldn't it?"
Wang Xiao replied,
"Martial Arts has a legacy stretching back thousands of years. How could you say it's useless? It's just that people in the past never found the right cultivation method to turn it into a systematic Life Evolution Path. As it happens, I found one."
"Otherwise, why do you think Miss Qin would take me as her master, President Shen?"
After confirming that Qin Mengyun had cultivated Inner Qi, he had already decided to upload the Martial Arts Evolution Path to acquire Contribution Points.
Revealing it to Shen Tianhe wasn't a big deal.
In any case, after he uploaded the Martial Arts Evolution Path, even if he could have the supreme AI, Celestial Dao, block his personal information, Shen Tianhe would probably be able to guess who uploaded this evolution path.
Moreover, Wang Xiao felt that since he was going to run a Martial Arts Hall, the matter of Martial Arts cultivation would be revealed sooner or later.
There was no need to be secretive about it.
Hearing this, Shen Tianhe's pupils shrank slightly, the shock on his face unconcealable.
"Brother Wang, are you saying that you've created a Life Evolution Path through Martial Arts?"
Wang Xiao said,
"Yes. I advanced to a Tier Three Life through Martial Arts."
Shen Tianhe sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, only speaking after a long moment.
"No wonder, no wonder... I never would have imagined that at such a young age, you, Brother Wang, would have developed a completely new Life Evolution Path. Your future is truly limitless!"
It wasn't that no one had researched a Martial Arts Evolution Path before.
Unfortunately, they had all failed without exception!
It was true that practicing Martial Arts could strengthen the body.
But to change one's inner self, to cause a genetic leap and thereby achieve Life Evolution—that was considered impossible!
But who would have thought that Wang Xiao had actually figured out the secret to it.
If this were ancient times, he would be a legendary figure who could establish his own sect and be revered as a founder!
Even now, in the Great Cosmic Era, a completely new Life Evolution Path was exceedingly precious.
It could earn an enormous amount of Contribution Points!
Thinking of this, Shen Tianhe's eyes suddenly darted, and he looked at Wang Xiao, saying,
"Brother Wang, have you considered collaborating with my Tianhe Group? I'm confident I can make your World Martial Arts Hall bigger and stronger, and bring it to new heights of glory!"