Even though the first form of the Primordial Thunder Palm was currently only at the level of a Common Rank martial art, it was still more refined and powerful than ordinary lower-grade Common Rank skills. The force it produced when executed was clearly stronger. If Adrian tried to cultivate an Elite Rank martial art right now, it would be almost impossible to succeed in a short time. It would take him at least several years, and with the limited amount of true qi in his body, he would not even be able to fully execute such a technique. The time spent on martial skills and cultivation methods had to be arranged carefully. If he focused only on martial skills and neglected his true qi cultivation, his overall progress would become too slow. If he focused only on increasing true qi and ignored martial skills, he would suffer heavy losses in real fights. After successfully cultivating the first form of the Primordial Thunder Palm, Adrian finally gained a basic ability to defend himself

When they were very young, Selene and Adrian had been considered childhood sweethearts. Later, after Selene opened her Divine Martial Mark, she spent most of her time cultivating and gradually grew distant from him. After a certain incident in the past, she never visited the Vale Clan again. The original Adrian had still been weak and sickly, but he would occasionally come to the Lincoln family just to see her. Even catching a single glimpse of her was enough to make him happy but as time passed, the chances of seeing her became fewer and fewer. In the end, she would simply send a maid to turn him away. For the entire previous year, Adrian had not seen her at all. The current Adrian was essentially meeting Selene for the first time. He felt no special emotion toward her, so his expression remained calm and composed. Selene looked at him and spoke in a superior tone. “It is true that you have opened the Divine Martial Mark. But from what I heard, it is only an unknown mark witho

“Tenth Young Master, where are you going at this late hour?” The two guards at the gate of the Vale Clan asked as they saw Adrian approach. Both of them knew that the Tenth Young Master and Cora had been driven to the Outer Courtyard and had lost most of their status inside the clan. Because of this, there was no respect in their voices when they spoke to him. Adrian was no longer the timid and cowardly young man he had once been. He glanced at the two guards and spoke in a calm but hard tone. “I am going to the Lincoln’s Mansion to look for Selene. Open the gate.” Even though he had fallen out of favor, he was still a young master of the main bloodline and the two guards did not dare to openly offend him. They opened the gate and watched him leave. Once Adrian was gone, one of the guards spoke coldly. “If he wasn’t a son of the main line, he would have died who knows how many times already.” The other guard sneered with clear disdain. “I even heard that the genius girl from the

Adrian thought for a moment and replied in a deep voice. “Deposit one million silver coins into the. Exchange twenty thousand silver coins into spirit crystals. Give me the rest in silver coins.” Half an hour later, the head of the auction house returned and handed Adrian a black card. “My lord, this is a noble card from the bank. Your silver coins have already been deposited into it.” A noble card was a symbol of status. Very few people in the entire region possessed one, as it required a wealth of at least one million silver coins. The head of the auction house then handed over a small bag containing twenty spirit crystals and the remaining silver coins. Without saying another word, Adrian took everything, stood up, and walked out of the auction house. Selene stared at the departing figure, a strange feeling making her pause. “This person looks so familiar…” she said softly. Kegan also frowned slightly. “I feel the same. I also have the feeling that I have seen him before. I

After opening the second meridian, Adrian noticed that his qi pool had not expanded. Without breaking through to the middle stage of the Celadon Extreme Realm, the size of the pool would remain the same.It seemed he still needed to open one more meridian.He took a Beast Vitality Pill to restore his strength. After resting for about an hour and a half and returning to his best condition, he immediately took another portion of Bone Tempering Elixir and began opening the third meridian.Most cultivators, after successfully opening a new meridian, would rest for one to three months. This allowed the newly opened pathway to become tougher and more active before they attempted the next one. Adrian, however, could not afford to wait that long.He decided to open the third meridian right away and impact the middle stage of the Celadon Extreme Realm tonight. Doing so more than doubled the difficulty and risk, but he was confident he could succeed.“I can do this,” Adrian muttered to himself.