The family's ancestral grounds were, indeed, an unfamiliar place for Wei Yi.
The previous "Wei Yi" had never set foot here.
In fact, unless one achieved an extraordinary feat, no ordinary member of the Wei family was granted the privilege to enter for cultivation, with the opportunity generally limited to a single visit.
As Wei Yi felt the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth swirling around him, he couldn't help but marvel. This ancestral ground was indeed an excellent cultivation site, though regrettably, there was only a mere three-day window.
Had he the chance to cultivate here for two or three months, even someone with the most mediocre talent would experience a tremendous boost in their cultivation.
"Never mind, I should focus on cultivating while I can," Wei Yi decided.
Ignoring the others, he set off in search of a quiet spot to begin his training.
However, at that moment, Wei Yuan approached him, glaring coldly before speaking, each word deliberately slow and heavy: "Wei Yi, I will not lose to you."
Wei Yi paused for a moment.
He nodded indifferently, "Oh, I see."
And that was the end of the exchange...
Seeing Wei Yi's dismissive attitude, Wei Yuan's teeth clenched, his fists tightening, his face a mix of anger and frustration. He desperately wanted to strike Wei Yi at that moment, but he managed to hold himself back.
Setting aside the impracticality of fighting here, if a fight did break out, it was highly likely that he would be the one on the receiving end.
"I will defeat you! Just wait!" Wei Yuan hissed, turning sharply to leave.
It seemed as if he feared staying any longer would only lead to further humiliation at Wei Yi's hands.
"A filial son indeed," Wei Yi couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, watching the angry figure disappear into the distance.
Not letting Wei Yuan's tantrum affect him, Wei Yi settled down in a spot and immediately began circulating his Purple Mist Manual.
The powerful effects of the mid-tier Xuan-grade technique soon became evident.
The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth was quickly drained, and energy from other areas swiftly gathered toward him.
In mere moments, Wei Yi was enveloped by a thick layer of spiritual energy.
Meanwhile, the game system began its notifications.
Ding! "Player Wei Yi absorbs a wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy, cultivation experience +10."
Ding! "Player Wei Yi absorbs a wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy, cultivation experience +9."
Ding! "Player Wei Yi absorbs a wisp of soul power, bloodline experience +10."
Ding! "Player Wei Yi absorbs a wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy, cultivation experience +12."
...
From these figures alone, it was clear that the effects of training here far exceeded those outside.
While training in the outside world typically yielded only 3-4 points of experience per wisp of spiritual energy, here, Wei Yi gained around 10 points per wisp.
The frequency was also much higher.
Wei Yi estimated that the cultivation rate here was approximately ten times faster than his training outside.
This was undoubtedly an astonishing figure.
In other words, if he cultivated here for three days, it would be the equivalent of thirty days of uninterrupted training outside.
It was easy to imagine that by the end of these three days, his cultivation would experience a significant rise.
However, more than his cultivation progress, Wei Yi was even more excited by the absorption of soul power and the increase in his bloodline experience.
Though the bloodline experience progressed much more slowly than cultivation experience, each increase made Wei Yi clearly feel his bloodline power growing stronger.
Time passed, unnoticed.
The twenty-one Wei family disciples were all immersed in their cultivation.
Whether it was Wei Yuan, Wei Wu, or Wei Hong, none of them came to trouble Wei Yi.
They were no fools. They understood the preciousness of time at this moment, and with the competition for the position of the young master already concluded, bothering Wei Yi would be pointless.
Every second counted, and all of them were fully focused on improving their strength.
...
Suddenly, a strange rhythm reverberated through the ancestral grounds.
Humm...
The ripples spread throughout the entire space, and even beyond the ancestral grounds into the surrounding areas.
Wei Tianyang, who had been sitting outside the ancestral grounds in a meditative state, was the first to sense it. He abruptly opened his eyes, his dark pupils glowing with a piercing brilliance.
Following this, the three elders also opened their eyes one by one.
As the most powerful figures in the Wei family, second only to Wei Tianyang, they quickly noticed the anomaly within the ancestral grounds.
"What happened?"
"I just felt an unsettling aura, what was it?"
The other dozen or so Wei family martial artists also sensed the disturbance and couldn't help but speak up.
However, Wei Tianyang and the three elders remained silent, their eyes locked on the ancestral grounds as they focused on the source of the mysterious aura.
At the same time, inside the ancestral grounds, Wei Yi's bloodline power surged uncontrollably.
Mysterious runic totems appeared.
They enveloped Wei Yi entirely, more powerful and menacing than ever before, as though he had donned a suit of bronze armor.
The entire space began to vibrate as the surrounding spiritual energy stirred violently, drawing the attention of the other twenty Wei family disciples, who immediately awoke, their eyes wide with astonishment as they turned to look toward Wei Yi.
Wei Yi, however, was completely absorbed in his cultivation.
Ding! "Player Wei Yi's bronze bloodline experience is full, automatically upgrading to silver bloodline."
The system prompt rang out.
Wei Yi could clearly feel the bloodline within him boiling and burning, far more intensely than the first time he awakened. It felt as though his entire body was engulfed in flames, the runic totems glowing with blinding light, illuminating the entire ancestral grounds. Wei Yi stood at the core, as if he were an immovable, towering pillar.
Wei Yuan and the others gaped in shock, gasping in awe.
Suddenly, with a loud boom, the overwhelming aura erupted.
The bronze light instantly transformed into silver brilliance.
The bronze armor enveloping Wei Yi's body also shifted into silver armor.
Wei Yi's control over his bloodline power had increased several times over.
The terrifying aura soared into the sky, shaking the very fabric of the ancestral grounds. Even the protective barriers of the family's ancestral grounds could not prevent the overwhelming force. The air above the Wei family's estate seemed to churn, clouds shifting and the skies rippling with changes. Those watching from outside, including Wei Tianyang, were visibly shaken.
"Heavenly phenomenon."
"Bloodline awakening, it's a silver bloodline!"
"Our Wei family has finally awakened a silver bloodline again!"
Everyone exclaimed in disbelief.
Although the Wei ancestors had once produced a wielder of a golden bloodline during their peak, such individuals had been rare since then, with even bronze bloodlines becoming uncommon, let alone silver ones.
As for Wei Tianyang, though his bloodline was awakened to bronze, his formidable cultivation made his bloodline power stronger, allowing him to suppress Wei Yi with ease.
Now that Wei Yi had evolved into a silver bloodline, suppressing him would not be so simple.
Because the silver bloodline could inherently suppress the bronze bloodline.
"It's Wei Yi."
"It's really him."
"Indeed, a silver bloodline!"
The crowd gathered around the entrance of the ancestral grounds, their eyes drawn to Wei Yi, each of them displaying a mixture of astonishment, admiration, and disbelief.
Even the usually composed Wei Tianyang couldn't help but laugh, clapping his hands in approval.
"Good lad, you've truly lived up to my expectations."