Yes, it’s a matter of great importance, that is, to quickly enhance the strength of Huayue and Zirong! To select the most suitable Cultivation Techniques for them. With her knowledge of these two people from her past life, Mu Hanyan certainly knew what type of Cultivation Techniques were best for them.
So, without any hesitation, she waved her hand and signaled for the two to follow her to the storeroom. The storerooms of the City Lord’s Mansion were strictly categorized: one for Cultivation Techniques, one for medicinal materials, and one for weapons, all carefully separated and placed in different storerooms. Moreover, the secret manual storeroom of the City Lord’s Mansion was in a different place, and the Cultivation Techniques of the Mu Family were stored in yet another location. To put it plainly, it was a distinction between what’s public and what’s private. Now, Mu Hanyan led them to the storeroom where the Cultivation Technique secret manuals of the City Lord’s Mansion were kept. Since Huayue and Zirong were still guards within the City Lord’s Mansion, the matter of selecting secret manuals had to be overseen by the Guard Leader of the City Lord’s Mansion.
When the Guard Leader was summoned, he arrived with a smile on his face, paying his respects to Mu Hanyan, while inside, he was quite dismissive. He was thinking about getting through the motion as quickly as possible.
The group entered the storeroom and began to select secret manuals.
The Guard Leader cleared his throat and said to Huayue and Zirong, "The two of you are still quite weak, of commoner background. Even if you’ve managed to gain a bit of strength, your foundation is unstable. Just cultivate the True Essence Heart Method. This mental method is balanced and moderate, the best for beginners in Foundation Refining." With that, he picked up a Cultivation Method manual and waved it in his hand.
Neither Huayue nor Zirong said anything. They knew the Guard Leader was right, the True Essence Heart Method was balanced and moderate, easy to start with, and contained its own mysteries as one progressed, indeed the best for beginners in Foundation Refining. In fact, both of them had practiced the True Essence Heart Method before. However, on the Holy Court Continent, the truly good Cultivation Techniques were in the hands of major families or academies, and those disseminated among the populace were extremely simplified.
And the thick, yellow-paged Cultivation Method manual in the hands of the Guard Leader was evidently many times more powerful than what they had practiced before.
With no objections, they were about to reach out when they heard Mu Hanyan decisively shout, "No, they cannot cultivate the True Essence Heart Method. It’s not suitable for them."
To tell the truth, when she saw the Guard Leader take out this Cultivation Method, Mu Hanyan almost spat in his face in disgust. No wonder Huayue and Zirong didn’t come into their own until three years after arriving at the Mu Residence in her previous life—it was all because they had been hindered by this Cultivation Technique.
It wasn’t that the Cultivation Technique was bad, but it simply wasn’t suited for them. It had wasted years of their time for nothing. If not for their decent talents, they might have been completely ruined.
"Young Master, then why don’t you tell us, what Cultivation Techniques would be suitable for them?" The Guard Leader didn’t take Mu Hanyan, a mere First-Level Swordsman, seriously and asked with evident displeasure.
"For Huayue, the Heart Burning Technique; for Zirong, the Heart Leaving Technique," Mu Hanyan declared in an indisputable tone.
"What?! Young Master, even if these two are the personal guards you’ve chosen, you can’t be joking with their lives. These two techniques are indeed levels above the True Essence Heart Method, but can just anyone refine them? The Heart Burning Technique can greatly damage the meridians, and the slightest mistake could render one disabled. The Heart Leaving Technique requires extraordinary mental fortitude; if one can’t eliminate distracting thoughts and inner demons, ending up mad is the least of concerns. With their current level of cultivation, how could they possibly cultivate these two methods? Absolutely not!" The Guard Leader exclaimed loudly, fearing Mu Hanyan didn’t understand the severity of these two Cultivation Methods, even going so far as to explain again.