He remembered that before his injury, with only the first level of body refinement, even if Henry Spencer struck this large stone with his palm, at most he could chip off some stone fragments—there was no way he could leave a palm print, let alone a crack.

There was a huge difference between the two, just like the gap in strength between a child and a grown man.

“Second level of body refinement... I actually did it!”

Henry Spencer's body trembled slightly, his heart surging with excitement!

Chapter 008: Bow Drawn, Arrow Suspended

In just a few short days, he had leapt from the first to the second level of body refinement.

Henry Spencer felt a sense of unreality in his heart.

In the village, most people who reached the second level of body refinement were adults. Usually, after turning eighteen or twenty, ordinary people could only hope to advance to the second level after simple yet arduous training.

But Henry Spencer was not even sixteen years old this year.

Such an achievement was already outstanding compared to most ordinary body refiners.

Only relatively wealthy families, such as the three major clans and other influential backgrounds, possessed complete and superior body refinement techniques. With the aid of spiritual herbs, they might be able to nurture young talents who reached the second level—or even higher—at this age.

Without a doubt, Henry Spencer's fate had taken a turn at this very moment.

That night, after a long period of excitement, Henry Spencer finally drifted into sleep.

This time, upon entering the sea of memory stars, he suddenly discovered that the only bright star there had gradually expanded its radiance.

Near the bright star, there were also some tiny grains of stardust—scattered fragments of memory.

Merging his mind into them, Henry Spencer suddenly found that more insights and even life emotions from those memories poured into his mind.

Within the memory fragments, his past self as a youth in the sect possessed a talent unseen in a hundred years, yet stubbornly persisted in cultivating the seemingly useless body refinement technique.

His fellow disciples, after reaching the seventh level of solidity, relied on their spiritual roots and talent to successively step into the ranks of “Qi Refining Immortals”—a status that villagers like those in Yangmu Village could only look up to. Yet he continued to strive for the eighth, ninth, and even the legendary, elusive tenth level of body refinement.

Because of this, his fellow disciples often mocked him, calling him a fool.

In his previous life, he liked the beautiful and ethereal Lily among his peers. The two were mutually attracted, but this aroused the jealousy of other senior brothers, leading to several conflicts...

Scattered dream scenes even included his personal feelings from his past life.

“Whew!”

After absorbing these memories, Henry Spencer suddenly gained some insights.

Certain aspects of the youth’s character from his previous life were strikingly similar to this life’s Henry Spencer. For example, once he set his mind to something, he would never give up and would persist no matter what.

The next morning, under the surprised gazes of Mrs. Spencer and Helen, Henry Spencer left home with a medicine basket on his back.

With the memories of his past life and the help of the “Lingfang Manual,” Henry Spencer planned to go up the mountain to gather some spiritual materials.

...

Yangmu Village covered an area of more than twenty li, with over two thousand people. The Yang, Xu, and Zou families were the main powers, each occupying their own territory.

Henry Spencer walked along a narrow path, entering the territory controlled by the main Xu family.

From a distance, he could see the five-story pavilion of the main Xu family, standing out among the rest, as well as their elegantly styled courtyard, which probably covered several acres.

For ordinary families, the main Xu family was a powerful clan, inspiring awe and respect.

As usual, Henry Spencer felt a bit of envy, but now it was much less than before.

Ever since he gained the memories of his past life, he understood that forces like the main Xu family were nothing in the grand scheme of the real world.

For example, in the immortal sect of his previous life, even powers ten times stronger than the main Xu family would have to look up in reverence.

In those cultivation sects that transcended the mundane world, local powers were like ants.

The experiences of his past life had broadened Henry Spencer's horizons.

As he passed by the main Xu family, his expression was even calmer than before.

At that moment, the burly and broad-shouldered Tommy Spencer happened to walk out from the main Xu family, a glint of menace flashing in his eyes.

“Well, isn’t this Little Henry? Just recovered from illness and already running into the deep mountains to gather herbs?”

Tommy Spencer stood with his hands on his hips, blocking the path, his voice growing sharper: “That useless cripple of a father you have supposedly has third-level body refinement, yet he can’t even pay back a measly six hundred spirit yuan debt.”

“How dare you insult my father?”

Henry Spencer stopped in his tracks, his face cold and stern.

He hadn’t intended to argue with Tommy Spencer, but this lackey of the Xu family’s young master actually dared to insult his father.

“So what? We haven’t settled yesterday’s score. If you want to pass here today, you’ll have to crawl between my legs...”

Tommy Spencer said with a sly look.

In his mind, the words of the Xu family’s young master still echoed:

“...Didn’t expect Henry Spencer to recover so quickly. I set the debt deadline based on the news that he’d need half a month to heal. If Henry Spencer’s family regains a strong laborer, the chances of them repaying the debt will increase. Find a way to make Henry Spencer bedridden for another month. By then, will Helen still dare defy me?”

“Here are fifty spirit yuan. Once it’s done, I’ll give you another hundred and a set of entry-level cultivation techniques.”

It was under the orders of Young Edward Spencer that Tommy Spencer left the luxurious Xu family estate.

But he hadn’t expected to run into the “main target” as soon as he stepped out.

“Take back what you said. Apologize!”