The Body Strengthening Realm is divided into nine levels. Although each level has a certain definition, in reality, from a personal perspective, not every level is so clearly distinguished. That’s why Andrew Walker said what he did. In fact, Andrew Walker himself isn’t particularly interested in this assessment. His goal has never been to reach a certain level in the Body Strengthening Realm, but to become a true spiritual cultivator.

If one can become a spiritual cultivator, does it really matter how many levels of the Body Strengthening Realm one has achieved?

Logan Walker was clearly already aware of the Wan family’s visit. Now, seeing Andrew Walker having had a “fortuitous encounter” and stepping into the ranks of cultivators, he was extremely excited. Laughing heartily, he said, “This is great! That old man from the Wan family is probably fuming right now. Oh, and that old guy from the Qi family too—trying to take advantage of the Wu family, but now it’s all for nothing…”

Andrew Walker smiled lightly and said, “It’s more than just all for nothing—I want them to lose out while trying to take advantage of us!”

Logan Walker’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh. “Exactly! We need to let those old guys know that our Wu family isn’t to be messed with… By the way, Aotian, do you have any plans?”

Andrew Walker smiled and said, “Aren’t they scheming to seize our Wu family’s assets? We can scheme against them too. As for a plan, I haven’t thought of one yet, but I certainly won’t let them have it easy.”

Logan Walker burst out laughing. “Good! Aotian, you’ve got the brains—come up with the ideas, and I’ll carry them out. We’ll make sure those guys get what’s coming to them.”

After a pause, Logan Walker looked at Andrew Walker with a hint of curiosity and exclaimed, “Aotian, you’re really something. Most cultivators, after training their bodies, become extremely sturdy—even women can’t escape this fate. Only after becoming a spiritual cultivator and gaining spiritual energy can one maintain their physique and regain flexibility. But your skin is so smooth and elastic—it looks even better than those women’s… I bet they’d be green with envy if they saw you.”

Andrew Walker was taken aback. Logan Walker had said it casually, but he had actually hit the nail on the head.

Andrew Walker’s current physique didn’t look much different from before. He definitely didn’t give off a burly or powerful impression; in fact, he even seemed a bit like a delicate scholar. Yet that kick with which Andrew Walker sent the stone lock flying showed that the explosive power in his body was in no way inferior to those cultivators who looked strong on the outside.

Cultivators first train their bodies to the limit before they can possess spiritual energy. But Andrew Walker started at an even higher level, naturally making him incomparable to ordinary people. However, to reach the peak of the Body Strengthening Realm, relying solely on spiritual energy to transform the body isn’t enough—one still needs to undergo constant hard training. With spiritual energy as an aid, though, this stage progresses much faster than it would for ordinary people.

For ordinary people, it takes about four or five years to go from practicing the Body Strengthening Technique to reaching the third level. But Andrew Walker had reached the third level—and possibly even higher—in just over twenty days, and that even included the time spent repairing two atrophied meridians.

When Edward Walker saw Andrew Walker, he was stunned for quite a while. After listening to Logan Walker excitedly recount what had happened at the training ground, Edward Walker’s eyes were filled with nothing but joy.

“Good, Aotian. From today on, you can cast off your status as a commoner. You’ll never have to suffer humiliation for it again.”

Edward Walker didn’t ask Andrew Walker what kind of fortuitous encounter he’d had. His exact words were, “No matter what kind of encounter you’ve had, you are always my son, always a member of the Wu family, and that’s enough.” This sentence moved Andrew Walker, but also made him feel a greater sense of responsibility.

Special Agent No. 13 of the Yanlong Unit was gone. Now, there was only the third young master of the Wu family—not just living for himself, but also bearing the responsibility for the family’s rise and fall, and for taking care of his loved ones.

“The people from the Wan and Qi families will probably come tomorrow. When they do, we’ll give them a big surprise.”

Chapter 10: The Appraisal Office

While Edward Walker was feeling proud and looking forward to tomorrow, Andrew Walker suddenly brought up another question: “Father, last time when I heard you arguing with the head of the Wan family, I remember him mentioning that you once saved a spiritual cultivator. What was that about?”

Edward Walker looked around to make sure no one else was present before speaking softly: “Three years ago, I went to visit a friend in Ke’er County. Not far from Songyun City, I ran into him in the Lihei Mountains. He was badly injured and unconscious on the ground. I brought him to a small town and bought him medicine, which saved his life… Because of that, he promised me that if our Wu family ever needed help, he would definitely lend a hand.”

Andrew Walker let out an “oh” and sighed in realization: “No wonder the Wan family, though aggressive, still seemed somewhat wary. So that’s the reason…”

Edward Walker nodded and said, “Yes. He’s just looking for an excuse to go after you, trying to seize our Wu family’s assets. If he really wanted to go after the Wu family, he’d still be worried about us fighting him to the bitter end…”