“Fortunately, all the ‘divine light particles’ that I left at the entrance of the Tongshen Tower back then were absorbed by the boy. Given time, once he fully absorbs them, it will allow him to cultivate at a pace a thousand times faster than normal.”

“Well, after waiting tens of thousands of years, I don’t mind waiting another three to five years. When this boy is qualified to set foot on the first level, I’ll grant him a great fortune.”

Chapter 7: Breaking Through All the Way

Logan Benson has disappeared. The eldest legitimate grandson of the old master vanished in the primeval forest, and such a shocking event made the entire atmosphere of the The Benson Family extremely tense.

Just as Evelyn Benson was immersed in cultivation in the “Extreme Gravity Chamber,” the inner residence of the The Benson Family, which was also the core strength of the The Benson Family, began to take major action.

Although tomorrow is Samuel Benson’s hundredth birthday, in Samuel Benson’s eyes, his grandson’s safety is far more important than his birthday celebration.

It should be known that besides being the eldest legitimate grandson of the The Benson Family lineage, Logan Benson is also a direct disciple of the Six Extreme Spirit Dao Sect. In order to tie themselves to the great ship of the Six Extreme Spirit Dao Sect, the The Benson Family paid a heavy price and only managed to send Logan Benson into the sect after much effort.

Although the Six Extreme Spirit Dao Sect cannot compare to the likes of the Supreme Qingxuan Sect, which protects dynasties, it is still a cultivation sect with its own mountain gate. With this connection, as long as Logan Benson remains in the Six Extreme Spirit Dao Sect, the The Benson Family essentially gains a powerful backer.

Although the The Benson Family is a large and influential family, one of the three great clans of Qingzhou, this reputation only carries weight in the mundane world. Ever since they became affiliated with the mid-tier Six Extreme Spirit Dao Sect, Samuel Benson has entertained ambitions of unifying Qingzhou, which shows just how important Logan Benson is as the eldest legitimate grandson.

In the main hall of the The Benson Family inner residence, Samuel Benson, dressed in a brocade black robe, sat at the head seat. Though his hair and beard were all white, his eyes radiated a chilling aura.

Below him, his eight sons and three daughters all stood with heads bowed, the atmosphere oppressively heavy.

“Yuanqing, speak.” Samuel Benson’s voice was as deep as water, betraying no emotion.

With his cultivation at the eighth level of Martial Refinement, Grace Benson was long immune to heat and cold, but at this moment, cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Hearing the old master call his name, he could only brace himself, step forward, and say with difficulty, “The War Dragon Squad sent to search for Logan Benson has returned… but found no trace of Logan Benson…”

“They did, however, discover two sites of battle in the forest. According to the squad leader Luke Benson’s judgment, Logan Benson likely encountered a formidable enemy…”

“And?” Samuel Benson’s expression grew even darker, and he slowly uttered three words.

“Other than that, there’s nothing else. The War Dragon Squad has searched a hundred miles deep into the forest. If they go any deeper, the place is overrun with demonic beasts, and I fear…”

At this point, Grace Benson paused, but his meaning was clear: if they went any further, even the War Dragon Squad, the core strength of the The Benson Family, would be unable to cope. After all, even the lowest-ranked demonic beasts are not something martial cultivators can handle.

“Useless!”

The killing intent in Samuel Benson’s eyes intensified. Suppressing his anger, his voice softened as he spoke in a consultative tone: “Elder Deng, Logan Benson is of utmost importance to our The Benson Family. It seems we must trouble you to take action.”

As his words fell, from a shadow behind the main hall, an old man as gaunt as a skeleton slowly stepped out. He did not reply, merely nodded simply, and then a strange light flashed beneath his feet. He soared out of the hall, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The art of traversing the void—this is an ability only possessed by cultivators at the Alchemy Realm. Who would have thought the The Benson Family had such a figure? In the mundane world, Alchemy Realm cultivators are exceedingly rare.

……

The next day was the date of Samuel Benson’s hundredth birthday.

The tension of the previous night was swept away. The residence was festooned with lanterns and decorations, bustling with excitement.

Given the The Benson Family’s influence in Qingzhou, those who came to offer congratulations were naturally extraordinary. The hall was filled with guests, the event unprecedented in its grandeur. As for the mysteriously missing Logan Benson, it seemed he had been forgotten by all.

But what the guests did not know was that the disappearance of Logan Benson had been placed under a gag order by the old master. No one in the clan was allowed to mention it to outsiders—any violators would be expelled from the family.

As usual, Evelyn Benson handed over a full hundred catties of dry firewood to the kitchen, and discreetly gathered some information before returning to his small room.

“It seems no one has discovered my act of seizing the treasure…”

Upon learning that the inner residence of the The Benson Family had been lit up all night and that the War Dragon Squad had been dispatched to search for Logan Benson, Evelyn Benson was immensely grateful that he had found a medicinal herb called “Melting Stone Grass” in the forest at the time.

If not for using the corrosive properties of the “Melting Stone Grass” to dissolve Logan Benson, that gray-robed old man, and the giant black eagle into corpse water and then burying them deep, things could have turned dangerous.

Over the next ten days or so, apart from spending half an hour each day delivering a hundred catties of dry firewood, Evelyn Benson spent almost all his time, day and night, soaking in the “Extreme Gravity Chamber.”

He had now grown accustomed to training under eight times gravity, and his strength was improving at a breakneck pace. The vital energy within him was becoming deeper and thicker, and before he knew it, he had reached the bottleneck of the sixth level of Martial Refinement.

If others knew of such rapid progress, Evelyn Benson would probably be dissected for research. Even the most gifted, without the aid of spiritual medicine, would take at least a year or more to reach the peak bottleneck of the “Qi Swallowing the Bull” stage from the initial level. The difference is clear to see.