Sarah Parker gently pushed William Harper, then took several deep breaths in succession to calm herself down. She fixed her gaze on William Harper and asked, “Do you know why the sons of the Ji family are only allowed to enter the Sutra Pavilion after passing the trial? And do you know why they can only stay in the Sutra Pavilion for three days?”

“Passing the trial means that one’s mind, body, and age have all reached the requirements to cultivate the secrets of a Celestial Scholar. The reason for the trial is probably to help them lay a solid foundation.

And the reason they can only stay in the Sutra Pavilion for three days is likely to let those who pass the trial choose, within those three days, the Celestial Scholar’s secret manual or technique that truly suits them. Because every manual or technique is not easy to cultivate, biting off more than you can chew is a big taboo. If you try to grasp everything, you might end up mastering nothing, uh...

I think that’s the intention...” William Harper sneaked a glance at the old woman, sounding a bit uncertain.

Sarah Parker looked at William Harper as if she were looking at a strange creature. After a moment of silence, she couldn’t help but praise, “So, not every brat in the Ji family is a reckless fool!

At least, among the sons of the Ji family, there’s still a kid like you who can see the deeper meaning!

At such a young age, being able to see through my painstaking intentions is truly not easy!”

“Hmph, those little bastards...

Including a few of the old ones, all think I’m guarding treasures and refusing to give them out!

All idiots!”

After hesitating for a moment, she asked William Harper in surprise, “Since you understand so clearly and know the reasoning, why did you use your talent to memorize so many books?

And the ones you memorized are all the secrets for cultivating as a Celestial Scholar, not the techniques for using Yuan Power!

It’s barely acceptable to cultivate several attack techniques at the same time...

But if you try to cultivate several secret manuals at once, that’s a dead end!

You can’t possibly not understand this, right?”

“Of course I wouldn’t cultivate several secret manuals at once. It’s just that I’m a bit different from others...” William Harper looked downcast and said dejectedly, “I’ve never been able to gather Yuan Power. The foundation of any secret manual or technique is Yuan Power. Without Yuan Power, it’s impossible to become a Celestial Scholar. I memorized the contents of those books because I wanted to try them one by one, to see if any of them could help me gather Yuan Power.”

“So it was you...” Sarah Parker seemed to recognize William Harper. After a moment of silence, she looked at William Harper with a comforting expression and said softly, “From now on, you can sneak into the Sutra Pavilion, but don’t let your second granduncle know, understand?”

William Harper trembled, staring in disbelief at the not-at-all-joking Sarah Parker, and exclaimed with wild joy, “You...

You mean...

I can come anytime...

Anytime...?”

Sarah Parker knew this child. Seeing his look of uncontrollable joy as he sought confirmation, she couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart. She nodded and affirmed, “That’s right!

From now on, you can sneak into the Sutra Pavilion, but you must come alone, and be sure not to let your second granduncle find out, understand?”

“Understood!”

William Harper’s heart trembled with excitement. He nodded vigorously, then softly and gratefully said, “Thank you, Mrs. Parker!”

“You child, go home early and rest today. Your body is weak, unlike those strong-limbed, simple-minded little rascals. Don’t wear yourself out here.

You’ve only eaten three buns in two days—how can that be enough!

From now on, you can come to the Sutra Pavilion whenever you want!”

Sarah Parker reached out and rubbed William Harper’s head, sighing kindly.

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Chapter 7: The Legend of “Xuanyuan”

After receiving the special privilege personally promised by Sarah Parker, William Harper was overjoyed, and only then did he realize that his already frail body had reached its limit after two days of torment.

He was not like the other sons of the Ji family, not as strong as them. William Harper, who had been weak and sickly since childhood, had a tenacious will, but unfortunately did not have a body to match.

The moment Sarah Parker gave her promise, William Harper truly breathed a sigh of relief, and exhaustion followed, unstoppable.

William Harper finally decided to leave the Sutra Pavilion for now and go back to recuperate.

Stars dotted the night sky. William Harper went to the familiar kitchen, made himself something to eat, and then had a good sleep.

The next day, William Harper still arrived early at the Sutra Pavilion.

Unlike the previous two days, this time William Harper no longer secretly watched the small group of Julia Harper and Little Lily Harper guarding the treasured eastern corner, but instead focused on reading the foundational books about Celestial Scholars that he had previously ignored, putting effort into the books that the other sons of the Ji family wouldn’t waste a moment on.

To do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools.

These foundational books for Celestial Scholars were actually very important—this was something William Harper had long understood.

Without understanding these most basic things, it would be very difficult to truly grasp the obscure and difficult words in the secret manuals of Celestial Scholars. He had spent a lot of effort on this in the past two days as well, but because he knew the secret manuals were more important to him, he had chosen to temporarily skip this part.