At that moment, Chad Grant suddenly shouted loudly, seized upon a flaw in Simon Grant's defense, dodged Simon Grant's attack, and before Simon Grant could launch his next strike, his body suddenly pressed forward, sticking close to Simon Grant. With a move called 'Vajra Topples the Wall', his right shoulder thrust forward, landing squarely on Simon Grant's chest.

It was said that the Buddhist Vajra possessed an indestructible body, able to topple walls of bronze and iron with a single blow. After taking this hit, Simon Grant's body was immediately flung far backward, flying more than three meters away.

“Simon Grant ge…”

“Brother Song…”

The anxious cries of Charles Harris, Sarah Harris, and the four young members of the Gu family rang out simultaneously.

Just as Simon Grant was about to hit the ground, a figure suddenly appeared and caught him. This person had a face like carved jade, strikingly handsome. With a gentle lift of his hand behind Simon Grant's back, Simon Grant landed softly at his side.

“Brother…” Charles Harris and Sarah Harris called out in unison.

Chad Grant fixed his gaze on the handsome young man before him. From the way Charles Harris and Sarah Harris addressed him, he already knew his identity: he was the young master of the Yun family, the eldest son of clan leader Yun Jinghong, Sean Harris. Among all the third-generation disciples of the Gu, Yun, and Liu cultivation families, he was the number one genius. At only eighteen years old, he had already reached the second level of the Innate Realm.

“Well said—‘so much for being a genius.’”

Sean Harris let out a cold snort. In a flash, his body blurred and he appeared beside Chad Grant. As Chad Grant was just raising his hands, he suddenly felt both hands gripped tightly—Sean Harris's right palm swept over, locking Chad Grant's hands firmly in place.

Chad Grant felt as if his hands were caught in an iron claw, unable to move in the slightest.

Sean Harris stared straight into Chad Grant's eyes and shouted, “Am I also ‘so much for being a genius’?”

“Big brother, beat him up…” Just now, Simon Grant had been defeated by Chad Grant, which greatly surprised Charles Harris and left him feeling quite upset. Now, seeing Chad Grant subdued by Sean Harris, he immediately cheered.

“You—are also nothing special.” Although Chad Grant's hands were restrained, his gaze toward Sean Harris did not waver in the slightest as he spoke in a deep voice.

The onlookers all widened their eyes at the same time. Did they hear that right? Someone actually said ‘nothing special’ to the number one young genius of Leshui City?

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Sean Harris's grip tightened as he shouted, “How dare you! Just you?”

Compared to the Great Win Dynasty, Leshui City was just a small border town. Chad Grant's horizons were far beyond those of anyone from Leshui City. As for geniuses, in his previous life he had met Gavin Clark. At eighteen, Gavin Clark was far beyond the Innate Realm—he had reached the ninth level of the Innate Realm by the age of ten, and by eighteen was on the verge of breaking through the cycle of life and death, entering the ranks of high-level cultivators in the Fate Spring Realm.

Compared to Gavin Clark, what was Sean Harris worth?

Intense pain shot up his arms. Sean Harris was already at the Innate Realm, able to use magical tools, and even his innate true qi was more than Chad Grant could withstand.

Yet, Chad Grant did not flinch in the slightest. In this life, his opponent was Gavin Clark; Sean Harris was not even worthy to be considered his rival. Chad Grant said in a deep voice, “Just me.”

“Haha…” Sean Harris was so enraged he laughed, saying, “Just you, the number one good-for-nothing in Leshui City.”

After saying this, Sean Harris suddenly realized that the so-called good-for-nothing in his hands had just defeated the genius Simon Grant. It seemed a bit off to still call him a good-for-nothing, and his expression turned a bit odd.

“Do not bully the poor youth, Sean Harris, you too were once young…” Chad Grant gazed at Sean Harris.

Sean Harris was taken aback, then released his grip and laughed heartily: “Well… well said, ‘do not bully the poor youth.’ Today, I suppose I am using my seniority to bully the young. I want to see what kind of person you, this youth, will become in the future.”

“The kind you can’t even imagine.” Chad Grant thought to himself, ignoring the gazes of those around him, and turned to head toward the east city.

Chapter 007: Rest

After returning home, Chad Grant did not immediately begin refining medicine. He had already drunk quite a bit of spiritual liquid today. Although much of it had been used for healing, a good amount had been absorbed into his muscles, bones, and flesh, but had not yet been fully assimilated.

He would wait until tomorrow, after the spiritual liquid in his muscles, bones, and flesh was completely absorbed, before refining medicine again.

Spiritual medicine was only one part of Chad Grant's cultivation. Daily physical training was also essential, and in fact, the most important part. While spiritual medicine could rapidly increase a cultivator’s power, the foundation still depended on the cultivator’s own steady progress. One should focus on self-cultivation, with spiritual medicine as a supplement. Only in this way could one both speed up cultivation and solidify the foundation.

In his previous life, Chad Grant had an unstable foundation in cultivation. Though he possessed supreme techniques, he could never catch up to Gavin Clark on the path of cultivation. Now, starting anew, building a solid foundation was naturally Chad Grant's top priority.

Chad Grant practiced several sets of relatively basic techniques in the courtyard. Although the Mighty Vajra Fist was a top-tier technique for the acquired realm, with Chad Grant's current level, he could not practice it too much. Even practicing it once left him drenched in sweat; overdoing it would only lead to exhaustion and do more harm than good.

The first day of Chad Grant's cultivation passed quickly. That night, even in his dreams, Chad Grant wore a smile of happiness and contentment. The regrets of his previous life could now be made up for in this one—what could be more joyful than that?

At the same time, Chad Grant reminded himself once again in his heart: the beautiful life of this lifetime must not be allowed to be ruined by anyone.