forced seclusion

The patriarch my grandfather looked at Eric for a good while not understanding why he insisted he should send someone in nascent realm to go against me a new cultivator, but seeing his look and been that he had always been with me, he decided to give it a go

"Idris step on the stage and give your nephew a few pointer" he said resting his back on his chair a bit uninterested with what the out come would be but curious though, he scanned me a couple of time but still didn't see anything special

My father had same look on his face but didn't say a thing, he too wanted to see what am made of for Eric to be giving so much credit, idris stepped on the stage like grandpa asked, he is 17-18 in appearance but is actually 19 year old, two year older than me

"Little brother Imos, you finally decided to cultivate, found a way to awaken your martial spirit now" his playful voice of mockery got the other below stage laughing, the former owner had always boast of finding away to awaken his martial spirit

I wasn't moved, its child scoffs, so I didn't take it to heart, I gave a tired yawn asking him she he intends to get serious, this question had pissed him off he immediately activated his martial spirit while running the martial skill silver body

His body hardening from the activation of his martial spirit and was covered with silver luster from the martial skill, bringing his body to another degree of hardness, he didn't intend to go easy on me, especially for my big mouth

Dashing of towards me, he leap in the air sending a kick to my chest, my father and grandfather saw the power in that kick, though it wouldn't outright kill me, it would leave me bed ridden for moths with the best recovery pill

About to get involved they noticed Eric shaking his head at them not to get involved, this again had taken them by surprise, wanting to asked him why this time around, tired of his acting to mysterious kind of action, a clang sound followed by a painful yeap echoed in the air

The quickly turned towards the source of the sound which is no where else than the stage only to see Idris leaping back with a painful foot and a nonchalant me whose body is completely silver head to toe radiating in all its glory, they didn't know when they stood up with widen mouth starring at the scene

Next second I felt someone behind me, before I could turn, a hand grab me raising me off the ground while checking me out, it was my grandfather, I didn't know when he got to me, this display of power only increase my hunger for more power

Eric and my father soon arrived beside him, with my father giving Eric a death stare he could stand the gaze and start soiling all he knew, from what he had observed and what the mercenaries told him

Just like him, the tale felt unbelievable to them, how can I just shoot up all the way to nascent realm all of a sudden, the annoying part is this old hag forgot he hand me upnin the air discussing with Eric

Not until I start waggling he remembered am there, I felt like giving him a punch, but can I, he is way over my lay check, leaving that aside, I stood there in place like some statue because he held me in place with pressure

This guy is so mean, now I know why the others always run away whenever they hear grandfather want to train one of the younger generation, any caught garden a pity look from the others

I didn't get the picture then, more like this guy didn't get the picture then, but now am seeing first hand, after a few discussions and deliberation, they finally turned to me "Imos did you awaken a special martial spirit" my grandfather eyes felt like they would strangle me if I lie

I took a big gulp before deciding on what to say, better still I would just say the truth, am not that strong enough now, I would need someone to back me up till am powerful enough to protect myself, if am to meet one in my grandfather level

Am dome for no sweat, I would even know when I dead, so I tod the what I felt they needed to know, even I don't know much about this martial spirit myself

"So you are saying you martial spirit helps you comprehend any techniques to the peak" grandpa asked with his jaw almost touching the ground, he wasn't the only one, Eric felt life run out of him

Who doesn't know the stress of cultivating a techniques but hear he is hearing one can immediately comprehend a techniques to it peak no sweat, he felt like cursing all the years he had spent training

Grandpa took a calm breath, he still haven't believed me yet, he whispered something to my father who quickly scurry away, few minutes later he fused back in with a Martial skill techniques in his hands, handling it over to my grandfather

Grandpa threw the Manuel over to me after receiving it from my father "this is a Manuel we got from a merchant across the sea, the price was enormous but it worth it, the only problems with the Manuel is its a complete grow techniques

It covers cultivation, attack and movement skill, some auxiliary skill are also with is, you can rightly tell, aside the fact one had to recultivate their cultivation to suit and properly use this skill, it's extremely difficult to comprehend

Let's see how much your martial spirit would help you, am giving you three months, to recultivate your qi and use the skills, you won't be disturbed or called upon for this three months, after than we will see what become of you"

I didn't get time to look at the skill before I felt his force wrapping around me once again, the next am been tossed into a seclusion private chamber, he was too fast for me too see him move

All i was his craze smile while he waved at me from the door of the chamber as it closes, I was screaming the hell at him but it was no use, this chamber is sound proof and sturdy, even one at his stage won't be able to breakout talk more of me

I gave up screaming and cursing, its best I save my energy since I would be staying here for three months, good thing I wouldn't be starving like they imagined, I got my own supply, I'll make sure I restock when I get out of here, you never know when emergency comes

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The same carriage we passed on the way here could been seen entering a mansion, the insignia of this mansion have a venomous snake as its symbol contrast to the insignia the carriage carries

It soon stop and the young lady from before stepped out filled with rage and anger "where is your young mistress" she demanded of the guard standing at the door

"Calm down Ella, you don't you such tempers on my guards, just because we are friends don't give you such right" a cold voice retorted from the side with a young lady same age as Ella coming in view been escorted by two guard

"Tina if we are friends like you claimed, you won't play me for a fool" she beamed back at the lady that had just wore a smile the moment she arrived at her side, it would have been their usual joke if not for her been so pissed

Tina found it extremely odd, she had rarely seen Ella this pissed except the times they talk about that whimp from the Newman family and how they refused to annul the marriage contract "what are you talking about Ella, who is playing you for a fool"

"Ain't I been played for a fool after giving you guys the maps to a treasure cave found out by my family with only one request, we don't need anything from it, just fulfill one simple mission but that too you all refused but still took the treasure"

"Come of it Ella, If that's why you are angry, its no use, that guys is already in his way to see his ancestors, that is I'd he hadn't gotten there by now" Tina tapped the back of Ella proudly, while she speaks with pride

"Is that so, then why is the ancestors he went to visit is the present patriarch of the Newman family"

"Wait, what" shocked by what she had just heard

"You heard me right, that fellow is at the Newman main mansion as we speak, he even got the guts to to" she stop there not ready to repeat the nonsense she had heard from me

"This can't be true, Alex came back with the finding and told me he is dead, I sent the message over to you as soon as I got it, so how come he is alive, I still don't believed it"

Soon Alex was called in by the two as he narrates everything that had transpired and how he watch the former me give up the ghost before leaving, he had double check to confirm before collapsing the cave entrance

All three of them were at lost of what is going on, they draw many possibility and all but still couldn't get any valuable answer, wirh nothing else to do, they decide to head back to get the cave together themselves and with that they set off the very next day.