Returning to his room, Shen Han just sat down to begin his cultivation studies.

Outside, he heard a servant calling him.

"Young Master Han, the Old Duke has summoned you back to Wutong Villa, saying that over the years, your cultivation has been the poorest, and wants you to go back and clean up the house affairs."

The servant hung his head, conveying Shen Qingshan's orders.

Shen Han couldn't help but smile, his cultivation being the poorest...

At present, he already possessed the strength of the Eighth Grade on the Martial Path; based on this alone, he wouldn't be the worst in cultivation.

Not bothering to argue, Shen Han waved his hand and headed once again towards Wutong Villa.

At this time, the banquet had reached its end.

Stepping into Wutong Villa, the high-seated Old Duke of the Shen family immediately caught sight of Shen Han, and beckoned him over.

"Have you read the letter your father gave you?"

Shen Han nodded: "Replying to the Old Duke, I have read it. Father instructed me to listen to the elders, maintain propriety, and adhere to my duties."

Hearing this, Shen Qingshan furrowed his brows; he naturally knew what was written in his son's letter.

"Just that?"

"And to keep myself safe, not to take risks."

Shen Han spoke these words, causing Shen Qingshan's brow to furrow tighter.

He could tell that this younger generation, Shen Han, was unwilling to sacrifice for the Shen family.

With a sharp look in his eyes, Shen Qingshan waved his hand, instructing Shen Han to stand by the servants and help with the dirty work of cleaning the venue later.

These difficulties didn't faze Shen Han in the slightest.

In all these years, had he only faced such minor troubles?

At 7:00 PM, nearing 9:00 PM.

The Mid-Autumn family feast finally concluded, and Shen Han, along with a group of servants, began cleaning Wutong Villa.

While cleaning, Shen Han searched for useful items.

Later, he planned to take them back to his courtyard, extract the negative entries, and they would be usable again.

The servants around looked at Shen Han with some sympathy.

Ever since that day when Shen Han harshly beat Shen Ao, that little brat, the maids and servants in the mansion had been quite courteous to Shen Han.

With strength, even if he wasn't favored by Madam Shen or the Old Duke, he wouldn't be looked down upon like before.

The group cleaned for almost two hours. Fortunately, the moonlight provided some brightness, making the cleaning slightly easier.

After finishing, Shen Han picked up some discarded items to take back to his courtyard.

Watching Shen Han's departing figure, the servants felt a sense of lament.

"Compared to many young masters and misses, Young Master Han is actually quite excellent..."

"Who says otherwise? Being so despised in the Shen family, eating worse than us servants, while others can advance to the Ninth Grade in martial arts..."

"Compared to the eldest master Shen Ye, he's indeed lacking, but still, he's quite capable..."

"You can only say he's unlucky to have such a mother. If Madam Shen doesn't like you, where can you fare well in the Shen Mansion..."

The servants seemed to be standing up for Shen Han, albeit their opinions didn't really matter.

Returning to his courtyard, it was already quite late, past 1:00 PM.

Yet, Shen Han found that Madam Yun was still sitting on the stone chair waiting for him.

"Why are you sitting outside, Third Madam? Please come in and sit, it's warmer inside."

Madam Yun followed Shen Han inside, noticing the discarded items in Shen Han's hand.

She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.

The fifth young master of the Shen family still had to collect unwanted items to use...

Taking a deep breath, Madam Yun held back the tears welling in her eyes.

"What did your father say in that letter today?"

Shen Han already guessed that Madam Yun would want to know.

But if he told her the contents as they were, it would only leave her disheartened.

"He didn't say much, just told me to take care of my health and watch out for the cold."

Madam Yun slightly pouted: "I don't believe it, would he really care about people? Give me the letter, and I'll read it for myself~"

"I dropped the letter on my way back and couldn't find it after searching..."

With such an excuse, Madam Yun had already guessed that reading its contents might make her sad.

It probably mentioned matters concerning Shen Han and Su Jinyu's engagement.

"Forget it, no need to read it then, it would probably just be disheartening words that would make me even sadder."

Madam Yun sighed, then looked at Shen Han.

"Han, regardless of what others say, I hope you take care of yourself, and never act recklessly..."

"Don't worry, Third Madam, I'm not that foolish," Shen Han replied.

Having said what needed to be said, Madam Yun prepared to leave.

Even with the moonlight, it was so late that Shen Han decided to escort Madam Yun back.

When he finally lay down on his bed, it was already past 1:00 PM.

Time waits for no one, and despite the late hour, Shen Han decided to cultivate again.

Having quite a few purchased pills on hand, he planned to take them and then cultivate, as it wouldn't harm his body.

The "Mountain and River Body Refining Skill" had become less useful in advancing to the Seventh Grade.

Being a basic cultivation method, it was hard to comprehend and its effectiveness was limited.

If he were to advance to the Seventh Grade, he would have to change his cultivation technique.

In his room, Shen Han continued to improve his cultivation as usual.

In this period, his five senses truly had made significant progress.

His Eighth Grade strength was also gradually reaching its peak.

Upon pondering, Shen Han felt that the greatest benefit to him was visualizing the "Celestial Dao Sword Momentum".

Visualizing the "Celestial Dao Sword Momentum" in his sea of consciousness, feeling the pressure of the sword momentum greatly enhanced his spiritual power.

Moreover, every round of extracting entries also boosted his spiritual power.

The advancement from the Eighth Grade to Seventh Grade depended not just on physical and sensory improvement but also significant progress in spiritual power.

It could be said that Shen Han was at an advantage.

The "Mountain and River Body Refining Skill" barely improved spiritual power, but fortunately, his other methods greatly enhanced it.

After enhancing his senses, Shen Han closed his eyes, delving into his sea of consciousness.

Visualizing the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum, the sky filled with divine swords, thousands of swords blocking out the sky and sun.

Even after so many visualizations, Shen Han was still struck with awe each time.

In this vast world, it seemed like the Celestial Dao Sword cleaved the heavens and earth, creating this chaos.

Such divine scenes always appeared, and naturally, his spiritual power received significant boosts.

After a whole night of cultivation, Shen Han cherished the current opportunity to cultivate.

Recalling Shen Qingshan's words tonight, Shen Han's resolve strengthened even more.

If lacking ability, then one must cultivate diligently, to see how 'incompetent' one truly is.

To the Old Duke of the Shen family, Shen Ye was the only one capable.

But if roles were reversed, if Shen Ye had to toil for a living every day and had no time to cultivate, would he still achieve what he has today...

When Shen Ye went to the Capital City, hailed as the Shen family genius, he didn't have to worry about living at all.

The Old Duke's words were indeed very biased towards Shen Ye.

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