Chapter 39: The 4th Realm, Guardian Realm!

Liang Yi and his companion's destination was Youdao Mountain, the location of the Taoist Sect. After three days and nights of travel, they could already see the outline of Youdao Mountain in the distance.

Despite being one of the Super Forces, the Taoist Sect's territory included only a single mountain and a small surrounding area, located at the junction of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, Complete Heaven Sect and Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, other Super Forces. It couldn't compare to the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty, and even the headquarters of the Little Bamboo House, a first-class force, had a thousand times more base area than the Taoist Sect.

"Seems like Master creating the Taoist Sect under the oppression of other Super Forces wasn't without its price." Liang Yi mused to himself.

In his previous life, due to "Red Jade Devil Eyes" Su Youyi, no one dared to approach the Taoist Sect, and traces of the Banished Immortal Chen Hua could still be seen in the early stages of the game. But by the time Liang Yi traversed into that version, almost no news of Chen Hua could be heard, apparently, he was in seclusion in Youdao Mountain.

"Clack!"

Standing at the bow of the ship, Liang Yi suddenly staggered as the Floating Cloud Ship swayed! Liang Yi felt a surge of Spiritual Power rapidly approaching from all directions.

"Is this a breakthrough?" Liang Yi looked towards the center of the Spiritual Energy Storm, towards the room where Su Youyi was.

He wasn't surprised, as when he first met Su Youyi at Ten Thousand Miles Mountain, she was already around levels 38 or 39. During this half-month of training, she also experienced different sceneries of Youdao Mountain in her early life and her innate talent was extremely remarkable. Now, it's natural for her to skip directly from level 40 to 41.

Unlike players who, even with experience, still need to level up step by step. While Liang Yi could now advance two levels at a time in the early stages, once it gets to the middle stage, the required experience values start to skyrocket; even without caring for cultivation techniques and skills, it would take a long time to level up.

Natives don't have this trouble; even in the later stages, those with monstrous talents could have an epiphany on the spot and perform a rocket-like level up.

Liang Yi wasn't sure if he could be considered a native himself. In theory, he was very familiar with the workings of cultivation techniques, and could level up instantly upon an epiphany, but he still had a character panel attached to him, unsure whether it worked.

While he was frowning and deep in thought, the activity from Su Youyi's side reached its peak, generating even a Spiritual Energy Storm under the roaring wind, and Liang Yi, at the edge, was barely able to stand firm.

"Is breaking into the Fourth Realm supposed to be this terrifying?" In his previous life, Liang Yi had seen natives break through, but the disturbance caused by his junior sister seemed excessively large? Spiritual Energy from hundreds of miles around was gathering, even affecting Youdao Mountain.

"Master has probably sensed it by now."

With Chen Hua's peak Seventh Realm power, such obvious disturbances could not possibly escape his notice.

As expected, a streak of silver light came from the direction of Youdao Mountain, heading straight for the Floating Cloud Ship.

The silver light dissipated, and a tall figure had already appeared beside Liang Yi.

Looking directly, Liang Yi saw a pair of eyes filled with affectionate laughter, captivating from the moment one laid eyes on him, as if the Great Dao was flowing in his eyes.

Chen Hua and his disciple Liang Yi were about the same height, with arched brows and starry eyes, always with a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth, slender in build, clad in a simple white robe, a red longsword at his waist, his long hair tied simply behind, his overall aura seemed as if he was one with the heaven and earth.

Liang Yi marveled in his mind, was this the peak of the Seventh Realm, the foremost person of this era? Although he had seen Chen Hua in his previous life, it was the same as other players, only glimpsing from afar in the update transition animations and never observing him from such a close distance.

"Stinky kid, how did you manage to lose your memory?" Chen Hua flicked Liang Yi's head annoyed, thinking his eldest disciple was the most worry-free, but unexpected things still happened.

"Hehe, I'm not quite sure either." Liang Yi covered his head, giving a vague answer—it's best to speak less to avoid mistakes.

"Let's go back and I'll check it out, now what's most important is your junior sister." Chen Hua turned his attention back to his younger disciple, with a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"Master, does every cultivator take such a long time and cause such a big commotion when breaking through to the Fourth Realm?" Looking at the unceasing Spiritual Energy Storm, Liang Yi asked, his concern for his junior sister even exceeding that for himself.

"Of course not, Youyi's constitution is special, she usually suppresses the growth of her mana. But as the proverb says, 'Extremes meet.' Long-term suppression leads to a once-breakthrough attracting more violent spiritual energy, even risking serious injury upon failure!" Chen Hua explained.

"So is junior sister in great danger?" Liang Yi asked, looking at Chen Hua anxiously upon hearing this.

"Do you really have so little faith in your junior sister?" Chen Hua's expression was relaxed, even managing to tease Liang Yi.

"This! Ah! I have faith, but I also have concerns." Liang Yi was somewhat incoherent, his mental state easily disturbed whenever it involved his junior sister. But seeing the composure in his master's expression calmed him down again; if his junior sister were truly in danger, his master would definitely not stand idly by.

"Haha, just relax, I'll step in now."

After saying that, Chen Hua's expression became earnest. With his right hand raised, he reached out toward the nearby Spiritual Energy Storm, and the storm connecting heaven and earth miraculously stilled!

"Disperse!" With a low shout from Chen Hua, the violent spiritual power scattered in all directions.

"Condense!" As the violent spiritual power dispersed before it fully returned to the earth, Chen Hua condensed it again. Unlike before, the re-condensed spiritual power was extremely docile; like a meandering stream down a mountain brook, it gently flowed into Su Youyi's body following Chen Hua's movements.

Inside the room, Su Youyi, her eyes closed tight, face pained, and teeth clenched in perseverance, finally relaxed, trying her best to absorb the stream of spiritual power provided by her master, storing it within the Divine Palace opened up by her cultivation technique.

As the stream of spiritual power gradually dried up, Su Youyi successfully broke through!

Entering the Fourth Realm: Guardian Realm. Guardian serenity, achieve the ultimate vacuum, the guardian's path is also the way of the earth.

"Fourth Realm at the age of fifteen, hahaha! Worthy of being my disciple!" Feeling the success of his younger disciple's breakthrough, Chen Hua couldn't help but laugh heartily. He couldn't contain his pride; reaching the Third Realm at fifteen was something others have achieved historically, but reaching the Fourth Realm at that age was unprecedented,

"Next time I meet Old Dao Fang and Sword Sage Zhou, I can boast again and see their sour faces." Chen Hua's thoughts were already drifting far away, ready to annoy his two good friends.

Far away in Pan Yang Town, Fang Zhi sneezed, and after making a calculation his face darkened—it meant nothing but Chen Hua that jerk was planning something to annoy him again.

He directly used Starlight Communication, sending a message to Zhou Yuzhi at the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, telling him to find a place to hide in the next few days, as Chen Hua was planning to come for both of them again.