The Delusional Team
At least the senior didn't point out any flaws in his martial art. That must mean he could resolve it himself!
Luo Shao-jie humbly bowed a few times while retreating, before finally turning to leave in an extremely respectful manner.
Chen Ping'an watched Luo Shao-jie depart before heading to the kitchen.
At this moment, Su Ling had just finished washing the yams.
They could start frying some yam strips now.
...
After some time, Luo Shao-jie returned to the Leaning Mountain Sect.
He found Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing there.
The two were no longer covering their faces with cloth strips.
However, Luo Shao-jie noticed their faces appeared much darker, no longer as fair and jade-like as before.
Of course, he couldn't be bothered about their changed appearances.
The excitement in his heart was too overwhelming, bursting to be expressed.
Upon seeing the enthusiastic Luo Shao-jie rushing back, Mu Rong-xue and the others also noticed his transformation.
The fifth level of the Yuan Ying realm!
Exchanging a glance, Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing immediately understood.
This guy must have visited the senior!
To achieve such an entire major realm breakthrough!
Luo Shao-jie smiled as he approached Mu Rong-xue, "Cousin, your cousin is truly grateful to you this time. If not for you, I would never have met such a formidable senior, nor gained these insights from him!"
Hearing this, Mu Rong-xue was speechless.
This guy really did go see the senior.
But how did he know the senior's residence?
She had only dared bring Luo Lan-qing, her close friend, to visit the senior at the risk of incurring his displeasure.
Moreover, she could tell the senior was indeed angered by them.
In fact, the senior had discovered their attempt to record his music with the sound-trapping stones and punished them accordingly.
Fortunately, the senior was magnanimous. After some time, they finally washed off the black stains on their faces.
Though their skin remained slightly darkened, it should return to normal eventually.
As such, Mu Rong-xue had learned her lesson and become more obedient.
"How did you even find the senior? I never told you his address."
Mu Rong-xue was quite curious.
Luo Shao-jie coughed and recounted his actions.
Upon hearing it, Mu Rong-xue felt like hitting him.
But after a thought, she figured it was perhaps fated to be.
Otherwise, her cousin wouldn't have gained such insights from the senior.
As Luo Shao-jie continued narrating his encounter with Chen Ping'an, he said, "The senior's deductive abilities are no exaggeration. Just by pinching his fingers, he deduced my relation to you, that we're even relatives! Moreover, the senior directly gave me a few small pellets. After taking them, my cultivation level skyrocketed!"
"Finally, the senior also guided me in physical techniques. Let me show you the martial art I self-created under the senior's guidance!"
With that, Luo Shao-jie smugly cycled the technique.
In an instant, he appeared several yards away.
Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing stared in amazement.
Seeing their expressions, Luo Shao-jie beamed with pride.
Although it was the senior's guidance, he could still claim to have created this art himself.
"Initially, this martial art had one flaw that would cause side effects when used. At first, I didn't know, but the senior forewarned me about it."
"And that's not even the most terrifying part. Let me tell you, the solution to this flaw was actually hinted at by the senior when I first entered and drank tea!"
"The senior said he would apply some medicine on me! But even after I left, he never did!"
Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing blurted out in realization, "So the side effect required applying medicine?!"
Luo Shao-jie shook his head firmly, "On my way back, I gained enlightenment from that very point – the senior's hidden guidance! Think about it, how does one apply medicine? It's not just dabbing it on, but rubbing and massaging it in, right? My initial art only circulated spiritual energy through the legs to enhance speed. But inspired by the senior's subtle hint, I improved it to have the spiritual energy undulate and knead itself, which perfected this physical technique!"
Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing's mouths fell open in astonishment.
The senior is so formidable!
"What I mean to express isn't the incredible subtlety of the senior's guidance, but that he was guiding me before I had even created this art! Can you imagine how terrifying that is?!" Luo Shao-jie exclaimed trembling.
Recalling it now, everything seemed inconceivable.
Mu Rong-xue and Luo Lan-qing gasped in shock.
"It seems we severely underestimated the senior's prowess! The senior must have such mastery over cause and effect that he can transcend time itself!" Luo Lan-qing cried out in amazement.
Mu Rong-xue nodded solemnly in agreement.
Finally, Mu Rong-xue told Luo Shao-jie about her and Luo Lan-qing's recent experience.
She now understood one thing.
The senior had grown displeased with their greed!
After hearing Mu Rong-xue's account, Luo Shao-jie said seriously, "You raise a timely reminder. I had actually considered living at your sect, so I could visit the senior whenever I'm free... But now it seems we cannot casually disturb the senior any further!"
Mu Rong-xue nodded gravely.
The two of them had already received punishment.
Fortunately, it wasn't too severe.
But it clearly conveyed the senior's wishes.
"I need to inform my grandfather and the others about this. I fear they may frequently disturb the senior, incurring his displeasure. But I can't seem to find them today, no idea where they've gone," Mu Rong-xue said with a purse of her lips.
Just as she finished speaking, Luo Lan-qing suddenly took out a palm-sized jade tablet from her inter-spatial ring.
It was a voice-transmitting jade slip.
At this moment, the jade slip was trembling slightly.
Luo Lan-qing channeled her spiritual energy into it and closed her eyes.
A moment later, she looked at Mu Rong-xue with a wry smile, "Xiao Xue, I have to return to the royal capital. My father the King has summoned me back urgently, it seems there's an emergency."
Mu Rong-xue paused, as she had yet to properly catch up with Luo Lan-qing.
But she could only nod in acceptance.
Having resolved not to disturb the senior further, Luo Shao-jie also didn't wish to remain.
He was eager to return to the kingdom and flaunt his newfound prowess before the top two talents!
...
In the royal capital, within a palace hall, two middle-aged men sat conversing.
Both emanated the profound cultivation of avatar separation at the peak level, carrying an aura of lofty authority.
They were the two Emperors of the kingdom.
After sending the voice transmission to his daughter, Luo Tian-yu smiled at the other middle-aged man, "Elder Zhen Wu, Xiao Qing should be able to return in a couple of hours."
Zhu Zhen Wu nodded with a smile.
Luo Tian-yu continued, "Elder Zhen Wu, you're confident that listening to that senior's cultivation insights will allow you to break through?"
Zhu Zhen Wu replied, "There's about a sixty percent chance. I cultivate the same arts as that senior. If I had known the senior would auction off his insights,I would have definitely made a trip to the auction myself. But for today's matter, I still have to thank Brother Tianyu."
Luo Tianyu waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhenwu is polite, but that deal of ours, it's considered a done deal."
Zhu Zhenwu nodded his head.
Luo Tianyu laughed.
However, what he didn't know was.
The two hidden sound stones, one destroyed and one stored were no longer any cultivation tips ....
And in this time.
Inside a courtyard in Light Edge Town.
A bunch of artifacts suddenly exchanged words.
"I sense a lot of people scouting towards here."
"Me too."
"..."
At this moment, Peach Tree said, "Chopper, it must have come because of that strike of yours, so watch yourself."
The rooster also chimed in, "If these people scout this place and realize that this neighborhood is the end of Broken Mountain, there will definitely be a lot of people who will land nearby and disturb the peace here."
"That's right, it's all because of the chopper that you've caused your own trouble, so solve it yourself."
"..."
A voice crusaded against the chopper.
The chopper inside the kitchen was bitter after hearing these voices.
"I didn't expect this either! I also didn't expect the Immortal Emperor of this heaven and earth to come up with such a trashy secret realm light pillar ah. This is definitely the most trashy Immortal Emperor within so many Immortal Realms!"
Chopper was very indignant.
And the Immortal Weapon hiding inside the corner was helpless after hearing this.
The most trashy Immortal Emperor ...
A big brother is a big brother, can't compare, I'll just continue to shiver.
The chopper was really uncomfortable, and continued, "And the master didn't open his mouth to let me go out, I can't get out, how can I solve it."
The other artifacts heard this, and this time, they were also silent for a moment.
However very quickly, their gazes began to shift.
The Immortal Artifact that was shivering in the corner suddenly shuddered.
Holy shit!
It had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.