Three days later, Qin Yu woke up. As he took a breath, it felt like all the spiritual energy in the world was moving towards him, like water trickling into him. It slowly increased his power. Though the increase was very minimal, it was there.
Using his senses, Qin Yu could feel the benefit of what Min Changjing did in opening the Nine Bends Heaven Crossing Great Dao for him.
Simply put, Qin Yu was now like a gigantic bottle with a very well made foundation.
No matter how big the bottle, as long as he slowly collected the ‘water droplets’ he would eventually fill it.
This confirmed that Qin Yu’s future cultivation was just a matter of time. He did not need to keep struggling to break through realms and come to realizations in order to improve.
As long as he accumulated enough, it was just a matter of time before he would cross the door and become someone of the King realm.
The difficulty for Qin Yu to enter the King realm had been reduced by half, and the remaining half would be easy.
Accumulating was something that took time. Even if Qin Yu was blessed, crossing into the King realm in a short thirty years was not possible. Since normal cultivation routes would not work, he had to find strange paths.
Hoo –
Letting out a breath, Qin Yu opened his eyes and saw Rourou sipping tea across from him. She glanced at him and nodded, “Not bad. Remember, the route that others create for you is not as good as the one you take by yourself.”
She rubbed her eyebrows, “Moreover, your cultivation path is not going to be normal from now. Chasing speed will sacrifice the foundation. So after you break through to the King realm, you have to get rid of the problems if you don’t want to stop there.”
Qin Yu nodded, “I will remember.”
Rourou got up, “If there is nothing else, let’s go. We have stayed here for too long and cannot remain any longer.”
She was also worried that if they stayed, she would lose control and kill that insufferable old chef.
Hehe!
Using his own life and forcing Min Changjing to decide to choose to achieve true longevity…this old thing was somewhat loyal.
Just wait. After she was done with this, Rourou would not mind coming to Long Island once more to fulfill that old chef’s wishes.
Lord Min was smiling as he sent them off. He mentioned that the Thousand Islands had some beautiful scenery and asked if they would like to tour the area for a few more days.
He spoke very sincerely.
Qin Yu apologized and said that he had other things to do that couldn’t be delayed. He thanked Lord Min sincerely for helping him open the Nine Bends Heaven Crossing Great Dao.
Min Changjing’s face was stiff as he accepted Qin Yu’s thanks. If not for that lady behind you, I would have slapped you and taught you how to be a proper person.
Don’t pretend to be nice after you got so much!
Rourou remained silent throughout the interaction. She looked slightly annoyed as she saw Qin Yu and Min Changjing exchange superficial greetings.
“Cough! Since you two have decided, I will not try to convince you. Have a safe journey.”
Rourou simply turned and left. Qin Yu smiled and greeted back, “Thank you Lord Min!”
At the port, the Min Family had prepared a few boats. When the three of them got on, they flew off into the distance.
The old chef appeared once more and said softly, “Lord, the lady left on her own. This is enduring even more.”
There was a deeper meaning to his words, “There is no need to talk about this anymore.” He turned to leave. You old thing, are you trying to die easily? There is nothing so good in this world. Since I am suffering, you shall have to accompany me.
He left the old chef to watch the boats leave. The old chef sighed.
“Father, let’s go back.”
The big lass with braids appeared by his side.
The old chef looked at his daughter, “Tell me, am I wrong?”
The big lass replied, “You are not wrong.”
There was comfort on the old chef’s face. Alas, she is my daughter and always sides with me.
But before his thought could settle, it was like he got stabbed, “Father, go and ask the lord if the promise from before still stands? If I am still the young lord’s wife, anything you say will do. But if there is any change, this will be the last time I am calling you Father. Let’s become strangers in the future.”
The old chef blinked as he looked at the big lass. She appeared extremely serious and did not seem to be joking. He felt as if the knife had pierced into his heart and could not help the tears filling his eyes.
……
On the ship, Qin Yu let out a long breath. He relaxed his tensed body and sat on a chair. ‘Gulp gulp’, he poured and drank a cup of tea.
Rourou looked at him, “Grow up!” There was disdain in her eyes.
Qin Yu did not care as he waved his hand while smiling, “Almighty Lady Rourou, I am nowhere near as powerful as you. Of course, I am scared of getting implicated. This is very normal. Please try to understand and don’t find fault with me.”
“Glib tongue!” Rourou sneered as she turned and entered the cabin.
Qin Yu smiled as he felt warm inside. If the almighty Lady Rourou wanted to hold onto her impressive status, then so be it.
If he was not willing to give in on these kinds of little things, then he would be stupid.
The Thousand Islands looked like a very peaceful and beautiful place without any dangers. However, even though Qin Yu had hardly travelled around it, he could sense the dangers all around. It was just like walking on a tightrope; any slips would cause severe injuries.
And Rourou chose this path in order to help him open the Nine Bends Heaven Crossing Great Dao. She had already decided this long before they reached the Seizing Heavens Sect.
There were some things that Rourou and Qin Yu did not say, but it did not mean they were clueless.
Taking a deep breath and slowly releasing it, Qin Yu looked at the vast waters in front of him with a complicated expression.
It was obvious that Min Changjing had suffered greatly in order to help him open the Nine Bends Heaven Crossing Great Dao.
Without getting compensation, would he have been willing to do it? Qin Yu did not think so. He was unfathomable and Qin Yu did not believe that he did not dare to risk it all.
Rourou must have paid a high price.
And this price must be the trace of weakness that she had been trying so hard to hide. After his Nine Bends Heaven Crossing Great Dao was opened, Qin Yu’s senses had been heightened and could sense even the slightest things.
These were all favors. It seemed like he owed Rourou a lot more after such a short period.
Qin Yu reached out to hold onto a bamboo pole as he looked up into the sky. The nine suns above him had been shining down on this world since a long time ago.
The world was a lot bigger than he had seen.
So he had to become stronger faster. He had to become stronger so that he would not remain as the helpless ‘little boy’ who could never repay favors.
Stretching out, he clenched a fist and waved it in the air. He silently shouted to himself, “I can do it!”
One hour later, he turned and returned to the cabin.
From that day onwards, Qin Yu started to cultivate even more crazily than before.
He was becoming strong incredibly fast, as if he was not sleeping. Rourou frowned at him and reminded him that there was no need to struggle so hard with ‘brute force’.
According to her, she had already prepared some strange methods. Though they were not the right ways, the results would be outstanding. It was just that it was not the right time now. After Qin Yu learned it, his rate of absorption of the spiritual energy of the world would explode.
Qin Yu believed Rourou. Since she said this, it meant that she had made preparations. However, he still smiled and continued training.
“I know you prepared some other ways and they will have outstanding results. But you also mentioned to me about having an unstable foundation. So now, my efforts are all to establish a better foundation such that the problems in my cultivation will be lesser in the future.”
Rourou did not argue with him. She looked at Qin Yu as he closed his eyes to cultivate and did not stop him. There were some things that were a lot more precious when you knew it yourself than when others had to remind you…she was not going to ask Qin Yu to give up.
Leaving the Thousand Islands, they did not stop as they headed straight for a Teleportation Portal. As the air shifted, their figures disappeared.
It was on this day that the West Desolate capital received the latest news about Qin Yu and the others. After this, the three of them seemed to have sunk into a deep sea, with no news at all.
The West Desolate King thought about it before instructing that there was no need to investigate. With the power of the mysterious being beside Marquis Chongwu Ning Qin, it was extremely easy to hide their traces.
Moreover, if they wanted to hide, it would be easy to send the wrong signal if the king continued to attempt to track them.
……
East Pole County.
The county was named after a big mountain, East Pole Mountain. Half of this huge mountain lay in the West Desolate’s territory. However, beyond the peak, heading east would bring one to the Jade Gate.
The Jade Gate was an important place on the west border of the Central Desolate Divine Area and it guarded the entry into the area. To be able to control this gate was a dream to all merchants. It was an extremely good deal and something that was almost impossible – they would make money even while lying down!
If one stood on the peak of the mountain and looked east, they would realize that the forest was a lot taller and more lush than those on the west side. It was where the spiritual energy of the world was most concentrated, and hence, created this appearance.
After all, this place was known as being divine for a reason.
Today, the peak of East Pole Mountain was as crowded as usual, with people looking at the Jade Gate admiringly.
Although according to the territorial boundaries, there was still some distance to the Jade Gate, in order to remain respectful to the spiritual being guarding the Jade Gate, the mountain peak was the end for the people from the West Desolate. If they did not hold a Jade Pass to cross, they were not allowed to go any nearer.
There was some noise from the foot of the mountain and everyone stepped aside, looking in awe.
A few grim-looking young people were flying through the wind. Behind them, there were several guards in shining armor that reflected the light.
These people behaved calmly and gave off an imposing attitude.
The light armor was the armor that the soldiers guarding the Jade Gate wore. Though these guards did not have a high position at the Jade Gate, they would be able to crush strong cultivators from the West Desolate extremely easily, and no one dared to act rashly.
The group of young people they were escorting were even more scary. They must be from a prestigious background for the light-armored soldiers to escort them. They had to be from an important household in the Central Desolate Divine Area.
