Chapter 138: Congratulations
After advancing to the Golden Core stage, the growth Su Yan had obtained was astonishing. But he did not become arrogant. Having witnessed the absolute power of a Spirit Transformation cultivator, he deeply understood that his little bit of strength was nothing in the cultivation world.
“Although I’m not strong, I’m no longer weak either.”
Su Yan comforted himself in his heart. No one started at the top. Breaking through to the Golden Core was the first step in a long march. He still had a long way to go.
Thinking this, Su Yan began to experiment with his power. Just by simply condensing spiritual energy, a pure spiritual energy bullet condensed at his fingertips could blast a large pit in the ground.
If he used a technique, the power could cover a range of more than ten meters. This was no less than a high-explosive grenade.
“As long as I keep doing missions, maybe I can become an expert one day.”
Su Yan looked at the ground that had been severely damaged by him, his eyes sparkling. In the past, he had been a weakling with no strength to even truss a chicken. But now, with just a flick of his finger, he could blow up a dozen meters of ground. Such power was something he had never dared to imagine before, which made him unable to help but start to think more.
Having tasted the beauty of power, Su Yan felt that even if he completely let go of his shame, it didn’t seem so difficult anymore.
And he could deceive others, but not himself. When he was being ambiguous with Senior Sister Xiao Wu, he had actually enjoyed it quite a bit.
Since he liked it, and he could also get the opportunity to become stronger quickly, why not?
Because of the increase in his strength, Su Yan’s thoughts began to change, and he was no longer so resistant to the system’s missions.
“You’ve done well.”
Bai Shuixin looked at the young man before her, a look of satisfaction in her eyes. It was difficult for boys to cultivate. For him to break through to the Golden Core at this age, his future was simply limitless.
“Not at all. It’s all because of Master’s good teaching.”
“You’re just a sweet talker.”
Bai Shuixin said with a hint of annoyance. She knew her own business. Didn’t she know how she treated Su Yan?
She spent all her energy on her other disciples every day and had always let Su Yan fend for himself. She had always felt that boys were all going to get married and would not have much of a future. It was fine for them to just stay at home.
But now, it seemed that she had really been mistaken. She should pay more attention to him in the future.
“I already know why you’re here. This is for you. Go back and study it well. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just come and find me.”
Bai Shuixin took out a secret manual from her storage ring and handed it to Su Yan.
Although the cultivation methods of the Foundation Establishment stage were also immortal techniques, their main purpose was to build a solid foundation. Since he had already cultivated to the Golden Core, of course, he had to change to a new cultivation method. This was a technique that could truly be cultivated to a high realm.
“Thank you, Master.”
Su Yan received the secret manual, his face full of joy.
Bai Shuixin said, “I’ve heard about the process of this training. Don’t make the same mistake again in the future. You must be more vigilant.”
Su Yan nodded, bowed, and prepared to leave.
The report was complete, and he had also obtained the cultivation manual. Next, he had to cultivate well and familiarize himself with his current strength as soon as possible.
However, when he left the room, before he had gone far, he was stopped by Xiao Wu, who had come upon hearing the news.
“I heard you broke through. I didn’t believe it at first, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”
Xiao Wu circled around him twice, her eyes full of surprise.
“This is all thanks to you.”
Su Yan said with a smile. If it weren’t for doing missions on Xiao Wu, he wouldn’t have been able to break through so quickly.
“My credit? Don’t be ridiculous. This is all because of your high talent.”
Xiao Wu didn’t take Su Yan’s words seriously. She said with a smile, “Since you’ve broken through to the Golden Core, of course, I, as your senior sister, can’t not show anything. This is a gift to congratulate you on your breakthrough.”
“Eh, this…”
Xiao Wu suddenly gave him a gift. Su Yan hadn’t wanted to accept it, but she had actually given him a pill formula, which instantly moved him.
To refine a pill, not only did you need good technique and raw materials, but you also needed the refining method.
The pill formulas for ordinary pills were public, but those precious pill formulas had to be bought with money, and they were very difficult to buy.
“Thank you, Senior Sister.”
Su Yan was learning alchemy, and he really needed these things, so he nodded with a red face and accepted them.
“Do you need to thank me? What’s mine is yours.”
A blush appeared on Xiao Wu’s face, and her words were full of meaning.
Su Yan’s mouth opened, but in the end, he said nothing. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to say anything, but that he didn’t know what to say.
Benefits were not for free. Those things that seemed easy to get had actually already been marked with a price in the dark. After doing so many things to his senior sister, he could no longer explain himself.
Xiao Wu went home with Su Yan. They hadn’t seen each other for a few days, and she had a lot to say.
Su Yan readily agreed, but when the two of them went back, they found that someone had been waiting for a long time.
“Senior Sister Ling, Little Junior Sister, why are you here?” Su Yan said in surprise.
“I heard you broke through, so I came over to see and congratulate you.”
Ling Ling said with a smile.
Lin Qingyue nodded. She was the same.
“It’s not a big deal. Why are you making such a fuss?”
Su Yan said helplessly, “Forget it. Since you’re here, it’s already noon. Let me treat you to a meal.”
Speaking of eating, Ling Ling’s eyes lit up, and a look of anticipation also appeared in Lin Qingyue’s eyes.
Su Yan brought the three of them into the room and made a sumptuous lunch. The four of them ate very happily at the dining table. But a sentence from Ling Ling instantly cooled the lively atmosphere.
“I’ve noticed that you and Senior Sister seem to be very close recently. You often run to her room. What are you doing?”
It seemed like an ordinary sentence, but it was actually Ling Ling’s probing. She had been paying attention to Su Yan and had discovered the strangeness between them.
As a senior sister and a junior brother, it was nothing for the two of them to be in contact. But the number of times they were in contact every day was too many, which inevitably made people suspicious.
“Did something happen between the two of them? Did they have a special relationship when I didn’t know?”
Ling Ling’s suspicion was also Lin Qingyue’s worry, so she stopped eating and stared at him without blinking.
“This…”
Su Yan was in a difficult position. He really wanted to say that there was nothing between him and his senior sister, just ordinary daily communication. But thinking of the things the system had caused, was he and his senior sister really normal?
Thinking of the system, the system appeared and triggered a mission again.
[Option 1: Tell the truth and confess everything. (Mission reward: One high-grade spiritual herb.)]
[Option 2: Find a random reason to brush it off. (Mission reward: One low-grade spirit stone.)]
According to his desire to become stronger, of course, he had to choose the first option. But if he exposed his interactions with his senior sister, he would definitely die of social shame on the spot.
“Uh… it’s nothing.”
Su Yan stammered, “You also know that I was about to break through at that time, so I was always asking Senior Sister about cultivation. Mm… that’s it.”
