“Ahem, Qinghan, step back a little… I can’t see the jade pendant…”
Ye Qinghan smiled sweetly, full of affection, and obediently took a small half-step back. Hehe, Master, even if you possess a hundred magical treasures, what could you possibly use against your own disciple?
“Master, then please go slower this time. I didn’t catch it clearly during your last demonstration.”
“Alright, this time I’ll definitely teach you properly…”
In the following days, the Liu family made no moves, and life at Soaring Immortal Hall was leisurely. Su Cheng gradually adapted to having Ye Qinghan around. Ye Qinghan happily checked off another box on her ‘Master Training Manual’—her master now knew to place his used clothes aside before bathing so she could collect them. That was real progress! It meant the Su family’s daughter-in-law was now integrated into Su Cheng’s daily life!
But Ye Qinghan wasn’t satisfied. She felt it was unfair that she was always the one peeking at her master during his baths. Why didn’t her master peek at her? Why! Was she not beautiful enough? What a joke—when it came to seduction and beauty that could topple empires, if she claimed second, who would dare claim first? Her natural charm wasn’t a joke! The Fox Demon King Bloodline wasn’t a joke!
A few more days passed. Although Ye Qinghan hadn’t been pushing herself too hard, she was faintly showing signs of a breakthrough. Su Cheng called her over and casually handed her a box filled with breakthrough materials worth 150,000 system points.
“These are some heavenly treasures I found for you. I won’t go into detail—you’ll know what they are with your talent.”
In truth, Su Cheng didn’t know what was inside. The thing was sealed in a box, and without Cultivation Level, he couldn’t even open it!
“Thank you, Master. I’m willing to give my… I will work hard in cultivation from now on to repay your kindness!” Ye Qinghan paused and almost blurted out something wrong in her excitement. Just the exquisite wooden box containing Foundation Establishment items was clearly of immortal grade! The contents were likely valuable enough to buy her life!
“No need. I don’t have such strict expectations of you. Just grow up happily and joyfully—that is my wish.”
Su Cheng smiled and gently rubbed Ye Qinghan’s serious little face that looked as if she were taking an oath. To Su Cheng, this was no big deal. As long as this child could grow up peacefully and happily, bouncing around the courtyard every day, he would be content.
Ye Qinghan remained silent. Her master was always contradictory. She didn’t understand his worries, but she could feel the love hidden in every little detail. At this moment, she just wanted to say to him, “Master! I’m willing!”
She retreated to the courtyard, sat down, and slowly opened the box. Inside were Foundation Establishment Pills and various spiritual treasures! Just by opening the box and sensing the spiritual Qi within, Ye Qinghan already felt that she was about to… break through…
She didn’t even dare to imagine how powerful she’d become after absorbing all these treasures! Without wasting time, Ye Qinghan, now at the 13th stage Qi Refining Realm, sat down in meditation and began circulating her cultivation technique. All around her were the Foundation Establishment materials her master had prepared.
The moment the Foundation Establishment Pill entered her mouth, it turned into liquid and instantly spread through her body. In that moment, Ye Qinghan had only one word to describe it—Marvelous! Absolutely marvelous! Ordinary cultivators had to painstakingly find their own Foundation Establishment items, and even then, could they be as high-grade as these from her master? What a joke! Ye Qinghan felt like even when ascending to immortality one day, eating this stuff would let her punch an Immortal Emperor and kick the Heavenly Dao itself! Brother! Guaranteed ascension! What damn Heavenly Dao rules? My rules are the rules! Tribulation? If even half a cloud floats above, this lady will slash open the sky!
Although she thought that way, Ye Qinghan still calmly absorbed the other Foundation Establishment materials. Starting with something that looked like a rhino horn, then feather, tooth, dragon bone, turtle shell… She didn’t understand what they were but was greatly shocked! Where had Master gotten all these treasures? From how it felt, other people were doing Foundation Establishment, but she was constructing a skyscraper!
The process lasted a full day and night. Ye Qinghan was soaked in fragrant sweat. As she panted for breath, she could feel the turbulent power surging within her, like crashing waves waiting to erupt.
Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky. Countless divine beast phantoms appeared, causing the people in Dingzhou City to fall to their knees in worship, treating it as an auspicious omen. The thunder rumbled like the growls of wild beasts. Fierce winds howled and dragged the thunderclouds toward the skies above Frost Edge Hall.
Ah? Master, I’m scared! Who causes such terrifying tribulation during Foundation Establishment!
“Focus on your breakthrough. As long as I’m here, not even heavenly lightning will harm my beloved disciple.”
Ye Qinghan didn’t open her eyes, but even without seeing the anomaly she caused, she could feel the shift in the surrounding energy… Her master’s words were like a dose of pure courage, wrapping her like a warm palm and giving her peace of mind. Master is here! Then what’s there to be afraid of! As long as Master says everything will be alright, then it definitely will be! With Master’s usual meticulous strategies, maybe even the thunderclouds would be disciplined by him soon!
Su Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, turned sideways, and held the Heaven-Crushing Tablet like it was a sword…
[Come! If you dare strike my disciple, watch me strike you down!]
Thunder roared in displeasure, and in the blink of an eye, a bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down, aiming straight for Ye Qinghan! Su Cheng didn’t back down. The Frost Edge Sword Formation instantly activated. This time, the heavenly phenomenon was even more intense—even the divine beast phantoms in the sky looked dumbfounded… You are reading on g.com, the official source.
A streak of sword light slashed out. Not only did it tear through the thunderclouds, even space itself warped slightly. That one strike seemed to slice the heavens apart, as if the sky would collapse. That sword severed the tribulation lightning—and even the sky! Rough? Yes. Effective? Definitely! Even the thunder became timid… The previous BOOM!s turned into a gentle rumbling…
[Come on! Strike again! Let’s see if I let you off this time!]
About half a stick of incense later, although the tribulation clouds still floated in the sky, they were so terrified of Su Cheng that they didn’t dare get close to Ye Qinghan.
Ye Qinghan slowly opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was her master, standing proudly before her, holding the Heaven-Crushing Tablet like a sword pointed toward the heavens! Cool~ If this were anyone else, she’d be rolling her eyes. But on her master—only one word could describe it: cool!
At this moment, not only was the prehistoric force in her body surging, even her deep love for her master couldn’t be held back! With a flying leap, she threw herself into Su Cheng’s arms and knocked her cultivation-less master back a step!
“Master, you’re amazing! Even tribulation lightning is afraid of you!”
“You’re exaggerating. I merely split it in half.”
“Then you’re even more amazing!”
“Our Soaring Immortal Hall isn’t wealthy. I’ve always taught you to be thrifty and humble. I mainly didn’t want the lightning to damage things in my courtyard…”
Ye Qinghan pouted, Hmph! Still pretending? Like she didn’t know what Master was really thinking? You were just facing off with the lightning moments ago—so cool! Hmph, still trying to fool your disciple? Think Qinghan’s a dumb fox? If you’re worried about Qinghan, then just admit it! What’s there to be shy about?