Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 434 - 232: The Storm is Approaching! Preparation for Battle Begins! (8000 Words)_5
Soon, the rich aroma filled the entire courtyard.
"You’re really living the life, Junior Brother. Eat when you want, drink when you want, and nobody to bother you!" Li Zuoyue said with undeniable envy, sighing heavily before biting fiercely into the meat.
"Senior Brother, could it be that Master has high hopes for you and wants you to make rapid progress?" Wang Xiu offered his analysis.
"She doesn’t just want me to make rapid progress—it’s as if she wants me to achieve Saint Manifestation in a day!" Li Zuoyue exclaimed with a sigh, wearing an expression of utter bitterness.
"Actually, with your Seven-Colored Yuanying, you’ve already laid an excellent foundation, Senior Brother. All you need is to cultivate steadily, and you’ll find a smooth path ahead. Master... might indeed be a bit too impatient. How about I go back with you later and try to persuade her?" Wang Xiu suggested.
"I wouldn’t dare!" Li Zuoyue hurriedly swallowed the meat in his mouth, sticking out his tongue from the scalding heat as he said, "She gets furious upon hearing anything about smooth paths or taking it easy. She tells me that the Sword Dao is like a perilous peak that must be climbed constantly, the higher, the better..."
Wang Xiu was at a loss for words. What kind of bizarre behavior was this?
"So, what are your plans, Senior Brother?"
"Sigh, what other plans can I have? She’s my Master, after all. It’s not like she’s actually going to kill me, right? It’s not meant to harm me, so I’ll just have to endure whatever hardship comes my way..." Li Zuoyue spoke as if resigned to his fate.
"But one doesn’t necessarily have to suffer like this to increase their strength quickly!"
"My Master thinks that although my cultivation level isn’t weak, I lack the experience against top-notch experts and the insights gained from life-and-death situations. That’s why it has to be this way. Closed-door cultivation is no use!" Li Zuoyue explained.
Wang Xiu suddenly understood. There was sense in those words.
To prevent panic, the Immortal Sect had not immediately announced the news about the sealing of Demon Sea Island. Instead, they covertly changed many policies and lifted many resource restrictions, allowing disciples to enhance their cultivation levels quickly. The disciples felt as though they were emerging from hardship to bliss, eagerly cultivating with the benefits provided by the Immortal Sect. When the time was right and preparations were complete, they would announce the news.
Therefore, Dugu Qingqian’s actions were likely intended to cultivate Li Zuoyue’s ability in life-and-death battles. This method was, admittedly, effective. A Saint Manifestation expert acting as a sparring partner for Li Zuoyue would certainly yield exceptional results. There were very few in the world who could enjoy such treatment.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiu suddenly had an epiphany, a flash of insight in his mind that he urgently wanted to capture.
"Senior Brother, what if there were a place where one could repeatedly experience life-and-death battles, and not truly die even if they ’died’... what would that be like?" Wang Xiu suddenly asked.
"Where could such a place exist?" Li Zuoyue felt the notion was absurd. "I have heard rumors that some ancient powers’ Inherited Imperial Armaments possess similar divine capabilities, but that’s all legend, not reliable at all!"
If such a place truly existed, it would be a precious treasure for the entire cultivation world. It could be used to endlessly hone combat skills and improve proficiency in Divine Skills and Daoist Magic. No matter the circumstances, practice... is always the fastest way to progress.
Wang Xiu’s eyes sparkled. He stood up immediately. "Senior Brother Li, have you eaten your fill?"
Li Zuoyue was taken aback. "Not yet!"
Wang Xiu said, "Alright, you continue eating in the courtyard. I suddenly have some insights and need to go cultivate!"
With that, he went straight into the house and closed the door without a second word, leaving Li Zuoyue staring, dumbfounded.
Another insight? Weren’t we just chatting? Could this be the talent of a Twelve-color Nascent Soul? A constitution prone to enlightenment? This is just too unfair!
Thinking of how he himself had been tormented by his Master for so many days to achieve only a slight improvement, and comparing that to Wang Xiu, it felt like heaven and earth apart! The gap was too big, and Li Zuoyue was utterly dejected. He no longer had any interest in the delicious food in front of him.
Forget it. I’ll just go back and let Master continue to whip me. I can’t fall too far behind Junior Brother Wang!
「Inside the house.」
Wang Xiu cast the Taixu Concealing Spirit Spell to seal the surrounding space. Then he took out a palm-sized black rock from the Ancient Dragon Reverse Scale on his chest. That rock was not a Spirit Ore, nor was it surrounded by Daoist Text; it looked no different from an ordinary stone. Only those with extremely keen spiritual senses could detect a trace of divinity attached to it.
This was the very rock that had once contained the God and Demon Murals!
After Wang Xiu acquired the core Daoist Text contained within the God and Demon Murals, the Divine Mountain collapsed and the murals faded away. They turned into a pile of dull and lifeless rocks, which everyone thought were now useless. Only Wang Xiu sensed something extraordinary. He took all of them back but had never figured out how to use them.
Now, he had an idea
