Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Scram Immediately
A square halo drifted between the stone walls of the fifth level in the Martial God Hall, swaying until Shi Xiaole was about to faint, when it suddenly froze.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the Host, you’ve drawn a mid-tier, secondary-grade Internal Power, a complete set of Body Fusion Mind Methods."
It was the night of the full moon again, Shi Xiaole was undertaking his routine free draw. Unexpectedly, this time he was lucky and drew a complete set of a secondary-grade mid-tier Internal Power!
Body Fusion Mind Methods, not very famous, it took a while for Shi Xiaole to recall, this Internal Power was the unique heritage of the Bookish Family, the alliance of the eight major families, practiced by the couple, Xiang Qingqiu and Yun Chang.
The most peculiar part of this Mind Method is that it can connect two people’s Internal Power together through any physical contact. Thus, opponents dealing with one person are essentially dealing with both, making its power unpredictable.
Regrettably, the Internal Power of Xiang Qingqiu and Yun Chang was not up to par. If it weren’t for their good fortune of encountering Qin Mengyao from Compassionate Travel Peace Fast, they would have been killed by the twin demons sent by Fang Yeyu, a disciple of Pang Ban.
However, Shi Xiaole suspected that the effect of the Body Fusion Mind Method itself might be the reason for Xiang Qingqiu and Yun Chang’s low Internal Power. Otherwise, with the effect of Body Fusion Mind Method, it wouldn’t be categorized merely as a secondary-grade, mid-tier ranking.
"This Mind Method is useless to me, but I can keep it for unexpected needs."
Exiting from the system in his mind, Shi Xiaole stood up and went out to the courtyard. Since he hadn’t drawn a suitable Martial Skill, he decided to spend the rest of the time in seclusion, training the Brahma-I Unity.
The disturbances of the outside world were irrelevant to Shi Xiaole. From the second day, he officially closed the courtyard door and began to train in seclusion.
Although helpless after hearing the news, Su Yanru had no choice but to support his decision.
As her compatibility with the ’Forbidden Man’ was very high, Su Yanru’s training progressed swiftly. Now she has reached the ninth level of Qi Absorption and her strength has surpassed the first level of Xuan Qi. Originally, she thought she could use her training to keep Shi Xiaole in the Golden Phoenix Tower to guard him well.
But the incidents at Hero Mountain shattered Su Yanru’s complacency.
She realized that if she did not continue to work hard, she might be surpassed by Shi Xiaole soon. Driven by some complex emotions, Su Yanru also chose to seclude herself for training two days after Shi Xiaole did.
Fortunately, several deputy towers were in charge of the Golden Phoenix Tower and nothing major went wrong.
Time went by, and before long, a month had passed.
"There’s been no progress at all."
Underneath a big tree, Shi Xiaole sighed in disappointment.
He knew that a secondary upper-grade Internal Power is hard to train, but he hadn’t expected it to be this difficult. But it made sense, after all, it took him more than three months to practice Brahma-I Unity to the beginner level. The further he advanced, the more challenging it became. If it wasn’t for the inspirational breeze, Shi Xiaole might even find it tough to make small improvements now.
After allowing his wandering mind to settle and resting for a bit, he continued his training.
Two months.
Three months.
In the fourth month, strands of translucent Internal Power suddenly emerged from Shi Xiaole’s body, injecting into the walls, tree branches, and ground around the courtyard, making faint puffing noises.
About three breaths later, the Internal Power quickly merged into a transparent sphere, gradually absorbed back into Shi Xiaole’s body.
"At least there’s some progress."
Outside Wind Valley, Shi Xiaole once practiced Brahma-I Unity to forty-five percent of its capacity, and now he had reached fifty percent.
Although it only increased by five percent, which seemed insignificant. In fact, Shi Xiaole discovered that his Internal Power has become much purer, and his cultivation level has risen from the middle stage of the Qi Absorption seventh level to its peak, only a step away from the eighth level of Qi Absorption.
Compared to four months ago, his overall strength had increased by about twenty percent. But for Shi Xiaole himself, this pace was simply average.
Determined to push forward, he continued to seclude himself from the outside world.
Another two months passed.
Boom!
A blast of fierce wind erupted, stirring up the leaves and dust in the courtyard. Amidst the fierce wind, Shi Xiaole’s hair fluttered in the air, and the aura on his body increased in intensity.
After two more months of relentless training, Brahma-I Unity hadn’t made much progress, but Shi Xiaole’s cultivation level had finally advanced to the early stages of the Qi Absorption eighth level as he had wished.
The winds gradually fell silent.
Shi Xiaole struck a punch forward, and with a smack, a punch mark about an inch deep appeared on the surface of the courtyard wall three meters away.
"Very good, my strength has increased by about forty percent compared to three months ago."
Before returning to the Cloud Triangle, without using the Soul Transfer Great Method, Shi Xiaole could only compete with a general expert of Xuan Qi first level.
At this moment, he was confident that with his raw strength alone, he could easily defeat the latter. As for dealing with an expert of Xuan Qi first level who had practiced secondary Martial Art, that was uncertain and would depend on the actual situation.
Without rushing to use the draw chances of the previous seven months, Shi Xiaole took a thorough bath and opened the courtyard door.
Su Yanru had come out of seclusion a month earlier, and naturally, she was overjoyed at hearing Shi Xiaole’s return. After a good meal, they were discussing where to relax when Meng Qi’s voice arose from outside Ru Garden.
"Tower Master, a distinguished guest has arrived."
"She’s not here."
Meng Qi gritted his teeth and said: "That honored visitor mentioned that she is your mother."
Inside the attic, Su Yanru and Shi Xiaole were both taken aback.
Seeing Su Yanru’s expression suddenly gloomed, Shi Xiaole felt a chill in his heart. He secretly wondered if there was some hidden story about her mother that she had never shared in all these years.
...
At this moment, two people were sitting in the guest hall of the Golden Phoenix Tower. One of them was a beardless man with feminine features. His eyes were profound, flickering with brilliance from time to time.
Next to the gentle man was an unbelievably beautiful woman.
The woman appeared to be in her thirties and exuded endless charm. Just a smile and many young men outside the hall guarding the Golden Phoenix Tower were giddily captivated, blushing and unable to take another look.
Every time this happened, the woman would emit a series of silver bell-like triumphant giggles, causing her ample chest to quake wildly. The irresistible charm even made the effeminate man cast sideways glances, with intense heat flickering in the depth of his eyes.
The three deputy tower masters blushed, feeling incredibly awkward. By rules, they would not admit this woman, but the effeminate man’s strength was too overpowering, forcing them to treat the situation cautiously.
"Madam, seeing how young you are, it’s hard to believe that you actually have a daughter. Are you sure you can persuade her?"
The gentle man whispered.
The beautiful Madame chuckled, "My relationship with this daughter of mine has never been harmonious. I doubt I can persuade her. We will have to depend on Mister’s help."
As she spoke, Su Yanru, clad in a red gauze dress, entered the hall. The three deputy tower masters quickly went to greet her. She responded briefly, dismissed the three with a wave and walked directly to the main seat.
"Daughter, it’s been five years since we last met. You’ve become even more beautiful. Are you happy to see your mother?"
The beautiful Madame looked Su Yanru up and down. Her enchanting eyes flashed with a touch of astonishment.
She always knew her daughter was beautiful, but upon seeing her today, she found her even more attractive than she had imagined, especially the charming and mature aura, which most men fall for. Thinking this, she felt even more confident.
"Madame, why do you have time to come here? If you have something to say, say it fast. I’m not in the mood for your nonsense."
Su Yanru said coldly.
"How can you speak like that, child? Alright, I have something good to tell you."
The beautiful Madame said with a hint of mystery, "Daughter, quickly pack up and come with me to meet an important person."
"What are you trying to say?"
Su Yanru frowned.
The beautiful Madame displayed a ’you’re in luck’ expression, "The health of this important figure has recently shown unusual signs. He needs a woman born at Yin hour to bring him luck. Therefore, I thought of you first."
"Oh, my child, you can’t begin to imagine the high status and power of this person. As long as you dedicate yourself to him, you will have all the wealth, status, and envy of others. Anything that any woman wants, you can have it. It’s such a great opportunity that others can’t even beg for."
Su Yanru listened, simmering inside: "Since when did you start meddling in human trafficking? I believe that you were also born at the Yin hour; why don’t you do it yourself?"
The beautiful Madame fell silent, embarrassed. The effeminate man at her side stepped in, "Madame has attracted the attention of the grand master three years ago and became his sixth concubine."
Slam!
Su Yanru slammed the table, her eyes aflame with rage glaring at the beautiful Madame.
How shameless could this woman be? After becoming someone else’s concubine, she even wanted to get her daughter into it?
The beautiful Madame just smiled, "Why all the anger? Considering the status of this person, no woman is his match. You should consider it an immense grace for him to agree to meet you. Are you worried that he’s too old? Don’t worry, he has great health practices and looks only in his forties..."
"Get out!"
The beautiful Madame wanted to continue, but Su Yanru wouldn’t listen any longer and cut her off.
How could she have such a mother? She had been changing men every few years since she was born. Whenever she saw an influential man, she would lean on him. Now, she even wanted to drag her into it.
Seeing that her daughter was enraged, the beautiful Madame turned to the effeminate man.
The effeminate man put down his teacup without hesitation, "Miss Su, I’m giving you an hour to pack and come with us."
Having seen Su Yanru in person, he had made up his mind. Even if he had to abduct her, he would bring her back.
After all, the grand master had sent many people to find women who were born at Yin hour this time. As long as he could do the job successfully, the grand master would greatly reward him once he was pleased.
As for whether Su Yanru was willing or not, he didn’t bother to care. As for women, they would resist in the beginning but once it was a done deal, they would resign to their fate.
"I’m never going. Get out now!"
Su Yanru’s face was ice-cold.
The gentleman leaned back in his chair and said leisurely, "Miss Su, don’t reject a toast only to get a penalty drink later. People who our grand master wants to see, even if it were the God, would have to run obediently to him. Would you like to bet that if you dare to refuse, I can immediately cause this seemingly prosperous Golden Phoenix Tower to collapse."
