Chapter 479 - 219: Trivial Matters in Xufu Town! Yu Lao Shi’s Big Melon!
Little Ximo was sent to class, while Yuchi returned to the courtyard to wash the black ink off his face. The water in the well is warm in winter and cool in summer, free of any heavy metal pollution. After taking a sip, it tasted really good.
"The date for the sect martial arts tournament is June 6th this year. Now it’s already April 4th, so there’s about two months left. By May 6th, I need to start heading to Ascension Gate to gather the disciples, and then we’ll head to Cyan Mountain Port."
"I’ve already investigated Cyan Mountain Port thoroughly. On the map given by the County Magistrate, it’s marked as being just a twenty-day journey from Xufu Town. If we pick up the pace a bit on the road, we should be able to reach Cyan Mountain Port within half a month. In any case, we can definitely arrive before May 6th."
"Then, on May 7th, we’ll take a ship to fly to Immortal Island for the competition. The journey takes a month, and we’ll officially arrive at Immortal Island by June 6th to participate in the competition. The contest lasts a month, so it will end on July 6th. It will already be July by then."
Yuchi calculated the forthcoming plans.
"Thankfully, there’s the teleportation by the Immortal Stone of the Immortal Sect. While the first trip uses up quite a bit of time, bringing the disciples back by teleportation is instantaneous. However, the cost is significant. If each teleportation costs ten thousand points, I might as well just make the journey back honestly."
"In the worst-case scenario, the competition ends in July, and we’ll return to Cyan Mountain Port in August, then back to Xufu Town by September."
Thinking of this, Yuchi felt a bit resigned.
Returning to Xufu Town in September, after three or four months, it will begin to freeze again. But staying for three months should definitely be enough to settle the relocation issue. It might get a bit easier afterward, and I can officially have time to launch the Immortal Robe Pavilion."
When he first left, it was April, and the latest return would be September. That’s five months in between. It feels like I just returned to Xufu Town and didn’t stay for two months before needing to leave Xufu Town for five months. I also planned to cultivate a good relationship with Yuan’Er, to let her experience what true happiness and relaxation are all about."
But there is no opportunity for that now.
"Hmm... let’s take it slowly."
Thinking about this, Yuchi checked the situation within the Immortal Stone.
[Shen Qinghan, Qi Cultivation Realm Third Layer, Sect Affinity: Ten Percent]
[Xu Feiling, Qi Cultivation Realm Fourth Layer, Sect Affinity: Ten Percent]
[Huo Shanlan, Golden Core Realm Fourth Layer, Sect Affinity: Ten Percent]
[Feng Dongran, Mortal Realm Ninth Layer, Sect Affinity: Ten Percent]
[Wei Qingzhu, Mortal Realm Sixth Layer, Sect Affinity: Ten Percent]
"Ah, Qinghan has finally been surpassed by Feiling. I wonder if Qinghan will feel happy about this?"
Yuchi chuckled to himself. A month ago, Feiling was also in the Qi Cultivation Realm Third Layer. After a month, Qinghan remained in the Qi Cultivation Realm Third Layer, while Feiling had advanced to the Qi Cultivation Realm Fourth Layer.
With Qinghan’s big senior sister personality, she’s likely to feel a bit down for a while.
"Shanlan remains in the Golden Core Stage Fourth Layer, which is understandable. Breaking through the Golden Core Stage is indeed difficult. If you’re able to advance one layer every ten years, that speed is exceptional. She had just broken through to the Golden Core Stage Third Layer earlier, so it will probably take her a while before reaching the fourth layer."
Thinking this, Yuchi wondered if he might eventually catch up to Shanlan’s cultivation realm.
Could there be a stage whose difficulty outweighs all previous stages combined? If such a stage exists, then Shanlan could indeed be caught up with.
"Or maybe for this Immortal Sect competition, I might charm another skilled beauty to join us? Then I can have her help me in the mines," Yuchi joked to himself.
"Dongran’s cultivation has improved significantly! A month ago, he was still in the Mortal Realm Fifth Layer, and now he’s in the Mortal Realm Ninth Layer? He’s on the verge of entering the Qi Cultivation Realm! Wow, this is the terrifying aspect of the Ninth-Grade Talent, huh?"
"Once the mental shackles gradually release, is this the potential of a strong cultivator breaking free from their constraints? Such a cultivation speed is truly astonishing! It looks like he might even surpass Qinghan within another month."
Shen Qinghan: "I’ve gotten used to it, being the last in the Ascension Gate says it all."
Yuchi also liked this girl Qinghan a lot. Although her talent wasn’t particularly impressive, her dedication to training and her mentality were excellent. So, even if she can’t currently catch up to her junior sisters, who knows? When they hit a bottleneck, she might break through directly instead.
It’s all possible, and it doesn’t always rely solely on the Spirit Root to judge future growth potential.
"Lastly, there’s junior sister Qingzhu. Qingzhu’s cultivation speed is impressive, with her Eighth-Grade Talent and Wind Spirit Root. After only one month of experimenting with cultivation, she’s already reached the Mortal Realm Sixth Layer. That’s really good, and it seems there’s no major issue with her mindset, which puts me at ease."
After surveying his disciples, Yuchi grew fonder of them one by one. Apart from Shanlan, these are all the ones he personally nurtured. By nurturing them himself, like planting vegetables, tending to them single-handedly, he felt at ease consuming produce he grew himself.
"As for my own cultivation, it progressed from the Core Formation Stage Fifth Layer to the Core Formation Stage Sixth Layer. Shanlan is indeed powerful! Huo Yuluo truly has exceptional skills."
"To put it simply, my cultivation increase is entirely thanks to Shanlan pulling me along. Without Miss Shanlan, with the highest cultivation of the little disciples being in the Qi Cultivation Realm, their small contributions wouldn’t be able to support my vast reservoir."