Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
At that moment, that yellow light reflected off Tong Meng’s pupils, having given her a great shock and absolute joy!
Great perfection! That had been the great perfection level of the Spiritual Mist Stage!
Ten days ago, Chu Chen had still been at the ninth level of the Spiritual Mist Stage. In just ten days, he had managed to break through the toughest barrier and reached the great perfection level!
One should know that in the history of the entire Crystal Spring Sect, the super genius Zhao Mu, who took the shortest time to go from the ninth level to the tenth level, great perfection, of the Spiritual Mist Stage, took almost an entire month!
Tong Meng felt as though she had been dreaming. Since he had reached the great perfection level, that meant that Chu Chen’s cultivation stage had fully stabilized and would not have been in risk of having dropped backward. His cultivation would only move forward from now on and no longer go back! Only then had she finally confirmed that Chu Chen’s talent for cultivation had really come back!
Ever since Chu Chen fell off the roof of the tomb, he had been advancing his cultivation stage at an alarming speed. Could that be what they meant by ‘Great fortune comes to those that survive a disaster’?
Tong Meng stood there in a daze. Her face was one of absolute surprise when she knocked the door shakily.
As the door opened and the teenager dressed in green appeared before her, Tong Meng teared up and jumped into his embrace, unable to hold herself back any longer.
The teenager looked like a mess with disheveled hair. However, his gaze seemed to have carried an extra hint of calmness and composure. As their cultivation stage advanced, a cultivator’s aura would have matured as well.
Great perfection level of the Spiritual Mist Stage also meant that he had only been one step away from having condensed spiritual droplets and entering the Spiritual Droplets Stage.
“Stupid girl. I’ve not showered for a few days. Don’t hug me so tightly.”
“Brother Chu, I knew it. I knew you would succeed.”
Chu Chen knew full well that Tong Meng had suffered greatly because of how others looked down on him. However, she always stood by him and acted as his shield without any complaints, all because she believed that he would rise up one day. That day finally arrived.
It had been time for him to protect her instead.
After a moment, Tong Meng reluctantly let go of Chu Chen. As she left, she invited Chu Chen to her place in the Blue Flower Valley. She claimed it to be her birthday as she decided to cook and invited Chu Chen over for a meal.
Before Chu Chen could have responded, the little girl ran away bashfully. That caused Chu Chen to laugh aloud. It had truly been difficult to understand a girl’s heart.
Early next morning, Chu Chen arrived at Blue Flower Valley and noticed that Tong Meng had already been waiting for him expectantly at the entrance.
Chu Chen did not say much and allowed Tong Meng to have happily led him into the Blue Flower Valley, the housing area for female disciples.
Along the way, Tong Meng was elated. Ever since she confirmed Chu Chen’s breakthrough in his cultivation stage, the little girl’s smile had never gone away. In fact, when she returned to the entrance of her yard, the smile had still been on her face.
However, when she opened the front door, she was stunned for a moment. The next instant, the smile on her face was replaced with surprise. “Senior Sister Su Yun! Junior Sister Zi Yan, Junior Sister Bi Xia, Junior Sister Xue Yue! Why are you all here?”
There were a few clean, tidy tables and chairs in Tong Meng’s small yard. Standing around them were a few elegant and beautiful girls with a smile on their faces. When they saw Tong Meng walking in, a girl in a plain dress smiled. “It’s Junior Sister’s birthday today. Of course we have to come celebrate it with you. Why, are we not welcome?”
“No way! Of course you’re all welcome!” Tong Meng’s face flushed slightly, then grabbed at the plainly dressed girl. “Senior Sister Su Yun, you’re an internal disciple yet you remember my birthday, an external junior sister. It’s extremely touching. I have no idea how to make it up to you.”
“Look at you. When will you listen obediently? You can make it up to me by continuing your training by joining the internal sect.” The girl’s slender finger then poked gently at Tong Meng’s forehead and criticized her jokingly, “I really don’t know what kind of evil influence you’re under!”
“Aiyaya, just the two of you have deep sisterly bonds and we’re just cabbages by the road.” Having seen the two girls all humbled and reserved, the younger female disciple dressed in purple approached Tong Meng while laughing. Her gaze looked shot outside the door and grinned maliciously. “I say, Senior Sister Tong ran outside instead of staying at home. Seems like you’ve gone out to meet with your lover in private. This Senior Brother seems foreign. Aren’t you going to introduce him to us?”
‘Ugh…’
Behind Tong Meng, Chu Chen’s expression froze for a moment. To be honest, when he first saw these female disciples, he was quite surprised. However, having given it further thoughts, his junior sister treated others well and had a kind heart. Moreover, she had great cultivation and was beautiful as well. She would naturally not be socially awkward like him. Having a few closer disciple sisters was a common thing.
With that thought, he smiled gently and nodded lightly, greeting them with a generous laugh, “Greetings, fellow disciple sisters. I’m Chu Chen, Meng’s brother.”
Instead, it was Tong Meng that blushed after hearing the girl in purple’s tease. Her cheeks turned red and she was stomped. “You dummy, that’s disrespectful!” she huffed softly, then grabbed Chu Chen by the hand and quickly brought him before the female disciples. Although she had still been blushing, there had been a rare determined look on her face. “Aren’t you supposed to greet your senior brother?!”
“Yes. Hello Senior Brother Chu! Hihihi—Senior Brother Chu is so handsome!” the girl in purple chuckled. “No wonder Senior Sister Tong wanted to invite you over so early in the morning.”
“That’s right, Senior Brother Chu looks so handsome. How did you and Senior Sister Tong know each other?” The girl in pink joined in the fun.
“Come on, tell us.” The other girl in bluish green had also joined them. In the blink of an eye, three breathtaking girls gathered before Chu Chen with curious looks. Their star-like eyes looked at them with great interest.
“”So what? Hmph!” Tong Meng held onto Chu Chen’s arm and walked up to the girl in plain dress. She smirked embarrassingly, “Brother Chu, this is Senior Sister Su Yun. she’s an internal disciple and would often take care of me. Senior Sister, this is my Brother Chu.”
“Yo, your little lover is finally meeting the family!” Having seen that, the girl named Zi Yan immediately teased and caused a round of laughter. Chu Chen felt more assured and was no longer feeling the burning sensation on his cheeks.
Ever since Chu Chen stepped through the door, the girl in plain dress had been focused on him. Senior Sister Su Yun’s bright gaze carried a unique spiritual vibration. It seemed that she had activated her spiritual consciousness and tried to examine his cultivation stage.
Sensing that, Chu Chen’s heart trembled and slowly spread out his spiritual consciousness. This time, he did not extend his spiritual consciousness to sense his surroundings. Instead, he merely placed an invisible barrier around himself to prevent others from probing. No matter the situation, he had been unwilling to let others find out about his cultivation progress so simply, even if she was an internal disciple.
“Chu Chen, I seem to have heard of this name from somewhere…” Fruitless, Su Yun frowned and thought for a moment. She suddenly had a slight change of expression. “I remember now. It’s the one among the external disciples that was infamous for being use—” Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly realized Tong Meng beside her and quickly stopped mid sentence, forcefully having stopped herself from finishing the word ‘useless’. She then forced a smile and nodded slightly, “So you’re Junior Brother Chu.”