Chapter 49: Three months

CH 49

Days flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it had already been three months since Ting Ting broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

With the help of the cultivation room, her strength had quickly stabilised, and she even reached the 3rd stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, Ting Ting had unlocked a new Chapter of her cultivation technique. This new Chapter didn’t require her to create the image of a lightning gorilla, and she could swiftly throw a punch coated in lightning or shoot the lightning out.

Not only was it stronger than her previous form of attack, but it was also faster.

Gu Chen didn’t ask how she came to learn this new technique, as he understood it was an inheritance of her bloodline; he knew how inheritance worked.

After meeting the requirement, a new Chapter from it would quietly fuse with the person’s memory. Making it look like it had already been there but unnoticed.

So, during the previous month, aside from training in the cultivation room, Ting Ting practised her new lightning fist technique on a side of the mountain that was filled with rocks.

She was very close to turning the place into a flat area.

Aside from Ting Ting, Feng Shuran had also made progress in her cultivation. Not only did she make it into the 5th stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, but she had completely mastered the Formless Needle technique and could now use the two styles of the technique.

Currently, Gu Chen was watching the two of them train while eating a plate of chinchin.

The Beast Valley Tournament had arrived, and Gu Chen planned to send Ting Ting to join and represent the Bloody Rose sect.

Simply training with Feng Shuran and absorbing qi inside the cultivation room wouldn’t be enough to help her grow. Cultivators needed to experience real battles and challenges to reach their full potential.

If Gu Chen forced her to stay on the mountain and not allow her to gain any experience, he would only be harming her foundation.

.....

"Haa!" Ting Ting shouted as she turned in mid-air and threw a fist at Feng Shuran.

Btzzz!!

A burst of lightning flew from her fist and shot toward Feng Shuran at bullet speed.

Feng Shuran did not even turn to look in the direction of the attack; her face was calm as she stared at Gu Chen in the distance.

Just before the attack could reach her, a black needle that was so tiny that it could easily escape the naked eye appeared behind her and expanded. It turned into a black pillar almost instantly.

Swoosh!!

Instead of simply blocking the attack, the needle twisted like a boneless limb, guiding the attack and launching it back at Ting Ting.

Still yet to reach the ground. Ting Ting’s eyes widened when she saw her attack flying towards her.

She hurriedly threw another punch, sending another burst of lightning to welcome the previous one.

Boom!

Both attacks collided mid-flight and exploded. Their position was a bit close to Ting Ting, who was still in the air, so the shockwave from the explosion sent her flying backwards.

She flew several meters before landing; one of her hands slapped the floor as she stabilised herself.

Ting Ting gradually stood up and looked at Feng Shuran; the other party was still not looking at her.

’The sect master is too powerful; I can’t even get her to look at me. She keeps beating me with my attacks!’ Ting Ting felt like crying; a pout appeared on her face.

She had been training with the sect master since Uncle Chen decided that she would join the sect for the Beast Valley Tournament. Since then, they had fought dozens of times, but she had never once managed to make the sect master look at her before she was defeated.

That strange black needle was like an impenetrable vortex that protected her from all sides, sending all of Ting Ting’s attacks back to her!

It was disheartening.

"Alright, that’s enough for today." Gu Chen said and stood up from his wooden chair.

The chair disappeared, and so did the plate he was picking chinchin from earlier.

Both women looked at him...well, one was already staring at him the entire time.

"Let’s go back," Gu Chen said and immediately began walking in the direction of the courtyard.

Feng Shuran and Ting Ting quickly followed him. Ting Ting walked faster and soon caught up with Gu Chen.

"Uncle Chen, can I have some of those chinchin?" She said, a bright look on her face.

Over time, she had gotten closer to Gu Chen and was beginning to treat him like her real Uncle. She felt very comfortable around him and sometimes forgot that he was the master of her powerful sect master.

"Sure," Gu Chen looked at her and smiled. He moved one hand in front of her, and the plate of chinchin appeared on it.

Ting Ting’s smile brightened; she grabbed the plate and started eating happily. Behind them, Feng Shuran stared at the two with a gentle smile on her face.

Maybe it was due to how Gu Chen treated Ting Ting, or because the girl was actually a kid; over the previous months, Feng Shuran had started accepting Ting Ting’s presence.

It went beyond Ting Ting just being another member of the Bloody Rose organisation and more like having a junior sister or daughter with Gu Chen.

Sadly, Ting Ting didn’t see her that way. The girl still got nervous around Feng Shuran and preferred being with Gu Chen.

However, Feng Shuran didn’t mind; she preferred it like this.

She didn’t know how she would respond if Ting Ting suddenly became all chatty with her the way she was with her Master.

While walking, Gu Chen kept talking to Ting Ting. He was instructing her on how to act during the Beast Valley Tournament, which was starting tomorrow.

The tournament was going to last for two weeks. The spirit beasts within the Beast Valley would return after a month’s time, but just to be safe, the forces of Oghara only used two weeks to explore the outer area of the valley.

This was to make sure that none of their disciples ran into a powerful beast in case the other party suddenly decided to return early.

"Once you enter the Beast Valley with the others, make sure to look after them. The disciples from other sects won’t dare to attack you because you’re from the Bloody Rose sect, but that won’t apply to the beasts in the valley." Gu Chen said, glancing at the girl who had her mouth full and couldn’t speak.

He couldn’t help but smile in defeat. This girl was now the strongest disciple in the Bloody Rose sect. Gu Chen was confident that she could defeat some of the elders now that she was a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

He had watched her train with Feng Shuran every day and was honestly surprised by how fast her fighting ability was growing.

Sadly, Feng Shuran’s Realm was too high, so the girl couldn’t notice.

With her current abilities, a Great Beast wouldn’t be a problem for her since the strength of such a beast only matched those at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, the other disciples of the Bloody Rose were all still at the QI Gathering Realm. If even ten of them encountered a single Great Beast, their chances of surviving were extremely low!

That was why Gu Chen wanted Ting Ting to protect them during the tournament.

Only five disciples from each sect were allowed to enter the Beast Valley; if Ting Ting didn’t stay with them, the four wouldn’t have any hope of surviving if they encountered a Great Beast.

"Mm, iwu-wu-affa-ehm"

(I will look after them)

Ting Ting said with difficulty; her mouth was too stuffed for words to squeeze through.

Hearing this, Gu Chen couldn’t help chuckling silently. He patted her on the head and kept walking.

They soon arrived at the courtyard, and Ting Ting went to her room, still carrying the plate of chinchin with her.

Gu Chen entered his own room, and Feng Shuran followed behind him.

He didn’t even bother stopping her. Feng Shuran had strongly refused to pick another room, so this room now belonged to both of them.

After entering, Gu Chen went to sit on the bed. His eyes fell on Feng Shuran, who was standing in front of the door; her hands were placed behind her in a way that showed she had shut the door without turning back.

But that wasn’t what puzzled Gu Chen. It was the smile on the woman’s face.

Her lips were pressed together in a slight grin, her eyes were soft and narrowed, and her face was slightly flushed.

Gu Chen "!!!!"

An alarm immediately went off in his head; Feng Shuran wanted to drain him again!

"Master, are you tired?

Do you want me to give you a massage?" Feng Shuran said in a gentle tone as she slowly walked towards the bed, her slender fingers pushing the edge of her dress off her shoulders.