The next morning.
Bang…
“Who’s making such a racket so early in the morning?”
Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, Duan Yingying, and Qi Miaomiao walked out and saw Wan Yunting, shirtless, doing squats with a granite boulder weighing six hundred jin. He had been training for who knows how long, his body covered in sweat, his bronzed skin revealing well-defined muscles…
While not the explosive muscles trained in a gym, Wan Yunting’s functional muscles possessed a more aesthetic beauty, each one hiding terrifying strength. Seeing this scene was a massive visual impact on Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, and the others…
“Sister Lu, Senior Sister Zheng, Miao Miao, Ying Ying, you’re up…”
Gu Luotang, who had woken up much earlier, was making breakfast for Chen Qiuyun. It was likely she hadn’t slept since Wan Yunting came out last night. Now, she was full of energy, her face flushed like a peach blossom, her sleeves rolled up as she stirred the millet porridge in the pot, like a virtuous young wife…
“Good morning, Sister Lu, Sister Zheng, Sister Chen…”
Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong greeted them, then walked towards Wan Yunting, who was training his physique. Seeing his sweaty, perfectly muscled body, Lu Xiaodie teased, “Little brother, you’re like this so early in the morning, aren’t you trying to make your big sisters sin?”
Qi Miaomiao’s eyes sparkled, her face a picture of infatuation as she gazed at his strong, perfect physique and his resolute, handsome face. He was indeed the man she liked.
Wan Yunting was squatting with the granite boulder, the muscles in his legs clearly defined, especially the calves that held immense explosive power. Then, he stood up and brought the stone down with a bang, exhaling before turning back to smile at Lu Xiaodie, “Sister Lu, stop it. After you all finish eating, head to the secret chamber to train. I need to work out these two days.”
Seeing him rest, everyone sat down by the hot spring pool. Lu Xiaodie asked curiously, “Why the sudden focus on physical training? You never trained this hard before.”
Wan Yunting returned, and Gu Luotang poured him a bowl of water. She said, “My body hasn’t reached the peak of the late Outer Gang stage of Gang Jin. To break through, I need to temper my body!”
“Understood…”
Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong, who were washing up, nodded. Wan Yunting gave the empty bowl to Gu Luotang, then looked at the hundred-meter rock face of the valley ahead, his gaze sharp. He said, “You all eat first. I’m going.”
“Brother Yunting, be careful…”
Gu Luotang called out. Wan Yunting had already sprinted out and leaped over the hot spring pool, landing in the grass on the other side. He called back, “Don’t worry…”
A moment later, on the rock face opposite, Wan Yunting was climbing upwards like a gecko, an image that inspired Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, and the others. After a hasty breakfast, they took Duan Yingying and Chen Qiuyun into the secret chamber to meditate and train on the cold ice bed.
Only Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, sisters by training, remained outside. Watching the man climb high up with no safety harness filled them with worry…
Wan Yunting climbed directly to the top of the valley. Bare-chested, he shivered from the cold wind and quickly climbed back down the same way…
He climbed with incredible speed. Agile, he would sometimes leap directly down, landing on protruding rocks on the cliff face, then leap again. With a grab of his hands, he moved as if playing a game on the rock face, completely at ease…
Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, Duan Yingying, and Chen Qiuyun were in seclusion training in the secret chamber. Outside, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao saw Wan Yunting return and quickly brought him water and towels. “Brother Yunting, do you want to rest?”
“Yes, it makes my heart pound just watching.”
Qi Miaomiao was so scared watching him climb the rock face with his bare hands that her heart was in her throat.
Looking at the girl’s adorable face, Wan Yunting couldn’t help but pinch it. He laughed, “Don’t worry, your Brother Yunting is very capable.”
“Mmm-hmm, you’re the most capable and the most handsome.” Qi Miaomiao didn’t mind him pinching her face at all; instead, she enjoyed the interaction.
Gu Luotang smiled and said, “Then Brother Yunting, I’ll go in to train with Sister Lu and the others. I’ll leave Miao Miao outside to keep you company.”
“Alright. If anything happens, call me,” Wan Yunting nodded and smiled.
Gu Luotang nodded, glanced at Qi Miaomiao as she left, and then entered the cave dwelling.
Qi Miaomiao understood her senior sister’s glance, which made her cheeks slightly blush, but her heart was filled with excitement and anticipation. She came forward and hooked her arm through Wan Yunting’s, “Brother Yunting, are you going to train more? Can you teach me?”
Wan Yunting turned his head, looking at the girl holding his arm. What’s more, the girl was wearing a pink long skirt.
Seeing her flirtatious provocation, it made Wan Yunting’s heart flutter. Knowing that Gu Luotang had gone into the secret chamber to train meant she was giving him an opportunity to teach Qi Miaomiao.
Wan Yunting knew the little girl’s intentions and couldn’t help but laugh, “What do you want to learn?”
Sensing the mischievous look in his eyes that saw through everything, Qi Miaomiao’s face turned even redder. She couldn’t help but shake his arm, saying shyly and adorably, “Brother Yunting, you’re bad, asking what you already know…”
“Haha…”
Wan Yunting let out a loud laugh, immediately picked up Qi Miaomiao, and headed towards a tent that hadn’t been put away outside. He grinned mischievously at the girl, “Then I’ll teach you introductory skills…”
A moment later, Qi Miaomiao’s pained cry was heard, “Brother Yunting, it hurts…”
In the blink of an eye, another week passed.
It had been over half a month since Wan Yunting brought Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, Duan Yingying, and Chen Qiuyun to the valley for seclusion and training.
Meanwhile, the outside world continued as usual. The Ouyang family in the capital was doing well, but they were a bit worried because family members couldn’t reach Wan Yunting by phone or receive his calls.
However, no news was good news.
It was now early May. On May 30th, the martial arts convention would be held at the Mount Hua Sect.
The Mount Hua Sect had already begun constructing the competition stage for the convention and started publicizing it to the outside world.
The martial arts convention was a grand event for major sects to showcase themselves to the outside world, and it was also a time for the legendary “Sword Discussion on Mount Hua” between traditional martial arts sects. Therefore, it attracted a lot of attention from ordinary people in society.
After all, everyone had a martial arts dream to some extent. Even though their real lives suppressed it, they could learn about the so-called martial arts world through the convention. Many people in society were willing to watch.
Moreover, this year’s martial arts convention would be live-streamed on online platforms. This was the first time these sects, which had always kept a low profile from the public eye, had made an exception and appeared in the public eye through live streaming.
At the same time, the grandeur of this martial arts convention was even greater than in previous years. Perhaps it was also to promote traditional martial arts to the outside world and attract more young people to pay attention to traditional martial arts.
Although the Sword Discussion on Mount Hua would only begin at the end of the month, the publicity was already spreading like wildfire on major online platforms. Among them, Wan Yunting was probably the most talked about!
This was because the organizers of the Martial Arts Association were aware of Wan Yunting’s great fame in the outside world. They seemed to be intentionally promoting Wan Yunting, labeling him a martial arts prodigy, creating news buzz, and allowing it to ferment and escalate.
As a result, netizens in the outside world were even more excited about the live broadcast of the Sword Discussion on Mount Hua at the end of the month, eager to see how Wan Yunting, the so-called martial arts prodigy, would perform…
But at this moment, Wan Yunting, along with Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, sisters by training, were immersed in meditation and training on the cold ice bed in the secret chamber…
After a week of physical training, his muscles seemed even more perfect, containing terrifying explosive power. At the same time, his cultivation of the Eight Desolations Divine Skill had also progressed. His dantian and qi sea were full, and he felt like he was in peak condition.
However, it was almost impossible for him to quickly break through from the early Outer Gang stage of martial arts Gang Jin to the late Outer Gang stage.
It was not easy to evolve the body to its peak. Ordinary martial artists would take five, ten, or even twenty years to cultivate their bodies to a transcendent peak state.
Although Wan Yunting was dedicated and had not stopped his high-intensity physical training for the past week, he couldn’t reach the peak of the late Outer Gang stage so quickly.
Ultimately, he came to terms with it, realizing that haste makes waste. Pursuing speed too much would lead to problems with his state of mind!
Therefore, Wan Yunting simultaneously carried out daily physical training and closed-door cultivation in the secret chamber at night, sitting on the cold ice bed to practice internal energy. Sometimes he also practiced dual cultivation with Lu Xiaodie, Gu Luotang, Duan Yingying, and others. Although it didn’t help him much, it greatly benefited the women.
Especially Gu Luotang, Duan Yingying, and Qi Miaomiao. One dual cultivation session with Wan Yunting was equivalent to a month of their usual meditation and practice, because their current cultivation levels were low.
However, Gu Luotang and Duan Yingying had now reached the mid-stage of Hua Jin in their internal energy cultivation. Qi Miaomiao, the novice, who was introduced to cultivation by Wan Yunting a week ago, had already reached the mid-stage of An Jin, which was the effect of dual cultivation.
During the day, Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao practiced sword fighting and martial arts moves with Lu Xiaodie. They didn’t want to hold back the man.
Lu Xiaodie’s martial arts cultivation had reached the mid-stage of Dan Jin. Although half of it was due to dual cultivation with the man, the other half was due to her own dedicated and diligent practice.
As for Zheng Rong, after breaking through to the early stage of Dan Jin in martial arts cultivation through dual cultivation with the man last time, she became too embarrassed to dual cultivate with him again. However, she practiced diligently, and her progress in the past week was significant.
Chen Qiuyun, who had never dual cultivated with Wan Yunting, had practiced her charm arts to the early stage of Hua Jin in just one week. She had broken through from An Jin to Hua Jin without needing Wan Yunting’s guidance, relying solely on her own comprehension.
Upon learning this, Wan Yunting, Lu Xiaodie, Gu Luotang, Zheng Rong, Duan Yingying, and Qi Miaomiao were all stunned. They looked at Chen Qiuyun in disbelief, completely awestruck by her innate charm and martial arts talent.
Furthermore, they noticed that after practicing the charm arts, she had undergone a tremendous transformation, both in appearance and inner self. Even with a poker face, a casual glance from her could send shivers down one’s spine.
If ordinary men saw her, they would likely be mesmerized. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, upon seeing her, felt an inexplicable sense of inadequacy and loss…