Chapter 34: Ye Lin Returns, Realm Loosens

By this time, Leng Jiahang had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining First Layer; it had taken him only one week to reach the Qi Refining First Layer, causing quite a stir within the Profound Heaven Sect.

Now, every Utility Disciple knew his name, a feeling he had never experienced in his past life.

The Disciples looked at Leng Jiahang and gasped in succession.

"Look quickly, that is Leng Jiahang, who achieved a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining First Layer in just one week."

"He is truly amazing. Could it be that another Senior Brother Ye is about to emerge? I only came to the Profound Heaven Sect because of Senior Brother Ye."

"That's right, that's right, me too."

It seemed Ye Lin had already gained many fans. After all, Ye Lin was now almost universally known throughout the Southern Region.

As for some of the female Disciples, seeing Leng Jiahang left them looking completely infatuated.

"So handsome, so handsome."

Watching the commotion caused among the crowd of Disciples, Su Yu also noticed Leng Jiahang.

During this time, he had heard that a Disciple had entered the Qi Refining First Layer in just one week; it seemed this was him.

Looking at him, he appeared to be a Dual Spiritual Root cultivator. For a Dual Spiritual Root to achieve a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining First Layer in one week, it seemed he was another Genius.

But Su Yu only sighed briefly. After all, the world was not lacking in Geniuses; only a Genius who managed to grow up was useful, otherwise, everything was just fleeting clouds.

There were even quite a few Elders who actively invited him to attend their lectures, hoping to become familiar with him.

At this moment, Su Yu sighed, "Being a Genius is certainly nice. Someone like me, a mere Passerby, cannot experience the joy of being a Genius." However, he did not want to experience it either.

After the lecture ended, Su Yu prepared to return and Cultivate his character. He felt that life should have more art, so he prepared to refine his skills in the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

These could also enhance his strength.

The Sect also had records of ancient experts who were masters of the Dao of Chess, capable of treating heaven and earth as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces.

There were also great Confucian scholars who possessed the Qi of Haoran and could slay all the demons in the world.

And there were worlds within paintings that could imprison all living beings. However, these arts had declined significantly in the current age, and not many people studied them, as most felt they were useless.

This led to fewer and fewer people learning these arts. Crucially, learning them required a vast amount of time, and they could not produce quick results.

For instance, if you were both starting from the beginning, one person learns the sword, and the other learns one of these four arts.

Even if you are poor at swordplay, if you hold a sword, ordinary people would hardly dare to approach you. But if you study these four arts, is there anyone who would fear you?

Therefore, most people choose to learn the sword or other weapons because even if you are not skilled, you can still use them for self-defense.

However, with these four arts, you cannot get by if you are not skilled. This has led most people to treat these four arts as hobbies rather than focusing on them for cultivation.

But Su Yu did not care; what he pursued was the quality of life. The thing he lacked the least was time, and he had no need to worry about being unable to learn them.

Su Yu returned home; he decided to first master the zither and chess before moving on to calligraphy and painting.

After all, he often studied the Dao of Chess, and he felt that it would not be long before he could comprehend its Concept.

As for the Dao of the Zither, he had not really studied it much, but he still wanted to play some melodies.

Arriving home, he felt he needed to craft a zither, which was not a problem for him.

Very quickly, a zither was crafted by Su Yu. He looked at the courtyard and decided to place it next to the small pond.

However, he would not study these all the time; he mainly focused on the Dao of the Sword, with these as supplements.

Just like that, three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Over these three years, Su Yu's cultivation had also progressed significantly. He could feel that he would soon be able to achieve a Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage.

He had also cultivated the zither and chess to the level of Concept.

Over these years, Han Ting would come to find Su Yu from time to time, asking him to teach her sword practice, and her sword techniques had also shown great improvement.

Because Su Yu often played the zither and played chess with others, Han Ting was influenced and developed an interest in playing the zither.

Su Yu also taught her a few melodies.

Every time Han Shi came over for a meal, Han Ting would play the zither to show off her skills to Han Shi.

During this time, Su Yu had also raised his external cultivation level to the Foundation Establishment Stage Sixth Layer.

On this day, Ye Lin returned after a long absence, and he found Su Yu and Han Shi at the first Opportunity.

Very quickly, the group gathered at Su Yu's home.

Su Yu looked at Ye Lin; this kid was already at the Late Stage Golden Core. According to Su Yu's observations, it would not be long before Ye Lin could achieve a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Looking at Ye Lin's growth speed, he was also somewhat amazed.

It seemed Ye Lin had encountered quite a few Opportunities. After all, he often adventured outside, constantly obtaining resources through strife; his strength was unquestionable.

Moreover, looking at him, it seemed that nothing major had ever happened to him; it felt as if he could easily resolve even life-and-death crises.

Su Yu even somewhat suspected whether this kid Ye Lin was the Child of Destiny from the novels he read in his past life.

At this moment, Han Shi looked at Ye Lin and said, "Brother Ye, have you reached the Late Stage Golden Core? You give off more of a sense of oppression than before."

"Yes, I have already reached the Late Stage Golden Core. It won't be long before I achieve a Breakthrough; it might happen within these next few years."

"You are still the amazing one, Brother Ye. Brother Su and I have only just achieved a Breakthrough to the Late Stage Foundation Establishment, and you are already about to achieve a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage."

"The gap between us is getting wider and wider. You must look after the two of us when the time comes."

"Look at what you're saying. If there's anything, just come find me."

"Brother Ye, you just returned so you don't know, but recently, there is a Disciple who just entered the Outer Sect whose fame is particularly great. In this Three Sect Competition, he easily took first place. His use of his Cultivation Technique is particularly proficient; his name seems to be something like Leng Jiahang."

"He is even hailed as the second you, Brother Ye, and some even say that this Leng Jiahang is someone who might surpass you."

"Is that so? It is good for the Sect to have one more Genius; it adds another bit of strength, which is fine."

Through Qingling's knowledge, he also knew that since the Demon Race had appeared, they would certainly find an Opportunity to make a comeback later.

Although there were no issues now, one could not guarantee when they would appear, so they must seize the time to improve their strength now.

Ye Lin knew the personalities of Han Shi and Su Yu, and they had been fine over these years.

Especially Su Yu, the king of slacking off, who did whatever he wanted.

If he didn't want to Cultivate, he would run to the river to fish, and he often researched food and strange things, although the food was indeed delicious.

But he also recently knew that Su Yu had still gone out to adventure for a few years.

Ever since Han Ting was born, Han Shi had become much busier and worked harder; before that, he was also relatively carefree.

But for Ye Lin, both of them were his brothers. Even if the two of them intended to Cultivate slowly for a lifetime, he would not say anything, as long as he could become strong enough to defeat everyone, that would be enough.

However, he still wanted to help the two of them improve their strength, so the main purpose of his return this time was to take the two of them to a Secret Realm containing the Legacy of a Soul Transformation expert.

This Secret Realm was about to open in a while.

After Ye Lin finished explaining his intentions to the two of them, Han Shi considered it and decided to go with Ye Lin. At this moment, the two of them turned their gaze toward Su Yu, and Su Yu thought about it and agreed as well.

They agreed to set off in one month. One week later, Su Yu could feel a surge of the power of heaven and earth. He had originally thought he would only be able to achieve a Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage after returning from the Secret Realm.

But now he was already standing at the threshold of the Soul Transformation Stage; the Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage would happen today.