My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 92: Shaking the County, Opening Divine Sense! (Two-in-One Subscription Request)

A moment of silence.

"Anyway, it's definitely True Qi Realm!"

After a moment of silence, one of the bald men said enviously, "With the disciples' strength improved, the master will be even stronger. I just don't know which First Layer of True Qi Realm he is."

"Conservatively estimating, it should be True Qi Realm Fourth Layer, which is the mid-stage of True Qi Realm."

"Tsk, everyone in the sect is getting stronger together. I wonder if they ate some treasure medicine or used some treasure?"

"This is an opportunity! And most likely, it's the opportunity Chen Wuji encountered!"

"Regardless of the opportunity, no matter how it goes around, it won't come to us. Let's go, let's go back to the city quickly and tell everyone about this. Chen Wuji thought he could hide it from everyone by annihilating the He family and the gang leader who entered the valley. We won't let him have his way!"

"Yes, we won't let Chen Wuji and his disciples enjoy the treasures and medicines that make people stronger in a short period of time. They won't have peace!"

...

Immediately, the four of them cursed and ran towards the county town.

...

One hour later.

"What? Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate has broken through to True Qi Realm?"

"Not just Chen Wuji, even his disciple has advanced to True Qi Realm!"

"Is it true or false? Wasn't Chen Wuji only at Body Refining Eighth Layer? How did he suddenly reach True Qi Realm? And his disciple also entered True Qi Realm. Why does it sound like a story?"

"It's true. The county lord has disappeared, and Wang Biao, who relied on the He family, quickly climbed up the ladder of the Linjiang He family. Today, Wang Biao took the He family to Moon Bay, wanting to seize a mountain as their stronghold. However, Azure Ox Mountain, which they set their sights on, was already occupied by Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate. When the He family tried to forcefully seize it, Chen Wuji's disciples all broke through and improved their cultivation, annihilating the He family members. Wang Biao also died in the mountains. These were several members of the gang who witnessed it!"

"It's too exaggerated, too exaggerated. If I hadn't gone to the place where the He family lived and found that there was no one there, I couldn't imagine that Chen Wuji actually annihilated the He family!"

To be precise, it was Chen Wuji's disciple! Chen Wuji himself didn't make a move and didn't show up!"

"The spiritual energy in White Water County is recovering. It's currently in the period of gushing out. During this time, the closer it is to Moon Bay, the higher the concentration of spiritual energy. So it's understandable to seize the mountain. But this gushing period won't last too long. At most, it will be a month, and then it will become stable like other areas. The concentration on the mountain is slightly higher, but it's still limited. This Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate not only made great strides in strength, but also occupied a mountain ahead of time. He has a trick up his sleeve!"

"The spiritual energy will soon enter a stable period. Even with a month of gushing, no matter how hard you cultivate, you can't compare to Chen Wuji and his disciples' rapid improvement and large span. What do you think they ate?"

"This treasure that allows people to rapidly improve their strength and cross realms is not simple."

"Old Liu, do you want to know what it is?"

"Don't you want to know?"

"Hehehe!"

...

The news spread, and the restlessness boiled over.

The sudden rise of Hidden Dragon Gate made the already chaotic White Water County even more restless.

The original forces and the newly arrived forces all turned their attention to the Chen Family's courtyard.

Li Family.

"Third Brother, have you heard?" Li Changzhan walked quickly into the hall and looked at Li Changyu. "Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate has broken through to True Qi Realm."

"I've heard," Li Changyu said calmly, "It has nothing to do with us."

"How does it have nothing to do with us?" Li Changzhan was somewhat excited. "That's a treasure that allows people to rapidly improve their cultivation and break through to True Qi Realm in a short time!"

Li Changyu replied, "So what?"

"So what? What do you mean?" Li Changzhan was taken aback.

Li Changyu said, "So what does it have to do with you?"

Li Changzhan opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He looked dejected and said, "Indeed, it has nothing to do with us. Even if they haven't broken through, we wouldn't have a chance."

"Then it's settled," Li Changyu said impatiently, giving him a disdainful look.

Then he said in a low voice, "Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate is not bad. Now the county is in chaos, with various forces gathering. We can't openly help, but secretly, we can support them a little."

"This...," Li Changzhan hesitated, "Is it necessary? Didn't we agree before to join the Jin family in the capital? Even if Chen Wuji makes another breakthrough, can Hidden Dragon Gate compare to the Jin family?"

Li Changyu took a deep breath and said slowly, "First, this matter has nothing to do with joining the Jin family. Second, we had no grudges with Hidden Dragon Gate before, and we won't have any grudges in the future. Helping secretly is just a small favor. If Chen Wuji can't survive this crisis, we won't suffer any losses. But if Chen Wuji makes it through, then we will have formed a good relationship, a good relationship with a True Qi Realm expert. Do you think it's worth it?"

"Worth it, worth it," Li Changzhan replied, sighing. "You have foresight, just like Qin Shubao before. If it weren't for him last time, we would have lost fifty thousand taels of silver for nothing."

"The He family was so arrogant, but now, everyone who went there died on Azure Ox Mountain!"

...

Zhang family.

"I didn't expect this," Zhang Ke said, pacing back and forth in the hall, his mouth curling up in admiration. "I really didn't expect it. They say our Zhang family is low-key, but compared to Chen Wuji from Hidden Dragon Gate, what are we? They are the ones who are truly low-key! Quietly, all of them broke through and advanced to the True Qi Realm!"

"The key is that they broke through without making any noise. If it weren't for the He family coming to our door, threatening and seizing the mountain, Chen Wuji and the others would probably continue to hide," Zhang Ke sighed.

"These treasures and elixirs that can rapidly increase strength in a short period of time are too tempting. I wonder who will be unable to resist and make the first move?" Zhang Ke said with a cold snort. "Hmph, without sufficient strength, going to find Chen Wuji is just seeking death. Chen Wuji is now in the True Qi Realm, and his disciples are either in the True Qi Realm or at the Body Refining Eighth or Ninth Layer. Those forces in the county may be tempted, but I doubt many of them would dare to make a move."

"That's not necessarily true," Zhang Ke chuckled. "No matter when or where, there will always be people who don't believe in superstition and want to try their luck, to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!"

"Maybe right now, someone is already planning how to take the treasure that made Chen Wuji stronger from his hands!"

...

Hero Inn.

White Water County, the highest-grade inn.

In the best private room.

A young man dressed in brocade, with delicate skin and narrow eyes, leaned back in his chair, listening to his subordinates' report, his mouth constantly curling up.

"Interesting, I didn't expect to encounter such an interesting thing as soon as I arrived."

"In just two months, he made great strides in his cultivation, advancing from the Body Refining Realm to the True Qi Realm."

"The quality of the elixirs he took and the treasures he used is not low."

"In that case, send someone to test that Chen Wuji and see what level he has reached after breaking through to the True Qi Realm!"

"Yes, young master!" A middle-aged man in a green robe bowed and replied from the corner of the room.

After speaking, he backed out of the private room.

"Third Young Master, are you interested in that treasure?" A woman with a graceful figure and a foxy face approached, her voice soft and gentle.

"It's not a matter of interest or not, I just think this is fun," the young man pinched the woman's cheek and smiled. "This news spread so quickly, there must be many people interested, but they are all waiting to see who will make the first move."

"I hate those who wait and see, who change their stance with the wind. Since everyone wants to know how Hidden Dragon Gate came to be, what opportunities Chen Wuji had, and how he improved his cultivation, then I will be the first to fulfill their wishes!"

...

Chen Family compound.

"Father, father, have you heard?"

Yang Zhirui hurriedly rushed over to find Yang Jia, anxiously and hopefully asking, "Chen Wuji and the others have taken over Azure Ox Mountain, and everyone's strength has made great progress. One of his disciples even advanced to the True Qi Realm!"

"Father, have Chen Wuji given you anything or told you anything?"

Yang Zhirui looked at Yang Jia eagerly.

"Get lost!"

Yang Jia didn't even lift his eyelids and scolded, "Where did you come from? Go back where you came from!"

"No, father, you either didn't understand or you don't want to say it, right?"

Yang Zhirui licked his face and eagerly said, "Father, don't worry, tell me secretly, I promise not to tell anyone. And father, don't think that everything is fine just because Chen Wuji has made a breakthrough. It's precisely because he suddenly became stronger that it will attract everyone's attention."

"What if he has broken through the True Qi Realm? At this time, who dares to come to White Water without True Qi Realm? Even..."

Smack!

The crisp sound of a slap interrupted Yang Zhirui's rambling. Half of his face quickly swelled up, and he took two steps back.

"Father!"

In shock and anger, Yang Zhirui shouted, "I am your son! Are you getting old and can't distinguish reality anymore?"

"If you don't get lost, I'll break your legs."

Yang Jia had no expression on his face and said indifferently, "If you don't believe me, you can try."

"... " Yang Zhirui opened his mouth but ultimately didn't dare to ask further.

"Well... then I'll leave first."

With a dry cough, Yang Zhirui reluctantly turned and left.

"Wait."

Yang Jia suddenly called out.

Swish~

Yang Zhirui quickly turned around, delighted, "Father, have you changed your mind? Will you tell me..."

"I'll tell you that Chen Sect Master hasn't said anything to me or given me anything good, except for some rice, noodles, and fish."

Yang Jia picked up the teapot, took a sip, and said casually, "If you want to eat these rice and noodles, there's still some left, take them all."

"I..." Yang Zhirui's face turned red, wanting to say something but held back.

However, his feet didn't stop, and he quickly jogged back, following Yang Jia's guidance, he took a small bag of rice and noodles from the corner of the gatehouse and ran off with it.

"... " Yang Jia watched his receding figure and sighed softly.

"Useless thing!"

...

Azure Ox Mountain.

In the most secluded wooden house.

Chen Wuji was still immersed in a profound state of mind.

Ten purple soul flowers had been eaten one by one.

The constantly growing and accumulating spiritual power gradually condensed, compressed, twisted, and transformed, like a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change.

In a trance, the intangible and immaterial spiritual power gained substance.

It seemed to be trapped in a boundless space without boundaries.

With the drifting, concentration, and dispersion of consciousness, it floated up, sank down, and twisted.

Finally, probing the darkness bit by bit, it delved into the chaos.

Until a deep "moo" suddenly exploded in the boundless space, resounding through the darkness.

Chen Wuji suddenly woke up, his consciousness returning to his physical body.

The external movements, the flow of his own blood, heart rate, and breathing rhythm all instantly became clear to him.

Without opening his eyes, he could "see" miraculously in his mind both inside and outside his body.

The external environment, the wooden floor, windows, roof, the steps at the door, the lawn, and the soil.

The earthworms, insects, seeds, and grass roots in the soil...

(Note: The translation provided is a direct translation of the Chinese text and may not fully capture the intended meaning or context. It is always recommended to consult with a native speaker or professional translator for accurate translations.)

All things unexpectedly appeared clearly in his mind.

Divine consciousness!?

A thrilling and excited thought popped into Chen Wuji's brain.

"I actually cultivated divine consciousness?"

All True Qi transformed into liquid, propelling the physical body to float in mid-air, stimulating the transformation of mental power and spreading into a powerful divine consciousness.

This is the symbol of the Ascending Heaven Realm!

However, at this moment, relying on ten purple soul flowers, Chen Wuji unexpectedly completed the transformation of his mental power ahead of time and gave birth to divine consciousness!

The range covered by this divine consciousness is not small.

The entire wooden house is within the range.

Outside the wooden house, Chen Wuji controlled his divine consciousness and continued to extend it towards the boundaries.

Within a distance of three zhang, everything is clearly visible.

Beyond three zhang, it starts to become blurry.

The farther the distance, the less clear it becomes.

Finally, at five zhang, it can no longer be "seen," and it becomes a dark chaos.

"Scan within a range of five zhang!"

"I wonder how large the range is when other Ascending Heaven Realm cultivators just breakthrough?"

Chen Wuji pondered in his heart.

While contemplating, a torrent of information about the "Black Fiend Mantra" instantly surged into Chen Wuji's mind.

With a slight hesitation, Chen Wuji absorbed the information about the "Black Fiend Mantra," deepening his understanding and comprehension of this cultivation technique.

Just as he was about to compare it with the "Dragon Gate Primordial Origin Technique," his divine consciousness scanned outside the wooden house and Han Ying entered its range, anxiously pacing back and forth, looking at the wooden house, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Encountered something?"

Chen Wuji raised an eyebrow, stopped his cultivation comprehension, opened his eyes, and slowly stood up.

"Squeak~"

He opened the wooden door.

"Master, you finally came out."

As soon as Han Ying saw Chen Wuji, she couldn't wait and said, "Master, we've encountered trouble, big trouble..."

"Calm down."

Chen Wuji calmly spoke, "I'm still here, the sky won't fall."

"Yes, Master!"

Han Ying took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and slowly explained, "It's like this, Master. Shortly after you went into seclusion, the He family from Linjiang came to the mountain, wanting to forcefully seize the mountain top. They even injured Senior Brother. We had no choice but to fight back and kill them all."

"We thought that by killing them, we could keep the news hidden. But unexpectedly, it still leaked out."

"Now, all the major forces in the county know that the few of us have rapidly advanced in cultivation. They are all covetous and greedy, wanting to snatch the treasure or elixir that made us stronger."

"However, they are hesitant because they don't know the specifics of your cultivation. That's why they have resorted to challenging us instead."

"Three days ago, the famous 'Uninjured Fist' Cai Shuifeng came and issued a challenge to you, Master!"

"We told him that you were in seclusion, so he didn't forcefully come in. He has been waiting at the mountain pass until now..."

"Hahaha!"

Before Han Ying finished speaking, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the mountain path on the right side, carried by the wind.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Master Chen, congratulations on your cultivation breakthrough and coming out of seclusion!"

(End of this chapter)