TBIP: Chapter 24 Part 3

He didn’t know when the other person’s injury healed and why, but it was always a good thing. Even if he faced the protagonist Ye Hantian in the future, he would at least have the power to fight.

“I’m relieved.” Lou Xingyao’s whole body suddenly relaxed a lot.

“Then how long are you going to hold my wrist? Why? You haven’t taken enough advantage of me?” Wen Hanshan said this, but he didn’t intend to withdraw his wrist at all.

“Yes, I haven’t taken enough advantage.” Lou Xingyao didn’t care at all about the other person’s ridicule. He even tightened his strength as he spoke, pinching the wrist in his palm.

Perhaps it was due to practicing with the sword all year round, but unlike his slightly slender wrist, Wen Hanshan’s wrist was full of strength. Lou Xingyao could even feel the vigorous pulse under his flesh and skin.

Um…

Very healthy.

After quickly coming to this conclusion, Lou Xingyao didn’t dwell too much on it and let go of Wen Hanshan’s wrist.

Don’t look at Wen Hanshan’s iceberg appearance when facing outsiders. Lou Xingyao knew very well how bad this person was in private. When it came to talking nonsense, Lou Xingyao might not be able to compare to the other person.

Taking advantage now and accepting it as soon as possible was the right way.

Seeing that Wen Hanshan seemed to want to say something else, Lou Xingyao didn’t care about anything and casually changed the topic. “How does Brother Wen know about the tenth level of qi condensation?”

Even though he saw Lou Xingyao’s purpose, Wen Hanshan was still in a bit of a trance about this question. “My mother left me some relics when she died. This matter was written in a cultivation handbook among the relics.”

Lou Xingyao hadn’t expected to get such an answer.

According to the original novel of The Dao and Heaven are Equal, the matter of the tenth level of qi condensation was only a secret rumor among the big forces in the middle world. It was only after reaching the big world that it became well-known information.

In the rumors, Wen Miaoyin was just a helpless orphan girl rescued by the father of the head of the Zhou family.

She had no background and even her cultivation was mediocre. If it wasn’t for the Zhou family’s good medicinal materials, she wouldn’t have lived to marry the head of the Zhou family.

But if this was the truth, could the other person leave such an important cultivation handbook?

Just as Lou Xingyao was about to raise doubts about this, he heard Wen Hanshan adding, “The formation discs and storage bags that we use were also left by my mother.”

At this moment, Lou Xingyao was even more convinced that Wen Miaoyin had an extraordinary background.

He couldn’t see anything before he entered the Dao, but now Lou Xingyao could clearly detect that the formation discs that Wen Hanshan usually used weren’t common products that could be seen everywhere.

The quality was much higher than the ones seen on the black market that were priced at sky-high prices.

Putting aside the formation discs, the storage bag in Wen Hanshan’s hand was also good.

The storage bag of Tianming Continent only had one cubic meter of capacity. If it was slightly larger, it could only reach around ten cubic meters at most.

Meanwhile, the storage bag in Wen Hanshan’s hand had a capacity of hundreds of cubic meters. Even the storage bag that was given to Lou Xingyao in the beginning had a capacity of 20 cubic meters.

The most important thing was that Wen Hanshan had more than one such storage bag!

How could a simple orphan have such a deep accumulation and heritage?

As for why there were rumors about Wen Miaoyin’s lack of identity and background, outsiders like him naturally had no way of knowing.

Looking at Wen Hanshan’s expression, it was obvious that he had a very deep relationship with Wen Miaoyin. Lou Xingyao didn’t want to continue to ask questions, revealing the other party’s scars plainly.

Lou Xingyao didn’t ask, but Wen Hanshan was willing to solve his doubts.

“I don’t know the specific identity of my mother. I only know that she should be from a bigger world outside the Tianming Continent.”

The relationship between Wen Hanshan and Wen Miaoyin was indeed far beyond that of an ordinary mother and son. However, a full 15 years had passed since Wen Miaoyin’s death. The reluctant feelings were gradually relieved due to the passage of time.

For today’s Wen Hanshan, his biological mother was a topic that could be talked about.

A trace of understanding flashed in Lou Xingyao’s eyes. No wonder why the things in Wen Hanshan’s hands were all such good quality. It wouldn’t be strange if these items were from a big world.

“You know this as well?” Wen Hanshan was also a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected Lou Xingyao to react so calmly when he heard that there was a secret thing as a bigger world outside the Tianming Continent. Then he quickly realized. “It seems that your inheritance is indeed very good.”

Yes, this time Lou Xingyao didn’t even need to explain. Wen Hanshan had already automatically helped him think of the answer.

What else could Lou Xingyao say?

He could only nod again and again, affirming the other person’s guess.

“Do you still have doubts in your mind?” Wen Hanshan repeated what he had asked when the two of them had entered the tent.

“No.” Lou Xingyao had no doubts now, and even felt a bit guilty.

After all, the other person made it clear to him about such a secret thing as the origin of his mother. Meanwhile, Lou Xingyao was still hiding a lot of key information from the other person.

“Then let’s meditate and cultivate.” Wen Hanshan didn’t see the little thoughts in Lou Xingyao’s mind. He waved his sleeves and found a corner of the tent to sit down.

This appearance showed that he had already entered the state of cultivating.

Lou Xingyao saw this situation and didn’t say much. Following his past habits, he sat down in a position not far from Wen Hanshan and didn’t disturb him.

In recent days, Lou Xingyao had indeed gained a lot.

Not long after he operated the cultivating method, the last acupoint of the sixth meridian in the body was already accessible. Spiritual energy rushed towards the seventh meridian with an unstoppable momentum.

It wasn’t until the eighth acupoint on the seventh meridian that it gradually slowed down. Finally, it stopped completely after opening up the tenth acupoint.

The whole process could be described as very smooth.

It wasn’t until Lou Xingyao opened his eyes again that he found this breakthrough had only taken him three days.

In just three days, he not only broke through to the sixth level of qi condensation but even stabilized his realm. At the same time, he took a big step towards the seventh level of qi condensation.

This harvest was rich.

Sure enough, only actual combat could bring about the fastest breakthrough.

It was no wonder that most of the cultivators of Tianming Continent were so keen to come to the Endless Forest to train.

Lou Xingyao sighed in his heart while looking at the familiar figure not far away.

Wen Hanshan’s posture was no different from before he entered meditation three days ago. It wasn’t known if Wen Hanshan was still cultivating or not.

Just as Lou Xingyao was about to sink his consciousness into his portable space to take a look, he saw Wen Hanshan opening his eyes.

At almost the same time, Wen Hanshan discovered Lou Xingyao’s changes. “You broke through?”

“Yes.” Lou Xingyao couldn’t help smiling a bit.

“Good. ‘Wen Hanshan nodded with a hint of satisfaction on his face. This time, Lou Xingyao’s breakthrough speed was a bit faster than expected.

However, based on the other person’s harmonious atmosphere, it could be seen that this breakthrough was indeed a natural one. Wen Hanshan mentioned another thing. “Do you have an answer to what I asked you a few days ago?”

Lou Xingyao thought back and realized what Wen Hanshan was talking about.

It was a conversation between the two of them before they met the second level giant wolf a few days ago.

At that time, Wen Hanshan made it clear that Lou Xingyao’s attack methods were too chaotic. He used whatever he had on hand. It could be described as a random attack without any discipline.

Right now, the level of monsters he encountered wasn’t high, and the means of attack were limited, so it wasn’t a big problem. However, if he maintained this habit, he would inevitably be defeated when meeting someone with a higher cultivation level in the future.

Then Wen Hanshan asked him if he had a weapon he liked. Even if he wasn’t sure, it was best to find a preference or to specialize in one for the time being.

At the very least, he should develop the haphazard attacks into a disciplined system before talking about anything else.

At that time, Lou Xingyao didn’t give an answer because he didn’t know the specific answer.

The weapon he used the most was the dagger in his hand.

However, he chose the dagger because when facing the blue rock python, there was only the dagger available in his storage bag.

If he was asked if he liked it, this wasn’t the case.

After all, Lou Xingyao had received more than 30 years of peace education. He preferred long-range attacks to melee combat.

It was best to take the enemy’s head from far away.

What was most in line with Lou Xingyao’s vision was actually weapons such as longbows and crossbows.

But no matter whether it was a longbow or crossbow, it was extremely rare on the Tianming Continent. Forget a complete inheritance, even one or two copies of broken skills were hard to find.

He could only be forced to give up this option.

As for other hidden weapons, they could be used as supplements after his attack system matured in the future.

If he specialized in hidden weapons, he would inevitably be defeated when facing the enemy head-on.

Lou Xingyao thought about it and really couldn’t make up his mind.

Wen Hanshan saw that Lou Xingyao really had no clue and simply put forward his own suggestion. “In that case, how about practicing the sword with me in the future?”

“Huh?” The sword was indeed a choice that Lou Xingyao had never thought about.

Maybe it was because Wen Hanshan’s swordsmanship was so amazing that it left a shadow in his heart, making him think he couldn’t catch up. This caused him to subconsciously ignore it.

But at this moment, the other person took the initiative to mention it, and Lou Xingyao also considered it seriously.

First of all, the long sword wasn’t like a dagger where he must be close to the enemy. To a certain extent, it could barely be regarded as satisfying Lou Xingyao’s idea of a long-range attack.

The second was that swordsmen had a good status in Lou Xingyao’s heart.

In the famous martial arts and immortal cultivation novels, there were always one or two masters who reached the end with the sword.

Under such a filter, he had a better impression of the long sword than other weapons.

Finally, there was the inheritance.

Since Wen Hanshan took the initiative to mention the matter of teaching, it meant Wen Hanshan would definitely teach him in the future.

As the number one sword cultivator in the original novel, even if the inheritance wasn’t top-notch, it was more than enough for Lou Xingyao.

Sure enough, the moment Lou Xingyao thought this, he heard Wen Hanshan’s next words.

“I have watched your performance in battle against the monsters these days. It might be unsystematic, but you have always made progress. Even if you can’t reach the end in the way of the sword, you can still make some small achievements. I think I have some attainments in the sword. I can give you some advice in this regard.”

From these words, it could be known that Wen Hanshan’s words to let Lou Xingyao follow him to practice the sword wasn’t a whim, but out of careful consideration.

Lou Xingyao already had a preference in his heart, and these words made him determined. He immediately stood up and bowed to Wen Hanshan in a simple apprenticeship ceremony. Then he said with a smile, “That’s it. I will have to trouble Brother Wen to give me advice in the future!”