Chapter 133: Chapter 104: Communicating with Empyrean Kong Shi Again_2
Just then, the vortex shuddered once more and promptly collapsed, its sound vanishing the next moment.
With a muffled grunt, Zhang Xuan stumbled backwards seven or eight steps, his face flushed and fresh blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Despite his considerable improvement in cultivation, maintaining such a sword art that surpassed the Heavenly Dao was still exceedingly difficult.
“I’ll ask next time!”
Knowing that it was impossible to contact Empyrean Kong shi again before he had recovered, Zhang Xuan took a moment to adjust himself, feeling much better, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the conversation was brief, it had enlightened him on many matters.
First, master teacher abilities were a form of Heaven’s Mandate.
Second, Empyrean Kong shi was known as a “Mandate Chaos Master” and was being hunted by the Heaven Mandate Hall.
Third, abilities related to Heaven’s Mandate should not be used lightly, otherwise they could easily arouse others’ wariness.
Fortunately, he had been keeping a low profile during this time, and even though he had used Impartation of Heaven’s Will, not many people were aware of it. Most importantly, he hadn’t used his other abilities much, so they hadn’t attracted too much attention.
As long as he kept Yu Xiaoyu and the others low-key in the upcoming competition, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.
With that thought, he got up and walked out of the room.
“Hiss hiss, hiss hiss~~”
Coming to the courtyard, Dao Li greeted him, its face showing happiness as it snorted noisily and raised its hoof to point.
A table full of food had already been laid out in the pavilion.
It seemed that the fellow had been cooking since early morning.
“Where’s Sun Qiang?” Zhang Xuan frowned.
“Huir, huir!”
Dao Li explained a few sentences.
Zhang Xuan suddenly realized, “He’s already eaten and went out to find ways to make money… Alright then!”
He had been practicing all along, and based on his knowledge from the past life, it should be around 10 a.m. now, so it was normal for the other party not to be at home this late.
“Oh, go and call over Yu Xiaoyu, Liu Mingyue, and Hong Yi. Tell them I need to see them for something!”
Sitting down to eat, Zhang Xuan instructed.
Dao Li nodded its massive head and pushed the door open, stepping out. Moments later, it disappeared from view.
…
In the room where Mo Yanxue was, the young miss of the Mo Family was standing quietly with her eyes closed. Suddenly, her eyes shot open and with a low shout, she threw a punch.
Crack!
The air made a crisp sound as a gust of wind shot straight ahead.
“I’ve indeed reached 2 strength!”
With her fist clenched, Mo Yanxue’s eyes shone brightly.
After a night of hard practice, the Golden Source Spiritual Liquid had been completely absorbed. Even without a Strength Measuring Formation, her experience told her she had definitely achieved her goal!
To have gone from 0.45 to 2.0 in just three days of enrollment, an increase of nearly 4.5 times, was a rate of improvement not even City Lord Yu could match in his day, surely making her the first in Baiyan City in a hundred years!
“I’ll go find Xiaoyu and test her cultivation realm!”
Having been punched away by Yu Xiaoyu last time, she had been harboring a grudge in her heart; this time, she was certain she could turn the tables.
Just as she stepped out of her room, before reaching Xiaoyu’s residence, she saw a splendid horse trotting leisurely over.
Intercepting it, Mo Yanxue asked with curiosity, “Did you not get sold to Zhang laoshi? What are you doing here?”
After a glance at the girl, Dao Li raised its head, appearing aloof.
It certainly recognized her; it had been her thousand-li horse, Suxiang, when she raised it!
“Right, how could a horse understand human speech…”
Seeing its attitude, Mo Yanxue came to her senses, just about to shake her head when she saw Dao Li’s large eyes glaring at her, seemingly angered, as if asking, “Who do you think can’t understand human speech?”
“You can understand?”
Faced with its demeanor, Mo Yanxue was stunned.
“Huir, huir!”
Seeing she still doubted, Dao Li huffed in displeasure with a long whinny. Suddenly, it lifted its forehoof and kicked towards Mo Yanxue as if to punish her for her skepticism.
“You’re attacking me? Dao Li, you’re delusional. I’m no longer the same person I was three days ago; I am now an expert!”
Seeing its rudeness, Mo Yanxue smiled and shook her head. Then, clenching her fist, she aimed a punch at the approaching hoof.
Having just made a breakthrough and not having had the chance to test it yet, she decided to take it out on this impudent horse!
It was the perfect opportunity to confirm her own cultivation.
Bang!
The fist and the hoof collided.
Before Mo Yanxue’s strength of over 2 could fully exert itself, it was crushed by the power from the horse’s hoof, like a ping-pong ball meeting a lead ball.
The next moment, before the Mo Family’s young miss could react, she was sent flying over ten meters and crashed to the ground.
“What?”
Bearing the pain, Mo Yanxue struggled to her feet, her face filled with disbelief as she looked at the horse before her.
The strength of a horse refers to the full power of a horse, and even a thousand-li horse wouldn’t be much stronger. She thought with her strength of two, she could easily handle a mere Dao Li, making it understand the terror of a human cultivator. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect herself to be so effortlessly defeated!
“Hey, hey~~”
As she lay there in a sorry state, Dao Li cracked a wide, toothy grin, proudly strutting past her.
Pretending to be weak, only to show no real might? How pathetic!
“You…”
Seeing the contempt in its eyes, Mo Yanxue felt her body tremble with rage, yet she had no means of recourse.
“It must be that Dao Li has an innate constitution that grants it more than two in strength!”
Finding a suitable excuse, Mo Yanxue finally felt more at ease.
Her training was meant to be compared with people her own age, with peers like Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue, not with a beast!