Chapter 122: The Women's Reactions

Just as Huang Rong was about to reach the Yihua Palace, the monthly summary rewards arrived.

[Monthly Summary: You have been mentioned 261 times in your diary this month. You have gained two years and two months of internal cultivation, increased your proficiency in the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm, and your diary owner's favorability towards you has reached 80. You can receive an additional fivefold bonus. Finally, you have gained thirteen years of internal cultivation, and your proficiency in the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm has increased significantly.]

Huang Rong's face lit up with joy upon seeing these rewards. As expected, this time's rewards were far greater than any she had ever received before.

A massive surge of internal energy poured into her, instantly boosting her cultivation level, which had originally been at the eighth level of the Acquired Realm.

After reaching the ninth level, her breakthroughs continued unabated. The gap

between the Acquired Realm and the Innate Realm was a significant bottleneck, but for Huang Rong, it seemed like a mere decoration, easily broken. She advanced

from the first level of the Innate Realm, the second level, the third level... all the way to the eighth level, where she finally stopped.

At the same time, the mysteries of the Falling Flower Sword Palm constantly flashed through Huang Rong's mind. In a short while, Huang Rong's mastery of the technique reached a state of mastery.

Meanwhile, Huang Yaoshi's face had been gloomy and unsightly lately. Finally finding his daughter, Huang Yaoshi discovered she had been deceived by a gigolo. He initially intended to kill the gigolo to avenge his daughter.

However, the gigolo was guarded by a woman equally skilled as Huang Yaoshi, making his execution impossible.

Fortunately, despite the gigolo's deception, his daughter remained virgin, so Huang Yaoshi decided to take her back to Peach Blossom Island.

On the way, his daughter repeatedly tried to escape and seek out the gigolo, but Huang Yaoshi discovered and stopped her.

He had originally thought he would continue his duel of wits and courage with his daughter until they reached Peach Blossom Island.

But just as he was about to enter Song territory, his daughter became furious, insisting on returning to that gigolo, even threatening to hate him forever if he didn't let her go.

Huang Yaoshi could see his daughter's determination and seriousness, and he knew that if he tried to stop her, she would truly hate him forever.

With no other options, Huang Yaoshi took his daughter to Mount Huashan. Halfway through, they had to change course and head to Yihua Palace.

This ordeal had left Huang Yaoshi feeling utterly miserable.

He was so upset that he felt a urge to kill anyone he saw, but it was only a thought; he didn't kill anyone. His pride wouldn't allow him to kill the weak.

Just as Huang Yaoshi's carriage reached the Yihua Palace's territory, he suddenly sensed a change in his daughter's aura, startling him.

He quickly got inside and discovered that his daughter's cultivation was nearing a breakthrough.

This surprised Huang Yaoshi.

To be honest, Huang Yaoshi truly loved Huang Rong. So much so that despite Huang Rong's exceptional talent, she neglected martial arts training. When she left Peach Blossom Island, she had only reached the fifth or sixth level of the Acquired Realm. Such a level of cultivation would have been laughable if anyone had told anyone that she came from Peach Blossom Island.

But Huang Yaoshi was surprised to learn that within a short time after her release, her cultivation had skyrocketed to the eighth level.

This astonished Huang Yaoshi, who knew Huang Rong was completely indifferent to cultivation.

Seeing Huang Rong nearing a breakthrough, Huang Yaoshi immediately began to protect her.

At the age of fifteen, Huang Rong had already reached the ninth level of the Acquired Realm. If she worked hard, she should be able to break through to the Innate Realm by the time she was sixteen.

This level of cultivation, in Huang Yaoshi's eyes, was considered quite impressive, and he could even say that he had a successor.

Soon, Huang Rong's cultivation level broke through, reaching the ninth level of the Acquired Realm. Huang Yaoshi, who had been gloomy for a while, finally smiled with satisfaction.

Just as Huang Yaoshi was waiting for Huang Rong to calm down and open her eyes, he discovered she had broken through yet again.

This was the bottleneck between the acquired and innate realms. How could Huang Rong break through so easily?

Huang Yaoshi was stunned, barely able to react.

"As expected of my daughter, Huang Yaoshi. She's incredibly talented; two breakthroughs in a row is perfectly normal," he thought to himself, even feeling a bit proud. At fifteen years old, Huang Rong's future achievements might surpass his own.

What Huang Yaoshi hadn't expected was that after reaching the first level of the innate realm, Huang Rong didn't stop, advancing to the second.

Then the third, the fourth...

Huang Yaoshi was completely stunned. He could barely control his emotions, even rubbing his eyes to see if he was seeing things.

He almost wanted to slap himself to see if it hurt. He suspected he was dreaming, but Huang Rong was still breaking through, and he was worried any noise would startle her.

Huang Yaoshi didn't even understand why he had such an outrageous dream.

Huang Rong's breakthrough finally concluded at the eighth level of the Xiantian realm. After circulating her Qi for several cycles and regulating her internal energy, she opened her eyes, beaming with joy. Seeing Huang Yaoshi standing before her, a stunned look on his face, Huang Rong's smile widened. "Dad, I've achieved a breakthrough."

"Yes," Huang Yaoshi nodded, then subtly twisted his thigh, applying considerable force. The

pain was so intense that Huang Yaoshi shuddered.

"This isn't a dream!"

Huang Yaoshi realized he wasn't dreaming. Watching Huang Rong rise from the eighth level of the Acquired Realm to the eighth level of the Xiantian realm in the blink of an eye, he immediately stepped forward, taking Huang Rong's pulse and circulating his Qi, pouring it into her.

"The Qi is pure, without a trace of fragility. The meridians in the body are intact, without the slightest damage. This breakthrough wasn't caused by taking any medication, nor was it caused by using any secret method that would harm the body," Huang Yaoshi commented inwardly.

Huang Rong was fully aware of Huang Yaoshi's actions and knew what he was doing, but she allowed him to examine her.

"Rong'er, how did you do it?" Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but ask after releasing his pulse.

"Dad, this is a secret I can't tell you," Huang Rong said with a grin.

Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but frown.

"Dad, don't worry. My breakthrough wasn't very smooth, it's nothing at all. So don't worry. And every month from now on, I'll experience similar situations. It's just that the increase in cultivation level will vary." Huang Rong said with a grin.

"Every month? Every month, my cultivation level will increase?" Huang Yaoshi looked at Huang Rong, completely unable to understand how Huang Rong could achieve such a monthly increase in cultivation level.

"Dad, don't ask. I can't tell you anyway. Just know that I, your daughter, will become stronger and stronger in the future, even stronger than you," Huang Rong said with a smile.

"..." Huang Yaoshi was curious and helpless. It seemed that Huang Rong really wouldn't tell him, and it seemed that she still couldn't tell him.

Huang Yaoshi repeatedly confirmed that Huang Rong's method of increasing her cultivation wouldn't harm her, and then he stopped questioning.

Meanwhile

, when Dongfang Bubai's cultivation reached the Grandmaster level, Ning Zhongze's cultivation also reached a breakthrough.

[Monthly Summary: You were mentioned in your diary 183 times this month. You gained one year and six months of internal cultivation, a slight increase in your Wind God Leg proficiency, and the diary owner's favorability towards you reached 79, granting you an additional double bonus. Ultimately, you gained four years and six months of internal cultivation, and a certain increase in your Wind God Leg proficiency.]

With the rewards and the infusion of true qi, Ning Zhongze successfully reached the ninth level of Xiantian cultivation.

Ning Zhongze was overjoyed to see herself reach the ninth level. Her senior brother, the head of the Huashan Sect, had only reached the ninth level of Xiantian cultivation. But now, she had effortlessly achieved this level of cultivation.

However, Ning Zhongze saw Ye Xiu's favorability rating at 79, just shy of 80. At 80, the bonus would increase from double to five times.

If it were five times, Ning Zhongze even felt like her cultivation might reach Grandmaster level.

Just this little bit, just a little bit!

Ning Zhongze suddenly felt a surge of resentment, a resentment that made her want to immediately find Ye Xiu and ask why his favorability couldn't increase just a little bit more.

But Ning Zhongze quickly calmed down. She knew that having broken through to the ninth level of the Xiantian realm made her lucky compared to those without cheats. One should know how to be content and not be overly greedy.

Despite this inner reassurance, Ning Zhongze couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.

Besides her increased cultivation, the Wind God Leg that Ning Zhongze had received from Ye Xiu on Mount Hua had also reached the minor success stage.

Ning Zhongze felt that her current combat power might just barely be enough to fight against a Grandmaster.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhongze felt that he should be very satisfied.

And Yue Lingshan on Mount Hua.

She was also delighted with her monthly reward this time.

[Monthly summary, you have been mentioned in the diary one hundred and twenty-two times this month, and you have gained one year of internal strength training, increased your Huashan swordsmanship proficiency, and the diary owner's favorability towards you is 70, which can be used to obtain an additional double bonus. Finally, you have gained three years of internal strength training, and your Huashan swordsmanship proficiency has increased significantly.]

Three years of internal strength training allowed Yue Lingshan to successfully break through to the Xiantian realm and become a master of the first level of Xiantian. At the same time, the Huashan swordsmanship has also reached the realm of great success.

Yue Lingshan felt that in terms of pure swordsmanship, she was no worse than her father.

Eighteen-year-old Xiantian.

Yue Lingshan still remembered her father's surprise when Ye Xiu turned eighteen. Now she couldn't wait to find her father, Yue Buqun, and tell him that she had also broken through to the Xiantian realm and was also an eighteen-year-old Xiantian master.

But when Yue Lingshan thought about her father's recent flamboyant attire—she had finally stopped. She'd better wait and tell Yue Buqun about this good news later.

...

Compared to the previous few, Qu Feiyan, Ren Yingying, and Yi Lin, the rewards they received were minimal.

[Monthly Summary: If you were mentioned less than ten times in the diary this month, you'll receive a basic reward of one month's internal cultivation. If the diary owner's favorability towards you reaches 41, you'll receive an additional 10% bonus. Ultimately, you'll receive one month and three days of internal cultivation.]

Their situations were mostly similar. Even Ren Yingying's favorability hadn't reached 40, so she didn't even receive the bonus of three days' cultivation.

With the exception of Yi Lin, who was unaware of the diary, Qu Feiyan and Ren Yingying were filled with envy and resentment towards Dongfang Bubai and Huang Rong.

These longtime users—well, old, old—were definitely not new. The other newcomers to the diary were shocked by the monthly summary rewards.

...

Lin Shiyin, who had begun practicing martial arts at Xingyun Manor, made very slow progress due to her age and aptitude, even with the Lianhua Treasure Mirror.

However, the monthly summary reward made Lin Shiyin's eyes light up.

[Monthly Summary: If you are mentioned less than ten times in your diary this month, you will receive a basic reward of one month's internal strength cultivation. If the diary owner's favorability towards you reaches 40, you will receive an additional 10% bonus. Ultimately, you will receive one month and three days of internal strength cultivation.]

After receiving the reward, the trace of internal strength she had just cultivated instantly expanded, increasing it by far more than she had otherwise cultivated.

"This diary actually has monthly summary rewards. And the size of these rewards is actually determined by the number of times you are mentioned in the diary and the diary owner's favorability towards you?" Lin Shiyin exclaimed in surprise.

"If I could be mentioned frequently in the diary like Dongfang Bubai or Huang Rong, and have my favorability rating raised to 100, wouldn't that mean I could even become as powerful as Long Xiaoyun in just a month?" Lin Shiyin couldn't help but fantasize.

But then, she couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly.

"I'm in Xingyun Manor, and I don't even know the owner of the diary. How can I get him to mention my name more often in the diary, let alone raise my favorability rating to 100?" "

What wishful thinking!"

"But if I could find him and interact with him more—"

At this thought, Lin Shiyin couldn't help but shake her head again.

Lin Shiyin wasn't single, and there was no way she could leave Xingyun Manor for long.

Furthermore, she still didn't know the diary's owner's name. Even if she did, he was imprisoned in Yihua Palace. But how could she even reach Yihua Palace? That was why she said her idea was wishful thinking.

"Alas..." Lin Shiyin let out a long sigh.

...

[Monthly Summary: You have been mentioned less than ten times in your diary this month, earning a basic reward of one month's internal cultivation. The diary owner's favorability towards you reaches 40, earning an additional 10% bonus. Ultimately, you have achieved one month and three days of internal cultivation.]

Shui Sheng, already at the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, successfully broke through to the Innate Realm after suddenly increasing her internal cultivation limit by one month.

This thrilled Shui Sheng.

She hadn't expected the diary to offer more than just reading diaries and peeping into others' privacy—it could also offer rewards.

According to her normal cultivation, the Innate Realm was a bottleneck for her. Breaking through normally would take at least a year, and that was if things went smoothly. Without it, it could take two or three years. But now, thanks to the diary, she had actually saved a year or even more. This thrilled Shui Sheng.

She couldn't help but want to find the diary's owner. After all, anyone who's not stupid knows that to get more rewards, it's best to be around the diary owner regularly.

"Yihua Palace--"

Shui Sheng couldn't help but shiver just thinking of Yihua Palace.

Yihua Palace isn't a place to be daunted.

Even within the martial arts world, many consider it a forbidden area.

Even Shui Sheng's father wouldn't venture into its grounds.

...

[Monthly Summary: You were mentioned fewer than ten times in your diary this month. You received a basic reward of one month's internal cultivation and a 10-point favorability rating from the diary's owner. Ultimately, you didn't receive any rewards.]

[Huang Rong's previous analysis indicated a minimum favorability rating of 30, but that was a mistake. She had intended to return and revise it, but since V chapters can't be edited, I'll just say the minimum is 10. Below 10, you can't receive the diary. As for Lin Xian'er, Ye Xiu's favorability towards her is negative.]

Ah Zi was stunned by the diary's notification.

Ah Zi hadn't expected the diary she'd received to offer rewards besides just checking some messages. However, she was even more surprised by how low the owner's favorability was, so low that there were no rewards at all.

This was a bit hard for Ah Zi to accept.

Having lived in the Xingxiu Sect since childhood, Ah Zi's personality was naturally flawless. Besides being lawless, she was also incredibly greedy. For example, she had previously attempted to steal the Divine Wood King Cauldron and the Qi-Transforming Technique, and later even desired the Northern Ocean Divine Art.

Naturally, Ah Zi was eager to seize the reward offered by the diary, but her reluctance was simply due to the diary's owner's low favorability towards her, preventing her from receiving any reward at all.

"Ah!!! How could this happen! Bastard, if I ever see you, I'll poison you to death!" Ah Zi couldn't help but scream.

"Ah Zi, what's wrong with you?" A handsome, scholarly young man asked with a hint of caution upon seeing Ah Zi's expression.

"What's wrong with you? Get out of my way!" Ah Zi rolled her eyes at Duan Yu and angrily cursed him.

Ah Zi had previously failed to find the Northern Ocean Divine Art in Wuliang Mountain, so she had come to Dali to acknowledge a father, making Duan Yu her nominal brother.

She demanded the Northern Ocean Divine Art from Duan Yu, but having never seen it before, Duan Yu naturally refused to give it to Ah Zi.

For this, A-Zi poisoned him more than once, torturing him.

As for Duan Yu, though A-Zi had poisoned him before, he was very tolerant of her after learning she was his sister. It was A-Zi's poisoning that made Duan Yu shy away. A-Zi, on the other

hand, felt annoyed by Duan Yu, as he repeatedly told her he had never seen the Divine Art of the North Sea, leading her to mistakenly believe he had no intention of teaching her.

While A-Zi didn't acquire the Divine Art of the North Sea, she did learn the techniques for practicing the One Finger of Sun from Duan Zhengchun, thanks to her status as Duan Zhengchun's daughter and the Princess of Dali.

Duan Zhengchun also provided her with training resources, which prevented A-Zi from escaping Dali.

Now, because of the diary's reward, A-Zi no longer wanted to stay in the Duan Palace and sought out its owner.

After all, the diary was so magical, and the rewards it offered were undoubtedly extraordinary.

However, she had never met the owner, and therefore couldn't expect to gain any further benefits from him.

"Duan Yu, are you interested in going out and playing?" Ah Zi's eyes rolled, and she asked Duan Yu with a grin.

"Well, I'd like to, but since I went out earlier, my father has me under house arrest." Duan Yu scratched his head, looking a bit foolish.

"No problem, I can just poison the people in Prince Duan's mansion," Ah Zi said boldly.

"Huh? No, no, Ah Zi, you can't do that. Besides, using drugs and poisons is ungentlemanly—"

"I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a woman."

"That won't work—"

...

[Monthly Summary: You were mentioned less than ten times in your diary this month, and you receive a basic bonus of one month's internal cultivation. The diary owner's favorability towards you is 43, which grants an additional 10% bonus. In total, you receive one month and three days of internal cultivation.]

Zhong Ling, who had advanced to the Grandmaster level by constantly absorbing the internal energy of others, was also surprised to see the monthly bonus from the diary.

Moreover, due to the power of the Beiming Divine Art, Zhong Ling was now a little inflated.

So, Zhong Ling also considered heading to the Daming Kingdom to search for the diary's owner.

"Thanks to the Beiming Divine Art, I've become a Grandmaster. With my current strength, I should be able to challenge even the Yihua Palace," Zhong Ling thought.

With this in mind, she wanted to set off.

Before leaving, she naturally spoke to her mother, Gan Baobao, who had also reached the Grandmaster realm.

"Alright, you want to venture out into the martial arts world. Your current strength is sufficient. But remember, the martial arts world isn't just about martial arts; there are also many despicable tactics. You must be vigilant and protect yourself..." Gan Baobao admonished Zhong Ling.

As for stopping Zhong Ling from traveling, Gan Baobao wouldn't do it.

For one thing, Zhong Ling's strength was sufficient. For another, after her Grandmaster status, Gan Baobao had been itching to travel to the Dali Kingdom to find her Duan Lang. If Zhong Ling kept following her, it would be a nuisance. She was eager to get rid of Zhong Ling.

... Meanwhile, Ah Zhu, Wang Yuyan, and even Mu Wanqing had all received their rewards. Only then did they discover that this diary actually held such a miraculous secret.

Wang Yuyan truly had no interest in martial arts. So, the one-month internal energy boost she was given was just that.

Ah Zhu wasn't particularly interested in martial arts either, her skills were very low, and while she was happy about the extra month's reward, that was all.

Mu Wanqing, on the other hand, traveled extensively, and with her advanced martial arts skills

came many benefits. However, she hadn't considered searching for the diary's owner.

Perhaps, she had more important things to do right now.

"Master, is my father Duan Zhengchun?" Mu Wanqing asked Qin Hongmian bluntly.

"Ah? How did you know—" Qin Hongmian was taken aback by Mu Wanqing's sudden question.

"Duan Zhengchun is indeed my father!" Although Mu Wanqing already knew the answer, after Qin Hongmian's confirmation, she was now certain of his identity.

"Wanqing, how did you know this?" Qin Hongmian looked at Mu Wanqing seriously.

"I got the news by chance, and as far as I know, besides me, Duan Zhengchun has several daughters, including Zhong Ling," Mu Wanqing said.

Hearing Mu Wanqing's words, Qin Hongmian's eyes flashed with sadness. The man she liked was so fickle. Although she left Duan Zhengchun because of this, she couldn't let him go in her heart.

"Master, my mother--"

"Wanqing, since you already know, then I won't hide it anymore. Indeed, I am your mother." Qin Hongmian was still shocked by the news and hadn't reacted yet. So when Mu Wanqing mentioned her mother, Qin Hongmian directly admitted it.

"Ah? Master, you, you are my mother?" This was the news that really shocked Mu Wanqing.

Qin Hongmian looked at Mu Wanqing like this and realized that Mu Wanqing didn't know that she was her mother. However, since Duan Zhengchun's identity had been exposed, there was no need for her to hide it.

"That's right, Wanqing, you are my daughter." Qin Hongmian nodded.