Chapter 195: Inviting a Battle.

Wang Yuyan had already absorbed seventy years of pure Qi, passed down to her by Wuyazi. Her strength had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm.

Wuyazi was ninety-three when he died. While he couldn't be said to have been practicing since birth, he likely began cultivation before he was ten.

Normally, the Qi within him should have been at least eighty years old.

However, Wuyazi practiced the Beiming Divine Art, and since he had never used it to absorb the Qi of others, his Qi was limited.

Furthermore, after being pushed off a cliff, he became disabled and lost the ability to advance to the Grandmaster realm.

Therefore, much of his later practice was spent relentlessly tempering his Qi, transforming it towards purity.

As a result, not only did Wuyazi's Qi increase in quantity, but its quality also improved considerably.

In fact, with his pure Qi, if it weren't for his physical condition, the purity alone would have fully met the criteria for a Grandmaster breakthrough.

Wuyazi's actions were due to his long-held desire to pass on his Qi to his successor, ensuring that the recipient wouldn't be held back from advancing to Grandmaster status due to insufficient purity.

While Wuyazi's decision to accept a disciple was largely motivated by his desire to have them avenge Ding Chunqiu, he also didn't want to hinder their advancement. Therefore,

Wuyazi had long envisioned paving the way for his successor to become a Grandmaster, diligently tempering his Qi to its purest form.

This approach clearly gave Wang Yuyan an advantage.

As long as Wang Yuyan could continuously adapt to this Qi over the next year or two, transforming it completely into her own, she would be able to achieve Grandmaster status.

As for whether she could break through and become a Celestial Being—

the zhenqi within Wang Yuyan's body was ultimately cultivated by Wuyazi, so it was normal. Wang Yuyan's upper limit was probably the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm. She couldn't become a Celestial Being.

However, Celestial Beings were a legend to many.

Even for the most gifted, achieving Celestial Beings was rare.

Therefore, Wuyazi never imagined his heir could achieve this status.

...

After seeing Wuyazi off, Wang Yuyan didn't immediately leave Leigushan. Instead,

she remained. After all, Wang Yuyan didn't know where to go or what to do.

It would be better to stay here and thoroughly practice the martial arts Wuyazi had taught her, integrating them into her.

She could also listen to Su Xinghe's advice on navigating the martial arts world.

Wang Yuyan glanced at the diary in her hand.

Although Wang Yuyan had now become a ninth-level Grandmaster Realm expert thanks to her grandfather's teachings, her reliance on the diary grew stronger and stronger.

After all, her entire strength was due to the information she'd learned about her grandfather, Wuyazi, from the diary. Otherwise, she'd still be stuck at Mantuo Villa, a vase-like girl.

So, she eagerly awaited Ye Xiu's diary updates every day, like this one:

[Monthly Summary: If you're mentioned less than ten times in your diary this month, you'll receive a guaranteed month's worth of internal energy training. The diary owner's favorability towards you is 48, and you'll receive an additional 10% bonus. Ultimately, you'll receive a month's worth of internal energy training.]

"Mentioned less than ten times—I barely see him, so how can I expect him to mention me more?" Wang Yuyan couldn't help but shake her head.

And then there's the favorability part: it started at 48, and it's still 48 now, with absolutely no improvement at all.

Wang Yuyan even considered heading to the Ming Kingdom to find Ye Xiu. After all, she was no longer the powerless young woman she once was; she was now a ninth-level Grandmaster.

But when she thought of the invitation from the Grandmaster and Dongfang Bubai mentioned in Ye Xiu's diary, she hesitated again.

She was originally a fake Grandmaster. After all, her cultivation was all due to Wuyazi, and she had no combat experience. Although she knew a lot of martial arts, she had never practiced them seriously, and her strength could not be fully exerted.

So Wang Yuyan couldn't help but want to retreat again.

However, just when Wang Yuyan was thinking of retreating, the reward in the diary arrived.

One month's internal strength cultivation and one month's true energy entered Wang Yuyan's body, and quickly merged with the true energy infused by Wuyazi in her body.

But Wang Yuyan found that this true energy was actually a little different from the true energy in her body. Although the difference was not much, Wang Yuyan could still sense that slight disharmony.

Moreover, after the month's worth of Qi merged with her internal Qi, there was a subtle sense of disharmony, like a single white hair among a head of jet-black hair. No, it should be said that a single black hair appeared amidst a head of white hair, as if that black hair was normal.

In reality, this was because the Qi within Wang Yuyan was, after all, transmitted by Wuyazi. Although Wuyazi had diligently refined and purified the Qi, and even tried his best to eliminate his own influence on the Qi when transmitting it to Wang Yuyan, it was still not the Qi cultivated by Wang Yuyan herself. There was still a slight disharmony between this Qi and her own.

However, the Qi awarded by the diary for this month was based on the Qi cultivated by Wang Yuyan herself, and it was completely her own.

Therefore, when the Qi awarded by the diary entered her body, Wang Yuyan felt that sense of disharmony.

After a month of infusing her with zhenqi, Wang Yuyan, who had been stuck at the ninth level of the Grandmaster realm, suddenly broke through with a "pop.

" She then ascended directly to the Grandmaster realm, without a single difficulty or obstacle.

"I, became a Grandmaster?" Wang Yuyan was stunned, a bit hesitant to believe it, because the breakthrough was so easy.

After all, according to Wuyazi, Wang Yuyan needed at least two or three years to adapt to the zhenqi within her body before she could even reach the Grandmaster level, and that required her diligence.

But now, thanks to the diary reward, Wang Yuyan had saved two or three years of time.

Of course, it wasn't a two or three-year saving, but rather an advance. After that, Wang Yuyan still needed time to familiarize herself with Wuyazi's zhenqi within her body, diligently shaping it into her own form before she could circulate it freely and begin cultivating again to improve her cultivation and strength.

"Now that I've become a Grandmaster, perhaps I can go to the Ming Kingdom and find Ye Xiu," Wang Yuyan thought to herself.

Ah Zhu, who stayed in Leigushan with Wang Yuyan, also gained internal strength for a month, but her gains were obviously incomparable to Wang Yuyan's. She was originally at the seventh level of acquired realm, and now she is still at the seventh level, with no major changes at all.

Seeing her cultivation level still so low, Ah Zhu couldn't help but sigh, then approached Wang Yuyan's door.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Is that Sister Ah Zhu? Come in!" Wang Yuyan called out.

"Yuyan!" Ah Zhu pushed the door open and looked at Wang Yuyan. "Yuyan, you got your reward too,

didn't you?" "Yes, I did. Sister Ah Zhu, you don't know, I'm already a Grandmaster now," Wang Yuyan said excitedly.

"What? You're already a Grandmaster?" Ah Zhu looked at Wang Yuyan in surprise.

"Yes, after receiving the power from my grandfather, I was already at the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm. Then, a month of internal cultivation allowed me to break through the ninth level and become a Grandmaster," Wang Yuyan explained.

"That's great, Yuyan. Now that you're a Grandmaster, can we set out to deal with Ding Chunqiu?" Ah Zhu looked at Wang Yuyan expectantly.

"To deal with Ding Chunqiu—" Wang Yuyan was stunned.

"Yes, Ding Chunqiu killed your grandfather. Before, you weren't strong enough to seek revenge, but now that you've become a Grandmaster, Ding Chunqiu is no match for you. We're going to take care of Ding Chunqiu, and we're also avenging your grandfather," Ah Zhu said quickly.

"I—I'm a little worried. Ding Chunqiu is quite powerful, and he uses poison. I—" Wang Yuyan was a little scared.

After all, she was just an ordinary girl before, and she hadn't even practiced martial arts. She wasn't strong enough, and she wasn't brave enough. A notorious villain like Ding Chunqiu inevitably made Wang Yuyan feel a little scared.

"This..." Seeing Wang Yuyan like this, Ah Zhu fell silent.

Ah Zhu knew she shouldn't ask Wang Yuyan for help.

However, Ah Zhu was still concerned about her biological sister, Ah Zi. Through her own research, she had a vague idea that Ah Zi might be in the Xingxiu Sea.

Ah Zhu had no further information about Ah Zi. She was unaware that Ah Zi was currently imprisoned by Duan Zhengchun in the Duan Palace in Dali.

She had no worries about food and clothing, but she was deprived of her freedom. She still believed Ah Zi was suffering under Ding Chunqiu's control in the Xingxiu Sea. After all, she remembered Ye Xiu's diary mentioning Ah Zi's blindness.

Ah Zhu hoped that Wang Yuyan would eliminate Ding Chunqiu, so that Ah Zi would be safe and not blinded.

However, Wang Yuyan was no match for Ding Chunqiu, and sending her to find him would only lead to her own death.

"Alas!" Ah Zhu sighed inwardly. "Perhaps I should try to contact Duan Zhengchun. Although he's a man—if he knew his daughter was in Ding Chunqiu's hands, he would probably try to save Ah Zi."

Ah Zhu was worried about Ah Zi. She looked at her diary, her face mad with frustration. She wanted to kill someone because she hadn't received any reward.

Not only had her name not been mentioned in the diary this month, but the favorability rating had actually wiped out her meager month's worth of internal cultivation rewards.

She had originally hoped to turn things around with the diary, but now it seemed impossible, as the diary's owner's favorability rating hadn't improved at all.

"Ah!!!" Ah Zi couldn't help but roar, venting her frustration. Duan Yu,

awakened from his sleep by her furious voice, felt somewhat helpless.

Ever since Duan Zhengchun had crippled Ah Zi's poisonous skills, Ah Zi's moods had been unstable. Even after Duan Zhengchun had passed on the Dali Duan Clan's martial arts secrets, including the One Finger of Sun, her condition hadn't improved.

Duan Yu worried that if this continued, Ah Zi would go mad.

After all, Ah Zi was his sister, so Duan Yu was still very worried about her.

However, Duan Yu couldn't let A Zi go. After all, A Zi's character was too wicked. Duan Yu had let A Zi go once before, but she hadn't escaped and poisoned many people.

It was precisely because of this situation that, after recapturing A Zi, Duan Zhengchun ruthlessly destroyed her poison skills.

A Zi, venting her anger, threw aside the Dali Duan family's internal energy techniques and the secret manual for the One Finger of Sun. She didn't want a martial art that required dedicated practice to achieve perfection; she wanted the Divine Art of the North Sea.

Unfortunately, she couldn't get any information about the Divine Art from Duan Yu.

Furthermore, A Zi discovered through her diary that Duan Yu might have been abducted by someone. This person, like her, was Duan Zhengchun's daughter, and had even fled to the Ming Dynasty.

"Zhong Ling!!!" Ah Zi gritted her teeth as she muttered the name. She felt that her current situation was all because of Zhong Ling.

If Zhong Ling hadn't taken the Beiming Divine Art, she wouldn't have lost it, wouldn't have come to Dali, wouldn't have acknowledged Duan Zhengchun as her father, wouldn't have had her martial arts stripped away and been imprisoned in Duan Wang's palace.

...

"A-choo—"

Zhong Ling couldn't help but sneeze loudly. Rubbing her nose, which was almost itchy, she turned her attention to the diary.

[Monthly Summary: You were mentioned forty-two times in the diary this month, gaining four months of internal cultivation. The diary owner's favorability towards you is 43, and you can receive an additional 10% bonus. In the end, you gained four months and twelve days of internal cultivation.]

Just four months of internal cultivation wasn't enough for Zhong Ling to achieve a breakthrough, and she remained at the first level of Grandmaster.

"Alas! My favorability is still too low," Zhong Ling couldn't help but sigh.

"Besides, I've been with Ye Xiu for so long, and I've only been promoted about forty times." "

No way! If it keeps going like this, when will I ever break through again? Furthermore, there's no Grandmaster-level technique in the Beiming Divine Art. If I want to improve my cultivation, I can only rely on diary rewards. I'm afraid I won't be able to become stronger in my lifetime. Even though becoming a Grandmaster gives one eight hundred years of command, but—"

"Damn it! Why won't Ye Xiu's favorability towards me improve?"

"He always suspects I have ulterior motives. I don't have any bad intentions. Or does he really need me to have that kind of relationship with him, like Dongfang Bubai, Yao Yue, or even Murong Qiudi, to increase his favorability?" Zhong Ling muttered, her cheeks suddenly flushing.

Clearly, this topic was a bit too much for Zhong Ling. A young girl like her couldn't handle it.

...

Every month, some people received generous rewards, while others only received a meager minimum guarantee, or even nothing at all.

Some people's cultivation levels had broken through, while others barely changed.

So some were happy, others disappointed and angry.

But Ye Xiu didn't understand any of this.

Because of the world of Zongwu, many people and events had exceeded his expectations. So much so that Ye Xiu had assumed that the changes in Dongfang Bubai and the others were simply due to the different world structures. He hadn't considered that his own cheat code was actually someone else's.

Little did he know that someone had exploited his cheat code and reaped even greater benefits than he himself.

Ye Xiu stood before Dongfang Bubai, eager to fight.

While Dongfang Bubai's mood had been somewhat affected by her loss to Yao Yue, it wasn't significant.

Her mood improved significantly after she saw that Yao Yue didn't seem particularly happy despite her victory.

So, with a certain amount of curiosity, Dongfang Bubai accepted Ye Xiu's challenge.

Curious about why Ye Xiu suddenly wanted to fight her, she wondered if he had gotten something from the diary.

While she might have gotten the answer from it if Ye Xiu wrote tonight, she didn't want to know now.

"Dongfang, here I come!" Ye Xiu warned.

Dongfang Bubai stood quietly, waving at Ye Xiu, signaling him to attack.

Ye Xiu stared at Dongfang Bubai, then gathered his strength, feeling something strange in his body.

It was as if his blood had suddenly heated up.

His body seemed to become fanatical, and a fighting spirit surged in his mind.

However, this fanatical fighting spirit did not affect Ye Xiu's normal thinking, and did not make him lose his mind.

Moreover, this fighting spirit not only did not make him lose his mind, but seemed to make him even more sharp. He seemed to be able to vaguely find Dongfang Bubai's weaknesses - not weaknesses, but relatively weak points.

With a loud shout, Ye Xiu unsheathed his long sword, and rushed directly towards Dongfang Bubai with the Thirteen Deadly Swords.

Dongfang Bubai was also a little surprised when facing the attacking Ye Xiu, because she could feel that Ye Xiu at this time had some different changes from the previous Ye Xiu.