Chapter 1135: Scenic Beauty and Lovely Company in the Rear Mountains
Jiang Yifan’s guidance to Liu Zixuan was like a sudden enlightenment, enabling him to instantly grasp the profound meaning of Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven.
He cupped his hands and smiled at Jiang Yifan: "Thank you."
"It’s really rare to hear a thank you from you." Jiang Yifan sheathed his Soft Sword and said, "If you really want to thank me, just bully my daughter less!"
With that, he turned with his hands behind his back and walked towards the small study in the backyard.
"Wait!" Before he entered, Liu Zixuan hurried over and asked, "What’s the name of that mysterious realm?"
"Once you breakthrough, you’ll naturally know its name!" Jiang Yifan patted Liu Zixuan’s shoulder meaningfully: "Young man, our journey is still long!"
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "Do you mean there’s another realm above that mysterious realm?"
"In martial arts, the path is endless." Jiang Yifan laughed as he walked inside: "But don’t worry, I’ll always be one level higher than you."
Liu Zixuan’s forehead immediately showed a few black lines: "Can’t you stop showing off for once?"
"Want to bite me?" Jiang Yifan turned his head and closed the door with a mischievous smile on his face.
Seeing this, the monkey and Wang Liang behind sighed: "Competing in swords, but in the end, it’s a competition in being cheeky."
"And in being cheeky, my old man won!" Jiang Yiyi pouted and said with a smile.
"Hahaha!" Hearing her words, everyone burst into laughter.
Liu Zixuan turned his head, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned: "Although he won, I’m very happy!"
"You’re just having fun because you can’t beat him!" the monkey poured cold water.
Liu Zixuan shook his index finger twice: "He just said our journey is long, not my journey. The use of ’our’ shows I’m already closely matched to him."
"Anyway, both of you are geniuses, progressing faster than anyone else!" the monkey muttered in distress, holding his forehead: "It’s really frustrating being surpassed by a junior like you. If I knew, I’d have beaten you up every day when you were weak!"
"You’re wrong. If you had beaten me when my realm was low, when I became stronger, I’d beat you up three times a day." Liu Zixuan glanced at him, and the monkey directly took Jiang Yiyi’s jade hand and walked outside.
The invisible dog food left the monkey and Wang Liang at a loss.
In front of the scenic beauty of the Jiang Family’s back mountain, Liu Zixuan laughed: "I didn’t expect your Jiang Family’s residence to have such beautiful scenery!"
"My mom loves beautiful scenery. After choosing this place back then, my dad spent a lot of money having it built like this." Jiang Yiyi took a deep breath of fresh air and asked, "By the way, seeing that you’ve just had some enlightenment, how about I find you a place to meditate for a while?"
Liu Zixuan shook his head: "What do you think my realm is now?"
"Isn’t it Innate Emperor Realm Second Heaven?" Jiang Yiyi asked in confusion.
"No, to be precise, it’s actually Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven. Before I finished my last meditation, I had already integrated the Power of the Dragon Veins into my dantian, unifying all my cultivation techniques. The reason why my apparent realm hasn’t broken through is because my state of mind hasn’t reached it. Just now, after your dad’s guidance, my state of mind is complete, so now I’m truly at Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven."
Listening to Liu Zixuan’s explanation, Jiang Yiyi suddenly understood and laughed: "No wonder you could take on the forces of Netherworld Hall, Dragon Spirit, and Mo Family alone. I thought, if you were just a simple Innate Emperor Realm Second Heaven, it wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t expect you had already reached Third Heaven in strength."
Liu Zixuan’s mouth curled up: "Your dad said that once my cultivation techniques, power, and everything reach the peak and unify, I can breakthrough to that mysterious realm. Actually, I already have some insights into that realm, and breaking through is just about finding the right opportunity."
Jiang Yiyi suddenly turned her head, her eyes wide open: "You freak, three months ago you were beaten back to being an ordinary person, and two months ago you came to our house as just a Profound Realm. In these two months, you’ve soared from Profound Realm to Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven and even grasped the threshold of that mysterious realm!"
"Are you even more admiring of me now?" Liu Zixuan teased with a smile.
Jiang Yiyi extended her soft fist and lightly punched him: "I don’t worship you at all, let’s talk when you can beat my dad!"
"That day won’t be far off!" Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes slightly.
Although he couldn’t see Jiang Yifan’s true realm at that moment, from Jiang Yifan’s words, Liu Zixuan realized the gap between them wasn’t that big anymore.
If calculated by realms, Jiang Yifan should already be in that mysterious realm but not yet perfect.
Of course, as for what Jiang Yifan said about another realm above the mysterious realm, Liu Zixuan had a different understanding.
Perhaps there is another realm, but it definitely won’t be as clearly divided as the previous ones, like Profound Realm being above King Realm and King Realm being above Imperial Realm. It won’t be divided this clearly, or in such quantity.
Simply put, above the mysterious realm, perhaps it’s the Great Way. It can’t be called a realm, but rather a perfection in Martial Arts.
Liu Zixuan, at his current stage, couldn’t yet touch those areas and naturally didn’t bother to ponder over them.
Holding Jiang Yiyi’s jade hand, he viewed the beautiful scenery of the Jiang Family’s back mountain with her, brewed a pot of good tea in the pavilion at noon, and enjoyed homemade Jiang Family desserts, feeling quite leisurely.
"Have there been any recent updates on Jiang Yunxuan?" Jiang Yiyi asked.
Liu Zixuan thought for a moment: "Earlier I heard from Gu Yu, a few days ago, major Hidden Sects were attacked and Yunxuan seems to have gone to his previous Sect. I’d guess he’ll come here soon."
"Although neither of us yielded to each other since childhood, we were born together. Even if our parents don’t say it, they’re concerned about him. Honestly, my dad has mentioned his gratitude to you more than once!"
Liu Zixuan scratched his head: "Grateful to me?"
"Yes, my dad started from being an ordinary person and knows the grind of advancing step by step. But Yunxuan is different from you all. He grew up in a stable environment. If he were to be trained alone, the family would undoubtedly send people to protect him secretly, which wouldn’t provide much growth meaningfully."
Jiang Yiyi paused and said, "But it’s different with you all. It’s similar to my dad’s journey, advancing genuinely step by step, providing true honing. So, for Yunxuan to meet you is his blessing, and also a blessing for our Jiang Family. Even though my dad doesn’t express it, he’s genuinely grateful to you. Not just him; my mom and the others as well."
Liu Zixuan grinned: "It’s really nothing, I didn’t purposely do anything."
"It’s precisely because it wasn’t deliberate that it feels real..."