Chapter 239 Collecting Some Interest
It was about the seventh month after Eldest Senior Sister had departed.
Two months ago, Cui Hao successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Compared to other disciples, Cui Hao's breakthrough seemed particularly difficult.
Of course, Chu Xingchen had intentionally prolonged Cui Hao's Foundation Establishment time to ensure that his foundation would not be weaker than Li Yingling and the others.
After all, an Immortal Sprout recognized by the System is, to some extent, no different from someone using cheats.
Cultivation is indeed both fast and solid for them.
Chu Xingchen was even afraid that Cui Hao would fail his first Foundation Establishment, so he specially went out to buy a decent quality Foundation Establishment Pill to assist with the breakthrough.
After all, this rebellious disciple Cui Hao did not know how to cherish the pills he refined himself at all.
But fortunately, everything went smoothly. Cui Hao successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment even without taking pills.
This kid was smug for several days.
However, since Cui Hao was not an Immortal Sprout recognized by the System, he did not receive the standard issue Compatible Divine Ability that came with Foundation Establishment.
But divine abilities are not like mental cultivation methods; one cannot try to modify them or change their appearance.
Currently, the divine abilities of the main disciples are not very suitable for Cui Hao, nor can they make do.
So, we can only say that we will have to figure something out for Cui Hao in the future.
And incidentally save up some Spirit Stones for this kid, so that when he reaches the Golden Core stage, we can buy him a decent one too.
Chen Baiqing has now reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and breaking through is likely just a kick away.
Unlike with Li Xingtian, after Li Yingling departed, the sect indeed seemed visibly quiet.
Neither Chen Baiqing nor Lin Luoyu were the type to cause trouble.
As for Cui Hao, this kid has the skill to cause a scene, but not the seniority to do so.
Especially when facing Chen Baiqing. Li Yingling could naturally subdue Little Baiqing, but mere Cui Hao—ridiculous.
Naturally, one has to say that girls are more thoughtful. Unlike Li Xingtian, who went to the Central Continent and just vanished from the face of the earth.
Li Yingling occasionally sent a letter. That letter would often be very long, describing what she encountered and what interesting things she saw.
Chu Xingchen did not know if she was reporting only the good news and not the bad, but from the letters, he could feel Li Yingling's joy.
If she was truly happy, then his actions were worth it.
Additionally, this strong luck really needs to be let out to wander around when there is nothing else to do.
Every so often, Chu Xingchen could feel a sudden surge in Li Yingling's cultivation feedback.
He really did not know what good things this little girl had encountered out there.
But the most important thing was that the person was fine.
Recently, leisure time had increased somewhat, and Lin Luoyu's cultivation of the Haoran Sword was also proceeding quite smoothly.
For some unknown reason, Chu Xingchen always felt that he was somewhat like a lonely old man.
Hmm, perhaps it was time to go out for a stroll, maybe to take a look at the Central Continent.
After all, anyone who has played games knows that in the eyes of a completionist, optional quests are actually mandatory quests.
By the deep pool.
Chu Xingchen took a sip of the tea Chen Baiqing had brewed: "You are very close to the Golden Core, right?"
Chen Baiqing raised her small head to look at Chu Xingchen. Instead of answering the question, she asked: "Does Master want to go out too?"
Chu Xingchen looked at Chen Baiqing upon hearing this. Although he knew that his third disciple's appearance and mentality did not quite match, he had only asked an unrelated question casually.
Yet Little Baiqing actually.
Chu Xingchen always felt that perhaps the words he used to fool Little Baiqing in the past were not actually believed by her.
Maybe she was just willing to be fooled by him?
Could it be that he was the one being treated like a child by Little Baiqing?
"Perhaps?" Chu Xingchen answered casually. But regardless, he still trusted Little Baiqing.
"Since Master wants to go, Baiqing supports Master going." Chen Baiqing lowered her head. "I will take good care of Junior Brother and Junior Sister."
"Hmm, why do those words sound so familiar?" Chu Xingchen laughed. "Starting to learn from Master at such a young age?"
A gentle smile appeared on Chen Baiqing's face as she replied: "After all, it was taught by Master."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen felt a slight warmth in his heart. Chen Baiqing was undoubtedly a little cotton-padded jacket, and the kind that was comfortable to wear and wouldn't let the wind in.
Far better than Li Yingling's kind, which let in the draft at irregular intervals.
He joked with a smile: "Heh, do you think I don't know? In the past, I always took your Eldest Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother but didn't take you. Were you secretly angry with Master?"
Hearing this, Chen Baiqing raised her head slightly to look at Chu Xingchen. The small expression on her face was slightly conflicted, but she still nodded gently.
"Just a little bit." Chen Baiqing had the look of a child who had done something wrong.
Just like at the very beginning, no matter what it was, Chen Baiqing did not want to deceive Chu Xingchen.
Chu Xingchen was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Only now did he suddenly realize that he had unconsciously paid a bit less attention to Little Baiqing.
Chen Baiqing was too well-behaved. She neither competed nor annoyed you. She would often just stand there silently when she felt you needed her, waiting for you to find her.
Chen Baiqing had never asked him for anything, nor had she ever complained about anything.
Every time Chu Xingchen saw Chen Baiqing, he would always see the gentle smile hanging on her face, and those delighted little eyes.
But Chu Xingchen had also somewhat forgotten that perhaps Chen Baiqing actually wanted more attention?
Chu Xingchen opened his mouth and laughed: "In that case, then Master must properly compensate you!"
Chen Baiqing looked over with expectant eyes.
"This time, it is Master's turn to take you out to play."
"What about Junior Brother and Junior Sister?"
"Of course, I have to take them to a good place too. Especially Cui Hao, who has been too lazy and smug lately. It took him so long, and he only broke through to Foundation Establishment by taking pills, yet he is actually complacent."
Chu Xingchen's expression turned slightly serious: "This kid needs a lesson in frustration!"
Chen Baiqing asked curiously: "Then Master, where are we going?"
"The Central Continent!"
Tianyan Sect.
Qinghe recalled Chen Baiqing's tea-brewing movements with a serious expression, trying to repeat them meticulously. In her heart, she constantly chanted the techniques Chen Baiqing had taught her—to brew with heart.
A somewhat cumbersome set of movements was finally completed meticulously under Qinghe's hard practice.
Looking at the steaming tea, a sense of pride welled up in Qinghe's heart.
As long as Qinghe seriously wanted to do something, it was actually quite easy. Aside from the techniques being the same, this tea and the water used for brewing were of the special supply level of the Tianyan Sect.
Bai Xuanling, sitting opposite Qinghe, picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup. Under Qinghe's expectant gaze, she lifted the cup and took a sip.
"How is it? How is it?" Qinghe asked repeatedly.
Bai Xuanling gave a pertinent evaluation: "If you brew my tea again later, I will grind the horns on your head into powder and drink it."
Hearing this, Qinghe's expression instantly wilted, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
"I clearly asked for advice, and the movements and heat control were the same. Why didn't it work?"
Bai Xuanling said calmly: "Don't think too much about it. Sometimes it's just that you aren't good enough; no need to blame anything else."
Qinghe: "..."
Isn't this a naked insult?
Bai Xuanling did not say anything more but turned her gaze to the cultivation room where Xie Lingyu was in closed-door breaking through to the Nascent Soul.
At this moment, the entire cultivation room was still enveloped in a Spirit Gathering Array set up by Bai Xuanling. Spiritual energy, like white mist, constantly surrounded the outside of the room.
This was already the third day that Xie Lingyu had been preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Qinghe swallowed all the tea into her belly in one gulp and then spoke:
"Don't worry. That wild kid Chu Xingchen could cultivate a Causal Nascent Soul in the Southern Continent. Our Lingyu is definitely stronger than that kid."
Bai Xuanling turned her gaze to Qinghe: "A Causal Nascent Soul, it's not something that can be achieved just by having enough spiritual energy."
"Then that kid just has good luck!"
"Perhaps." Bai Xuanling did not continue explaining to this somewhat silly Flood Dragon.
Sometimes, perfunctoryness can solve many things, especially effective for certain people or Flood Dragons.
In the sky, a rainbow light flew rapidly, heading straight for Bai Xuanling.
Bai Xuanling glanced at it and raised her hand to summon the Spirit Talisman.
The Spirit Talisman turned into fluorescent light flowing at Bai Xuanling's fingertips.
A moment later, Bai Xuanling said with a somewhat speechless expression:
"This kid has finally arrived. I don't know what he was dawdling about all this way."
"But it's alright. He made it in time, too."
Qinghe looked over curiously—who had come?
Bai Xuanling sneered, looking at Qinghe: "What are you looking at? Do you want to work too?"
Hearing this, Qinghe quickly covered her eyes with her hands.
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