Ye Wu's expression stiffened for a moment.
Fire Nether hurriedly said, "Maybe it's because my cultivation isn't high enough."
Ye Wu raised an eyebrow. "No need to be so tactful. Just say it directly."
Fire Nether hesitated, "Really say it directly?"
Ye Wu looked calm, "Of course."
Fire Nether wavered a bit. He knew he should hold back, but Ye Wu's whip technique was just…
He couldn't help blurting out, "First of all, your whip technique has zero power, you can't even manage the basic swing and recovery. Second, your stance is unstable, it's way too easy for someone to grab your whip and counterattack. And your moves—honestly, there are holes everywhere. I just glanced and found 108 weaknesses. For example…"
Fire Nether really got into it and kept talking non-stop.
About half an hour later.
He finally stopped, still unsatisfied.
Fire Nether looked up and saw Ye Wu's serious expression. His own expression froze.
He's done for.
His death is coming!
"Are you finished?" Ye Wu asked.
Fire Nether stiffened, "Fi-Finished. That's not what I meant, actually…"
Ye Wu sighed, took out a Sound Recording Stone from her palm. "Everything you said, I recorded it all. I'll listen through it a few more times later. Now, you can teach me the basics."
Ye Wu picked up the whip earnestly, "Please teach me."
She gave a small bow to Fire Nether.
Fire Nether's eyes flashed with a hint of shock.
Ye Wu…
What was she doing?
She was actually bowing to him?
Not only did she not get angry, she was actually humbly asking him to teach her?
Pa!
The sound of something falling came over.
Ye Wu turned around and saw that Hu Jiuling's pen had dropped to the ground.
Hu Jiuling scrambled to pick up his pen and waved it around randomly.
In his big eyes, a huge doubt flashed by.
Did Ye Wu really… change from before?
"Fire Nether's favor +5!"
"Hu Jiuling's favor +5!"
The system got a little excited: "Host, you're making progress here."
"Low profile, low profile, don't freak out." Ye Wu replied in her mind, then looked back at Fire Nether. "I'm willing to start from the basics. If you're worried this'll hurt your KPI, I'll bump up your performance review."
Fire Nether's expression got complicated.
Ye Wu was spouting nonsense again.
He had no idea what a 'KPI' or 'performance review' was, but Ye Wu's order—he couldn't resist it anyway, and her attitude was honestly pretty good.
"Alright, I'll teach you." Fire Nether nodded.
"Don't go easy on me. Be as strict as you can." Ye Wu instructed.
A streak of determination flashed in her eyes.
Back in the modern world, she went from an orphan with nothing to the founder of a billion-dollar company.
Here, she could also go from a good-for-nothing second generation cultivator to the real peak.
She'd said it herself.
Whatever Ye Wu does, she has to do the best!
"Let's start with the basics. No Spiritual Power—just the fundamentals." Fire Nether said slowly, "Step one is swinging the whip. Aim at this tree and practice whipping it. When you can break it with just pure strength, no Spiritual Power, we'll move on."
Ye Wu nodded and obediently got to work.
Again and again, she swung her whip. The Purple Vine Whip smacked the tree trunk, leaves fluttering down with each hit.
"Move your wrist three inches lower."
"Stop. Don't just rely on your wrist, use your waist too."
"Your power's coming from the wrong place."
Fire Nether gave reminders point by point.
More than once, he worried Ye Wu would lose her temper out of the blue.
But—
Ye Wu just kept swinging the whip, her expression determined, as if nothing could stop her climb to the top.
A hint of something subtle flickered in Fire Nether's eyes.
"Fire Nether's favor +5! Host, you…" The system got excited again.
Sweat dripped down Ye Wu's forehead. She said coldly, "Can't you see I'm busy? Shut up already!"
Don't distract her from growing stronger!
System: "..."
Wuwuwu.
It had never seen a host like this—so fierce!
But it could only shut up for now.
"Your palm. It's bleeding," Fire Nether suddenly said.
Ye Wu glanced at her palm, unconcerned. She casually used Spiritual Power to heal the wound, then said, "Let's keep going."
Fire Nether was silent for a second. "Alright."
One teaching, one training—the two of them carried on from dawn to dusk.
Ye Wu still wasn't satisfied. She was about to keep training.
An arrogant voice echoed out.
"Where is Fellow Cultivator Ye?"
This guy was even using Spiritual Power to make his voice carry from afar.
Ye Wu's face instantly darkened.
Who!
Which bastard dares to act so cocky at her cave residence?
Doesn't he respect a second generation cultivator?
"Which dog's barking out there!" Ye Wu snapped her whip. "Let's go, time to deal with this idiot."
Fire Nether's face turned odd, and he couldn't help but remind, "That's Ling Jue's junior brother—Bai You."
Several question marks basically appeared above Ye Wu's head!
What the hell!
Ling Jue's junior brother? So just a random cultivator, and he dares to cause trouble at a second gen's place?
That's just begging for a beating!
Ye Wu's face gloomy, she strode over.
"Where's Ye Wu? You guys aren't even qualified to talk to me." Bai You looked at the men with arrogant contempt. "Cultivators like you, happy to be someone's Furnace—pure trash among trash!"
At the cave entrance—
Everyone's expression changed.
Only Qingxuan still had that distant, unreadable smile. "So you're here just to make trouble?"
"Make trouble? I'm just relaying a message from Senior Brother Ling Jue! If you know what's good for you, go send word, I…"
Bai You hadn't finished speaking—
Suddenly.
A long spear slammed down in front of his feet!
Bai You instantly leaped back, shocked and angry, staring over.
Then—
He saw Ye Wu's dissatisfied face.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Wu glared at Fire Nether.
Fire Nether froze, not daring to speak.
Bai You laughed, "No need to be angry, Fellow Ye. Your Furnace is just lacking manners, no big deal to punish him a little."
Just as he finished, Ye Wu barked sharply, "Didn't I tell you to stab at his heart? Is your spear technique really that off?"
Fire Nether: "..."
Bai You was dumbfounded. "Fellow Ye! I'm Bai You, Ling Jue's junior brother!"
Ye Wu looked at him, voice icy. "And? You planning to pay Ling Jue's debts for him?"
Pay debts?
Pay what debts?
Bai You froze, hastily saying, "Fellow Ye, I just came to give you a friendly reminder. Senior Brother's been in a really bad mood these days."
Ling Jue, as the cold and aloof main lead on the Heartless Dao, needed to keep the female side character chasing, but for some things, he couldn't say them himself.
So—
Guys like Bai You ended up running errands and delivering messages for him.
They actually liked these errands.
After all,
Ye Wu's dumb and rich. Even message boys usually get a good tip.
This time, he'd bested several other junior brothers to win this chance to relay the message!