Under the escort of Su Liuliu, we were able to return to the provincial capital smoothly.
The moment we stepped into the provincial capital, the ghost energy in Su Liuliu's body was released without reservation, and a tyrannical pressure spread in all directions.
Su Liuliu's move was to declare to all the forces in the provincial capital that he had successfully broken through to the late second-star stage. This was a notification and a warning.
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Spiritual Adjustment Bureau.
Originally, Chen Yi was discussing the martial arts competition with many senior officials. However, midway through the meeting, a tyrannical wave of ghost energy swept over directly, and a look of shock appeared on the faces of many senior executives.
"Su Liuliu actually broke through to the late two-star stage?"
After feeling the ghost energy fluctuations, Chen Yi's expression was particularly exciting. He turned his head stiffly, trying to get answers from the people around him. However, the people who responded to him were shocked faces. The expressions of everyone made him understand that Su Liuliu had indeed broken through to the late two-star stage.
"This kid is amazing." Zhao Kun recovered from the shock, took a deep breath, and said: "To be able to achieve such an achievement at this age, even if you look at the whole of China, there is no one who can surpass him. One hand."
"What a terrifying life!"
Many senior officials praised him, saying that although they were much older than Su Liuliu, cultivators valued strength, and if Su Liuliu was stronger than them, he deserved their respect.
At the same time, several big families in the provincial capital were also excited. The appearance of a late two-star strong man was enough to attract everyone's attention, especially a late two-star strong man who was just in his early twenties.
"We must have a good relationship with him!"
This is the view of most people. After all, this strength is considered outstanding even in the whole of China. What's more, from another perspective, Su Liuliu's potential is terrifying. He has achieved such an achievement at the age of twenty-one. Who knows where he will reach in the future?
Su Liuliu's successful breakthrough unsurprisingly aroused a wave of enthusiasm within the Spiritual Adjustment Bureau. Many people were discussing Su Liuliu and the Ghost Slaying Club behind them after dinner, and there was no lack of respect in their words.
In this world, the strong are respected, and this is especially true among cultivators.
I have a deep understanding of this, so when I returned, I spent all day on the training ground in order to break through to the one-star peak before the competition. Only in this way can I be qualified to compete for the top ten.
Due to the reputation of Su Liuliu and the Ghost Slayer Club, during this period of time we were practicing ghost energy at the training ground, and no one with a blind eye came to cause trouble.
After all, the strength and status of Su Liuliu and the Ghost Slayer Association are no longer what they used to be. Even the children of the Zhao and Zhou families, who we have never dealt with, must carefully consider the cost before doing things and ignore spiritual adjustments like before. According to the rules of the game, direct attacks on us at the training ground should not happen again in the short term.
In this unmolested environment, I made rapid progress. Relying on a large amount of pure ghost crystals, I was able to break through to the eighth level of late one-star level within three days. It can be said that I am only one step away from the peak of late one-star level.
But it was this last step that I was unable to take, and absorbing the ghost crystal had little effect.
The role that ghost crystals can play is limited. After reaching a bottleneck, it is difficult to reabsorb it to be effective. It is just like after overeating, the excess food will not become part of the body, but will be vomited out.
"Oh, this can't go on like this."
Another piece of pure ghost crystal turned into powder in my hands. Seeing this, I shook my head, put away the remaining dozen ghost crystals, and said helplessly: "It's not the problem with the ghost crystals, it's that I've reached the bottleneck. Using ghost crystals again is just a waste, so I'd better spend two days first." Let’s take time to stabilize our current state.”
Thinking of this, I shrugged and left the training ground alone.
The goose-feather heavy snow slowly drifted down from the gloomy sky, covering the earth with a layer of silver. The weather in the provincial capital at the end of December was very bad, and there would be a heavy snowfall every now and then.
After all, we are in the north. Now is the time when the temperature is at its lowest. The temperature is as low as thirty degrees below zero. Even practitioners like us will feel cold if we don't have ghost energy wrapped around our bodies.
"It's really cold today."
I took a breath of hot air on my hands, rubbed my hands and walked into the yard. As soon as I entered, I saw Ye Yuyou building a snowman, which was almost completed.
"Ye Huohuo, it's you I've piled on, do you think you look like it?" Seeing me coming back, Ye Yuyou immediately waved to me and said excitedly.
"Like like like." I glanced at the snowman in the yard with a green onion stuck in his nose. I rolled my eyes and said perfunctorily, but in my heart I said he looked like a ghost!
"Perfunctory." Ye Yuyou muttered, then pulled me over domineeringly, patted the snowman, and said with a smile: "Come, let's take a photo with the snowman."
"Okay..." I nodded helplessly and took a photo with her next to the snowman, which was a beautiful souvenir.
Unlike me who is very busy and exhausted, Ye Yuyou has become quite Buddhist these days. She stays at home all day long. According to her, she had already reached a bottleneck, and no matter how hard she practiced, it would have no effect. She might as well let nature take its course, and maybe one day she would break through.
This girl also tied up a hammock in the yard. She usually lays down on it and is covered in ghosts without having to worry about the cold. Potato chips and drinks are arranged, and you can enjoy the food and play games at the same time. It is said that lying in the yard is to better feel the ghost energy of heaven and earth.
This reason was completely valid, but I was speechless. Because there were many plants, the yard was indeed the most ghostly place in the area.
In fact, I think her Buddhist approach is right. The bottleneck period is a very special stage. Practicing hard at this stage may be counterproductive. Therefore, it is better to relax and quietly wait for the moment when the opportunity comes.
Not only Ye Yuyou, but also Xu Xue, Jiang Chen, Xie Zhen and others have reached a bottleneck period. These days, they do not intend to waste time on the training ground, but are busy with their own affairs.
Xu Xue and her elders went out to practice, Jiang Chen ran to perform tasks, Xie Zhen returned to his old profession of fortune telling, and Sun Wei was also busy with family affairs, so only Sun Qing, Sun Cheng, and a few other Sun family members could accompany him occasionally. I'm going to practice ghost energy.
Okay, they are all very Buddhist.
"I've been stuck at the eighth level for several days. No matter how much ghost crystal I use, it's of no use. I can't break through." I sighed and said, "I'm also planning to go to the Buddhist level now."
"You can't rush this kind of thing. Take your time. Maybe you will suddenly make a breakthrough on the eve of the martial arts competition." Ye Yuyou consoled you.
"I hope too..." I smiled bitterly. Today is the 29th, and there are only two days left before the tournament. It is basically impossible for me to break through to the one-star peak before then.
However, I am not weak at level eight. If I am lucky, it is not impossible to reach the top ten.
"You can play outside, I'll go inside first."
After speaking to Ye Yuyou who was still decorating the snowman, he walked towards the house. Before he reached the door, an old voice sounded behind him.
"Ahem, little brother Ye Yan, come out and talk to me."
An old man appeared at the door of the courtyard at some unknown time, with a trace of vicissitudes and shrewdness exuding in his cloudy old eyes. When I saw the person coming, I was shocked and said, "Mr. Xu?"
This old man is the owner who rented the Yangyan Sword to me, Xu Jian.
"Mr. Xu, why are you here?" A smile suddenly appeared on my face and I walked over quickly, but I was wondering in my heart whether Xu Jian was here to collect debts, but I am still a pauper now...
"Just take a look." Xu Jian looked me over, then looked at Ye Yuyou with a slightly surprised look, and said, "Are you Ye Yan's sister, Ye Yuyou?"
"Uh-huh."
Hearing this, Ye Yuyou stopped building the snowman, stood up immediately, and said obediently: "Hello, Grandpa Xu."
Ye Yuyou has always been lovable, whether he is male or female, old or young, she seems to have a charm that makes people like her unconsciously.
No, as soon as she finished speaking, Xu Jian, who had always kept a straight face, suddenly laughed and said with a smile: "To have such strength at such a young age is really formidable. It seems that the title of a genius is true."
"Hey, Grandpa Xu is overly praised." Ye Yuyou said modestly.
Looking at Ye Yuyou, Xu Jian nodded with satisfaction, his face full of admiration. Then he looked at me again, his expression suddenly changed, his face pulled down, and he asked in a muffled voice: "You Yang Yan Do you have your sword?"
I wondered in my mind why Xu Jian could change his face faster than he could turn the pages of a book. Why did he smile when he looked at Ye Yuyou, but looked disgusted when he looked at me? ? ?
Am I so ugly?
After complaining a few words in my mind, I still said respectfully: "I have it with me. I always carry it with me."
"Well, that's pretty much it."
Xu Jian nodded, his stern face softened slightly, and said to me: "Take the sword and follow me to the training tower. You haven't fully understood this Yang Yan Sword yet, so I'll give you some pointers."
