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Chapter 143 - 126 Tianyan, Third Grade
Chapter 143: Chapter 126 Tianyan, Third GradeSummer passed and autumn arrived, a season had gone by.
The Qionghua mountain ranges stretched on with peaks rising steeply, one after another.
Apart from the Dome Palace on the main peak, the rest of the mountains were dotted with man-made structures, where people from the various Mianyan Sect families mostly resided.
The people of the sect here did not fancy living in cave dwellings but preferred to reside in elegant courtyards and pavilions, much like the outer world families.
The residence of Xu Yuan was situated at the top of a hillside.
Not large, it was roughly about an acre in size, surrounded by a flat lawn where a crooked peach tree was planted, creating a beautiful scene. From the bamboo tower in the southwest of the courtyard, one could see a secluded pond down in the hollow of the mountain.
The wind caressed the grassy land gently.
Two figures descended from the sky and quietly landed on the grass in front of the house’s door.
With his face swollen and bruised, Xu Yuan glanced back at the girl in light red palace attire who seemed unconcerned.
Noticing his gaze, Tianyan immediately asked with slight concern,
"Jing He, did I go too hard again?"
"......."
Xu Yuan humphed softly without responding and walked straight into his residence after deactivating its protective restrictions.
To improve the effectiveness of the training, he and Tianyan had been sparring without using any cultivation techniques.
Without using cultivation techniques, he couldn’t beat Tianyan.
However, having a top-notch fighter like Tianyan as a sparring partner had greatly improved Xu Yuan’s combat abilities.
It was a much greater improvement than what he had experienced in the Wuxuan Institute.
It was just unfortunate that compared to the muscular titans in the institute, Tianyan, the woman, sometimes let some personal grudges slip into her blows.
The courtyard was quiet, the only sounds were their footsteps, no other noise could be heard.
On both sides of the stone path grew the bluish aromatic grass and purple flowers that Tianyan had planted when she had the time.
Xu Yuan liked to read books in his spare time, while Tianyan enjoyed tinkering with these flowers and plants.
All summer long, their yard was a mass of blue and purple, with waves of fragrance that were ever so pleasant.
"I’m about to make a breakthrough."
The girl’s voice was very soft and very sudden.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately stopped in his tracks and turned back to look.
The girl, barefoot, stood quietly by his side, looking down at the flowers and grass she had planted on the path as if those words hadn’t come from her.
"......."
After a long silence,
Xu Yuan finally spoke slowly,
"What... did you say?"
Tianyan slowly raised her eyes to meet his,
"I said, I’m about to advance to Third Grade."
"That quick?"
"I was originally at the Origin Initial level, advancing to Third Grade doesn’t require me to comprehend the Dao anew, it’s just a matter of accumulating Origin Qi."
Her words were casual.
Having inherited a cultivation base with the peak of Fourth Grade Integration Body and being at the Origin Initial level, her advancement to Third Grade presented no bottlenecks for her, as simple as drinking water.
Xu Yuan remained silent upon hearing this.
Tianyan’s advancement to Third Grade was both a good and bad thing for him.
In the current situation, the stronger Tianyan became, the higher the chances of them surviving in this Illusionary Realm.
But likewise, the stronger Tianyan became, his advantage in cultivation strength over her would gradually vanish.
Now, when operating the Revival Technique, without using the newly developed trump card, the outcome of a fight between him and Tianyan was around seventy-thirty in his favor.
If Tianyan became a Third Grade, it would be like a mother spanking her child.
After a quiet moment,
Xu Yuan sighed softly and said in a low voice,
"Then I’ll congratulate you in advance."
Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan, her golden eyes twinkling with mirth,
"Aren’t you scared?"
"Of course I am,"
Xu Yuan shrugged and continued walking forward, "But there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m just a pseudo-Third Grade who hasn’t even grasped the ’Dao’. The stronger you are, the greater our chances of surviving."
Third Grade Great Masters comprehend the Dao, Second Grade Origin Initials fuse the Dao into themselves to enter the realm, First Grade Mortal Transcendance expands the Dao beyond the body.
In the real world, Xu Yuan was merely a Seventh Grade; the ’Dao’ was something far too remote for him, equivalent to asking a freshman in college to re
"......"
"......"
Five days later,
Tianyan broke through to Third Grade.