You're the head disciple of Shou Xu, right?!

Jing Pu was stunned, looking at Lie Chun, who was on the ground, gripping the hoe tightly, his face contorted in pain. He was completely bewildered.

What is this?

What are you doing?!

At this moment, not only Jing Pu but Lie Chun himself was completely shocked.

This... this is terrifying!!

The instant Lie Chun grabbed the hoe, he felt as if he saw an old man, shirtless in the scorching sun, kneeling on the ground tending to a seedling.

The sun was too dazzling to make out the old man's face, only his sweat glistening as it shone.

That divine insight surged directly into his mind.

When he came to his senses, Lie Chun suddenly felt an agonizing pain coursing through his body, a pain that tore at his very soul.

But Lie Chun knew this pain wasn't harming him; it was transforming his physique!!

This... this is the great opportunity the Senior gave me!!!

As expected!!! I guessed right!!

The Senior still thinks highly of me!!

Oh, Senior! Truly worthy of being called a Senior. I didn't say anything, and the Senior already understood, planning all of this with unspoken understanding.

At this moment, Lie Chun's respect for Jing Pu was higher than the heavens.

Jing Pu stood rooted to the spot, unsure of what to do. Should I... help him up?

But there's no phone here. What if he blames me if I help him?

Just as Jing Pu was at a loss for what to do, Lie Chun gritted his teeth and stood up. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Jing Pu and said:

"Senior! I'm fine, I just slipped!"

Jing Pu raised an eyebrow and nodded dumbly:

"Oh... are you sure?"

Then Lie Chun nodded solemnly:

"Of course, I'm fine, Senior. Don't underestimate me. I will persevere to the end. I will work hard!!"

Jing Pu: "???"

Work... hard? Work hard at what?

Then, Lie Chun turned around and prepared to hoe the ground again, shouting proudly:

"I definitely won't disappoint you, Senior!"

Jing Pu: "???"

With a roar, Lie Chun raised the hoe and shouted again:

"I will definitely let Senior know that choosing me was the right decision!!"

Jing Pu: "???"

Jing Pu was dumbfounded. I... I was talking about hoeing the ground, right?

I didn't say anything wrong, and Lie Chun probably didn't mishear, right?

It was about hoeing the ground, wasn't it? It must be, right???

Why does it sound like he's about to go eat shit?

This is too awkward???

It was so awkward Jing Pu felt like shitting all over the ground.

It's just hoeing the ground... is the drama... a bit much?

You're hoeing the ground, why are you persevering? If you don't want to, just stop and rest. I didn't say you had to do it, you wanted to do it yourself, didn't you??

Jing Pu looked bewildered. Does this guy... does he have a screw loose?

Jing Pu, speechless, went to the small pavilion to get another hoe and went to the other side of the yard to hoe the ground. Jing Pu felt that intelligence was contagious, and if he stayed with this guy for too long, he'd turn into an idiot too, so it was better to stay away.

Meanwhile, Ling Jing, who was in the small pavilion, was also bewildered. However, after watching Lie Chun, who was already panting and sweating profusely with a pained expression after only swinging the hoe a few times, Ling Jing suddenly seemed to understand something!

That's the Senior's opportunity for Lie Chun!!

But... Ling Jing suddenly hesitated. Should I go hoe the ground too...?

I am an Imperial Prince, the most noble of princes. I cannot do such lowly work...

After some thought, Ling Jing shook his head slightly, somewhat resolutely. No, even if it's a great opportunity, I don't want this kind of great opportunity!

Such a lowly way to obtain an opportunity, I'd rather not have it.

If I starve to death in this life, I will never hoe the ground or do manual labor!

Ling Jing was very confident that he would ascend to the upper realm on his own in the future!

Five minutes later, Lie Chun crawled back. He was so exhausted that his eyelids could barely stay open.

Lie Chun crawled back to the pavilion and drank the tea from his cup in one go.

After drinking the tea, Lie Chun seemed to feel a little better, but only a little. He no longer needed to crawl.

However, he was still extremely exhausted mentally. Lie Chun was so tired that he seemed unable to think, like a walking corpse, with only an obsession for that hoe.

After finishing the tea, Lie Chun dragged his weary body back again.

At first, Ling Jing was astonished that Lie Chun had drunk the tea in one gulp. Did this guy no longer care about the violent spiritual energy contained within the tea?

But when Ling Jing inspected Lie Chun's body, he was so startled that he jumped up on the spot.

Holy crap!!!

Lie Chun had broken through!!!

From the peak of Core Formation directly to early Golden Core!!

He was already at the same level as me!!

The advancement of cultivators is a bit like childbirth for women. For most women giving birth, as the due date approaches, they go to the delivery room to wait, with a crowd of people ready at any moment.

On the day of the actual birth, everyone is prepared, and the woman giving birth will say, "Ah, I can't do it anymore, ah, it hurts so much~~"

But there are some special cases, where a child might just fall to the ground while walking on the road.

Of course, this analogy might be a bit crude, but it's more or less accurate. Usually, before advancing, everyone goes into seclusion to break through. However, some people, after suddenly realizing something, will advance directly.

Clearly, this Lie Chun was the latter!!

And judging by Lie Chun's current state, he clearly hadn't even realized he had broken through yet!

Ling Jing was a bit bewildered. What on earth did this Lie Chun just see...

Ling Jing sat in the small pavilion and was stunned for only two seconds before he zipped out and appeared before Jing Pu, who was bent over working with his face to the ground and his rear in the air. With a serious expression, he said:

"Senior, please let me help you too!!"

Jing Pu was startled by the sudden appearance of Lie Chun. After coming to his senses, he looked at the very serious Ling Jing and was a bit confused. What did he mean by rushing to help?

After pondering for a moment, Jing Pu curled his lips and handed the hoe in his hand to Ling Jing. Jing Pu just hoped that this Ling Jing was normal...

Before Jing Pu could finish his thought, Ling Jing, who had taken the hoe, plopped down on his knees in front of Jing Pu and shouted in pain.

Jing Pu: "..."

Are you guys all crazy or something?!!

However, thanks to Lie Chun's precedent, Jing Pu couldn't be bothered to deal with Ling Jing.

Without even looking at Ling Jing, he prepared to grab another hoe and go to another spot, to get away from these two people with questionable intelligence.

When Jing Pu arrived at the small pavilion, he also glanced at Lie Chun's area.

However, after looking, Jing Pu felt like smashing his head against the pillar of the small pavilion. What... what the hell is this??

Is this really the chief disciple of the Divine Sword Sect?!

This?

You must be the chief disciple of the 'Shou Xu' sect, you bastard!!

Five minutes have passed, and you've only dug two holes?!