"Is someone coming?"
The sword light suddenly converged.
Fang Han stood up, breathing calmly, looking towards the path at the edge of the clearing.
I saw two figures approaching slowly. One of them had a face covered with purple gauze and a graceful figure. It was Zi Courtyard, Yun Qianyue who is now firmly at the top of the list.
Half a step ahead of her was a woman wearing simple and elegant True Disciple clothing, with a white gauze covering her face.
This woman is tall and slender, and her temperament is as cold as a cold spring under the moon. Although her specific appearance cannot be seen clearly, her exposed eyes are as deep as stars. There is an indescribable aura of Tsinghua University in her eyes, which is heart-breaking.
Fang Han's heart moved slightly, and he immediately thought of the information mentioned by Xiao Chen before - Yun Qianyue's sister is the second senior sister of the sect who ranks Prodigy Ranking's eighteenth, "White Glow Sword" Yun Muyao.
The young woman with extraordinary temperament in front of her is probably Yun Muyao.
"Sorry for disturbing your practice."
When Yun Qianyue saw Fang Han stopped due to their arrival, a cold voice sounded, with a hint of apology.
"It doesn't matter. I just practiced casually to relax my mind. I haven't reached the critical point yet."
Fang Han shook his head with a calm tone.
Speaking of which, he and Yun Qianyue had already met at the Azure Profound City Inn before joining Azure Profound Sect, but this was the first time they had such a face-to-face conversation.
He turned his eyes to the woman in white next to Yun Qianyue, pondered for a moment, and asked Yun Qianyue.
"Who is this senior sister?"
Although I have some guesses in my mind, I have never seen it before and am not sure.
"This is my sister, Yun Muyao."
Yun Qianyue introduced softly.
'It is indeed her.'
Fang Han secretly thought, as expected, he quickly raised his hands and bowed respectfully.
"Junior brother Fang Han, I have met Senior Sister Yun."
The attitude is respectful but not humble.
"Junior Brother Fang, there is no need to be polite. Qian Yue and I came here rashly and disturbed Junior Brother's Qing Xiu."
Yun Muyao nodded slightly, the expression on the face under the white gauze could not be seen clearly, but there was a faint trace of appreciation in those clear eyes.
Her voice is soft, like the breeze blowing over the strings of a piano, ethereal and sweet.
His eyes stayed on Azure Edge Sword in Fang Han's hand for a moment, and he said.
"I have just seen Junior Brother Fang practice <Wind Splitting Sword Technique>. Sword Intent is sharp yet agile. He has gained three points of his true taste. At such an age, he has such kendo training. It seems that Junior Brother is quite talented in kendo."
"Senior Sister Yun, you deserve the award. Junior Brother, it's just that you practice diligently."
Fang Han responded humbly.
"Junior Brother Fang, there is no need to be too modest."
Yun Muyao shook his head slightly, changed his words, and asked something that surprised Fang Han.
"I heard that Junior Brother Fang had a conflict with Chu Feng?"
"It is indeed a conflict with Chu Feng True Disciple."
Not understanding the intention of Yun Muyao's question, Fang Han said bravely.
"Don't be nervous. I have no friendship with Chu Feng. It would be better to say that there is a gap. I have never liked Chu Feng's arrogance and domineering attitude. It's just that due to the rules of the sect, I can't teach him a lesson."
"I hope that in the future, Junior Brother Fang will help me... and many people who can't stand him, to dampen his arrogance."
Yun Muyao spoke straightforwardly and made no secret of his dissatisfaction with Chu Feng.
Although Fang Han is confident about his future achievements, he will naturally not show it in front of an outsider who meets him for the first time.
He smiled bitterly and said helplessly.
"Senior Sister Yun thinks too highly of Junior Brother. Senior Brother Chu is now ranked Prodigy Ranking and has advanced cultivation. I am afraid that my disciple is not even qualified to look him in the eyes. How can we dampen his spirit?"
"I don't think people are bad at all. In such a short period of time, you Beginner stage was able to stand out from all the disciples and be among the top ranks of Zi Courtyard. You have also mastered the difficult Sword Technique skills like <Wind Splitting Sword Technique> to the Proficiency Realm level, which shows your potential."
When Yun Muyao heard this, an imperceptible smile flashed across his eyes, as if he could see through the unquenched fighting spirit in Fang Han's heart.
Her tone was calm, but with an unquestionable certainty.
"Chu Feng just practiced a few years earlier and gained some head start. With your character and talent, it is not impossible to surpass him in the future."
She looked at Fang Han calmly and continued.
"If you encounter trouble that is difficult to solve in the future, you can come to me. I will do my best and I will not stand idly by."
"Thank you, Senior Sister Yun, for your love. Junior Brother, I will keep it in my heart."
Fang Han could feel that Yun Muyao's words were definitely not polite, and he couldn't help but feel surprised and grateful in his heart.
But he calmed down quickly. Behind this goodwill, there was investment in its potential, and probably also dissatisfaction with Chu Feng, but in any case, this favor was not light.
Of course, it is not advisable to really place your hopes on Yun Muyao.
On the road to martial arts, you have to rely on yourself to overcome thorns and obstacles. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he is not willing to leave it to others.
"It doesn't have to be this way."
Yun Muyao shook his head slightly.
After saying that, she gestured to Yun Qianyue, then turned around and walked away along the way she came.
Yun Qianyue glanced at Fang Han, with an indescribable meaning in his eyes, and then followed his sister's footsteps, and the two figures quickly disappeared at the end of the tree-lined path.
Fang Han stood there, looking at the direction in which the two disappeared, and remained silent for a long time.
The next day, the sky was slightly bright.
Fang Han sits cross-legged on the bed, abandons distracting thoughts, and works hard <Wind-Following Art>.
The light blue Internal Qi is like a stream. Under his guidance, like a tide, it rushes toward the invisible but tough barrier outside Central Mansion Aperture again and again.
However, the barriers of Grade Eight are far tougher than imagined.
Throughout the day, Internal Qi condensed again and again, impacting the invisible barrier like a tide.
The barrier trembled violently and rippled in waves, as if it might break at any time, but it still stood there tenaciously just short of the final kick.
"It took two days!"
As night fell, Fang Han slowly stopped practicing, opened his eyes, and let out a breath of turbid air.
There was not much discouragement on his face.
On the path of spiritual practice, bottlenecks are common.
Within the sect, there are countless talented disciples who are stuck before the Grade Eight threshold and cannot break through after spending several months.
Outside of the sect, there are many people who have been stuck by this Grade Eight bottleneck and have not been able to break through it for several years or even more than ten years.
Although he has an extremely high Root Bone Talent with sixteen times the root bone increase, it has only been two days since the attack and he has not been able to make any achievements. This is normal.
He rubbed his sore eyebrows and stood up to stretch his stiff muscles.
Continuous high-intensity impact on the bottleneck consumes a lot of energy.
He opened the window and let the cool night breeze blow into the house, taking away some fatigue.
He looked out the window at the dark night, his eyes still calm.
On the morning of the third day, just after dawn, Fang Han entered the cultivation state again.
Time passes slowly in silence.
One hour, two hours...
The sun shines through the window paper, moving the light spots indoors.
Fang Han is like an old monk in meditation, with a restrained aura all over his body. Only the Internal Qi rushing in his body shows how intense a breakthrough is going on at this moment.
Suddenly, at an inadvertent moment, when Internal Qi hit a seemingly ordinary position somewhere on the barrier--
"Click--!"
A clear cracking sound, as if coming from the depths of the soul, suddenly sounded!
All the obstacles were gone, and the majestic Internal Qi, which had been accumulated for a long time, surged into Central Mansion Aperture like a torrent bursting with unprecedented violence.
In an instant, the aura around Fang Han suddenly surged!
Qi Sea, Guan Yuan, Life Gate, Zhongfu, Acupoints everywhere, as if a more stable and broader bridge has been set up. Internal Qi flows endlessly and circulates, forming a larger and more efficient Internal Qi circulation system.
The color of Internal Qi becomes deeper, the texture becomes more condensed and pure, and the sense of power brought by the circulation is far greater than that of Ninth Grade.
A feeling of rebirth spread throughout the body, the bones made a fine crackle, the blood surged like a tide, and the five senses and six consciousnesses seemed to become more acute.
And with the penetration of Central Mansion Aperture, a new Divine Treasury also opened.
Fang Han felt his arms warm slightly, as if a steady and heavy force was quietly integrated into the skeletal fascia, causing the strength of his arms to increase several times.
This is exactly the Divine Treasury ability of Eighth-rank early stage--Divine Strength!
By opening this Divine Treasury, your arms will be as if you have Divine Strength. Without relying on martial arts or even Internal Qi, just a simple fist can have the power to crack monuments and rocks.
In history, people who were born with Divine Strength often had their Divine Treasury naturally opened without having to penetrate it.
"Breakthrough to Grade Eight!"
Fang Han slowly opened his eyes, and a light green light flashed across his eyes, which looked particularly bright in the slightly dark room.
He gently clenched his fists, feeling the far more powerful Internal Qi in his body than before and the full sense of power in his arms. The corners of his mouth could not be suppressed and raised upward, revealing a look of sincere joy.
Following Yun Qianyue, Li Feng, and Huang Ling'er, he became the fourth disciple among this group of disciples to enter the Grade Eight realm.
From barely passing the assessment to joining Azure Profound Sect to becoming the fourth disciple to enter the Grade Eight realm, his growth over the past six months or so has undoubtedly been tremendous, far exceeding that of other disciples.
"With my current strength, if I try to break into that Martial Dao Stele again..."
Fang Han's eyes flashed.
The improvement of cultivation brings all-round enhancement.
Internal Qi is more powerful and pure, and the power, endurance, and speed of martial arts will be greatly improved.
Combined with the Proficiency Realm level <Wind Splitting Sword Technique>, his overall strength will undergo a qualitative leap.
Because Huang Ling'er is one year younger, he is the one with the least background among the top three. He only broke through to Eighth-rank early stage not long ago.
With his own cultivation of Eighth-rank early stage, plus Wind Splitting Sword Technique who has reached Proficiency Realm, he might be able to surpass Huang Ling'er.
"First stabilize your realm and get familiar with your new strength."
Fang Han was not dazzled by the joy of breakthrough.
It has just been broken through, and the realm still needs to be stabilized. It takes time to get familiar with and master the current strength. Now is not the time to rush to test the ranking.
He suppressed the urge to Martial Dao Stele immediately, closed his eyes again, and started running <Wind-Following Art>, consolidating the Eighth-rank early stage realm he had just broken through.
The sunlight shines through the window lattice and shines on his calm and focused face, as if paving a layer of golden brilliance for his future.