Breakthrough to the First Layer of the Yuqing Realm, Combat Spells, Double Surprise!

Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao has entered the first layer of the Yuqing Realm. Your number of Plunder 'Word Traits' attempts has increased. Please check.

Seeing the system prompt, Su Han could barely hide the delight in his eyes.

"Master, this disciple has broken through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm."

Shui Yue's eyes were also filled with joy.

"Very good, Su Han. As expected, you have not disappointed your master."

"Or rather, your progress has far exceeded my expectations."

"Even Xueqi took several more days than you to break through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm back then."

Shui Yue looked at Su Han, her eyes full of amazement and praise.

"A Heavenly Prodigy indeed!"

"Only seventeen days from beginning cultivation to breaking through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm. Since Patriarch Qianye, you are undoubtedly the most talented person in the entire Qingyun Sect!"

The more Shui Yue spoke, the more excited she became. "You are simply an uncut gem."

"Now that you have embarked on the path of cultivation, you have finally fully revealed your own unique brilliance!"

Hearing Shui Yue's praise, a warm current rose in Su Han's heart.

Although Shui Yue had initially doubted and monitored him,

after the "misunderstanding" was resolved, Shui Yue personally urged him to cultivate every day. Whenever there was something he did not understand, she would promptly explain it to him without the slightest impatience.

Su Han had initially estimated that he would need a month to break through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm.

Yet now, he had broken through in merely half a month. This was absolutely inseparable from Shui Yue's meticulous guidance.

"Master, thank you. It is all thanks to your excellent teaching."

"This disciple will certainly cultivate even more diligently in the future and make Little Bamboo Peak the number one peak among the Seven Branches!"

Looking at Su Han, Shui Yue's eyes were filled with gratification. "Su Han, you possess Heavenly Talent and are so diligent. Your master believes in your abilities."

"But I must still remind you that the first layer of the Yuqing Realm is merely the official entrance to cultivation. You must not become arrogant or complacent."

Su Han nodded solemnly. "This disciple understands."

Shui Yue nodded slightly, her gaze full of anticipation.

"Now that you have broken through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm, take a good day's rest today."

"Come to your master's residence tomorrow. I will prepare some combat spells for you, and you may choose one to cultivate then."

"Combat spells?"

Hearing that he could finally cultivate spells tomorrow, Su Han immediately felt a trace of anticipation.

After all, he had been on the mountain for a full seventeen days, yet he still did not know a single spell.

Tomorrow, he would finally have the opportunity to formally cultivate spells. Su Han was immensely curious—what exactly were spells like?

At that thought, Su Han hurriedly rose to his feet. "Yes, Master!"

"Then this disciple will take his leave first."

With that, Su Han turned and left.

Shui Yue, meanwhile, stared blankly at Su Han's departing figure. What was wrong with me?

All these years, she had been tormented by her choice regarding Wan Jianyi. Though she did not regret it,

if she had to choose again, she would still uphold the righteous path.

Yet she could not forget that Wan Jianyi had died because of her.

But ever since she had sensed that unique, "clear and unburdened" aura from Su Han... Shui Yue had somewhat come to enjoy staying beside this little disciple of hers.

It was a kind of peace that came from the depths of her soul.

"Perhaps I simply find Su Han adorable and regard him as one of my juniors."

Shui Yue nodded faintly, feeling that must be the case.

Meanwhile.

After leaving Shui Yue's room, Su Han returned to his own.

"System, open the Personal Attribute Panel."

Name: Su Han

Cultivation: Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, first layer of the Yuqing Realm; Great Brahma Prajna, first layer of the Shengwen Realm

Cultivation Methods: Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, Great Brahma Prajna

Item: Blood Devouring Pearl

Spirit Pet: None

Plunder 'Word Traits' Attempts: 1

Possessed Word Traits: Child of Destiny (White), Demonic Buddha Body, Demonic Heart (Black), Heavenly Prodigy (Golden), Innate Dao Bone (Golden), Dao (Gray)

"As expected, breaking through to the first layer of the Yuqing Realm with Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao gave me another Word Plundering attempt."

"In that case, I should also find a way to obtain a demonic sect cultivation method. But finding one within the Qingyun Sect..."

After considering it for a while, Su Han shook his head helplessly.

Although he knew that Cang Song, the Peak Master of Dragon Head Peak, definitely possessed demonic sect cultivation methods, Cang Song would certainly keep them extremely well hidden.

As a disciple who did not belong to Dragon Head Peak, he could forget about it.

But aside from Cang Song, Su Han did not think any other Peak Master would secretly keep demonic sect cultivation methods.

"Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time."

Su Han shook his head, then sat cross-legged on his bed once more.

Golden "flames" rose around Su Han as Great Brahma Prajna began to circulate.

Su Han naturally understood that sharpening the blade did not delay the cutting of wood.

Thus, over the past month, in order to help Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao break through to the Yuqing Realm as quickly as possible, he had somewhat neglected his cultivation of Great Brahma Prajna. He had only barely reached the peak of the first layer.

"Now that Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao has officially broken through to the Yuqing Realm, it can complement Great Brahma Prajna. Then I'll continue cultivating these two methods simultaneously."

With that thought, Su Han quickly entered a meditative state.

This cultivation session lasted for a full three shichen.

Only when the sun began to set did Su Han slowly open his eyes, golden "flames" burning within them.

During these three shichen of cultivation, Su Han discovered to his delight that the mutually reinforcing effect of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao and Great Brahma Prajna far exceeded his expectations.

The golden "flames" still curled around his body, as though they possessed life, constantly flickering.

Su Han could clearly feel two different yet mutually responsive powers within his body, endlessly circulating and merging.

As time passed, this fusion grew increasingly close, like two rushing rivers converging into an even more powerful torrent.

Suddenly, Su Han's body shuddered, and a powerful aura erupted from within him.

The surrounding air seemed to twist beneath that aura, letting out a faint hum.

Su Han was overjoyed. He knew that his cultivation had broken through once more.

Only this time, it was not Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao. Great Brahma Prajna had entered the second layer of the Shengwen Realm.

Moreover, although he had clearly not cultivated Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, it too had become more stable at the first layer of the Yuqing Realm and faintly showed signs of advancing toward the second layer.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. Great Brahma Prajna has advanced to the second layer of the Shengwen Realm. Your number of Plunder 'Word Traits' attempts has increased. Please check.

Su Han rose to his feet, feeling the surging Golden Power within him, his heart filled with delight.

"No wonder Zhang Xiaofan took a full three years to enter the first layer of the Yuqing Realm."

"Yet the second layer of the Yuqing Realm, which was clearly more difficult to cultivate, took him far less time than the first layer."

"The combination of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao and Great Brahma Prajna is simply marvelous!"

"No wonder Master Puzhi had so desperately wanted to find a disciple who could cultivate both Buddhism and Daoism..."

"Perhaps he had already deduced that Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao and Great Brahma Prajna would complement each other in this way!"

For a moment, Su Han was incomparably delighted.

"But now that I've broken through twice in succession and gained two more opportunities to plunder Word Traits, whose traits should I choose this time?"