Sensual Trait! Fourth Layer of the Yuqing Realm? Shui Yue's Shock!

Name: Shui Yue

Identity: Peak Master of Little Bamboo Peak

Traits possessed: Heavenly Talent (red), Dao Law Control (orange), Ice Pure Charm Bone (orange), Profound Thunder Magic (purple), Fated Supporting Character (blue)...

Trait Name: Ice Pure Charm Bone

Grade: Orange

Trait Effect One: Ice Pure: Her temperament was cold and pure as ice. When cultivating Daoist arts, her state of mind remained crystal-clear, undisturbed by distracting thoughts from the outside world.

Trait Effect Two: Charm Bone: Her body was extremely sensitive. The slightest touch could trigger a powerful physical response, allowing her to react faster in battle.

"System, you'd better mean nothing but ordinary combat by 'battle'..."

Su Han looked at the system's detailed explanation of Ice Pure Charm Bone and could not help grumbling.

He had the distinct feeling that the system was making a double entendre.

But soon enough.

Su Han suddenly realized why his master's body was so sensitive.

Even on their way back, when he had held her by the waist, he had clearly felt her body gradually soften.

"So that's how it is."

"A trait like this..."

"I never realized Master might be a rather special kind of 'treasure.'"

Su Han smiled and shook his head.

"Treasure?"

"What treasure?"

At that moment.

It seemed Shui Yue had heard Su Han's murmur. She slowly opened her eyes in her sleep.

Her autumn-water eyes looked at Su Han as she asked curiously.

Su Han paused slightly. "Uh..."

"It's nothing. By the way, Master, where's Little Gray?"

Naturally, Su Han could not tell her what sort of treasure he meant, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

Hearing Su Han's question, Shui Yue indeed stopped dwelling on what he had just said. She raised her fair jade-like arm and pointed toward the Back Mountain. "Little Gray should have gone to play at the Back Mountain."

"It is still young and playful by nature, so I cannot very well force it to stay confined."

Su Han nodded at Shui Yue's words. "In that case, Master, I'll be going first."

Su Han was just about to leave.

But at that moment, Shui Yue suddenly asked him curiously, "Wait."

"Xiao Han, did you gain anything from this period of seclusion?"

"Tomorrow is our Little Bamboo Peak's internal tournament. Are you confident?"

Su Han looked at Shui Yue and smiled confidently. "Of course!"

As he spoke.

Su Han pointed at the tea table not far away.

In an instant, the teapot on the table began to glow with a faint blue light. It floated into the air and poured a cup of tea.

Then, the teapot descended, while the teacup floated into Su Han's hand.

Su Han handed the teacup to Shui Yue. "Master just woke up. You should be thirsty, right? Have some tea."

Yet Shui Yue did not take the teacup. Instead, her pupils contracted slightly. "This is..."

"Xiao Han, y-you... Have you broken through to the fourth layer of the Yuqing Realm?"

Shui Yue was so shocked that she stammered badly, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She had never expected Su Han to be able to manipulate objects.

Before entering seclusion, Su Han had only been at the peak of the second layer of the Yuqing Realm, and this seclusion had lasted merely a little over ten days.

Yet in just over ten days, he had broken through two realms in a row?

Was there any justice in this world?

Su Han smiled at her words. "I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough."

"Fortunate?"

Upon hearing Su Han's confirmation, Shui Yue sat upright and cried out.

"Can one reach the fourth layer of the Yuqing Realm through mere luck?"

Shui Yue stared at Su Han in shock, unable to speak for a long while.

His astonishing speed of advancement replayed endlessly in her mind, filling her heart with emotion and amazement.

Back in her own day, she had endured countless hardships and obstacles on the path of cultivation.

Every breakthrough had been like scaling a sheer mountain, demanding immense effort and long years of time.

She recalled that it had taken her a full year to advance from the second layer of the Yuqing Realm to the third.

And advancing from the third layer to the fourth had taken nearly two years.

Even so, she had already been the genius disciple in her master's eyes.

Shui Yue had been extremely proud of that.

But now.

Looking at Su Han, who had leaped directly from the second layer of the Yuqing Realm to the fourth in barely more than ten days.

She suddenly felt that her cultivation speed back then had been like a snail's crawl.

The enormous disparity left Shui Yue both shocked and gratified.

She was shocked because Su Han's talent was simply beyond imagination, and gratified because such a peerless genius had appeared under her tutelage.

Shui Yue could not help thinking of Lu Xueqi.

The disciple she had always considered even more talented than herself.

"It took Xueqi over a year to break through from the second layer of the Yuqing Realm to the fourth, didn't it?"

"But that was already incredibly fast. She stood out among the many disciples of Little Bamboo Peak and was far stronger than I had been."

"Yet compared with Su Han, Xueqi's cultivation speed seemed much slower..."

After a long while.

Only then did Shui Yue recover from her shock. Looking at Su Han, she could not help shaking her head and sighing. "Xiao Han, such talent... Your talent truly is rare in this world."

"When I think of the hardships I endured in cultivation back then, I am ashamed in comparison to you."

"Even Xueqi, that child I have always regarded as a genius, pales before you."

"Throughout Qingyun Sect's thousands of years of history, I fear only Ancestor Qingye in his youth could have cultivated as quickly as you."

Su Han smiled. "Is that so? Then this disciple is truly honored."

Shui Yue looked at Su Han, whose expression remained calm. He had not become blindly arrogant or conceited despite his rapid increase in cultivation.

She reached out, grasped Su Han's arm, and could not help praising him again. "Even with your cultivation advancing so rapidly, you still possess such a temperament. I truly do not know how to describe you."

"I can only say... Qingyun Sect is most fortunate to have you!"

After saying that, Shui Yue seemed to suddenly remember something.

She said to Su Han, "During tomorrow's sect tournament, you will have a match with Xueqi."

As she spoke, Shui Yue could not help sighing. "Before you came up the mountain, Xueqi had always been the finest disciple of our Little Bamboo Peak."

"Now that you have appeared, she will inevitably find it somewhat difficult to accept."

"But that is merely a child's temper. She does not hate you, so tomorrow, Xiao Han..."

Before Shui Yue could finish, Su Han had already roughly understood what she wanted to say.

He shook his head and interrupted her. "Master, I know what kind of personality Junior Sister Xueqi has."

"But Master, you also know how proud Xueqi is. Going easy on her would be an insult to her."

"So tomorrow, I will fight her seriously, but I will not hurt her."

Hearing Su Han's words, Shui Yue nodded in satisfaction. "That will do."

"Once Xueqi understands how strong you are, she will have someone to chase after. She may find it hard to accept for a while, but it will benefit her greatly in the future."

As she spoke, Shui Yue could not help sighing again. "I never imagined that Qingyun Sect would produce another peerless genius capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Ancestor Qingye."

"Being born in the same era as you, I truly do not know whether it is the fortune or tragedy of this generation's disciples."

Su Han smiled but said nothing. Instead, he cupped his hands toward Shui Yue.

"Master, if there is nothing else, I'll take my leave first."

"There is something I need to discuss with Little Gray."

Shui Yue waved her hand. "Go."

Su Han nodded, then turned and left Shui Yue's room.

"The Back Mountain?"

"It seems Junior Sister Xueqi is also practicing her sword there..."

Su Han pondered this as he formed a hand seal. "Rise!"

In an instant, the Inverse Scale Sword shot from its sheath. Carrying Su Han, it transformed into a streak of light and sped toward the Back Mountain.