Han Yue's Little Thoughts

The four of them sat down in the main house.

Han Yue went to pour tea, Qing Lin voluntarily headed to the back kitchen to bring out some pastries, and Xiao Yi Xian pulled over a chair and sat across from Lu Heng.

Zi Yan poked her head out from the back kitchen, half a pastry stuffed in her mouth. She mumbled, "You finally came out," then ducked back inside.

Lu Heng took a sip of tea.

"Two things."

Han Yue sat down beside him, her silver hair draping over her shoulders as she turned to look at him.

"First, I broke through during seclusion. Seven-star Dou Emperor."

Han Yue's hand paused as she held the teacup.

Xiao Yi Xian closed her Pharmacopoeia.

Qing Lin let out an "Ah."

Zi Yan's voice came from the back kitchen. "What? How many stars?"

"Seven-star Dou Emperor," Lu Heng repeated.

Zi Yan rushed out of the back kitchen carrying a plate of pastries and plopped down in the empty seat opposite Lu Heng.

"Weren't you only a six-star Dou Emperor when you went in? You broke through in just over two months?"

"The Heart Flame Origin accelerated my cultivation," Lu Heng explained briefly.

Han Yue set down her teacup and sighed softly.

She was a Three-Star Dou King.

Before Lu Heng entered the secret chamber, he had been a six-star Dou Emperor. When he emerged, he was a seven-star Dou Emperor. She had cultivated outside for two and a half months, yet she was still a Three-Star Dou King, without advancing even half a step.

"Second." Lu Heng gave her no time to dwell on it. "During seclusion, I comprehensively improved the Five Wheel Li Fire Method passed down by Skyfire Venerable and reconstructed it into an entirely new cultivation method."

"Improved?" Xiao