Advancing to Martial Artist, a Celebration for All!

Meanwhile, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu traveled to East River Province by airship.

East River Province is only about 4,000 kilometers away from Sunan Province. In addition, the airship they were traveling on was Second-Generation High-Speed Airship, so it only took Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu a little over an hour to reach East River Province.

Before that, Chen Lie had called his parents to tell them that he had brought someone back with him and that they should not go out.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, the airship landed outside Chen Lie's house.

Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu stepped off the airship.

"Chen Lie, is this your home?"

As soon as she stepped off the airship, Ruan Liusu looked at a cluster of residential buildings ahead and asked...

"Yes! Come with me!"

Chen Lie led Ruan Liusu towards his home.

As Chen Lie walked outside his door, he suddenly ran into a neighbor.

"Hey, isn't this Chen Lie, the champion of the Chuanzhong Martial Tournament? Didn't you go to Blue Star University?"

Why are you back?

The speaker was a middle-aged woman whom Chen Lie recognized; her name was Liu Lianqing, and she had been their neighbor for over ten years.

"Oh, it's Aunt Liu. Blue Star University is on holiday, so I've come back for a few days."

"Heh heh, so it's a holiday."

Liu Lianqing noticed Ruan Liusu next to Chen Lie and asked, "This girl is really pretty. I don't remember seeing you around here before. Are you Chen Lie's friend?"

"My girlfriend!"

"Girlfriend? You're dating someone?"

Liu Lianqing was surprised and looked at Ruan Liusu, saying, "Girl, you're not from this area, are you? Are you from East River Province?"

"Hello, Aunt Liu, I'm from Sunan Province." Ruan Liusu replied politely when she heard that the person in front of her seemed to be a relative or friend of Chen Lie.

"Sunan Province is a major province for martial arts. Chen Lie, you've really made something of yourself. Just last year at this time, you were a mediocre Martial Arts Student student in Ordinary Class, at the bottom of the class, with less than 1 card of Blood Qi Value. I never expected that in less than a year, your martial arts would advance by leaps and bounds. You not only became the Martial Leader, but also won the Three-Province Martial Champion."

Now, he's even brought home a girlfriend from a province renowned for its martial arts.

Your Chen Family must have had incredibly lucky ancestors!

Chen Lie knew that Liu Lianqing was indirectly revealing his past to Ruan Liusu, but he didn't care. His martial arts had progressed so rapidly that he had become famous throughout the Three Rivers. If people didn't know him, they would only be amazed and admire him.

If it were your neighbors, relatives, or friends, they might not say it, but they would definitely be envious and jealous. Given the chance, they would definitely try to trip you up and give you a hard time.

Ruan Liusu felt a sense of disbelief.

In less than a year, Wu Dao went from having no Blood Qi Value above 1 to reaching Blue Star University Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi, which is simply impossible.

She only felt that Chen Lie, her neighbor, was someone who didn't understand martial arts. Even on Outer Stars martial arts were more prevalent, there was no way he could cultivate at such a speed.

After exchanging a few words with his neighbor, Chen Lie took Ruan Liusu back to his home.

Upon arriving home, Chen Lie pushed open the door and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm home!"

Hearing the commotion, Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan, who were in the living room, immediately came upstairs.

"Chen Lie is back?"

"Mom!"

Seeing his mother approach, Chen Lie nodded and called out.

"You've been at Blue Star University for four months now. How long is the holiday at Blue Star University? How many days can you stay home?" Feng Yuelan asked.

"About five or six days!" Chen Lie replied.

Chen Gequn, who was behind him, asked, "Chen Lie, did you see Yaoyao at Blue Star University? How is she? Why didn't she come back with you?"

"Don't worry, Dad. Yaoyao is doing well at Blue Star University. One of her advisors had to give her extra classes, so she couldn't come back with us. You and Mom don't need to worry."

"That's good!" Chen Gequn hummed in agreement.

"By the way, son, you just called and said you were bringing someone with you, and asked your dad and me not to go out yet. Who is it?" Feng Yuelan asked.

Chen Lie turned around and saw Ruan Liusu, who was still outside the door, walk in.

"Dad, Mom, this is my girlfriend from Blue Star University, Ruan Liusu."

"Girlfriend?"

Chen Lie's parents were both taken aback.

Ruan Liusu approached Chen Lie's parents with a graceful demeanor and said in a clear and melodious voice, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt, my name is Ruan Liusu, and I'm from Sunan Province."

Upon seeing Ruan Liusu, Feng Yuelan and Chen Gequn were immediately struck by her beauty. They were taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Oh, it's Liusu! Come, come, come sit in the living room!"

Feng Yuelan invited Ruan Liusu Ruan Liusu sit down on the sofa in the living room, and then poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.

"Come Liusu, Liusu, have a glass of water. You must be tired after such a long journey."

Ruan Liusu took the water glass with a smile and said, "Thank you, Auntie, it's no trouble at all."

She took a small sip of water and then placed the glass on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

"Liusu, is that you? You're from Sunan Province?"

Feng Yuelan also sat down and asked Ruan Liusu.

"Yes, Auntie!"

Oh? How old are you this year?

I'll be eighteen in about six months.

So young?

Feng Yuelan glanced at her son.

"Liusu, Auntie just wants to know more about you, so please don't be nervous about my questions."

Ruan Liusu said, "I'm not nervous, Auntie, please feel free to ask me any questions!"

When Ruan Liusu was in the Sunan Province Genius Group," she was interviewed countless times by reporters from the Provincial TV Station.

As a martial artist who has achieved mastery of martial arts, how could I possibly be afraid of the stage?

Seeing that Ruan Liusu was so poised and confident, Feng Yuelan stopped holding back and began to ask Ruan Liusu for more information, including her family situation.

After a long while, Feng Yuelan finished her questioning and said, "Liusu, you have come from afar. Auntie should have cooked a meal to entertain you, but I heard from you that your martial arts achievements are very good and your Blood Qi Value is also high."

Ordinary meals probably won't be of much use in replenishing your energy, and we don't have any Spirit Medicine ingredients at home. How about this, your Uncle Chen and I will arrange a feast to treat you."

"Auntie, there's no need for that!"

Ruan Liusu declined. Unlike the Martial Arts Student with only a few hundred calories of Blood Qi Value, she had already perfected her Blood Refining and undergone several Blood Tempering. She was no longer at the stage of increasing her qi and blood by consuming martial arts meals.

To a certain extent, she would even deliberately suppress the increase of her Blood Qi Value in order to cultivate her Strength Value.

"You've come from afar, how can we neglect you? Please sit here for a while, I'll go and get things ready with your Uncle Chen!"

Feng Yuelan called Chen Gequn and they went to the suite outside the living room.

"Gequn, could you contact Uncle Chen Lie and ask him to book a private room at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel?"

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Chen Gequn nodded, and then immediately went to contact Chen Lie's uncle.

At that moment, Chen Lie passed by the suite, and Feng Yuelan quickly beckoned her son over.

"Son, tell me honestly, how did you manage to get a girlfriend like Liusu?"

Chen Lie replied, "It was a normal payment!"

Chen Gequn returned after finishing his call and patted Chen Lie on the shoulder, "You little rascal, you've really made something of yourself this time. You've only been away from home for a few months, and you've already found a girlfriend, and she's from a high-class family in a big province like Sunan Province."

"Dad, one day our family will become a prominent and wealthy family on Blue Star, and that day is not far away."

"Being a prominent family in East River Province is already quite an achievement, but to become a prominent family on Blue Star, do you know what that means?" Chen Gequn said.

Feng Yuelan said, "Your father and I don't care about high-class families. We just want you and Yaoyao to be safe and well."

I just asked Liusu, and she said her uncle is the governor of Sunan Province. That's an extremely prestigious family; in ancient times, they would be considered a nobleman and a wealthy young lady. For our family to be a match for her is truly a step up for us."

Chen Liedao, "Mom, don't say such things. There's no such thing as being too high or too low in status. The Martial Era is based on martial arts."

As I just said, one day we too will become a prominent and wealthy family."

"Alright, go and talk to Liusu. Your dad just asked your uncle to book a private room at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel. We'll go there later to entertain Liusu."

"Okay, I understand!"

Chen Lie nodded and went to the living room.

Feng Yuelan knew that her son had always liked Lu Qingchan from the Lu Family, but after his martial arts skills improved rapidly last year, his personality suddenly changed.

She had thought that her son's improved martial arts grades would lead to a relationship with Lu Qingchan, but she never expected him to bring back a girlfriend from Blue Star University.

This girl named Ruan Liusu was far superior to Lu Qingchan in terms of family background, talent, and appearance. However, her excellent family background put some pressure on Feng Yuelan.

If I date a wealthy and powerful woman like that, will my son be inferior to her in the future?

Never mind!

Feng Yuelan shook her head. As long as the girl truly loved her son, it didn't matter if she was a bit domineering. After all, listening to one's wife wasn't anything shameful.

From what I've seen so far, this girl seems to be very gentle and charming.

Chen Lie came to the living room, sat down next to Ruan Liusu, and told her about his parents and relatives.

Finally, she mentioned that her parents had specially booked a private room at the best hotel in East River Province to entertain her.

Upon learning this, Ruan Liusu said, "Actually, there's no need for that. Just let Auntie cook at home as usual, and let me know how you live in East River Province."

"The private room has already been booked. Besides, this is also a way for my parents to show how much they value you."

"Oh well!"

Ruan Liusu nodded and then asked, "Chen Lie, your family doesn't even have a courtyard. Where do you usually practice martial arts?"

"The Practice Room!"

"Practice Room?"

Ruan Liusu looked around. Chen Lie's house was less than 300 square meters, with a living room, kitchen, dining room, several bedrooms, and suites. Where could they possibly fit a Practice Room room?

"There it is!"

Seeing Ruan Liusu looking around, Ruan Liusu Chen Lie pointed her towards the Practice Room.

"Then will you take me to see it?"

"Okay, come with me!"

Ruan Liusu Chen Lie naturally wouldn't refuse Ruan Liusu's request, so he took her to the Practice Room at home.

Ruan Liusu entered the Practice Room, looked around, and her eyes instantly became somewhat dazed.

She saw that Chen Lie's Practice Room was only about 80 square meters in total. Some low-level training equipment for beginners in martial arts took up 20 to 30 square meters, leaving only about 50 square meters for actual training. How could anyone train in such Practice Room?

"Chen Lie, once your Blood Qi Value exceeds 100, this Practice Room will be unusable, right? Even when your Blood Qi Value is in the double digits, this Practice Room can only be used barely. Where do you usually practice martial arts?"

"Usually, it was at the Martial Arts Hall. Later, after entering the Genius Training Camp Genius Training Camp, I trained there. And then, it was at the Martial Dao Training Ground of the East River Provincial Genius Group."

Ruan Liusu was speechless. It turned out that Chen Lie didn't even have a proper place to practice martial arts before, which was completely incomparable to her.

In such harsh conditions, to still be able to rise to the ranks of the top martial arts geniuses on Blue Star —that's truly amazing talent!

Her father was right. Chen Lie must have been limited by the harsh environment in which he practiced martial arts. If Chen Lie Qidian the same point as her, he might not even be able to compare to martial arts geniuses from Outer Stars.

After seeing Chen Lie's Practice Room, Ruan Liusu asked to see Chen Lie's resting room as well.

After the two returned to the living room, Feng Yuelan came up to them and said, "Liusu, Chen Lie, get ready. We're leaving immediately for the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel."

"Okay!" Chen Lie replied.

After sitting in the living room for a while, Chen Lie and his family finally left.

Upon arriving at the airship, Chen Lie had his parents ride in his own airship, while he and Ruan Liusu rode in Ruan Liusu's airship, heading towards the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.

The airship was very fast, and in about ten minutes, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu arrived at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.

After disembarking from the airship, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu waited for their parents for a while.

After Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan arrived, Chen Lie and Ruan Liusu entered the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel together.

Upon entering the hotel lobby, Chen Lie was greeted by a festively decorated scene, with the lobby bustling with people.

Is someone hosting a banquet here today?

Seeing the festive decorations and bustling crowds, Ruan Liusu couldn't help but say.

Feng Yuelan explained with a smile, "The Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel is one of the best hotels in East River Province. People with connections usually choose to hold their banquets here, such as Enrollment Banquet or Martial Artist banquets. It's very common!"

"I see!" Ruan Liusu nodded slightly.

Chen Lie walked to the back of the hall and saw a large screen behind the stage.

Above the large screen was a banner that read, "Congratulations to Chen Ye, a freshman at East River Martial University, on his advancement to Martial Artist. A banquet is being held to entertain the guests and celebrate with all."

Just then, Chen Ye's portrait flashed across the screen.

"This... Chen Ye advanced to the Martial Artist? And he even held a banquet here today? Why weren't we invited?"

Chen Gequn arrived at the front of the stage and was taken aback when he saw the message on stage.

Feng Yuelan added, "Yes, we didn't receive a single word of warning beforehand."

"If they didn't invite us, it means they don't want us to come. Dad, Mom, don't worry about him, let's just go into the private room!" Chen Lie said.

Ruan Liusu's delicate eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Chen Ye? Is that the cunning thief who tricked me by impersonating Chen Lie?

It's just a promotion to Martial Artist level, yet they're celebrating it like it's a universal celebration. Luckily, it's clearly stated that it's a promotion to Martial Artist who didn't know better would think that someone on Blue Star had promoted to the Heavenly Human Grandmaster, given the use of the phrase "universal celebration."

Back at Blue Star University, Chen Ye had put her in an awkward situation. Ruan Liusu originally wanted to ask someone to teach Chen Ye a lesson again, but then she thought that after all, he was Chen Lie's cousin. Teaching him a lesson once was fine, but to keep harping on it would be going too far, so she gave up on finding someone to beat Chen Ye up.

In martial arts competition, one cannot stand firm without ruthlessness. In the Sunan Province Genius Training Camp and the Sunan Province Genius Group, Ruan Liusu used ruthless methods to cripple or injure no fewer than a dozen opponents.

If someone else were to tease her and put her in an awkward situation, Ruan Liusu could keep that person bedridden for three years straight.

However, Chen Ye and Chen Lie are cousins. Although Chen Lie said that they didn't get along, they were still relatives, so she tolerated it this time.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Gequn agreed with Chen Lie's suggestion and then found some hotel staff.

"We just booked a private room. The person who made the reservation is Chen Chaoqun. Could you check where it is and take us there?"

"Okay, please wait a moment!"

The staff member left for a while, then quickly returned.

"Hello sir, Mr. Chen Chaoqun booked a private room, Room No. 1, two hours ago."

"Okay, then take us there!" Chen Gequn said.

"Please wait a moment. Mr. Chen Chaoqun is here. He instructed that if anyone mentions his name and requests a private room, they should be notified. Our staff has already gone to notify him, and he will be here shortly!"

Chen Chaoqun arrived shortly after the hotel staff finished speaking.

"Gequn, I was wondering why you all suddenly decided to book a private room. It turns out Chen Lie is back!"

Upon seeing the person speaking, Chen Lie stepped forward and called out, "Uncle!"

Then he introduced her to Ruan Liusu, saying, "This is my eldest uncle."

Ruan Liusu took a small half-step forward and greeted Chen Lie, "Hello, Uncle!"

"This is..."

Chen Chaoqun found it strange to see Ruan Liusu.

"Brother, this is Chen Lie's girlfriend. It's her first time visiting. She's come all the way from Sunan Province. That's why we asked you to book a private room for her."

Chen Chaoqun asked, "Chen Lie's girlfriend? Chen Lie has a girlfriend?"

Chen Lie nodded and said, "Yes, her name is Ruan Liusu, and she's from Sunan Province."

"Great! Sunan Province is a major province for martial arts, and your girlfriend is beautiful too. You're very lucky, kid!"

Chen Chaoqun said with a smile.

At this moment, Chen Gequn walked up to Chen Chaoqun and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, Chen Ye has advanced to the Martial Artist?"

"Yes!" Chen Chaoqun replied, "Chen Ye's qi and blood are scattered, his Blood Qi Value keeps dropping, and his Strength Value has also dropped significantly."

With my introduction, Mr. and Mrs. Guangqun spent a lot of money to hire a martial arts doctor from the military, who barely managed to stabilize Chen Ye's condition. They also found a martial arts expert who personally guided Chen Ye for more than half a month. Just five days ago, they finally helped him cultivate True Qi and successfully enter the ranks of Martial Artist.

The Guangqun family almost exhausted their entire fortune because of this matter.

"Chen Ye successfully advanced to the Martial Artist, why weren't we invited? We haven't received any news at all."

"He's afraid of comparisons. Look at Chen Lie. First, he became the Provincial Martial Leader, then he won the Three-Province Martial Champion, and he was even specially admitted to Blue Star University. He is outstanding and unmatched."

Chen Ye almost didn't even become Martial Artist.

Chen Ye's mother repeatedly told me not to tell you about Chen Ye Ranked Martial Artist.