Ning Rongrong's Physical Strength Broke Through Three Thousand Years

"Zhuqing, come over quickly. Teacher went to the mountaintop to practice the flute. Let's take a body-strengthening bath together!"

Moonlight soaked through the white mist rising from the medicinal pool, dyeing the water's surface a flowing jade green.

Ning Rongrong leaned against the pool wall, dark brown droplets of medicine beading on her collarbone. Droplets falling from her hair struck the full moon reflected on the water. A slender, pale yet strong hand emerged from the bath and beckoned toward the darkness.

As her words fell.

A black shadow darted out from behind a maple tree and landed in the medicinal pool like a faint pebble.

Zhu Zhuqing entered the water without raising so much as a splash, sending only a few gentle ripples spreading outward.

She sat an arm's length away from Ning Rongrong. Feeling the medicinal power seep through her skin and nourish her body, she could not help trembling slightly.

"Sister Rongrong, I've been coming to soak in your medicinal pool every night lately. Won't Immortal find out?"

"He won't. Don't worry. When we're bathing, we can do whatever we want. Teacher would never come watch."

"Even if you screamed your throat raw, nobody would care."

"Come on, let your senior sister see something nice."

Ning Rongrong was deeply interested in a supreme figure. With such a chance to observe and touch it, how could she possibly let it pass?

Even Zhu Zhuqing, usually so cold and aloof, was blushing all over now. Combined with her exquisite, sexy figure, she was utterly alluring.

Ning Rongrong stared, almost dazed.

"They're so soft to the touch, so comfortable... and so big. Big in just the right way. They'll get even bigger in the future, right?"

"Good thing you agreed not to compete with me for Teacher. Otherwise, that would've been really dangerous. No boy could possibly dislike a figure like yours, right?"

"Rongrong, enough. Stop touching."

"I have something to tell you."

Zhu Zhuqing turned serious and said,

"I plan to leave Suotuo City tomorrow. I can't keep accompanying you."

"Thank you for this time. You let me observe your cultivation, and you shared your body-strengthening medicinal baths and spiritual liquid with me. My physique has grown much stronger because of it."

The moment Zhu Zhuqing said that, Ning Rongrong abruptly stood up from the medicinal pool, her petite body fully exposed. She hurriedly sank back into the water and asked,

"Didn't you say that after dropping out of Shrek, you had nowhere to go? If you stay here, I can secretly cultivate with you. Wouldn't your strength improve faster? Maybe one day you really will test positive for three Trait Entries and become Teacher's student."

But Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.

"I'm leaving precisely so I can develop three Supreme-Grade Trait Entries."

"Staying here and sharing your cultivation resources would certainly help me, but it would also affect your cultivation results to some extent."

"Besides, Immortal said that among the three Supreme-Grade Trait Entries I'm most likely to obtain, the other two are Extreme Speed and Exceptional Diligence."

"How could sharing the fruits of your cultivation count as Exceptional Diligence? I'm afraid it would only make me less and less diligent."

"I want to rely on myself and pass Immortal's tests and assessment fairly. Then I can rightfully stay here to study and cultivate. I think that is the result Immortal wishes to see."

Hearing that, Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing a thumbs-up.

"With determination like that, you'll succeed no matter what you do."

"I don't have your level of resolve. I can't live without Teacher's guidance. If I left Immortal Mountain, I'd probably revert to my old self very quickly."

Ning Rongrong spoke helplessly.

The only reason she could persist in cultivating was Teacher's urging and encouragement.

That was right. Teacher Immortal not only encouraged her, but also drove her onward.

When she encountered minor problems, Teacher encouraged her.

When she encountered matters of principle, he directly punished her with a ruler.

One strike across her palm felt truly painful to the bone.

To be honest... sometimes Ning Rongrong found this feeling of being disciplined and whipped rather pleasant...

No one had ever treated her like that before.

"Then where are you planning to go?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Zhu Zhuqing pointed southeast.

"Star Dou Forest."

"It's the most dangerous place on the continent, and also the place with the most complex environment and the richest variety of spirit beasts."

"Immortal said I should dare to compete in speed with the fastest spirit beasts and temper myself in the harshest environments. Star Dou Forest could not be more suitable."

"Sister Rongrong, I'm leaving. I hope that the next time we meet, I'll make you and Immortal see me in a new light!"

When Ning Rongrong blinked again, Zhu Zhuqing had already changed into a black fitted outfit and vanished into the night at incredible speed.

Just as Zhu Zhuqing swept past the gates of Immortal Mountain and glanced back at the mountaintop.

A pleasant flute melody drifted down from the mountain at just the right moment, carrying the sentiment of farewell.

She took a deep breath, her expression solemn as she clenched her fists.

"Sister Rongrong really is naïve. Immortal has probably always known that I was secretly cultivating alongside her, hasn't he? He simply never exposed us."

"I must meet the Apprenticeship Standard. I must."

"Dai Mubai can't be relied on. I can only rely on myself. The only one who can transform me and help me become a top-tier Soul Master as quickly as possible is probably Immortal."

On the mountain.

Beneath the bright moon and clear breeze.

Su Chen sat suspended atop the peak.

He calmly watched Zhu Zhuqing's figure depart from below the mountain.

A flute melody saw the departing guest away.

At that moment, a red maple leaf happened to fall upon his shoulder.

Su Chen said calmly,

"Keep it up, girl. The person who most hopes you can meet the Apprenticeship Standard is actually me."

If Su Chen were the one setting the Apprenticeship Standard, he would accept them all without hesitation!

Whether their talent was good or bad, his principle was to teach without discrimination.

He would teach the obedient and gifted ones properly, while those who were disobedient and of poor character would be trained ruthlessly.

Taking one disciple would raise his Soul Power by nine levels; taking ten would mean ninety levels!

Unlike now.

Taking in a disciple was truly not easy.

Training disciples was even harder.

Su Chen checked Ning Rongrong's disciple panel.

[Ning Rongrong]

[Age: Twelve]

[Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda]

[Spirit Rings: Yellow, Yellow]

[Soul Power: Level 29]

[Ultimate Arts: Tai Chi Fist (Beginner), Eight Trigrams Record (Elementary)]

[Martial Soul Strength Load-Bearing Limit: 2819 years]

[Physical Strength: 2991 years]

[Supreme-Grade Trait Entries: Exceptional Beauty, Pay-to-Win Wonder Woman, Exceptional Background]

[Upgradeable Trait Entries: Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda Up, Offense-Support Dual-Cultivation Soul Master Up, Top-Tier Potential Up...]

[PS: For every Supreme-Grade or higher Trait Entry a student evolves, the host may receive a God-Level lottery reward, choosing three out of nine.]

A glint flashed through his bright eyes, and Su Chen immediately understood Ning Rongrong's cultivation status completely.

This girl had been his disciple for less than two months, yet her Martial Soul strength had risen from around one thousand years to over twenty-eight hundred years, while her physical strength had risen from around eight hundred years to over twenty-nine hundred years.

"In a few more days, once this girl raises both her physique and Martial Soul strength past three thousand years, it'll be time to break through the level-thirty bottleneck and absorb her third Spirit Ring."

"The third Spirit Ring will be her chance at complete rebirth. I hope she doesn't disappoint me."

Su Chen stretched lazily beneath the moonlight and spoke leisurely.

Just then, Ning Rongrong came running over barefoot in a bathrobe.

"Teacher, were you eavesdropping on our conversation just now?!"

That awful Teacher! He'd clearly discovered Zhuqing long ago, yet he pretended not to notice. He made me confidently tell her it was a secret! I've completely lost face as her senior sister!

Su Chen: "..."