Tian Buyi's Shock! What a Great Find!

Tian Buyi's Shock! What a Great Find!

The next morning.

Ji Changfeng slowly opened his eyes and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Phew..."

Last night.

He had cultivated through the entire night. Not only was he not the least bit sleepy now, but he was unusually energetic.

So this was what cultivation felt like?

It was pretty nice.

"Woof woof woof~"

Just then, several barks sounded from outside the courtyard.

At the same time, a crisp voice rang out.

"Shh~ Little Fan, don't make a sound in a moment. I'm going to give that Ji Changfeng a good scare!"

That voice could only belong to Tian Ling'er.

Seeing this, Ji Changfeng could not help but shake his head lightly.

A little girl was still a little girl.

She really held grudges.

Ji Changfeng quickly washed up. Then, before Tian Ling'er could rush in and scare him, he directly opened the courtyard gate...

"Creak~"

The moment the door opened.

Tian Ling'er froze outside.

"Y-you're awake already?"

Tian Ling'er asked somewhat guiltily.

"Hm? Aren't we supposed to do morning lessons today?" Ji Changfeng glanced at her with a faintly amused smile.

"Y-yes." Tian Ling'er stammered.

Seeing the teasing smile on Ji Changfeng's face, she immediately realized that he must have heard her conversation with Zhang Xiaofan just now.

"Whoosh—"

Tian Ling'er's pretty face flushed scarlet.

After all, she was still just a little girl.

Getting caught in the middle of a prank was embarrassing, okay?

"Since we have morning lessons, shouldn't we get going?" Ji Changfeng said casually.

Then, he glanced at Zhang Xiaofan. Seeing the two woodcutting blades in his hands, he said:

"Little Fan, is this blade mine?"

"Ah? Y-yes, Seventh Senior Brother," Zhang Xiaofan answered honestly.

His relationship with Ji Changfeng back in Caomiao Village had not been particularly close. They had only known each other.

So he simply addressed Ji Changfeng as Senior Brother.

"Thanks."

Ji Changfeng took the woodcutting blade from Zhang Xiaofan.

Then he headed up the mountain on his own.

At this sight, Tian Ling'er was so angry that she stomped her feet.

"Hey!"

"Do you even have any respect for me as your senior sister?"

"Of course I do, Little Senior Sister."

"Why did you add 'little'?"

"Because you're little."

"I'm not little! I'm not little at all!"

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm..."

On the mountain path, Tian Ling'er's pretty face turned red with anger.

She glared at Ji Changfeng as though she wanted to chop him into eight pieces.

This scene.

Made Zhang Xiaofan, following behind them, feel a wave of envy.

Seventh Senior Brother is so lucky. He can talk to Senior Sister so much...

Zhang Xiaofan silently followed behind.

The three of them arrived at the bamboo forest on the Back Mountain.

Tian Ling'er snorted. "Our daily task is to chop down one bamboo stalk. Well? Isn't that easy?!"

As she spoke.

A sly glint flashed through Tian Ling'er's eyes.

Ji Changfeng smiled faintly but said nothing.

Zhang Xiaofan asked in surprise, "Just one bamboo stalk? That's so easy. Don't we need to chop down more?"

With that, he rolled up his sleeves, raised the woodcutting blade in his hand, and fiercely hacked at a Black-Joint Bamboo before him.

Thud—

The sharp woodcutting blade struck the bamboo, yet it only left a white mark behind.

Then, a rebounding force surged back.

It jolted Zhang Xiaofan's palm so hard that it ached.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Tian Ling'er immediately doubled over with laughter.

"Idiot, this is the Black-Joint Bamboo of our Dazhu Peak. It's not so easy to chop through."

Meanwhile, Ji Changfeng was carefully observing Zhang Xiaofan's technique for chopping bamboo.

He seemed to be deep in thought...

You observed another person chopping Black-Joint Bamboo and realized that one must not strike stone with an egg; softness must overcome hardness. You have comprehended the optimal method for chopping Black-Joint Bamboo!

Heaven-Defying Comprehension activated!

A stream of information appeared in Ji Changfeng's mind.

"So that's how it is."

Ji Changfeng nodded to himself.

He lifted the woodcutting blade in his hand, circulated the faint spiritual power within him, and slashed fiercely at the Black-Joint Bamboo using a special method...

Swish!

The next moment.

An arm-thick Black-Joint Bamboo was cut with a huge notch.

By the look of it, nearly one-third of it had already been chopped through.

At most, two more strikes would be enough to cut down the entire bamboo stalk.

Ji Changfeng pressed on and delivered two more blows.

Crack—

The arm-thick Black-Joint Bamboo was severed on the spot.

"You..."

Tian Ling'er's eyes widened at once.

How was that possible?

How had he chopped through a Black-Joint Bamboo in just three strikes?!

Fake!

It had to be fake!

Tian Ling'er fumed inwardly.

But the facts were right before her eyes, leaving her no choice but to believe them.

Zhang Xiaofan stared in astonishment. "Seventh Senior Brother, how did you do that?"

"Want to learn?" Ji Changfeng smiled.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiaofan immediately nodded.

Seeing this, Ji Changfeng turned to Tian Ling'er at the side and said with a smile, "Little Senior Sister, what about you? Do you want to learn?"

"No! Not at all!"

Tian Ling'er was very curious inside.

But there was no way she would lower her head to a troublesome junior brother like Ji Changfeng!

With that, Tian Ling'er turned away angrily and went off to chop bamboo by herself.

Ji Changfeng could not help shaking his head with a laugh.

He could not be bothered to coax a little girl. After teaching Zhang Xiaofan how to chop Black-Joint Bamboo, he headed down the mountain on his own.

"Hmph!"

Watching Ji Changfeng leave, Tian Ling'er stomped furiously on the spot.

Swish—

She circulated her spiritual power and chopped through a Black-Joint Bamboo with several strikes.

Then she too went down the mountain in a huff.

Zhang Xiaofan: ...

So he was the only one left to suffer?

Zhang Xiaofan silently swung his woodcutting blade and chopped bamboo.

Fortunately, Ji Changfeng had taught him the method, so it only took him one morning to chop down a thumb-thick Black-Joint Bamboo.

Zhang Xiaofan returned to Shoujing Hall somewhat exhausted.

To his surprise, everyone from Dazhu Peak was waiting for him to eat together.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaofan hurriedly sat down in the last empty seat, preparing to begin the meal with everyone.

"Let's eat." Tian Buyi, seated at the head of the table, spoke calmly.

The moment he finished speaking.

Everyone immediately began eating.

Partway through the meal, Ji Changfeng lost his appetite after only a few bites.

There was no helping it.

Du Bishu's cooking was simply terrible.

After the meal.

Tian Buyi calmly glanced at Ji Changfeng and Zhang Xiaofan, then said:

"Old Seven, Old Eight, how did your cultivation go last night?"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone turned to look at them.

Zhang Xiaofan said nervously, "M-Master, this disciple has not yet sensed spiritual energy."

Tian Buyi nodded calmly.

Then his gaze shifted to Ji Changfeng.

"Reporting to Master, this disciple has successfully completed Qi Induction and circulated it through thirty-six Grand Heavenly Cycles within my body."

Ji Changfeng answered respectfully.

"Oh, circulated it through thirty-six..."

"What!?!"

Tian Buyi had been calm at first, but once he fully understood what Ji Changfeng had said, his eyes immediately widened.

Qi Induction, thirty-six Grand Heavenly Cycles?!

Didn't that mean he had cultivated the first level?

That had to be fake, right?

He had reached the first level in one night!?

Whoosh—

A blur flashed away from the dining table.

Everyone looked over and saw that Tian Buyi, who had been sitting in his seat a moment ago, had appeared before Ji Changfeng in the next instant.

Tian Buyi somewhat roughly grabbed Ji Changfeng's arm and sent out a thread of spiritual power to inspect him.

The next moment.

An utterly wild grin suddenly appeared on Tian Buyi's fleshy face.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

"You cultivated the first level of Taiji Xuanqing Dao in one night?!"

"Our Dazhu Peak has a genius too?!"

A genius? This was far beyond a genius!

Cultivating the first level in one night.

He was a Prodigy!

All the surrounding senior brothers were dumbfounded.

Even Su Ru set aside Tian Ling'er, whom she had been holding, and hurried excitedly to Ji Changfeng's side.

Tian Ling'er: ...