Lin Ruhu

Chapter 4: Lin Ruhu

Not long after Xu Zimo left, a faint, aged sound of surprise suddenly came from a corner.

"Could that little brat have noticed me just now? Impossible!"

Xu Zimo walked to the first floor of the Scripture Repository and casually picked up a Yellow Tier Meridian Technique.

The cultivation techniques and meridian techniques of the Yuanyang Continent were also divided into eight grades.

Cosmos, Universe, Star, Constellation, Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow!

The Cosmos Tier was the highest, while the Yellow Tier was the lowest.

The meridian technique Xu Zimo picked up was called the Drawing Sword Technique.

This was a very simple meridian technique, with only one move—drawing the sword!

The technique was simple and brutal: draw the sword, and the head falls.

As long as your horse is fast enough, even an Emperor can't catch up to you!

Emmm... terrifying as such!

As long as your drawing speed is fast enough, you can even cut off an Emperor's head.

Xu Zimo left the Scripture Repository and began to communicate with the Round Bead inside him, using the Divine Meridian Realm power stored within it to temper his body.

His internal organs, along with his eight extraordinary meridians, were strengthening at a visible rate.

From time to time, a sound of "creaking, creaking" came from within Xu Zimo's body.

His realm also began to skyrocket in an instant.

"Mortal Realm Layer One, Mortal Realm Layer Two, ...

Mortal Realm Layer Nine."

His realm rose all the way to Mortal Realm Layer Nine, stopping just as he was about to open his first Meridian Gate.

Xu Zimo wasn't in a hurry to step into the Spirit Vein Realm; this sudden surge had made his foundation somewhat unstable.

One must know that a towering building rises from the ground. He decided to undergo some tempering before advancing to the Spirit Vein Realm.

Within the True Martial Sacred Sect, there was a Gravity Tower specifically for disciples to hone their physical bodies.

The Gravity Tower had a total of ten floors, with the gravity on each floor increasing almost tenfold.

Halfway to the Gravity Tower, Xu Zimo was suddenly called out to by someone.

"Brother Zimo, wait for me!" A chubby young man came running over, panting heavily from not far away.

The chubby young man had short hair, a candy in his mouth, and a trail of snot hanging at the corner of his lips.

"Brother Zimo, what are you doing here? No wonder I couldn't find you all day," the chubby young man said, expertly flicking away his snot and licking his candy with satisfaction as he asked.

"Ruhu, long time no see," Xu Zimo said, looking at the youth before him, his tone nostalgic as he greeted him.

The chubby young man's full name was Lin Ruhu, the grandson of the True Martial Sacred Sect's Third Elder, and also a close friend who had gotten into trouble and caused mischief with him since childhood.

Since they were young, Lin Ruhu had been his follower, obeying his every word.

In his previous life, he had always played the role of a supporting leaf beside Xu Zimo, but in truth, his cultivation talent was no weaker than Xu Zimo's—in fact, it was even stronger.

Back then, Xu Zimo thought it was his own domineering, kingly aura and his heaven-defying personal charm that deeply attracted Lin Ruhu, making him worship him endlessly.

It wasn't until the great battle in the later stages that Lin Ruhu stepped forward, using his body at the critical moment to block the protagonist Chu Yang's killing blow meant for Xu Zimo.

Holding the youth already stained red with blood in his arms, he roared, "Why? Why?"

It was then, on the verge of death, that the youth finally revealed the truth behind his lifelong loyalty.

When they were ten years old, they had sneaked out of the sect to play and suddenly encountered a Slanted-eyed White Tiger on the way.

At that time, Xu Zimo shielded Lin Ruhu behind him, facing the White Tiger alone, telling him to run first.

Lin Ruhu asked him, "Why are you protecting me?"

Because he could have simply abandoned him and fled alone.

Back then, Xu Zimo had only replied with an especially calm tone, "Because we're brothers. I'm the elder brother, you're the younger brother.

Brothers—elder brother comes first, younger brother comes after. Of course, I have to protect you!"

It was from that moment on, without even Xu Zimo himself knowing, that this slightly chubby youth silently swore in his heart.

"For this life, I will guard by his side as a follower, even if the moon wheel turns, the seas change, I will protect him."

Hearing Xu Zimo's words, Lin Ruhu looked a little confused. "What do you mean, long time no see? Didn't we just meet yesterday?"

"It's nothing, nothing," Xu Zimo said with a smile, shaking his head. "I'm going to the Gravity Tower to cultivate. Do you want to come with me?"

Lin Ruhu was about the same age as Xu Zimo, and by the reckoning of time, he had also reached the age to start cultivating.

"Sure, sure," Lin Ruhu nodded innocently. It seemed that in his eyes, as long as Xu Zimo asked him to do something, he would almost never refuse.

The two walked toward the Gravity Tower. Xu Zimo took in Lin Ruhu's appearance.

A trail of snot hung from the corner of his mouth, often flicked about carelessly, and a lollipop was perpetually wedged between his teeth.

This look was as low as it got. Xu Zimo thought it over and finally reminded him, "Ruhu, can't you cut back on the candy a little? Wipe your nose clean and pay some attention to your image."

"What's wrong with my image?" Lin Ruhu asked, puzzled.

Xu Zimo figured that at this age, a young man's heart was just beginning to stir, and he probably cared about what girls his age thought.

He tried to reason from that angle. "You must have a girl you like, right? How could anyone like you looking like this?

Listen to Brother Zimo—clean yourself up and look sharp. That way, you might just win her heart."

"Why would I want to win her heart?" Lin Ruhu asked again, confused.

"Feelings are a two-way street—mutual affection. You can't just pine for someone alone," Xu Zimo said.

"No need," Lin Ruhu replied. "I can just take her by force."

"A forced melon isn't sweet."

"I know. But it quenches your thirst."

"Holy shit, you're a damn genius," Xu Zimo stopped in his tracks, a little stunned in the wind.

"Why is it that when you spout nonsense with such a straight face, I somehow find it reasonable and can't argue back?"

The two arrived at the Gravity Tower. Its exterior was oval-shaped, and the structure was somewhat reminiscent of a Treasure Pagoda.

They stepped inside, where many disciples were already training.

Of course, training in the Gravity Tower wasn't free. Disciples had to complete tasks to earn Contribution Points, then spend those points to buy time inside.

But given Xu Zimo and Lin Ruhu's status, they certainly weren't short on Contribution Points.

The first floor of the Gravity Tower doubled the gravity, and each floor above increased it roughly tenfold.