Su Sui Breaks Through
After that, Shen Ge spent all his time in the Scripture Pavilion and the training ground, either studying various spells or sparring with others to hone his skills.
At first Mu Wan and Su Sui would visit him often, and Mu Wan would occasionally spar with him. But after more than half a year, seeing that Shen Ge was still the same, Mu Wan stopped sparring with him and even rarely came anymore.
Ultimately, the main reason was that she was brutally defeated by Shen Ge. Originally, both of them were in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but in that battle, Mu Wan was controlled by Shen Ge with various strange combos before she could even finish ten rounds. She didn't even have time to react.
After that, Mu Wan stopped competing and began to cultivate seriously, hoping to break through her cultivation level and then get her revenge.
A year has passed, Shen Ge has fully mastered thirty spells, most of which are offensive spells, with only a few being more niche spells. These spells mainly focus on detection, concealment, and disguise.
After Movement Method, he already has the Gale Escape technique, which is very powerful and he hasn't fully mastered it yet, so he doesn't plan to distract himself with it. As for defensive techniques, his Golden Light Incantation is the best defense. If his defense is insufficient, he can use Golden Body Talisman and defensive Law Artifact to make up for it, which is much faster than learning defensive techniques.
That day, Su Sui excitedly ran to the Scripture Pavilion and interrupted Shen Ge's studies, "Master, I've broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm! I'm the fastest disciple of this generation to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. How about that? Aren't I amazing?"
Su Sui's pleading eyes seemed to be asking for a reward, but Shen Ge chose to ignore it and smiled, "It's not bad. If you weren't so indecisive, you might have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm long ago, instead of waiting until now."
Seeing that Shen Ge didn't offer him anything as a reward, Su Sui puffed out his cheeks and said, "Master, I'm a human being! Besides, I was just a child before. What's wrong with being a little playful? And you didn't scold me, did you? Now you're criticizing me."
Shen Ge said with a stern face, "Yes, I admit that I indulged you in your playfulness, after all, you were still young then. But now you have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and have grown up, so I will not tolerate you anymore."
Seeing that Su Sui still wanted to argue, Shen Ge said somewhat angrily, "This cultivation Immortal Realm is a place where the strong prey on the weak; it's a place where the Principle of the jungle is taken to its extreme. I'm strict with you because I don't want you to become like me. Once you leave the Spirit Moon Sect, without any fellow disciples by your side, do you think you can protect yourself?!"
"Sometimes, a single careless mistake can have serious consequences. Do you think you can bear those consequences? Your path to immortality has only just begun, and your master doesn't want you to get ahead of me, which is why he's strict with you."
"Besides, you know that my injuries are unlikely to heal properly. How many more years can I, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage, protect you? So, you'll have to walk and forge your own path from now on. Your master, your grandmaster, and the sect leader all have high expectations for you. Don't let us down, okay?"
"Master..." Su Sui's eyes welled with tears, but she nodded firmly and said, "Master, Su Su won't let you die. I will definitely work hard to cultivate from now on, and I will definitely heal your injuries, I promise!"
Shen Ge was somewhat gratified, and his tone softened a bit as he said, "It's enough that you have the intention to watch, but I'm not teaching you so you can risk your life for me. I want you to achieve success in your cultivation, to live longer, or even to live forever."
"Once you reach that level, you can simply resurrect me, so don't risk your life for me. I don't like it."
"Master, I remember. Don't worry, we will become immortals together. You are my master, and you will be for life. I haven't enjoyed enough of your doting love yet. You will never die!"
"Master, I'm going to cultivate now. I will definitely break through to the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible." After saying that, Mu Wan turned around and walked out the door.
Shen Ge watched Su Sui's retreating figure, for a fleeting moment, he felt that this girl had truly grown up. Yet, in a daze, he seemed to see the little girl who used to always cling to him affectionately calling him "brother," though that voice was fading into the distance.
Elder Fenghuo, who guarded the Sutra Repository, sat down next to Shen Ge and said to himself, "It's better to be stricter when teaching disciples. If my master hadn't been so biased towards me back then, I wouldn't have been so arrogant."
"Uncle-Master Fenghuo, didn't you say this was true love? What, did you change your mind after seeing Master?"
Because Shen Ge had spent most of the year holed up in the Sutra Pavilion, he had gradually become acquainted with Fenghuo. Occasionally, when he had a problem, he would go directly to Fenghuo for advice in order to save time. And Fenghuo was usually willing to give him guidance. So their relationship was no longer one where he would abandon Shen Ge on the mountain whenever they met.
"It was true love, I really loved her, but she didn't love me as much. Even though she drained my vital energy, she didn't kill me in the end, so I guess she still had feelings for me."
Shen Ge agreed with this, nodding and saying, "That's true. After all, given the Hehuan Sect's practices, it's already quite good that they didn't drain you dry. They only absorbed your original yang energy, which shows they didn't want you to die."
"Uncle Fenghuo, what about you now? If that woman comes to you again, will you... um... forgive her again?"
A complex expression flashed across Fenghuo's face, but he quickly became annoyed and said, "Why are you bringing me into this again? I was talking to you about educating your apprentices, and you're talking about love and romance, which is completely irrelevant."
"Since we can't see eye to eye, forget it. I don't want to talk to you."
"Since you enjoy studying these things so much, why don't you go find a woman and study them yourself? Didn't Master already promise you so many benefits? What are you hesitating for?"
Watching Fenghuo grumble and leave the Sutra Repository, Shen Ge tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly. After observing him for a while, he chuckled and continued studying the spell he had just picked up.
As for what Uncle Fenghuo said about finding a research question, Shen Ge wasn't really interested. He was now indifferent to such matters and preferred to avoid getting involved if possible.
After all, his ultimate goal is to become an immortal. Women will only slow down his cultivation, and his Lineage will become an obstacle to his progress.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the injury can heal. If the injury really cannot heal, then he can only find a woman to establish Lineage and leave his bloodline.
After all, it is said that having no offspring is the greatest act of filial impiety. Although Shen Ge has no parents, he does not want to die without any bloodline, and not even have anyone to send him money during festivals.