Master and Disciple Break Through

Kang Dabao should have reached the threshold of breakthrough long ago.

After advancing to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, perhaps due to drinking that bowl of spiritual dew, his cultivation progressed very smoothly, with virtually no bottlenecks, something he had never experienced before in his previous cultivation journey.

It was only because of the great effort he had to spend traveling and spreading the word in preparation for the market that his cultivation was delayed.

This breakthrough was nothing special. After sitting alone in the cloud room for two days, Sect Leader Kang Da broke through to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining as if he had poured hot water on snow.

In just two or less years, he broke through two minor realms.

For Kang Dabao, this speed was nothing short of phenomenal.

It should be noted that it took Sect Leader Kang Da more than three years to advance from the First Layer of Qi Refining to the Qi Refining Second Layer.

That year, Kang Dabao was thirty-six years old, at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, in his prime. Logically speaking, he still had a chance of reaching Foundation Establishment.

Afterwards, Kang Dabao sat alone in the cloud room for a while, recalling the frustrating days when he was stuck at the bottleneck of the Qi Refinement Fourth Layer and could not make any progress for more than ten years. Suddenly, he felt a sense of openness in his heart.

He then took out the Garrison Earth Azure Origin Shield Yuan Jin had specially crafted for him and began to refine and nurture it. This was also the first mid-grade magic Law Artifact that Yuan Jin had crafted, and he succeeded only after eleven failures.

The cost of materials alone is several times more expensive than buying one, it's too heavy and bulky, consumes a lot of spiritual energy, and only has one layer of "sturdiness" restriction.

The defensive effect was less than satisfactory. Even with Kang Dabao operating at full power, the Garrison Earth Azure Origin Shield only had a half-inch sword mark left on the surface when facing Jiang Qing's serious sword strike.

However, despite its many shortcomings, Sect Leader Kang Da still liked using it, finding it much smoother than the broken shield of the Fourth Liu.

Just then, a small animal popped out from his sleeve.

Previously, when Kang Dabao was cultivating, it was trapped inside his sleeve by the latter using a magical restriction.

Having not been able to come out for fresh air for two whole days, it was now frowning, staring at Kang Dabao with its little eyes, looking quite angry.

Seeing this, Kang Dabao picked it up and placed it in his palm, stroking its carapace to soothe it, and whispering a few words of comfort.

Unexpectedly, the little beast was ungrateful, arrogantly tilting its head to pretend to bite Kang Dabao's short, chubby fingers.

When it bit, Kang Dabao chuckled and pulled his finger away to dodge, and the dog chased after him on its short legs.

One chase, one dodge; one chase, one dodge.

The man and the beast played for a long time, until the little beast seemed to get really annoyed by Kang Dabao's antics. It immediately turned its head, stretched out its chubby little head, and bit Kang Dabao's leg hard.

The little beast's teeth haven't even grown in yet, so how could it possibly bite Sect Leader Kang Da's thick skin? Kang Dabao teased it for a while longer, then coaxed it into his sleeve to sleep.

Just like humans, these spirit beasts have a very important sleep period during their early childhood, which takes up most of their day.

Not to mention, this was hatched from the spirit beast egg belonging to "Hidden Six" that was sent by Lord Shan, and it was already prone to sleepiness.

Lord Yin Shan was even more fond of mentoring younger generations than Kang Dabao had heard rumors about him. This kind and benevolent elder was far more generous than Kang Dabao had expected, truly deserving of his reputation as a highly virtuous and respected figure Cloud Horn Prefecture.

According to the sect's records, this spirit beast is called Venerable Alligator Softshell Turtle, which is quite rare in the Cold Crow Mountain Range. Kang Dabao found the name awkward to pronounce, so he simply named it Little Qi.

According to the notes left by the sect's elders, under proper care and nurturing, this kind of spirit beast can generally grow into Second Tier spirit beast after reaching adulthood.

In other words, the probability of this little guy Foundation Establishment after growing up is much, much greater than that of Sect Leader Kang Da.

Of course, this process will inevitably require the owner to expend a great deal of effort and resources.

Little Qi's appearance reminded Sect Leader Kang Da of the days when he first raised the White-Armored Land Tortoise. He tried to find the shadow of "Turtle Son" in Little Qi, but gave up after only a few attempts.

Although Little Qi was well-behaved, and Kang Dabao genuinely loved Little Qi "turtle son" was still a "turtle son."

That good child—easy to raise, not picky about food, sleepy, greedy, and willing to risk his life to save him—can only live on in his memory now; no one can replace him.

When Kang Dabao, looking refreshed, pushed open the door that had been closed for two days, the moonlight filled the courtyard, and the night was deep and quiet.

There was no one else in the courtyard except Jin Shilun, who stood alone at the entrance of the cloud room, waiting.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd thought this way, Kang Dabao still couldn't help but feel, from the bottom of his heart, that the Daoist Ancestor was indeed somewhat biased whenever he saw Pan An Jin Shilun's martial arts physique combined with his handsome looks.

The handsome young man was now emanating a faint spiritual aura. How could Kang Dabao not know that his fourth disciple had Drawing Spirit into the Body?

Sect Leader Kang Da smiled and said, "Shilun, congratulations."

"Disciple greets Master." Jin Shilun immediately bowed, a hint of tears glistening in his eyes.

The so-called master is like a teacher or a father. Jin Shilun has been a disciple for nearly three years, but only today is he qualified to call Kang Dabao those two words for the first time.

For spiritual practitioners, the relationship between master and disciple is the closest one, like that between father and son, or even surpasses it.

This is no exaggeration. While there might be exceptions among low-level cultivators like Kang Dabao, this is the prevailing view among high-level cultivators.

Taking Foundation Establishment True Cultivator as an example: Once Qi Refinement cultivator Foundation Establishment, they can live to be 240 years old, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

If their descendants do not have Spirit Root for cultivation, they may still receive some blessings in their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

And what about later generations? By the time they reach their great-great-grandchildren or great-great-grandchildren, they might never exchange a single word with Foundation Establishment cultivator in their entire lives.

The master-disciple relationship, on the other hand, is much closer and may last for hundreds of years.

Then, it's immediately clear who is closer to the cultivator, their descendants, and their disciples.

The story of a master treating his disciple like his own child, and the disciple repaying his master's kindness after becoming an immortal or ancestor, is widely circulated in this world.

As for the situation where there is no affection between master and disciple, only interests, and even when the disciple's cultivation level is sufficient, the master will change to a fellow Daoist and treat each other as equals.

They usually only appear in the lineages of sorcerers who practice unorthodox methods, and are quite rare in the Shannan Circuit at this time.

Today is the big day for his disciple to Drawing Spirit into the Body, so Sect Leader Kang Da put aside his usual lazy manner when teaching his disciples. He first took Jin Shilun back to the Cloud Chamber and carefully taught him for a while.

However, this warmth did not last long. He only gave Jin Shilun some important instructions, then took out several thick books and told him to memorize them carefully before sending Jin Shilun to find Pei Yi.

It wasn't because he was lazy; he genuinely had important things to do.

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