Chương 69: First Breakthrough to Level 8

Chapter 69 The First Breakthrough to Level Eight

"What are you looking at?"

When Miao Miaomiao saw him looking at her without any fear, she suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity she had never experienced before.

It seems like it's been a long time since someone has stared at me so openly and brazenly.

What audacity!

Miao Miaomiao frowned slightly, about to reprimand him, when suddenly she was startled: "How come he's not afraid of my charm magic!"

His expression immediately changed, and he became very wary.

Just then, Zhao Rui suddenly leaped away, panting heavily, and said, "That's too much internal energy! We're on the same team, can't you tone it down a bit? Aren't you tired?!"

Seeing his expression, Miao Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief, and her face softened slightly.

He secretly realized he almost forgot that he enjoyed self-torture-style internal energy cultivation.

It startled me.

She immediately retorted with a stern look, "From now on, you're not allowed to come within two meters of me, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Two meters?"

Zhao Rui glanced at the distance between the two, then stretched out his foot and took a small step forward on the tree branch.

"Almost there!"

Miao Miaomiao opened her almond-shaped eyes slightly and was speechless. She had never met anyone as shameless and roguish as him.

It seemed as if they were completely unafraid of being affected by the bewitching magic.

"What are you doing wandering around like that!"

Seeing that her threats were ineffective, Miao Miaomiao gave up on maintaining her aggressive demeanor and instead asked curiously.

"I just went to my uncle's house for dinner. It's a bit late, and I'm about to head back to my place. Where are you?"

Zhao Rui replied casually.

"Oh, your uncle lives in Jeju. That's good. You have a relative nearby."

Miao Miaomiao rarely spoke like a normal girl; her voice was soft and gentle, completely lacking her usual cold and aloof demeanor.

Instead, she possessed a touch of the timidity and brightness of a girl next door.

"You played so beautifully just now. I didn't know you could play the piano."

"Are we that close? How do you know I might not?"

Miao Miaomiao rolled her eyes at him.

"I feel like we're pretty familiar with each other; we've known each other for quite some time now."

"You're so shameless."

Miao Miaomiao couldn't help but smile, then feigned a light laugh and said, "This is a guzheng, not a qin. How silly of you."

"Guzheng? It's not much different from qin, they're the same thing."

Zhao Rui scratched his head and said.

That's completely wrong.

"Really? Then play the guzheng for me, and I'll see how it compares to what I usually hear."

Hearing his words, Miao Miaomiao couldn't help but chuckle and scold, "If you want to hear me play, just say so. Stop pretending."

After speaking, she frowned slightly, glanced at him, and with a flicker of her eyes, gently patted the long zither in her hand. Suddenly, she sat cross-legged and began to play the zither.

In an instant, a clear, crisp sound, like marbles falling to the ground, flowed slowly from her slender, jade-like fingers.

The music, gentle and serene, slowly soothes the hearts of listeners on this frosty, cold night.

Even though Zhao Rui didn't understand music, he knew she played beautifully.

Without realizing it, I sat cross-legged, gently tapping my knees with my fingers, and listened quietly to the music.

In the stillness of the cold night, the two floated gracefully in the tree, their figures rising and falling with the night wind, accompanied by faint music, reaching a state of perfect harmony with nature.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Miao Miaomiao deftly twisted her delicate hands into a flower-like gesture, then suddenly turned around, pressing her palms down to silence the music in the still night.

"Does it sound good?"

Miao Miaomiao said calmly in a soft voice.

"Hmm, it sounds nice."

"It sounds great, only 500!"

"Forehead!"

"Giggle!"

Miao Miaomiao covered her mouth and chuckled softly, rarely so happy.

"Such beautiful music is worth five thousand."

Zhao Rui smiled and offered a compliment.

"Really? I'll play for you again next time!"

After Miao Miaomiao finished speaking, she stood up, her body graceful and ethereal, and in an instant, she had already leaped more than ten feet away.

"It's a promise!"

Zhao Rui called out softly.

Miao Miaomiao smiled gently while suspended in mid-air. Without stopping, she lightly touched the branches with her feet and gradually disappeared into the woods.

The beauty is gone, but the music remains!

Zhao Rui smiled nonchalantly, jumped down from the branch, and continued to stroll leisurely along the path towards the residential area.

……

Frost rises and falls, and three days pass in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Rui was reviewing in the classroom as usual when his phone suddenly vibrated.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was Qin Rui calling, so he quickly answered the call.

It's been a long time since I reported to the martial arts team. Senior Sister Qin called, so something must have happened.

As soon as the call connected, Qin Rui's excited voice came from the other end of the line: "Zhao Rui, I reached level eight! Yay, level eight!"

"Level 8?"

Zhao Rui was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said, "Senior Sister, don't get too excited. Calm your mind. I'll be right there."

"Mmm, mmm, I know, I know. No rush, let me calm down first. Hehe."

Qin Rui's voice still couldn't hide her excitement.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Rui packed up his books and prepared to head to the martial arts team.

He Wanqing, who was standing to the side, took a deep breath and asked, "Are you going to join the martial arts team?"

"Um, something came up."

Zhao Rui smiled, got up, and left the classroom.

He Wanqing turned around and watched his departing figure, remaining silent for a long time.

After a while, he smiled again, feigning ease, and lowered his head to read his book.

His world is so wonderful!

But I didn't have the chance to keep up with him!

In front of a meditation room in the martial arts academy, Zhao Rui, Li Xinran, and Cao Guannan were chatting casually.

"Senior brothers and sisters, keep up the good work! With such a good start, I believe you will break through soon."

Zhao Rui smiled.

"Yes, I am confident in this, but I didn't expect Qin Rui to break through before me."

Cao Guannan nodded, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Don't let Qin Rui's gentle and weak appearance fool you, she's very hardworking."

After Li Xinran finished speaking, she let out a slight sigh of relief and continued, "Your breakthrough is basically no problem, but I'm having a bit of a tough time."

"Don't worry, senior sister, I believe in you!"

Zhao Rui reached out and patted her shoulder hard.

"Ouch!"

Li Xinran slumped over, glaring angrily at Zhao Rui, and snapped, "You really think I'm a man?!"

"In my eyes, you are sometimes a man and sometimes a woman."

"You're going to die! I'm not finished with you!"

Enraged, Li Xinran unleashed a series of kicks at Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui chuckled and dodged several times, causing her series of kicks to miss their mark.

"Senior sister, hurry up and break through to level eight, otherwise you won't even be able to beat me up!"

Zhao Rui said with a grin.

"Hmph! Just you wait, I'm going to break through to level eight no matter what, and then I'll make you sing 'Conquer'!"

Li Xinran chased after him for a few steps, but seeing that she couldn't do anything to Zhao Rui, she had no choice but to stop and glare at him reproachfully.

Although she appeared angry, she was actually quite grateful, knowing that Zhao Rui had indirectly helped her break free from the suppressed emotions that had just welled up inside her.

Martial artists practice not only martial arts but also mental discipline.

Once the mind is disturbed, breakthroughs become like the moon's reflection in water or a flower in a mirror.

Just as things were getting lively, the door to the quiet room suddenly opened from the inside, and Qin Rui, dressed in a training uniform, walked out with a smile on her face.

"Is it stable?"

Cao Guannan quickly asked.

Once you reach level eight, your internal energy becomes extraordinary. After breaking through, it is very easy for it to surge, causing internal energy tides to become disordered.

If it cannot be stabilized in time, more time will be needed to regulate and clear the blockage later.

Therefore, after a breakthrough, martial artists who have time will immediately circulate their internal energy through the Small Heavenly Circuit to stabilize their cultivation.

"Okay, it's done!"

Qin Rui said happily.

At this moment, Li Xinran and Zhao Rui also came over.

Li Xinran happily stepped forward and hugged Qin Rui joyfully.

"Very good!"

"Yes, Xinran, you can do it too!"

The sight of the two women embracing filled Zhao Rui with envy. He couldn't help but stretch out his arm, pretending to hug her, and said, "Senior sister, it's my turn!"

"Get lost! Dream on!"

Li Xinran turned her head and glared at him, then kicked him.

Upon seeing this, Qin Rui covered her mouth and giggled.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Qin, on breaking through to level eight! From now on, you will enjoy unbridled freedom in the martial arts world and triumph all the way!"

Zhao Rui said with a smile.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Zhao!"

Qin Rui replied sweetly.

"He's all talk, he's obviously up to no good, just ignore him."

Li Xinran spat, feigning displeasure.

"Hey, you're looking for trouble! Senior sister, do you know that Senior Sister Xinran sold you out back then..."

"Zhao Rui, shut up."

"You're feeling guilty, Senior Sister."

"You're the one who's guilty."

The two of them argued for a while before finally calming down.

Qin Rui's breakthrough to level eight is definitely a joyous occasion for this small team, as the saying goes, "everything is difficult at the beginning."

Qin Rui has made a good start.

After the four of them found a place to have a celebratory lunch together, Li Xinran and Cao Guannan couldn't wait to return to the Martial Arts Academy.

Continue to work diligently in order to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.

As for Qin Rui, upon hearing that Zhao Rui was going back to the study room to study, she figured she had nothing better to do, so she decided to go with him to stroll around the campus and take a look at the accounting school's teaching building.

"Senior sister, don't you martial arts academy students need to review academic subjects?"

On the way, Zhao Rui asked curiously.

"Yes, it works, but it's much simpler and doesn't require much effort."

"oh!"

Zhao Rui nodded upon hearing this.

"Actually, the environment in the outer courtyard is better and freer than that in the martial arts courtyard, and it's also more popular."

Looking at the students coming and going on campus, Qin Rui's eyes were filled with a sense of novelty.

"Everything has two sides. For students from the outer academy, the martial arts academy is the most mysterious and has the best scenery."

After Zhao Rui finished speaking with a smile, he walked to the small supermarket under the stairs of the fifth canteen, bought three hot roasted sweet potatoes, and handed one of them to Qin Rui.

How did you know I like roasted sweet potatoes!

Qin Rui smiled sweetly.

"Um, can I say I don't know?"

Zhao Rui smiled.

"You straight-laced guy, you'll never find a girlfriend like this!"

Qin Rui joked with a smile.

"I want to work hard for another two years. When I get tired of it, senior sister, you have to take me in!"

"Dream on!"

Qin Rui smiled slightly, her cherry lips curving upwards, and took a small sip from the steaming sweet potato.

"So sweet!"

The two ate and walked, and after walking half a circle around the campus, they arrived near the accounting school's teaching building.

"Look, this is all the space we have. The building in front is the office building, the two behind are teaching buildings, and the rest are shared by the whole school."

Zhao Rui gave a brief introduction to the environment of the School of Accounting where he was located.

"I think it's great. The campus is so big, and it's not divided into separate sections. Unlike the Martial Arts Academy, which has to be separated into different sections."

I heard they used to be combined.

"Is that so?"

"But it seems to be due to policy reforms, I'm not sure."

After strolling around for a while, Zhao Rui said, "Senior sister, you can take your time looking around. I'm going to study."

"Go to study? I'll go, okay? I can keep an eye on your studies while I'm at it."

Qin Rui thought for a moment, then tentatively asked.

"inconvenient?"

"No, go ahead."

Hearing that he could go, Qin Rui was immediately delighted and said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't disturb your study session."

"Let's go!"

"All right!"

Zhao Rui smiled helplessly and led the excited Qin Rui into the teaching building.

"There are so many people studying here."

Once inside the building, Qin Rui looked around with great interest.

"Senior sister, don't make it seem like Grandma Liu is visiting the Grand View Garden, okay?"

Zhao Rui was speechless.

"This is my first time visiting the Foreign Languages Department's teaching building."

"Forehead……"

Zhao Rui then realized that he had been somewhat prejudiced.

Martial arts students might stroll around the campus, but they certainly wouldn't wander around the foreign language department's teaching buildings.

Unless it's a young couple coming to study.

The two followed the corridor and soon arrived at Zhao Rui's accounting classroom.

"Senior sister, if you get bored later, go out for a walk."

"Okay, I know. I promise I won't disturb your studies."

After giving a few instructions, Zhao Rui led Qin Rui inside.

Upon hearing the door open, some students who were still studying in the classroom turned to look.

"What a beautiful girl!"

Upon seeing Qin Rui, the boys' eyes instantly lit up with a look of amazement.

The unique and unparalleled temperament of a martial arts student, combined with Qin Rui's delicate features, truly makes her stand out.

However, when they saw that the girl was accompanied by Zhao Rui, the light in their eyes vanished instantly.

No matter how beautiful she is, she is not someone they can covet.

Upon entering the classroom, Zhao Rui led Qin Rui to the seat he had previously occupied.

At that moment, He Wanqing, who was engrossed in reading, also heard the noise. She looked up slightly and saw Zhao Rui and a beautiful girl appear in her line of sight.

Her pretty face immediately became complicated with emotion.

For a moment, I was at a loss.

"Wanqing, let me introduce you. This is Qin Rui, a senior from the martial arts team. He Wanqing is my classmate."

Zhao Rui generously introduced the two of them.

Qin Rui, her eyes sparkling with a smile, took the initiative to say, "Hello!"

"Hello, senior."

Seeing how composed the other party was, He Wanqing quickly came to her senses.

She smiled and replied, "Hello, senior."

"Please sit here!"

After the two recognized each other, Zhao Rui pointed to an empty seat next to him, indicating that Qin Rui should sit down.

At the same time, he took an extracurricular book out of the drawer and handed it over.

"Senior, you can study for a while. I need to hurry up and review."

"You're busy, that's fine."

Qin Rui smiled, took the extracurricular book, and casually opened the cover to flip through it.

She came here purely on a whim, to take a look and calm her excitement about breaking through the level.

After settling Qin Rui in, Zhao Rui pushed the roasted sweet potatoes he had bought in front of He Wanqing.

He said, "Eat it while it's hot!"

Seeing the roasted sweet potato, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, steaming hot and sweet, He Wanqing's face immediately lit up with a happy smile.

Nodding hurriedly, he gently peeled open the roasted sweet potato.

Qin Rui, who was reading a book nearby, rolled her eyes when she saw this: No wonder this kid bought three roasted sweet potatoes.

The male students in the back row of the classroom saw Zhao Rui with two girls, all of whom were very pretty.

They were all filled with envy.

He sighed inwardly, wondering why he didn't have any talent for martial arts.

Otherwise, I would be the one with "women on both sides" right now.

These thoughts had nothing to do with Zhao Rui. At this moment, he was focused on how to review, how to improve his grades, and how to pass the final exams smoothly.

After He Wanqing finished eating the roasted sweet potato, he hurriedly asked her about the knowledge points she didn't understand.

He looked like he was eagerly seeking knowledge!

Seeing how focused he was on his studies, Qin Rui couldn't help but admire him.

Perhaps only someone as earnest and persistent as this could make it into the martial arts team despite being from an outer academy!

Regarding the level of mastery of pig's feet, I am currently at level seven.

However, because some acupoints of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin are opened, one can sense the external innate true qi and also subtly perceive the existence of hidden meridians.

Therefore, he has the strength to challenge opponents of higher levels and is not afraid of level eight martial artists.

I recently learned the Six-Character Enchanting Immortal Technique, and my strength has greatly improved. I can now challenge level nine opponents.

Because this is an urban novel, it inherently features a dual development of high-level martial arts and urban life.

It's not simply about recklessly charging ahead, fighting and killing to achieve an innate hegemony!

Interspersed throughout are some daily life and everyday experiences.

Sorry to have made some readers anxious.

I will skip the daily routine as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please raise them. I feel that if there are enough feedback, I will correct them immediately.

Especially the plot or the water (water) issues.

I know that the mistake is easy to correct.

(End of this chapter)