Chapter 820
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Chapter 820 Breakthrough Opportunity!?
At this moment, the group of female disciples realized that the person who had arrived was Fang Yu.
They were very familiar with Fang Yu and knew that the relationship between their master and him was very… harmonious.
Fang Yu walked to the side of the formation and said to Su Lengyun: “Finish what you were saying first, and we’ll talk afterward.”
“Alright.” Su Lengyun nodded, turned back to face the group of disciples, and continued to give them instructions on various matters.
While Su Lengyun was speaking, Fang Yu scanned the nearly hundred female disciples in the formation but didn’t see Liu Liansha.
About ten minutes later, Su Lengyun finished speaking, dismissed the formation, and walked toward Fang Yu.
“Brother Yu.” Su Lengyun walked up to Fang Yu, raised her hand to tuck her blue hair behind her forehead, and looked at him.
“Why don’t I see Liu Liansha?” Fang Yu asked.
“Liansha had a family emergency and needs to go home for a while,” Su Lengyun said.
“Oh, you just mentioned you’ll be leaving for some time. Where are you going?” Fang Yu asked.
Su Lengyun stepped forward, raised her hand, and gently brushed off the dust on Fang Yu’s shoulder.
Fang Yu had just returned from an observatory built in the desert in the Northwest region, where a sandstorm had been blowing, so his clothes were naturally covered with yellow dust.
“Brother Yu, where have you been?” Su Lengyun didn’t answer Fang Yu’s question but asked instead.
“I’ve been investigating a strange matter and just returned from the Northwest region,” Fang Yu answered honestly.
“A strange matter?” Su Lengyun’s delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a hint of confusion flashed through her sky-blue eyes.
“Yes, very strange. I can’t explain it clearly to you right now,” Fang Yu said. “First, tell me where you’re going. I can take you there. No need to spend too much time on the road.”
“I… recently hit a bottleneck and want to go on a journey to seek a breakthrough opportunity,” Su Lengyun said softly, biting her red lips.
“Oh, have you found a suitable place for this journey?” Fang Yu asked.
“Yes, I received news that an ancient ruin has opened in Huaibei, and I want to go check it out alone,” Su Lengyun said.
“Ancient ruin?” Fang Yu’s eyes flickered as he asked, “Where exactly?”
Seeing Fang Yu’s strong reaction, Su Lengyun was slightly taken aback and said, “It’s in the outskirts of Nandu in Huaibei… Many martial arts families and sects in Huaibei have received the news.”
Huaibei Nandu…
“Where did you hear about this ancient ruin opening?” Fang Yu asked.
“It was announced by the Kuitian Bureau in Beidu,” Su Lengyun answered. “The news was released two days ago and quickly spread throughout the martial arts world in Huaibei. However…”
Fang Yu looked at Su Lengyun and asked, “However what?”
“When the Kuitian Bureau announced the opening of this ancient ruin, they also rated its danger level as five stars,” Su Lengyun said, pursing her red lips.
Fang Yu wasn’t clear about the Kuitian Bureau’s danger rating standards, so he asked, “Five stars, how dangerous is that?”
“The Kuitian Bureau’s danger rating system has five stars as the highest level, representing extreme danger,” Su Lengyun answered softly.
At this point, Fang Yu looked at Su Lengyun, raised an eyebrow, and asked, “So, you’re planning to go to this extremely dangerous ancient ruin alone for training?”
“…Yes.” Su Lengyun lowered her head and said quietly, “My former master told me that when encountering a bottleneck that cannot be broken through, it’s usually due to psychological factors, and one needs to seek breakthrough opportunities through extreme combat… She also said that the more urgent the situation, the greater the chance of breakthrough… so I thought…”
“What nonsense,” Fang Yu frowned and interrupted Su Lengyun, saying, “Cultivation is something that happens naturally. Simply put, things will work out when the time is right. When you break through depends on your spiritual root. Of course, I don’t deny that bottlenecks are indeed somewhat related to psychological factors. But it definitely has nothing to do with so-called extreme combat or crisis levels.”
“Your master’s theory, not to mention that it seems to instigate disciples to go get themselves killed… the concept itself is extremely wrong.”
“Haste makes waste. When facing a bottleneck, the more anxious you are, the harder it is to break through, and the more likely you are to go astray.”
This was correct, but for most cultivators, it was impossible to remain calm when facing a bottleneck.
Including Fang Yu himself, who had experienced several instances of anxiety when approaching the ten-thousandth layer of Qi Refinement.
This was human nature, difficult to completely eliminate.
However, Fang Yu firmly opposed the theory that one should seek stimulation to achieve breakthrough.
In history, there were indeed some powerful individuals who encountered various degrees of desperate situations during their growth, yet turned misfortune into blessing, rebuilding themselves after destruction, and ascending to great heights.
But such cases were actually just survivor bias.
Indeed, some people became powerful through desperate situations.
But many more people, lacking such luck or talent, died in those desperate situations.
History, naturally, would not record the deeds and names of this larger group.
That was reality.
As Fang Yu spoke, Su Lengyun kept her head down, like a child being scolded, not daring to speak.
She also knew the risks of what she was doing, but she still wanted to take this gamble!
She didn’t want to be stuck at the Yuan Ying stage bottleneck; she wanted to break through quickly and catch up to Fang Yu’s pace a little!
Even if she could only see Fang Yu’s back, she would feel a bit better.
“How about this, I’ll go with you,” Fang Yu said after thinking for a moment.
Su Lengyun raised her head, her beautiful eyes widening as she looked at Fang Yu and shook her head, “Brother Yu, don’t you have other matters to attend to…”
“I feel that this ancient ruin… might be related to what I’m investigating. We’ll know once we take a look,” Fang Yu said, his eyes flickering.
Su Lengyun stared at Fang Yu, then nodded and said, “Alright.”
“Wait for me here. I need to take someone to Beidu first,” Fang Yu said.
“Okay,” Su Lengyun nodded again.
…
Fang Yu returned to the Zhao family.
Zhao Zinan was saying goodbye to Zhao Xuan with tears in her eyes.
Zhao Xuan’s eyes were also a bit red, full of reluctance.
He knew Zhao Zinan’s timid and shy personality, which hadn’t changed since childhood.
No matter where they went, Zhao Zinan would hide behind him like a little kitten.
This was the first time Zhao Zinan was leaving alone for such a distance, so naturally, he was reluctant and somewhat worried.
“Master Fang, please…” Zhao Xuan looked at Fang Yu, pleading.
“Don’t worry, she’ll be very safe with me,” Fang Yu said.
“Thank you, Master Fang, for your help…” Zhao Jidao led a group of Zhao family members to kneel and bow to Fang Yu again.
Fang Yu shook his head, placed his right hand on Zhao Zinan’s shoulder, activated the Void Ring, and left the Zhao family together.
Seeing Zhao Zinan disappear with Fang Yu, Zhao Xuan wiped his eyes.
But the other Zhao family members let out a huge sigh of relief.
This harbinger of disaster was finally gone.
…
Fang Yu directly brought Zhao Zinan back to No. 101 in Beidu, in front of the bamboo house.
Zhao Zinan’s eyes were still red, but curiosity about the new surroundings had emerged in them.
“Little Fengling!” Fang Yu called out.
There was no response.
“Little…” Fang Yu was about to call again.
“Mr. Fang, you’re back,” Ye Shengxue appeared from behind at this moment.
Seeing Zhao Zinan beside Fang Yu, Ye Shengxue was slightly stunned and asked, “This is…?”
“Her name is Zhao Zinan, she’s Zhao Jidao’s granddaughter. You should have heard of her, right? She’ll be staying here for a while,” Fang Yu frowned and asked, “Where’s Little Fengling?”
“Sister Fengling is resting. If you have any instructions, Mr. Fang, please let me handle them,” Ye Shengxue said softly.
Faced with a stranger, Zhao Zinan became timid again and hid behind Fang Yu.
“She’s quite shy. Show her around the whole house, and then let her choose a room she likes,” Fang Yu said.
“Yes, Mr. Fang,” Ye Shengxue answered, looking at Zhao Zinan who was hiding behind Fang Yu.
At this moment, Zhao Zinan’s face was flushed red, and she peeked out with both eyes, secretly observing Ye Shengxue.
Ye Shengxue smiled gently, and Zhao Zinan immediately lowered her head, appearing completely at a loss from shyness.
Ye Shengxue had dealt with Zhao Jidao before, but she really didn’t know that Zhao Jidao had such a granddaughter.
“Mr. Fang, please go ahead with your business. Leave Sister Zinan to me, I’ll take good care of her,” Ye Shengxue said to Fang Yu.
