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Chapter 20: Tempering

  Heavenly Tyrant Earth Conqueror

  "Let's go out and see Wang Yu."

  "It's been two years since we've been together day and night, but this kid doesn't even know we exist! Let's go take a look."

  The beast tide retreated again, and Wang Yu sat on the ground panting "Huff! Huff! Huff!"

  "This beast tide is longer than before, if I didn't have two brushes, I would have fallen this time. Who! Come out!" King Yu, who was recovering his spiritual power, sensed that someone had come to the back hall. Looking at the empty space, King Yu sensed several strong powers.

  "Wang Yu, don't be alarmed. We are the elder closed-door cultivators of the Academy. Originally, we wanted to have the Dean bring you to Longxiang Hall for a test, and then one of us would take you as an apprentice. Who would have thought that you would actually inherit the Heavenly Domain? So, we abandoned this idea and came out to meet with you."

  "Pass on Tianyu? What Tianyu, hell?" Wang Yu asked with a hint of puzzlement.

  "Could it be that you are not from the Heavenly Realm? Then where did your cultivation method and sword energy come from?" The elder asked in surprise.

  "This was given to me by my master."

  "Who is your master?"

  "I don't know, Master told me he's an enlightened immortal living in a land beyond the square."

  "What! A Tianyu high-ranking cultivator personally imparted their cultivation method to you!"

  "I don't know either, Master just said you're my successor, and there are only a few people on the mainland who can fight him. " Wang Yu looked at the several elders in front of him, his eyes turned around and came up with such a story, and sure enough, the several elders in front of him were stunned.

  "Since you already have a master, and it's someone from the outside who is highly skilled, we won't force you. We want to give you a task that is usually given to disciples in their fourth year. I think with your abilities, you should be able to complete it. The training task we're giving you this time is to go to the Savage Forest and bring back three stalks of Dragon-shaped Grass. This kind of grass should exist wherever a Seventh-stage Earth Dragon has been, so it shouldn't be hard to find. What's difficult is venturing deep into the Savage Forest; if something goes wrong, you might lose your life. Are you willing to accept this task?"

  "The disciple will definitely bring back the dragon-shaped grass for the academy!"

  "Ah, waiting for your good news! Let's set off three days later!" The elder looked at Wang Yu with great satisfaction.

  Time flies and another year has passed, a new batch of freshmen have entered Longxiang Academy. Zhou Hao and others are already in their second year, they went to Longxiang Hotel for dinner as usual, but today they met someone.

  "Wang Yu! Is that you?" Zhou Hao asked excitedly.

  "Waaahhh... Brother, Yu Yan misses you so much! Waaahhh..." As soon as they met, Wang Yu Yan rushed into Wang Yu's arms with tears in her eyes and started crying.

  "Yu Yan, don't cry," Wang Yu comforted.

  "Brother, have you come back? Brother, don't leave Yu Yan."

  "Yu Yan, brother has something to attend to, the elder wants me to go out and gain some experience, I'll set off in three days, when brother comes back I'll definitely keep you company, okay?"

  "Come on, let's go to Longxiang Restaurant for a drink, and consider it as a farewell party for me." Wang Yu looked at the atmosphere that seemed a bit stiff and spoke up to ease the tension.

  "Yes, Wang Yu is about to go on a journey of self-cultivation, who knows when he'll be back. Let's gather at Longxiang Wine House and have a good time together."

  "How many of you are there?"

  "Five yuan, one private room, all signature dishes served in one portion."

  "Alright! Room 1 on the second floor is ready. Our signature dishes are all here, please come in!" The waiter enthusiastically greeted them.

  "This time I received a task from the elders to go to the Barbaric Forest to retrieve something."

  "Trial mission? Aren't trial missions supposed to be assigned in 4th grade?"

  "The elder said that with my current strength, I can complete the task, and continuing to stay in the academy would be meaningless."

  "Oh."

  For a while, the people in the private room fell silent, and after a long time, no one made a sound. Just as this awkward atmosphere was continuing, the little waiter who served the dishes pushed open the door of the private room: "Everyone, the dishes you ordered are here. Please enjoy your meal slowly, and the remaining dishes will be sent up immediately."

  "Everyone eat, don't just stare." Looking at this full table of food, Qian Baozi couldn't help himself first.

  "Everyone eat, don't just stare at me, I'm not going to disappear after leaving, I just need to go through some training. You guys will also go through training in the future!" Wang Yu comforted others who still refused to pick up their chopsticks.

  The meal was spent in this atmosphere, and finally Wang Yu scratched his head and said: "It seems that I really shouldn't have appeared. I should have gone directly to the Barbarian Forest after coming out from the elder's place."

  "Brother, why don't you take me with you? Please?" Wang Yu Yan pitifully gazed up at him with big eyes and coquettishly begged.

  "That's right, let Wang Yu take us there together. The more people, the more powerful we'll be." Hu Ran chimed in from the side.

  "No, this time I'm going to the depths of the Barbaric Forest to find Dragon-shaped Grass. There's a possibility that we'll encounter powerful magical beasts or even dragons, so I won't be able to bring you guys along. You should just stay in the academy and focus on your studies." Wang Yu said with a difficult expression, explaining to Zhou Hao.

  "What?! You want to venture deep into the Savage Forest?! That's where 7th rank magical beasts, or even 8th and 9th ranks appear!" Zhou Hao shouted in horror.

  "Uh-huh, yes. That's why I couldn't take you guys there."

  "Wang Yu, you can't go either! It's too dangerous, and there's a possibility that you might not come back!"

  "I must go! A cultivator is either advancing or retreating, and if they fear the difficulties of cultivation, they will stop in their tracks. The goal of a cultivator is to achieve immortality, to become stronger. Only by having a heart that can endure meaningless hardships can one attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality; otherwise, one will forever be a useless person, ultimately waiting for death!" Wang Yu spoke passionately about the key to a cultivator's practice, expressing his own feelings.

  But Qian Runming and others listened to it vaguely, not knowing what to say, staring at a pair of confused big eyes: "Wang Yu, what are you talking about? Are you sick?"

  Wang Yu Yan also reached out to measure Wang Yu's forehead temperature and turned back to Qian Ruoming and others, saying: "The temperature is normal."

  Wang Yu directly fainted indicating surrender.

  It was late at night, and everyone had returned to their dormitories to rest. But Wang Yu couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning but unable to sleep. So he put on his coat and came to the mountain peak where he meditated in the early morning, gazing at the desolate moonlight. In Wang Yu's heart, a sentimental feeling involuntarily surged up - if it weren't for the unexpected tribulation, perhaps I would still be on that mountain, bitterly cultivating.

  Thinking of this, Wang Yu's eyes became moist "Master!!! I miss you!!!" After shouting this sentence, Wang Yu seemed to faint and lay on the mountain peak, panting violently. However, upon closer inspection, Wang Yu's realm and cultivation had made great progress, which was the benefit brought about by untying his heart knot.

  "Master, after I ascend to the Immortal Realm as a disciple, I will definitely return to 'Cang Tian Sect' through hard work and see you again," Wang Yu said, then heavily kowtowed three times in the direction of the distance. All this fell into someone's eyes.

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