302: The safety of the little master

Upon hearing this, Feng Ming immediately shook his head, his tone firm. "It's not too early. Besides, Big Brother also said that everything should be done as early as possible. Lu Qianqian has already escaped her predicament; we just need to wait here for her to regroup with us."

"So, I have decided that from today onwards, everyone will take turns using the moon gazing tears to Cultivate. However, we must maintain a state where two people are always on guard. As for everything else, we'll wait until the medicinal herbs emerge."

Jiang Shuwan looked at Feng Mian and the others, her heart filled with guilt. "Husband, isn't this too much trouble for everyone?"

Feng Mian immediately waved his hand, his tone earnest and heroic. "Younger Brothers Wife, those words are too distant. Although you are carrying Old Second's child, it is still a descendant of my Feng Family. You are a hero of our Feng Family."

"Just focus on your Cultivation and nurturing the pregnancy. Leave the rest to me. I guarantee not even a mosquito will be able to fly past."

Qin Hu and Guan Rong also patted their chests in guarantee. "Rest assured, Madam, we will definitely guard this place well and protect the safety of you and the Little Master!"

Jiang Shuwan looked at the sincere expressions of the people before her, feeling both warm and amused.

She had clearly only just become pregnant, and it was still quite early before the birth, yet this could be called the strongest prenatal protection team in the cultivation world, already fully prepared and ready to go.

In the days that followed, the group stayed on the ridge beside the Wangyue Spring.

Some took shifts on guard, concentrating on every movement in the surroundings; others stayed focused to Cultivate, using the Spiritual Qi of the Wangyue Spring and the moon gazing tears to improve their strength.

The mountain breeze blew gently, and Spiritual Qi lingered. The days passed stably and peacefully, and in everyone's heart, they quietly thought of the unborn life in Jiang Shuwan's womb, their hearts full of anticipation.

Thus, the days passed one by one.

Jiang Shuwan was the first to break through her seclusion, stepping into the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Feng Mian, Qin Hu, and Guan Rong also successively welcomed their own Breakthroughs.

Although the strength of the three stabilized between the third and fourth levels of the Nascent Soul, this level of strength was already an extremely dazzling achievement for being only half a month into the Liangzhou Trial.

The path of Cultivation is originally a struggle for life against heaven and earth. Most Cultivators find it difficult to make even an inch of progress over several months. The reason they were able to achieve such Breakthroughs and results was not only due to the Opportunity provided by the moon gazing tears but also because of Feng Ming's care.

According to Feng Ming's estimation, as long as there was sufficient time later on, even if the three could not reach the exaggerated improvement speed of himself and Zhang Bai, it would not be difficult for them to push for the seventh or eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm by the time the Liangzhou Trial concluded.

Zhang Bai was fully devoted to Cultivation, possessing both foundation and talent. He was the only Cultivator in this Trial who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Feng Ming. A third person with their rate of improvement could not be found in the entire Liang Province.

As for Feng Ming himself, he didn't have the slightest desire to rush a Breakthrough.

He had sat quietly and calculated that the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Trial Grounds was far inferior to that of the Wangyue Spring. Furthermore, he was already at a high level of the Nascent Soul Realm; the higher the cultivation, the slower the progress naturally becomes.

The goal he set for himself was to reach the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm before the Trial ended. If his luck was slightly better and he could touch the threshold of the Mahayana Realm and try to charge through, it would be an unexpected joy.

Time flew by to the fifteenth day of the Trial, which happened to be Feng Ming's turn for guard duty.

He sat alone on the stone platform of the temporary camp, with the Trial map spread out before him. With a light sweep of his Divine Thought, he took in the distribution of red dots on the map and the changes in the rankings.

In the camp, Jiang Shuwan rested on a soft couch, while Feng Mian, Qin Hu, and Guan Rong sat cross-legged on their respective cushions, absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi. The entire camp was so quiet that only the faint sound of Spiritual Qi flowing remained.

Feng Ming's gaze first fell on Hua Dieer's location. Since parting at the Wangyue Spring, this girl had never headed in his direction and had even intentionally avoided his route. This initially surprised Feng Ming slightly, but on second thought, he felt relieved.

That day by the Wangyue Spring, the two had shared skin-to-skin intimacy, and afterward, Hua Dieer discovered that some of his previous claims were not the truth. It was only natural for her to be angry and unwilling to meet.

However, after spending much time together, Feng Ming had already figured out Hua Dieer's character. She seemed spoiled and headstrong, but in reality, her heart was soft. Though she said she didn't want to deal with him, she must still have him in her heart.

Feng Ming calculated in his heart that when the Liangzhou Trial ended, he would personally visit the Hua Family to propose marriage. With his current strength and reputation, the Hua Family would certainly not refuse. As long as their status was finalized, the estrangement between them could be erased, and he should even be able to successfully claim the long-delayed rewards from the System.

Thinking of this, Feng Ming shook his head helplessly. Madam Hua had originally sent Hua Dieer to participate in the Trial to keep her away from the mundane world and allow her to Cultivate in peace. Who would have thought that he would eventually disrupt her rhythm and even cause the girl to suffer grievances?

But he was not a heartless person. Since things had come to this, he would definitely take responsibility and would never let Hua Dieer suffer the slightest grievance.

Moving his gaze from Hua Dieer's position, Feng Ming then looked at Lu Qianqian.

Unlike Hua Dieer's lack of focus, Lu Qianqian had been traveling toward him while putting most of her energy into seizing heaven ranking ticketss. In just fifteen short days, the heaven ranking ticketss in her hand had already accumulated to eighty-two. This number was extremely startling in the Early Stage of the Trial.

One must know that the pattern of competing for heaven ranking ticketss has always been easy at first and difficult later. When the Trial first began, everyone was scattered throughout the Trial Grounds, unfamiliar with the environment, and there were fewer conflicts, making it the golden period for collecting heaven ranking ticketss.

As time passes, Cultivators gradually form groups, and the powerful begin to actively plunder. The difficulty of obtaining heaven ranking ticketss will increase exponentially.

That Lu Qianqian could obtain over eighty tickets within fifteen days was enough to show her desire for the top ten of the heaven ranking, and it also showed that her strength and wits far exceeded those of ordinary female Cultivators.

In contrast, Hua Dieer only had twenty-three heaven ranking ticketss in her hands after fifteen days, most of which were likely collected casually upon encountering low-level Cultivators. It was clear that her mind was never on the heaven ranking.

Feng Ming knew in his heart that this might be related to their different directions of Cultivation. Lu Qianqian mainly studied the Dao of Slaughter, focusing on rankings and resources, while Hua Dieer primarily studied the Path of Melody, and her nature was inherently indifferent. It was just that her current state was, after all, influenced by him.

Putting away his thoughts about the two, Feng Ming turned his gaze to the two major rankings of the Trial Grounds, which were the keys to the final harvest of this Trial.

The changes in the heaven ticket ranking were not significant; Feng Ming still held the first place with an absolute advantage.

After killing Li Cheng, he had taken the heaven ranking ticketss from the other's hand, and with the addition of the tickets actively handed over by Feng Mian, Qin Hu, Guan Rong, and Jiang Shuwan, the number of heaven ranking ticketss in his hand now exactly reached six hundred and eighty. This number was nearly double that of the second place, and no one could shake it for the time being.

The second place held three hundred and seventy-five heaven ranking ticketss, the third place three hundred and seventy, and the fourth place three hundred and fifty-nine. The ticket counts of these three were very close, with a gap of less than twenty tickets between them, and their rankings could change at any time.

As for the fifth place, it was the daughter of the former Jiang Family Head and Jiang Huai's younger sister, Jiang Ling. She held three hundred and thirty-three heaven ranking ticketss.