21: Arrogant woman, eight extreme pulse

“Are you still so arrogant now?”

Lin Yuan withdrew his fist, his tone icy.

“You!”

Guo Cheng scrambled to his feet, about to say more, when he suddenly heard a female voice: “Private fights are forbidden in the cultivation room. Are you so brazen that you intend to enter the Discipline Hall for punishment?”

Hearing this, everyone looked over, and it turned out to be a woman in purple combat attire who had spoken.

“Damn it…”

Guo Cheng spat out two words in annoyance, then turned to say something, but upon seeing the other person’s face clearly, he trembled all over in fright and immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

Liu Yuyan!

She was a Cultivator at the ninth level of the Opening Meridian Realm, truly among the most top-tier in terms of strength in the Outer Sect!

It was truly inconvenient that this woman would come to the cultivation room today.

“Apologies, Sister Yan, I caused quite a disturbance just now.”

Guo Cheng knew the other party was not to be trifled with, and immediately changed his expression, fawning with a smile.

“A dignified Opening Meridian Realm fifth level, yet you can’t even defeat a second-level Cultivator. You truly are a good-for-nothing.”

Liu Yuyan swept a disdainful glance at the other party.

Despite being insulted to his face like this, Guo Cheng dared not show any anger, repeatedly agreeing: “Yes! I am a good-for-nothing! You are right!”

“Get lost. Don’t stand here and dirty this Young Miss’s eyes.”

“Alright! I’ll get lost right away!”

After bowing with a lowered gaze, the two from the Guo family scurried away.

This situation made Lin Yuan feel curious.

Who was this woman? Did she have a strong background? To actually make the arrogant Guo Cheng so afraid.

At this moment, the woman came before Lin Yuan, sizing him up from head to toe, and said coldly: “You boy, your strength is too weak, you’re also a good-for-nothing, but you’re quite handsome, and look much more pleasing than that fellow, so you don’t need to get lost. I’ll reluctantly allow you to stay here and continue to Cultivate.”

With that, she turned around, found an empty spot, and began to practice her Martial Skill.

Seeing this, the surrounding Disciples dared not approach, scattering and moving away, forming an uninhabited zone within three feet of her.

Lin Yuan gazed at the woman’s figure, a chilling arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

This woman actually dared to insult him. He would remember this grudge.

The conflict ended there, and everyone closed their mouths, resuming their cultivation.

Half a day later.

Lin Yuan and Miao Yizi stopped Cultivating and returned to the courtyard.

“Senior Brother, do you think that woman’s words were very unpleasant?”

After leaving the cultivation room, Miao Yizi finally dared to speak.

“Yes, do you know her background? Why is she so arrogant?”

Lin Yuan asked curiously.

“Her name is Liu Yuyan, and she is the daughter of the Liu family’s patriarch.”

“The Liu family? Are they very powerful?”

“Of course, the Liu family is one of the most powerful affiliated forces of the Cloud Ripple Sect. It is said that the Liu family’s Old Ancestor possesses Dao Platform Realm cultivation, and their strength is quite terrifying!”

Dao Platform Realm!

Lin Yuan’s expression subtly changed. Such cultivation was considered top-tier combat power even within the Cloud Ripple Sect.

No wonder that woman dared to be so arrogant; it turned out she had such a powerful background behind her.

“Don’t look at her as just an Outer Sect Disciple now. With her talent, it shouldn’t be long before she can Breakthrough to the Condensing Core Realm and become an Inner Sect Disciple, and she’s only twenty years old now.”

Miao Yizi added.

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim: “To have achieved so much at twenty, her talent is indeed extraordinary.”

Miao Yizi said enviously: “Her background is much stronger than ours, and her talent is so high. She’s destined to become a powerful individual from birth, she’s from a different world than us.”

Because her family background was not good, she had a deep understanding of the concept of background.

From a young age, others lived lives of luxury, while she could only scrimp and save, helping her parents with work from the moment she understood things.

Later, she was fortunate enough to have her cultivation talent detected and entered the Outer Sect of the Cloud Ripple Sect. After arriving here, she discovered even more the huge gap between people.

Some could squander freely, treating Medicinal Pills like candy, while others could only live on meager monthly stipends.

She belonged to the latter.

Under such a contrast, she became increasingly envious and jealous, and began to engage in deceitful schemes.

It wasn’t until she met Lin Yuan that she was pulled out of her misery.

“There’s no need to belittle yourself. Even if we don’t have such a good background, we might still have a chance to become powerful individuals.”

Lin Yuan patted her shoulder, encouraging her: “If you don’t try to work hard, how will you know that you and she aren’t from the same world?”

Looking at the man’s handsome face, Miao Yizi nodded vigorously, biting her lip and smiling slightly: “Mm! I’ll do my best to work hard!”

With that, she pulled his hand and ran quickly.

“What are you doing?”

“Going back to Cultivate earlier.”

“You girl, you dare to pull me along when you’re only at the Body Tempering Realm? Hold on tight!”

“Ah!”

Amidst her exclamation, Lin Yuan wrapped his arm around her slender waist, pulling her close into his embrace, then leaped forward, disappearing in a flash.

In the courtyard.

When they returned, Gu Shuqin was already sitting there waiting.

“Martial Aunt!”

“Hello, Elder!”

Both bowed and greeted her.

The Mei Fu’s gaze swept over the two, and she opened her lips to ask: “How was your cultivation in the cultivation room today?”

“Quite good, it’s just…”

“Just what?”

“We ran into a small problem.”

Lin Yuan recounted the events he had experienced one by one.

After listening to his narration, Gu Shuqin furrowed her delicate brows: “That Guo Cheng only has one Outer Sect Elder behind him, so he’s not worth worrying about. However, the Liu family is quite powerful. Liu Yuyan didn’t target you, did she?”

“No, Disciple knew he was no match, so he didn’t get into a conflict with her.”

Lin Yuan was not a stubborn person; he would bow his head when he needed to.

“Good Yuan’er, a gentleman’s revenge is never too late. Since she dared to insult you, we will definitely return the favor in the future.”

Gu Shuqin encouraged her Disciple, then took out a classic text and continued: “This is a movement Martial Skill I bought from the Lingbao Pavilion. Its rank isn’t high, so don’t dislike it.”

“How could I? Anything Martial Aunt gives me, no matter what it is, I will cherish it like a Spirit Treasure.”

Lin Yuan said, taking the classic text from her hand, and saw four large characters on the cover— “Eight Extremes Pulse”.

Eight Extremes Pulse?

What did this name mean?

With curiosity, he opened the first page.

[Eight Extremes Pulse, Yellow Rank Low-Grade movement Martial Skill. It relies on the power of the Meridians to increase speed. The more Meridians one possesses, the faster the speed unleashed. When cultivated to Major Achievement, all eight Meridians are jointly activated, and the speed can rival Yellow Rank Advanced movement Martial Skills.]

Another Martial Skill that relies on the power of Meridians to be performed!

Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: “Martial Aunt, this Martial Skill is very suitable for me. Did you specially pick it out for me?”

“Yes, after learning last time that your Meridians are particularly strong, I specifically looked for Martial Skills related to Meridian power for you.”

“Martial Aunt is truly too thoughtful. Then this Martial Skill must not have been cheap, right?”

“It’s alright, just over a thousand Yuan Stones.”

Just over a thousand!?

Beside them, Miao Yizi was dumbfounded!

One hundred Yuan Stones was already a huge sum for Outer Sect Disciples like them.

A thousand Yuan Stones, that was simply unimaginable!