11: My good master, you can finally break through!

Amidst the lush, verdant mountains, white clouds, like soft marshmallows, drifted lightly. Occasionally, flocks of small birds would flash across the sky, flapping their wings and chirping melodiously, as if expressing their joy and happiness to the world.

At this moment, Lu Hao was lying comfortably under a large tree in his courtyard, eyes closed, enjoying the cool shade.

The dense branches and leaves of this thousand-year-old ancient tree shielded him from the scorching sun, with only a few sparse rays of soft sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves, dappling his body like stars.

A gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it wisps of coolness.

All of this made Lu Hao feel particularly pleasant and relaxed.

Suddenly, Lu Hao seemed to sense something, his eyes snapped open, and then an uncontrollable joy spread across his face.

The next instant, Lu Hao's figure flickered and he vanished.

In Qing Xuan Prefecture, at the Prefecture Lord's residence, Ling Tian had just finished his recent Cultivation.

"I've finally touched the Bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Stage Early Stage. I didn't expect that within the Nascent Soul Stage, even a small Realm increase would be so difficult," Ling Tian sighed softly and said.

Lu Hao actually wanted to say, "Master, hurry up and reach the Bottleneck!"

"I want Cultivation..."

Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, Ling Tian had, for over four years, completely ignored the affairs of Qing Xuan Prefecture, participated in no activities, big or small, and devoted himself entirely to Cultivation. He could truly be called a Cultivation fanatic.

Just now, he had only just touched the Bottleneck of the Early Stage, which was why he stopped his Cultivation, preparing to go see how his Disciple was doing.

Stretching lazily, Ling Tian was about to get up when he saw someone appear at the doorway, carrying two roasted chickens and two gourds of wine, walking in with a smile.

Who else could it be but Lu Hao?

"Master, these are free-range chickens I raised myself. Today, I specially roasted a few to bring for you to taste."

"And this is wine I brewed myself. I brought it along for you to sample as well."

Ling Tian smelled the aroma of the wine and meat, and his appetite instantly soared. To speak of Cultivation, it truly was the most interesting, yet also the most monotonous, thing in the world.

Ling Tian had been in seclusion for a long time, and his mouth had become bland.

"Haha, Hao'er, you are thoughtful. I was just about to go see you, and unexpectedly you arrived. Isn't that a coincidence?"

"Of course it's a coincidence! For three years, I've been waiting for Master to make progress! If you don't make progress, my Cultivation hasn't advanced an inch in three years!" Lu Hao silently complained in his heart, then smiled and said to his Master, "Come, drink!"

"Drink!" Ling Tian took a big gulp of wine, tore off a chicken leg, and took a large bite.

"So delicious!"

After finishing one roasted chicken, Ling Tian contentedly rubbed his belly, just about to say something.

Suddenly, a surge of Cultivation, from an unknown source, instantly poured into his body.

Those Cultivation energies furiously impacted the shackles of the Nascent Soul Early Stage, breaking through the Bottleneck he had just felt in mere moments.

Ling Tian directly broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

This sudden Breakthrough left Ling Tian utterly bewildered. He looked at the chicken bones in his hand and the gourd of wine. Could it be that what I ate was some kind of Spirit Pill or miraculous medicine?

Ling Tian couldn't understand it, but a Breakthrough was a good thing after all. After consolidating it slightly, he continued to drink with Lu Hao.

Just as Ling Tian broke through, a surge of Cultivation poured into Lu Hao's body, but its scale was completely incomparable to the previous two times. Lu Hao waited silently.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for breaking through to the Void Refining Late Stage. This ten thousand-fold Cultivation return has ended. You have gained ten thousand points."

"That's it? System, why is there so little Cultivation?"

"Cultivation that has already been returned will not be returned repeatedly. This return is the ten thousand-fold Cultivation from Nascent Soul Early Stage to Middle Stage."

"So that's how it is."

Lu Hao was a little disappointed. He had originally planned to rely on his Master, this Cultivation-yielding tree, for a lifetime. Now it seemed that might not be possible.

Then he still had to find a way to earn Cultivation! Waiting for his Master to break through like this, when would that be?

As for points, Lu Hao had too many treasures, so he really didn't pay much attention to them anymore.

"Hao'er? Hao'er, what's wrong? Drink up."

Lu Hao was slightly lost in thought during his Breakthrough, then heard his Master calling him.

"Nothing, Master. I suddenly thought of something happy. Come, let's continue drinking."

Lu Hao composed himself and took a big gulp of wine.

"Master, you Cultivate so diligently every day without relaxing. Don't you feel very tired?"

"How can Cultivation be tiring? The life of a Cultivator is so long; one should constantly Cultivate and break through. Only in this way can one break through to higher Realms and experience a more splendid and boundless world.

When I was in secluded Cultivation, what I felt was definitely not loneliness or desolation, but an endless stream of passion and fighting spirit!

Every time I Cultivate, feeling my Cultivation climb little by little, that kind of joy from the depths of my heart, how can others experience it?" Ling Tian said with a chuckle.

"However, after taking you as a Disciple, I feel that as one gets older, having someone accompany you is also extremely good."

"For the first half of my life, I was always engrossed in Cultivation. Dao Companion, Disciple, I felt they weren't important. My own Cultivation was the most important, until that day I met you, and only then did I realize that occasionally chatting and drinking together as Master and Disciple is also a great joy in life. Come, drink!"

The Master and Disciple raised their gourds and drank all the wine in one go. At this point, both were a little tipsy.

Cultivators generally suppress their Cultivation when drinking heartily, otherwise, with Lu Hao's Cultivation, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit of intoxication even if he drank until the end of time.

Lu Hao shook the empty gourd, took out two more from his Storage Pouch, handed them to Ling Tian, and said:

"Master, if you had very high Cultivation, what would you do?"

"If I had very high Cultivation..."

"I would want to see this world, to visit the most prosperous places in the Southeast, Northwest, and Central Prefectures."

"To experience the hustle and bustle there, and even to cross the Devouring Demon Sea to the distant Eastern Continent!"

"To see all the beautiful mountains and rivers in the world, drink all the fine wines in the world, and taste all the delicious delicacies in the world. Only then would this life not be in vain..." Ling Tian grew more and more excited as he spoke.

Lu Hao, listening from the side, also felt a slight yearning. He had been in this world for so long, and it seemed he had mostly stayed within the Sect. There were so many places in this world; if he had the chance, he should also go and experience them.

"I wonder if I'll have the chance to see all the world's splendor in this life... Well, there's still plenty of time. I'll just lie low in the Sect for now, and we'll see after the Sect grows stronger." Lu Hao thought this to himself.

"Hahaha, I just said that casually. Come, this is a fine wine I've treasured for many years. I paid a great price to get it back then. Today, I'll drink it with my Disciple. Joyful, truly joyful!"

The Master and Disciple chatted idly, drinking until the sun set. Only then did Lu Hao get up to bid farewell and return to his residence.

Before leaving, Lu Hao passed an Emperor-grade Cultivation Technique to his Master, cautioning him not to expose it.

Ling Tian's heart was incredibly shocked! Where did this Emperor-grade Cultivation Technique come from?!

Ling Tian watched Lu Hao's departing figure and murmured:

"This Disciple of mine is probably not simple... For an old man like me to receive such a Disciple in this lifetime, it can be considered a Perfection of Karma."

Ling Tian had long since noticed his Disciple's unusual nature, although he didn't know why he couldn't Cultivate at first.

But whether it was the incident of slapping the Golden Light House Lord to death.

Or the matter of breaking through the Bottleneck twice in a row since meeting this Disciple.

Especially the Emperor-grade Cultivation Technique he just gave him!

All of it made Ling Tian understand.

This Disciple of his was absolutely no ordinary person!

After Lu Hao left, he recalled his Heavenly Immortal Reincarnation Disciple and flashed to Yuqi House.

"Ma-Master, why do you have time to come see me today?" Mu Siyuan quickly got up and said. He noticed that Lu Hao's aura had become even more unfathomable.

"I had nothing to do, so I came to see how your Cultivation is progressing." Lu Hao opened his Heavenly Eye of Unveiling.

"Mu Siyuan, Heavenly Immortal Reincarnation, currently at Void Refining Middle Stage, at a Bottleneck."

Not bad, he actually broke through a small Realm in three years. Even for a Heavenly Immortal Reincarnation, it's quite extraordinary.

After all, the Cultivation environment here was far from comparable to Mu Siyuan's previous life's Cultivation environment.

It seemed he had reached a Bottleneck. Lu Hao decided to help him.

After all, since he became his Disciple, he had never harbored any ill intentions. He could certainly be nurtured to help him recover his previous life's Cultivation as soon as possible.

Immediately, Lu Hao gave Mu Siyuan a black, unappealing Medicinal Pill.

"Eat this. This Medicinal Pill can help you break through." Lu Hao had imbued the Medicinal Pill with enough Qi for a Void Refining Cultivator to break through.

Upon hearing this, Mu Siyuan was momentarily unable to accept it, his heart filled with disbelief.

How precious was a Medicinal Pill that could aid in Breakthroughs, especially since he was in the Void Refining Stage? Did such a Medicinal Pill truly exist in this Northern Barren Prefecture?

Mu Siyuan instinctively felt that Lu Hao was teasing him, but then he thought of the various Magic Treasures and divine weapons in Lu Hao's courtyard, and a thought surfaced in his mind.

"What if?"

Mu Siyuan swallowed the Medicinal Pill with doubt.

A surge of Cultivation suddenly appeared, and after a period of time, it directly broke through the Bottleneck. He naturally broke through to the Void Refining Late Stage.

"This, I broke through just like that? Huh? It was that easy?" Mu Siyuan was stunned, but he quickly reacted and immediately cupped his fists to Lu Hao, saying, "Thank you, Master."

"Ding, Mu Siyuan has successfully broken through. One-fold Cultivation returned. One point gained."

However, Mu Siyuan was not yet bound, so Lu Hao directly ignored this small amount of Cultivation.

Lu Hao waved his hand:

"No need to be polite. Now, demonstrate that Emperor-grade Cultivation Technique from before. Your Master will give you some pointers."

"Alright, alright..." Mu Siyuan demonstrated the Cultivation Technique he had been Cultivating, and Lu Hao, watching from the side, fell into silent contemplation...

Mu Siyuan saw Lu Hao's expression and thought he was shocked by his Cultivation speed.

Who was he? A Nether Emperor Bloodline Inheritor, a favored son of Heaven, with unparalleled Comprehension Ability for Cultivation Techniques.

He was confident that his speed was already very fast, after all, he was only at the Void Refining Cultivation now.

"I will demonstrate it once for you; watch carefully." With that, Lu Hao began to circulate the Cultivation Technique. Mu Siyuan was dumbfounded again, seeing Lu Hao circulate the Cultivation Technique with incomparable fluidity.

Every circulation of Cultivation appeared so smooth and natural, without any obstruction, as if this Cultivation Technique had long merged with him, as if he were the founder of this Cultivation Technique...

This was already the result of Lu Hao's extreme restraint. If he were to unleash it fully, he feared that Qingxuan Sect would be gone, so he only demonstrated the Cultivation Technique's route, using only Qi Refining Cultivation to activate it.

Mu Siyuan knew at a glance that Lu Hao had Cultivated this Cultivation Technique to Perfection. Even when activated with Qi Refining Cultivation, anyone below the Nascent Soul Stage would likely be injured by a mere brush and killed by a direct hit.

Mu Siyuan calmed his shocked heart and quickly memorized the Cultivation Technique's route, circulation Tips, and so on.

Lu Hao spent half an hour guiding Mu Siyuan in his room before leaving.

After Lu Hao left, Mu Siyuan, having calmed his emotions, suddenly felt that this convenient Master of his seemed quite good to him. Since his Reincarnation, no one had ever cared for him.

So Mu Siyuan secretly decided.

"When I return to my Peak, I will definitely repay him well."

After Lu Hao left, he glanced at the System. The System still did not show that Mu Siyuan's favorability was sufficient.

Sigh...

Clearly, it was very difficult to make a Heavenly Immortal expert wholeheartedly convinced. However, Lu Hao was also prepared for a long battle!