53 Tampering (2/2)

”So far all three of you are focusing on offensive methods. While focusing on one path would eventually lead you to mastery, it must not be at the cost of completely forsaking others.”

”Ning Bi, your attack style leaves no room for defense. You completely rely on your Breach skill to outmaneuver your opponents. What would happen if one day you face someone that can outmaneuver you?”

Ning Bi averted her gaze. Han De pushed a little more.

”What would happen if you wanted to protect someone?”

This made Ning Bi fall into deep thought. Han De silently watched for a few seconds and moved on to Jin Shu.

”Wood element excels at defense but is weak at offense. Your decision to study your weakness makes sense. But abandoning your strength does not.”

Jin Shu also averted his gaze. This was just a blind shot from Han De, he didn't truly believe she was going on all offense, it was just meant to be a warning. He didn't care how she interpreted it, he was a Profound and Hidden Expert! If she wanted to object, he could just faintly smile and that would put the blame on her interpretation. The less he talked, the more Profound he would become. But the current situation was unexpected.

'She really did want to go all DPS! Isn't your comprehension at max?! What's so bad about defense or healing spells?!'

Han De understood the sweet temptation of DPS, he was an old-school MMO player after all. However, this wasn't an MMO, it was real life. With real Xianxia consequences.

He turned his gaze towards Yao Qing. This girl was tricky. He was sure he couldn't bullshit her, and even if he somehow did, it wouldn't survive long under her scrutiny.

Therefore, he just looked at the Yao Qing's eyes for a few seconds, then he faintly smiled with a tinge of bitterness and regret. He acted as if he swallowed his sigh and addressed all of them at the same time.

”If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single idea.”

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After an appropriate amount of silence, he finished the lesson.

”Ning Bi, for the time being, you will stay close to me at all times. You are not to be further away than 4 meters from me for any reason. You will not use your Breach skill either. Especially the one that allows you to stay in the spatial domain. Is that understood?”

”Yes, master.” Although Ning Bi didn't understand the reason, she still obeyed.

Yao Qing and Jin Shu couldn't help but look at each other. Then they left, leaving Han De and Ning Bi alone.

The master and the disciple sat and silently started cultivating. Han De alternated between his glowing body cultivation mode and his normal cultivation. Since Ning Bi had to stay close to him, he obviously couldn't cultivate his body using a medicinal bath. His plans for introducing body cultivation to them were also cut short. He probably wouldn't be able to bring it up until they returned to the sect.

* * *

[Congratulations]

[Host's disciple Ning Bi successfully reached Qi Condensation Level 9]

[Issuing 85 Profound Points as a reward.]

[Your body has reached the 8th Stage of Qi Condensation]

[Cultivation: Core Formation - Mid-Stage ((+1168)11314/500000)]

In the morning, Han De was already screaming inside due to the uninterrupted cultivation session. At least when he was alone he could freely observe the changes in his body, and move at his own pace. But now he had to act like a Profound Expert 24/7. What would Profound Experts do in their free time? Cultivate of course! They love cultivating without moving a finger!

* * *

Yao Qing went to Jin Shu's chambers out of habit. Jin Shu herself was ready to leave for the open lectures, purely out of habit. After they met, they smiled at each other while shaking their heads. But they went to the open lectures anyway.

* * *

It was noon, and Han De was no longer cultivating. Even his body cultivation was now feeling tiresome after more than 15 hours, but Ning Bi was happily trucking along as usual.

Since the morning, Han De was getting information out of Old Peng through voice transmission. He caught up to the regional news quickly, then he listened to all of the reports about the anomalies, then he listened to the reports about the progress of all defensive measures. He was afraid that the Old Peng would get tired of him, but to his surprise, as time went on the Old Peng became more and more passionate.

'Oh well, I guess the events are moving more or less like Yao Qing mentioned. I wonder if in her timeline the Ming Emperor also survived the assassination.'

Han De started to look at the System interface. He tried to find anything that he had missed before. Perhaps something was hidden somewhere, or perhaps there was something new in the old menus. Unfortunately, he did not find anything new. He was about to start cultivating again, he noticed Yao Qing and Jin Shu coming towards them. They respectfully asked to join them, Han De had no valid reason to refuse, so he obliged.

'Ah, I forgot to check Jin Shu's fate!'

[Fate: Nameless Horror]

'Yeah, sounds about right. That is totally her!'

Han De was beginning to suspect the accuracy of the System's fate indicator. It was either Cannon Fodder or something completely out of this world. So far he had seen nothing in between. He was looking forward to checking all those fake MCs that accepted his invite.

First Han De, then a few seconds later his disciples opened their eyes one by one after they felt the massive spiritual energy coming their way.

”Little De! Oh how I missed you! Even three days is too long. You should come and visit me sometimes, don't always wait for me to come to you!”

As usual, his mother started hugging him tightly while asking flurry of questions. Han De could only respond with single-word answers. She didn't even pause or wait. After a minute she finally released him.

Han De was keeping an eye on the distance indicator. Ning Bi was very attentive and the gauge never went higher than 4 meters. He gave her an approving nod, then noticed the silhouette behind her mother.

It was a young woman with white hair and pink eyes. Han De's first thought was 'nice cosplay' but then he realized this wasn't Earth. Once he took a closer look at her, he was immediately mesmerized by her beauty. This caused alarm bells to immediately start ringing inside his head. He immediately looked at his mother.

Long Xiu had already seen everything. Her attention was entirely on Han De's reaction. Just seeing him stunned was worth all the losses they had suffered. She nearly started smirking, but she controlled herself.

”This is the immortal chef that I talked to you about. I found her in an abandoned sect. Her skills are truly amazing. She'll be yours from now on. Take care of her.”

Han De couldn't check her stats since she was at the Foundation Establishment realm. He was already feeling wary of her, but after listening to his mother he didn't know what to think.

'You 'found' her? In an abandoned sect? Ah, mother, you…'

He knew his mother's disposition. He was afraid to ask. In fact, he decided not to ask and utterly reject.

”Mother, don-”

”Master!”

The woman suddenly kowtowed, surprising both Han De and Long Xiu. The latter knew that a rejection was on its way from the former. Long Xiu had already noticed the slight trembling of the girl, which was slightly concerning considering how calm she was normally, but ultimately it didn't matter. This was the opportunity for her escape.

”It seems she has already acknowledged you. Good! Little De, do take care of her. An immortal chef like her is extremely hard to find. We will be leaving tomorrow morning. The sooner we get going the better. Now your mom has to go, dear, I'll see you in the morning!”

Long Xiu disappeared into thin air without giving Han De a chance to interrupt her. Leaving the trembling woman behind her.

'F#$% me, F#$% my life…'