When Li Chengfeng walked out, he saw that the person standing at the door was none other than Su You.
Su You's arrogance was gone, he was even a little depressed. When he saw Li Chengfeng, he forced a smile and bowed. "Junior Brother Chengfeng …"
Li Chengfeng bowed. "Senior Brother Su, what can I do for you?"
Su You looked at the dilapidated house and felt a little awkward. He said, "Junior Brother Chengfeng, why don't you move to another place? Now … there are a lot of empty rooms. Although the conditions there aren't that great, but … it's much better than this place."
Li Chengfeng heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like the other party was not here to cause trouble, but to reconcile. This was good news for Li Chengfeng, who was in trouble both internally and externally. Although it did not change his perilous situation, at least he had found a stream of water in the middle of a boundless desert. It was a consolation.
Li Chengfeng smiled. "Thank you, Senior Brother Su. Although this place is simple, I'm used to it. Plus, I'll tidy it up, it'll feel peaceful."
Su You felt even more awkward. He thought Li Chengfeng was being sarcastic. He had received orders from Senior Brother Qin to target Li Chengfeng, but now he realised that Li Chengfeng was the last pillar of support for the desperate Hidden Sword Court. At least his cultivation level was much higher than his.
Moreover, in Yanjian Hall, Li Chengfeng had disregarded the past and saved him once. This made Su You feel even more guilty.
Su You smiled apologetically. "Junior Brother Li, you must be joking. This place is so desolate that even birds don't shit here. There's not even a village or a shop, what's so peaceful about it?
Our place, on the other hand, has all the facilities and is convenient. We can learn from each other when we're together. "
Li Chengfeng hurriedly said, "Speaking of which, I'd like to ask Senior Brother Su if there are any introductory cultivation manuals in Hidden Sword Court that I can borrow?"
Su You was stunned, thinking to himself, 'You're already at the Divine Powers stage and you still want to read introductory manuals?'
Su You glanced over and saw Xiaobao peeping at them from the door behind Li Chengfeng. He was shocked. He managed to save someone with such a serious injury?
He really is not an ordinary person!
This introductory manual … was prepared for a servant like him?
Thinking of this, Su You smiled and said, "Yes, Junior Li, please wait a moment.
I'll get it for you in a bit. "
Li Chengfeng watched as Su You soared into the sky and disappeared in a blink of an eye. He sighed in envy, not knowing when he would be able to learn their skills. When would he be able to soar into the sky and dive into the ground, regenerate flesh and bones from the brink of death? He would no longer have to beg others!
After about a cup of tea's time, Su You returned with four thread-bound ancient books in his hands. Each book was as thick as a thumb. He smiled and said, "These are the four ancient books of Cultivation Notes, The Art of Training Qi, The Insights of Building Foundation, and The Lecture on Formation. Junior Brother, you can take them and read them carefully."
Li Chengfeng was overjoyed. He took it and bowed to Su You. "Thank you, Senior Brother Su!
By the way, Senior Brother Su, when will Eldest Senior Brother have another trial? "
Su You was taken aback. He looked at Li Chengfeng with a complicated gaze and smiled bitterly. "You're really not afraid of death huh? You're still thinking about training?"
Li Chengfeng sighed. "It's all the same if we stick our necks out!
If we don't work hard to improve in the trial, won't we be at the mercy of others when they come knocking on our door? "
Su You was silent for a while, then forced a smile. "You're right."
In the battle at Yanjian Hall, he had lost all his arrogance. He realised that his cultivation was not even comparable to a newbie. Moreover, even when they joined forces, they were almost completely annihilated at the first array!
Not to mention the ninety-nine arrays of Hidden Sword Court!
In a month's time, the highly competitive ranking assessment would be held. Not only would every disciple have to take the assessment, but the four courts would also have to assess their ranking. Then, they would be allocated resources based on their ranking. If Hidden Sword Court was ranked last again, that would mean they had been last five times in a row. That would be a cruel situation.
To ensure that the Spiritual Mountain Sect had sufficient internal competition, the sect had stipulated that if one of the courts was last five times in a row during the ranking assessment, that court would be held accountable, or even be disqualified.
This accountability mechanism caused an unusually intense battle to break out every time the ranking assessment took place.
If Hidden Sword Court was ranked last again, then Hidden Sword Court would definitely be abolished. If Hidden Sword Court was abolished … then they would become wandering ghosts in the cultivation world. They would automatically be expelled by the Spiritual Mountain Sect. When that time comes, where would they go? Where would they find shelter?
Just thinking about it terrified Su You. He regretted staying behind and not following them to Hidden Brocade Court.
No matter how humiliated they were, it was better than being kicked out of the sect and living in a precarious situation!
Li Chengfeng did not know what Su You was thinking. After thanking Su You and sending his anxious senior brother away, he turned around and eagerly flipped through the books.
After a while, he looked up to see Yuehan quietly flipping through 'Foundation Building Insights'. He smiled. "Why are you reading too?
Go cook, do you want us to starve? "
She said pitifully, "I want to become stronger too, then I can help you, Young Master."
Li Chengfeng smiled. "It's good that you want to. It's too late for you to cultivate now, you'll only get half the results with twice the effort!
But hurry up and get me something to eat. If you make me feel better, maybe I'll help you. "
Yuehan made a face at him. "Young Master, you should think about how you're going to get past Grand Senior Sister tomorrow!"
At this point, Li Chengfeng could no longer continue reading. That's right, just what were the three scary conditions that Grand Senior Sister had?
What would she want him to do?
After dinner, Li Chengfeng tossed and turned the entire night, unable to fall asleep. He only fell into a deep slumber when it was late at night. Yuehan woke him up when it was almost time. Li Chengfeng washed up and was about to leave when he turned around to see that Xiaobao was still fast asleep.
He said emotionally to Yuehan, "Take care of Xiaobao and wait for me here."
Yuehan's eyes were red. "Young Master, I'm … so scared."
Li Chengfeng smiled and patted her head. "What's there to be afraid of? I'll be fine."
He nodded at her, then turned around and walked into the white world of ice and snow. Yuehan bit her lip and hesitated. She didn't know if she should leave a trace of her soul on him like she did the last time she passed the three tests.
However, Yuehan gave up after some thought. She was too afraid of the Grand Senior Sister of the Spiritual Mountain Sect.
Li Chengfeng did not know how powerful she was but Yuehan knew all too well. She was as powerful as the 'Dragon King of Jail'.
Li Chengfeng wanted to be close to Grand Senior Sister and Yuehan was not a hundred percent sure that she would not be discovered.
It was not daybreak yet. Li Chengfeng rushed all the way and finally arrived at the entrance of Hidden Beauty Court. Grand Senior Sister was already waiting at the entrance. When she saw Li Chengfeng, she did not say a word and turned to walk down the mountain. Li Chengfeng did not know where she was going, so he followed behind her.