Chapter 49: Time and again, there are still masters

The tide has finally risen.

Rong Cheng.

Murong Tian watched the picture on the TV and smiled.

The tide rose.

At most one year, Lan Xing will be able to enter the Ancient Starry Road.

When the time comes, their opportunity will arrive.

"Uncle, the Murong Family has been in your hands for so many years without much development; you're old, it's time to give way to the younger generation."

Murong Tian gazed in the direction of Murong Zhan's villa, his ambition fully exposed.

"Besides, little sister... don't blame Brother for being heartless; when the time comes, Brother won't mind hurting you a bit, anyway, you'll also be ruined by that scum Wang Yuanjie..."

He looked toward the capital again.

A hint of greed appeared in his gaze.

This beast actually harbors intentions toward his own cousin.

"The tide is coming."

In the sky, inside a cloud cluster, Fei Tai'a stood up holding his wine gourd and looked toward the starry sky.

"Ah Hui..."

His eyes showed reminiscence.

Then this reminiscence turned into pain, and then into despair.

"Better to drunkly embrace the Milky Way, draining a pot to dispel myriad ages of sorrow."

Fei Tai'a muttered a line, then lay back in the cloud and continued sipping his immortal brew.

That night was exceptionally long.

The next day, not until noon did Lu Xun open his eyes.

Upon opening his eyes, the face that met his gaze was Murong Wan's, so beautiful it seemed not of this world.

Murong Wan is indeed a bit too beautiful.

Her features look as if carved, delicate and petite; each alone is a work of art.

Put together, they are especially perfect.

This face, superbly crafted, seems like a masterpiece of God.

The aftertaste of last night still lingers.

Recalling last night's frenzy, Lu Xun no longer feels as headache-prone as the previous time.

It's already happened; what can be done about it?

Only Murong Yanran can be blamed.

Now Murong Yan tells Lu Xun that Chu Youqing is not her biological child, yet Lu Xun still doesn't believe it.

This mother-daughter pair truly follows the same line.

They both turned rebellious together, and they both like to drug people.

They are practically carved from the same mold.

Lu Xun stared and stared, until he lost himself.

It seemed she sensed Lu Xun's gaze, and Murong Wan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Although her eyes were still shut, Lu Xun knew she must have awakened.

Lu Xun dared not move.

At this moment, the two remained in a state of "you in me, me in you".

The wonderful feeling made Lu Xun unable to pull himself away, not wanting it to end just like that.

He is actually not a person given to indulgence in sensual pleasures.

But he is in the prime of his vigor and has long gone unreleased.

Murong Wan kept her eyes closed.

Thus the two remained, in a subtle atmosphere, neither fully asleep nor awake.

Until half an hour later, Murong Wan sensed that little Lu Xun was not right.

"Let's just consider this the last time."

Lu Xun convinced himself in his heart, taking advantage of Murong Wan still feigning sleep, he....

By the time Lu Xun got back to school, it was already evening.

"She won't be angry, will she?"

Lu Xun worried that Murong Wan would be angry.

After all, what was intended as the final time became one time after another.

All the way until afternoon, Murong Wan could no longer bear it; as soon as Lu Xun finished one round, she went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.

After washing, without waiting for Lu Xun to speak, she put on her clothes and left.

Lu Xun didn't know what she meant, whether she blamed him.

Last night, she actually did not struggle.

Although she left many scratches on his back, that was a reaction from deep feeling.

The dark energy and martial arts Lu Xun intended to give have still not been delivered.

"Let's go take a cultivation level test first."

Lu Xun headed for the test center.

"How come there are so few people?"

Along the way, Lu Xun noticed that the campus of Beidou University was deserted.

Nobody knew where they had gone.

"A tide appeared last night? No wonder."

He took out his phone, looked, and Lu Xun understood.

It turned out to be the tide.

The tide here doesn't refer to an ordinary tide, but to the great tide caused when Lan Xing accelerates through the starry sky.

Such a tide can bring waves as high as several thousand meters.

A past disaster was caused by the tide.

Nowadays, the tide poses little threat to the land.

The appearance of the tide means that within a year, Lan Xing will enter the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

By then, Lan Xing will face a great change.

"One year... I don't know how far my strength will grow, or whether I'll qualify to enter the node."

Lu Xun couldn't help but feel anticipation.

He is currently at the eighth layer of the Second Realm in martial arts, and the sixth layer of the Second Realm in the Dao of Immortals.

To leave Lan Xing and explore the Starry Sky Ancient Road, one must pass through the Rainbow Bridge.

Flying on one's own is unrealistic; even cultivators above the Sixth Realm cannot do it.

The nodes of the Starry Sky Ancient Road are called 'points,' but their size is actually measured in light-years.

To set foot on the Rainbow Bridge, one needs at least the cultivation of the Third Realm.

There are also quotas.

For a great clan like the Murong family, the total number of quotas they possess will not exceed three.

Some of the infighting between clans is actually over these quotas.

Whoever controls the clan gains the right to allocate the quotas.

And for a clan to become strong, entering a node of the Starry Sky Ancient Road is essential.

Some clans have had fortuitous encounters within the nodes of the Starry Sky Ancient Road, and then soared to great heights.

For students of Qingbei, obtaining a quota is relatively easier, but having Third Realm cultivation is the basic requirement.

"Lu Xun, the tide has come, Lan Xing is about to enter the Starry Sky Ancient Road. From now on I'll give it my all. The teacher said that if I can break through to the Third Realm before Lan Xing enters the Starry Sky Ancient Road, he'll give me one of the quotas she holds."

At that moment, Lu Xun noticed a message from Chu Youqing.

The message was sent last night, but he had no time to look at it then.

When replying to Chu Youqing's message, Lu Xun still felt the guilt of an affair.

But thinking about it, the blame lies only with her mother, so Lu Xun felt at ease.

After replying to the message, he continued toward the testing center.

"Miss Murong."

At the entrance of the testing center, Lu Xun saw Murong Wan.

Murong Wan stopped, expressionless, but her eyes dared not meet Lu Xun's.

This showed that her inner state was not necessarily calm.

After all, Lu Xun had tormented her all night, and even after waking up, he tormented her for another afternoon.

"Thank you; if it weren't for you yesterday, I would have been done for."

Lu Xun looked at her and spoke sincerely.

Given his condition last night, relying on his own hands might not have resolved it.

If it weren't for Murong Wan, Lu Xun would still have some trouble.

On Murong Wan's exquisite cheek, a blush slowly appeared.

Lu Xun actually thanked her for this!

How should she respond? Should she say thanks aren't needed?

"By the way, this card contains some Dark Energy that I don't need, and this Tai'a Sword Technique is very powerful—I think it could be useful to you; consider it my thanks."

Lu Xun then handed over the card and the Tai'a Sword Technique.

After glancing at the two items, Murong Wan took the Tai'a Sword Technique and left straight away.

The card containing Dark Energy... she did not accept.

All right.

At least this is an attitude.

It seems she isn't too angry.

"There are really a lot of geniuses this year."

"Yeah, just after the official start of school, I didn't expect that dozens of students would have reached the first layer of the Qi Sea."

"Aren't there also two at the second layer of the Qi Sea?"

At the testing center, a few teachers were chatting.

The time was already approaching dusk; the students' cultivation assessments that needed to be done had long been finished, so there was hardly anyone here.

"Two at the second layer of the Qi Sea?"

Lu Xun had just entered when he overheard their conversation.

"One is probably Murong Wan; who is the other?"

He couldn't help but wonder.

"Fellow student, would you like to have your cultivation measured?"

Hmm.

Give me the student card.

Give it.

Alright, go over there, mobilize your true qi, and strike the test pillar with all your strength.

Okay.

Lu Xun came before the test pillar and struck it with force.

Beep beep beep~

The test pillar emitted red light.

Qi Sea Fourth Layer!

My heavens!

Several teachers could no longer stay seated, and they couldn't help but stand up.

This year's freshmen have basically finished the cultivation test; the highest so far is only Qi Sea Second Layer.

They thought Qi Sea Second Layer should be the highest.

Who would have thought, there are still experts!