Chapter 2902: Defying Orders

Tang Fengkuan knew that, training in this Secret Realm, even a disciple with decent talent would need at least a year or two before possibly being able to use Heaven and Earth Power to fight a strong expert of the First Realm of Guiyi.

As for fighting a strong expert of the Second Realm of Guiyi, no one has yet reached that level.

He naturally hoped Ye Liuyun could reach that level, but he didn't expect him to finish in three months.

The reason he demanded so much of Ye Liuyun was to give him confidence, and also to put pressure on him.

Ye Liuyun also didn't know Tang Fengkuan's intention; he merely thought that since he couldn't use time acceleration, his cultivation speed would be about the same as an ordinary person's, so he could only exert himself to the fullest to accelerate.

With every step he took, he was moving forward under the maximum pressure.

Not long after, they reached the foot of the second great mountain.

He and his clone then paused briefly, drew several hard breaths, and then continued up the mountain together.

In fact, the distance between the two mountains' feet was much greater than the distance from his entry into the Secret Realm to the foot of the first mountain.

His current speed was already much faster than before.

But this time each step bore immense pressure, making it feel longer.

He also had no time to marvel that his Heaven and Earth Power had grown stronger, enabling him to mobilize more of it.

He merely knew the road ahead was still long, so he had to keep accelerating.

Just as before, when he stepped up, he felt his Heaven and Earth Power surge strongly.

He and his clone now had blood filling their mouths, had grown accustomed to this pressure, so neither furrowed a brow; they simply pushed through.

After a few days, the people inside the Space World told Ye Liuyun that the three months were up.

Ye Liuyun then stopped, looked at his position, and found he had only reached the mid‑mountain ridge of the second peak.

He again sensed his Heaven and Earth Power, estimating that even if it was considerably stronger than when he fought the Zhuanzai Sanchong fiend beasts, at most he could handle fiend beasts of the Zhuanzai Five or Six Layers, still far from the Second Realm of Guiyi!

"Never mind that, let's keep going up!"

Ye Liuyun directly made the decision, taking his clone and continuing upward.

He thought that if he didn't complete the mission, he wouldn't leave this Secret Realm.

He felt that before he always relied on time acceleration for cultivation, but now he hadn't finished his cultivation plan, which showed his talent was insufficient.

Since his talent wasn't enough, he would make up for it with effort, meaning he could only spend more time.

If Tang Fengkuan really wanted to drive him back to the outer sect, let him send people to fetch him—at least Ye Liuyun could stay here a couple more days.

The environment here is so good; he would stay as long as he could.

So he and his clone did not stop, but continued forward.

Tang Fengkuan, waiting outside, saw that the time had passed and Ye Liuyun still hadn't returned, and couldn't help but worry.

"That kid couldn't have died in there, could he?"

According to his Physical Body, that shouldn't happen! Even if he encountered danger, using some other power, he shouldn't have cultivated himself to death, right?"

He harbored those doubts, waited another day, still didn't see Ye Liuyun return, then couldn't wait any longer and personally entered the Secret Realm to search for Ye Liuyun.

As soon as he entered the Secret Realm, he released his Divine Sense and quickly detected Ye Liuyun's presence on the second peak.

"And the clone?"

Tang Fengkuan at once saw the clone that looked exactly like Ye Liuyun.

The clone had also taken the form of Tang Xiaofeng.

He didn't mind training the clone together; on the contrary, he was pleased to discover that Ye Liuyun had even more strength.

Only he hadn't expected that Ye Liuyun, in just three months, would be almost at the summit of the second peak.

In his memory, in three months being able to reach the foot of the second peak would already be the best result.

He then used his Divine Sense to examine them closely, and even startled himself.

Because Ye Liuyun hadn't noticed him, it was obvious he hadn't even extended his Divine Sense outward.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun and his clone had blood frothing at their mouths, gritting their teeth as they pressed upward.

That appearance was incredibly fierce and terrifying.

Tang Fengkuan used his Divine Sense to examine the two of them and found they were truly not using any other power at all, merely contending against the pressure here with Heaven and Earth Power.

"So desperate! No wonder they've come this far!"

Even Tang Fengkuan kept sighing in his heart.

If he had known earlier that Ye Liuyun cultivated so earnestly and desperately, he wouldn't have given him such great pressure at first.

He stared at Ye Liuyun for a while and noticed that as soon as his Heaven and Earth Power increased a little, he immediately took another step forward, giving himself no chance to relax.

He stood at the entrance, watching Ye Liuyun for over an hour, and never saw him stop once.

He also realized that Ye Liuyun was giving it his all.

"This kid..."

Tang Fengkuan shook his head helplessly.

He wanted to tell Ye Liuyun that his earlier goal had been a joke.

But seeing Ye Liuyun cultivating so hard, he felt he shouldn't disturb his training.

So after thinking it over, he quietly withdrew without disturbing Ye Liuyun.

"Since he himself knows to strive, let him be!"

He thought to himself.

This was the first time a Tang family disciple dared to defy his order and not return on time.

But he wasn't angry; on the contrary, he regarded Ye Liuyun even more favorably.

Afterward, every few days he would come in to observe Ye Liuyun.

Each time he entered, the scene was the same: Ye Liuyun was desperately cultivating.

He also discovered that, all the way until Ye Liuyun reached the summit, neither he nor his clone had released their Divine Sense; they merely rested briefly, then immediately rushed down the mountain to battle the fiend beasts.

Moreover, even if they couldn't defeat the ferocious beast, they used no power whatsoever, strictly adhering to their prior agreement: they would rather take blows and get hurt than use anything but Heaven and Earth Power to fight.

Ye Liuyun now, using only Heaven and Earth Power, can already fight a Sixfold Sovereign ferocious beast.

But he and his avatar did not stop because of that.

Instead, after defeating one ferocious beast, they sprinted down the mountain at full speed, rushed toward another ferocious beast, and then fought again.

Even if their physical bodies were severely injured, they merely recovered a bit and then immediately continued sprinting at full speed.

This desperate training spirit even caused Tang Fengkuan to sigh uncontrollably.

He watched at the Secret Realm entrance for a whole day, until Ye Liuyun fought his way up to an Eightfold Sovereign ferocious beast, then sprinted toward the next mountain peak, paused briefly at the mountain's base, took a deep breath, and then, together with his avatar, climbed the final mountain peak.

"Good, good! I really didn't misjudge him! This kid not only has strong talent, but also knows to work hard!"

Tang Fengkuan kept praising: "In just over four months, you're already catching up to what others achieve in a year of training! Let's see how long it takes you to reach the summit!"

Tang Fengkuan laughed heartily, left the Secret Realm reassured, and let Ye Liuyun continue his training on his own.

After over a month of observation, he had completely put his mind at ease about Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun and his avatar hadn't used any other power, not even releasing their Divine Sense.