As they continued to clink glasses, Lu Chuan suddenly spoke up, "Little guy, come here, let me test your current combat strength. I'll help you improve, as I should be leaving tomorrow!"

Ye Hao: "..."

really!

Am I still not going to escape? I knew Master was upset; I'm afraid I can't get away with this beating!

etc!

Master is leaving?!

In an instant, Ye Hao's face fell. "Master, you...you're leaving?! Master, please...please don't leave! Your disciple...your disciple can't bear to part with you!"

I'm definitely reluctant to leave, but more importantly, if Master doesn't leave, then there's no excuse for him to beat me openly!

Um!

We must not let Master leave!

Even if I were to leave, I should wait a while and let my master calm down so that he could be gentler. If he were to beat me now, it would be terrifyingly severe. It is said that men do not easily shed tears. If I were to suffer a lighter beating, I would cry. It is not a big deal.

"Master~ Waaah~!"

Seeing Ye Hao's expression, Lu Chuan knew exactly what his little apprentice was thinking.

He then chuckled and said, "Your master isn't even dead yet, and you're already crying at his funeral? Hmm?!"

Ye Hao: ? ? ?

This is a complete misinterpretation of my meaning!

It seems I can't escape this beating; I have to take it whether I want to or not!

However, we have to endure it anyway, and we absolutely cannot let the title of "Master" be firmly attached to us!

Otherwise, the beating would be even worse, and their own master might even have his own agenda.

So Ye Hao hurriedly said, "How could that be? Disciple is really reluctant to part with Master, but... Disciple also knows that there is always a time to part. Before leaving, Master was worried about Disciple and wanted to give Disciple guidance in cultivation. Disciple thanks Master, Disciple is very moved! But... I'm troubling Master!"

Lu Chuan: "..."

This kid definitely has potential!

Willow Goddess: ⊙﹏⊙!

We need to stay away from this thing!

"Not bad, this young man is teachable!" Lu Chuan said with satisfaction.

Ye Hao: Whew!

Luckily, I'm incredibly clever. My master will surely go easy on me this time!

The next moment,

Ye Hao's figure flew up directly. Lu Chuan had already made his move. Of course, Ye Hao wasn't just waiting to be beaten. He naturally pushed his cultivation and supernatural powers to the limit. To be honest, being able to fight against such an unparalleled expert as his master was extremely beneficial. If it weren't for the fact that his master's beatings were too painful, he would really want to fight against his master every day.

This also allows me to estimate just how big the gap is between myself and my master.

At this moment, Ye Hao went all out, but he was beaten to a pulp by his master in just three moves. Based on his previous experience fighting his master, his master had only used three-tenths of his strength, and he couldn't even get past him in three moves. This was only because his master had deliberately made him make a move.

wipe!

The difference is truly enormous!

Given my current progress, is it possible for me to catch up with my master in this lifetime?

Then... Ye Hao naturally got a good beating, but of course, the benefits were also huge. His foundation in the Heavenly Emperor realm was solid, and his cultivation became more and more profound, equivalent to the results of several years of hard work.

Ye Hao couldn't help but grin. It really hurt, but the benefits were also huge!

He even gained a deeper understanding of the Dao, but it hurt too much, otherwise he would want to be beaten every day!

...

In a flash,

The next day,

Lu Chuan left quietly, just as he had arrived, without saying goodbye.

Lu Chuan had buried the matter of San Niang deep in his heart, like a thorn, but... he was powerless to do anything about it.

Perhaps... when I reach a higher level and enter a larger universe, I will have some solutions; perhaps... there will be no solutions at all.

At this moment, Lu Chuan lost his previous leisure. According to the system's location, he quickly arrived in a new world. He needed to gather all the world fragments as soon as possible, so that the broken world could be reborn, open the door to a higher level, and step into a more powerful realm.

As the surrounding scenery changed, Lu Chuan found himself in a new world.

This same great world is no less impressive than the one Ye Hao inhabits.

Under the system's lock, Lu Chuan's figure flashed and appeared in a clan's territory. Lu Chuan stood before everyone, but no one could see him.

This family is one of the most powerful and influential families in the entire world.

Today is the test for the younger generation of disciples in this prominent family.

Therefore, the family was naturally very lively today.

Before testing the spirit stones,

One after another, young members of the family stepped onto the stage and placed their hands on the spirit stones.

As the spirit stone flashed with light...

An aged voice then rang out.

"Shi San, a third-grade earth-type earth spirit root!"

"Shi Feng, a third-grade wood-type profound spiritual root!"

"A first-class fire-type yellow spiritual root!"

"..."

"Shi Ling'er, a first-class lightning-type celestial spiritual root!"

These words startled the group of family scions below the stage, who gasped in shock.

"My cousin Ling'er actually has a first-class celestial spiritual root, and a rare one at that—the lightning element! This…!"

"Wow, Sister Ling'er is definitely going to be a prodigy in the future!"

The level of this spiritual root is related to the height of future cultivation. There are seven elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder!

The spiritual roots are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Heavenly spiritual roots are the highest, and Yellow spiritual roots are the lowest. Each grade is further divided into three levels.

Those with third-grade yellow spiritual roots are basically the most useless. They can barely manage to enter the realm of cultivation, which is better than having no spiritual root at all, but even then, their final achievements are not as powerful as those of pure martial artists in the mortal world.

At this time,

After everyone had finished their tests, a young man went up on stage last, and the crowd whispered among themselves.

"The young master is here. Do you think his spiritual root is incredibly powerful?"

"Of course, the young master's talent is definitely greater than ours!"

"Could the young master possess dual spiritual roots?!"

"That's hard to say!"

"..."

As Shi Feng placed his hand on the testing stone, a faint light flashed.

The entire hall was deathly silent.

A moment later, the aged voice rang out again, “Third-grade unrelated yellow spiritual root!”

Everyone: "..."

They were truly dumbfounded. Not to mention the lowest level, how could it be unrelated?

this……!

They've never heard of spirit roots without any affinity, that's outrageous!

Lu Chuan: !

It's here, it's here! This is the taste, this... I know this plot so well!

wipe!

This isn't over yet!?

It's time to see another show of showing off and getting slapped in the face, but I'm getting a little tired of it!

The next wave of mockery is inevitable!

This apprentice is easy to take in.

However,

The next moment, Lu Chuan was slightly taken aback. Things had changed, and it seemed... not quite what he had expected!