NIP Chapter 106 The Zhang Family
Chapter 106 The Zhang Family
Chapter 107 Going Home
In the afternoon, Lu Hao packed his things and prepared to go home. It was already the 19th, and the Chinese New Year was just a week away. Going back would allow him to spend time with his mother.
We'll wait for our qi and blood to strengthen on their own, and then after the New Year, we'll call Old Wang and Old Qin to go down into the underground cave.
As soon as I stepped out of the dormitory, I saw Fu Changding proudly showing off something in his dormitory clothes.
Seeing Lu Hao leave, Fu Changding also came over, grinning, and said, "Old Lu, you've finally come out of seclusion. Looks like you've gained quite a bit this time."
"Ahem, do you see anything different about me?"
Lu Hao looked at Fu Changding with a half-smile. The moment he saw him, Lu Hao noticed that Fu Changding's cultivation had broken through to the second rank. He guessed that Fu Changding's blood and qi were still very obvious after the breakthrough.
"Oh? You've become handsome?"
Lu Hao looked Fu Changding over seriously for a moment, then teased, "—Old Lu, how about taking a look at the others?"
Fu Changding continued.
"...So what if you broke through to the second rank? Is it really necessary to brag like this?"
Lu Hao said, speechless.
"...What do you mean by 'just breaking through to the second rank'? I'm the first freshman besides you to break through to the second rank!"
Fu Changding said happily.
"I don't know about others, but since you've broken through, I reckon Fang Ping has broken through as well."
"Ah? Right, and Fang Ping too. I'll ask him about his cultivation level right now. I don't believe he can break through so quickly." Fu Changding picked up the phone and called Fang Ping. After exchanging a few words with Fang Ping, Fu Changding hung up the phone immediately, blushing as he glanced at Lu Hao, who was standing next to him with a half-smile.
"Fang Ping actually did it! This is outrageous! I didn't go home to focus on breaking through, which is why I reached the second rank so quickly. Fang Ping broke through even earlier than me! This is truly unfair!"
Fu Changding said, pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
"Alright, stop whining. Even without comparing yourself to him, you'll still be the first to break through."
Lu Hao laughed and said, "How could I not compare myself to him? I originally wanted to show off in front of Fang Ping, but—"
"Alright, stop showing off. You can start showing off when you reach the Grandmaster level. Aren't you packing your things and going home? It's almost Chinese New Year."
Lu Hao changed the subject.
"Of course I'm going back! Why wouldn't I? I just broke through and wanted to share my joy with everyone before heading home."
"Then you can continue sharing your joy with everyone. I'm going home. It's been about half a year since I've been home."
"Just so you know—Fang Ping broke through before me, isn't this just making a fool of me? Oh well, I'm going home for the New Year, Lao Lu. Happy New Year in advance, see you after the New Year."
As he spoke, Fu Changding headed towards his dormitory, preparing to pack his things and go home.
"Okay, see you after the New Year."
After Lu Hao finished speaking, he picked up his luggage and walked out of the school.
It was called luggage, but it was really just an empty backpack, since I had everything at home.
As for the Great Ring Blade, he put it in his storage space, where he also kept all his pills and other items.
After all, it's best to carry these things with you at all times.
I stood before my expensively purchased SUV. It hadn't been used for over a month, but thankfully, it wasn't too dusty.
After tidying up a bit, Lu Hao got in his car and drove towards his home.
The streets and alleys were decorated with colorful lights, creating a festive atmosphere.
A short while later, Lu Hao arrived home. His mother hadn't returned yet, so Lu Hao went back to his room to rest.
After all, my Qi and blood are increasing automatically, so I don't need to do much cultivation recently. I just need to wait for my Qi and blood to reach their limit.
Then he could start tempering his heart, but tempering the heart would require a lot of kill points, so Lu Hao was currently idle.
He would have to wait until he went down into the underground cave to get the killing points before tempering his heart all at once. Using the high-level energy of these killing points to temper his heart would definitely be faster than Lu Hao using his blood and qi.
As for practicing combat techniques, although it's possible, the effect is less than one percent of that in the combat technique space, so Lu Hao has given up on practicing combat techniques in reality.
For a moment, Lu Hao didn't know what to do.
With no other option, Lu Hao could only choose to relax a bit and lie down for a few days.
Scrolling through videos on my phone, several days have passed, but Lu Hao is still quite popular, after all, martial arts are relevant to everyone.
Lu Hao glanced at the comments below, then at other news reports.
The rating standards for martial artists have changed; they are no longer rated based on the usual amount of Qi and Blood and the number of times their bones have been tempered.
The inclusion of combat tactics training, practical experience, and bloodshed experience suggests that the government has also recognized the escalating situation in the underground world and has begun to promote the emergence of combat-oriented martial artists.
Looking further down, you see that the three provinces of Nanjiang, Nanhe, and Nanze are being used as pilot areas to establish local combat martial arts teams.
Upon seeing this news, Lu Hao immediately thought of the analysis he had seen in the Magic Martial Arts Cave's data room.
It is speculated that the next underground cavern will open in these three southern provinces, so these three provinces are making preparations in advance.
Although Lu Hao could clearly tell them the next Nanjiang Cave to appear, he didn't have a good reason for it.
Therefore, Lu Hao remained silent. In any case, this kind of behavior of preparing in advance to enhance the strength of martial artists was not a bad thing.
Nanjiang Cave is a wonderful place; it's an undeveloped treasure trove. Lu Hao remembers that it was opened at the end of this year.
I'll also get involved then. I hope my cultivation level will be high enough by then. Even if I don't reach the Grandmaster level, reaching the peak of the sixth rank shouldn't be a problem.
I swiped for a short while and then saw my mother come back.
"Hao'er, you're finally back." Bai Qiuyao looked Lu Hao up and down.
Bai Qiuyao can no longer see through Lu Hao's cultivation level, which means that Lu Hao's combat power is already higher than hers.
"Hao'er, what level of cultivation have you reached?"
Bai Qiuyao was both happy and worried, after all, such rapid progress meant that she could imagine the dangers she was encountering.
"I just reached the middle stage of the fourth rank. The breakthrough was too fast, and my qi and blood are still automatically increasing, so there's not much I need to cultivate recently."
Lu Hao said.
"Good, good, good. You built five bridges between heaven and earth at once. You must have suffered a lot to break through so quickly, right?"
Bai Qiuyao looked at Lu Hao and asked softly. When she saw him at Magic Martial Arts School a few days ago, Lu Hao was still at the peak of the third rank. She didn't expect him to have suddenly reached the middle of the fourth rank.
"It's alright, Mom. Look, I'm not missing a single piece of flesh. Besides, you know me well. I definitely wouldn't go if there was any danger, and with your son's fighting strength, no ordinary person could do anything to me—"
Lu Hao briefly recounted his experience of going down into the underground cave to Bai Qiuyao, but naturally, he omitted the part about being chased and killed.
Listening to her son and the legendary genius King Jin Yang, Qin Fengqing went down into the underground cave.
Bai Qiuyao hadn't expected her son's combat strength to have reached this level. Although she had anticipated it, she was still extremely surprised.