Chapter 147: Continuous Shocks, Wei Xinghe's Plan
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no need for alarm. Just now, I was merely practicing my morning exercises when I made a slight breakthrough, not an invasion by external enemies."
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The ones who rushed over due to the powerful aura emanated by Lu Qing's breakthrough were Housekeeper Wei and several leaders of the Silver Moon Guards.
When the group arrived at the courtyard, Lu Qing explained,
"So it was Young Master Lu cultivating. Then there's no need to worry, you may all stand down," Housekeeper Wei said.
"Yes!"
The leaders of the Silver Moon Guards responded.
Yet the way they looked at Lu Qing was filled with even greater reverence.
Only yesterday, outside the city, Lu Qing had personally vanquished a Martial Arts Grandmaster at the completion of the Internal Organ Realm right in front of them.
With today's breakthrough, how powerful would his strength become?
Even more critical was that, after an entire night of spreading, the Silver Moon Guards had largely become aware of Lu Qing's identity.
After all, when they had initially gone to the Half Mountain Small Courtyard to protect the young master, many of the guards had encountered Lu Qing.
They knew that just two or three months ago, he was still a Martial Artist in the Qi Blood Realm.
In just a brief period, he had grown from a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist to one who could defeat even Martial Arts Grandmasters, and today he had achieved another breakthrough.
The hearts of the several leaders of the Silver Moon Guards were truly shaken to the core.
Grand Steward Wei was also profoundly astonished.
However, he knew that Lu Qing had accompanied the old ancestor yesterday to comprehend that treasure, so his face still managed to remain calm.
"Young Master Lu truly is a Martial Arts prodigy. Compared to you, my decades of cultivation seem utterly insignificant," Housekeeper Wei said with a smile after the Silver Moon Guards had departed.
"You flatter me too much, Grand Steward. I'm just a bit more fortunate," Lu Qing humbly replied.
Grand Steward Wei smiled, knowing this was just Lu Qing being modest.
"Now that Young Master Lu is up, I should go and have the servants prepare breakfast. Please join Doctor Chen and the others in the dining hall for the meal later."
"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Grand Steward."
After Housekeeper Wei left, Lu Qing first went to wake Little Yan and Little Li, then headed to the adjoining room to bid his master good morning.
Elder Chen had already risen.
He had awoken at the very moment of Lu Qing's breakthrough.
But upon detecting the presence of Housekeeper Wei and the others, he simply chose to wait until they had left before getting out of bed.
"You've made a breakthrough?"
Elder Chen asked with a smile as he saw Lu Qing enter.
He was somewhat aware of his disciple's accumulated potential.
"Yes, as a disciple, I'd honed my abilities to the limit at the Muscle Bone Realm and couldn't progress further, so I seized the moment to break through."
"Your cultivation speed is truly unparalleled, Ah Qing. You haven't turned sixteen yet, have you?"
"After the new year, I'll be sixteen."
"Not yet sixteen years old..."
Even though Elder Chen had watched Lu Qing's progress and breakthroughs, he still found this age unbelievable.
A Martial Artist of the Internal Organ Realm who was not yet sixteen years old—such Martial Arts achievements, even in the bustling and aura-endowed Central State, would be a rare sight, I imagine.
Moreover, he knew that Lu Qing had really started cultivating Martial Arts only a few months ago.
And with Lu Qing's talent, the Internal Organ Realm could certainly not confine him.
Feasibly, in just a few years, he might break through the barriers to enter the Innate Realm.
By that time, at most, he would only have just reached his twenties.
A twenty-year-old Innate Grandmaster...
Thinking of this, Elder Chen felt his heart trembling slightly.
If Lu Qing really managed to reach that step, he would likely be considered an epoch-making figure in the entire history of Martial Arts.
"Master, Housekeeper Wei said earlier that breakfast is almost ready and has invited us to dine later."
Lu Qing did not notice the shock in his master's eyes.
In his heart, his master was the true Martial Arts genius, while he was mostly taking shortcuts with the help of Superpower.
When it came to innate cultivation talent, he was by no means a match for his master.
"Okay, I understand."
Elder Chen composed himself and nodded.
While Lu Qing and the others were freshening up, in another small courtyard, Wei Xinghe had just finished listening to the Grand Steward's report.
"So, it was Young Master Lu who broke through."
Wei Xinghe spoke with a hint of admiration.
Of course, he had also sensed the aura released during Lu Qing's breakthrough.
It was indeed the detection of that aura, seemingly belonging to Lu Qing, that kept him from going over.
Now that he had heard the Grand Steward's report and confirmed his guess was correct, Wei Xinghe said incredulously,
"Ah Hai, I remember you once said that when you first saw Young Master Lu, he was just a Qi Blood Realm Martial Artist, right?"
"Yes, my lord. Previously, when the young master was injured, I went to protect him. At that time, I saw that Young Master Lu had only just stepped into the Qi Blood Realm," replied Housekeeper Wei respectfully.
"It hasn't been that long since then. Zi'an had barely recovered from his injury, and now he has already progressed to the Internal Organ Realm, with combat abilities that even a Postnatal Perfect Grandmaster can't match. How exactly does Young Master Lu cultivate?"
Wei Xinghe was bewildered.
"As such a heaven-sent prodigy, naturally, Young Master Lu's cultivation cannot be deduced by common sense. Isn't it also the case that the renowned young talents of Central State are incomprehensible in the eyes of others?" Housekeeper Wei remarked.
"But the problem is, even those renowned young talents from Central State seem like faint fireflies compared to the bright daylight in the presence of Young Master Lu—they are simply incomparable," sighed Wei Xinghe.
Housekeeper Wei fell silent.
Indeed, those young geniuses praised by the world in Central State are extraordinary.
But compared to Lu Qing, the gap was not just significant; it was vast.
A sixteen-year-old Martial Artist in the Internal Organ Realm who, even in the Muscle Bone Realm, could defeat a bona fide Martial Arts Grandmaster with his bare hands.
Such an achievement was utterly awe-inspiring.
"And that Elder Doctor Chen, he's just as enigmatic. Do you know, after comprehending that treasure yesterday, the old ancestor has seemed rather bewildered. When I went to pay my respects, I learned that he was struck by how vast the difference was between himself and Elder Chen, lamenting that although both are in the Innate Realm, the gap between him and the elder doctor was just too vast."