Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 738: Frogs leaping out of the well



Wu Long, Nie Guanting, Old Yen, Butler Bang, and Kwon Qianhong arrived at a slightly remote and lower in height mountain which was still within the Grand Formation. It's top was cleared out, making a sort of a platform.

This place's barrier formation, although as invisible as the one over the whole territory, was distinctly different, as it stretched out into the sky in a straight column, and the dome of the Grand Formation was circling around it, not covering the upper part. Like a chimney sticking out of a house.

These were Tribulation Grounds, a place any decent force in Boundless Profound World and higher was almost guaranteed to have.

With this, they no longer needed to cause a storm to conceal their Heavenly Tribulations. Of course, Wu Long still was present to ensure no one was lost to the Heavenly Tribulation, but in case of Nie Guanting he just watched, not having to step in to help.

"Boss", Nie Guanting cupped his hands, bowing his head toward Wu Long after passing tribulation, small arcs of the Tribulation Lightning still dancing on his skin a bit, and parts of his clothes singed black.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Mm, you did well", Wu Long nodded with a satisfied expression.

With this, he finally did not have to keep a constant eye on Old Yen through a talisman. Though it was not something hard for him to do, it was significantly more taxing after his concentration became unfocused with Celestial Fox bloodline.

"Old Yen", Wu Long's tone slightly shifted, and the one called nodded, stepping forward with a sword appearing in his hand.

"Hahaha, I will be in your care, Senior", Nie Guanting's expression turned into an excited grin, as a large ruler appeared from his Spatial Ring as well.

'That weapon is now lacking for him... hmm, do I give up on searching that one and try to recruit some decent Forging Master nearby?', Wu Long's eyes narrowed at the heavy weapon in Nie Guanting's hand.

It was not just him, the need for better equipment for everyone would only continue to rise.

It was fine getting their hands on some treasure weapons through the Trading Company or exploring, or simply as spoils of war, but that wasn't a reliable enough method for an organization as large as the Eternal Duality Valley.

He didn't even have much to go on, since he only saw one design made by the Forging Master he was seeking, but his hunch told him that he would regret it if he did not obtain that talent. Meanwhile, a giant cloud of dust was thrown up into the air as the heavy ruler slammed into the ground, but contrary to Old Yen's expectations, his opponent that seemed to be left wide open nimbly moved forward while simultaneously retracting his weapon to the side, and thus the swift, precise strike from Old Yen landed squarely on the flat side of the ruler.

That slight moment of contact, however, was used by the big guy to suddenly swat away, pushing Old Yen who was mid-air back, causing him to fly off with his flight ability not able to stop the momentum, while Nie Guanting launched his feet chasing after him while winding up the ruler above his head.

Old Yen knew for sure he had no chance of blocking any direct attack from this guy, especially as concentrated as this one, so he shifted his center of gravity, and only grazed the ruler with his sword, using that force for a spinning move to evade, and launch a swift strike that was blocked with a brace on Nie Guanting's wrist of the free hand.

'Good judgement and sense...', Wu Long inwardly nodded as he saw the spar between the two continue at the same fast pace, with neither giving the other a moment of respite.

Nie Guanting was aggressive and straightforward, pushing through with sheer power, while Old Yen used his speed and more versatile technical skills to launch quick and precise strikes. Overall the two matched almost evenly, but Nie Guanting had just advanced, and did not even have a chance to stabilize his aura, and the time he practiced the techniques Wu Long taught him was also not long, while Old Yen has been in Essence Awakening Realm for quite some time now, and has been among those who received guidance from Wu Long for the longest among his subordinates.

It was obvious that the rate of growth in terms of personal strength was higher for Nie Guanting, and he would likely continue to surpass Old Yen in that area.

For now, this spar not only allowed Nie Guanting to stabilize his aura more quickly, as he was the type to adapt under more extreme conditions, but also strengthened the trust of both in each other's skill.

'If there was one thing to worry about...', Wu Long watched the two conclude the spar almost an hour later, as Nie Guanting started to slightly push Old Yen, having stabilized his aura.

The two came forward to him, and seeing the look in Old Yen's eyes, Wu Long smiled, 'As I thought, it was a useless worry. If he were to become discouraged from this he wouldn't have followed someone like me'

Old Yen started following Wu Long, at least partially, out of admiration for his strength, after all.

However, it was one thing to be so far apart in skill from a being on another level like Wu Long, since there could not appear a sense of rivalry when the difference was that clear, it was another when it was someone like Nie Guanting.

There was slight worry he might become discouraged if someone who was more of his peer, and one who joined after him, started catching up and even overtaking him in strength.

But Old Yen wasn't delusional. He knew his own strengths and weaknesses. His admiration for strength was still only admiration, and he did not give up on reaching higher strengths himself just because others overtook him. After all, the fact he definitely became much stronger following Wu Long, and would continue to do so, did not change.

And so long as he did not give up on becoming stronger, Wu Long did not give up on him either. After all, he better than anyone knew that it was possible for someone mediocre in some skill or area to succeed.

There was, of course, no escaping having a slightly sour taste after experiencing a frustrating spar, but it wasn't something that broke Old Yen or his determination.

"Senior, I look forward to working with you", perhaps sensing this inner strength, as a fellow admirer of strength and someone who sought it out, Nie Guanting cupped his hands toward Old Yen, not changing his attitude or the way he called him.

Old Yen's eyes widened, since even if he was sincere, Nie Guanting was not really that considerate with words. He was, after all, at one point a prince of an Empire, and not just any one, but the one Old Yen used to live in. But he quickly understood that it was also likely due to sticking around Kwon Qianhong, who tried his best to at least put some common sense regarding talk among coworkers into him.

Though seeing Old Yen's expression, Wu Long inwardly chuckled that the former was likely in for a rude awakening, since just because Nie Guanting learned to say a few polite things, it didn't really change him fundamentally.

Meanwhile, Nie Guanting's eyes lingered on Wu Long, seemingly hesitating.

"Haha, that's a good opportunity, you both can come at me, no, actually, Butler Bang, you haven't had a good training with me in some time too", Wu Long noticed that gaze, and knew that the newly advanced Transcendent was eager to see what he could do in front of the one he considered the pinnacle of strength.

Wu Long didn't take that as a challenge, since he knew that the big guy just purely was interested in seeing for himself that power he admired once again, and there were no ulterior

thoughts behind that wish.

"And you, as well", Wu Long turned to Kwon Qianhong, who widened his eyes and pointed his

finger at himself.

"M-me? Haha~ Boss must be joking~"

"I'll cut your salary"

"Let's go!!! We're going to whoop his a- eh-khem, anyway, let's give it our all, dear colleagues!", Kwon Qianhong showed fire in his eyes, suddenly becoming the most energetic

of the four.

He did however have to pay a price for a slip of the tongue, as he was the one who had to train with Wu Long until he completely ran out of Spiritual Qi and collapsed.

Nie Guanting was also able to see his limits, as even with his current Transcendent Cultivation, Wu Long didn't budge at all, taking all of his attacks head on, without as much as using technique or skill to offload the power.

In fact, he fought in exactly the same way as his opponent, whoever of the four it was, thus showing them what they were striving for to improve.

"W-what a monster... is this not what they should call a Transcendent?", Nie Guanting thought wiping sweat that ran like rivers from his forehead, as he looked at Wu Long standing before them, calm, collected, and completely unperturbed, with both hands behind him in a leisurely pose, as they were kneeling before him, out of breaths, except for Kwon Qianhong who lay on the ground beside Nie Guanting completely passed out.

"Good, you all have shown incredible growth, keep up the good work", Wu Long nodded with a satisfied expression, as the four before him started to become someone to note even in a larger world, not just the well that was the Three Continents.

With this, as soon as Nie Guanting was ready, the two departed for the Silver Wing City.