Chapter 308: Chapter 307: He Might Really Not Be Boasting
When Qin Huai’an approached within five meters of the door, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang, who were cultivating inside, sharply sensed someone approaching.
Even more, they identified him by his aura.
They both opened their eyes simultaneously, looked at each other, and shared a helpless smile.
Yang Fei said, "Cough cough, your grandfather doesn’t have this kind of hobby, does he?"
Qin Yanyang glared fiercely at Yang Fei, "Filthy, don’t talk about my grandfather like that. I’m getting angry."
Yang Fei quickly took her hand, "Alright, it’s my fault, I apologize. Wife, don’t be angry."
Qin Yanyang snorted, stood up, and opened the door.
Indeed, she saw that her grandfather was already approaching the doorway.
She said resignedly, "Grandfather, why aren’t you asleep yet?"
Qin Huai’an, realizing that the Heaven and Earth Power elements were no longer flowing towards this area, looked at Qin Yanyang with a puzzled expression, then glanced at Yang Fei inside the room.
He asked, "What were you both doing just now?"
Qin Yanyang’s face reddened as she replied, "We weren’t doing anything. Grandfather, can you be less curious?"
Qin Huai’an said, "How can I not be curious? Do you know how much noise you were making just now?"
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were both startled.
Noise? Really?
Of course not!
We didn’t do anything; we were just cultivating. How could there be any noise?
"Grandfather, you must have heard wrong. We... didn’t do anything at all," Qin Yanyang said, bewildered, looking at her grandfather.
Qin Huai’an furrowed his brows and asked, "Were you cultivating just now?"
Qin Yanyang nodded, "Yes, we were cultivating, nothing else."
She wanted her grandfather to know that she was not a casual girl; she wouldn’t let Yang Fei take advantage of her easily.
Qin Huai’an took a deep breath and then said, "How were you cultivating? Cultivate again and let me see."
Qin Yanyang understood.
When she and Yang Fei cultivated together, they could produce an incredibly strong effect. Although she had not stepped into the Innate Realm, she vaguely felt the power surging around her during cultivation.
Her grandfather was in the Innate Realm, and it was said that those in the Innate Realm could establish a keen connection with the Heaven and Earth Power. The effect of her and Yang Fei’s cultivation must have been noticed by her grandfather, hence his surprise.
At that moment, Yang Fei also came over and said to Qin Huai’an, "Grandfather, when Yanyang and I cultivate alone, there is no special effect. Even the True Yuan we cultivate separately can be well hidden, making us appear as ordinary people to others."
Qin Huai’an nodded, "Exactly, your master said so when he taught this girl the Cultivation Technique."
Yang Fei was shocked, "What did you say?"
Qin Huai’an did not keep it secret any longer and said, "This girl’s Cultivation Technique was taught by your master."
Qin Yanyang, unaware of this herself, was greatly surprised, "Grandfather, are you serious?"
Qin Huai’an gave a bitter smile and said, "Why would I deceive you about this? That Fatty Taoist once told me that your constitution was unique, and that using the Qin Family Cultivation Technique would be a waste of your talents. He also assured me that if you cultivated his Cultivation Technique, your natural talent would be exceptional, and your Cultivation speed would be incredibly fast. Indeed, this was later confirmed as your Cultivation speed is much faster than your peers."
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang looked at each other.
So that was it!
"The opportunities Master always talked about turned out to be this," Qin Yanyang mused.
Both disciples learned their cultivation techniques from the Fatty Taoist.
Moreover, their techniques complemented each other. Although their secret mnemonics were different, as long as they cultivated to a certain realm and practiced dual cultivation, the effect was drastically different—it was a natural perfect match.
Qin Huai’an, seeing the moment the two of them understood, also slapped his forehead and realized what was going on.
"You sneaky Fatty, you even kept me in the dark! No wonder you kept saying you’d give my girl an opportunity. I originally thought the opportunity you referred to was just that this girl was suitable for the cultivation method you provided, but the real opportunity lies here," Qin Huai’an sighed endlessly.
Seeing him so moved, Yang Fei couldn’t help but laugh, "My master really is an oddball. When I told him there was a problem with my body, he didn’t give me a straightforward solution either, just told me to come back for a blind date, saying that the partner was my ’opportunity.’ If he had just explained everything in the beginning, it wouldn’t have delayed me for months, and by now, I would have at least regained seventy to eighty percent of my combat strength. Maybe Yanyang could have even broken through to the Innate Realm."
Qin Huai’an nodded, "Yes, that Fatty always likes to be mysterious and coy; he’s no good thing."
As he spoke, his expression suddenly changed, and he asked Yang Fei, "What did you just say? How much of your combat strength have you recovered?"
Yang Fei replied, "Right now, I’m over sixty percent, almost seventy percent. If I had started cultivating with Yanyang as soon as I came back, right now I could have regained at least eighty percent of my combat strength, maybe even more."
Qin Huai’an scrutinized him and then said after holding back, "Kid, you’re not bragging, are you? With your current strength, you should be nearing the Unique Tier. And you say you’ve only recovered to just over sixty or under seventy percent of your combat strength?"
Yang Fei disdainfully responded, "Unique Tier is nothing; I can easily beat anyone in the Unique Tier now."
He wasn’t bragging. He had diligently practiced with Qin Yanyang over the past period, substantially recovering his strength. If he deployed the moves of Sky Splitting Divine Fist, his combat strength could definitely crush anyone at the Ninth Grade of Energy Transformation and the Unique Tier.
If that weren’t the case, even though he had caught those attacking Qin Yanyang by surprise this afternoon, he would not have nearly crippled the two fighters from the Unique Tier.
In a one-on-one situation now, Yang Fei was confident he could blow the Unique Tier away.
Qin Huai’an’s mouth twitched fiercely, and he turned to Qin Yanyang, "Girl, how can you tolerate such a braggart of a man?"
Qin Yanyang giggled, unable to keep from glancing at Yang Fei, and said, "It’s not too bad. Although he sometimes loves to brag, his strength is indeed real."
Yang Fei protested, "I really wasn’t bragging!"
Qin Huai’an shook his head, "Because of the Fatty Taoist’s special cultivation method, the fact that you could reach such a realm at the age of twenty-three, sharing a unique talent with my girl, already makes you a prodigious talent, which is quite impressive. But to claim your strength goes far beyond this, that would be bragging."
Yang Fei was speechless.
Why do people always think he was bragging about this?
Everything I’ve said is the utter truth.
Is such basic trust between people really that difficult?
Qin Yanyang watched Yang Fei, seeing his helpless look, and felt a stir in her heart.
She had always been curious about Yang Fei’s true strength. She used to think Yang Fei was just bragging, but during their recent time together, she noticed his True Yuan was indeed strengthening continuously, which seemed more like recovery after some restraint was lifted, rather than just an increase from cultivation.
Most importantly, although she was progressing quickly through their joint cultivation, she was always not improving as fast as Yang Fei.
Only two possibilities explained the situation.
One was that Yang Fei indeed had a slightly higher talent than herself.
The other was that Yang Fei was still healing, his injuries had suppressed his realm and as the injuries healed his realm, and strength were swiftly increasing.
Combining today’s display of terrifying combat power when Yang Fei saved her, Qin Yanyang for the first time felt that Yang Fei might really not have been bragging before.
His combat strength could have indeed been very, very high!
"Girl, boy, how did you guys cultivate before? Show me now. This cultivation method the Fatty gave you is truly profound; I want to witness it," Qin Huai’an no longer bothered with Yang Fei’s ’bragging.’
It’s normal for young folks to talk big sometimes. I used to brag more than him when I was young, so that’s normal.
What he was most curious about now was the effect of these two young people cultivating together. He wanted to observe and see if he could gain some insights.