Chapter 9: Illusory Realm, Shocking! (Please collect, collect, collect!)

  One minute, half an hour, one hour... Time is passing by the second, originally calm Xiao Lao can no longer sit still, gets up and stares tightly at Chen Huan.

  Time is still passing...

  The sea wind howled, whipping up towering waves. The solitary boat was tossed into the air one moment and submerged in water the next, yet each time it struggled back to the surface.

  Lofty mountains, increasingly heavy, seem to crush Chen Huan into powder!

  All of this was like a dream, but in Chen Hao's mind it was so real. He gritted his teeth and stubbornly persevered, with only one conviction in his heart: he could not die!

  For parents, for younger brothers and sisters, one cannot die!

  About two hours later, Xiao Lao suddenly shook his body and floated to the door like a ghost, silently covering a girl's mouth.

  This girl is Xiao Jiyuan. The first disciple recruited by Old Man Xiao!

  It was already eight o'clock, which was exactly when Xiao Jiyuan had class every day.

  Xiao Jiyuan looked at the young man in front of her with surprise. Just from his back, she couldn't recognize who he was, but she knew what had happened to him. Because she had gone through the same experience before. Although it had been six years since then, she still remembered it vividly. At that time, she only lasted for fifteen minutes before falling into Xiao Lao's arms.

  Time is still passing.

  Xiao Jiyuan's beautiful and spiritual eyes became more and more astonishing.

  Three hours have passed, and in the blink of an eye it's almost four hours!

  At this moment, Chen Hao suddenly shouted loudly, a golden light rose in his mind, breaking through the illusory space!

  At the same time, Xiao Lao's figure flashed and he supported Chen Huan's body that was about to fall.

  At this time, Chen Huan finally came to, panting heavily and sweating profusely. He stared at the old man holding him in confusion, unable to understand what had happened to himself or why such a strange and mysterious scene appeared in his mind!

  "Alright, alright, kid, what's your name? I mean, your real name!"

  "Ah? Is that you? Younger brother..." Until now, Xiao Jiyuan, who had been standing at the door for a full two hours, finally saw the young man's face. His clear and delicate features made her recognize him at a glance.

  "Do you know each other?" Xiao Lao asked with a hint of curiosity.

  "Our ancestors, of course, we know him, he is someone's younger brother, his real name is Chen Hao. His nickname is Tianci, right?" Before Chen Hao could respond, Xiao Jiyuan smiled and said, with a pair of beautiful big eyes curiously staring at Chen Hao, as if seeing something interesting, with envy, admiration, and a hint of complacency in her eyes.

  "Regarding..."

  "Little brother, you're really something, managing to hold on for so long. I only lasted over ten minutes when I was your age... But I was a few years younger than you back then... I'm pretty impressive too, I thought you were different from the others the moment I saw you, hehe, and it turns out that's true..."

  "Chen Hao, also known as Tianci... Could this be a gift from heaven to me?" Xiao Lao muttered, his old face unable to conceal its excitement.

  Chen Hao looked at the old man and then turned his gaze to the angel-like girl Xiao Jiyuan, saying: "Sister, just now... what happened to me?"

  "This is a test of your qualifications, the old ancestors said that the longer you persist, the better your qualifications will be. You can actually persist for so long, it's really impressive." Xiao Jiyuan said: "Is that right, old ancestor?"

  "Hmm? Yes... very good, very good... Chen Hao, you've done well. From today on, you'll study and learn characters with Xiao Yan here." Xiao Lao said with a smile, coming back to his senses.

  Chen Hao hastily bowed and said: "Thank you, sir."

  "From now on, just call me Xiao Lao." Xiao Lao said: "Ji Yan, go get a cushion, we'll sit down and talk. Chen Huan, you sit first."

  "Uh-huh." Xiao Jiyuan excitedly ran out, she was 13 years old and came to Old Xiao's place every afternoon to study. She was naturally lively and active, but although Old Xiao loved her dearly, he was very serious when teaching, especially the strange kung fu he made her practice, which was even more boring to practice. This made her feel like it wasn't fun at all. But now, with a cute little junior brother by her side, it would definitely be much more interesting in the future. This made Xiao Jiyuan very happy.

  After a moment, Xiao Jiyuan carried a cushion and sat down beside Chen Hao.

  "Are you hungry?" Xiao Lao asked Chen Huan with concern. From around 6:00 in the morning until now, Chen Huan had persisted for a full four hours, even delaying the time to eat breakfast.

  "I'm not hungry, Xiao Lao." Chen Huan had just finished speaking when his stomach suddenly let out a rumble, but this level of hunger was nothing to Chen Huan.

  "Hehe, ancestor, I'm hungry..." Xiao Jiyuan smiled cutely at Chen Haokan, turned around and pitifully stared at Old Man Xiao, while speaking, her small hand lightly pinched Chen Haokan's waist.

  Chen Hao was perplexed.

  "You little girl, eating too much of that thing isn't good for you." Xiao Lao said, taking out a delicate jade box from under the table and opening it gently.

  Suddenly, a strong fruit aroma was emitted from it, and Chen Huan saw that the jade box actually contained several fruits he had never seen before. The fruits were slightly larger than walnuts, flat in shape, and crystal clear, like crystal grapes, but with a milky white color.

  Xiao Jiyuan suddenly blinked her big eyes and swallowed a mouthful of water. It was Chen Huan, who at the first sight of this fruit, had an urge to swallow it down, and very strongly, as if not just to fill his stomach, but something seemed to be attracting him.

  "This is the Qingfeng fruit, this tree takes a hundred years to grow, and then it blooms for ten years, bears fruit for ten years, and each tree can produce at most one hundred fruits. Our Xiao family only has one." Old Man Xiao said softly: "This fruit, although it's just a second-grade spiritual medicine, but it has a special tempering effect on the body, not comparable to ordinary second-grade spiritual medicines... you will understand later..."

  Xiao Lao said, taking out two from the box, one handed to Chen Hao and said: "This is for you."

  "No, no, Xiao Lao, I...I'm not hungry." Chen Huan hastily declined. Although Chen Huan had never seen the world, just from Xiao Lao's words, he knew that this fruit was extremely precious. Simply being able to be called a spiritual medicine meant it couldn't be compared to ginseng or bird's nest, let alone being a second-grade spiritual medicine with special effects... Such an expensive thing, how could he accept it?

  "Little brother, it's delicious, eat up. Don't be polite to the old ancestor. Hehe......" Xiao Jiyuan directly snatched another fruit from Xiao Lao's hand, put it in front of her nose, took a deep sniff, and then lightly bit into it, savoring it carefully, with an intoxicated expression.

  Xiao Lao looked at Chen Huan, a hint of praise flashing in his eyes, and said softly: "Eat it, the Qingfeng fruit is precious, but with your qualifications, you have the right to enjoy it. Moreover, it will be beneficial for your cultivation. You are my disciple, this is what I hope to see, eat."

  "This... thank you, Elder Xiao." Chen Huan said gratefully, bowing deeply to Elder Xiao. He could see the sincerity and genuine concern in Elder Xiao's heart.

  Looking at Chen Huan finishing his meal, Old Man Xiao said: "Chen Huan, now I'll teach you a set of skills. Once you learn this set of skills, you won't need to cultivate any other inner strength techniques of the Xiao family disciples. And don't tell anyone about it. Although the progress is relatively slow, later on you will understand its benefits. So from today onwards, every day you must spend more than two hours cultivating, and for the first few months it will be quite painful..."

  "Kung fu?" Chen Hao's eyes widened instantly, and a strong and persistent light flashed in his eyes. At this moment, any kung fu had a strong appeal to him. He thought that within three months, he wouldn't be able to learn any Xiao family martial arts, but unexpectedly, the first thing Old Xiao decided to teach him after teaching him to read and write was kung fu, which suddenly excited Chen Hao.

  Xiao Lao smiled slightly and said: "The name of this technique is called 'Changsheng Jue', which is a 7th level technique..."

  (Second update. Brothers and sisters, can you help collect it after reading? New book, tender new book needs all kinds of support. Thank you......)