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Strange sounds intermittently came from the living room, which made Su Yun and Ling Shuya in the kitchen extremely nervous. They did not know what was happening to Ye Xiao, but seeing Ye Xiao covered in a blood-red liquid, although they did not dare to imagine those things, they could not help but involuntarily think in that direction!

"Teacher Su, what could Ye Xiao be doing in the living room?" Ling Shuya was somewhat curious. She knew that Ye Xiao was a martial artist, but why had Ye Xiao told them to stay in the kitchen and kept them out of the living room? Moreover, the sounds coming from the living room were not very loud, which made Ling Shuya even more curious.

Of course, Su Yun did not know what had happened, and she also had no idea about Ye Xiao being a martial artist. She wanted to ask Ling Shuya instead, as after all, Ye Xiao was Ling Shuya's cousin!

Su Yun shook her head to indicate that she, too, was clueless.

Ling Shuya thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Su, I'll sneak a peek to make sure that boy isn't messing up your stuff clumsily!"

Su Yun did not respond; in truth, she wanted to know what Ye Xiao was doing in the living room at that moment!

Ling Shuya tiptoed toward the door, then poked her head out. But when she looked at Ye Xiao in the center of the living room, she was utterly stunned!

Ye Xiao, who was originally sitting in the center of the living room, was now floating in mid-air and was turning slowly. Moreover, he was still in a cross-legged position, yet his hands kept forming weird gestures, his expression solemn. If all that could still be accepted, what was even more unbelievable was the thick purple aura surrounding his body. This aura seemed to be pouring endlessly into Ye Xiao's body through his pores. As more and more of the purple aura poured in, Ye Xiao's movements began to speed up, and in the blink of an eye, he was spinning so fast in mid-air that Ling Shuya could only see him as a blur, like a spinning top, unable to make out his face at all!

Ling Shuya quickly retracted her head!

Had she not known from her father that Ye Xiao was a martial artist, Ling Shuya might be screaming that there was a ghost now!

Seeing Ling Shuya's alarmed expression, Su Yun became very perplexed and said, "What's wrong? Has something happened to Ye Xiao? Let me see!"

"Teacher Su!" Ling Shuya quickly grabbed Su Yun!

Ling Shuya had watched many martial arts TV dramas. They always explained that if someone interrupted a martial artist at the most critical moment of their training, it might lead to a mental breakdown or, even worse, the martial artist's meridians might be completely shattered, leaving them disabled, or they might even die instantly!

Su Yun, perplexed by Ling Shuya's reaction, said, "Shuya, what's wrong?"

Ling Shuya replied, "Teacher Su, let's just cook. Ye Xiao is resting, so let's not disturb him!"

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Su Yun became even more perplexed. How could Ling Shuya suddenly become so considerate? Su Yun remembered that Ling Shuya used to dislike Ye Xiao from what had previously been said, but now...

Since Ling Shuya said so, even though Su Yun wanted to take a look, she still suppressed her curiosity.

Ye Xiao in the living room was enveloped in a dense purple aura. He felt as if his body was soaking in a hot spring, extremely comfortable. Every pore opened wide, greedily absorbing the purple gas!

"Ah..." Ye Xiao couldn't help but moan with pleasure, then he felt that the True Qi in his dantian had reached a bottleneck and was about to break through momentarily!

Ye Xiao did not dare to pause; he continued to fiercely absorb the purple gas. A few minutes later, he felt as though his dantian was like a balloon filled with air, ready to burst at any moment.

Of course, the dantian is not a balloon and naturally would not burst, but once the True Qi in the dantian reached a certain level, the most miraculous thing would happen— a breakthrough!

Ye Xiao, spinning at high speed in mid-air, felt as if he had merged with the world around him. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and instantly, two beams of purple light shot out from his eyes into the sky, while the intense purple aura around him instantly dissipated!

Ye Xiao slowly landed on the ground, the purple light in his eyes gradually faded, and his eyes returned to normal. Due to the rapid spinning, the bloodstains on his body had fallen off, leaving him clean. Now, only a few bloodstains remained on his clothes, but it was no longer obvious compared to the blood-covered appearance he had before!

"I've broken through, I really have!" Ye Xiao looked at his hands, feeling the Nine Yang True Qi in his dantian that was at least a hundred times stronger, confirming that he had indeed broken through.

"Third layer: Purple Aura Comes From the East!" Ye Xiao muttered excitedly to himself, thrilled with the unexpected breakthrough. Today's life-and-death battle with Hong Shaofeng had somehow allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, propelling him to the third layer, Purple Aura Comes From the East. The surrounding purple aura and the light shooting from his eyes were the clear signs of the third layer.

Ye Xiao felt his strength increase by a hundredfold!

Initially, Ye Xiao was at the Yellow Rank Peak, and he had thought that reaching the Purple Aura Comes From the East would bring him to the Xuan Rank. However, to his astonishment, his strength had not only reached the Xuan Rank but was now close to the Mid-stage Xuan Rank— a qualitative leap!

After slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Ye Xiao felt his body at an unprecedented peak condition. If Hong Shaofeng were to fight with him now, Ye Xiao was confident that he could easily defeat him. Xuan Rank and Yellow Rank represented two different concepts. There was only a thin line between the two stages, but once crossed, it was a thousand-mile leap. Yet, for countless martial artists, this thin line represented an insurmountable gulf!

Seeing that the bloodstains on his body were almost gone, having fallen to the ground, Ye Xiao found a broom in a corner of the living room and swept the bloody dregs clean, then headed straight for the kitchen!

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Su Yun and Ling Shuya were cooking, but at the moment, their thoughts were all in the living room, where there had been faint sounds, but now there were none, which puzzled both Su Yun and Ling Shuya!

Just then, a voice startled the two women!

"Wow, it smells so good, Sister's cooking skills are indeed extraordinary!" Ye Xiao entered the kitchen with a smile, his complexion now rosy as he no longer looked as weak as before!

Su Yun and Ling Shuya immediately turned to look at Ye Xiao and were surprised to see that he seemed as if he had just taken a bath, which made them very confused!

"Ye Xiao, what just happened to you? Could it really have been Li Dong?" Su Yun asked Ye Xiao with some doubts.

Ye Xiao chuckled secretly. If it had been Li Dong, he wouldn't have had to expend so much effort!

"Sister, you're overthinking it. It's not about Li Dong. It's something else; you better not ask!" Ye Xiao said as he walked over to the already prepared dishes on the plates, reached out, and grabbed a piece to eat. He had just expended a large amount of energy, and if it hadn't been for his True Qi Protection from the Nine Yang True Qi, he might have collapsed from hunger by now!

"Sister?" Ling Shuya, surprised to hear Ye Xiao call Su Yun 'Sister,' said, "Ye Xiao, why did you just call Teacher Su 'Sister'?"

Ye Xiao smiled at Su Yun, who remained silent.

Ye Xiao said, "Actually, it's quite simple. Teacher Su is only a few years older than us. Outside of class, it's not too wrong to call her 'Sister.' You can do the same!"

Ling Shuya blinked her beautiful big eyes and then looked at Su Yun, saying, "Teacher Su, may I do the same?"

Su Yun replied, "We're not that different in age. We can refer to each other as sisters, but definitely not in the classroom!"

Ling Shuya giggled and said, "I got it, Sister Su Yun!"

Indeed, Su Yun had the air of an elder sister. Although the meal was officially a joint effort with Ling Shuya, it was mostly Su Yun who did the work, with Ling Shuya merely acting as an onlooker!

"Ye Xiao, please set the dining table in the living room. We're about to have dinner!" Su Yun said to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao immediately turned and walked to the living room!

Regarding Ye Xiao, Su Yun didn't want to pry too much. Although she was only a few years older, she was already an adult who had entered society. She could sense that there were things Ye Xiao was keeping from her, but she didn't know why and didn't want to think too deeply about it.

The table was loaded with a rich variety of dishes. Ye Xiao had only heard that Su Yun could cook, but he hadn't expected such a sumptuous feast. Ling Shuya had never experienced such treatment either. Despite having eaten in many top-notch five-star hotels, none of her close ones could prepare meals like these!

"This steamed carp is so delicious, even better than what Uncle Weei brought!" Ling Shuya exclaimed happily as she ate.

Ling Shuya's family was wealthy, but since her mother passed away when she was young, this was her first time experiencing such a meal from memory!

"The Kung Pao chicken is good too!"

"Don't take that, it's mine!"

During the meal, it was all Ling Shuya's chatter. She seemed determined to devour every dish on the table until her stomach was so full that she couldn't eat anymore, and that's when she stopped herself.

"My dear lady, you come from a distinguished family, don't you? How can you eat like you haven't had a full meal in three hundred years? Does your father mistreat you and deprive you of food every day?" After washing his bowl and coming out of the kitchen, Ye Xiao saw Ling Shuya enjoying herself and spoke with disdain.

"Hmph, your father is the one who mistreats you! It's just that Sister Su's cooking is too delicious. I've never had anything like it in my life!" Ling Shuya glared at Ye Xiao as she spoke.

"It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be. If you like it, you can come over often, and I'll cook for you!" Su Yun said with a smile.

Ling Shuya replied in surprise, "Really? Teacher Su, is that for real?"

Su Yun affirmed, "Of course it's true!"

"Then you'll have to contribute to the living expenses from now on!" Ye Xiao, sitting beside them, chuckled and interjected.

"Mind your own business!" Ling Shuya glared at Ye Xiao once more.

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