Upon seeing this, Wang Tiancheng and Xu Niannian couldn’t help but sigh, quietly deciding never to compete in drinking with Zhao Ya again.
After bidding farewell to Wang Tiancheng and Xu Niannian, Zhao Ya used his body technique and quickly returned home.
At this time, Zui’Er had not gone to bed yet and was chatting with Shang Luoluo.
Upon seeing Zhao Ya, Zui’Er quickly went to pour tea.
Shang Luoluo asked, "Why did you take so long?"
"Hmm, I spent the day in the Golden Saber Institute’s library."
Zhao Ya then briefly recounted what happened today, and after listening, Shang Luoluo couldn’t help but sigh.
"No wonder the Golden Saber Institute’s strength has been getting stronger in recent years; this method explains everything."
At this point, the tea was brought over. As Zhao Ya drank the tea and chatted casually, he suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help but ask.
"How is Shang doing now?"
Shang Luoluo sighed upon hearing this and didn’t speak.
Zui’Er added from the side, "Ya, Luoluo went home today to bring food to Shang, but she didn’t see him."
"Didn’t see him? What do you mean?" Zhao Ya was taken aback.
Shang Luoluo took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhao Ya.
"You’ll understand when you look at it."
Upon opening it, Zhao Ya’s expression turned very peculiar.
Because this note was written by Shang Jingchuan, stating that Shang Luoluo’s words had deeply affected him, and the recent events had left him feeling perplexed.
So he planned to go out, think carefully about things over these years, and also assured them not to worry or try to find him.
After reading it, Zhao Ya found it both amusing and frustrating.
"So... Shang has run away from home?"
"Exactly." Shang Luoluo also wore a bitter smile.
She had been in a bad mood last night, spoke harshly to her father, and moved in with Zui’Er at Zhao Ya’s place for the night.
But unexpectedly, when she went home in the morning, she found Shang Jingchuan wasn’t in the house, only the note left on the table.
Shang Luoluo was worried sick, contemplating searching for him, but Zui’Er managed to persuade her otherwise.
She suggested that Shang Luoluo wait for Zhao Ya to return and then discuss what to do next.
After a day of calming down, Shang Luoluo was no longer as anxious as before.
"Should I go look for him?" Zhao Ya asked.
Unexpectedly, Shang Luoluo shook her head.
"No need, on second thought, this might not be a bad thing for my father. He’s been living too delusional these years, like in a dream; it’s a good opportunity for him to wake up."
Zhao Ya naturally refrained from commenting further; he nodded.
"Alright, if you decide to find him, just let me know."
Now that Shang Jingchuan has run away from home, Shang Luoluo would certainly not return home.
After she and Zui’Er went to bed, Zhao Ya arrived at the backyard to continue practicing his skills.
After warming up with punches and kicks, Zhao Ya stood in the yard, holding the Meteorite Iron Saber, silently contemplating, with thoughts on the saber techniques he saw in the library today running through his mind.
Suddenly.
He darted out, swinging the saber.
The saber light was gentle as silk, causing no disturbance.
Only after Zhao Ya dashed past did a few blades of grass quietly sever.
Then Zhao Ya’s figure began darting and weaving through the large backyard.
The saber light intermittently burst forth in different corners of the courtyard.
Zhao Ya felt that the day’s observations were slowly transforming into things he could own; even the previously stagnant body technique was starting to grow slowly but steadily.
After practicing everything, a series of notifications appeared like a scrolling screen.
[Gale Saber Technique proficiency increased by 9%]
[Light as a Feather proficiency increased by 4%]
[Little Five Paths Chasing Soul Leg proficiency increased by 6%]
....
Zhao Ya took a deep breath and opened the panel.
Name: Zhao Ya. Age: 20 years. Remaining lifespan: 711 (+233 days) years
Skills: Eight Vajra Longevity Skill (Peak Performance 91%)
Five Tiger Fist (Returning to the Essence 80%)
Gale Saber Technique (Returning to the Essence 90%)
Light as a Feather (Returning to the Essence 61%)
Concealing Breath Technique (Peak Performance 99%)
Great Stone-Throwing Hand (Peak Performance 89%)
Great Vajra Fist (Peak Performance 83%)
Golden Body Technique (Peak Performance 99%)
Little Five Paths Chasing Soul Leg (Peak Performance 30%)
[Gallbladder unlock progress: 9%]
After this period of intense practice, each martial art skill has made significant progress, but the fastest progress has been the Gale Saber Technique.
It’s already the first to break through to 90%; who knows what the scene will be like when fully breaking through.
Could it be that Returning to the Essence is not the peak, and there’s an even higher realm beyond?