Chapter 928: Chapter 1: Everyone is Waiting for Yan Yu

The third person to reach the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm was Su Yunjin, who was only a few days behind Zhao Yuanzhen.

A week later, Lin Ning also arrived at the Great Perfection Realm.

From this, we can infer that in terms of cultivation talent, Xie Ruoxi can probably be considered T0 level, Zhao Yuanzhen and Su Yunjin are T1, Lin Ning T2, and Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun are T3.

Thanks to the String-Pulling Technique for bridging the gap in talent, allowing everyone to reach the perfection of their realms in just weeks. Otherwise, the actual difference could have been months, or even years… So, who was the String-Pulling Technique applied to everyone for?

Of course, it was me, Yan Yu!

Without me, Zhao Yuanzhen wouldn’t have contributed the “String-Pulling Technique,” and you all wouldn’t have been able to reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment so quickly!

The favor you owe me, you won’t be able to repay it in a lifetime!

Of course, I’m not the kind of man who does favors to seek repayment, nor would I use this to coerce you into pledging yourselves to me.

As for Dual Cultivation, it’s a necessary step to reach the Golden Core Stage. There’s no way around it. If we could skip this step, I definitely wouldn’t take advantage of you all!

Today, once again moved by my own selfless dedication, Yan Yu held back tears, returned to his room to open the door, and suddenly was stopped by Zhou Hongyu from behind.

“I’ve already reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm.” Zhou Hongyu propped her hands against the wall, pinning Yan Yu against it, her eyes filled with passion and aggressiveness, “When are we going to Dual Cultivate?”

Hearing this, Yan Yu was slightly embarrassed. Zhou Hongyu didn’t even use the String-Pulling Technique, and just by relying on her natural cultivation talent, she managed to surpass me in the pace of cultivation advancement… Hmph, what’s the use of that? Doesn’t she still have to wait in place for me! Worthless!

“How much longer?” Zhou Hongyu was impatient, “Within a week, or within half a month? The higher-ups in the Pingxi Army are asking me when I plan to Cross Tribulation, what should I say?”

“Uh.” Yan Yu said with a smile, “Just say we’re still prioritizing stability. We’ll wait until Liu Longtao crosses the tribulation to get some intel first, then figure out what preparations are needed.”

“Hmm.” Zhou Hongyu was somewhat unwilling, but it was a fact that Yan Yu had inferior talent and insufficient cultivation. She couldn’t demand him to Dual Cultivate with her right away. “Let’s go to your room and talk.”

Yan Yu took Zhou Hongyu to his room and suddenly noticed that she seemed to have applied light makeup today.

This girl already had fair skin and a charming face; her only flaw was her overly sharp gaze, fierce temperament, lacking feminine grace.

Now that she had modified her eyeliner with makeup, it softened her gaze a lot, enhancing her feminine charm immensely!

“The makeup looks good.” Yan Yu complimented, “It really suits your beauty.”

Zhou Hongyu’s heart blossomed with joy, itching to pin Yan Yu to the bed and fervently express her affection.

But she still remembered Tang Xiaolian’s reminder:

“Captain Zhou, men are always looking for something new and feel bored with what is readily available. It’s better to keep him waiting. It’s better when he actively pursues you, and then you can respond tepidly, playing hard to get… Just like a computer game! Break down your favorability into several stages, give him a little reward after each level, then he’ll keep circling around you like a nuclear-powered dog.”

“I don’t understand.” Zhou Hongyu asked in confusion, “If I do this, and others give themselves away for free, then won’t I be at a disadvantage?”

“It doesn’t work that way!” Tang Xiaolian hastened to say, “If you give yourself away for free, and he gets bored and dumps you, then what do you do?”

“Then I’ll kill him.” Zhou Hongyu said.

Tang Xiaolian was left speechless at the time. But after Zhou Hongyu thought it over, she felt that even though Yan Yu didn’t seem like someone fickle, there was clearly no need for her to bet on his character. If she could keep him hanging around longer, why not?

“I just suddenly wanted to change my style.” She said seriously, “As long as you like it.”

Yan Yu: ……

To be honest, I’m a bit unaccustomed to Hongyu’s sudden change in speaking style. It would feel more natural if she pinned me against the wall for a forceful kiss as soon as she came in.

“Try wearing a dress next time?” Yan Yu suggested, “I’ve heard that for girls, wearing a dress is a completely different experience compared to pants.”

Zhou Hongyu has always been a die-hard jeans person, her wardrobe cycling through a dozen pairs of jeans yearly. It wasn’t that she liked jeans, but she lacked the motivation to carefully coordinate her attire. Now, hearing Yan Yu’s suggestion, she had an epiphany and got all excited:

“I’ll go buy a dress right away!”

Yan Yu wanted to stop her, but knowing how decisive Zhou Hongyu was, she already phased through the wall and went to look for Xiaolian to plan a time to go out and buy dresses.

Just as she left, Li Weiguo’s phone call came in:

“I heard that Lin Ning from your team also reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm?”

“Yeah.” Yan Yu said, “Confirmed just this afternoon.”

“Then that’s three people on your team who have all reached Great Perfection.” Li Weiguo asked, “Got any plans for Crossing Tribulation?”

“We’re planning to wait and see, to gauge the difficulty of others’ tribulations before we decide.” Yan Yu replied.

They were all waiting to Dual Cultivate with Yan Yu to rush towards the Golden Core Realm; of course, this was not a topic that could be mentioned. Otherwise, the higher-ups might not dare to force me into breeding, but they would surely send many flirtatious and pretty female cultivators to volunteer themselves. If it’s voluntary, you can’t blame the higher-ups, can you?

Yan Yu wasn’t a man to settle for just any sort of woman. He wouldn’t just shove anything into his mouth.

“Okay.” Li Weiguo replied with a smile, “If you guys aren’t competing for the first place, then Liu Longtao will be the first to Cross Tribulation and form his Core.”