In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Not long ago

Two distinguished guests arrived at Luo Zhao's courtyard.

Fang Yuan brought the two women over with a complicated expression.

"Thank you, Uncle Fang. So you're here too!" Shangguan Yue said with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Senior Fang!"

Zhao Yinman bowed respectfully.

Fang Yuan nodded, ignoring that brat Shangguan Yue.

As soon as he entered, before Luo Zhao could say anything, he eagerly transmitted his voice, "Brother Luo, did you go to see Master Leng?"

Luo Zhao glanced at them, didn't answer, and smiled at the two girls.

"You must be Inman? The last time I saw you was when you first joined the Haojian School!"

"And who is this?" He looked at Shangguan Yue and frowned.

Zhao Yinman was excited to see Luo Zhao. "Uncle Luo, you have a good memory. It was indeed ten years ago when I last saw you."

"This is Shangguan Yue, Master's newest apprentice," Zhao Yinman introduced.

"From the Shangguan family?"

Luo Zhao raised an eyebrow.

"My senior uncle has discerning eyes!"

Shangguan Yue also put aside her childishness in front of Luo Zhao and answered seriously.

"My third uncle still talks about you a lot!"

"Third Uncle..."

Luo Zhao thought for a moment, "Shangguan Yan?"

"Heh, so he keeps nagging me to die sooner, huh?" Luo Zhao sneered.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue stuck out her tongue, inwardly cursing her third uncle to death. "Why didn't you say earlier that you and Uncle Luo didn't get along? You've made me suffer in this mess!"

Fortunately, Luo Zhao did not mention Shangguan Yan again, but instead asked, "How is Jianqiu doing lately?"

Zhao Yinman said, "Master is doing well, but I'm worried about you."

"Um!"

Luo Zhao nodded without saying anything. Seeing this, Zhao Yinman sighed in disappointment. It seemed that her master's order could not be fulfilled.

"Brother Luo!"

Fang Yuan, impatient, transmitted his voice again, "If you contact the Leng Clan Leader, my sister will kill me if she finds out!"

"Tell me what's wrong, I can take care of it!"

"Can you get Ji Ming into the Star Palace?" Luo Zhao glanced at him and asked telepathically.

Fang Yuan paused, scratching his head, as if... he really couldn't do it.

Allowing a mortal with intermediate-level innate talent to enter the Star Palace is opening the door way too wide. If the Fang family tries to interfere with the Star Palace's admissions, they'll probably be beaten to death!

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan's face darkened. "It's over, it's over. When my older sister comes out of seclusion, I won't live much longer!"

Did Jianqiu explain how to do it?

Ignoring the fool, Luo Zhao turned to Zhao Yinman and asked her a question.

The situation inside Tianyi Star Palace is very complicated. It's not easy to open a back door, not to mention that he also wanted the direct recruitment quota from Leng Jianqiu. The allocation of resources involved will definitely stir up a storm.

Zhao Yinman thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

"Uncle, rest assured, Master has made all the arrangements. I have some special resources with me, enough to raise Junior Brother Ji Ming by several realms. It doesn't matter if his combat strength is a little weak. When the time comes, he can go directly into my Haojian School without having to go through the Star Boundary Grand Examination."

After saying that, she sighed inwardly. There was nothing she could do about her weak innate talent, but raising her cultivation level by a few levels would make her master look better.

"No!"

Just when she thought everything was going smoothly, Luo Zhao uttered a cold, dismissive voice.

"What?"

Zhao Yinman was stunned, and then inevitably felt a bit resentful. This was unacceptable. Did they really think that Tianyi Star Palace was under their master's control?

Are we really going to let a mortal enter the school?

Wouldn't the master become a laughing stock in the Star Palace if he did that?

Shangguan Yue, who was standing to the side, also pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

Seeing the resentment in their eyes, Fang Yuan was about to explain when his expression suddenly changed, and a strange look appeared on his face.

"Brother Luo, listen to what they're saying outside?"

"Um?"

Luo Zhao straightened up and spread his willpower outwards, vaguely hearing a few words.

"Ji Ming...breaks through...to the Jade Uncarved Stone realm?!"

...just now

Liu Shuo arrived at Ji Ming's cultivation room with a worried expression, his brows furrowed.

"You're saying Ji Ming hasn't come out for almost four days?"

"Teacher Liu, that's right. The competition for spots starts tomorrow. I was planning to come and ask him to come along, but who knew..." Xu Wei said with a worried expression.

A large crowd had gathered outside the training room. Even Gu Yi and his companions had come because of the grand event that was about to begin. Everyone had just learned about it.

"Teacher Liu, look!"

Xu Wei tapped a small screen outside the training room.

"Under seclusion, please do not disturb: 3 days 19 hours!"

"Four days have passed so quickly..."

Liu Shuo muttered to himself, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

"Do you think something might have happened to Amin?"

Xu Wei couldn't help but ask.

"It's been almost four days, what has Ji Ming been doing inside?"

The crowd whispered among themselves.

"Who knows? Could he be trying to break through to the Jade Purity Realm?"

"Tsk, that's quite possible!"

"But does it really take this long to break through to the Jade Purity Realm?"

"This... I hope nothing bad has happened?"

Xu Wei's face grew paler as he heard these voices, and a look of regret flashed in Liu Shuo's eyes.

These are precisely the concerns they have. While failing to break through to the Jade Purity Realm is not fatal, if one lacks self-awareness and continues to forcefully attempt the breakthrough despite significant damage to one's vital energy, then anything could happen.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Gu Yi spoke calmly, his composed voice carrying an undeniable authority that instantly silenced the whispers of the crowd.

"Teacher, Ji Ming is not such an unwise person. He may have truly realized something. You must believe in him!" Gu Yi said in a deep voice.

He recalled Ji Ming's efforts over the past month and considered himself to know him fairly well. He was a very organized person with a strong will and would never risk his life for a moment's pride.

"call!"

Hearing this, Liu Shuo calmed down, clenched his fist, and said, "Alright, let's wait a bit longer. If they don't come out before the quota battle starts, I'll have to force my way in!"

He had the authority to do so. Four days of seclusion was nothing to a high-level professional, but it was far too long for a mortal martial artist. Although forcibly breaking in might disturb Ji Ming's cultivation, he had to be responsible for the safety of his student first.

"good!"

Gu Yi nodded, which meant he agreed to Liu Shuo's decision.

And so, time passed very slowly as everyone waited, and some people began to disperse to do their own thing.

Just over ten minutes later, Liu Shuo couldn't help but stand up and sit down several times.

"or……"

Just as Liu Shuo was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and his gaze instantly turned to the tightly closed cultivation room.

After him, Gu Yi reacted, followed by Song Zhirou, Chen Jun, and others, and finally the newly promoted second-tier professionals. The first-tier mages and cultivators also sensed something, but couldn't see it clearly. Only the mortal martial artists remained completely bewildered.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Wei swallowed hard, looking at the group of people who had suddenly lost their composure.

"We've broken through!"

Gu Yi let out a breath and smiled, while the others had mixed feelings. Some sighed and complained about their bad luck, saying that they were one spot short at the last minute.

"what?"

Seeing the reactions of the others, Xu Wei was stunned, and an astonishing thought popped into his mind.

Ah Ming, you've broken through to the Jade Purity Realm?