The Road After Chapter 26

  "Old fellow, let's see what you have to say tonight." Lu Shaoyou glanced at the sky, revealing a faint evil smile, and then left the back mountain after collecting himself.

  At night, in the secret room of the Lu family's woodshed, under the dim light, two figures, one old and one young, were actually engaged in a fierce battle.

  In just one month, Lu Shaoyou's progress had already exceeded Nan Shu's expectations. The Kaimen Zhang was now being wielded with ease in Lu Shaoyou's hands, and every move he made was precise and calculated. His control over the technique had also reached a point where it felt second nature to him.

  "Be careful, old man." Lu Shaoyou said lightly, and with a swift movement, his agile body dodged Nan Shu's punch. The Mountain Splitting Palm in his hand stirred up a strong gust of wind, striking directly at Nan Shu's waist.

  At this time, Old Servant Nan also showed a hint of admiration in his eyes, and his body inexplicably shifted to the left, immediately changing his handprint, and a fist print burst out.

  "Green spirit armor, old man, come on." Lu Shaoyou smiled slightly, and a pale yellow scale armor suddenly appeared all over his body, directly hardening against Nan Shu's fist. In an instant, a palm print was slapped out of his hand.

  At this time, Lu Shao's body suddenly surged with energy, already reaching the level of a first-class warrior. This palm strike was accompanied by a loud whooshing sound, also stirring up a gust of wind.

  Bang!

  In an instant, Nan Shu's fist print landed on Lu Shaoyou's shoulder, a surge of powerful energy poured down, and Lu Shaoyou's shoulder felt pain, but the Qingling armor immediately dissipated the force. At this time, Lu Shaoyou's martial artist's strength activated the Qingling armor, and the defensive power of the Qingling armor also increased significantly. The scales on the armor were also more solidified.

  "You think you've surpassed me, young master? I'm not aware of it." The old servant, Nan Shu, had a hint of mockery in his eyes. His body made an unbelievable turn and transformed into a residual shadow that directly disappeared before Lu Shaoyou's Opening Mountain Palm.

  Bang!

  At this moment, Nan Shu also unexpectedly threw a punch from the side, which landed on Lu Shaoyou's palm print. The two forces collided, and a muffled sound was heard in the secret room. Immediately afterwards, Lu Shaoyou's body was shaken and flew backward, stumbling and retreating.

  "Old man, you've been deceived." At the same time, Lu Shao's left hand had somehow condensed a tangible flame using his spiritual power, and he swung it out in an attack.

  "Hoo...!" The flames suddenly roared to life, bursting out several meters, carrying a scorching temperature that instantly enveloped Nan Shu.

  "Hmph……" Just as Lu Shaoyou was about to look pleased with himself, he saw that Nan Shu's entire body was enveloped in a layer of solidified water, which then poured down and extinguished the flames in an instant.

  "A minor skill." Nan Shu glared at Lu Shaoyou, but his face seemed to have a layer of black soot on it, probably from being swept by the flames.

  "Remember, the strongest spiritual attack is a direct attack on one's soul, not an external physical attack. Spiritual practitioners engage in close combat, and if you're not careful, your opponent may seize the opportunity to strike. Be more mindful from now on." Nan Shu said seriously to Lu Shaoyou.

  "Got it, Uncle Nan." Lu Shaoyou replied, himself a cultivator of both spiritual and martial arts, and he was also very clear that in close-range attacks, the spiritual would be at a disadvantage.

  "But sometimes, being unexpected can also be a good thing. However, remember that you should always keep some of your strength hidden. When you completely expose yourself to others, that's when you're in the most danger." The old servant Nan Shu continued to say.

  Lu Shaoyou nodded slightly, and Nan Shu was undoubtedly right. Completely exposing his own strength to the outside world would be absolutely the most dangerous move for himself, no matter when, he must always have some hidden cards.

  "It's been a month today, you've passed the test, and from now on, you don't have to come here anymore." Nan Shu said with a serious tone, looking at Lu Shaoyou.

  "Nan Shu, I still have a long way to go, there are many things that need your guidance." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "Remember, a strong person is forged through self-cultivation and not taught by others. You are now both a spiritual practitioner and a martial artist, and can be considered to have just entered the ranks of spiritual warriors. From now on, your path will still be very long, and you can only rely on yourself to walk it." Nan Shu said with deep emotion.

  "Nan Shu, I understand." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "You may not be my disciple, but I'll give you this Dan Jing anyway. This is the culmination of my life's learning and refined Dan formulas, as well as medicinal materials data. It should be of great help to you in the future." Nan Shu said, handing over a jade slip to Lu Shaoyou.

  "Thank you, Uncle Nan." Lu Shaoyou had seen Yu Jian put away into his storage ring.

  "In the future, when refining elixirs in the back mountain, it's better to be more careful. There are one or two people in the Lu family whose strength is also considerable. If you go there frequently, it's inevitable that you'll be discovered. Unless... you're not planning on hiding your true self, but for now, your strength is still far from enough. It's best to hide and wait for a while. As for the Tianbao Sect, the background is not small, nor is it simple. When interacting with them, you must also be more cautious." Nan Shu said again.

  Lu Shao was shocked in his heart, it turned out that everything about himself was under Nan Shu's eyelids, and he nodded slightly, naturally also leaving a mind for the Tianbao Gate.

  "Alright, from now on, everything about you has nothing to do with me. You be your young master, and I'll be my servant. Remember, don't come disturbing me, otherwise, I'll ruin your cultivation." Nan Shu's expression turned solemn as he spoke seriously to Lu Shaoyou.

  "But Uncle Nan..." Lu Shaoyou was about to say something else, but was interrupted by Uncle Nan.

  "I'm leaving first, and from now on you'll have to rely on yourself." Nan Shu said, and immediately walked out of the secret room.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Lu Shao-yu knelt on the ground, and with a thud, he kowtowed three times. "Old man," he said, "although you won't accept me as your disciple, in my heart, you are my master."

  The old servant, Nan Shu, seemed to have an aged back, but he paused for a moment before walking out of the secret room. At this time, everyone saw that there was a comforting gaze in the eyes of the old servant.

  After staying in the secret room for a while, Lu Shaoyou immediately closed the secret room and returned to the courtyard. Today's return was also early, only around one watch of the night.

  Thinking back from the time he crossed over to now, it's only been a little more than a month, but the things that have happened are absolutely not few. Lu Shao had no sleepiness at all, and he himself has already become a martial artist as he wished, even more so a dual cultivator of spiritual and martial arts. From now on, the road ahead will depend solely on himself.

  "Lu's family." Lu Shao thought to himself, he and the Lu family would eventually have a direct confrontation one day. Now, it was time for his mother to leave all this behind, but he still needed a little more time to make arrangements.

  Lu Shao-yu immediately sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate. This Yin Yang Spiritual Martial Formula was also extremely profound, capable of simultaneously cultivating True Qi and Spiritual Qi. In an instant, a surge of energy from the heavens and earth poured into Lu Shao-yu's body, transforming into True Qi and Spiritual Qi.

  He himself cultivated the true energy and spiritual energy, compared to the elixir of the top, it's undoubtedly a big witch seeing a small witch. Now Lu Shaoyou finally understands what Nan Shu said, normal cultivation, if he can reach Wu Shi in 100 years, that would be good enough. But his own cultivation, the increase in true energy and spiritual energy, this speed is simply as slow as a snail.

  At around six o'clock, the sky was already bright. Lu Shaoyou heard his mother going to the laundry room and stopped practicing. He slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air from his dantian. Although this night's practice was slow, he still had some small gains, which was better than nothing.

  "What should I do today?" Lu Shaoyou said faintly, realizing that he hadn't found anything to do for a while now.

  "Today, Xiaoyu is rushing to catch a plane back to Shenzhen, so there will be two updates. This is a stored draft, as I had frostbite on my hands in Lhasa and couldn't type. After returning to Shenzhen, I'll stock up on drafts. As for the plot, the early setup has also ended. Starting tomorrow, the exciting part will begin."