Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 276 Senior Brother, I Missed You So Much

In the days that followed, Zhou Wu spent his days either wrestling with the beasts or exhausting his true energy, using breathing techniques to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

His strength is also increasing rapidly every day.

After about a month, not only did his body gradually become accustomed to the discomfort caused by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but his internal cultivation also became more profound, many acupoints were opened, and his own strength also increased dramatically.

On this day, the sound of "moo" could be heard incessantly as one after another wild bull was knocked into the air, its bewildered eyes wide open.

Below, amidst the herd of wild bulls, a figure charged forward, laughing wildly and knocking away one charging bull after another.

Before long, the entire herd of wild bulls lay on the ground in all sorts of bizarre poses amidst the rising dust, staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Hahaha..." The sprinting figure stopped. It was Zhou Wu. He turned to look at Niu Qun, his face showing undisguised excitement and joy.

Although his arms still ached slightly from the physical contact with these tough-skinned bulls, the pain paled in comparison to the excitement of single-handedly taking down a herd of fifty bulls.

From initially having no choice but to run away from this herd of wild bulls to taking them down single-handedly, he could clearly feel the improvement in his strength.

“You’ve made progress,” a voice said beside him.

Zhou Wu was startled, but he quickly turned around and complained, "Master, although I know you are good at movement, but... could you please stop appearing suddenly? It's scary."

"You have to get used to it and stay vigilant at all times."

Yu Ding said calmly, "Because if it weren't your master who appeared, but your enemy, you wouldn't even have the chance to say those words."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Zhou Wu pursed his lips, then asked excitedly, "What's next in the training?"

"Your major acupoints have been almost fully opened. The main focus now is on physical training and swordsmanship practice."

Yu Ding glanced at him and said, "Your current strength is roughly equivalent to that of two dragon-horned elephants. When you can wrestle and defeat four dragon-horned elephants, you will have passed this test."

"A four-horned elephant, each of them has a strength of only 25,000 jin, four of them... that's 100,000 jin, isn't it?"

Zhou Wu was surprised: "Master said that the ultimate level of the Earth Realm is 108,000 jin of divine strength."

"It's alright. Although your and Yu'er's innate talents are similar, your senior brother is still better than you in terms of physique and combat instinct. He should have no problem reaching the pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm."

Yu Ding glanced at him and said, "You are rather lazy and don't like practicing martial arts, so I have lower standards for you."

If you can achieve the feat of 100,000 jin, I will turn a blind eye and consider you to have passed the test. That way, you won't be completely helpless when you fight.

"Ah this..."

Zhou Wu's face darkened, and he said defiantly, "Master, I don't like hearing you say that. Humph, if Senior Brother can do it, why can't I?"

Can you do it?

Yu Ding glanced at him and suddenly seemed to remember something: "Oh, right, it seems that your senior brother has now developed the strength of 100,000 jin."

Zhou Wu was stunned for a moment, then his face darkened. He gritted his teeth and said with a vicious smile, "Is that so, Senior Brother... So hardworking!"

He had never felt like cursing as much as he did now in his life.

Yu Ding glanced at him and said, "Also, his horizontal sword technique has reached a certain level of proficiency."

Zhou Wu paused for a moment: "I@#..."

Finally, he broke down and couldn't help but curse, saying, "This guy is an animal, he doesn't even give people a chance to breathe."

These days, he has devoted himself to strengthening his physical body and practicing breathing techniques, and has hardly had any time to practice swordsmanship.

Yu Ding stood quietly to the side, watching Zhou Wu curse loudly. After a moment, Zhou Wu shut up, turned around, and dragged his somewhat tired body silently down the mountain.

He desperately wanted to know what sins he had committed in his past life to deserve such a ruthless senior brother who gave him no way out!

Watching his disciple's departing figure, Yu Ding nodded slightly, and a figure slowly solidified and appeared in his shadow beside him.

Yu Ding asked softly, "How is his progress?"

"The progress is nothing short of... phenomenal!"

Lu Mu exclaimed in amazement, "Apart from that person, I have never seen anyone who has made such rapid progress in martial arts. Could it be... that he is cultivating so desperately because of your disciple?"

"if not?"

Yu Ding's gaze was somewhat profound: "If a person wants to improve, he needs to find a powerful opponent."

That ruthless person cultivated solely because others wanted to.

Zhou Wu, on the other hand, is a lazy bum by nature and needs an opponent like Huang Yu, who is stronger than him, to motivate him to move forward.

"Then you can keep an eye on this side for now."

"Where's the master?"

Yu Ding glanced at him and smiled, "My other disciple also needs encouragement."

Lu Mu paused for a moment, then looked at Zhou Wu cultivating down the mountain, and sighed. To be honest, he had seen many masters teaching their disciples.

However, this is the first time in his life he has ever used this teaching method.

But... Lu Mu looked at Zhou Wu, a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

In the ancient land, the eldest disciple, like Yu Ding, was powerful and confident, while Xuanyuan Xiao'er was like his youngest disciple.

In the pursuit of martial arts advancement, Xuanyuan could only ever look up at that person's back as he moved forward, while that person had reached the pinnacle in every martial arts realm, becoming one of the few martial arts immortals.

Unfortunately, even such a person was defeated and dismembered by Xuanyuan, who received divine assistance, in the Battle of Zhuolu...

……

Guigu Valley, where waterfalls roar.

At this moment, Huang Yu was sitting quietly on the rock, his hands forming a hand seal and resting on his lap, his sword across his knees, as solid as a rock, as if the deafening sound did not exist.

Suddenly, his ears twitched.

Boom...

In the raging torrent, a massive boulder, weighing at least a thousand pounds, tumbled and rolled as it was swept down by the river, crashing down on him with the force of the waterfall.

The next moment, Huang Yu suddenly opened his eyes, exerted force with both feet, and his body soared into the air. He clenched his right fist and swung it out, striking the boulder with a "boom." At that moment, the boulder was thrown up from the waterfall and then flew back upstream with a loud bang.

"Not bad!"

As Huang Yu landed from the sky, Yu Ding appeared beside him, smiling and praising him.

This method wasn't taught by him, but rather devised by Huang Yu, specifically for training strength. Otherwise, with Huang Yu's cultivation level, shattering such a stone would have been a piece of cake.

"Master!" Huang Yu bowed upon seeing Yu Ding arrive.

Yu Ding asked, "How has your cultivation been lately?"

"My progress in breathing techniques is relatively smooth, but I am still practicing the horizontal sword technique."

Huang Yu pondered and said, "Only in terms of training strength, the previous methods are no longer very effective. I have only made some progress in the past few days after coming up with this method."

"Don't rush. A person's energy is limited. Don't try to do too many things at the same time."

Yu Ding said, "You practiced swordsmanship before, while Xiao Wu practiced strength. That's the principle. Now you can practice strength."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yu raised an eyebrow: "How's Xiao Wu's progress?"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Not bad. In just over a month, you have already gained 70,000 to 80,000 jin of divine strength. But don't worry, you are still some distance away from 90,000 jin."

"What?" Upon hearing this, Huang Yu's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, he exclaimed in disbelief, "This kid... how did he train?"

His eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

It should be noted that it took him three years to go from entering the extraordinary realm to achieving a divine power increase of 90,000 jin.

But that kid trained with his master for only four or five months at most, and he already has 70,000 to 80,000 jin of divine strength?

That kid... is he even human?

Uh, isn't this a bit of an exaggeration...? Seeing Huang Yu's reaction, Yu Ding felt uneasy and coughed, saying, "That kid cultivates day and night, so naturally he's progressing faster."

Huang Yu was both shocked and furious that his junior brother was working so hard to catch up with him. He felt that he was already working very hard by not sleeping in and going to bed early and getting up early.

I never expected that kid would be working day and night like that.

Huang Yu sighed wearily, looking up at the sky. After a moment, his gaze gradually hardened.

In a synchronized competition, losing in the end is shameful enough; to be in the lead and then fail is truly utterly disgraceful. At the same time, a murderous glint appeared in his eyes.

If we don't kill that brat, it would be a real shame to let him suffer all these days!
Two seasons have passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the world of the landscape painting, the earth trembled with a rumbling sound. On the vast open space, four dragon-horned elephants swung their long trunks, roared to the sky, and struggled to exert their strength in one direction.

Four glowing ropes were attached to their bodies, and the four ropes eventually converged on the shoulder of a human figure.

Compared to the four mountain-like dragon-horned elephants, that figure appeared extremely small, yet at this moment, he was actually wrestling with the four savage elephants.

The ground around him was riddled with furrows of varying depths, left from his previous struggle with the dragon-horned elephant. Now, the rope was taut, and he, his face flushed, struggled to pull the dragon-horned elephant.

Unfortunately, even though he exerted all his strength, he still couldn't budge the four small mountains an inch. However, the four small mountains also couldn't pull him back a step.

A moment later, the glowing ropes on their bodies all disappeared, and Yu Ding stood on top of the dragon-horned elephants. Facing Yu Ding, the dragon-horned elephants were as docile as lambs.

"No, it still won't work..." Zhou Wu was somewhat frustrated and disappointed.

Yu Ding coughed and said, "Xiao Wu, it's ready."

The fact that Zhou Wu was able to hold his own against the four-headed dragon-horned elephant indicates that his strength exceeded 100,000 jin, since an average adult dragon-horned elephant has a strength of about 25,000 jin.

And these four... are not just ordinary adult dragon-horned elephants!

"Not enough, not enough, still not enough!"

Zhou Wu roared in frustration, "The four dragon-horned elephants only have a strength of 100,000 jin. If I can't even defeat these four guys, how can I reach the pinnacle of the Transcendent Realm? How can I surpass my senior brother? Let's go again!"

Upon hearing this, the four dragon-horned elephant kings all looked at the jade cauldron, their eyes revealing a human-like look of fear and pleading.

They suspected that this kid wasn't human, as he would fight them regardless of the time or place. Although they were eating and drinking well here, they had all lost a lot of weight!

The four of us are just sparring partners, and we're really about to collapse. Please, immortal, let us go... The Four-Headed Dragon-Horned Elephant King was almost crying.

“Actually… you have already surpassed your limit,” Yu Ding suddenly said.

"Huh?" Zhou Wu was taken aback.

Yu Ding glanced at him and smiled, "Actually, these four are not ordinary adult dragon-horned elephants..."

This story begins with him sending Lu Mu to capture four adult dragon-horned elephants, and Lu Mu actually captured four elephant kings from four elephant herds.

The Dragon Horned Elephant King is the powerhouse of the herd, and also the largest and strongest individual in the herd.

The combined strength of these four dragon-horned elephant kings... he estimated it to be close to 120,000 jin, so this kid has basically exceeded the limit of 108,000 jin.

When Lu Mu saw that Xiao Wu had developed such great strength in less than a year, his expression was as if he had seen a ghost. He sighed that his older brother had been missing such a master back then.

"What? I...did it?"

Xiao Wu froze, his face showing disbelief.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "You have already surpassed your limit."

One hundred and twenty thousand jin is roughly the limit that even a dragon among men can reach in the extraordinary realm.

However, Huang Yu was a newly trained cultivator, so his strength seemed to be slightly stronger, but the difference wasn't significant. Zhou Wu was able to fight the Four-Headed Dragon-Horned Elephant King without being defeated, and Huang Yu estimated that his eldest disciple should be able to drag the Four-Headed Dragon-Horned Elephant King backwards.

"Did I... really do it?"

Zhou Wu lowered his head, looking at his hands in disbelief. He slowly clenched his fists, and his skin shimmered with a precious light, his body filled with inexhaustible power.

"You did it, you really did it."

Yu Ding came to his side, patted his head, and said with a smile, "You are amazing, you are all amazing!"

The cheerful young man who had just arrived in Guigu had not smiled for a long time. His hair had grown much longer, his expression had become resolute, and he had grown much taller, with a straight and well-proportioned figure and muscles full of explosive power.

Zhou Wu has had a really tough year; he's endured so much hardship and shed countless drops of sweat...

"Next, you should practice your vertical sword technique diligently."

Yu Ding said in a deep voice, "Your senior brother has been waiting for you for a long time. In another month... you should be able to meet."

"A month?"

Zhou Wu's expression hardened, and his eyes shone with intense light: "Is that so? I'm really looking forward to meeting you, Senior Brother."

I want to see if the effort he put into killing me was enough.

……

On the horizontal bridge of Guigu Waterfall.

Yu Ding and Huang Yu stood side by side.

The waterfall roared, but it did not affect the master and his apprentice in the slightest.

"Is Xiao Wu's special training... coming to an end?"

Huang Yu whispered, a strange smile appearing on his face.

That damn brat is finally coming back.

Yu Ding smiled and asked, "Missing him?"

"Yes, I really want to!"

Huang Yu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, his eyes flashing with murderous intent: "Can't you even think about it!"

"He did what you did."

Yu Ding glanced at him, but Huang Yu's strength was still a notch above.

If Huang Yu had previously touched the threshold of the Divine Realm, now that his cultivation had been partially destroyed, he has not only recovered but has also taken a further step and truly entered the Divine Realm.

"Not bad!"

Huang Yu turned around and said, "Therefore, I am even more eager to test the results of his special training with his master and see how much he has improved."

Watching Huang Yu's retreating figure, Yu Ding fell into deep thought.

His original expectation for the two of them was that they would teach for three years and perhaps develop a friendship.

However... Yu Ding's lips twitched, and he looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

He seems to have overcomplicated things.

The problem is that the two are not quite equal in strength. In order to stimulate their potential and make their strength more equal, he manipulated things.

The final result, naturally, was that the two of them experienced a leap in strength and improvement.

But now another problem has arisen.

That is... it seems these two fellow disciples now both want to kill each other.

What should I do?
Waiting online, very anxious!

Before we knew it, the month was up.

Zhou Wu and Yu Ding stood side by side. Yu Ding raised his hand and waved, and the two appeared beside the thatched hut in Guigu Valley.

The sky was clear, the sun was shining brightly, and the waterfall roared.

"Phew, I'm finally back!"

Looking at the familiar scene around him, Zhou Wu slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "That's right, it feels familiar!"

Suddenly, he sensed something, abruptly opened his eyes and looked up, his sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on the waterfall above.

Under the blazing sun, a figure carrying a sword stepped onto a rock, leaned down to look at him, and gave him a dangerous smile: "Welcome back, Xiao Wu!"

Zhou Wu gazed at the figure in the light and shadow, a smile slowly spreading across his lips. He gritted his teeth and said, "Long time no see, Senior Brother! I've missed you so much!"

Upon seeing this, Yu Ding's eyelids twitched. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he kept his mouth shut.

After being separated for so long, it's perfectly reasonable for them to have a fight, to reconnect and test each other's cultivation progress!

With him around, there won't be any problems.

Fighting instead of greeting is a good tradition that should be passed down!

Clang!
The next moment, accompanied by the sound of longswords being drawn, the eyes of the two figures suddenly blazed with intensity. Almost simultaneously, they drew their swords, one above the other, and under the bright sunlight, carrying their three-foot-long swords, they flew towards each other with murderous intent.

P.S. Goodnight everyone!
(End of this chapter)