Chapter 103: The Cultivation Maniac (Extra Chapter)

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Master Yuling was quite surprised upon hearing this and looked toward Gu Weiyu, who took out a small storage pouch and placed it in front of her.
“Master, do you like it?” Gu Weiyu asked with a hint of anticipation.
Master Yuling picked up the pouch and probed its contents with her spiritual perception, raising her eyebrows slightly.
Though the pouch was small, it contained only precious items:
Top-grade red crystal stones, thunder stones, century-old Thundervine... each of these was an exceedingly rare spiritual material or herb!
And the faintly red, coral-like object—Master Yuling recognized it at once as Fire Coral, a nearly extinct fire-element spiritual material.
Fire Coral holds great allure for cultivators with fire-elemental roots.
Its unique property allows it to purify the purity of fire-element materials.
Thus, whether refining one’s life treasure or performing a secondary refinement to upgrade spiritual weapons or life treasures, adding a small amount of Fire Coral can further enhance their grade.
“You child, these are all excellent items. Keep them for yourself,” Master Yuling said, withdrawing her spiritual perception.
“Master, please accept them. I have more,” Gu Weiyu waved her hand.
Master Yuling looked pleased and said, “In that case, I will gladly accept them.”
Taking the opportunity, Gu Weiyu bid farewell and returned to her Bamboo Grove Residence.
Within just ten days, a thin layer of dust had settled in the Bamboo Grove.
She casually performed a dust-clearing spell, sweeping away the dust inside.
Only then did Gu Weiyu lie back in her recliner, leisurely swinging her feet as she pondered what she might exchange with her resources.
However, she had no intention of leaving the sect at this time and was in no rush to redeem anything.
Her fourth sister had already reached the twelfth layer of Qi Refinement and could break through to Foundation Establishment at any moment. Gu Weiyu felt a pressing urgency to catch up with her and return to Qin County as soon as possible!
Starting the next day, Gu Weiyu filled each day to the brim:
Cultivation, sword practice, pill refining, spell and body technique training...
Every day was full and she made steady progress, time seeming to fly by.
Wangu had come looking for her several times but was always met with rejection, as Gu Weiyu was perpetually busy and had no time for him.
After many attempts, he stopped coming, and Gu Weiyu breathed a sigh of relief, finally enjoying peace and quiet.
What Gu Weiyu did not realize was that, thanks to Wangu’s loose tongue, she had become renowned throughout the Wan Sword Sect as a cultivation fanatic!
“What? You’re looking for Junior Sister Lian? She’s cultivating!”
“What? You’re looking for Junior Sister Lian? She’s refining pills!”
“What? You’re looking for Junior Sister Lian? She’s practicing swordsmanship!”
In short, there was no chance to catch Junior Sister Lian in her free moments.
Some disbelievers even went to seek her on Misty Peak, but all left empty-handed, and so the legend of the red-clad cultivation fanatic spread far and wide.

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Master Yuling, upon hearing this, specially sought out Gu Weiyu to advise her, “Hongyi, you shouldn’t stay in the courtyard all day. Go out and have some fun sometimes!”
“Master, what’s fun outside?” Gu Weiyu answered with little enthusiasm.
Her only interest now was increasing her strength; everything else held no appeal.
“Hongyi, do you know what others say about you now?” Master Yuling gently coaxed.
“What do they say, Master?” Gu Weiyu replied.
“I’ve heard that my disciple, Lian Hongyi, is a cultivation fanatic—dull and uninteresting, focused solely on cultivation.”
Master Yuling tapped her head and said bitterly.
“Master, their mouths are on others’ faces, let them say what they want. Besides, they’re not wrong,” Gu Weiyu answered casually.
Master Yuling was speechless.
Other masters worried their disciples played too much and didn’t train diligently; hers, however, was addicted to cultivation!
“Fine, you may return for now,” Master Yuling said with a hint of helplessness.
Gu Weiyu returned to Bamboo Grove and resumed her usual immersion in cultivation.
Time passed swiftly, and two years flew by in the blink of an eye.
In the quiet room on the second floor of the bamboo building, a young girl in a blue robe sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
Her delicate features were charming, her complexion healthy with a rosy glow, and her expression serene as still water.
As the first ray of morning light streamed through the window, the girl suddenly opened her tightly shut eyes.
Her eyes sparkled vividly, like fish swimming gracefully in water.
She rose from the cushion, gracefully descended to the floor, and retrieved the breakfast delivered by Hua Gu, sitting down at the stone table to eat.
Over these two years, through relentless effort, Gu Weiyu had finally advanced her cultivation to the twelfth layer of Qi Refinement.
After finishing breakfast, she came to the Carefree Residence and sat on the meditation cushion as usual. “Master, I intend to enter seclusion to break through to Foundation Establishment.”
Master Yuling, leisurely reading a pill manual, looked up and focused on her disciple.
“Good, you’ve advanced swiftly.”

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A satisfied expression appeared on Master Yuling’s face. “However, Foundation Establishment is no trivial matter. You must treat it with caution.”
She then carefully explained all the precautions needed during the breakthrough.
Gu Weiyu realized that breaking through major realms differed greatly from minor ones. The greatest difference was:
From Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment, not only was there a spiritual power bottleneck, but also a heart demon tribulation!
If either failed, the breakthrough would fail!
Recently, she had sensed that the spiritual energy in her meridians was increasingly abundant, so that was likely no problem.
As for the heart demon tribulation, she was less confident.
“Hongyi, do not rush the breakthrough,” Master Yuling said calmly. “How about this: go to the Task Hall and accept some missions in Wan Sword City. Gain some experience before attempting the breakthrough.”
Gu Weiyu knew her master’s advice was sound and nodded. “Yes, I will go to the Task Hall now.”
Master Yuling watched Gu Weiyu leave before returning to her pill manual.
After leaving the Carefree Residence, Gu Weiyu rode her Qing Tuan to another peak beside Misty Peak—Flowing Cloud Peak.
The Wan Sword Sect’s Task Hall was situated there, making Flowing Cloud Peak much livelier than Misty Peak.
Many outer disciples came to the Task Hall to take on missions suitable for their level, earning spiritual stones and improving their combat experience.
Gu Weiyu dismounted and saw many Qi Refinement disciples hurrying about in front of the hall.
After hesitating briefly, she entered the Task Hall.
“Senior Sister, are you here to accept a mission?”
Before Gu Weiyu could take in her surroundings, a Qi Refinement Fourth Layer disciple eagerly approached her.
Gu Weiyu glanced over the youth and nodded faintly.
“Senior Sister, what kind of mission would you like to accept?” the youth asked again enthusiastically.
Gu Weiyu frowned slightly, not intending to speak further, and bypassed him, proceeding deeper into the hall.
“Hey, Senior Sister—” the youth called after her, unwilling to give up, and hurried to catch up.
Inside the Task Hall, Gu Weiyu, a first-time mission taker, looked around in confusion.
At that moment, the youth approached again, grinning shamelessly. “Senior Sister, I can guide you. Just three spiritual stones as payment.”