Level Up in Martial World

"I also heard the young master used his saber to cut up a mountain in half and almost destroyed the sky with a single slash."

Lu Zhen's ears twitched when he heard this. "The news travelled truly too fast; however, the news seemed to be half-truth and half-lie mixed in," he mused to himself.

Since the news only travelled by ears and mouth, naturally, the news would deviate as they travelled further and further, almost becoming unrecognisable by the time it reached far enough.

After all, everyone comes up with a different conclusion as they hear the news, and then they spread it to their own news with a different interpretation. In turn, the person who hears the news will make another interpretation about it, making the information more and more unrecognisable by the time it reaches far and wide.

It was a universal thing. Unless one can send concise information, the information will become more and more twisted as time passes.

Lu Zhen chuckled, seeing the contemplative expression on Jiang Xue's face. "Don't worry; you have time to think carefully. I will arrange a room for you for that moment." He patted her shoulder.

Jiang Xue nodded in response.

"However, if you decide to give yourself to me, be prepared that I will swallow you whole." Lu Zhen whispered into her ears.

A shiver ran down her spine as her body trembled.

"Yes, young master," she replied, though her voice seemed to be tinged with a strange excitement.

Lu Zhen gazed at her with his crimson eyes. "What's this girl excited for?" he thought, his expression turning curious.

"Cough, we have arrived in the palace." Lu Zhen walked in, instructing the servants to arrange a place for her before he went to see Little Lily.

"Haven't seen her for a long time; how is she?" Lu Zhen pondered as he made his way to her.

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Little Lily sat in a chair, carefully reading a book in front of her. Her eyes gradually lit up more as she read, and she eventually closed her eyes.

"Let's try it," she muttered with excitement.

She spread her hand sideways, gathering her wind Qi around her hand. Her eyes flashed with various patterns as she pushed her hand.

Boom!

A rotating wind force was produced, covering her entire body and forming a strange layer of protection around her.

"Second-tier formation: Wind wall," she uttered, and her Qi rapidly drained, but her eyes were lit up with a sense of accomplishment.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of footsteps.

"Did the young master come back?" Little Lily thought as she looked at the door taking back her supply of Qi and instantly the formation crumbled in moments.

The door slowly creaked open, revealing a devilish youth with a tall stature and well-defined muscles, dressed in black robes.

"Lily, are you here?" Lu Zhen's eyes lit up with anticipation as he opened the door.

"Yes, young master, you are finally back," she exclaimed, rushing up to him and bowing respectfully.

"Hmm," Lu Zhen nodded approvingly. However, as he sensed her aura, a strange expression crossed his face. She had made significant progress since their last encounter, where she had barely broken through the third stage of the martial realm.

"I see you have made a lot of progress," he commented, patting her head, which brought a smile to her face.

"Yes, young master. However, I have an even greater surprise planned for you," she declared.

"Eh, what?" Lu Zhen wondered, his expression now marked by surprise.

Once again, she summoned a rotating wind force that enveloped her, forming a strange barrier. Her eyes flashed with various intricate patterns.

"Is this a formation?" Lu Zhen thought with shock. Initially, he had given her the formation book to broaden her horizons, but he didn't expect her to learn this quickly.

"How strong is this?" Lu Zhen wondered curiously as he punched at the rotating wind force, using a tiny bit of his strength.

Boom!

Unexpectedly, the barrier remained standing even when attacked, causing his eyes to light up with excitement.

"Amazing, Lily! You have done a good job. Is this a tier 2 formation?" Lu Zhen asked curiously.

Lily stopped the supply of her Qi, and instantly, the formation ceased. She nodded, and Lu Zhen's face morphed into a satisfied expression.

He wasn't fully ignorant about formations and knew a little about them. Basically, formations were divided into many tiers, much like martial realms.

The weakest was the tier zero formation, equivalent to the level of a martial trainee. Then, there was tier three, which matched the strength of a third-stage martial artist, followed by tier two, correlating with the power of a second-stage martial realm, and so on.

"Not bad."

"Thank you, young master," Lily smiled as she giggled with a rosy face. "I can finally be helpful to you."

"What other formations do you know?" Lu Zhen asked curiously, not expecting more. After all, mastering a tier two formation was already a terrifying potential for someone at her level—being a third-stage martial artist with many concepts about tier two formations unknown to her. However, to his surprise, she raised three fingers.

"You know three tier two formations?" Lu Zhen said with shock.

"Yes, young master. Want to try one?"

"Hmm, okay."

Without delay, Lily's eyes flashed with a strange pattern as her wind Qi circulated in a peculiar way.

"What's this?" Suddenly, Lu Zhen felt his body become light as it was filled with a strange sense of power. He saw a peerless vision of a dragon from the corner of his eyes.

"Second tier formation: Heavenly Dragon Boost."

Lu Zhen tightened his fist, and the wind trembled with it, creating a tearing sound that resounded in the surroundings. Just this small movement caused the very air to be broken.

He casually punched as fast as possible with his full power.

Boom!

The air seemed to crack as Lu Zhen broke the sound barrier, putting immense pressure on his arms. However, the most it could do was make Lu Zhen feel a slight pain and nothing more.