Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 140: Goal

Xia Mei had an uncertain expression about what to do. Since she did it with Lu Zhen, her cultivation talent seems to have improved by leaps and bounds, and her cultivation has become at least ten times faster, which is a terrifying number to say.

"Lu Zhen must have had something to do with this," Xia Mei thought, furrowing her brow.

When she had done it with Lu Zhen, she felt his Qi entering her, thoroughly exploring her body, and strengthening it before returning to him. As a result, she attributed her increased cultivation talent to Lu Zhen.

Little did she know that Lu Zhen had no direct influence on her talent; it was more likely due to the connection with the ancestor of her bloodline that had taken possession of her body previously.

Xia Mei found herself torn between two worlds. On one hand, she could stay with Lu Zhen, who had somehow accelerated her cultivation talent and become an integral part of her life.

On the other hand, she considered returning to the Xia family, who had done very little for her. Her entrance into the Spring Autumn Sect was primarily due to her own talent, and the resources she received when she was young were meagre at best, given her status.

Regarding the sect, Xia Mei had already informed them that, due to personal reasons, she might not be able to return for some time. This would result in a loss of some contribution points, but it wouldn't be significant.

As long as she could return within two years, her position would be preserved. However, if she didn't return within five years, she risked losing her status and potentially being hunted down, regardless of her high contributions to the sect.

After all, the sect wasn't a charity show; they nurtured their disciples to protect themselves and defend the sect.

However, five years were plenty of time for her to settle things with Lu Zhen. She still needed the delphinium to practise the combat art, [Ethereal Frostblade]. This was actually her main objective, even though she had become a third-stage martial artist. This combat art was still very suitable for her.

Suddenly, her ears twitched as she heard the footsteps of a man. This made her seemingly excited for some reason.

"Has he come?" Xia Mei had a mischievous smirk on her face. She still remembered how Lu Zhen had scared her by revealing the aura of a third-stage martial artist. However, since she had also reached this stage fairly quickly.

She was going to show off, of course, as it hadn't been that long, and Lu Zhen shouldn't have progressed much.

The door opened, and a burly man entered the room, faintly emitting the aura of a third-stage martial artist.

"Oh, wife, so you were cultivating here?" Lu Zhen said with an expressionless face.

Xia Mei frowned when she heard Lu Zhen say "wife."

"When did I become your wife?"

"Did you forget what you said to me previously when we did it?" Lu Zhen had a smirk on his face as he walked towards her.

"You..." Xia Mei's face flushed with red when she heard this as she remembered the night they spent together. However, she regained her composure fairly quickly and stared at Lu Zhen with a cold look.

"Eh, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because I have also become a third-stage martial artist and will soon overtake you in martial cultivation," she said with a triumphant smile on her face, puffing her chest with pride.

Her ample bosom jiggled as she moved, creating captivating scenes for an onlooker. However, Lu Zhen just ignored the jiggling, as he had tasted them before and could definitely say they were the best he had ever tasted.

Lu Zhen chuckled as he sensed the frosty aura she was releasing, but his footsteps never stopped.

"You stop right there." Xia Mei started to become nervous.

"Do you want to sense my true aura?" Lu Zhen said. Without waiting for her reply, he fully released his aura without holding anything back, engulfing the entire room.

Xia Mei suddenly felt her mind clouded by blood and war, and she could feel her body's reaction speed slowing down a little.

"Wait are u a second-stage martial artist already?" xia mei said with some shock.

"What do you think?" Lu Zhen just mysteriously smiled. Since Lu Zhen's body had now truly and fully entered the realm of the second-stage martial artist, naturally, his aura had changed with it and became stronger and more powerful although his Qi is still not condensed.

"How can you become a second-stage martial artist so quickly? It doesn't make sense," she thought, with a question mark on her face, terrified as it defied all her concepts of martial arts. Even in her sect, the youngest second-stage martial artist was at least forty years old, and he could be considered a one-in-a-trillion genius.

"Monster." That was the only term Xia Mei could use to describe Lu Zhen right now. A terrifying monster.

"So are you still...?"

"Hmph," Xia Mei huffed as she couldn't feel proud of her achievements anymore.

"I promised you that I would become a first-stage martial artist within three years, and it has only been six months or so."

Finally, Xia Mei sighed, wearing a thoughtful expression on her face. "What about my sect then?"

Lu Zhen's eyes glinted when he heard this.

"I will eventually 'conquer' the world and I will establish my first kingdom in this world but as my first step towards building my "kingdom", I conquer your sect first." Lu Zhen had always wondered what his goal was in this martial world. Although strength was his primary goal, he also pondered on what he would do with that strength. It was the question of what he truly wanted.

The option he chose was simple: he wanted to establish his kingdom and protect his loved ones within it. This was his goal in this world, and once he achieved it, he would explore further possibilities.