Chapter 53: Breaking Through While Eating Spirit Fruit!
“All right, today’s main character is Luo’er. Stop crowding around me…”
Seeing that some people still wanted to come over, Chen Fan hurriedly spoke up to stop them.
Feng Luo’s moment of glory couldn’t be stolen by him.
Looking at Feng Luo in the distance, who was joyfully interacting with his mirrored clone, Chen Fan mused inwardly—this girl is my lucky star.
“Hmph, what’s there to be so smug about!!”
In the distance, a youth dressed like a pampered young master sneered coldly.
Seeing Chen Fan basking in everyone’s admiration made him extremely irritated.
“Yaoyao, Xiaofan, Master Gu—please, take your seats.”
“Next, we’ve prepared a treasure appraisal event to entertain everyone…”
Feng Luo’s young aunt greeted them with a warm smile.
Her gaze lingered on Chen Fan a little longer.
The gift Chen Fan had given Luo’er wasn’t the most expensive,
But it was undoubtedly the most dazzling—and also Luo’er’s favorite.
She realized that this young man was shrouded in a layer of mystery, as if there was an unexplainable allure about him.
Ji Yaoyao had befriended him, Luo’er liked being around him, and now even Master Gu had taken the initiative to connect with him.
Master Gu returned to his seat and chatted cheerfully with several elders,
Discussing the principles of array inscriptions, with the mirror bracelet naturally becoming the central topic.
“Xiaofan, that was quite a windfall.”
“You even got a gift from Master Gu—something countless people would beg for but never get.”
After finding a seat, Ji Yaoyao said with a beaming smile.
“Just a happy accident…”
Chen Fan chuckled. He hadn’t expected it either.
As he spoke, he picked up a fruit from the platter and took a bite.
He didn’t even know what kind of fruit it was,
But it was a decent spiritual fruit.
In an instant, spiritual energy spread through his body, absorbed by him.
A joyful light gleamed in Chen Fan’s eyes.
“Eat more—it’s good for opening up your meridians.”
“If it’s not enough, I’ll have Feng You bring over a couple more servings.”
Ji Yaoyao pushed her own portion toward Chen Fan.
Having already reached the Transcendence Realm, this level of spiritual fruit did little for her—it was just for the taste.
“Then I won’t hold back.”
“Best if I can even pack some to go.”
Chen Fan naturally wasn’t shy—he came today precisely to mooch spirit fruits.
Crunch.
Soon, he popped a second spiritual fruit into his mouth, once again turning into surging energy…
It wasn’t long before nearly all the fruits on the plate had ended up in his stomach.
His cultivation method began to operate on its own, and Chen Fan closed his eyes.
“This guy… don’t tell me he’s going to break through right here
?”
“He has that good of a digestion rate?”
Seeing Chen Fan start cultivating on his own, Ji Yaoyao frowned slightly.
With a wave of her hand, she cast a barrier around herself and Chen Fan, shielding his aura.
Even so, some people still sensed it and looked over in surprise.
Feng You, Feng Luo’s young aunt, also couldn’t help but turn her gaze toward Chen Fan.
“Damn, he’s about to break through on the spot…”
“This guy has some talent.”
“No wonder Ji Yaoyao took a liking to him.”
“But why is his cultivation level so low?”
“With this level of aptitude, he should be at least around the 36th meridian by now…” Feng You’s heart brimmed with curiosity.
“This aura is powerful—not something a 23-meridian cultivator can compare to.”
“At minimum, this surpasses the 30-meridian level.”
“Did he cultivate some secret technique?”
Ji Yaoyao, being inside the barrier with Chen Fan, could feel his aura even more clearly and was visibly shocked.
Crunch.
Finally, Chen Fan broke through, successfully opening his 24th meridian.
“Sorry about that… Ate too many spiritual fruits and couldn’t help but break through…” Seeing Ji Yaoyao looking at him in surprise, Chen Fan said sheepishly.
“You’re supposed to suppress a breakthrough?”
Ji Yaoyao found it amusing.
“But in the future, don’t just break through anywhere.”
“You can’t be too careful with people.”
She gave him a word of advice.
“I understand.”
“I felt safe because I had you here, Sister Ji.”
“Thank you for your protection…”
Chen Fan said gratefully.
“It was nothing.”
“But your talent… is truly astonishing.”
“I’m afraid you’ve already drawn quite a few envious eyes.”
Ji Yaoyao smiled slightly and cast a glance toward a certain youth in the distance.
“I had a feeling he didn’t like me from the start, even though I’ve never offended him.”
Chen Fan frowned slightly. He had already noticed that youth.
“Probably one of those pampered kids spoiled by their family—thinks he’s the center of the world and can’t stand other peers stealing the spotlight.”
“Plus, at that age, jealousy over attention is very common… nothing unusual.”
Ji Yaoyao said coolly.
“Jealous over attention?”
“I’m not trying to compete for anyone’s attention…”
Chen Fan shook his head, then looked at Ji Yaoyao with a strange expression.
“He’s trying to flirt with you?”
“Flirt with me?”
“You think everyone is as bold as you, like they’ve eaten bear hearts and leopard gall?”¹
“Didn’t you notice that all the noble ladies here have been throwing you flirtatious glances?”
Ji Yaoyao teased with a smirk.
“They have?”
Chen Fan looked around, then stared at Ji Yaoyao and asked, “Did I do that?”
When did I ever get so bold as to try flirting with her?