Cao Zhengyang couldn’t help but look at Zhou Qing, a smile on his face.
Lu Yaoyao also nodded obediently, indicating her understanding.
"Rest assured, Master, I will try to break through to the Golden Core Realm soon!" Lu Yaoyao’s tone was full of determination, as if breaking through the Golden Core Realm was not a difficult task for her.
Cao Zhengyang was speechless.
You think breaking through to the Golden Core Realm is that easy? When I did it, I had to rely on the good will of several elder uncles, and it took a lot of effort to let you stay in the No. 1 Flame Spirit Blood Pool for a day, only then did you successfully reach the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
But the Golden Core Realm is another hurdle, it is not as simple as the Foundation Establishment Realm.
But since the words have already been spoken, he couldn’t say anything more.
"Then work hard, I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first!" Cao Zhengyang said, then left.
Zhou Qing secretly let out a sigh of relief.
Previously, Li Daoxuan and the others had been trying to keep me and Lu Yaoyao at a distance, but I didn’t expect that even the Sect Leader couldn’t stand it anymore and personally came to say something.
It seems, after this incident, the two of us should indeed maintain some distance, otherwise, who knows how much trouble we might cause.
"Congratulations, I didn’t expect you to achieve the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!" Zhou Qing said with a sincere smile, congratulating Lu Yaoyao.
Lu Yaoyao appeared a bit uneasy, with an embarrassed expression, afraid that Zhou Qing might overthink because of this.
"It was the twenty-sixth ranked Heavenly Dao Qi—Star Spirit given by Master, I didn’t expect him to have such a good thing either," Lu Yaoyao hastily explained.
Zhou Qing smiled, not expecting the ranking to be quite high.
It is indeed advantageous to be under a powerful mentor, Lu Yaoyao is truly fortunate to have the Sect Leader as her master.
"It’s alright, just like the Sect Leader said, we must not let him down, and we should cultivate diligently!" Zhou Qing advised.
Hearing Zhou Qing’s words, Lu Yaoyao felt a rush of happiness.
"Alright, I’ll listen to you, with the two stones you gave me..."
Zhou Qing quickly made a shushing gesture, Lu Yaoyao immediately reacted and covered her mouth.
"It’s still early, how about we play a game of Go?" Zhou Qing suggested.
Lu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment but quickly understood.
Master might not have really left, but instead, might be hiding somewhere monitoring them secretly.
She immediately agreed, then quickly went into her residence and soon brought out a chessboard.
Then, the two of them found a cool and comfortable place under a big tree outside the residence, set up the chessboard, and began their game.
Time passed slowly with the movements of the chess pieces, and before they knew it, they had played Gobang until noon.
There was no choice; mainly because Zhou Qing wasn’t good at Go, so he chose the relatively simpler Gobang.
Moreover, during the whole process, Cao Zhengyang didn’t suddenly appear to scold them for playing the game incorrectly or anything.
In the end, Zhou Qing even quietly released a bit of his Divine Sense to carefully investigate the surroundings. Confirming that there was indeed no third person present, he finally felt relieved.
It seemed he had been overly cautious. After all, the Sect Leader, with his status and position, would probably disdain doing something like secretly spying on others.
"I’m going to the latrine!" Zhou Qing stood up, stretching his slightly numb legs, and called out to Lu Yaoyao.