The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

"Tch, I hear you say that two or three times a year. You say it every time you meet a beautiful woman. I'm so tired of it, I'm numb to it." Su Zinong was deeply skeptical.

“You don’t take my words seriously at all! What if I’m telling the truth this time?” Huang Chenghe said with a serious face.

"If it's true, then congratulations." Su Zinong gave a fake smile.

Unexpectedly, Huang Chenghe rushed to Danfeng and looked at her with deep affection for ten breaths before saying, "I have just met the girl I admire."

Danfeng's heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Chaoxia ran over and supported her, asking, "Junior Sister, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Su Zinong watched with great interest from a distance, thinking that a slice of cool watermelon would be just right now.

That's how the story begins.

However, Su Zinong wasn't in the mood to pay much attention to Huang Chenghe's love story. He just wanted to avoid talking about relationships right now, and even considered doing something crazy to distract himself from his sadness.

******

Chaoxia Mountain is not a major sect, not even a medium-sized one, only slightly better than a small sect.

They number about a hundred people, and their overall strength is not very strong. In terms of numbers, they are considered a small sect. However, they have one very powerful feature: they have a cultivator named Nanyangzi, who is the senior brother of the current sect leader, Xinyangzi. He has cultivated to the eighth level and is still alive today. Therefore, others dare not easily offend this sect.

At that time, very few small sects had eight-star cultivators.

The next morning, Su Zinong said, "Brother Chenghe, let's try to coax that sect leader. See if I can get that piece of yellow spirit stone?"

"How is that possible? I only gave him one piece, and didn't you see how much he loved it? He probably even slept with it last night. If you can win him over, I'll admit defeat, and I promise to give you two pieces next time I go back to the manor." Huang Chenghe didn't believe Su Zinong could win him over at all.

“Alright, whatever method I use, as long as I get him to willingly hand over the Yellow Spirit Stone to me, I'll consider it a win.” Su Zinong said confidently.

After breakfast, Su Zinong chatted with Chaoxia to get a general understanding of the situation at Chaoxia Mountain, and then took the other three to chat with the sect leader.

Huang Chenghe knew what Su Zinong was going to do, and followed him like a spectator.

Xinyangzi was still very happy and made tea for Su Zinong and Huang Chenghe.

"The sect leader is already at the late stage of the Seven Stars realm, right? He's full of energy, which is quite impressive. I admire him!" Su Zinong began to speak.

"Oh dear, I'm ashamed to say that I've only reached the late stage of the Seven Stars realm at this age, despite having such a wonderful hot spring for training. Unlike my senior brother, who is twenty years older than me, he has already reached the mid-stage of the Eight Stars realm." Xinyangzi felt both ashamed and proud.

People with eight stars are often heard of, but they rarely show their faces in the martial arts world, so everyone agrees that people with eight stars are quite remarkable.

Tianqi Mountain is a major sect ranked twelfth, and its leader, Qi Luye, is only at the early stage of the eighth star.

"Oh, the younger generation of disciples must be quite outstanding as well. Fairies Danfeng and Chaoxia are already at the late stage of the fourth star at such a young age. Those male disciples who entered the sect earlier must have reached the fifth or sixth star..." Su Zinong flattered.

"To be honest, my two female disciples, Danfeng and Zhaoxia, are quite outstanding, but the male disciples are not so fortunate. I have a total of twenty disciples. Putting aside everything else, five of them are over forty years old. Only my eldest disciple has reached the mid-stage of the fifth star level. My second to fifth disciples are all over forty years old, but they are still only at the peak of the fourth star level. I'm almost worried to death. I urge them to practice every day, but it's no use. It seems like they are restricted by something and just can't improve." Xinyangzi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He spoke quite frankly.

"Oh, there must be a reason for this situation. Why don't we let Young Master Su take a look? He's very knowledgeable and he'll definitely be able to find a solution!" Huang Chenghe fanned the flames and watched the spectacle from the sidelines.

"Ah, Young Master Su is so capable! Then please give him some pointers." Xinyangzi immediately said, always agreeing with what Huang Chenghe said.

"I am not very talented, but I have studied medicine, divination, and astrology, and I also have some knowledge of martial arts. I took a stroll around Chaoxia Mountain yesterday and learned some things," Su Zinong said in detail.

“There is a statue to the west of the ancestral temple. The person is holding a long spear tightly, with the sharp tip pointing directly at the ancestral temple. The person looks a bit uncomfortable in this position. Let’s see if we can change the direction.”

"Oh, I see. It doesn't look very nice to me either. I'll have my apprentice move it later. How about moving it to the westward side?" Xinyangzi asked humbly.

"Very good." Su Zinong nodded. "In addition, regarding training, firstly, practice the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin more. Secondly, I will prescribe a medicine for you all to take and regulate your condition, because your cultivation method is biased towards fire, and excessive fire weakens metal, which will affect the progress of your overall strength and cultivation. Thirdly, everyone should strengthen their lightness skill. Fourthly, have your disciples sing for half an hour every morning after waking up."

"Singing?" Xinyangzi, Huang Chenghe, Zhaoxia, and Danfeng on the scene exclaimed in unison, feeling that it was too shocking and unbelievable.

"Anyway, don't ask so many questions yet. How about we try it for a month?"

"Alright!" Xinyangzi was actually a little uneasy and skeptical, but out of respect for the two distinguished guests, and because he himself was struggling to find a solution, he had no choice but to give it a try.

"When you disciples have made some progress, you can go to Tianqin Mountain in the west. There are many birds there that are very beneficial for practicing lightness skills or the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. You can practice lightness skills there and catch birds to eat at the same time," Su Zinong continued to instruct.

"Alright, alright, I've noted it all down." Xinyangzi nodded as he spoke. "I've heard of this place before."

The four young people went outside, and Danfeng asked, "Do we really have to sing every day?"

“Yes, you should go to Chenghe’s room and sing for half an hour every morning,” Su Zinong strongly recommended.

"That's pretty good too!" Huang Chenghe laughed heartily, feeling very pleased.

Su Zinong and Huang Chenghe stayed at Chaoxia Mountain for a month. They both got along well with the people there. Danfeng and Huang Chenghe were inseparable.

Chaoxia preferred to be with Su Zinong, but Su Zinong had been in a bad mood lately and had no interest in Chaoxia. He didn't want to talk about relationships too much right now, and usually practiced his martial arts behind closed doors, sometimes going to the hot springs with Huang Chenghe to practice.

Since this hot spring cannot be used for a long time, we should make the most of it while it's on the mountain.

A month later, Xinyangzi found Su Zinong, grasped his hand tightly, and said, "A miracle! My second disciple has finally reached the five-star level, Chaoxia has also advanced a small realm to the peak of the four-star level, and the others have also made great progress..."