The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 249 (Patreon)

Chapter 249

"What could possibly happen to her?" Ling Chunann countered.

098 was left speechless, as it couldn't just say it was worried Yun Su would treat the female lead as a love rival and kill her. But considering the host's young age and the female lead being treated merely as a spirit pet, it's unlikely she'd be regarded as a love rival, at least her life should be safe. With this thought, 098 felt much relieved.

Sure enough, the next day, Yun Su returned the hairband, and nothing had happened to Dalin, but what was strange was her attitude towards Ling Chunann seemed to have become more restrained.

The trial soon ended, and Ling Chunann was the first direct disciple to emerge, followed shortly by Yun Zehan, who missed seeing Yun Su come to meet Ling Chunann.

Ling Chunann didn't go to receive his reward; instead, Yun Su brought it back for him.

A hundred medium-grade spirit stones and some high-grade ones on a stone block, this was considered a huge fortune among the direct disciples. But right from the start when Ling Chunann joined, Yun Su had given him countless spirit stones of various grades. Along with the spirit stones given by Nole from the ABO world storage ring when he began cultivating, he figured he'd never be able to spend them all in his lifetime.

Although Ling Chunann didn't make many appearances during this trial, his fame completely spread within the Sword Spirit Sect. However, what made him famous wasn't his cultivation level but how much Yun Su doted on him and how good-looking Ling Chunann was. Of course, there were also some who slandered him, even spreading rumors about his relationship with Yun Su.

Ling Chunann didn't care about these slanderous remarks. Although he and Yun Su were currently just a pure master-disciple relationship, it was bound to become indescribable in the future, so he didn't bother explaining. Yun Su, on the other hand, reacted more strongly, fearing his precious disciple would feel aggrieved. After comforting Ling Chunann not to think too much about it, Yun Su disappeared for a few hours. Afterwards, Ling Chunann never heard those gossips again.

In the following ten years, just like in the original story, the male side character, Zhang Zhifeng, and several supporting characters entered the Foundation Establishment stage, while the male lead even advanced to the Solidifying Essence stage, becoming the genius that everyone in the sect focused on.

Ling Chunann still seldom interacted with other sect members. His cultivation had reached the peak of Solidifying Essence, just one step away from forming a Golden Core.

This breakthrough wasn't difficult but required some preparation. From Solidifying Essence to Golden Core, though it didn't need to overcome a minor heavenly tribulation like from forming a core to becoming an infant, it was crucial for smooth future cultivation and how far one could go. However, this was a hurdle that Ling Chunann had to overcome by himself, even Yun Su could only watch from the sidelines.

However, Ling Chunann didn't plan to leave Yun Su idle. Before starting his retreat, he popped his head out of the door, "Master, after I come out of retreat, let's dual cultivate."

Then, without waiting for Yun Su's response, he slammed the door shut and laughed silently, "098, did you see his expression? Hahaha…"

098: "…" Yes, it had never seen Yun Su make such a strange expression.

Yun Su actually wanted to go in and interrogate him thoroughly, wondering who had taught his treasure these things. Over the years, he had never taught Ling Chunann such matters, nor had he ever expressed any such intentions. And Ling Chunann's contact with the outside world had always been under his watch, ensuring no one could have discussed such topics with him. So how did he come to know about dual cultivation?

After some thought, Yun Su quickly focused on the little fox spirit who had been living closely with Ling Chunann these years.

The innocent fox spirit, who hadn't dared to speak much to its own master for over a decade, didn't know it had been blamed yet again. However, it couldn't help but shiver, wondering why it suddenly felt colder on Lingxiao Peak, which was supposed to be spring-like all year round.

Ling Chunann had reached the Solidifying Essence stage five years ago, so his physique remained as it was then, looking like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

In terms of appearance, this body was naturally good-looking, absolutely a graceful and handsome young boy. But no matter what, he couldn't shake off that bit of immaturity. In the secular world, no one would believe he was over sixteen.

This frustrated Ling Chunann a bit. He hadn't expected such a problem from cultivating from a young age. If he had known, he would have at least waited until his voice had changed before advancing. Moreover, he was

now a full two heads shorter than Yun Su, barely reaching his chest.

During his retreat, Ling Chunann had three goals: to form a Golden Core, to have the Water Spirit Orb recognize its master, and the third, which was the most important — to grow taller.

A secret realm in the western wastelands would open in the next three years, and he had to attend. If he still retained a youthful physique by then, probably everyone would know his cultivation level. Yun Su had provided him with a method to disguise his physique, but it was too troublesome and could potentially be seen through by those with higher cultivation levels. Thus, his real physique was more convenient.

Forming a Golden Core was actually a matter of course for Ling Chunann, but the Water Spirit Orb was more challenging.

After becoming an apprentice, Ling Chunann had shown the Water Spirit Orb to Yun Su, who suggested recognizing the master after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

But Ling Chunann calculated that with his body's innate conditions, cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage would take at least two hundred years. Even with Yun Su's continuous supply of pills, spirit stones, and immortal herbs, it could at most be reduced to one hundred and fifty years. The time required for subsequent cultivation level advancements was even longer. Five hundred years was not enough to ascend, and even if he did ascend within five hundred years, it wouldn't leave him much time in the immortal realm.

So he decided to take a risk.

Ling Chunann's advancement to the Golden Core stage unexpectedly resulted in the integration of the Golden Core with the power within his soul, and the originally separate powers merged quite well. He noticed that it was the soul power that actively combined with the Golden Core.

What was the principle behind this? Ling Chunann was puzzled but then remembered the disappeared earring and made some decisions.

The Water Spirit Orb, as a dignified immortal tool, had its pride. Fortunately, the secrecy of the retreat location prepared by Yun Su was extremely high, ensuring that no matter how big the disturbance inside, it couldn't be sensed from outside Lingxiao Peak.

With the integration of powers, Ling Chunann's original fifty percent confidence instantly increased to over ninety percent. Although his cultivation level didn't change, the actual effect was not as simple as one plus one equals two. He successfully subdued the Water Spirit Orb, sweating slightly on his forehead and feeling weak in his body.

But now was not the time to rest. The effect of the Water Spirit Orb was not just to provide endless spiritual energy to the host body; more importantly, it could help the host body reshape itself, which was its main function as an immortal tool.

In the original story, the Water Spirit Orb had helped the male lead reshape his body once, but that was in a critical situation for the male lead. It absorbed two stages of the male lead's cultivation, directly causing the male lead to drop two stages after reshaping, which was a heavy loss.

Using it actively, Ling Chunann didn't have this trouble, although the process was not easy.

Ling Chunann's retreat lasted half a year, during which Yun Su never left. One day, the door of the retreat room suddenly opened, and a figure quickly rushed towards him. Yun Su, very skillfully, caught the person, instinctively reminding, "Be careful, baby, don't fall." Then he noticed Ling Chunann's change, "You've grown taller. Did you let the Water Spirit Orb recognize its master?"

"Yes." Ling Chunann hung on Yun Su's neck, "Besides growing taller, Master, have you noticed any other changes in me?"

"You're amazing, baby." Yun Su smiled and praised, then pinched Ling Chunann's face, "Besides growing taller, you've become even more handsome."

The Water Spirit Orb reshaped the body according to the soul's appearance, so now Ling Chunann's appearance was seventy to eighty percent similar to his original appearance, with the remaining twenty to thirty percent still retaining Yun Zehan's original shadow. His height had also increased, barely reaching Yun Su's shoulders, and his appearance changed from fourteen or fifteen to eighteen or nineteen. Although it didn't meet Ling Chunann's original expectation of becoming a young man in his twenties, it was not as abrupt as before.

Ling Chunann was naturally gifted in appearance, and Yun Zehan was not bad either. The combination of the two was complementary, making it hard to find a match in the cultivation world. However, Yun Su's praise could be directly translated into one sentence: "My baby looks good no matter what."

Ling Chunann had long known the nature of men and didn't dwell on this aspect, instead bringing up an old topic, "Master, let's dual cultivate."

098: "..." Host, I know it's been tough for you to abstain for over a decade, but as a boy, you should be reserved.

The secretly eavesdropping fox spirit: "..." What kind

of person is her master? So bold?

Yun Su put Ling Chunann down, his expression becoming a bit serious, "Baby, have you thought this through?"

"Of course." Ling Chunann nodded, "I'm already in the Golden Core stage, so I can dual cultivate."

"Although it's possible, you are a Water Spirit Root. If I wish, I can take away your cultivation during dual cultivation." Yun Su still had a serious face.

Ling Chunann countered, "Would you?"

"No." Yun Su shook his head, "But..."

"Master, are you planning to let me find another Dao companion?" Ling Chunann said.

Yun Su instinctively retorted, "No." Then he saw his disciple's smiling face, feeling somewhat helpless, "Then let me report to the sect leader and hold a dual cultivation ceremony before..."

"No, Master, didn't you agree to dual cultivate with me? Are you going back on your word?" Ling Chunann looked sad.

"Of course not." Yun Su was flustered at the sight of Ling Chunann's sadness, "Then let me find a dual cultivation technique first, okay?"

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