NOVEL NEXT Chapter 541: Training Cycle
After being held back for so long, Su Lan's progress speed was unbelievable, but she also didn't enter a deep state of cultivation, knowing that if she did, it would be harmful to her to suddenly break out of it.
So before entering such a deep state, she wanted to get back home and also didn't want to leave Adam waiting.
After everything, she felt so much less confident about repaying Adam, but when she said that to him, all he did was laugh and tell her to lead the way.
He didn't seem bothered by it and did whatever he pleased and sometimes even on a whim, as long as his consciousness was clear and he felt good afterwards.
Leaving the hotel together, they were graciously bidden farewell by the hotel employees and treated like royalty, while the rattled manager was nowhere to be seen.
Su Lan felt as if she was on top of the world and as if she was unstoppable after her body had been strengthened, and with Adam around, she felt as though she had nothing to fear.
For the first time ever, she felt comfortable enough to truly relax and let her guard down, which Adam saw clearly, but was amused by.
After her tough life, she deserved to completely relax for a short while, and he had already warned her enough about keeping her guard up in general, so they had nothing to worry about as she led him back to where she lived.
They started off with a walk, that quickly turned into a jog, that eventually turned into a sprint.
Within minutes, Su Lan had begun bolting across the city at her full speed and most merely felt a gust of wind pass by as she did, with her moving incredibly quickly.
However, no matter how fast she ran, Adam would still keep up and what annoyed her most was that he seemed to be able to do so with ease and hadn't even broken a sweat.
At such speeds, it didn't take long for them to reach her residence, and it was literally in the middle of nowhere.
She lived on the peak of a mountain that was outside the main city, and there she had quite a nice and cosy small house, along with a large training area that had blade marks all over.
Seeing how worn out her training area that was made of concrete was, it was clear she had worked hard and trained a lot.
"Not bad," Adam commented as he entered her home and began snooping around.
"Hey! You're not allowed in my bedroom," she yelled.
"Alright, alright. Just calm it down,"
After looking around the house and joking around, making himself comfortable in her house, he suddenly became serious.
"For the next week I will be living and training here, so I want to make some things clear."
"While I am asleep, you guard me with your life okay. I am very alert in general, but in my sleep, I am a sitting duck that is very vulnerable," he instructed.
She was already more than willing to do so and would do almost anything he asked in the hopes of repaying him, but she was overjoyed by what he added.
"In return, I will give you a few tips and train with you a few hours each day for the next week coming up to the national tournament,"
His teaching and the opportunity to spar against him was extremely valuable to her, especially in the key growth stage she was in and the fact that she was on the verge of enlightenment.
Obviously, she accepted, and very eagerly at that.
"Also, for the next week, we are focused. Forget about being friendly, and we have already taken the time to relax. From here on out we are serious, and if we come across each other in the tournament, you better not hold back,"
"Yes, I wouldn't want it any other way,"
With that, he said that he would be entering a deep slumber for the next half a day, so she would have to be in close vicinity to him and protect him for that time.
Grabbing a blade, then returning to her small living room where she had made a makeshift bed for him to sleep in, she was surprised to see that he was already 'asleep'.
But the thing was, poking him and trying anything to wake him up, she was confused by how his body had become completely dormant and had somehow become unconscious.
However, since his condition seemed stable and he had already warned her about that, she didn't worry about that and sat near him as she began to cultivate.
She cultivated deeply, but was still aware of everything around her and had a blade at her side just in case anything happened, as time flew by.
Adam had only told her to protect him while he hunted in the dungeon just as an extra precaution, but he wasn't really worried and could leave the dungeon at any moment he pleased.
Ava would warn him if there was any danger, and although his reaction time would be reduced by a split second, he could still react rapidly to any sudden attack and Su Lan was capable enough to protect him.
The 12 hours passed without a hitch and Su Lan had made great progress in reality, while Adam had made great progress in the dungeon, making the most of his Collector Skill and overpowering all the beasts that came his way.
Upon regaining consciousness, just like he had promised, he sparred her and gave her some tips, sharpening her skills, while also refining his own swordsmanship that wasn't as elegant and complete as hers.
After that, they trained independently or cultivated, and would eat one meal together, before Adam returned to the dungeon, and Su Lan cultivated beside him to protect him.
That cycle repeated over and over again and everything was going well, all until the 5th day of their week of training...