ACER-Chapter 17: Who Knows Who Launched a Sneak Attack

Di Yange thought through the plot.

A secret realm that only those under fifteen could enter?

She remembered.

That was the first secret realm Xiao Jue entered after beginning to cultivate. Compared to the Sword Tomb, it was even more dangerous. In the end, Xiao Jue obtained spiritual herbs and spiritual artifacts there.

Exciting.

Sure enough, having stronger cultivation had its benefits, she now had a chance to enter that perilous secret realm too.

As for treasures? She had zero interest in those.

She finally had a chance to go home.

And there were still two years left.

She could totally use those two years to learn some useful skills and help her family make money once she got back.

Thinking about it like that, life suddenly felt full of hope again.

Di Yange said happily, “I agree.”

However, in Luo Ziyin’s eyes right now, Di Yange was once again going to risk her life for him.

Just from Wuchen’s expression, it was obvious that this secret realm wasn’t a good place.

He bit his lip tightly, not moving an inch away from the light screen. Though he could no longer change the past, at least he could experience some of the pain she had endured.

Only physical pain could ease the ache in his heart.

As for Long Yanche and the others, they glared fiercely at Luo Ziyin.

Meanwhile, the rest of the melon-eating onlookers were still envious of Di Yange’s cultivation speed.

…

Di Yange also had a small request, “I’ll go, but you have to agree to one condition.”

Normally, at fifteen, even geniuses would only just reach Foundation Establishment.

But someone like Di Yange who wasn’t even ten years old and was already at peak Foundation Establishment. Give her two more years, and it would be unimaginable.

What they wanted would surely be within easy reach.

So as long as her request wasn’t excessive, they would agree.

“Alright. As long as it’s something I can do, I will agree.”

“I want to learn the cleaning technique Sister Rou used before, and also how to make fasting pills…”

Wuchen Zhenren was stunned, “You want to learn cleansing techniques and alchemy??? That’s easy. You can go to the library pavilion. It has all the basic techniques and beginner-level alchemy. Learn whatever you want.”

“Deal.”

After sending off the overly enthusiastic Wuhen Zhenren and his daughter, Di Yange turned around and saw Xiao Jue standing behind her.

After a month, this guy still looked just as annoying.

“You need something?”

Xiao Jue hesitated for a long time before asking, “Can you tell me how to break through to Foundation Establishment in one month?”

Di Yange suddenly laughed, that delicate little face of hers carried an extremely arrogant grin.

Anyone who saw it would want to punch her.

And of course, what she said was even more infuriating.

“Do you even need to ask? Obviously it’s because I’m a genius. Kid, if you want to catch up to me, wait another eight hundred years. Hahaha!”

That statement alone made not just Xiao Jue, but everyone except Luo Ziyin want to beat her up.

As expected of the demon emperor, she had been this irritating since childhood.

Poor Demon Venerable, completely suppressed by their demon emperor since he was young. No wonder he couldn’t defeat her later.

See? Xiao Jue’s face turned green with anger.

He silently swore to catch up to her cultivation as soon as possible.

Although Xiao Jue’s aptitude test results weren’t great, his cultivation speed far exceeded that of even single spiritual root geniuses. Naturally, he caught the attention of the higher-ups of Jianxin Sect.

They decided to nurture him well and planned for him to enter the secret realm alongside Di Yange in two years.

Xiao Jue stormed off to cultivate, while Di Yange entered the Jianxin Sect library.

The library was filled with the most common techniques across the continent, stuff even mortals could buy.

Yet Di Yange was excited holding these basic techniques.

There’s no need to say more about the cleaning technique, she could open a dry-cleaning shop in the future.

The fireball technique was also something good. In the future, cooking and boiling water would save a lot of gas fees. She could use it to keep warm in the winter, and even set up a stall.

This ice technique was really nice. There’s no need to worry about expensive air conditioning in the summer.

And this concealment technique was also very good. She could go fishing for treasures in the sea.

Not to mention beginner alchemy, basic artifact forging, and methods for making storage bags.

She hit the jackpot.

So Di Yange simply moved into the library, a place no one ever visited.

The crowd watching was baffled.

“Why is the demon emperor interested in such basic techniques? Is there some hidden secret?”

“No wonder he became the strongest in the Nine Heavens and the Ten Realms. His fundamentals must be very solid. Tell me, did any of you study basic techniques this seriously?”

“Who studies that stuff? Why not just learn advanced techniques? Could there really be a connection? When I get back, I’ll study these basics too. If the demon emperor can do it, so can I.”

And so, Di Yange’s past obsession with learning basic techniques for petty gains ended up attracting widespread attention. In the near future, these basic manuals will be sold out everywhere.

…

Time skipped ahead two years. Di Yange was still in the library, while Xiao Jue had reached peak Foundation Establishment at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.

And he had been keeping an eye on her the whole time.

After all, he still remembered every word of her arrogant remarks from back then.

His current achievements were thanks in part to her “encouragement”.

Now, seeing that Di Yange hadn’t improved her cultivation at all over the past two years, he decided to confront her.

The moment Xiao Jue arrived at the library, he saw an unusually large fireball flying straight toward him.

He sneered disdainfully and drew the spiritual sword he had picked up earlier.

With a single slash, he struck the seemingly ordinary, yet absurdly large, fireball.

Then, all anyone could hear was boom! He was blasted away. Before losing consciousness, he only had time to curse once.

At the same time, an explosion centered on the library flattened everything within several miles.

When Wuchen Zhenren and the sect elders arrived, they saw a battered Di Yange carrying the unconscious Xiao Jue out of the rubble, cursing nonstop.

“Damn it, I don’t know who sneak-attacked me. I finally developed a new fireball for refining pills…”