Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 378 - 241

The TV in the living room broadcast the Spring Festival Gala, celebrating the New Year.

Jiang Yanyue’s mouth was pouted. She was sulking on the sofa, having devoured several oranges, and couldn’t help but ask again.

When she saw Jiang Shu heading to the Pacific Ocean on a live broadcast, she had packed her bags at once and rushed home as fast as she could.

She thought Jiang Shu would return soon, but even now, there wasn’t a trace of him. The nearly half a month that had passed was enough to transform the anticipation in her eyes into her current listlessness.

"Shu said he would definitely be home for New Year’s Eve. Besides, didn’t news come from Xia Country before? It said Shu was cultivating in the Pacific Ocean, wasn’t in any danger, and could return at any time," Jiang Yongyi said.

Just as he finished speaking, a streak of light landed at Zhen Shui Mansion.

Jiang Shu pushed the door and entered.

"Mom, Dad, I’m back. Whoa, little dumpling, you’ve only just reached the Manifestation stage? Have you been neglecting your martial arts lately? Mom and Dad are about to reach this realm too."

The radiance around him receded, and Jiang Shu spoke with a smile, "I could smell the delicious home cooking from afar. I knew right away it was Mom’s cooking."

"Pah! You can’t expect ivory to come from a dog’s mouth! Jiang Shu, I’m telling you, don’t you dare whine at me! And to think your little sister was so worried about you all this time! What do you mean, ’just reached the Manifestation stage’? If you were called a Young Grandmaster at eighteen, why can’t I be called a Young Maiden Grandmaster at eighteen? You give all the good stuff to Mom and Dad, and none to me. If you gave it to me, I could go straight to the Dan stage, then the Gang stage! I’d break through the Void itself and show you what a true genius looks like!

"Hurry up and bring it out! Do you have a ’Comprehensive Martial Arts Guide’ tailor-made for me? I want one that’s super powerful, has a real immortal feel to it, and allows for lightning-fast cultivation. The kind where I reach the Dan stage in the first half of next year, the Gang stage in the second half, and become Jiang, the Celestial Maiden, right when I turn twenty!

"If I’m not satisfied, don’t blame me for turning on you, big bro! It’s New Year’s Eve, after all—time for you to cough up the goods!" Jiang Yanyue declared, hands on her hips.

"’Where did you learn all this sassy talk? And a "Comprehensive Martial Arts Guide"?’"

BANG!

A loud thwack landed on Jiang Yanyue’s head. At Jiang Shu’s current realm, his teleportation speed was far too fast for Jiang Yanyue to see or react to.

"Dad! Mom! Jiang Shu is bullying me! Mom, you pinch his ear!"

Covering her head with her hands, Jiang Yanyue cowered like a quail, seeking help from her mother, Xu Lizhi, who was in the kitchen.

Jiang Shu was now truly unrivaled under heaven; even Freedom Country would give him a wide berth.

But Jiang Yanyue firmly believed her mom could absolutely subdue him single-handedly! She refused to believe Jiang Shu would dare resist.

"Alright, dinner’s ready."

Xu Lizhi peeked out and smiled at her two rambunctious children. After practicing the Crane Longevity Fist, her appearance had rejuvenated. She looked as if she were in her early thirties, and her spirits were always wonderfully high.

"Exactly, let’s eat first," Jiang Yongyi said, looking at his daughter with an amused chuckle, feeling quite sentimental. As parents, they undoubtedly wished for their children to get along harmoniously. Especially since in his own birth family, his relationships with his brothers had been poor, he cherished this harmony even more.

Fortunately, Shu and Yanyue had always gotten along wonderfully since they were children. Even though Shu had practiced martial arts until he was now unrivaled in the world, he never put on any airs at home. And Yanyue, for her part, never grew fearful or distant because of Shu’s Martial Arts Realm. In fact, their playful bickering was quite wonderful.

The family sat together, enjoying a harmonious meal. Since the great upheavals in Heaven and Earth and the Primordial Qi Recovery, the family hadn’t had many opportunities to sit together like this. Everyone cherished each moment dearly.

"Jiang Shu, I’ve reached the Manifestation stage, and I feel like going to the academy isn’t very interesting anymore. What do you think I should do next? Should I just cultivate at home? I could also chat with my sister-in-law more?" Jiang Yanyue asked, picking up a familiar dish. No matter how nutritious the meat dishes in the academy cafeteria were, they couldn’t compare to the warmth of home-cooked food.

"Stay at the academy. Xia Country will definitely be issuing a series of new policies in the future, and being at the academy, you’ll be among the first to benefit."

The Martial Arts Realms were like ascending new heavens with each step. Even with the resources he provided and the ’Comprehensive Martial Arts Guide,’ it wouldn’t be a simple feat for Jiang Yanyue to reach the Dan stage. Especially now that he had reached the Furnace Fire Realm, looking back at the Six Martial Arts Realms, he clearly understood that these six major realms allowed no shortcuts. A rushed breakthrough with an unstable foundation would mean either having to break down and rebuild in the future or having no hope of ever reaching the Furnace Fire Realm.

"After dinner, I’ll pass on a ’Comprehensive Martial Arts Guide’ to you," Jiang Shu said earnestly. "Once you start cultivating it, don’t rush to break through. Beyond the Six Martial Arts Realms, there are even more powerful realms. You’ll only have a chance if you build your foundation solidly, step by step."

His parents were older, and their martial talent was ordinary. With his current strength, the most he could do was help them cultivate up to the Six Martial Arts Realms. But Jiang Yanyue was different. In Jiang Shu’s view, his little sister had a very real chance of advancing to the Furnace Fire Realm in the future.

"Relax!" Jiang Yanyue chirped. "As for your little sister’s foundation, just ask the teachers at the academy—they all praise it. I’m not bragging, but I really do have some of your flair, big bro. I’m invincible within my realm, undefeated since my debut. People have even nicknamed me Little Jiang Grandmaster!"

"Oh, by the way, Jiang Shu, I’ve been checking in on your company and helping out from time to time. It’s about time you handed the president’s seat over to me. As for you, well, since you’re invincible anyway, you can just be the legal representative—reluctantly, of course. If anything goes wrong, no one can catch you. You’re a natural-born saint of legal representation!"