Chapter 289: Chapter 154: The Incoming Attack

Returning home, everything was still silent; Shen Qingyue had not come out of seclusion.

But this time, Shen Hex did not leave a message; instead, he rang the communicator outside.

"Little Hex?"

A moment later, the door opened, and Shen Qingyue appeared in front of Shen Hex, asking with slight curiosity, "What’s the matter?"

Over a dozen years had passed, but time had not left many marks on her. Her attire was still the same as before, with long, ink-like hair tied in a ponytail, contrasting with her snow-white, delicate skin. Her proud figure supported the simple Martial Dao attire, and her exquisite facial features remained cool and composed, with a few traces of charming grace inadvertently shown in her expression.

Shen Hex looked at her and smiled: "Have you successfully formed the Golden Core?"

"Yes!"

Shen Qingyue nodded, and a smile appeared on her face: "It’s the Dragon Tiger Golden Core from the Xingyi Divine Martial Scripture. Thanks to your guidance recently, otherwise I wouldn’t have had the confidence to pass the Dragon-Slaying Tiger-Subduing stage."

"A Dragon Tiger Golden Core will definitely be Upper Grade, with the only difference being in its transformation."

Shen Hex said softly: "How many transformations did you reach?"

"Seven, seven transformations."

Shen Qingyue’s voice dropped a bit, with a hint of tension, as if afraid he would be disappointed.

"That’s good enough."

Understanding her thoughts, Shen Hex immediately comforted her softly: "Don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

"Yes!"

Shen Qingyue nodded, feeling relaxed yet slightly annoyed.

Annoyed at her lack of progress.

All these years, although Shen Hex was busy with cultivation (Entering the Dream) and matters of the Special Bureau, he still tried to find time to guide her martial arts. Recently, he even took a three-month leave from the Special Bureau to give her a dedicated training for Golden Core formation.

This made her realize that the little boy she once protected had unknowingly grown into a Heaven-reaching and Earth-shattering man, surpassing his parents to become a strong Professional and Martial Arts Grandmaster.

His martial arts skills, Martial Dao realm, and martial arts mastery were all unfathomable.

Even though they had been together day and night during this period, receiving various guidance from him, Shen Qingyue still felt like she was seeing only the tip of the iceberg, unable to glimpse the whole picture.

So, Shen Qingyue was somewhat afraid, afraid that she wouldn’t be able to keep up with his pace. After the Core Formation, she was even more secretly annoyed at herself for not being able to cultivate the Xingyi Divine Martial Skill to perfection and achieve the Ninth Transformation Dragon Tiger Golden Core.

Although both Seventh and Ninth Transformations are Upper Grade Golden Cores, one is the lower of the Upper Grade, and the other is the top of the Upper Grade. The difference is clear without saying much.

Shen Qingyue believes he must have perfectly achieved the Nine-Transformation Golden Core.

And herself...

Falling behind by one step, falling further behind with every step. Will she be able to keep up with his pace in the future, being only Seventh Transformation?

...

Seeing her with a barely concealed anxious expression, Shen Hex said no more, simply pulling her hand and sitting down on the sofa: "You’ve been cultivating for a short time, reaching Seven Transformations is already exceptionally talented. Minor imperfections don’t matter. If dissatisfied, you can always do Scattered Reformation later." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

His words were gentle, but not mere comfort.

Shen Qingyue was only a few years older than him. To achieve Seven Transformations at this age is considered orthodox lineage level in the Taiyuan Realm, even the Three Heroes and Two Talents at the same age aren’t much more outstanding.

It’s just that in this "everyone is overpowered" main world, it seems to be somewhat devalued when compared to the prodigies of large Star Realms and academies, but on the remote Yunlan Star, it’s already excellent enough, at least not a problem to join the Special Bureau.

So, what Shen Hex said was not merely comfort.

Shen Qingyue understood his meaning, ultimately relaxing, even jokingly saying: "Your cultivation period is even shorter than mine."

"Ha!"

Hearing this, Shen Hex also chuckled: "Anyway, achieving the Golden Core is a good thing. The situation outside is extremely tense, and for the upcoming period, you should stick closely with me."

"The situation outside?"

When he said that, Shen Qingyue also became serious: "What’s happening outside?"

"Hard to say, don’t know!"

Shen Hex shook his head: "In short, stick with me and don’t separate during this time."

"Yes!"

Shen Qingyue acknowledged the seriousness and nodded, gripping his hand tighter: "You also need to be careful, no matter what happens, prioritize your own safety."

"I know."

Shen Hex nodded, opening his personal terminal, and sent a message to Zhong Qin.

Various signs indicate that the Evil God Sect is making moves!

But what the plans behind these moves are, he does not understand well, almost completely ignorant.

Previously, they Soul-Searched Lanshan Daoist, whose information also pointed to a joint operation, making efforts to create momentum for the "Divine Son’s arrival."

As for how, when, and by what means the Divine Son would arrive, he knew nothing.

It’s naturally expected; if a minor character of Tier Five or Six knew the detailed plans for the Divine Son’s arrival, then the Evil God Sect wouldn’t need to operate, as the Special Bureau could just randomly capture a mid-high-level member and find out their schemes clearly.

Shen Hex estimates that the specific details of the Divine Son’s arrival are likely only known by the highest levels of each sect, at least the highest level of the sects on Yunlan Star.

Shen Hex doesn’t know what they’re planning, nor where they intend to create a breakthrough in the situation.

His inquiry about Teng Manyun’s Special Bureau Base was also just out of safety concerns, with no evidence suggesting the Evil God Sect would act against the Special Bureau.

And Teng Manyun’s view isn’t wrong; the Special Bureau Base’s defenses are extremely formidable, and even the Evil God Sect would find it hard to breach directly, with definite safety assurance.

But Shen Hex isn’t inclined to stake his life on this assurance.