Inheritance

They continued on after breakfast.

Huǒ Shuchang had reached the Half-Step Human Limit Realm while Wu Jian was watching over Hou Jingshu. The battle with the giant Stinger must have pushed him to exceed his limits. He had cultivated the entire time Wu Jian was looking after the Shang Kingdom Princess, consuming the rest of his pills to reach this point.

Wu Jian’s cultivation had also taken a good leap. He’d gone from the first subrealm to the second subrealm during the battle. Like his friend and rival, he had pushed himself to his limits and broke past them. He’d fallen asleep while cultivating as he looked after Hou Jingshu, but it must have been enough for him to reach the next subrealm.

Even Hou Jingshu’s cultivation had taken a leap forward. She’d gone from the third subrealm to the fourth subrealm.

“I feel a little bad for reaching this point so quickly,” Hou Jingshu said.

“Why is that?” asked Wu Jian.