A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 310 Old Naughty Boy

Chao Bufan exclaimed in alarm, pointing frantically into the corridor beside him, "Big brother, a ghost... a ghost... a ghost!"

At the same time, Xiao Zhu also saw a white, glowing shadow floating and swaying in the corridor. Terrified, Xiao Zhu turned and ran out, yelling, "A ghost!"

Upon seeing this, the soldier and his two accomplices dared not linger any longer, and threw down their daggers and ran outside as well.

After leaving Jinqiao Villa, the four of them ran a long way in one breath, panting heavily.

"Soldiers...soldiers, did you see anything just now?" Xiao Zhu asked breathlessly, his face pale.

The soldier nodded blankly and said, "I...I saw it, the white...white devil."

The other man shuddered and quickly said, "Soldier, let's go! What if that white devil chases us..."

Before the man could finish speaking, the soldier, Xiao Zhu, and the other man took off running again, startling the man who yelled, "Soldier, wait for me! Wait for me!"

Inside the Golden Bridge Villa, Chao Bufan smiled as he watched Yifei, dressed in white pajamas, walk out of her room. He snapped his fingers, and the lights in the living room turned on.

"Master, what were those people doing just now?" He Yifei asked.

Chao Bufan shrugged and smiled, saying, "A thief, huh? But you scared them all away."

Actually, He Yifei heard the commotion outside and wanted to come out to see what was going on, but she was mistaken for a white ghost by others. She smiled and said, "People these days are really bold."

Chao Bufan moved over and said with a smile, "Sit down!"

He Yifei was no longer sleepy. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said "Mm." After sitting down, she asked, "Master, I have a question I would like to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan laughed and said, "Then ask!"

He Yifei pondered for a moment, then spoke, "Master, we cultivators have always based our practice on 'cultivating truth and practicing the Dao.' The levels of cultivation are roughly divided into four categories: 'Heavenly Realm, Earthly Realm, Profound Realm, and Yellow Realm.' Each level has initial, middle, and peak stages. Logically, the cultivation process progresses from easy to difficult. Most people can reach the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm in three to five months, but from there, the difficulties become apparent. The middle stage of the Heavenly Realm generally requires three to five years of cultivation, and the peak of the Heavenly Realm is a significant dividing line." Those with slightly less talent might take thirty to fifty years to cultivate, while those with better talent might only need ten years. Reaching the Earth Realm is a qualitative leap, and the difficulty of cultivation there is obvious. Most people remain there their entire lives, but many intelligent individuals can surpass the Earth Realm and advance to the Profound Realm, though even that takes thirty to fifty years. Beyond that, it goes without saying. Currently, among our eight great cultivation families, including the eight family heads, only a dozen or so people have broken through the Profound Realm to advance to the Yellow Realm, let alone broken through to the Yellow Realm.”

Chao Bufan asked, "Yifei, has no one in your eight great families ever broken through the Yellow Realm and entered the Human Realm?"

He Yifei replied, "Yes, I once heard my grandfather say that thousands of years ago, our He family's Grandmaster Ye Ji had already broken through to the Yellow Realm. However, he failed to pass the tribulation for some reason and thus became a rogue immortal."

Chao Bufan nodded and asked, "And then what happened?"

"Later, when Grandmaster Ye Ji was undergoing his second tribulation, he violated the heavenly rules and was reduced to ashes during the process."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan sighed and said, "That's such a pity."

He Yifei glanced at Chao Bufan, pursed her lips, and seemed to hesitate about something. After a moment, she said, "Master, I am now a cultivator at the early stage of the Profound Realm, and I can also grasp the creation of heaven and earth. Although I cannot fly or escape into the earth, I can still fly through the air. Logically speaking, the perception ability of someone who cultivates in this way should be far beyond that of ordinary people. However, in front of you, Master, I cannot sense the energy fluctuations within you."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan understood and laughed, "Why don't you just ask me what my cultivation level is? Why go through all this trouble? Yifei, do you really want to know what level my cultivation has reached?"

He Yifei simply bit her lips lightly, smiled again, and said, "Actually, my cultivation level isn't very high; it's only at the early stage of the Human Realm."

"Ok?"

He Yifei was startled and exclaimed in surprise, "Master...Master, then aren't you a deity?"

"Pfft!" Chao Bufan chuckled and said, "What kind of bullshit immortal is this? If I were an immortal, why would I be sitting here talking to you?"

He Yifei asked again in surprise, "Master, you are already at the Human Realm cultivation level, how come..."

Chao Bufan shook his head and smiled, saying, "There are some things I can't explain clearly right now, but it's better if you don't ask. If I tell you, it might actually affect your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, He Yifei nodded solemnly and said, "I once heard my grandfather say that all cultivators who have survived the Heavenly Tribulation and become immortals will be rejuvenated."

Chao Bufan asked with a smile, "Then how old do you think I should be?"

He Yifei dared not guess Chao Bufan's age, but she thought he was at least a thousand years old.

A thousand-year-old rascal!

Chao Bufan glanced at He Yifei unintentionally, shook his head and smiled, and said, "What? Do you think I'm very old? A rascal?"

Upon hearing this, He Yifei smiled shyly.

"Alas!" Chao Bufan sighed and said, "I never thought that in your eyes I would be an old rascal who has lived for over a thousand years."

He Yifei smiled, feeling embarrassed. After a moment, she asked, "Master, then you..." She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was obvious: she wanted to know how old Chao Bufan was.

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "I am twenty-four years old this year."

"Huh?" He Yifei exclaimed, genuinely startled. Reaching the Human Realm at twenty-four years old... such age... and such cultivation... completely unbelievable! In her understanding, let alone twenty-four, even at two hundred and forty, even if you were a peerless genius, you couldn't possibly reach this level. However, He Yifei didn't doubt Chao Bufan's words at all.

Chao Bufan asked with a smile, "What? You don't believe me?"

"No, Master, I just think you look so young."

"Sigh!" Chao Bufan suddenly sighed.

He Yifei asked in confusion, "Master, why are you sighing all of a sudden?"

Chao Bufan smiled wryly and said, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. Actually, I don't know how old I am either."

He Yifei asked in surprise, "Master, how could you not know how old you are?"