Chapter 84: Achieving a Small Goal

On the other side, within a secluded residence, Huang Rong, who was instructing Guo Fu in her training, quickly found herself face-to-face with Huang Yaoshi.

“Rong’er, what’s going on between you and Guo Jing?” Huang Yaoshi’s expression was grave.

In ancient times, once a man and woman were married and had children, the chances of them separating were exceedingly rare. Such rumors, if spread, would tarnish reputations. As a revered master in the martial world, Huang Yaoshi certainly wished nothing of this sort to befall his own daughter.

Of course, if Guo Jing were at fault, that would be another matter entirely. Without Huang Rong needing to say a word, he would deal with Guo Jing himself. Not long ago, Huang Yaoshi had already questioned Guo Jing, asking if he had done anything to wrong Huang Rong. Guo Jing had denied it wholeheartedly. Given his understanding of Guo Jing’s character, Huang Yaoshi believed him—a man so honest as Guo Jing was not one to act out of line.

Thus, the problem must lie with Huang Rong.

Yet when Huang Rong faced her father’s interrogation, she remained calm.

“It’s nothing. I simply do not wish to continue living with Guo Jing. From now on, I’ll live with Fu’er, and that will suffice.”

At these words, Huang Yaoshi was instantly infuriated.

“Nonsense! You’re a grown woman now—how can you still be so willful?”

“I am not being willful. I simply do not wish to spend my days with someone as dull as Guo Jing.”

“You—!” Huang Yaoshi was so angered he wished to strike her. But in the end, she was his daughter, and he could not bring himself to do it.

What he did not know was that Huang Rong’s strength had already far surpassed his own. Moreover, she had become Wang Kun’s loyal agent, and his will was her highest command—her father now came second.

Several days later, no matter how Guo Jing pleaded, Huang Rong remained cold and distant. Seeing that Guo Jing refused to leave Peach Blossom Island, Huang Rong did not hesitate—she struck him down, leaving him grievously wounded, and cast him from the island without a second thought.

As for young Guo Fu, she had long since been thoroughly subdued by Huang Rong and dared not defy her in the slightest. In Guo Fu’s eyes, her mother was no longer the gentle woman she once knew, but a true demoness.

Under Huang Rong’s instruction, Guo Fu had already killed several martial artists Huang Rong had somehow procured. For these reasons, Guo Fu did not dare voice the slightest objection when her father was gravely wounded and cast off the island by her mother. The image of Huang Rong as a terrifying demoness was now deeply rooted in her mind.

Elsewhere, on Mount Zhongnan, Li Mochou was dutifully training Little Dragon Maiden on Wang Kun’s behalf. Li Mochou, notorious for her ruthlessness, found molding the naïve Little Dragon Maiden child’s play. With her superior martial skill, Li Mochou kept her thoroughly in check.

Once Wang Kun had arranged all matters, he entered a period of secluded cultivation.

Time passed swiftly, and six years went by in the blink of an eye.

After six years of diligent cultivation, Wang Kun finally broke through to Planetary Level, ninth stage. Not only had his own strength grown considerably, but all his female agents had also made astonishing progress. Even those who had only recently become his agents in this world—Li Mochou, Huang Rong, and others—had reached the second stage of Planetary Level.

During the fourth year, Wang Kun took time to inspect the results of Li Mochou and Huang Rong’s training. Their efforts were evident, and so Little Dragon Maiden and Guo Fu were also inducted into Wang Kun’s ranks. Along the way, they recruited Lu Wushuang, Li Mochou’s other disciple.

Thus, the number of agents Wang Kun had gathered in this world now stood at six, encompassing nearly all the key female figures.

After reaching Planetary Level, Wang Kun rested for a month before resuming seclusion.

This time, he set himself a small goal: he would not emerge until he broke through to Stellar Level.

And so, his retreat lasted a full twenty years.

Only after twenty years did Wang Kun ascend from the ninth stage of Planetary Level to Stellar Level. Over those two decades, even his later recruits, Lu Wushuang and Guo Fu, had reached the ninth stage of Planetary Level. As for Little Dragon Maiden, Li Mochou, and Huang Rong, they had advanced further, each successively achieving Stellar Level mastery ahead of Wang Kun.

As for the agents he had recruited in other worlds, they had long since reached Stellar Level, some even attaining the seventh stage—far surpassing Wang Kun’s own progress.

Upon his breakthrough to Stellar Level, Wang Kun was filled with joy.

“One small goal in this world accomplished. Next, I must see Mo Yun Vine break through to Cosmic Level.”

“Yet Mo Yun Vine has been at the ninth stage of Stellar Level for years now, with no signs of advancement. It seems breaking through to Cosmic Level in this world will not be easy.”

With that thought, Wang Kun did not force the matter further. He had already gained much from this world—not only had he recruited six new agents, but he himself had advanced to Stellar Level, and most of his agents had as well. Such tremendous gains left him thoroughly satisfied.

“It’s time to draw the net closed,” he mused.

For the past twenty years, Wang Kun and his agents had been in seclusion, seldom interfering in the affairs of the martial world. Now, with his goal accomplished, it was time to prepare for his final departure.

However, the day after he dispatched his agents to carry out their last missions, Huang Rong returned with unexpected news.