<strong>Chapter 1237: Chapter 1249</strong>


    Yuwen Kangli suggested that Chu Ge and his friends find another ce to hang out, but Chu Ge felt it was already toote and declined his invitation.


    After first dropping Nangong Man Sha off, Chu Ge then took Yuwen Kangli home. The back-and-forth took quite some time, and by the time he returned to the vi, it was already one in the morning.


    The vi was pitch ck, and Chu Ge returned to his room. Jian Chunqiu wasn’t there;tely he left early and returnedte, busy with unknown matters.


    Ming Chong had slowly adapted to the vi’s environment and people, thus bing less reliant on him, especially since Ming Chong was a woman, always following him proved inconvenient.


    Now that Ouyang Die had returned to Shanghai, her room was empty, and he let Ming Chong sleep in it.


    Chu Ge opened the door and looked at the empty room. Usually ustomed to Jian Chunqiu and Ming Chong’spany, he suddenly felt a bit out of sorts.


    Chu Ge returned to his room, changed clothes, showered, and when it was all done, it was already past two o’clock.


    Seeing that the day would break in another two hours, he decided not to sleep and sat cross-legged on the bed, preparing to cultivate his mental method.


    The mental method taught by Master Guangde was something he now practiced daily, but his body seemed to have reached a teau period, and it had been a long time since he felt the thrill of progress.


    Thest time he absorbed the piece of Crystal Jade, the True Qi within his body had noticeably improved, and the airflow in his Dantian was richer.


    When Chu Ge finished cultivating, ayer of thin sweat covered his body, making him feel sticky all over.


    Chu Ge knew this was his body’s way of expelling toxins through cultivating the mental method.


    Dawn was breaking, and Chu Ge got out of bed, stretchedzily, and went for a quick shower.


    After tidying up, he changed clothes and went downstairs, preparing to exercise in the courtyard.


    He saw Long Ang vigorously training in the courtyard.


    Judging by his posture, it was clear that he had been practicing in the courtyard for quite some time.


    For some time now, Long Ang seemed to be working hard, making Chu Ge feel a bit strange.


    Chu Ge walked over, smiled at Long Ang. The Dragon Group’s cultivation methods were different from their Ancient Martial Arts; they depended on the morning dew.


    The dew was scarce, so their cultivation progress was slow.


    Long Ang saw Chu Ge, paused, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said, “Mr. Chu, why are you up so early today?”


    “I didn’t sleep, felt bored, and decided toe out and exercise a bit.”


    Chu Ge was pulling up his sleeves while speaking to Long Ang, “What’s with youtely? Suddenly you’re waking up so early every day?”


    Long Ang sighed lightly, with a face full of guilt, and said, “I watch Lin Zhao and Lin Dong, who joinedter than me, practicing so diligently, and suddenly feel I shouldn’t just stagnate anymore. It’s been a long time since I felt the joy of improving in martial arts.”


    Long Ang’s face was filled with frustration; it really had been a long time since he’d felt that.


    Often seeing Lin Dong’s joy from progressing in martial arts, he also wanted to experience that feeling again.


    Chu Ge chuckled and said, “You are different from them; they are still at the starting line, and it’s natural for them to show obvious progress. But if you keep training blindly like this, it’ll be hard to see significant progress.”


    Long Ang looked confused at Chu Ge, curious and asked, “Do you have a good method, Mr. Chu?”


    Chu Ge pondered for a moment, then asked, “Have you ever considered changing your training method?”


    Long Ang looked puzzled, “What do you mean? Changing the training method?”


    Chu Ge nodded lightly and said, “Our Ancient Martial Arts are all-epassing, very inclusive, and our training method relies on Spiritual Energy. With Jade, training bes easy, at least in the early stages. But your Dragon Group’s training method depends only on morning dew, greatly limiting your progress.”


    Long Ang nodded, “Indeed, the morning dew is scarce, only a tiny amount is collected each time, making progress really difficult.”


    “So, since you are so passionate about martial arts, why not try using our Ancient Martial Arts training methods?”


    Chu Ge suggested.


    Long Ang was stunned, and he didn’t immediately respond to Chu Ge’s suggestion.


    He grew up in the Dragon Group, always exposed to an atmosphere that rejected Ancient Martial Arts, and now he was being asked to train in them; it was somewhat hard for him to ept.


    He didn’t repel Ancient Martial Arts, but in terms of martial arts, epting it outright was still somewhat difficult.


    Chu Ge knew that getting Long Ang to ept it immediately would be hard and would take a process, so he didn’t insist.


    “Why don’t we spar a bit?”


    Chu Ge invited Long Ang, but Long Ang smiled wryly and said, “Mr. Chu, you’re really teasing me. I’m no match for you, going head-to-head with you, I’d just be a target for practice.”


    Seeing Long Ang’s despondency, Chu Ge couldn’t help but feel amused, “Long Ang, since when did you be so timid?”


    Long Ang was at a loss, facing Chu Ge, “It’s not that I’m timid; it’s just that facing you, I can’tst even half a move, which isn’t satisfying. I’d rather spar with Lin Dong; at least I can enjoy that.”


    Chu Ge realized that Long Ang preferred sparring with Lin Dong since Lin Dong still couldn’t beat Long Ang, giving Long Ang a sense of superiority.


    Watching Long Ang, Chu Ge joked, “Such a sense of superiority can also be a hindrance to your progress.”


    Long Ang was momentarily speechless, thenughed awkwardly, scratching his head, “You’ve seen right through me, Mr. Chu, it’s really embarrassing; ultimately, it’s me not daring to face my own heart.”


    Chu Ge looked at Long Ang, sighed lightly, and said, “People are indeed fragile sometimes. If the spirit is not strong, it’s easy to give up halfway. Relying on a sense of superiority with Lin Dong and Lin Zhao isn’t a long-term solution.”


    Long Ang looked deeply at Chu Ge. What Chu Ge said was true. The reason he often sparred with Lin Dong was to feel a sense of superiority. With that sense of superiority, he could at least feel like a cultivator.


    But just as Chu Ge pointed out, it’s that sense of superiority that prevents him from seeing where he needs improvement.


    Long Ang sighed in shame and said to Chu Ge, “Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Chu; it’s my own narrow-mindedness.”


    At this time, Lin Dong and the others gradually woke up, Lin Zhao and Lin Dong wandered downstairs, “I figured Long Ang has been transformingtely, waking up super early to practice in secret!”