As soon as Ye Kai arrived at the dormitory, he saw Su Zijin standing gracefully at the door, looking radiant. Just her presence there seemed to add a new charm to the scene.

Su Zijin also noticed Ye Kai and smiled brightly, making him pause for a moment. A poem from his previous life came to his mind:

"There are beauties in the north, peerless and independent.

A glance brings down a city, another look ruins a country."

Ye Kai quickly dismissed his daze, heading upstairs without overthinking it. He led Su Zijin into the dormitory, ready to teach her the "Shrouding the Heavens Method."

With Su Zijin, he now had ten students. If she successfully developed her "Sea of Bitterness," Ye Kai would be rewarded by the system. In addition to breakthroughs in student cultivation realms, the system also granted additional rewards when a certain number of students was reached. It was like a game: when certain achievements were met, rewards followed.

Even if Su Zijin hadn't asked, Ye Kai would have still taught her the "Shrouding the Heavens Method." Not just for her future in Martial Dao, but also for the system rewards. He had yet to receive any rewards from the system, so he was eager to see how it would turn out with Su Zijin.

With eager eyes, Su Zijin blushed slightly and avoided his gaze, asking softly, “When do we start?”

Gathering his thoughts, Ye Kai replied, “Let's start now.”

He began, "Everything has an origin point, containing the essence of the entire body. This is called the wheel of life..."

Having taught this once before, Ye Kai was much more proficient in his second lecture. He took his time explaining things thoroughly, ensuring that Su Zijin could immediately grasp and absorb the information.

Time flew by, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Kai finally finished explaining the concepts of the Sea of Bitterness and the Shrouding the Heavens Dharma Phase, though his mouth was a little dry. After taking a sip of water, he said to Su Zijin, “If you have no further questions, you can try developing your Sea of Bitterness now. Just ask me if anything confuses you.”

“You'll make faster progress if you clear up doubts while practicing,” he added.

Su Zijin nodded and began practicing the Shrouding the Heavens Method in Ye Kai’s dormitory, focusing on opening up her Sea of Bitterness.

As Ye Kai watched her sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, he thought:

"If all goes well, she should be able to sense the wheel of life today."

"It’s rare for someone like Zhuo Xing to successfully develop their Sea of Bitterness overnight."

"For most people, it takes at least a day to sense the wheel of life, but Su Zijin is a Martial Master, stronger than ordinary people."

To Ye Kai's surprise, Su Zijin entered the meditative state almost instantly, falling into a state of deep concentration in just a few minutes.

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This was promising!

In Su Zijin’s perception, she had never noticed anything unusual below her navel before, but now, she felt as though something was there. It wasn’t something newly acquired but something she had been born with—something everyone has. There seemed to be endless energy stored there, but it had been blocked by something, making it impossible to sense before.

She realized this was the wheel of life, and what was covering it was the Sea of Bitterness.

"This isn’t as difficult as Ye Kai said."

Before starting, Ye Kai had prepared her mentally, warning that she might not succeed on the first attempt, so as not to affect her mindset.

Su Zijin focused intensely, trying to guide the essence of her wheel of life to break through the Sea of Bitterness. Although there was a lot of resistance, the more obstacles she encountered, the more determined she became.

Finally, the divine power within her wheel of life surged, converging at a single point and bursting through. In an instant, her Sea of Bitterness was filled with surging waves, and the sky seemed to clear.

"I’ve successfully developed my Sea of Bitterness!" Su Zijin thought joyfully.

Ye Kai, who had been watching over her, sensed the moment she succeeded in opening her Sea of Bitterness and was equally shocked.

"She actually succeeded?!"

"It’s only been an hour!"

"What kind of talent is this?!"

Looking at Su Zijin, Ye Kai was thoughtful: "Although her Practitioner talent is average, in the Shrouding the Heavens practice system, her talent is extraordinary!"

"Could she have a divine body or Sacred Body?"

"This kind of cultivation speed can only be displayed by top-tier talent. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense."

At that moment, Su Zijin opened her eyes and clenched her fists excitedly. The energy coursing through her body surged, her strength multiplied tenfold, and she felt incomparable power.

Experiencing this transformation herself, Su Zijin was even more astonished by the sheer power of the "Shrouding the Heavens Method."

There really was such a miraculous cultivation method in the world!

After only just scratching the surface of the Sea of Bitterness, she had already become a Practitioner! And according to Ye Kai, this was only the beginning; she had only opened a fraction of her Sea of Bitterness, not even fully initiated yet.

"How terrifying will it be when my Sea of Bitterness is fully developed?"

"How powerful will the fountain of life above the Sea of Bitterness be? How strong will the Shenqiao be?"

With these thoughts, Su Zijin looked at Ye Kai with wide, curious eyes. Surely, only this man knew the answers to those questions. After all, he had created this miraculous cultivation method.

Unable to suppress her curiosity, Su Zijin asked sweetly, “Ye Kai, how long have you been practicing the Shrouding the Heavens Method?”

After thinking for a moment, Ye Kai replied, “It’s been a while.”

He wasn’t sure of the exact time, but he knew that if he gave a specific answer, Su Zijin might deduce when he had created the "Shrouding the Heavens Method." Since it was a system-given method, not something he had created himself, he kept his response vague.

Su Zijin wasn’t satisfied with his answer and asked again, “Then, what Realm are you in now?”

This time, Ye Kai answered calmly, “The Shenqiao Realm.”

He said it lightly, but the response left Su Zijin stunned.

A mere trace of the Sea of Bitterness made one a Practitioner. What was the Shenqiao Realm, then?

Carefully, Su Zijin asked, “The Shenqiao Realm... What does that correspond to in Martial Dao terms?”

Ye Kai modestly waved his hand and said, “It’s not that high, just the Grand Great Master level.”

The words "Grand Great Master" hit Su Zijin like a thunderclap. Her mind buzzed, and she murmured to herself, “Grand Great Master... the Shenqiao Realm is equivalent to a Grand Great Master?”

As a Grand Great Master herself, her hearing was much sharper than ordinary people. Ye Kai overheard her muttering and misunderstood, thinking she doubted him. In response, he released a terrifying aura.