Of course, Zhao Changhe did not dare actually say those words out loud to Cui Wenjing. If he did, he might really just end up getting beaten to death.0

He cautiously sought advice by approaching the conversation from a different angle. “I noticed that Chi Li, Yue Hongling, and also brothers Cui Yuanyong and Situ Xiao all seemed to take a while to get past the eighth layer of the Profound Gate and into the ninth layer. Is there anything special about this threshold?”0

Cui Wenjing said with a stern face, “Why don’t you go and ask your heroine? She went through it herself and would know better than me, no?”0

Zhao Changhe smiled apologetically, “Uncle, you’re a grandmaster, someone at the pinnacle of martial arts. Why ask someone else when you’re right here in front of me?”0

Cui Wenjing really felt reluctant to teach him anything. Their relationship was simply that awkward. If he were to teach Zhao Changhe, it would seem as if he were saying, “Come, let me teach you how to marry my daughter.”2

However, considering Zhao Changhe’s shameless praise and his status as both a hero and a potential son-in-law, Cui Wenjing felt obligated to say something.0

Although reluctant, he had no choice but to speak, “Naturally, the higher you climb,...0