Condemning the Heavens Chapter 152: Breakthrough

Xue Wei sighed when he heard the expert's words. "Where is your leader?" he then asked casually. "I thought he was supposed to babysit you guys and ensure that you did not insult people that should not be insulted."
Hearing this, the expert laughed again. "Insult people who should not be insulted? Who do you think you are. You cannot even afford proper clothes, running around in mortal silk, and you think you are someone we cannot afford to offend? We are disciples of the Crimson Sunshine Sect!"
Xue Wei placed a hand on his head and shook it as if he had heard the most stupid speech ever. This man was surely rather dumb. It was unknown as to whether or not he had noticed Hei Gou's cultivation base, or if he just looked down on it because of their clothes, but it was clear that he was looking for trouble.
Xue Wei could not be bothered, and instead decided to completely ignore them. "Miss, why don't you bring in the food?" he said to the waitress politely. The young woman rushed into the room with the trolley filled with food and shakingly started placing the plates on the table.
She knew the might of the Crimson Sunshine sect, but she also knew that Hei Gou was a fifth layer Sky Warrior. It was hard to determine which side she should support, as supporting one side would be turning against the other. As a simple waitress, she could not afford to make such a decision.
"Why are you serving them food? I want them out of this restaurant!" The man from the Crimson Sunshine Sect exploded forth when he saw her place the plates on the table.
"They are poor and uncivilized; they do not deserve to eat at the same place as us. Kick them out right now!"
At this point, although many of the private chambers were private, the ones inside had heard the conflíct that was ongoing outside and had opened their doors to listen in.
While some were finding pleasure in the misfortune of others, there were quite a few independent cultivators who felt insulted by the words of these Crimson Sunshine Sect members.
"You want to kick Wei and I out?" This time, it was Hei Gou who spoke, but where Xue Wei had a bantering tone of voice, Hei Gou's was filled with a ferocious killing intent that sent shivers down the spine of any who heard it.
It was not before then that the person from the Crimson Sunshine Sect finally looked at Hei Gou. Some of the disdain in his eyes had changed to surprise, and a slight frown was on his brows.
"You dare unleash killing intent towards a sect disciple of one of the three great sects?! Are you courting death?!" he exclaimed angrily. His anger was a means to hide his embarrassment after getting slightly scared and uneasy.
"I am gonna throw them out," Hei Gou informed Xue Wei. The latter just waved his hand, as if to say ‘go ahead’.
Hei Gou did exactly as he had said. He stood up and went towards the three disciples. They could feel that all the warmth in their surroundings was gone the moment he approached, the temperature reaching the freezing point.
They saw the menacing expression on Hei Gou's face, and they finally understood that although this man was not from one of the three great sects, his cultivation base was still at the fifth layer of the Sky Warrior rank.
Hei Gou knew that he could not kill these experts, so instead he stood up and walked towards them. They were stumped at first but then they stared at him mockingly, trying to taunt him with their power.
Seeing this, Hei Gou sighed, reached out and although these three were uncomfortable and one of them even flinched, they did not move. They had full faith in their strength and the power backing them, causing them to be certain that they were unbeatable.
Hei Gou grabbed the three kids by their collars, and swept their legs out beneath them, causing them to lose balance and fall, only to be held up by the strong hand that held their collars, almost causing them to choke.
The three were flailing about. They were stunned and embarrassed. They were angry and upset. They had never before been treated this way, and they could clearly imagine what would come next. They had said that they would not eat in the same restaurant as them, so they were to be thrown out.
This was exactly what happened. Hei Gou dragged the three experts, who were all doing their best to get back on their feet and to use Qi to fortify their fists that went swinging everywhere, but hitting only thin air, down the stairs and into the crowded areas of the ground and second floors.
Everyone was stumped when they saw the three experts from the Crimson Sunshine Sect being dragged out like dogs. They were not treated with an ounce of respect, and when they reached the front door, Hei Gou tossed them at it, sending them flying through the door until they landed miserably outside.
He proceeded to dust his hands off as if he had touched something dirty, adding, "You said that I was a country bumpkin who could never compare to you guys. You said that you would kick me out of the restaurant so that you would not have to eat with me. And worst of all, you insulted my good brother!" Hei Gou's voice was not low, it spoke with justice and indignation, and all the curious experts around him finally understood the situation.
The experts from the Crimson Sunshine Sect had used their backing to bully others!
"Now, I am kicking you out; I am the one who is saying that I will not eat at a place with such a disgusting person like you!" Hei Gou pronounced every syllable clearly so that everyone could hear what he said.
The fact that he was so dashingly handsome combined with the righteous air around him made everyone look at him favorably, while the Crimson Sunshine Sect suddenly became the villains.
Having said what he had to say, Hei Gou spared a final glance at the three experts, snorted slightly, and then returned to the room where Xue Wei was waiting for him.
"Come, come!" Xue Wei said with a grin on his face the moment Hei Gou stepped into the room. "The food is amazing! Come try it! If we eat stuff like this every day, our cultivation base will advance by leaps and bounds! A few more bites and I cannot suppress my cultivation base any longer, and it'll break through into the second layer of the Sky Warrior rank!"
Hei Gou was surprised. The food had smelled delicious, and it had looked mouthwateringly good, but that it had such an effect on their cultivation base came as a shock to him.
He hurried and sat down next to Xue Wei before digging into the meal. At first, his eyes were filled with expectations, and after taking his first bite, he discovered that Xue Wei had in no way exaggerated it. The food was truly marvelous.
Neither Xue Wei nor Hei Gou had ever received much assistance from outside factors. Xue Wei had used a few herbal baths, but it was not enough to truly matter. Almost all their Qi had been gained through absorbing it from the energy of the heavens and the earth, and thus their bodies easily absorbed all the energy in the food.
The more of this food one ate, the less effective it became. It was the same with medicinal pills and plants and herbs. If one were to consume a large quantity of the same plant, herb, or pill, then they would end up getting almost none of the medicinal properties at the end.
Both Xue Wei and Hei Gou were aware of this, but due to their low saturation of external energy, they were currently feeling a strong flow of energy entering their bodies, making them heat up. This energy quickly started transforming into Qi.
Just as Xue Wei had expected, when the seventh bite entered his mouth, a shocking aura exploded out from within him. He had been suppressing his advance for some time now, but it was no longer possible, and the energy erupted out like water from a broken dam.
Xue Wei could feel his strength rising rapidly. As soon as he broke through, the Qi within his body continued its expansion unabated, and he was rapidly absorbing the energy of the heavens and the earth. He was refining the Qi many times faster than ever before.
He had thought that his breakthrough would end when he reached the middle of the second layer, but it continued climbing, all the way to the peak of the second layer, and even then did it not seem to stop.
Having suppressed his cultivation base for so long, Xue Wei had so much energy within his body just waiting to be let out that he jumped straight to the third layer directly after breaking through into the second layer.
As soon as the breakthrough to the third layer was over, Xue Wei’s pace at absorbing the energy of the heavens and the earth slowed down again to a normal level. And although he was still refining Qi, this Qi was not used to reach a higher rank, but to solidify the achievements he had already gained.
The food was truly marvelous, and both Hei Gou and Xue Wei were deeply shocked by this. They stared at one another with disbelief in their eyes, but after a bit of time, they just smirked and broke out into laughter. It was clear that the sudden breakthrough had lifted their spirits.
"I had some doubts about my strength before," Xue Wei admitted. "I didn't know if I would be capable of dealing with the experts of the three great sects, but now things are different. I am no longer a first layer Sky Warrior, but a third layer Sky Warrior. With this strength, I should be able to deal with pretty much anyone."
Hei Gou nodded his head. "Quite the surprise that you broke through that much after just eating a bit of food. Maybe we really are poor country bumpkins since we have not experienced the world of medicinal herbs, plants, fruits, food, and pills."
Xue Wei laughed. He knew that his friend was joking. "Although I have only had a little help from medicinal herbs before, you have had none and we are not worse than others," he reminded Hei Gou. "Look at us. We managed to reach this rank without almost any outside assistance. That is a proof of our talent!"
Xue Wei and Hei Gou were chatting with one another, laughing and having fun when suddenly they heard a knock on the door.
A timid young woman looked inside. It was the same woman that had brought them food earlier, but her demeanor was very pale and her eyes filled with uncertainty.
When she looked at them, her eyes widened in surprise. She was sure that Xue Wei was only a first layer Sky Warrior when he had entered the room, yet now he was undoubtedly a third layered Sky Warrior. How was it possible to break through two ranks in a couple minutes?
Although she was shocked, the young woman shook her head and looked at Hei Gou and Xue Wei with pleading eyes.
"Young Masters," she began, different from her previous demeanor where she had ignored Xue Wei, "I would suggest that you leave the restaurant at once. I heard that the Crimson Sunshine Sect disciple that you threw out has gone to fetch his senior martial brother and that they are heading here now."
"I do not doubt that your strength is outstanding, but this Senior Martial Brother is a fifth layer Sky Warrior as well. I would be very sad to see you take an injury from this fight."
As she spoke, a pink flush appeared on her cheeks, and she looked down. Hei Gou clearly understood why she had gone out of her way to warn them, and a soft smile appeared on his lips.
"Thank you for thinking about us," he said with a soft voice that made Xue Wei roll his eyes. "But we will be fine. I am sure that if I am not enough, then my good friend here will scare them off with his biting words."
Xue Wei was about to object, but he decided not to. It would actually be a good idea to test out his new strength, and what was more suitable than to test it out against a fifth layer Sky Warrior?