Chapter 110
Without internal energy techniques, there was naturally no spiritual energy. He had never practiced martial arts, nor did he work out regularly, so his physical strength was lacking. That punch he just threw lacked the support of spiritual energy, and its power was understandably questionable.
Besides that, there was another issue.
He noticed that after opening his meridians, the spiritual stone bracelet on his wrist had completely darkened.
It wasn’t that opening the meridians consumed the energy from the bracelet.
Rather, the Grand Completion meridian-opening technique required spiritual energy to function; otherwise, he should have had spiritual energy at this moment.
“The most important thing is, there’s no sign of healing on the wound on my fist…”
Chen Huai'an looked at his swollen right hand and finally understood.
The rapid healing of his wounds back then was entirely thanks to the spiritual stone bracelet, and had nothing to do with cancer cells.
He had once fantasized about the day when his arm could transform into a robust insect like K9999 from King of Fighters, able to send monsters flying with a single punch. How cool would that be? But now, it seemed he could only settle for being a diligent cultivator.
Sigh, such is the life of a Versailles person.
There are always too many excellent choices, so it’s inevitable to feel regret over the ones lost.
Chen Huai'an opened the game and found Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi practicing on a flying boat.
He zoomed in on Li Qingran’s face, admiring it earnestly, as if gazing at a stunning piece of porcelain.
If he didn’t want to use the word “amazing” to describe it.
Chen Huai'an didn’t have the vocabulary, so he could only convey a general feeling.
It was like back in those clueless student days, under the old tree at school, where layers of leaves cast a shadow. A girl sat there, slowly turning the pages of a book. A gust of wind scattered her hair, and she tucked a loose strand behind her ear, a gentle smile gracing her lips.
A stranger, yet she could dazzle an entire summer.
Perhaps everyone has encountered such a person during their school years.
And that was exactly how Li Qingran made him feel.
Just looking at her from afar was a delight, and he instinctively reached out to poke her cheek.
Her skin indented under his finger, as if he had truly poked her.
“Amitabha, form is emptiness, emptiness is form!” Chen Huai'an collected his thoughts and opened the talent page, discovering that the previously greyed-out Chao Sheng Jue (Tidal Technique) was now fully illuminated, indicating he met the requirements to practice it.
“Ha ha ha! I want the heavens to no longer cover my eyes!”
Chen Huai'an laughed maniacally, looking up at the sky as he opened the Chao Sheng Jue.
A genius like him, a child of fortune, would surely grasp the essence of cultivation in no time.
As the saying goes, a small step in refining qi is a giant leap for an immortal!
Suddenly—!
The sound of the sea rolling back echoed in his ears, and for a moment, Chen Huai'an seemed to see the azure sea railing, waves crashing against the shore. Amidst the waves, a figure of a cultivator flickered in and out of view, surrounded by swirling spiritual energy, rising and falling with every movement, as day turned to night.
The vision lasted only a moment before vanishing.
A page with rippling waves unfolded before him.
【Chao Sheng Jue Volume One - Observing the Waves: To initially practice this method, one must clear the mind and calm the thoughts, with five hearts touching the ground, to achieve resonance with the heavens and humanity. This posture subtly aligns with yin and yang, connecting the three talents, forming the foundation for entry. This method requires spiritual awareness to sense the rotation of the sun and moon, the alternation of yin and yang, to internally observe the surging tides of spiritual energy, which ebbs and flows, gathering and dispersing, cycling endlessly, following the path to the wonders of creation...】
Flipping to the first page, it was densely packed with text.
Chen Huai'an paused for a moment and took out his translation app.
If he wanted to cultivate, he first needed to translate this into plain language.
Otherwise, with his poor liberal arts knowledge as a science student, he wouldn’t have a clue what it was saying.
…
“Did Master just touch my face?”
Li Qingran opened her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering twice. Feeling the warmth on her cheek, she couldn’t help but blush, her ears turning hot.
She glanced at her senior sister beside her, confirming that it was indeed Master who had poked her face.
Not to mention that her senior sister was busy practicing with the high-level gathering array, the force was entirely different. Master used a gentler touch, giving her a sense of careful protection, unlike her senior sister, who would joke around and squish her face into all sorts of funny shapes, laughing heartily.
“Master rarely comes to see me, and here I am, practicing…”
Missing the chance to talk to Master, Li Qingran pouted, furrowing her brows.
“Wait, I shouldn’t say it like that. Master must prefer that I focus on my cultivation. If I’m serious about practicing when Master is here, it would probably make her happier, right?”
“But then I wouldn’t get to talk to Master…”
She sighed in frustration, her fingers fidgeting in front of her chest.
Being immersed in cultivation meant she wouldn’t know when Master had come, missing the opportunity to be close to her.
If she didn’t cultivate, she would be scolded by Master…
Sigh, it’s so complicated~
【Qingran.】
A voice rang in her ear.
Li Qingran’s eyes lit up, her brows curving into crescent moons as she looked up at the void above: “Master, you’re here!”
Feeling a pair of eyes sweeping over her, she quickly defended herself:
“I’ve been practicing diligently, really! I just wanted to take a short break after such a long session…”
【Hmm.】
“Is Master worried about something?” Li Qingran’s heart tightened.
She keenly sensed that Master seemed a bit down, his tone carrying a hint of fatigue.
Chen Huai'an was indeed feeling exhausted.
He had spent half an hour studying the Chao Sheng Jue but still couldn’t figure out how to take the first step.
The first step was clearly laid out before him, yet he felt like a tiger trying to eat the sky—completely at a loss.
Practicing the Qinglian Sword Classic hadn’t been this troublesome.
That had illustrations, straightforward instructions, and the boost from using the game helmet.
But the Chao Sheng Jue had nothing—just a jumble of classical Chinese that made his head spin.
The translation app was even more off-base, seemingly lacking many key pieces of information.
Now he understood why the Demon-Slaying Division took a full decade to decipher the breathing techniques.
The Chao Sheng Jue was a derivative item provided by a spiritual companion, and while the characters were Chinese, even after translation, he still couldn’t grasp its meaning.
But he couldn’t just leave the technique untouched, could he?
So, he came up with a plan. Noticing that Li Qingran had stopped practicing, he said, “Qingran, how’s your Chao Sheng Jue practice going? Explain the details to me so I can see if there’s anything wrong with your recent cultivation.”
Li Qingran gazed eagerly into the void as a stern male voice echoed:
【Qingran, you have been cultivating for a while now. The Chao Sheng Jue is profound and difficult to understand, so today I shall test you!】
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Chapter 117: What are we waiting for? (Battle Double Lucia King +1)
Ah! Is Master finally planning to teach her?
Li Qingran couldn’t quite pinpoint whether she felt excited, expectant, or nervous.
Since she began cultivating with Master, she had hardly ever worried about her practice.
Ordinary cultivators lacked spiritual stones, but she had never fretted about not having enough.
Ordinary cultivators lacked spiritual energy, but her nightly medium and high-level gathering arrays had never ceased.
Ordinary cultivators lacked resources, but the Chao Sheng Jue Master gave her was perfectly suited for her water spiritual root.
Moreover, with the Hunyuan Butian Dan and various pills supporting her cultivation.
For self-defense, she received the top-tier artifact, the Su Xian Sword, which made her senior sister drool with envy.
Each volume of the Chao Sheng Jue was explained in great detail, easy to understand, with much of the text written from a first-person perspective, clearly reflecting Master’s insights and experiences. It was nothing like the Qingxuan Daoist, who merely provided the most basic text without any annotations, forcing her to decipher it word by word, wasting a lot of time.
But it was precisely because everything had gone so smoothly that she and Master had lost many of the normal teaching moments that should exist between a master and disciple!
A disciple without Master’s personal guidance is incomplete, distorted, and broken.
Like a young sapling just breaking through the soil.
She desperately needed Master’s care!
Without Master’s direct teaching, no amount of sunlight could help her grow into a towering tree.
Now the opportunity had finally come, and she would have the chance to experience what it felt like to be taught by Master!
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Outside the screen—
Chen Huai'an watched Li Qingran, her face flushed, twisting and turning on the bed, looking utterly bewildered.
He hadn’t done anything else…
What was going on?
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