Chapter 111
**Fleas on Your Rear?**
He couldn't quite understand, but he still sent a message:
【Is there anything you don’t understand about the Tide Rising Technique?】
Asking directly would be too uncool, so he had to play it off a bit.
“Master… I feel like I don’t understand anything,” Li Qingran bit her red lip, her eyes downcast. She wasn’t good at lying; whenever she tried, her heart raced. Her small hands nervously twisted the hem of her clothes as she stammered, “I’m dull-witted, and there are many things I need you to teach me… Please, Master, take some time to enlighten me.”
Chen Huai'an narrowed his eyes at her words.
A chance had come.
He feigned seriousness: 【Well then, let’s start from the first volume. Tell me about your insights into your training, and I’ll see where the problem lies.】
Li Qingran took a deep breath, thinking she had to seize this opportunity.
She had already comprehended the first volume of the Tide Rising Technique.
At this moment, if she gave a thorough answer, her Master would definitely find no fault, so she needed to keep it simple—something that showed a basic understanding but not too basic, or it would make her look foolish.
“Master, I’ll demonstrate for you.”
Li Qingran settled cross-legged on the bed, performing the movements of the Tide Rising Technique.
She deliberately moved slowly, as if she were struggling, her face showing hesitation.
Unbeknownst to her, outside the screen, Chen Huai'an was frantically taking screenshots and recording.
“So that’s how it’s done! It’s different from how Li Qingran practiced before…”
“My own hand gestures were wrong too; no wonder I couldn’t activate it, it felt all jumbled…”
“The visualization was wrong as well; I should have visualized the sun and moon, but all I had in my head were rivers, farmers, and bottled water, damn…”
He had nearly finished preparing to learn the basic movements.
Chen Huai'an asked again: 【Hmm, your foundation isn’t solid enough; you need to reinforce it… Next, let’s move on to guiding qi into the body. Show me how it’s done.】
Li Qingran thought to herself, as expected of her Master; he could see right through her feigned clumsiness.
But thankfully, he didn’t realize she was pretending.
If her Master were in front of her, her little schemes would surely be exposed.
“When the spirit platform is clear and bright, one enters a state of resonance with heaven and earth, and at that moment, one can see the misty qi of the universe, its colors either white or blue, intertwining and flowing, gathering and dispersing unpredictably. At this moment, I will use my intention to draw a strand of spiritual energy, feeling the cool and gentle breath seeping in from the Baihui point…”
“When the spiritual energy penetrates deeply and flows through the Ren and Du meridians, it enters a vortex state, and the qi will automatically enter the body. At this time, the yin and yang energies will naturally merge with the visualized duality, and one can feel warmth growing in the dantian, thus completing the entry of spiritual energy into the body, marking the first major cycle of the Tide Rising Technique.”
After finishing, Li Qingran blushed and bowed gracefully to the void: “I’m dull-witted, and my understanding of the Tide Rising Technique is still very superficial, even crude compared to your teachings, Master… Please enlighten me.”
Chen Huai'an: “…”
Li Qingran’s explanation had practically chewed up the first volume of the Tide Rising Technique and fed it to him!
Was that a superficial and crude understanding?
Then how poor was his own comprehension?!
Now that Li Qingran was seeking enlightenment, what was he supposed to say?
Chen Huai'an was in a dilemma; he had only so much knowledge in him. If asked to describe the taste of a banana, he could only say it tasted like a banana. But now, Li Qingran was eagerly waiting, and he couldn’t just brush her off, could he?
Fortunately, he had read quite a few novels back in school.
He launched into a flurry of quotes:
“Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west; don’t underestimate the youth in their poverty!”
“When the yin and yang are in chaos, I will dye the sky with my hot blood!”
“Blah blah blah…”
The void fell silent for a long while.
Li Qingran stared expectantly, and suddenly a booming voice echoed, like thunder:
【All things bear yin and embrace yang; the merging of energies is called harmony. The act of merging is to blend and stir, while harmony is to coordinate and balance. Yin resides within, while yang manifests outward; they depend on each other and cannot be separated. The tide rising is yang, the tide falling is yin; the sun is yang, the moon is yin. The tides rise and fall, the sun and moon alternate, pushing yin and yang. Thus, merging and harmonizing creates the order of time, the path of growth for all things, the foundation of transformation and the order of heaven and earth… To practice the Tide Rising Technique, one must understand this principle, drawing the harmonious energy of heaven and earth rather than merely the surface of spiritual energy, entering the body to refine form, in order to align with the great way and reach the marvelous realm!】
Li Qingran’s eyes brightened with each word she heard.
Suddenly, a layer of spiritual light surged around her.
The surrounding spiritual energy flowed like a tide, converging from all directions, as if seeking unity, resonating with the way of yin and yang.
She knew this opportunity was precious, so she immediately embraced the essence and focused her mind.
Just moments ago, she had barely broken through to the foundation stage, her realm still unstable. But now, listening to her Master’s teachings, her previously unstable realm solidified like a rock. At the same time, the spiritual energy within her surged violently, rapidly increasing, and she broke through to the mid-foundation stage before gradually slowing down.
She opened her eyes, bowed again to the void, her voice trembling slightly:
“Master, your generous teachings are like recreating the universe for me. I will surely practice diligently and live up to your expectations!”
After saying this, she performed three more bows.
Just from the teachings, she had gained enlightenment.
What her Master taught her was far beyond mere internal cultivation explanations.
Her Master had integrated his understanding of the Dao from the Void Realm with the Tide Rising Technique, chewing it up and feeding it to her!
Li Qingran’s heart burned with emotion, overwhelmed with gratitude.
In this day and age, where could one find a Master who cared so deeply for their disciple?
She had to find a way to cure her Master of the demonic poison, even if it cost her life…
…
Beside her, Yue Qianchi, awakened by Li Qingran’s sudden enlightenment, was left dumbfounded.
Heavens! Li Qingran had just broken through yesterday, and today she had reached the mid-foundation stage?!
This outrageous speed of cultivation was simply astonishing!
Watching Li Qingran continue to meditate with her eyes closed, Yue Qianchi felt no jealousy; instead, she was filled with joy and took it upon herself to protect Li Qingran.
After all, she was the little junior sister of the Sword Pavilion.
What a delight!
…
As the flying boat continued its journey, the Sword Pavilion finally came into view.
In the main hall of the sect—
“Report! Sect Master, a flying boat is approaching the sect!”
“A flying boat?!” Su Qinian, who was polishing his flying sword, paused, his eyes brightening. He looked up at the disciple and said sternly, “What are we waiting for? Shoot it down!”
…
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**Chapter 118: That Guy**
“Sect Master, are we still using that move?”
Hearing the Pavilion Master’s approval, the Sword Pavilion disciple’s eyes lit up.
“Exactly, it’s still that move!” Su Qinian narrowed his eyes and sneered, “The air above our Sword Pavilion is sacred and cannot be violated. I can’t believe that after a year of shooting down twelve flying boats, someone still dares to fly over our heads. They’re practically asking for death!”
With a wave of his hand, Su Qinian commanded, “Get ready!”
“Yes, Pavilion Master!”
…
“Qingran, I don’t know why, but I suddenly have a bad feeling.”
Yue Qianchi trusted her instincts; this sharp intuition had saved her more than once in dangerous situations. But now that they had entered the Sword Pavilion’s territory, what bad thing could possibly happen?
“Senior Sister, it seems the Pavilion Master doesn’t know we have a flying boat.”
Li Qingran looked at the increasingly close Sword Pavilion mountain peak and whispered, “Back at Lingxi Valley, we barged in without courtesy, and the Sword Pavilion must have similar taboos, right? Do you think it’s possible we’ll be intercepted?”
Yue Qianchi’s face changed dramatically: “Not good!”
She finally realized where her ominous feeling was coming from.
According to the Sword Pavilion’s style of handling matters, if a strange flying boat appeared within their territory, they would skip the investigation and warning process and attack the flying boat without a second thought.
As for whether there were any familiar flying boats?
Of course, there weren’t.
The Sword Pavilion didn’t have flying boats.
Such luxurious flying tools were not worth a hair compared to a flying sword!
Even if they did have one, it would be dismantled for parts and sold for spirit stones. So now, even if the flying boat bore the Sword Pavilion’s insignia, let alone the disciples not believing it, her Master, who was a bit dim-witted, and a group of misled elders would definitely not believe it either.
Just as Yue Qianchi sensed trouble brewing.
Buzz—! A ripple of spiritual energy spread from the direction of the Sword Pavilion’s gate, clouds billowing into the sky, and birds taking flight from the forest.
“Bad news, the sect’s great formation has activated!”
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