Chapter 131: Chapter 103: Mo Yanxue’s Aspiration
Although I don’t know the exact meaning of this phrase, following Father’s interpretation that the cultivation cannot continue, it certainly means that I must have misunderstood it!
I’ve always believed that Father was omnipotent, but now he got the interpretation of a sentence wrong…is this even possible?
“Wrong? That’s impossible…”
Yu Longqing frowned.
Yu Xiaoyu said, “In that case, explain this phrase: ‘Gather strength into a circle; concentrate it in the Dan Zhong!’”
“This is simple. It means gathering strength into a circle and channeling it to the Dan Zhong acupoint…” Yu Longqing said.
“Then…what about ‘Gather breath into a tower, qi flows like water’?” Yu Xiaoyu continued.
After contemplating for a moment, Yu Longqing said, “It means to gather the body’s breath into one, forming a high tower, and if not controlled, the zhenqi will vanish like flowing water…”
“Wrong, all wrong!”
Yu Xiaoyu shook her head, a look of disdain on her face: “I thought you had a deep understanding of cultivation, but it turns out you’re just a half-baked practitioner!”
Not expecting to be scorned by his daughter, Yu Longqing’s face turned green: “If my explanation is incorrect, then what exactly do these phrases mean?”
After all, he was a grandmaster of the Spirit Soul Realm, Eightfold Realm of Source Pool, the most powerful person in Baiyan City—taking great pains to explain the cultivation method only to be doubted…
“These two phrases, I asked the teacher in class, and this is the explanation he gave me!”
Knowing that without a clear explanation, Father would not think himself wrong, Yu Xiaoyu said, “The first phrase, ‘Gather strength into a circle; concentrate it in the Dan Zhong!’ means that one must practice strength to Mixed Yuan Ruyi before being able to concentrate it in the Dan Zhong acupoint. Otherwise, the untamed Origin qi can easily become uncontrollable and cause harm to the body, which might lead to going berserk or even to mortal danger in severe cases.”
“The second phrase, ‘Gather breath into a tower, qi flows like water’ refers to tempering zhenqi with the intent of building a tower layer by layer, starting with a solid foundation. One cannot simply start building from the ninth layer; it starts from the first. ‘Qi flows like water’ means that if one can’t control this stream of Origin qi, it should be allowed to flow downwards like water, acting in accordance with the situation rather than forcefully suppressing it, otherwise, it will be time-consuming and counterproductive…”
Upon hearing his daughter’s words, Yu Longqing was struck as if by an infusion of profound knowledge, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Going with the flow, of course…
It is almost impossible to channel water up a mountain by digging a canal, but if you dig out a spring at the top of the mountain and let it naturally flow down, the entire mountain will have water to drink…
That’s acting in accordance with the flow.
In an instant, all the parts he failed to understand in previous cultivations clicked into place, and the barrier that had imprisoned his cultivation level for years, like glass struck by a hammer, shattered thunderously.
Boom!
A huge phantom emerged from behind him, sitting in Phantasm Space, exuding a majestic aura.
Ninefold Source Pool, Dharma Form Realm!
After hearing his daughter’s explanation of the cultivation technique, he had an epiphany and broke through the shackles that had bound him for many years, achieving the Dharma Form Realm!
“…”
Yu Xiaoyu blinked her eyes.
What the teacher had taught her was just the cultivation technique of the Thirdfold of Source Pool. By explaining it to her father, it allowed him to draw parallels and thus make a breakthrough… What level was this cultivation technique, and how could it be so powerful?
After quite a while, Yu Longqing finally consolidated his cultivation and retracted his Dharma Form Spirit, slowly opening his eyes.
Looking at his daughter again, his eyes were full of excitement: “What other parts of the cultivation technique that Zhang laoshi passed on to you are there? Quick, explain them to me; this set of teachings you have directly addresses the essence of cultivation and is of great help to me…”
Originally he wanted to explain it to his daughter, but now it turned out to be the other way around…
“Father… snap out of it! The cultivation technique from the teacher is not to be passed on, even if you are my dad!”
Yu Xiaoyu shook her head.
Yu Longqing then came to his senses from the excitement, desire evident in his eyes: “Xiaoyu, why don’t you ask Zhang laoshi if I could also become his student! Don’t worry, we’ll keep our own titles; you call me dad, and I’ll call you senior sister…”
“…”
Yu Xiaoyu.
It took quite a while for Yu Longqing to recover, filled with frustration.
If only he had known about Zhang Xuan’s profound understanding of cultivation earlier, that just any explanation of the technique was so marvelous, he would have sought apprenticeship earlier… then this girl wouldn’t be a factor at all.
“With such a cultivation method, you’ve been practicing for more than two days; I wonder what level of strength you have reached?”
Yu Longqing was filled with curiosity.
When he last saw his daughter, she had only 0.5 horsepower of strength. Surely she hadn’t reached 0.6 horsepower, or even more, by now!
“There’s no Strength Measuring Formation here, so I’m not sure…” Yu Xiaoyu shook her head.
“Throw a punch, I can make an estimate!”
Yu Longqing smiled.
“Okay!”
Yu Xiaoyu nodded, stepped forward, and punched down towards her father.
Yu Longqing smiled slightly and raised his hand to meet it.
Thud!
The next moment, City Lord Yu was sent flying, his Primordial Spirit emerging behind him to stabilize his form in midair, preventing an unsightly fall.
“You, you…”
His pupils constricted, Yu Longqing looked on with a ghostly expression: “Is this…3 horsepower?”
In just over one day, not quite two, she had gone from 0.5 to 3 horsepower… Was this really normal cultivation?
As a master of the Dharma Form Realm, his strength had long broken through the shackles of 100 horsepower, and theoretically, 3 horsepower should not have moved him an inch. But he had always thought his daughter had at most 0.6 horsepower of strength and so met her punch in the same manner, hence getting knocked away…
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“3 horsepower?”
Not only was he shocked, but even Yu Xiaoyu was completely dumbfounded.
Originally, she felt that the cultivation method her teacher had taught her had started off with quick progress, which would slow down over time, but now it seemed to be consistently fast…
“Oh, right, Life Guardian Xu Xin from the capital wants to hold a student competition, and you’ll be taking part. Here’s a bamboo stick from the Spiritual Origin Bamboo you need to forge; it can help you improve your strength even faster!”
After the shock, Yu Longqing handed over a piece of emerald bamboo.
The leaves of the Spiritual Origin Bamboo had been used up, but the bamboo stick could still be utilized… At least for Yu Xiaoyu at this moment, it would be greatly helpful.
Just by absorbing the leaked Origin qi from the sky, she went from 0.5 to 3 horsepower in just over a day. With this artifact, her progress would definitely be even greater!
For a moment, Yu Longqing found himself looking forward to his daughter’s performance in the competition.
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School Head’s office.
“You want to hold a competition for all the students in the school to select talented individuals?”
After hearing Xu Xin’s request, Lu Mingrong frowned deeply, “It can be held, but it may take some time, definitely not within three days!”
A large student competition is held every year, requiring many days of advance preparation. How could a competition be started just because someone mentioned it?
Xu Xin said, “The Liu Clan will cover all expenses, and even offer a substantial prize money to the top ten winners!”
“???”
Liu Tianzheng: “Ah… yes!”
“It’s not about the prize money, it’s that there’s not enough time. We need a venue for the competition, right? We need referees, right? If someone gets hurt, don’t we need physicians to treat them? Don’t we need to arrange the process for who competes against whom?”
Lu Mingrong shook his head, “There are over fifty thousand students from lower to upper grades at Baiyan Academy. How long would a competition take to get results? It’s not that easy or simple…”
“You mean it can’t be done in three days?” Xu Xin raised an eyebrow.
“Yes! Absolutely impossible!” Lu Mingrong shook his head.
Xu Xin sighed, “Alright then, Patriarch Liu, please pass the message to Teacher Zhang, tell him that the competition can’t be held…”
Liu Tianzheng beamed, “Sure thing!”
“Teacher Zhang? Zhang Xuan laoshi?” Lu Mingrong looked over.
“Yes!”
Xu Xin nodded, “I’ve just come from Zhang laoshi’s place, talked to him about the competition, and he agreed. I thought School Head Lu would be supportive, but since it can’t be done, I’ll just have to tell him it’s not happening…”
“Why wouldn’t it happen? Of course, we’ll do it!”
Lu Mingrong spoke earnestly, “Not only will we hold it, but we’ll start tomorrow. Isn’t it just a student competition? Baiyan Academy has organized many such events; for us, it’s a walk in the park, no problem at all!”
“Ah?”
Liu Tianzheng: “But to hold it, we need a venue…”
“We start building it now!”
“We need referees…”
“All teachers will take to the field!”
“We need physicians…”
“The teachers from the medical office at the academy will do the job!”
“…”
Xu Xin and Liu Tianzheng looked at each other, both full of speechlessness.
It was impossible just moments ago, but as soon as it was mentioned that Zhang laoshi had agreed, there was an immediate change of heart… They had not expected that this Teacher Zhang had more clout than both the Life Guardian and the Liu Clan head put together…
…
Unaware that her friend’s strength had doubled again since their last meeting, Mo Yanxue slowly opened her eyes from her meditation and furrowed her brows at the subordinate before her.
“You say… the School Head has notified that there will be a grand competition featuring all students tomorrow, a talent selection by someone from the capital?”
“Yes! School Head Lu has just announced it, the whole school knows now…”
The subordinate hastily took out a jade bottle from his pocket, “The clan head knows this is a rare opportunity and especially sent this bottle of ‘Golden Source Jade Liquid’ for you. Once consumed, it can make your strength surge dramatically in a short time, reaching astounding levels!”
Receiving the jade bottle, a gleam shone in Mo Yanxue’s eyes.
The ‘Golden Source Jade Liquid’, even for a big family like the Mo Family, was considered a treasure. The value of just this one bottle was over a million!
The fact that her father could give it to her directly meant he placed great importance on this competition.
“After consuming it, my strength should roughly hit 2 horsepower… Xiaoyu, you better hurry up, I don’t want you to lose to me too easily!”
After the subordinate left, Mo Yanxue gripped the jade bottle lightly, her eyes flickering.
With this item, coupled with her efforts and guidance from School Head Lu, she could possess a strength of 2.0 horsepower before tomorrow’s competition!
How could Yu Xiaoyu, even if she was making quick progress, compete with her?
How could she possibly catch up!
With that thought, Mo Yanxue resolved that the title of top new student in the academy tomorrow was hers to claim!