Chapter 22: Twenty-two, Teaching Chapter 22: Twenty-two, Teaching “Captain, with our current level, even if we take on a high-difficulty task, we won’t be able to complete it,” Yang Junjun said. The rules of the Emperor Realm are terrifying, so she had always been afraid to take risks. If she failed a task, she wouldn’t be able to enter the Emperor Realm and would only feel regret, but if she died here, regret would be useless.
Zhou Jiyou nodded in agreement, “If something happens by accident, then it’s game over for us in the real world too, Captain. Please think it over.”
“Yeah, Captain, let’s take it slow and steady,” Guo Kai nodded in agreement. It was not that he didn’t believe in the captain, but he lacked confidence in his own strength.
“I’ve made my decision, I’ll go alone this time,” Song Yan Ning told everyone. Once she made a decision, she wouldn’t change it. If she wanted to become stronger, she had to take risks.
“But…” Yang Junjun wanted to try to persuade her again.
“I’ll go with you,” Ling Yu came over with Black Panther and several others. He had actually been thinking about taking on a high-difficulty task for a while, but his companions were somewhat scared, so he had dismissed the idea. Anyway, with enough points, he could also level up.
Song Yan Ning looked at Ling Yu and nodded, “Let’s go to the Task Hall.” With Ling Yu’s reaction speed and physical strength still decent, his being the captain of the Black Panther group was a testament to his strength.
“Captain, I’ll join you,” Liu Yunyi caught up with Song Yan Ning and Ling Yu. If the captain, a girl, wasn’t afraid, what was there for him to fear? At worst, he would simply not enter the Emperor Realm in the future.
“I’m coming too.”
“And me,” Black Panther’s group also chimed in one after another.
Song Yan Ning looked at Black Panther’s group, “If you want to come, you can, but you have to defeat Black Hat first, otherwise I won’t take you.” She was confident in her own strength, but she wouldn’t drag them into danger. If something happened to any of them, she would feel guilty, and it would leave an indelible mark on her conscience. That’s why she had always said she would take on the task alone.
“Okay!” Liu Yiyun nodded and looked at Ling Yu with a fighting spirit in his eyes. He had to follow the captain’s footsteps, no matter how dangerous the path ahead might be.
The others exchanged glances, hesitating. They had all witnessed Ling Yu’s strength and knew they were no match for him. But if they missed this chance, they might have to part ways with Song Yan Ning and Ling Yu forever.
Ling Yu looked at Liu Yiyun and smiled slightly, “Then let’s do this.”
Liu Yiyun nodded, cupped his hands in salute towards Ling Yu, “Please enlighten me!” With that, he moved swiftly towards Ling Yu.
Ling Yu took a step forward and engaged with Liu Yiyun in combat.
Liu Yiyun was agile, but still not quite up to Ling Yu’s level, and within less than ten moves, he was thrown to the ground with a shoulder throw by Ling Yu.
Biting his lip with unwillingness, Liu Yiyun propped himself up and looked towards Song Yan Ning, “Captain, I… I want to follow you.” He knew he had lost, but he really did not want to drift further away from the captain.
Song Yan Ning shook her head, “You’re too weak right now.” Liu Yunyi’s strength was considered good among his peers, but to follow her, it was still insufficient. She had specifically looked at an A-level task the day before, and while it may not be difficult for her, it certainly was a challenge for Liu Yiyun and the rest.
“Captain, could you give me a chance? I promise I will work hard to become stronger; I assure you, I won’t hold you back,” Liu Yiyun pleaded with determination in his eyes.
Song Yan Ning sighed softly and considered for a moment, “I really can’t take you this time. How about this, I’ll teach you a Cultivation Technique, and you work hard on it when you go back.” Her soul was from the Otherworld, and as the Young Prince of the Demon World, she naturally had many Cultivation Methods that didn’t belong to this world. The most powerful of them were the ones passed down to her by her parents.
Ever since she was young, she practiced tai chi with her grandfather every morning and cultivated the techniques her parents had passed down to her at night. But Earth’s Spiritual Energy was scarce. Although she worked hard, she had only reached the Qi Refining Third Layer. Moreover, reaching the Qi Refining Third Layer was also thanks to the few pots of low-level spiritual grass in her room.
Liu Yiyun viewed Song Yan Ning in amazement, “Cultivation Technique? Is it the kind mentioned in legends that can allow someone to fly and escape through the ground?” He had heard from his grandfather that the world was more complex than he imagined. Some legends seemed absurd, but they weren’t entirely unfounded. Ancient Martial Cultivators did exist.
Song Yan Ning nodded, walked over to Liu Yiyun, and extended her hand to pull him up from the ground, “I’m going to teach you the technique now. I’ll only say it once, and whether you can cultivate it or not is up to your own fortune.”
“Okay!” Liu Yiyun nodded vigorously, excitement and anticipation shining in his eyes. He knew the captain was no ordinary person.
The others looked on enviously at Liu Yiyun.
“Captain, can we cultivate it too?” Yang Junjun hesitated before asking.
Song Yan Ning nodded, “Yes, but how far you get will depend on yourselves.” Since she had decided to teach the Cultivation Method to Liu Yiyun, she didn’t plan to keep it secret. To others, such techniques might be infinitely precious, but to her, they were nothing more than ordinary.
“We’ll work hard, Captain; tell us,” the group said with excitement and eagerness. They believed the captain wouldn’t deceive them, and it was their belief that she was extraordinary which led them to follow her and address her as captain.
Song Yan Ning nodded and recited the secrets of the Cultivation Technique word by word, “Posture upright and straight, circle the arms in front of the chest, energy calm and spirit focused, the heart clear and demeanor respectful… Did you all get that?”
The group nodded, “Thank you, Captain! We got it.”
Song Yan Ning smiled at them. Those who could enter the Emperor Realm were indeed no ordinary people. Training them now was also to prepare for the future.
She didn’t know when she would be able to lift the Seal within her body. But she knew she couldn’t leave Earth for at least another decade or two, so she had to prepare in advance and build her own force. This was the real reason she told them the Cultivation Technique.
“Captain, could you give me your phone number? If I run into something I don’t understand, I can call you,” Liu Yiyun asked Song Yan Ning.
“I don’t have a phone,” Song Yan Ning said. Her grandparents wanted to buy her a phone before, but she felt that she had no use for one and refused.
“Then I’ll give you my phone number, and you can call me when you get a chance,” Liu Yiyun said, with a trace of expectation and nervousness, worried that Song Yan Ning might not agree. He didn’t actually believe that Song Yan Ning didn’t have a phone, considering even the poorest could afford one these days. However, since Song Yan Ning seemed reluctant to share it, he decided to give her his own number.
“Go ahead,” Song Yan Ning nodded.