Chapter 3501: Martial Aunt (18)
Chapter 3501: Martial Aunt (18)
Ye Heyu generally understood what Ning Shu meant.
“Does Master want me to win the sect competition so I can go to the hidden realm?” he asked.
In every sect, there was usually a place like that for disciples to cultivate, fight monsters, and hunt for treasure.
“When did I ever tell you that you had to go to the hidden realm?” Ning Shu replied. “I just want you to see the world. You do not necessarily have to win. That hidden realm only opens once every ten years when the barrier becomes weak at a fixed time.”
Ye Heyu was silent.
“So, what exactly do you mean, Master?” He was a bit confused.
“I am just telling you how things are. Cultivate well and get to know your fellow disciples,” Ning Shu said. “You are just there to go through the motions. Just go up and join the fun. Do not put too much pressure on yourself.”
Ye Heyu was silent.
“So, what exactly do you mean, Master?” He was a bit confused.
“I am just telling you how things are. Cultivate well and get to know your fellow disciples,” Ning Shu said. “You are just there to go through the motions. Just go up and join the fun. Do not put too much pressure on yourself.”
Ning Shu did not believe that the bottle actually contained that substance. If it did, wouldn’t the bottle itself have been melted by the fire?
That kind of fire could not be contained.
Or was there a powerful formation inside the bottle?
Any random item the girl threw out was enough to blow her to smithereens. She wondered what other task-takers would do in this situation.
Regardless, Ning Shu felt completely stumped right now.
She would wait. She would wait for this hidden realm.
Ning Shu swallowed a pill and began to cultivate. She stopped running off to Qi Cheng’s peak and no longer went there to exchange insights.
Ning Shu took a deep breath, then another, and another. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. Why did she feel like she was about to go into labor?
She set up a spirit gathering formation to absorb spiritual energy and celestial energy. However, she could not absorb the power of fiery yang energy. It was far too violent. Right now, she already felt like she was on the verge of qi deviation. Absorbing fiery yang energy would be like putting herself on a rotisserie.
While Ning Shu worked hard at her cultivation, her two disciples were also practicing diligently. Ye Heyu was especially serious.
Ye Meiyu was still young and somewhat oblivious, so she simply did whatever her master and brother told her to do.
But life now was much better than before. She had beautiful, luxurious disciple robes, and she was always warm and well-fed.
The little girl turned out to be quite fond of beauty. After returning to Zisha Island, Ning Shu had reverted to her original appearance.
Cultivators were rarely ever ugly to an eyesore; they could subtly adjust their features. Little Meiyu would often ask Ning Shu, “Master, will I grow up to be as pretty as you?”
“Cultivate well. Once your strength is great enough, never mind being as pretty as me, you could be the number one beauty in the cultivation world. But your strength has to be very, very great for that,” Ning Shu said directly. Since the girl loved beauty so much, she might as well use it as a goal.
“Yes! I will definitely cultivate well!” Ye Meiyu skipped out of Ning Shu’s room, her skirt fluttering.
Ye Heyu cupped his hands toward Ning Shu. “Master, my sister is immature. Please do not be angry with her.”
“Everyone has a love for beauty. What is there to be angry about? However, a rosy face eventually turns to white bones. Beauty is just a surface layer. She will understand in time.” Ning Shu pointed to a cultivation mat. “Sit down.”
As Ye Heyu sat on the mat, he felt a surge of dense spiritual energy rush into his body.
“Take this mat and use it. If there is anything you do not understand, you can come and ask me,” Ning Shu said.
Ye Heyu immediately stood up. “Thank you, Master!”
Ning Shu then examined his progress. Ye Heyu was currently in the Qi Refining realm and had not yet reached Foundation Establishment.
“With your talent, reaching Foundation Establishment is possible. You do not need to use a foundation establishment pill. A natural breakthrough is always best,” Ning Shu advised.
Ye Heyu nodded immediately. “I understand. Master, I have a question I would like to ask.”
Ning Shu nodded. “Go ahead.”
Ye Heyu thought for a moment before saying, “Since I started practicing, I feel like spiritual energy is actively rushing into my body. It even happens a little when I am not cultivating. It is very slow then, but when I actually practice, I absorb far more energy than my sister. I am a bit… terrified.”
Ning Shu: …
I am a bit terrified too!
She smiled and said, “What are you terrified of? People have all sorts of constitutions. Some have blocked meridians and can never cultivate in their entire lives. Others have meridians that are wider and clearer than average. We cultivators need to clear the blockages in our bodies anyway.”
Ye Heyu let out a sigh of relief. He had thought something was wrong with him.
“This is a blessing from the heavens. Cherish it and be grateful,” Ning Shu said with a smile. “Cultivation is about seeking the truth and shedding the false. Do not easily entangle yourself in karma, and do not go around massacring entire families for no reason.
“The more hostility you carry, the harder it will be to survive your lightning tribulations,” Ning Shu added with a laugh.
“Master, who would go around massacring families for no reason?” Ye Heyu asked.
Ning Shu brushed it off. “I was just using a metaphor. As for your high rate of energy absorption, do not go around telling people. You just happen to have a few more clear meridians than others. It is nothing to be especially proud of.”
“I will remember that.” Ye Heyu felt relieved knowing it wasn’t a bad thing.
“Then… can I reach Foundation Establishment before the competition?” he asked.
Ning Shu maintained an expressionless face. “There is no need to force it. You will break through when it is time. Be practical. I am letting you participate in the competition so you can gain experience, not so you can take the top spot. Do not look down on anyone. The other disciples in the sect have been practicing far longer than you. So just relax. We are just going to watch the show.”
Ye Heyu could not help but say, “Master, I am the eldest disciple of Lanzhu Peak. Is it really okay to act like this?”
“What is the problem? Or would you prefer to ascend to the heavens in a single step?”
“Master, you must be joking,” Ye Heyu said. His lip was twitching.
“Why are you under so much pressure? Do not compare yourself to others. A person’s only true enemy is themselves. Just look at me. Was I not also soundly beaten by a junior?”
She was perfectly willing to admit she was inferior to others.
Ye Heyu’s lip twitched even more violently. He had no idea how to respond to that.
Suddenly, he felt his master was a bit flippant.
Fearing the sudden awkward silence, Ye Heyu cupped his hands. “I will go practice now.”
Ning Shu waved him away. “Go on.”
The sect competition arrived as scheduled. Before the matches began, Ning Shu granted her two disciples protective dharma tools to ensure they would sustain as few injuries as possible.
The masters of the other peaks also gave their disciples various artifacts for the competition.
“I will not let you down, Master!” Ye Heyu said. Watching the grand, magnificent scene before him, he could not help but feel his blood boil with excitement.
“What expectations? I have no expectations,” Ning Shu said. “We are just here to watch the show.”
Ye Heyu: …