Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Zhiwei, Qi Cultivation First-Layer
Chen Ye did not open the storage bag immediately but patiently explained the Frost Splendor Record to Zhiwei first.
The Frost Splendor Record is a water-based cultivation technique.
Among the Five Elements, water is formless and ever-changing, embodying deceit and trickery.
It can transform into ice and frost, shroud movements in mist.
Using softness to overcome hardness, it secretly harbors deadly intent.
Just like when Kong Hongxuan attacked him in the past, the assault seemed unreal, with a feigned attack to the head but a real strike to the abdomen, hard to defend against.
Chen Ye also pondered seriously whether to switch to cultivating the Frost Splendor Record.
However, although the Frost Splendor Record ranks higher than the Evergreen Technique, both are specific attribute techniques and are not suitable for Chen Ye.
Besides, his proficiency in the Evergreen Technique had already reached a limit break.
There was no need to change cultivation for the Frost Splendor Record.
It would be better to wait until he joined the Lingyin Sect, and then seek a suitable cultivation technique within the sect.
Chen Ye recalled the dazzling array of cultivation techniques in the game, and he had already had a few choices in mind.
He just didn’t know if the Lingyin Sect had the techniques he wanted.
"Master, is it like this?"
Zhiwei opened her eyes, with a hint of uncertainty and a trace of delight in her black pupils.
She was surrounded by a faint mist of water, adding a touch of ethereal beauty to her cold little face.
As Chen Ye had expected, Zhiwei’s comprehension was indeed astonishing.
She had comprehended on her own for a night, and at this moment, after listening to his detailed explanation as an experienced one, she could draw inferences, and within just half a day’s work, she had successfully introduced Qi into her body and stepped into the First-Layer of Qi Cultivation!
At this time, Zhiwei had spiritual power circulating around her, already able to cast some simple small magic.
"Not bad, exactly so. Zhiwei is indeed smart." Chen Ye sincerely praised upon seeing this.
Receiving her master’s affirmation, Zhiwei’s lips slightly curled upwards imperceptibly.
She reached out her tender little hand, curiously touching the faintly present mist around her, feeling the novel sensation brought by the spiritual power.
"Wow! So amazing!"
Qing Jun, nearby, could no longer sit still and excitedly dove into the mist cast by her senior sister.
While witnessing her master casting spells was one thing, watching the magic performed by her familiar senior sister firsthand brought a completely different feeling!
The little girl was so envious that her eyes almost turned into stars!
Zhiwei was immersed in the joy of taking her first steps into the path, curiously manipulating the water mist, sometimes condensing it, sometimes spreading it.
Chen Ye smiled without speaking, not disturbing Zhiwei’s practice.
After a while,
the white furred ball frowned suddenly, and the mist around her quietly dispersed.
She instinctively looked towards Chen Ye, with a little confusion and a plea for help on her face.
It was only then that Chen Ye, smiling, reminded her: "Do your meridians feel a bit tingly? Remember, always pay attention to the spiritual power in the dantian. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, don’t exhaust it; otherwise, it will damage the meridians and will not be worth it."
Zhiwei nodded seriously, keeping her master’s teachings firmly in mind.
Then, she again sat down cross-legged, and continued to be immersed in the mysteries of cultivation.
Seeing his first disciple being so diligent, Chen Ye felt very gratified in his heart.
With such a disciple, how could one worry about not achieving the Great Path?
Of course, Chen Ye also did not forget his little disciple.
He fetched a few pieces of spirit fruit from the storage bag, walked over to Qing Jun, and deliberately waved them in front of her: "Qing Jun, do you want to eat some spirit fruit?"
The white furred ball sniffed the refreshing fragrance of the spirit fruit, her eyes sparkling.
Yet her little mouth stubbornly pouted: "No! Qing Jun also wants to cultivate!"
Despite her words, she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, and her little stomach cooperated by grumbling audibly.
Chen Ye helplessly placed the spirit fruit into her arms: "Alright, alright, if you don’t want to eat, then don’t. How’s your progress with the Heavy Body Technique? Let master take a look."
Only then did Qing Jun reluctantly stand up, emulating the illustrations in the manual, and adopted a horse stance.
To be honest, she did have some semblance of the posture.
It seemed despite her complaints, this girl had been secretly practicing in private.
"Not bad, not bad, Qing Jun is very diligent. With time, you’ll definitely become even stronger than your master!"
Chen Ye nodded with satisfaction, giving her pointers on a few movement essentials, while casually praising her.
Little Qing Jun glanced at Chen Ye: "Really?"
"Absolutely true!" Chen Ye affirmed, making bold assurances.
Immediately, Qing Jun was invigorated, her little face taut, her two thin legs trembling slightly, yet she still gritted her teeth and maintained the horse stance.
After amusing Qing Jun,
Chen Ye then shifted his focus to the storage bags of the Kong Hongxuan siblings.
He picked up the storage bag of Kong Hongxuan’s brother first, channeling his spiritual power into it.
Within, as expected, it was almost empty, containing only a few spirit stones and some ordinary healing elixirs.
Lack of substantial cultivation and indeed possessing no worthwhile belongings was expected.
Chen Ye tallied up the items.
Apart from the trivial miscellaneous items, he found only one ordinary quality First Tier Middle Grade Magic Sword, fourteen spirit stones, and a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills that was still more than half full.
He casually tossed it aside and then picked up Kong Hongxuan’s storage bag.
As the former Hall Master of Nifeng Hall, a cultivator of the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, Kong Hongxuan’s possessions should have been quite substantial.
However, given that Luo Heng had already crippled him, and the subsequent plundering, Chen Ye did not hold high hopes.
Nevertheless, when his spiritual power probed inside, the results were somewhat unexpected.
There were over forty spirit stones alone!
All kinds of commonly used pills were available, but mostly for emergency use.
There were no Qi Nourishing Pills to enhance cultivation at all.
Chen Ye pondered briefly and understood the key.
Since Kong Hongxuan was rendered useless, cultivation pills were of no use to him.
He must have either given these resources to his brother or used them to win over his former subordinates to ensure his protection.
Yesterday, when Chen Ye assassinated Kong Hongxuan,
there were several cultivators from Nifeng Hall stationed outside Kong Hongxuan’s courtyard.
After all,
with the current unstable situation, Kong Hongxuan was worried about being targeted by Tribulation Cultivators.
He likely used a considerable amount of resources to temporarily gain protection from his former subordinates.
Unfortunately, Chen Ye’s Great Success Qi Concealment Technique
made it easy to evade those Nifeng Hall cultivators.
"All this could have been my resources..." Chen Ye felt a sting at heart, lamenting that Kong Hongxuan might have parted with many good items.
He continued to search and found a few cultivation manuals and a smooth jade scroll.
Chen Ye shifted his attention from the ordinary cultivation manuals to the jade scroll.
Its smooth touch hinted that it wasn’t something commonplace.
As Chen Ye infused it with his spiritual power, waves of information surged into his mind.
"Frost Splendor Record?" he blurted out in surprise.
Why was it another Frost Splendor Record?
Did Kong Hongxuan have a habit of collecting different versions of the same cultivation technique?
Chen Ye, puzzled, carefully examined the contents of the jade scroll.
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly understood the intricacies involving it.
It turned out that the previous manual version of the Frost Splendor Record only documented the Qi Cultivation Stage method.
Whereas this jade scroll contained the complete ongoing Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation content!
The techniques of the Foundation Establishment Stage are far more intricate and profound than those of the Qi Cultivation Stage, with the complexity inadequately expressed through text alone.
The information was extremely vast, involving the dynamic processes of spiritual power circulation and the subtle nuances of divine sense perception.
It’s impossible to completely and accurately record through plain text and simple illustrations.
Forcing descriptions in words would not only distort the essence but also potentially lead cultivators to a state of deviation due to minor inaccuracies.