Chapter 90 Absorbing Nuclear Radiation? I've Become Godzilla?
"Is it because I ate the inner core of that giant snake?"
Ning Jinli immediately realized the reason.
That was a giant serpent capable of transforming into a dragon. Judging from the fact that the giant serpent already possessed the initial form of a dragon, it should be close to reaching its thousand-year lifespan.
It contains the essence that the giant serpent has accumulated over hundreds of years, which is certainly equivalent to a large amount of energy.
Moreover, perhaps there will never be another snake in this world that can transform into a dragon.
Therefore, Ning Jinli believed that this was the reason why she was the only one in the world who could fully master the Heavenly Profound Heart Method.
I am so lucky.
To Ning Jinli's surprise, Ye Zhi Qiu shook his head and said, "No, even if you didn't eat the giant snake's inner core, only you could have mastered it. The energy that thing provides is far from enough, but the advantage is that it gives you a higher starting point."
"As long as you use the Heavenly Profound Heart Method to convert the energy of the giant snake's inner core into internal force, you will have the same level of internal force as my master, who has cultivated for a hundred years, right from the start."
"In our terms, that's called energy; in the words of those who practice martial arts here, it's called the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Simply put, it's about absorbing spiritual energy and then transforming it into internal strength."
Ning Jinli was very surprised.
Even if the inner core of a giant snake that is hundreds of years old is converted into internal energy, it is only equivalent to the mother's master practicing for a hundred years.
That's an incredible amount of energy consumption!
"Mom, you've said so much, but you still haven't told me why only I can master it?" Ning Jinli pouted.
Ye Zhi Qiu calmly opened a cabinet in the training room and took out a luminous pearl the size of a quail egg.
Seeing the glowing bead, Ning Jinli's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take it. "Is this also for me? Thank you, Mom, hehe!"
"Don't touch it." Ye Zhi Qiu gently patted Ning Jin Li's hand.
Then, holding the luminous pearl in her palm, she asked, "Daughter, look, what does this naturally glowing thing remind you of?"
Ning Jinli complained, "I've already graduated from university, and I still have to go to class..."
Despite her complaints, she still thought things through and answered.
“Naturally bioluminescent organisms include fireflies, lanternfish, and other animals that convert bioenergy into light energy through special structures. In addition to these plants and animals, there is also the light produced when things are ignited.”
Ye Zhi Qiu asked with a smile, "Anything else?"
“And…” Ning Jinli continued, “there are also things that contain radioactive energy, such as radiation produced by nuclear fission.”
At this point, she suddenly looked horrified, staring intently at the small luminous pearl. "Mom! Don't tell me this thing glows because of nuclear radiation?!"
"Hey, you got it right!" Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes were full of satisfaction.
Ning Jinli almost jumped off the cushion. "Mom! Don't you know that exposure to nuclear radiation can kill you?!"
"Hahahaha!" Ye Zhi Qiu laughed so hard he almost fell over, seeing his daughter so frightened she was practically on edge.
Seeing her mother's reaction, Ning Jinli quickly calmed down, frowned, and asked suspiciously, "Mom... stop teasing me, what is this?"
She was a little confused.
Is Mom just teasing her? This thing isn't radioactive at all.
Ye Zhi Qiu smiled and said, "This is a luminous pearl. The so-called luminous pearl is actually made by polishing a special stone that has natural radioactivity."
Ning Jinli was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard those words and her hair stood on end.
"Don't panic, don't panic," Ye Zhi Qiu said immediately. "Alright, I won't keep you in suspense anymore. The reason I can make direct contact is because the spiritual energy I need to absorb for cultivating internal energy is actually—nuclear radiation."
"What?!" Ning Jinli was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out.
Ye Zhi Qiu, holding the luminous pearl, continued to explain:
"Martial arts practitioners, especially those who cultivate internal energy, often need to use various rare and precious materials containing spiritual energy, and ordinary people cannot come into contact with such materials."
"The reason is not only that if an ordinary person takes it, they will be robbed and killed, but more importantly, they will suffer the backlash of the rare treasure and die a violent death."
"Why would it backfire? Ancient people had various explanations, all of which were quite mysterious. But now that we modern people know that these kinds of rare and precious materials are radioactive, we can understand."
"It's a very simple principle: exposure to nuclear radiation can cause various diseases in the human body, and death can be very painful."
Hearing this, Ning Jinli's head was buzzing.
So it turns out... the energy needed for cultivating internal strength in ancient martial arts was actually nuclear radiation?
Therefore, ancient internal energy cultivation methods were a technique for converting nuclear radiation into one's own internal energy.
"Daughter, do you know why there are more and more people practicing martial arts and even divine skills as we go back to ancient times?" Ye Zhi Qiu asked.
Ning Jinli shook her head blankly.
There was too much information; she was still processing it.
Ye Zhi Qiu's lips curled up. "I've figured out the reason. It's quite simple. Natural treasures containing nuclear radiation are constantly being consumed by martial arts practitioners. The higher the martial arts skill, the more they consume. As time goes by, those natural treasures become fewer and fewer, and harder and harder to find."
"There's a saying that even a clever cook can't cook without rice. Without a source of energy, how can we practice our skills?"
"Even more than two thousand years ago, when we lived, it was already the so-called Dharma-ending Age."
"Oh, by the way, those ancient mythical beasts also relied on things containing nuclear radiation in nature to survive and reproduce, and for the same reason, they slowly became extinct. The giant snake you killed was probably the last descendant of a certain type of ancient mythical beast from this period."
"On our side, martial arts masters are becoming fewer and fewer, and the techniques are declining and eventually being completely lost. After more than two thousand years, only martial arts remain. In the modern world, no one knows how to cultivate internal energy."
“Modern people who come into contact with nuclear radiation will only die, because they do not know how to convert nuclear radiation into internal energy, and they have no idea that this kind of thing is the spiritual energy needed for practicing martial arts in ancient times.”
As Ye Zhi Qiu spoke, he winked at Ning Jin Li, "My little darling, now you know why I said only you could master the Heavenly Profound Heart Sutra?"
“I… understand.” Ning Jinli took a deep breath. “Because the modern world can already use technology to create large amounts of nuclear radiation, and after I practiced the Heavenly Profound Heart Method, I can return to the modern world… so I won’t lack energy sources.”
Ye Zhi Qiu snapped his fingers. "Yes, that's it!"
Ning Jinli facepalmed. "Mom, have I turned into Godzilla? ...Do I have to eat nuclear bombs next?"
Ye Zhi Qiu laughed out loud, "Nonsense, Godzilla is nowhere near as pretty as my daughter."
Ning Jinli: ...
"Now I will begin to teach you the Heavenly Profound Heart Method. Practice it well." Ye Zhi Qiu sat cross-legged in front of his daughter.
Ning Jinli thought about it seriously and asked, "Mom, do you think... with the development of technology in our modern world, nuclear radiation energy is increasing, will mythical beasts like those from ancient times reappear in the future?"
Ye Zhi Qiu nodded. "That's possible. Living things are constantly evolving. Although the ancient mythical beasts have gone extinct, who knows, in tens or hundreds of thousands of years, other creatures may adapt to nuclear radiation and evolve generation after generation, eventually becoming new mythical beasts. The world itself has a long cycle of reincarnation."
"Alright, stop thinking about random things, close your eyes and concentrate. Let me tell you the key points and then I'll teach you how to practice."
"Hehe, yes sir!"
Ye Zhi Qiu's instruction in the martial arts techniques then began.
The mnemonic is short, only a few hundred words in total.
Ning Jinli memorized every single word after hearing it only once.
Then Ye Zhi Qiu began to explain word by word and sentence by sentence, and guided her through the practice.
The mental cultivation method doesn't involve any external techniques; it mainly focuses on the absorption, transformation, and conversion of energy.
Ning Jinli was practicing internal energy cultivation for the first time, but she basically mastered it in one go, and even the slightly more complicated parts only took two or three tries to get through.
Even Ye Zhi Qiu, who knew Ning Jin Li had an exceptionally strong learning ability, was taken aback.
Unexpectedly, my daughter is not athletic, but she has a natural talent for cultivating internal energy.
When I was learning the Heavenly Profound Heart Method, it took me half a month to understand it, and my master praised me as a genius that the Heavenly Pivot Sect had seen in hundreds of years.
The daughter, however, was even faster, completing the task in just half a day.
Ye Zhi Qiu felt incredibly proud; she truly was his daughter!
"Now, try circulating the Heavenly Profound Heart Method to convert the energy of the giant snake's inner core into internal force," Ye Zhi Qiu said softly.
The next second, a layer of shimmering light rose from Ning Jinli's body, flowing slowly with her breath.
About ten minutes later, the fluorescence re-entered her skin.
She slowly opened her eyes, and a glint of light flashed in her already bright eyes, making them appear even more piercing.
"How do you feel?" Ye Zhi Qiu asked impatiently.
Ning Jinli looked surprised. "Everything I see seems several times brighter than before. My whole body feels warm, and there's a warm current circulating in my stomach. It feels so good."
Ye Zhi Qiu pointed to the stone table next to him, "Try lifting it."
"Alright!" Ning Jinli grabbed the edge of the stone table and began to exert force with both hands.
However, the stone table remained completely still.
Ning Jinli was incredulous. "I feel like I have so much energy in my body, why can't I use it?"
Ye Zhi Qiu said, "Try to rekindle that warm feeling you're experiencing."
Ning Jinli carefully sensed the sensation, held her breath, and exerted all her strength again.
Bang!
The stone table, weighing over 100 pounds, was overturned and smashed into the wall of the training room, leaving a dent.
"My God!" Ning Jinli exclaimed.
Ye Zhi Qiu said with a smile, "The Heavenly Profound Heart Method has ten levels in total. You have now reached the third level, which is about the same as what my master spent his whole life practicing to achieve."
"Mom, I feel like... we're almost at the fourth floor." Ning Jinli looked at her hands, and with a thought, a faint glow seemed to appear in her palms.
Without saying a word, Ye Zhi Qiu took out all the luminous pearls stored in the training room.
Hundreds of them, big and small.
This was left to her by the previous sect leader, who was also her master.
Any one of these would be fought over by martial arts masters in the martial arts world.
"Daughter, you can now directly absorb nuclear radiation, try it!" She placed the luminous pearl next to Ning Jinli.
The moment Ning Jinli activated her inner energy cultivation technique, the light from all the luminous pearls spread towards her, forming a vortex around her and quickly flowing into her body.
When the light faded away, the luminous pearls turned into dull, round stones.
A ring of light appeared around Ning Jinli's pupils.
At that moment, she suddenly felt a strange and indescribable sensation, followed by the familiar swirling fluorescent light.
That appears to be the entrance/exit of a time-space tunnel.
It was blurry, as if there was an invisible barrier separating us, and I could even vaguely see the back door of the small warehouse...
"Mom, is there any more?!" Ning Jinli asked hurriedly.
She had a strong premonition that, by following that feeling, she could peel back this invisible barrier.
It was so close!
"I've used them all up, there aren't any left..." Ye Zhi Qiu said helplessly. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Wait a minute! The luminous pearl is gone, but there's another way! Daughter, wait for me!"
Ning Jinli remained where she was, continuously circulating her inner energy in an attempt to make the invisible barrier disappear.
But no matter how hard I tried, it didn't work.
Even that strange sensation was gradually weakening.
The blurry scene we just saw is about to disappear.
She could only desperately cling to her fading senses, just as everything was about to return to normal—
Ye Zhi Qiu entered, pulling a rope that led to more than a dozen Tian Shu Sect disciples who were already bound hand and foot.
"Listen up, all of you!" Ye Zhi Qiu shouted angrily at them, "According to the sect's rules, I should have executed all of you traitors who aided and abetted the evil, but if you pass on all your inner strength to my daughter, I will spare your lives!"
"Mom, who are they...?" Ning Jinli looked around at everyone with a puzzled expression.
Ye Zhi Qiu explained, "They were all those who followed Lu Xing Feng in causing trouble last night. In order to help Lu Xing Feng perform the ritual to summon the giant snake, they killed four hundred of my disciples! I haven't settled accounts with them yet! Fortunately, these guys are all top-notch experts in the sect, with profound internal strength. Let's not waste them."
Everyone turned pale and knelt down with a thud.
"Sect Leader...we were wrong!"
"It was all Lu Xingfeng's instigation; we were just confused for a moment!"
"Please forgive us, Sect Leader! We will never dare to do it again!"
Hearing everyone plead for mercy, Ye Zhi Qiu grew impatient.
With a flick of her wrist, she revealed a shotgun hidden in her sleeve. A bullet clicked as she chambered it, and she coldly said, "I've already shown you mercy by sparing your lives. You dare to bargain with me? Anyone who utters another word will have their head blown off right now!"
No one dared to utter another word.
Ye Zhi Qiu then untied them.
They lined up in two rows, walked behind Ning Jinli, and each raised their hands and placed them on the shoulders of the person in front of them.
The two people at the front gently pressed down on Ning Jinli's shoulders.
At this moment, the two at the front exchanged a glance.
A fierce glint flashed in their eyes.
They all knew that once all their internal energy was released, not only would their martial arts skills be completely lost, but their bodies would also age rapidly and their lifespan would be greatly reduced. Although they could survive, they would be essentially useless from then on.
The sect leader's daughter is so young, she doesn't look like she knows martial arts.
Why not take one last gamble, seize this opportunity to kidnap the sect leader's daughter, and then escape alive!
It happened in the blink of an eye.
The two men simultaneously grabbed Ning Jinli's shoulder with one hand and choked her with the other.
Seeing this, the other dozen or so people hesitated for a moment and chose to retreat and observe. They neither joined in the kidnapping nor tried to rescue Ning Jinli.
"Ye Zhi Qiu!" the hostage-taker shouted, "Open the door and let us out! Otherwise—"
"Or else you'll kill my daughter?" Before the other person could finish speaking, Ye Zhi Qiu interrupted calmly, "Fine, you two try it."
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