Chapter 204 The sword was still in the same spot, and without a trace...
As Asagiri's hand gripped the hilt of the sword, the sword's clang that had been echoing in her ears suddenly vanished.
An indescribable force surged from the sword, flowing into her body through her hand that held it, reaching every part of her body.
Then that invisible power disappeared from her body, just like the spiritual energy that had disappeared before.
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Asagiri closed her eyes and sensed the presence of spiritual energy within her body.
When she tried to explore it, the spiritual energy disappeared again.
Xiang Bei Sanxian said that after the spiritual energy entered her body, it did not escape. Does that mean that the spiritual energy is still in her body?
"Hey, little fairy, are you ready?" Zi Ling asked, sitting cross-legged in mid-air.
Don't overthink it. If you can pull it out, then do so. If you can't, then cultivate yourself first and become stronger; it's the same thing.
As the words floated above the spirit's head, Chaowu nodded towards the sky.
Zi Ling looked up, but saw nothing.
Somewhat nervously, Asagiri placed her other hand on the hilt of the sword, gripped it with both hands, and forcefully pulled the sword upwards.
result.
Nothing happened.
The sword remained in place, completely still.
Asagiri grabbed the hilt again and pulled upwards, but the Wujiu Sword remained motionless.
With just these few movements, Asagiri was so exhausted that she collapsed to the ground.
The spirit of the word floated over cross-legged and shook its head at Chaowu, saying, "If you can't, then you can't. Don't force yourself. In tens of thousands of years, you are not the first person who can't draw his sword, nor will you be the last."
These words made Asagiri very indignant. She reached out and grasped the sword hilt again, but unexpectedly, the sword was crackling with lightning, which directly injured Asagiri's palm.
Zi Ling stretched out her finger and waved it in front of Chao Wu's eyes. "Don't force yourself, and don't force the Wujiu Sword. Over the years, many people have been rejected by the barrier on this sword, especially Xuanwu Divine Lord. Back then, he was young and impetuous and thought he was the son of the Mother Goddess. He insisted on pulling out the Mother Goddess's sword, but he was backfired by the barrier on the sword and lay in bed for a full hundred years before he recovered from his injury."
Asagiri withdrew her outstretched hand. "Is it that serious?"
"Of course, this is no secret in the realm of gods; you can find out by asking around."
Looking at the sword, Asagiri asked in confusion, "Didn't the Mother Goddess say how to draw the sword?"
“No.” Zi Ling yawned. “The Mother Goddess only said that only the one who truly wields the Sword of No Blame is a qualified ruler of the Three Realms.”
Chaowu nodded, then turned to look at Wujiu Sword. Before she could think, Ziling grabbed her hair and dragged her back to the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Stop pulling my hair!" Chaowu sat in the Heavenly Book Pavilion, rubbing her hair which had been pulled so hard, and glared at Ziling.
"Sorry, sorry," the spirit said with a smile. "I'm tired and need to rest first. Summon me when you're ready to leave."
After saying that, the spirit of the word disappeared into the bookmark.
Asagiri picked up the book she had just put down, read it for a while, and couldn't help but look up in the direction the sword spirit had pointed.
All that met her eyes were densely packed books. According to the spirit of the words, these were all books suitable for her cultivation, and reading them all would not be an easy task.
Focus on the task at hand and avoid being distracted.
Xiang Bei tapped Chao Wu with a ruler. This child really wasn't focused enough; even while cleaning, she was still thinking about the male lead's portrait.
Now, while reading, I find myself thinking again about the Wujiu Sword at the end of the world.
Asagiri covered her forehead, which had been throbbed from being hit, and chuckled sheepishly. She quickly opened the book to read, but as she read, her brows furrowed.
She realized she couldn't understand it at all.
She recognized the characters above, but when put together, they seemed too mysterious to understand.
Seeing Chaowu's troubled and conflicted expression, Xiang Bei yawned, her eyelids began to droop, and finally she covered her mouth and yawned again before falling asleep on the table.
Seeing the book fall from her hand to the ground with a loud thud, Xiang Bei finally lost her temper.
Is this what it looks like when someone vows to study hard?
He couldn't hold on for more than a few minutes?
He patted the system next to him and said, "System, it's your turn."
The system entered the morning mist's dream and once again went online as a teacher.
Asagiri was quite surprised to see the system suddenly appear. Looking around, Asagiri poked the system and asked curiously, "Are you some kind of deity from beyond the heavens?"
The system shook its head. "No, I invited Immortal Master Bei Sanxian to teach you. You can call me Master Jiu. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, and I will help you answer them."
The system was quite adept at being the female lead's teacher, and upon seeing Asagiri, it immediately got to the point.
Asagiri readily accepted the system's explanation, looking at the book the system handed her—the very one she had just been reading.
"If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me, and I'll help you answer it." The system put its hands behind its back, trying to adopt a teacher's posture.
Asagiri flipped through the book in her hand, looked at the system with an embarrassed expression, and pointed to the part she didn't understand.
The system glanced at it and almost couldn't hold back its laughter.
"You can't understand it from the first page?"
Asagiri stared at the system expectantly, then nodded. "Yes, I recognize every word, but I just don't know why I can't understand it."
The system glanced at it and decided that there was no point in letting Asagiri read on her own; it could only start explaining from the first page.
Having been a teacher so many times, I have never felt as tired as I am today. I am utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
Xiang Bei patted the system to comfort it, "Don't be discouraged, System. You have to understand that the female lead's soul is incomplete, so her innate conditions are different from others. If you teach such a female lead, you will become famous in the system world."
The system still feels very tired.
Asagiri is not attentive in class, and can't concentrate at all. You could say that as long as she's not allowed to read, she'll do anything with great enthusiasm.
While studying the book, she even managed to count exactly how many books were on the opposite bookshelf. The system, exasperated, yelled and slammed a ruler against Asagiri's palm until it turned red, but it still couldn't concentrate on her.
Seeing the lightning strike marks on her hands, the system finally softened and asked its host to spend points from the shop to buy ointment to apply to Asagiri.
Xiang Bei tried giving Chao Wu a potion to improve her concentration, but perhaps because it was the time of the gods here, Chao Wu still couldn't concentrate after drinking the potion. The potion didn't seem to have any effect on her.
"Why isn't the system working?"
The system reported this situation to the main system. Under normal circumstances, their system's things are not restricted by the world derived from the plot.
There are occasional exceptions, and when they are discovered, they need to be reported promptly.
Asagiri's situation is different from that of the female protagonist she encountered before.
Asagiri is the same as the nickname of the goddess Shuyue, who is a potential great god who was sealed away by her parents.
Ordinary potions to enhance concentration are no match for the seal etched into her soul.
The only thing she can do is overcome this feeling of resistance herself.
Xiang Bei was genuinely curious about what kind of abilities Chao Wu possessed that made her parents go to the trouble of sealing her away, leaving her powerless and unable to even gather spiritual energy.
Didn't her parents consider what would happen if she, who is so weak and helpless, encountered danger?
The system scoffed, "Sealing the female lead is merely for the sake of the plot. The author certainly didn't consider this carefully when writing it. Host, don't forget, the male lead is the one who went through the biggest storm with the female lead."
"I know, I know. The male lead is responsible for sheltering the female lead from the wind and rain. As for where the female lead's wind and rain come from, there's no need to discuss it in detail."
Xiang Bei patted the sofa and said to Chao Wu, who was yawning.
[Asagiri, concentrate! How can you be a god if you can't even read a book?]
Asagami yawned and muttered, "That's right, I want to be a god, I want to cultivate diligently, and I also want a temple of my own."
She picked up the magic book, and her eyelids started to droop again.
The system sighed, "Asagiri, it hurts a little, just bear with it."
As he spoke, he took out a stun gun and pressed it on Asagiri's body.
Asagiri felt that she could no longer feel her fingers.
She clutched her finger, "Ouch, that hurts!"
"Are you awake?" the system asked.
"I feel a little more awake." Asagiri nodded vigorously and reached out her hand again. "Master, please take another look. I don't feel as sleepy as before."
The system pushed her hand away, saying, "No, if you do it too many times, it won't work once you get immune to it."
As it spoke, the system circled Chaowu twice. "Strange, I feel like your reactions are a bit faster than before."
After the system explained it, Xiang Bei and Chao Wu also realized it.
"Oh right." Asagiri looked at her hands and slapped her forehead. "I remember now. When I pulled out that sword, I felt something crawl into my body. Could it be because of that?"
"Very likely."
"If I pull out the sword again, will I become smarter?"
Before you become smarter, the barrier on that sword will surely cleave you in two.
Xiang Bei couldn't help but say.
That Wujiu Sword was left behind by an ancient god, and its blade possesses its own spirit. Chaowu has only suffered a hand injury, but if she goes over with that thought in mind, the barrier on the sword might just cleave her in two.
It is evident that the Mother Goddess truly had foresight, preventing many gods from attempting to take advantage of the situation.
Stop thinking about other things and get back to studying. Learn as much as you can, even just one sentence; it adds up over time.
The system also took out a ruler and tapped it on the table. "That's right, let's start class."
"Yes, Immortal Master."
The system taught Asagiri lessons in her dream. After the explanation, Asagiri could still not quite understand the text, but it was much better than when she had studied it on her own.
She felt she could understand a lot of things.
She tried to improve her magical power according to the instructions in the immortal book, but she still couldn't cultivate. She had clearly drawn spiritual energy into her body, and as long as she continued to temper her constitution, her cultivation level would advance ahead of schedule.
But when Asagiri did this, she felt as if something inside her body was blocking her spiritual power, making it impossible for her to use spiritual energy to temper her physical constitution.
The spiritual energy would disappear without a trace in no time, and even she herself couldn't pinpoint where it went.
Asagiri took a deep breath and continued trying.
No matter how many times she tried, the spiritual energy would disappear.
She firmly believed that the spiritual energy was still within her body, just hidden in a place she didn't know about. The more she believed this, the more determined Asagiri became, and she vowed to find the spiritual energy hidden within her body.
The system didn't disturb her, and instead quietly walked to Xiang Bei's side. "Host, have you noticed? Chao Wu's mental energy has become much more concentrated?"
“I’ve discovered it. In general, you can’t point it out. Once you do, she’ll go back to her old ways.”
The system nodded in deep agreement.
After repeated failures, Asagiri could no longer hold on and lay sprawled on the ground.
"I can't take it anymore, I'm so tired, Master Jiu, I can't hold on any longer."
"If you can't keep going, take a break. Let's stop here for today." The system thoughtfully fanned Asagiri from the side.
Asagiri woke up from her dream and found herself still in the Heavenly Book Pavilion. She rubbed her cheeks and put the immortal book back in its original place.
She sat there in a daze for a while. As a deity, she didn't even have the most basic magical power and cultivation.
She could clearly understand everything Master Jiuxian was saying, but she just couldn't do it. Asagiri thought to herself, no wonder people laughed at her for being stupid; she couldn't even learn the simplest thing: guiding qi into the body.
Asagiri used to think she was lucky, ascending to immortality without learning anything. Now that she's learned, she realizes how difficult those skills are.
She summoned the spirit and led her out of the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
Zi Ling tilted her head and looked at Chao Wu, hesitating for a while before saying, "Why do I feel like there's something different about you compared to before?"
"Really? I don't think I'm any different in any way."
Zi Ling couldn't quite put her finger on what was different, so she didn't dwell on it. However, she still scolded Chao Wu for falling asleep while reading.
Asagiri was naturally unconvinced; she was clearly studying in her dream, not simply sleeping.
“You’re only reading ordinary immortal books. Those books don’t have book spirits, so it’s impossible for a book spirit to teach you.” The spirit of the book, of course, didn’t believe it.
Even it might not be able to see those immortal books with book spirits.
"If you don't believe me, then don't believe me. Anyway, I've learned something."
When they left the Heavenly Book Pavilion, Chaowu returned the bookmark to Immortal Lord Chenyi.
"Did you find anything?" Immortal Lord Chenyi looked at Chaowu and smiled gently.
Looking at his appearance, for some reason, Chaowu took two steps back before saying, "It's pretty good, I did gain something. I'll come again tomorrow."
After saying that, Asagiri quickly walked out.
Seeing the morning mist circle the Heavenly Book Pavilion three times, Xiang Bei finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Are you lost again?
Asagiri looked around and asked, "Yes, how do I get to the temple of that Immortal Xiang Bei and Divine Lord Xuanwu?"
Xiang Bei sighed and gave her directions.
Asagiri walked a short distance, sighed sadly, and looked up at the sky. "Xiang Bei, do you think I'm stupid?"
[You may be a little slow, but diligence can make up for it. From now on, overcome all difficulties and strive to cultivate yourself. One day you will achieve your goal. This is only the first day. Are you going to give up just because one day of cultivation is too painful?]
Xiang Bei advised her that it was only the first day and there was no need to rush. She should study hard and strive for improvement, because one day Chao Wu might be able to break the seal in her body on her own.
As long as Asagiri can master her skills before the male protagonist returns, she will be considered successful.
As long as she doesn't become a fairy maiden who can be assigned at will, the male protagonist will naturally be unable to tolerate the second female lead tormenting her, and in the end, he will push her off the God-Slaying Platform.
Asagiri sighed, "I'm just afraid I won't be able to learn it in the future."
[We'll talk about the future later. First, memorize what you learned today. Make sure you remember it so that you can recall it easily later.]
"I've already memorized it; I can remember everything I learned today."
Asagiri paused for a moment, then suddenly realized what she meant.
"Oh yeah, I actually remembered everything I learned today, hahaha, I remembered it all, I really remembered it all."
For some reason, her memory is exceptionally good; she used to be unable to remember so many things, but now she can remember them all very clearly.
It seems that there has been some progress, and Asagiri feels that she is still quite capable.
"Xiang Bei, I think I've made a little progress."
【Hmm, not bad, I saw that. Keep it up!】
Asagiri returned to the temple, and after Xiangbei gave her a pastry, she happily ate it and went to sleep.
"I have never eaten such delicious desserts before."
Have you ever eaten any unpalatable snacks?
"No, immortals don't need to eat. I've never eaten anything."
Xiang Bei: "..."
Okay, go to bed early.
As Asagiri slept, she murmured, "I must cultivate diligently, I want to become a god."
Hearing this sleep-talking, Xiang Bei felt very gratified. It seemed that Chao Wu had really kept these words in mind.
Perhaps Xiang Bei's encouragement had been effective, because after Chao Wu finished cleaning the temple, she rarely looked up at the portrait anymore. After Chao Wu finished cleaning, she would go to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to read books, and the system would explain the parts she didn't understand to her.
All those celestial books were under the jurisdiction of the spirit named "Lu," who always thought that Chaowu was sleeping and couldn't figure out how she was learning in her dream.
However, it noticed that every time Asagiri woke up from her sleep, there were some subtle changes in her body.
Although Asagiri still couldn't improve her magical power, she read a lot of books and memorized them. She also discovered that she could actually understand certain topics people were discussing, despite her usually slow-witted mind.
Asagiri was overjoyed and went around sharing the news with acquaintances. She even went to the fairy in charge of the affairs of the palace to tell her the good news.
"If I had known that reading would be so useful, I should have sent you to the Heavenly Book Pavilion in the first place." The fairy in charge was genuinely happy for Chaowu.
"Thank you, fairy. I will definitely work hard in the future."
Asagiri was a little embarrassed.
She also knew that going to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to read books before would probably not have been of any use; she was only so powerful because of the help of Immortal Xiang Bei and Master Jiu.
She also knew that the fairy in charge was a good deity. When she heard others laughing at her behind her back, she wanted to defend herself, but she stuttered because she was in a hurry. It was the fairy in charge who scolded those little fairies.
Asagiri was also very grateful to the fairy in charge.
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