Chapter 33 A sudden realization dawned on me: a white-clad figure walking alongside...
A few days after bidding farewell to the Yewu Sect, the two began searching for quiet and suitable places to cultivate.
Although it's called cultivation, Xiaoyun has already almost finished reading half of the manual. She only needs to be guided to regulate the use of spiritual energy and how to circulate and exhale as spiritual energy is constantly generated, so as to make it flow naturally.
Breathing in spiritual energy is incredibly basic for plants.
After listening to it a few times, Li Qingyun found the way and strung the first five turns into a straight line in one go, making rapid progress.
However, its small size is still too small, and the spiritual power it can contain is limited. Its cultivation level shows signs of touching the fourth level bottleneck, but it has never reached its full potential.
"Remember not to be anxious or confused during cultivation." Chang Yubai did not support Xiaoyun's idea of breaking through in one go.
“Endless mulberry fields should be recycled. Forcing seedlings to grow faster will damage the crops and waste the nutrients in the soil.”
Master Chang was already so familiar with the incantation that he could tell Xiaoyun's problem with just a single instruction.
Therefore, in the days that followed, Li Qingyun diligently cultivated, burying himself in his studies whenever he received guidance, striving to strengthen his foundation.
The only unprecedented thing was that Chang Yubai's talk of advancing to the next level was not a joke; this person was actually cultivating with him!
Unfortunately, Master Chang timed it perfectly. Every time Li Qingyun finished condensing his breath, Chang Yubai had already woken up from his closed-eye state before him, calmly looking at him and offering his condolences.
It's a pity that we can't see the transformation of this lazy dog with the naked eye; we can only know that he is cultivating together with us by observing the fluctuations of spiritual energy around him.
One day, after Li Qingyun finished circulating his spiritual sea, he simultaneously activated the first five cycles, inhaling and exhaling and then spreading them throughout his body. In a daze, he seemed to hear the trembling of his meridians and bone marrow.
But that was not a sign of danger. Instead, Li Qingyun felt a surge of joy and allowed the spiritual energy to fully invade her lungs. Then, her spiritual sea rose, and the sound of bones cracking in her ears gradually intensified.
After a loud shout, Li Qingyun opened his eyes, and the surrounding air was rippled with gusts of wind. He counted about ten times before he finished.
Li Qingyun looked at her palm, her surprise and delight even greater.
You've been promoted!
After a full month, he was finally promoted again!
If this were said out loud, I would definitely be beaten to death.
Who can advance to the initial Martial Realm in months? It takes at least a year, and those with poor talent might not be able to advance even one level in decades.
But Li Qingyun felt it was still a bit too slow.
The higher the cultivation level, the more concentrated the spiritual energy required becomes. If the spiritual sea cannot keep up with the vast and boundless demand, one will inevitably be stuck at a bottleneck sooner or later.
It takes anywhere from ten to half a century to slowly take a single step forward.
Otherwise, Chang Yubai's high martial arts realm of one hundred years old wouldn't have left the Heavenly Sword Sect dumbfounded.
Li Qingyun was unaware of his own talent level, but he still hoped to surpass his teacher, Chang Yubai.
Thinking too much, Li Qingyun quickly shook her head and looked at Chang Yubai, intending to share her joy.
"Bro! I got promoted."
"elder brother?"
Strange, why is Chang Yubai still meditating this time?
Li Qingyun was surprised a while ago that this person's cultivation was so undetectable, but he didn't expect to be caught red-handed today.
The white-robed cultivator sat cross-legged, palms facing his face, his expressionless face revealing no superfluous emotions.
Li Qingyun was skeptical. Could it be that Master Chang had fallen asleep after meditating for too long?
But this speculation was quickly dispelled.
Thunder rumbled in the sky.
The roar of the engine and the dark clouds arrived at the same time.
Li Qingyun trembled with fright and hurriedly crawled to Chang Yubai's side, tightly hugging her master who still had his eyes closed.
"Master, heavenly lightning! Heavenly lightning is coming!"
He thought the heavenly lightning was still aimed at him, that it couldn't stand that he, a cursed star, had someone to keep him company, and was going to eliminate him.
Although the little guy had boasted about abandoning the heavens just a month ago, he was still a naive and inexperienced child. After a little intimidation, he dared not utter a word.
Chang Yubai opened his eyes and looked at Xiaoyun, who was trembling and clinging to him tightly. He gently stroked the top of her dark hair with his right hand.
"Master..." Xiaoyun looked up, sobbing, "I don't want to die."
Chang Yubai: "You won't die. The heavenly lightning has no hostility towards you."
"But……"
Li Qingyun wanted to say that he had actually been struck by lightning, and that God hadn't been so kind to him.
But Chang Yubai's next sentence completely shut him down.
Chang Yubai: "This heavenly lightning is aimed at me."
Li Qingyun: "?"
Before Li Qingyun could process what was happening, she asked, "Master, did you also get struck by lightning for doing bad things?"
Chang Yubai: "...I've been promoted."
Li Qingyun: "Hiccup, so it wasn't retribution for being struck by lightning... huh?"
Li Qingyun, who had just lowered her head, suddenly raised it again.
Li Qingyun screamed excitedly, "But it's not heavenly lightning!"
Heavenly lightning only appears when one breaks through a major realm!
Chang Yubai remained unhurried, displaying a calm demeanor that would drive others to despair, and nodded, saying, "I have broken through to the Xuanwu Realm."
Is that right?!
How long have you been cultivating?
This time, Li Qingyun was dumbfounded and even resentful that he was the only one present, unable to bring over the four major sects to perform the act of swallowing hard-boiled eggs.
Even if one doesn't cultivate for decades, the accumulated spiritual power would only be enough to break through to the eighth rank, right?
How did you do that!
Chang Yubai was puzzled: "I told you, I will become stronger."
Li Qingyun: You didn't say you'd become stronger so quickly!!!
He was just thinking he was a genius.
Forget it, it's just the fifth level of the initial martial realm... how dare I be arrogant?
Little Li Qingyun began to question the meaning of life.
Chang Yubai gave him a push, but couldn't budge him. Helpless, he said, "Xiaoyun, let go. I'm about to undergo my tribulation."
"oh."
"Xiaoyun, why aren't you letting go?"
"...I forgot." She really forgot, because she was too shocked. Li Qingyun was in a state of letting it go in one ear and out the other. Even though she verbally agreed with Chang Yubai, her legs and limbs were still in a state of standby.
In the end, both of them were struck by lightning, and neither of them escaped.
Li Qingyun: "..."
Li Qingyun: "Burp." He let out a burp that smelled strongly of gunpowder.
Chang Yubai changed her clothes and said regretfully, "I quite liked that outfit."
Li Qingyun: "What's the difference?"
Chang Yubai: "The material is good."
Li Qingyun: "That's a real pity."
Li Qingyun was already numb.
After this embarrassing ordeal, even the heavenly thunder couldn't erase the unreliable image that Chang Yubai had left him with.
Master Chang's methods for overcoming tribulation were truly ingenious; even the heavens couldn't match his cleverness during the process.
Li Qingyun: "Don't let me see that pile of tree bark stuff next time."
If Chang Yubai hadn't used these things as a shield, he wouldn't have been covered in dust and dirt.
Master Chang: "It works very well. I tried it in Leizhen Valley."
Li Qingyun: "..."
Li Qingyun withdrew one of her rebuttals.
After passing through the Heavenly Tribulation, Chang Yubai realized that his cultivation had reached the first level of the Xuanwu Realm, and he was filled with joy.
But that face held a hint of pride more than joy.
Chang Yubai looked up at the blue sky, and in the blink of an eye, a relieved smile flashed in his eyes.
He bid farewell to the High Martial Realm.
I bid farewell to the countless admonitions my master had given me.
Starting today, the progress bar that has been stagnant for a century has been restarted, and he must now officially face his life.
...
Two years later, the two had traveled to half of the Central Plains.
Li Qingyun's cultivation level is the ninth level of the Initial Martial Realm.
Chang Yubai's realm is at the third level of the Xuanwu Realm.
...
Three years later, his travels in the Central Plains came to an end.
Li Qingyun is at the third level of the Martial Realm.
Chang Yubai is at the fifth level of the Xuanwu Realm.
...
Five years later, the two returned to Thunder Valley and traveled to ten cities.
During this time, he visited Lian Wumiao and learned that she had not received a reply from Li Lang and had not been able to get married.
Chang Yubai agreed to keep an eye out for Li Lang's whereabouts during her travels, but Li Qingyun forcibly interrupted and dragged her away halfway through the conversation.
Li Qingyun is at the eighth level of the martial arts realm.
Chang Yubai's realm is the ninth level of the Xuanwu Realm.
...
Four years later, the two revisited Zhongzhou.
Li Qingyun broke through a major realm, directly reaching the first level of the High Martial Realm.
Chang Yubai is already a Grandmaster of the Second Grandmaster of Martial Arts.
...
same year.
Two white-robed guests were sitting in a private room on the second floor of an inn where monks often stayed.
"It's a bit slower than when I was young, but about the same. We both reached the advanced martial arts level in our twenties. Not bad."
The two were Chang Yubai and his apprentice.
During these fourteen years, Chang Yubai and Li Qingyun focused on cultivation and traveled to various legendary treasure lands in the Seven Domains. Both of them acquired many treasures and also witnessed the powerful masters in the legends.
During this time, Chang Yubai's strength as a Venerable Martial Realm cultivator was also revealed. People thought he would become the king of a certain uncrowned realm among the seven major domains, but unexpectedly, he acted like a rogue cultivator from beginning to end, showing no intention of ascending to the top and taking power.
However, the disciples around this rogue cultivator were quite strong and ambitious.
Although he can't say much, when he does speak, it's always a conversation that could kill.
Yes, I don't know how Li Qingyun has grown up over the years. The clingy little sparrow has transformed into a reserved and dignified nobleman. At first glance, you might think that a master from some sect has come out of seclusion.
Chang Yubai: I'm not an expert, but I'd like to ask one.
Could it be that the plot hasn't actually been broken yet, and Xiaoyun is rapidly developing into a villainous overpowered protagonist?
No!
Chang Yubai had worriedly reminded him of this point, but Li Qingyun simply nodded calmly.
In recent years, Li Qingyun has grown to cherish the Jingyuan Stone even more, and even had a chain frame made to set it in the center as a necklace, which she wears around her neck without ever leaving her side.
He would occasionally touch it, and then give it a meaningful smile, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
He was often troubled by his white hair.
Xiaoyun used to be chatty and didn't like to talk about her feelings, so she was hard to guess what was going on. Who would have thought that Xiaoyun's personality would change as she grew up, and that her habit of not liking to talk about her feelings would evolve into her not liking to talk at all?
"Master doesn't like seeing me like this?" Li Qingyun asked.
Okay, I still enjoy watching it.
As Li Qingyun's expression broadened, he increasingly resembled the future Venerable Qingyun. This was evident not only in his appearance, but also in his temperament, tone of voice, and attitude... well, there were too many to count. In short, Li Qingyun was heading in the direction Chang Yubai feared most, with no turning back.
Chang Yubai lamented that he lacked Tian Shuji's ability to see through the secrets of heaven.
Surely his Xiaoyun can't really die again, right?
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Author's Note: I'm an adult now, time to start working on romance storylines.
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