Chapter 40 Classroom: Though her innate talent is insufficient, her human talent is abundant, yet she can still overcome fate...
Shen Cangyu walked to the spirit field behind Xingxiang Hall and saw a person sleeping soundly under the pavilion. He couldn't help but roll his eyes.
She thought that this Shennong master had finally found his specialty and was willing to work hard and transform himself.
Unexpectedly, he was still the same as always; he felt tired after doing just a little work and then went to sleep.
Shen Cangyu kicked Shen Qingyan's chair. The chair wobbled, causing Shen Qingyan to fall to the ground. He was stunned and sat on the ground for a while before he came to his senses.
The moment he saw Shen Cangyu, his eyes filled with guilt and panic: "Senior Sister... is there something you need from me?"
Shen Cangyu looked at him and said, "I told you to cultivate the spirit fields, and you're sleeping here?"
Shen Qingyan was uneasy, but looking at the thriving spiritual plants in the distance, he still shamelessly said, "I just watered and turned the soil over all these spiritual plants. I was so tired that I took a short nap."
He secretly observed Shen Cangyu's gaze.
Shen Cangyu knew that he came to the spirit field every day and spent his time sleeping or chatting with the system from morning till night, relying solely on that cheat code to remotely control the spirit plants and make them grow automatically through the aura.
He's been in Kunlun for so long, and he's been farming at Xingxiang Hall every day. People who don't know him would think he's a newly hired herb farmer at Xingxiang Hall.
He lacked ambition. Although Shen Cangyu found him an eyesore, she had to admit that if he continued to slack off, it would be a good thing, as it would make him easier for her to deal with.
"Fang Bushou said that you didn't go to class and asked me to inform you," Shen Cangyu said calmly, looking at him. "He said that if you don't go back to class, you'll be sent back to the outer sect."
Of course, while Fang Bushou had a bad temper, his original tone wasn't that harsh. She simply knew what Fang Bushou meant and spoke it for him.
Sure enough, Shen Qingyan's face turned pale when he heard Shen Cangyu's words: "What class... I didn't know I had a class, no one notified me."
Shen Cangyu knew this, of course. Shen Qingyan hadn't gone to class, and they were in the same classroom. Others might not have noticed, but she definitely had. But she deliberately kept quiet. She was happy that he hadn't gone to class; why would anyone remind her? She wasn't some kind of saint.
Fang Bushou walked into the lecture hall with his book and spoke for a while, his gaze always fixed on the door. After a while, he finally couldn't help but call Shen Cangyu to go find someone.
Shen Cangyu was then ordered to bring Shen Qingyan back to class.
Through the plot, she watched Shen Qingyan catching fish in the herb field every day, and guessed that no one had reminded him that the new disciples had to attend classes in the lecture hall.
She was happy to be free.
Shen Cangyu spent a considerable amount of time studying on his own, learning all the knowledge in the book, filling his notes with notes, and writing down many of his own insights.
When Shen Cangyu brought Shen Qingyan back to the classroom, Fang Bushou, his beard bristling, was about to make Shen Qingyan stand at the door as punishment, but remembering that this lesson was about inner alchemy, he could only suppress his anger and let him go.
The cultivation of inner alchemy is the foundation of the entire path of cultivation, and is therefore extremely important. However, apart from the outer disciples who had just entered Kunlun, the other disciples present had long since mastered the methods of cultivating inner alchemy.
For inner disciples, the first thing they learn upon entering Kunlun is to cultivate inner alchemy. Cultivation is as natural to them as drinking water and eating; it's something they've long been accustomed to.
However, for novice disciples, these difficult-to-pronounce formulas and the principles of qi circulation are as complicated as a heavenly book.
After hearing Fang Bushou's explanation, the disciples with higher aptitude had already followed his instructions to circulate their inner cores once. Seeing the smooth flow within their bodies, they couldn't help but raise their chins in amazement.
The newly initiated disciple frowned as he looked at the textbook, then glanced cautiously at Fang Bushou.
Fang Bushou looked at them and shook his head.
Suddenly, Fang Busou looked at Shen Cangyu: "Didn't you just enter Kunlun? When did you master the Kunlun's internal alchemy operation method?"
Shen Cangyu looked at him and said without any hesitation, "I am eager to learn, so I studied it on my own a long time ago."
Upon hearing her words, Fang Bushou stroked his beard, looked up, and laughed heartily, repeatedly saying "good."
Seeing the smile in Fang Bushou's eyes, Shen Cangyu also smiled. Sure enough, just like in the dream, Fang Bushou had always thought highly of her, but he always regretted that she had talent but was not good at learning.
Finally, one of the new disciples succeeded.
Feeling the energy vortex gradually circulating within his body, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the smile froze on his face before it could even reach his lips. A foul odor emanated from him; as the inner core circulated and impurities were expelled from his body, he instantly became filthy and smelly.
The other new disciples beside him also succeeded, and their bodies were also covered in black like his.
Even though they were filthy and smelly, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces. After all, having successfully cultivated their inner cores, they had taken another big step on their path to immortality.
They turned around and saw that the other disciples' clothes were still clean and their appearance was bright and beautiful, which was in stark contrast to them.
Few new disciples have successfully cultivated their inner elixir; some cannot even reach the step of "condensing qi."
Fang Bushou shook his head and said only, "Cultivation is something that can't be rushed, but if you still can't cultivate, then it means you have no affinity with the path of immortality." Fang Bushou's words were always sharp, but they were particularly grating to the ears of the new disciples.
Just then, Shen Cangyu felt a light tap on her shoulder. She turned around and saw a girl gently tugging at her clothes, asking, "How do I move this qi? I didn't understand. Can you teach me?"
Shen Cangyu raised an eyebrow; she hadn't expected anyone to ask her that.
She casually took out paper and pen and started drawing on the picture, demonstrating how Qi circulates in the body, from where it originates and from where it returns.
The girl stared at the pen in her hand, then suddenly closed her eyes.
Seeing that she had closed her eyes, Shen Cangyu sensed that the energy within her body was changing, so he put down his pen and looked at her.
Suddenly, Shen Cangyu saw a line of blood flowing from the girl's nose. She frowned, reached out and placed her hand on the girl's hand, pressing her palm against the girl's, and guiding her qi into her body.
The sudden touch startled the girl. She quickly opened her eyes, only to meet Shen Cangyu's serious gaze: "Close your eyes and follow my breath."
She quickly closed her eyes, sensing the energy transmitted from Shen Cangyu within her body.
Shen Cangyu released his energy, guiding the girl to guide the scattered energy back onto the right track. Only after seeing that she was able to complete the entire Small Heavenly Circuit did Shen Cangyu withdraw his energy.
She was about to pull her hand back when she found that the girl's hand was gripping her tightly, and there was a layer of black grime on her palm.
She tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't, so she let the girl hold it until the girl's breathing gradually became steady and smooth.
Feeling the inner core within her body, the girl happily opened her eyes, about to thank Shen Cangyu, but a pungent stench emanated from her, causing her smile to freeze. She quickly withdrew her hand, but upon releasing it, she discovered a large black mark left on Shen Cangyu's palm. Her face instantly turned bright red: "I'm sorry!"
She quickly searched her entire body, trying to find a clean handkerchief to hand to Shen Cangyu, but found that there was no clean spot on her body, and a feeling of helplessness immediately arose.
Shen Cangyu noticed her disheveled state and simply took out his handkerchief and handed it to her: "Wipe yourself off."
The girl looked at Shen Cangyu.
Shen Cangyu possessed a unique aura that these new disciples lacked. Like the other inner disciples, she was clean and beautiful, unlike the new disciples who were covered in grime.
At first, the girl didn't think there was any difference between herself and the inner disciples, but during this class, she suddenly noticed the subtle differences between them.
Why are inner disciples always so clean...?
Some twisted thoughts began to emerge in her mind.
Suddenly, she heard Shen Cangyu say, "What's the big deal? Everyone goes through this. Now that you've mastered your inner core, it won't be so dirty when you circulate it in the future."
It's dirty now, but it won't get dirty again.
Just like a lotus that grows from the mud, yet remains pure and white.
The darkness in the girl's heart dissipated, and she looked at Shen Cangyu, extending her hand to her: "My name is Mingzhao, the Mingzhao of Wenxin Diaolong."
Shen Cangyu looked at her hand, which wasn't quite clean yet, and still took it in his hand: "My name is Shen Cangyu..."
“I know, I’ve heard of you,” Mingzhao blurted out. “You are Shen Cangyu from Penglai.”
“No,” Shen Cangyu said, “I am Shen Cangyu, the one to whom all things return to their heart.”
Looking at them, Lu Yuan, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but lean over and ask, "Do you know me?"
Mingzhao looked at Lu Yuan's bright eyes, then at the lizard that Lu Yuan held high in his hand to show off his status.
The four lizard immortals were half asleep when she suddenly lifted them up, and they couldn't help but flick their tails to open their eyes: "?"
Mingzhao had only been in Kunlun for a short time, but she had already learned a lot about the various Taoist practices in Kunlun. She knew that the person carrying the strange creature must have come from Wencangsheng.
So many people are asking about the plight of the common people, but who exactly is this person before us...?
They were still playing the "Guess Who I Am" game, while Shen Cangyu looked into the distance and met Fang Bushou's gaze.
Fang Bushou quickly looked away, but after a while, he seemed to remember that he was a division commander and could even peek with a clear conscience, so he looked back.
Fang Bushou not only looked at Shen Cangyu, but also walked over to her, picked up the textbook she had placed on the table, and shamelessly opened it to read.
He flipped through the pages of the book, making a rustling sound, seemingly casually, but in reality, he read through everything he wanted to see.
"Did you make these notes yourself?" Fang Bushou asked.
“Of course,” Shen Cangyu replied.
Fang Bushou, however, unfolded a page of the book, placed it on the table, and used a ruler to cover the notes on the page. He asked, "What do you think of the sentence, 'To understand the origins of the Three Elements and myriad methods, first observe the Emperor's reign and divine achievements.'"
“Isn’t lecturing the teacher’s job? The teacher hasn’t even started the lesson yet, but he’s already using it to test me.” Shen Cangyu wasn’t going to tolerate him. This old man loved playing the “Let me test you” game, and once he got into it, she couldn’t escape his clutches, whether in class or out of class.
Therefore, Pei Wenjing specifically instructed her: "You don't have to answer all of Elder Fang's questions." It's likely that Pei Wenjing was also someone who had suffered greatly at Fang Bushou's hands.
After hearing her words, Fang snorted and said with an air of superiority, "Everyone has their own destiny, and one's life can be glimpsed from the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man. The Heaven element is hidden in the Heavenly Stems, the Earth element is hidden in the Earthly Branches, and the Man element is hidden within the hidden Heavenly Stems. A person's fate is predetermined from the moment they are born."
This book believes that a person's destiny can be deduced from the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Among them, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are the most important, while the Human Element is only hidden in the Hidden Stems and is not as important as the former two.
Just like those born into prestigious families, who are naturally several levels above the poor, the poor may work their whole lives but never reach the heights they were born into.
This starting point determines so much.
“No,” Shen Cangyu retorted. “I think that the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man each account for one-third of one’s destiny, and none of them can be missing.”
Some people are chosen by heaven, with exceptionally good fortune; they can obtain what others strive for with mere effort. She was unlucky, but she was able to change her destiny through hard work. She didn't believe in fate; she only believed in the principle that "Heaven's movement is ever vigorous; so should a gentleman constantly strive for self-improvement."
Her gaze fell on Shen Qingyan, who still had his eyes closed, seemingly striving to condense his inner core, but in reality, he was unable to calm his mind at all.
If her Heavenly Element is insufficient, then she can still overcome Heaven's half-point advantage by maximizing her Human Element.
And what about him?
He needs to understand that zero multiplied by any number equals zero.
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