Chapter 209 Studying for the Long Night
After dinner, the warm yellow light of Yunshen Pavilion's study came on. Sizhui sat at his desk, unfolding the book "A Brief Explanation of Celestial Power Control Techniques" Jun Wu had given him. His fingertips traced the immortal script on the pages—the words shone with a faint light, reading with a touch more mystical than mortal books, yet also more difficult to understand.
"Don't you understand this?" Lin Yan came over with a cup of warm tea. Seeing him frowning at a paragraph of text, he sat down beside him, picked up the booklet and explained softly, "'Soft Breathing Technique' emphasizes 'controlling strength with Qi and controlling breath with the mind.' It's like blowing a dandelion in the human world. You have to use gentle force. Too much pressure will only scatter the fluff."
As he spoke, a wisp of pale, pale immortal energy condensed from his fingertips and slowly landed on a magnolia petal on the desk. The energy enveloped the petal, yet without deforming it, it gently spun it. Si Zhui's eyes lit up as he watched, and he imitated him, extending his fingers and slowly mobilizing the immortal energy within him.
At first, the immortal power kept fluctuating, blowing the petals askew as soon as they touched them. Si Zhui was so anxious that sweat broke out on the tip of his nose. But Lin Yan was not anxious. He held his wrist and helped him adjust the flow of the immortal power: "Don't rush. Follow my rhythm. Imagine the immortal power is like a stream of water. You need to slowly guide it, not force it."
Under Lin Yan's guidance, Si Zhui's immortal energy gradually stabilized. A faint green light enveloped the magnolia petals, lifting them up slowly like a cloud floating in the sky. "I did it!" Si Zhui's eyes lit up, his tone filled with surprise.
"That's great." Lin Yan smiled and ruffled his hair, his eyes full of doting. "Practice a few more times and you'll be able to master it."
As the two were practicing, the study door gently opened, and Xie Lian walked in, carrying a plate of sliced fairy fruit. "Don't get too tired. Eat something and rest for a while." He noticed the magnolia petals spinning in the air and nodded with a smile. "You've made rapid progress. You're much better than when I first learned to control your energy."
"Has my uncle also learned the art of power control?" Si Zhui asked curiously.
"Of course." Xie Lian sat aside, picking up a fairy fruit and handing it to Si Zhui. "When I first arrived in Heaven, I couldn't even master the most basic 'Qi Guiding Technique' and often messed up the immortal officials' magical instruments. It was only with your grandfather's patient instruction that I slowly learned it."
Hua Cheng followed in and leaned against the door frame, his tone somewhat teasing: "Not only did he mess up the magic tools, he also burned half an acre of the heavenly medicinal garden. In the end, I had to help replant it."
“Ah Cheng!” Xie Lian’s cheeks flushed slightly as he patted him gently. “It’s been so long, and you’re still talking about it.”
Si Zhui couldn't help but laugh as he watched the two bickering. It turned out he wasn't the only one who made mistakes; even his gentle uncle had made mistakes before. His worries instantly dissipated.
For the next few days, Sizhui would spend every day after school in his study practicing his power control techniques. Lin Yan accompanied him, and Xie Lian and Hua Cheng would often come to give him guidance—Xie Lian taught him how to use "soft breathing" to calm frightened immortal beasts, while Hua Cheng taught him how to skillfully use his immortal power to resolve unexpected situations, such as using a wisp of immortal power to entangle falling pages and using gentle immortal power to repel mosquitoes.
A week later, during the Immortal Planting class, the teacher once again had everyone practice extracting dewdrops from the Dew-Condensing Grass. Yun Miao looked at Si Zhui nervously and whispered, "I'll definitely study hard this time and not mess up."
Si Zhui smiled and nodded. A wisp of pale green immortal energy condensed from his fingertips and gently landed on the leaves of the dew-condensing grass. The immortal energy flowed slowly along the leaves like a gentle stream of water, and crystal dewdrops dripped into the jade bottle along with the immortal energy. There was not a single unnecessary movement, and no trace of the silk-binding liquid was drawn out.
"Well done!" The gentleman couldn't help but praise, "Si Zhui's power control skills have improved rapidly. Everyone should learn from him."
Si Zhui felt warm inside and looked at Lin Yan, who was sitting not far away. Lin Yan winked at him, his eyes full of encouragement. After class, Yun Miao took Si Zhui's hand and said excitedly, "Si Zhui, you're amazing! Can you teach me next time?"
"Okay." Si Zhui agreed with a smile.
As the sun set, Sizhui and Lin Yan walked home side by side, the Qingning Pearl on his wrist gleaming with a faint blue light. He suddenly felt that life in heaven was becoming more and more interesting—he had the love of his elders, the company of his friends, the protection of his brother Lin, and the new skills he was gradually learning.
When he reached the gate of Yunshen Pavilion, he saw Wei Wuxian waving in the courtyard, "Zhui'er! Come back soon! Daddy learned a new recipe from the heavens today and made you 'Immortal Lotus Soup'!"
Si Zhui ran over with a smile, his heart filled with happiness. It turns out that whether in the human world or in heaven, the most precious thing is never not making mistakes, but having someone willing to accompany you, face your mistakes together, grow together, and live every day together in warmth and excitement.
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