Chapter 117: What Are We Waiting For?

Ah! Is Master finally going to teach her?

Li Qingran couldn't tell whether she was feeling excitement, anticipation, or nervousness.

Ever since she started cultivating under her master, she had rarely worried about her cultivation.

Ordinary cultivators lacked spirit stones, but she had never been troubled by a shortage.

Ordinary cultivators lacked spiritual energy, but her medium and advanced spirit-gathering arrays had never stopped running every night.

Ordinary cultivators lacked resources, but her master had given her the Tideborn Art, which perfectly suited her water spirit root.

Not to mention the Hunyuan Heaven-Mending Pill and various other elixirs that safeguarded her cultivation.

For self-defense, she was given the top-grade magical artifact, the Plain String Sword. Even her senior sister, a direct disciple, drooled over it.

Each volume of the Tideborn Art was explained in great detail, easy to understand, with many passages written from a first-person perspective, clearly reflecting her master's insights and experiences. It was nothing like the Qinglian Sword Codex given by Daoist Qingxuan, which only provided the most basic text without any annotations, forcing her to ponder over every word and waste a lot of time.

But it was precisely because everything had been so smooth that she and her master had missed out on many of the normal teaching moments that should exist between a master and disciple!

A disciple's life without the master's personal guidance is incomplete, distorted, and broken.

Like a sapling just sprouting.

She desperately needed her master's care!

Without her master's personal teaching, even with an abundance of sunlight, she could never grow into a towering tree.

Now, the opportunity had finally come. She could finally experience what it was like to be taught by her master!

...

Outside the screen—

Chen Huaian looked at Li Qingran, her face flushed and wriggling on the bed, utterly confused.

He hadn't done anything…

What was going on?

Did she have fleas on her butt?

He couldn't figure it out, but he still sent a voice transmission:

[Is there anything you don't understand about cultivating the Tideborn Art?]

Asking directly would be very unimpressive, so he had to cover it up.

"Disciple… disciple feels like she doesn't understand anything," Li Qingran bit her red lip, her eyes lowered. She wasn't good at lying, and whenever she lied, she felt panicked. Her small hands nervously gripped the hem of her clothes as she stammered, "Disciple is dull-witted and needs Master's guidance in many areas… Please, Master, take some time to enlighten me."

Hearing this, Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes.

He thought to himself, the opportunity had come.

He put on a serious act: ​**[Hmm, then let's start from the first volume. Tell me your cultivation insights, and I'll see where the problem lies.]**

Li Qingran took a deep breath, vowing to seize this opportunity.

She had already fully comprehended the first volume of the Tideborn Art.

But if she gave a thorough explanation right away, her master wouldn't be able to find any issues. So, she had to give a more superficial answer, something that showed initial understanding but wasn't too shallow, or it would make her seem foolish.

"Disciple… disciple will demonstrate for Master."

Li Qingran, following her little scheme, sat cross-legged on the bed and began performing the Tideborn Art movements.

She deliberately did it slowly, as if she were struggling, her face showing hesitation.

Little did she know, Chen Huaian outside the screen was frantically taking screenshots and recording.

"So that's how it's done? It's different from how Li Qingran was cultivating before…"

"The hand gestures I came up with were also wrong, no wonder it didn't work, damn it…"

"The visualization was wrong too. I was supposed to visualize the sun, moon, and Yin-Yang, but all I had in my mind was seawater, river water, and Farmer's Three Fists mineral water, ugh…"

After learning the basic preparatory movements,

Chen Huaian asked again: ​**[Hmm, your foundation isn't solid enough. You need to consolidate it more… Next is drawing in the spiritual energy. Can you show me?]**

Li Qingran thought to herself, as expected of her master, he could tell at a glance that she was deliberately acting unskilled.

But thankfully, he didn't realize she was faking it.

If her master were in front of her, her little scheme would surely be exposed.

"When the spiritual platform is clear and empty, one enters a state of communion with heaven and earth. At that moment, one can see the misty energy of the world, its color either white or green, interweaving and flowing, gathering and dispersing without constancy. At this point, disciple uses her will as a guide to pull a strand of spiritual energy, feeling a cool and gentle sensation seeping in from the Baihui acupoint…"

"As the spiritual energy deepens and flows along the Ren and Du meridians, it enters a vortex state, and the spiritual energy automatically enters the body. At this time, the Yin and Yang energies press against each other, naturally merging with the visualized Taiji symbol. Then, one can feel warmth growing in the dantian, thus completing the process of drawing in spiritual energy, which is also the first major cycle of the Tideborn Art."

After finishing, Li Qingran, her face flushed, bowed gracefully to the void: "Disciple is dull-witted, and her understanding of the Tideborn Art is still superficial, even crude, not even one ten-thousandth of Master's… Please, Master, enlighten me."

Chen Huaian: "..."

Li Qingran's explanation was like chewing up the first volume of the Tideborn Art and feeding it to him with her tongue.

Was this superficial and crude understanding?

Then how bad was his own comprehension?!

Now that Li Qingran was asking for enlightenment, what was he supposed to say?

Chen Huaian was in a dilemma. His knowledge was limited. If asked to describe the taste of a banana, he could only say it tasted like a banana. But now, Li Qingran was eagerly waiting. He couldn't just bluff, could he?

Fortunately, he had read many novels during his school days.

He started quoting classics:

"Thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west bank, don't bully the young for being poor!"

"When Yin and Yang are in chaos, I will dye the sky with my blood!"

"Blah blah blah…"

The void fell silent for a long time.

Li Qingran waited eagerly, and suddenly, a thunderous voice echoed:

[All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and the interplay of energy creates harmony. 'Interplay' refers to the fusion and agitation, while 'harmony' refers to coordination and balance. Yin resides within, Yang manifests externally, interdependent and inseparable. The rising tide is Yang, the falling tide is Yin; the sun is Yang, the moon is Yin. The rise and fall of the tides, the alternation of the sun and moon, are driven by the mutual push of Yin and Yang. Thus, the interplay and harmony form the order of time, the way of all things growing in accordance with the seasons, which is the fundamental principle of the creation of all things and the order of heaven and earth… To cultivate the Tideborn Art, one must comprehend this principle, drawing in the harmony of the interplay of heaven and earth's energy, not just the surface of spiritual energy. Only then can one align with the Dao and reach the wondrous state!]

The more Li Qingran listened, the brighter her eyes became.

Suddenly, a layer of spiritual light surged around her.

Spiritual energy from all directions converged like a tide, seemingly merging into one, aligning with the principle of Yin-Yang interplay.

Knowing the opportunity was precious, she immediately focused her mind, calming her spirit.

She had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and her realm was still unstable. But now, listening to her master's teachings, her previously unstable realm immediately became as solid as a rock. At the same time, the spiritual energy within her body surged and grew rapidly, continuing to break through until it reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before gradually stabilizing.

She opened her eyes and bowed to the void again, her voice trembling:

"Master has imparted all his knowledge, and the grace of his teachings is like recreating the universe. Disciple will cultivate diligently and live up to Master's expectations!"

After speaking, she bowed three more times.

Just listening to her master's teachings had led her to enlightenment.

What her master had taught her wasn't just ordinary internal energy annotations.

Her master had essentially fused his Void Comprehension realm understanding of the Dao with the Tideborn Art, chewed it up, and fed it to her!

Li Qingran's heart burned with gratitude, moved beyond words.

In this era, where could one find a master who cared so deeply for his disciple?

She was determined to cure her master of the demonic poison, even if it cost her life…

...

Beside her, Yue Qianchi, awakened by Li Qingran's enlightenment, was dumbfounded.

Infinite Heavenly Lord! Li Qingran had just reached Foundation Establishment yesterday, and today she had a breakthrough to the mid-stage?!

This absurd cultivation speed was simply unheard of!

Watching Li Qingran continue to cultivate with her eyes closed, Yue Qianchi felt no jealousy but instead a deep sense of joy, actively protecting her junior sister.

This was her little junior sister from the Sword Pavilion.

How satisfying!

...

As the flying ship continued its journey,

the Sword Pavilion finally came into view.

In the main hall of the sect—

"Report! Sect Leader, a flying ship is approaching the sect!"

"A flying ship?!" Su Qinian, who was polishing his flying sword, paused, his eyes shining brightly as he looked up at the disciple and said sternly, "What are we waiting for? Shoot it down!"

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