“How could I be unwilling? Or are you saying I don’t want to? Do you think I find you less attractive than that demoness?”
As soon as Jiang Yue said this, Ling Huan sensed a dangerous aura.
“How could that be!”
He responded without hesitation, “If you want to sleep with me, I’d be overjoyed! I can hardly wait! That way, I can ask you lots of questions at night.”
Jiang Yue didn’t say anything else, simply scooped Ling Huan into her arms and lay down on the bed, as if afraid he might get lost.
She held him tightly, but not so tight as to make him uncomfortable.
Ling Huan had originally wanted to seize the opportunity of sharing a bed to ask some questions.
During Jiang Yue’s teachings today, Ling Huan gained a clearer understanding of how to use spiritual energy.
It was actually quite similar to what he’d figured out in the simulation space, but he still felt that something was missing.
In this world, spiritual energy flows through the meridians, circulating along their paths.
It can invigorate the body, accumulate power, and unlock the potential of the flesh.
Only when spiritual energy is evenly distributed throughout the body can one gain the power to shake mountains.
This is actually the foundation for practicing techniques and moves.
In fact, it’s like exercise—just like in sprinting, you have to lift your legs, straighten your back, and swing your arms, and so on.
Only with the correct posture can you run faster and farther.
If you insist on a metaphor, it’s like pulling one hair and the whole body moves—a single action involves cooperation from many parts of the body.
If spiritual energy isn’t evenly spread, the move can’t be performed smoothly.
For example, you might punch quickly but without enough power, causing the technique to fail.
Or, to put it simply, it’s like overstriding and pulling something important.
It’s the same with moves.
When throwing a punch, all the body’s meridians must work together; only when every part moves as one can you unleash the true might of the technique!
And this led Ling Huan to a new question.
How much spiritual energy is needed to activate the body and trigger a move?
How much, exactly?
Is a little enough, or does it require full force?
If you can master the precise amount, wouldn’t you be able to save spiritual energy in battle, gradually gaining the upper hand?
And thus overwhelm your opponent?
Ling Huan had wanted to ask this, but Jiang Yue didn’t give him the chance.
As soon as he opened his mouth, she told him to shut up and get some proper rest.
Jiang Yue spoke about balancing work and rest, and the importance of sleep.
What could Ling Huan do?
He could only obey his teacher.
With his head on such a soft pillow, what more was there to say?
Might as well enjoy it.
“Ling Huan, about that… demon… that woman, do you feel anything for her?”
Jiang Yue’s voice was soft, “Would you prefer someone lively like her?”
Lively?
Ling Huan didn’t think so.
She was more like a madwoman.
“To me, no matter what she’s like, no one could ever replace you in my heart, Teacher. Last night was truly an accident.”
After hearing Ling Huan’s reply, Jiang Yue didn’t say anything more, but Ling Huan could feel the arms holding him tighten even more.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yue spoke again, her tone much lighter and without the heaviness from before: “Young master, have you decided what path you want to take?”
“Or does your master already have plans for you?”
“Not really. I was actually thinking about taking the Body Cultivation route.”
“Body Cultivation?” Jiang Yue was momentarily stunned.
“No, you can’t take that path.”
“I can’t? Why not?”
In response to Ling Huan’s question, Jiang Yue explained slowly, “If we were in Zhongzhou, the Ling Clan is a top-tier cultivation family, so it’d be possible to train in Body Cultivation.”
“But here, in such a poor and barren place, Body Cultivation would only waste your talent.”
“Tempering the flesh requires not only rare treasures but also abundant spiritual energy to absorb and recover from the damage of cultivation.”
“As a result, the amount of spiritual energy needed is several times that of others.”
“What’s more, body tempering also requires various rare materials to aid in training, making it incredibly resource-intensive and expensive.”
“If you’re not part of a top-tier sect, it’s impossible to support a single body cultivator.”
“For the same Foundation Establishment stage, the resources needed for one body cultivator could train dozens of Foundation Establishment disciples—or even more.”
“And body tempering comes with huge risks. The cultivation world has mostly abandoned the Body Cultivation path.”
“Although, once successful, a body cultivator can overpower all others, but among ten thousand, not even one succeeds.”
“So, you’re saying if I take the Body Cultivation path, the difficulty is at least dozens of times that of others?” Ling Huan asked.
“Dozens of times? That’s an understatement.”
Jiang Yue continued, her tone extremely serious, even stern.
“It’s a hundred times harder! And before your body is fully tempered, you’d actually be weaker than others.”
“You must know, any result from body tempering won’t show up until the Foundation Establishment stage at the earliest.”
“So, young master, it’s best to give up on that idea.”
“If your master won’t teach you, I have other methods I can teach—Sword Dao, Music Dao, or the Art of Talismans.”
Seeing Jiang Yue’s strong opposition, Ling Huan realized there was probably no chance.
He’d originally wanted Jiang Yue to guide him in Body Cultivation.
But now, if he brought it up, she’d definitely oppose it fiercely.
Ling Huan knew he’d never lack resources; with the system, cultivation wouldn’t be a problem.
That meant he’d have to train in secret, without anyone knowing.
But if he practiced in the Ling residence, it would surely attract attention.
If Jiang Yue found out, she’d try to persuade him to stop, and he couldn’t tell anyone about the system.
That would leave him stuck between a rock and a hard place.
However, Ling Huan had always planned to dual cultivate.
Since he couldn’t ask Jiang Yue about Body Cultivation, he decided to ask about something else.
Originally, he’d wanted to become a sword cultivator, but upon hearing the words “Talismans,” his curiosity was piqued.
“Teacher, what are Talismans?”
“Simply put, the Art of Talismans is a method where special carriers—such as talisman paper, jade slips, or beast hides—are used together with media containing spiritual power, like cinnabar or spirit blood, to write specific runes, patterns, or edicts. This can draw on the world’s spiritual energy to achieve certain spells.”
“In plain terms, you can store spells in certain media and release them by throwing out the medium when needed.”
“Talismans have extremely broad uses and are known as the ‘universal toolkit’ of the cultivation world.”
“There are too many examples to list, so I’ll just give you a couple.”
“The most direct use of talismans is in battle. Cultivators can instantly unleash spells they haven’t even learned through talismans, catching their opponents off guard and turning the tide.”
“They can also make up for their own weaknesses. If a cultivator isn’t good at fire techniques, he can use fire talismans to continuously pressure his enemies.”
“Of course, with resources so scarce these days, the talisman sects are in decline. Most talismans on the market now are auxiliary or for daily cultivation—like the Clean Clothes Talisman, Fire Talisman, Windrider Talisman, or Dust-Avoiding Talisman.”
“There are also talismans to aid cultivation, such as the Gathering Spirit Talisman to concentrate spiritual energy, or the Clear Heart Talisman to prevent inner demons.”
“And there are those that are worth their weight in gold, used for survival—like the Earth Escape Talisman, Invisibility Talisman, Substitute Talisman, or Thousand-Mile Blink Talisman. These are must-haves for any cultivator roaming the world or surviving desperate situations.”
After listening to Jiang Yue’s explanation, Ling Huan was thrilled!
The Art of Talismans was practically tailor-made for him!
Body cultivation inevitably meant facing close-range limitations, but talismans could make up for that perfectly, couldn’t they?
Sword Dao could wait!
Ling Huan wanted to learn this!
“Teacher! I want to learn this!”
“If you’re interested, I can teach you the basics. But nowadays, the Art of Talismans is best used as a supplementary path.”
“Since that’s the case, how about I teach you the Sword Dao first?”
“Wait, Teacher, you’re a sword cultivator?”
“I’m a multi-path cultivator; I know a little of everything.”
As Jiang Yue spoke, she couldn’t help but mutter to herself.
She, Jiang Yue, knew everything—except how to keep all those troublesome women from targeting her young master in the future.
If possible, Jiang Yue wished she could master one more skill: ‘How to keep bad women away.’
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