The young girl mimicked vividly.
And this was all thanks to Chen Ye.
With nothing better to do, he practiced Geng Metal Qi to increase proficiency, which naturally couldn’t escape the notice of his disciples who were with him day and night.
Clearing his throat, Chen Ye showed a hint of seriousness:
"Not bad. The world is restless; only by making oneself stronger can one establish a foothold. Today, I will teach you a cultivation technique called ’Evergreen Technique,’ which is a fundamental Wood Series technique. It’s gentle and long-lasting, best suited for you beginners."
Having spoken, he taught the key concepts of the ’Evergreen Technique’ word by word to his two disciples.
This technique was left from his predecessor and was the one he himself practiced.
Though ordinary, it was dependable.
The two young girls listened very attentively.
Qing Jun, though young, had an astonishing memory. Chen Ye had to say it only once, and she could stammeringly repeat the general idea.
Zhiwei, on the other hand, was even more smart. Not only did she remember it after hearing, but she could also infer other principles and raised a few questions about the operation of spiritual power, displaying a touch of understanding despite her naivety.
After teaching them, Chen Ye let them try to sense the energy and introduce spiritual power.
Qing Jun was the first to try,
She sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, her small face flushed red, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
After trying hard for a long time, she couldn’t catch even a hint of energy, feeling frustrated, her little mouth pouting high.
Zhiwei followed instructions and quickly entered a state of meditation where she forgot herself and her surroundings.
However, as time slowly passed,
The aura around her remained calm as always, with no sign of spiritual power, as if the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi she sensed simply passed through her body and couldn’t be retained.
Another two hours passed; the two disciples opened their eyes successively, both with evident disappointment on their faces.
"Master... Am I really stupid?" Qing Jun rubbed her numb calves and asked with grievance.
Zhiwei didn’t speak, but her eyes were dim, lips tightly pressed.
These two little ones, they truly wished to cultivate!
"Initial cultivation is inherently difficult, not sensing energy is quite normal."
Chen Ye consoled them, but his mind started pondering.
In the original plot, Zhiwei possesses the exceptionally rare Purity Glaze Body.
Logically, she has supreme talent and shouldn’t be like this.
But this Immortal Body is special; it requires transcending the ordinary form to truly exhibit its extraordinariness.
In this transcendence process, one must taste the bitterness of meeting hatred, love separation, unfulfilled desires, and unwanted encounters.
Each hardship is a transformation, until she cuts off worldly ties to achieve the Purity Glaze Body.
Yet under Chen Ye’s care,
Zhiwei’s journey had already deviated from the original plot...
She hasn’t experienced these yet, naturally remaining ordinary.
Even due to her flawless physique, she repels spiritual power, making cultivation more arduous than usual.
As for Qing Jun... this girl is even more mysterious.
The original script always kept her background a puzzle, only vaguely mentioning she might have the True Dragon Bloodline.
This bloodline comes from the Xu Family’s ancestors, from long long ago.
And Xu Qingjun is the only one in this lineage whose bloodline regressed back to its origin.
The True Dragon Race is born strong and long-lived.
But their growth is extremely slow, often counted in centuries or millennia.
Currently, she is too young, her bloodline is yet to awaken, her physique’s advantages cannot manifest, the cultivation has no apparent effect, which is understandable.
Chen Ye understood in his heart.
After all, in the game’s plot, these two disciples were meant to unlock their potential after five hundred years, through various hardships and fortunes, their cultivation could skyrocket, ultimately becoming key figures influencing the world.
It’s unnecessary to push them for quick success now, as that would harm them like forcing young seedlings to grow early.
"Forget it, the path of cultivation, haste leads to little success." Chen Ye pondered inwardly, "Take it slow, with me here, I won’t let them fall into the same troubles as the original plot."
Thinking of this, he revealed a gentle smile again:
"No worries, the path of cultivation is long, diligence can overcome clumsiness. If today does not succeed, try again tomorrow. Perseverance breaks stone with constant dripping."
"Yeah!"
Qing Jun filled with fighting spirit, straightened her small frame, little fists clenched like buns,
"Though Qing Jun is a useless child! But Qing Jun will work hard to cultivate, strive to surpass master, and then fiercely..."
"Hmm?" Chen Ye’s eyelid twitched.
"Then... then fiercely be filial to master!" The little girl quickly improvised.
Thankfully, this little one cannot cultivate.
Chen Ye wiped cold sweat away.
If Qing Jun had the aptitude she would have five hundred years later, wouldn’t she soon be able to surpass him?
By then, he would have to look at the two little ones and follow their disposition...
Preposterous!
...
In the cultivation room, Chen Ye sat cross-legged.
This recent venture to the Cloud Clothing Pavilion was indeed extremely dangerous, but the gains were equally beyond imagination.
The Spirit Stones in the storage bag almost formed a small mountain, totalling 126 Spirit Stones!
Among them, fifty were compensation gifts from Kong Hongxuan.
It’s likely, while presenting this generous gift, Kong Hongxuan was still pondering how to snatch it back from him.
Chen Ye played with the Heart-Protecting Jade.
The Jade Pendant was about palm-sized, its edges smoothly polished, forming an ancient circular shape with a three-petal lotus flower carved in the center.
It’s engraved with two sets of Talisman Arrays.
At the core is a Spirit Absorption Array, capable of slowly absorbing external spiritual energy or directly drawing from spirit stones, providing continuous power to the entire array.
Surrounding the Spirit Absorption Array are three layers of Spirit Shield Array, triggering Spirit Shields spontaneously in response to external spiritual power fluctuations.
But this means it can easily cause "false triggers," perhaps ejecting Spirit Shields when ordinary small magic approaches.
After all, it’s just a magical artifact, lacking spirituality...
Despite this, it’s still a treasure that Loose Cultivators yearn for.
On that day, when attacked by the masked Loose Cultivators, had Chen Ye not reacted in time, the Heart-Protecting Jade could have shielded him from the small sword.
"Not bad, a good treasure!"
Chen Ye satisfactorily hung the Heart-Protecting Jade around his neck, along with his predecessor’s gold medallion, carrying them close to his chest.
"Panel!"
[Name: Chen Ye]
[Life Span: 40/102]
[Spiritual Root: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]
[Realm: Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer]
[Cultivation Technique: Evergreen Technique Limit Break: 50/800; Heavy Body Technique Great Success: 120/200]
[Skills: Bone-Scraping Whip Minor Achievement: 50/100; Culinary Skill Great Success: 180/200; Disease Removal Saber Technique Perfection: 280/400; Fostering Technique Perfection: 8/400; Cloud Rain Technique Perfection: 8/400; Geng Metal Technique Limit Break: 76/800]
After the last limit break in Evergreen Technique, Chen Ye discovered:
A breakthrough in technique realm doesn’t merely enhance the power and effect of the technique itself, but also boosts overall cultivation, akin to water rising lifting a boat.
Thinking briefly, Chen Ye understood the reason.
On the cultivation path, techniques are fundamental, they are the engine and foundation for cultivators to absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and refine their own mana.
Each technique realm breakthrough signifies a substantial increase in this engine’s power and efficiency.
The body, as a container holding spiritual power, will naturally be propelled forward by this more powerful technique.
"In this case, when the Evergreen Technique breaks through again, it will surely lead to a substantial cultivation surge!"
Thinking of this, Chen Ye’s heart burned with enthusiasm.
After reaching limit break, the next breakthrough in Evergreen Technique requires a proficiency of eight hundred.
But Evergreen Technique can accumulate fifteen proficiency a day through practice, naturally allowing for another breakthrough in just fifty days.
Or...
Chen Ye glanced at the storage bag.
Or, with enough spirit stones to purchase Qi Nourishing Pills for assistance, the breakthrough is not beyond reach!