Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 211 [An Ordinary Mortal?] (6600)

Chapter 205 [An Ordinary Mortal?] (6600)

Lu Sisi's face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with confusion and panic. She looked helplessly at Chen Yan and stammered, "I...I don't know...I don't know what happened...it...its vital energy..."

At this point, Lu Sisi broke down in tears, sobbing uncontrollably: "It just vanished like that!"

Chen Yan's face was ashen, but he gritted his teeth, reached out and pulled Lu Sisi close, quickly channeling a burst of vital energy into her body. After circulating the energy through her body, his last glimmer of hope finally vanished.

Lu Sisi's body was completely empty, without a trace of vital energy within it. Moreover, the "affinity" she had possessed over the previous three days had also vanished entirely.

After three days of nourishing vital energy, the physical body, which originally possessed a certain degree of spirituality, has now completely reverted to a mortal body!

Seeing Lu Sisi's eyes redden and tears welling up, Chen Yan took a deep breath, reached out and gently wiped her face with his finger to remove the tears, then whispered, "Don't worry, something might have gone wrong. Don't rush."

Afterwards, Chen Yan guided Lu Sisi to summarize the primordial energy. However, after a series of movements, the primordial energy movement method, which she had mastered over the past three days, could no longer capture even a trace of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

After a moment of silence, Chen Yan told Lu Sisi to stop her futile efforts.

"Let's...stop for now." Chen Yan forced a smile. "Perhaps, perhaps one Spirit Communicating Pill isn't enough. In a few days, I'll get another Spirit Communicating Pill to try."

Lu Sisi's eyes were red, but she fell silent. She slowly got up from the meditation cushion, walked behind Chen Yan and sat down, hugging Chen Yan's waist with both hands.

"Chen Yan... let's forget about it."

"Ok?"

"Stop worrying about my cultivation." Lu Sisi's voice was very soft as she pressed her face against Chen Yan's back. She said gently, "Perhaps I really don't have any talent for cultivation at all. Don't waste your energy on someone like me who has no talent for cultivation."

As he spoke, Chen Yan felt his back gradually become damp and cool.

"That Spirit Connection Pill must be very precious, right?" Lu Sisi said in a low voice, "Don't make any more of these things for me. I don't need to cultivate. I... I just want to be healthy, live a few more years, and spend a few more years with you. Whether I can cultivate immortality or not, I don't really care."

As she spoke, Lu Sisi moved in front of Chen Yan, cupped his face in her hands, and kissed him on the lips. There was a forced smile in the girl's eyes: "You know, I'm love-struck. I don't care about cultivation. Anyway, I should be able to live many more years than before, so I'm actually quite satisfied."

"That kind of spirit-connecting pill must be very precious; you don't need to bother getting such a valuable elixir for me anymore."

That day, after the two came out of the training room, they went back to their room to wash up and rest.

The three days and three nights of cultivation had already left Lu Sisi extremely exhausted.

After washing up, Chen Yan lay on the bed, hugged Lu Sisi, and gently fed her a Nourishing Spirit Pill.

In addition to soothing the wounds of the primordial spirit, the Nourishing Spirit Pill also has the effect of comforting the primordial spirit.

After taking a calming pill, Lu Sisi's spirit was quickly soothed, and she finally fell asleep a moment later.

Chen Yan held Lu Sisi for a while, and only after confirming that she had really fallen into a deep sleep did he gently put her down and turn to leave the room.

That night, Chen Yan hid in his study, reading the alchemy section of the cultivation manual over and over again, racking his brains to find out what was wrong with Lu Sisi, but after a whole night, he found nothing.

As dawn broke, Lu Sisi, unaware that she had gotten up at some point, gently pushed open the door to Chen Yan's study.

Chen Yan looked up and saw Lu Sisi standing outside the door, her familiar pretty face bearing a forced smile.

Lu Sisi walked into the room barefoot, without wearing shoes. She walked to Chen Yan's side, sat down on his lap without saying a word, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Chen Yan... let's just forget about it, okay?"

"Ok?"

"Don't worry about my cultivation anymore." Lu Sisi gently stroked Chen Yan's forehead with her fingers, seemingly trying to smooth out the furrowed brows on his face.

"Aren't you very disappointed?" Chen Yan sighed and put the manual away.

Lu Sisi nodded: "Disappointment is definitely the case."

However, she quickly whispered in Chen Yan's ear, "But if I make you worry so much about me, I will not only be disappointed, but I will also feel very heartbroken and anxious."

Therefore, the matter of spiritual practice is only slightly disappointing for me, but not that important.

Chen Yan sighed: "I know you don't care whether you can become a cultivator or not, and you don't really care about supernatural powers or magic."

All you want is to become a cultivator, increase your lifespan, and be with me for a long, long time.

“I can live a long time now,” Lu Sisi whispered. “You gave me that Bone Forging Pill, which improved my physique, and that strange wine…”

Chen Yan knew that the strange wine Lu Sisi mentioned was a diluted version of the divine tree sap suitable for mortals, made by himself.

However, the "side effects" of that stuff...

Speaking of this, both Lu Sisi and Chen Yan couldn't help but blush.

"You told me that my physical body is now much stronger than that of an ordinary person, and that I can live for many more years, right?" Lu Sisi said with a gentle smile.

“Well, that’s what they say, but…” Chen Yan sighed, turned Lu Sisi around so that her eyes were level with his, “But there’s still a difference. My cultivation level is about to break through again, and my lifespan will be at least several hundred years from now on.”

And you... even though you used the Bone Forging Pill and the wine made from the sap of the Divine Tree.

However, as long as you do not cultivate, your physical body will not be nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and you will remain a mortal body. Even if you have Bone Forging Pills or Divine Tree Juice, if you do not have the vital energy to digest these medicinal effects, the extent to which your body can be transformed will be limited.

I've estimated that, in that case, your lifespan will only increase to a maximum of 150 years.

Lu Sisi smiled, but looked away from Chen Yan's eyes and said in a low voice, "One hundred and fifty years old is already a very long life."

I'm only eighteen years old this year, not even twenty yet. That means I still have 132 years until I die; it's still a long time.

Next, Lu Sisi acted as if she were very relaxed, and her tone was also very easy. She seemed to have put the matter of cultivation out of her mind and pulled Chen Yan out of the study.

Once in the kitchen, Lu Sisi personally cooked some breakfast, ate with Chen Yan, and then took Chen Yan out during the day.

The two acted like any ordinary young couple, going shopping, watching movies, and boating on the lake in the park.

In the summer, Lu Sisi, wearing a short skirt and tank top, held Chen Yan's hand and snuggled up to him like any ordinary young couple, acting coquettishly.

Over the course of a few days, the two lived a carefree life like any ordinary young couple. Lu Sisi never mentioned cultivation again, and whenever Chen Yan brought it up, Lu Sisi would immediately say: There's still plenty of time, so there's no need to think about things a hundred years from now.

Seeing Lu Sisi's behavior, Chen Yan knew that his girlfriend was deliberately putting on an act to reassure him, but he also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, so he put his mind at ease and focused on staying with Lu Sisi.

a few days later.

On this day, Chen Yan and Lu Sisi drove out of the city and went to an orchard in Jiangbei to pick fresh fruit.

These suburban plantations operate by using the gimmick of letting tourists pick their own produce.

We planted strawberries and peach trees, both of which ripen this season.

Lu Sisi, with the temperament of a young girl, wandered around the orchard with a bag in hand after entering. Seeing the bright red strawberries and peaches hanging on the branches, she became excited and couldn't help but pick a few here and a few there.

Before they knew it, the two baskets they had brought in from the park entrance were already full.

When I stepped on the scale to leave, I was surprised to find that I had unknowingly lost more than 40 pounds!

The business rule of these plantations is: tourists bring baskets in to pick their own produce—but whatever you pick, you have to buy it, and the prices are clearly marked before you enter the plantation.

Lu Sisi stared in disbelief at the two large bags of strawberries and peaches, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "How did I end up picking so many without even realizing it?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Yan and said with a wry smile, "You didn't even try to stop me."

Chen Yan waved his hand: "Seeing how happy you are picking them, I don't want to stop you."

He didn't care—more is better. As long as it makes Lu Sisi happy for half a day, it doesn't matter if some fruit is wasted.

Besides, it might not be a waste. If Lu Sisi and I can't finish it when we get back, there's still an old turtle at home.

Gui Geng is a demon who has transformed into human form, and he has quite a large appetite.

Besides, Big White can eat a few peaches too... right?

After Chen Yan readily scanned the code to pay, he carried the more than 40 kilograms of fruit into the trunk of his car.

However, after glancing at the orchard again, an idea suddenly struck me. I went over and chatted with the owner for a bit, and added him on WeChat.

Lu Sisi was waiting for Chen Yan in the car. When she saw him return, she smiled and asked, "What did you talk to the boss about?"

"I bought some things." Chen Yan thought for a moment and smiled. "We have a spirit-gathering array at home, which is rich in spiritual energy. It's a good place to grow spiritual herbs and plants. However, we don't have any immortal roots or spiritual plants. It would be a waste to leave this good place empty. I ordered a few fruit tree saplings from the shopkeeper. They will be delivered to our house in a couple of days. We can try planting them in our own yard and see what we can grow."

Upon hearing this, Lu Sisi also became somewhat interested. She sat in the passenger seat the whole way, holding her phone and searching for information about fruit tree cultivation online.

The two drove back to their house. As soon as Chen Yan drove the car into the garage, he turned around and saw a piece of paper hanging on the gate of his yard.

He jumped out of the car, walked over, picked it up and saw that it was a folded piece of white paper with a bird drawn on it in a scribbled manner.

The paintbrushwork is crude and childish, like a child's scribbles.

However, Chen Yan immediately knew who had placed it there.

Lu Sisi also got out of the car and glanced at Chen Yan: "What is that?"

"It's nothing, it's probably just some kid in the neighborhood drawing some doodles." Chen Yan casually handed the paper to Lu Sisi, who glanced at it but didn't think much of it.

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That night, Lu Sisi stopped practicing her martial arts and meditation—in fact, she hadn't practiced any martial arts since the effects of the Spirit Connection Pill ended.

That evening, she and Chen Yan leaned against the sofa and watched TV for a while. She nestled her shapely body in Chen Yan's arms, ate snacks, watched variety shows, and occasionally stuffed a bite into Chen Yan's mouth.

It seems that over the past few days, Lu Sisi, who no longer focuses on cultivation, has completely returned to the state of an ordinary mortal girl.

She has even stopped making paper puppets these past few days.

That night, after Chen Yan comforted Lu Sisi and put her to bed, he pretended to go to the training room to practice his skills. However, after going downstairs and entering the training room, he jumped into the mirror world.

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At night, the outdoor area of ​​the residential complex in the mirror world is completely silent—even though it is summer, because there are no living beings in the mirror world, not even the chirping of summer insects can be heard.

Chen Yan walked along the inner road of the residential area under the streetlights, and slowly walked to the door of the Great Demon Yun Que. He saw the little girl squatting on the steps of the door, blinking her eyes and looking at him.

"Why didn't you wait for me at home?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.

The little girl glanced at Chen Yan, her eyes darting around, and said, "Come with me for a walk around the area."

Chen Yan was indifferent and simply accompanied the little girl as they walked out of the residential area. After leaving the gate of the villa area and walking to the left along the road, they reached a square a few hundred meters away.

At this time of day, the square should be bustling with activity, with residents from nearby coming out to cool off and families bringing their children to play.

Of course, there are also elderly men and women dancing in the square.

However, all that liveliness occurred in the real world; the square in the mirror world was silent and empty.

Chen Yan and the little girl walked to one side of the square and sat down next to a cement flower bed.

"You came to see me a few days ago?" the little girl asked.

"Yes, you weren't home at the time."

"I'm going out for a walk." The little girl pouted. "When I came back, I saw that you left a mark outside my door... Knowing that you had come looking for me, I left a piece of paper on your door."

Why is there a bird drawn on that piece of paper?

“That’s not a bird, it’s a lark!” The little girl looked at Chen Yan intently.

"..."

Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat, but then he suddenly remembered something: "So... you didn't just come back today, did you? Where did you go? You've been gone for so many days."

"You've gone a bit too far," the little girl chuckled. "Staying at home all the time is so boring."

Chen Yan nodded, and then handed over two Ink Spirit Crystals: "They're filled with vital energy."

"Thank you." The little girl accepted it without hesitation.

However, after staring into Chen Yan's eyes for a while, she frowned and said, "You seem to have something on your mind?"

Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "I wouldn't say I have any worries, but I have indeed encountered some difficult situations that I don't quite understand, so I wanted to ask you for advice."

"Speak," the little girl seemed to be in a good mood, sitting on the flower bed. She wasn't very tall, so her legs dangled and swayed. "What's not moving? I'll teach you properly!"

"If...a person wants to cultivate, there is also a decent method—the method is not very good, but it is moderate. Although it is not very sophisticated, it is steady and follows the proper path of accumulating primordial energy."

No matter how much this person cultivates, he cannot even begin to grasp the basics, nor can he sense the existence of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

why is that?"

The little girl answered without hesitation, her tone straightforward: "What's there to not understand? Of course, it's because I don't have the talent for cultivation."

As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Yan, only to find him staring calmly at her.

The little girl's heart skipped a beat, and she smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Not enough talent for cultivation—that answer is too simplistic. I want more guidance." Chen Yan said slowly, "I know the principle that different people are born with different talents. So there are those with good talent and those with poor talent."

However, the cultivation method I provided is a steady and proper approach. Although it is not a mysterious or top-tier method, its advantage lies in its moderation and balance. Even people with weak talent should be able to cultivate it safely.

The potential for achievement through this kind of practice may not be very high.

However, the talent requirement is relatively low.

But the person I taught practiced for several months, yet gained almost nothing, unable to even sense a trace of primordial energy.

"My body hasn't developed any special abilities; to this day, I still have absolutely no affinity for vital energy."

The little girl then thought about it seriously, and said as she pondered, "Is... is my talent really that bad?"

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said seriously, "If one's talent is this bad, even after practicing a balanced and moderate cultivation method for several months, one cannot sense even a trace of vital energy... Hmm, that's very strange!"

Your house has a spirit-gathering array; the spiritual energy there is already very abundant! How can you not sense any spiritual energy there?

Chen Yan didn't speak, he just quietly looked at the little girl.

The little girl took a deep breath: "That means the kind with extremely poor talent—so poor that they're practically hopeless."

Although Chen Yan was a little annoyed that others talked about his girlfriend like that, but...

The other party is a half-step Venerable—their talent must be that of a genius among geniuses, a prodigy among prodigies.

Fine, I'll put up with it—besides, I can't beat her anyway.

"If someone has such poor talent, they won't be able to master anything through their own hard work alone. They'll need external intervention!" the little girl said seriously. "Use external force to force this person to become enlightened! Use external force to make this person feel the existence of primordial energy and guide them!"

She can't see the primordial energy, so let her see it, and then gradually familiarize her with it. Forced enlightenment can last for a certain period of time, during which she can absorb the primordial energy into her body. The absorption of primordial energy can change and enhance her affinity for primordial energy, which is essentially improving her talent.

However, this threshold requires external intervention…

Chen Yan sighed: "I've tried the method you mentioned, but it didn't work!"

He then whispered, "I gave her a 'Spirit Communicator'..."

The little girl was stunned.

She frowned and scrutinized Chen Yan: "Spirit Communication Pill? How do you have such a thing? Where in this world can you get such a pill?"

"Never mind that," Chen Yan said calmly. "Anyway, I got it and gave it to her."

"After consuming the Spirit Enlightenment Pill, there were indeed three days of enlightenment..."

Chen Yan recounted in detail the various changes that occurred in Lu Sisi over the three days after she took the Spirit Connection Pill.

In the end, the story goes that after the effects of the drug wore off, Lu Sisi was suddenly reverted to her original state. Not only were her sensory abilities and affinity for vital energy completely reset to zero, but even the vital energy she had cultivated over three days was completely "leaked" from her body, leaving not a trace...

Upon hearing this, the little girl's expression gradually turned sour.

After listening to Chen Yan's story, the little girl looked at him strangely: "Chen Yan, to avoid any misunderstanding, let me clarify first, is the person you're talking about your current girlfriend?"

"is her."

"Are you sure these symptoms you just described belong to her, and not someone else?"

"Of course I'm sure." Chen Yan looked at the little girl with some confusion: "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" the little girl said, her expression changing. "Because what you're saying, that someone who eats a Spirit-Connecting Pill and is then reverted to their original form, shouldn't even exist!"

Chen Yan was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "What do you mean by 'impossible'? It's probably because her talent is too poor. Yes, like you said, in terms of cultivation talent, she might truly be beyond redemption..."

The little girl looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "Let me tell you straight, even the most talented mortal, if he obtains a balanced and stable cultivation method and practices diligently, then no matter how low his talent is, as long as he practices with his heart, he can at least comprehend something within a few months."

At the very least, enlightenment is highly probable!

In other words, you can 'see' the vital energy!
Of course, those with good talent may be able to 'see' more vital energy after enlightenment.

People with less talent can 'see' less vital energy after enlightenment.

However, even after diligently practicing a balanced and stable exercise method for several months, I couldn't see any results.

That's not a question of how much, that's pure nonsense!

Uh, don't get me wrong, I wasn't insulting your girlfriend. What I meant was, she's completely clueless when it comes to cultivation talent and affinity for spiritual energy.

"Is it impossible for such a thing to exist?" Chen Yan asked.

"It's not that it's impossible, but the probability is extremely small."

The little girl said very seriously: "Theoretically speaking, there is no such thing as a cultivation talent that is 100% blind in this world!"

Every normal person has varying degrees of affinity for the primordial energy of heaven and earth, but it will never be zero!
Just like intelligence, some people may have genius-level intelligence, with an intelligence level of over one hundred.

Some people have intellectual disabilities, or may even be mentally retarded or intellectually disabled...

But, their intelligence is zero! Zero! Can you imagine?

The kind of people I'm talking about who are hopeless are those whose talent for cultivation might be close to zero, but not absolutely zero!
Therefore, the existence of something like the Spirit Connection Pill is what makes it useful!
Even if the affinity is low, because it's not zero, even if it's only 0.1%, 0.01%...

As long as it's not zero, then under the influence of the Spirit Connection Pill, during the Enlightenment stage, she can sense the existence of primordial energy using external force and guide it into her body...

So even three days can leave some effect!
Even if it's very little, there's always something left!
"But as you said, the enlightenment period brought on by the medicine just ended and it immediately returned to zero, which is utterly absurd."

Chen Yan frowned and pondered for a while, then said seriously, "Could it be... that people with absolutely zero talent really don't exist?"

"The so-called talent for cultivation is the affinity for primordial energy."

There are valid reasons for both high and low affinity.

But think about it, you are all human beings, creatures born of heaven and earth, yet you have zero affinity for the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

I can tell you, it's impossible for a normal person to have 'zero' affinity!

Chen Yan grasped the key point: "You said it wouldn't happen among 'normal people,' so what would be considered abnormal?"

The little girl said coldly, "Your spiritual senses are not open! Your body is like a stubborn rock! You have no spiritual awareness whatsoever! Like a living dead! You have no consciousness whatsoever!"
If a normal person wants to achieve an affinity with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it should be reduced to zero; that's how it should be!
Your girlfriend is lively and energetic, not some living dead.

Chen Yan understood.

Just like intelligence.

High IQ and low IQ both exist among 'living people'.

Even if someone is mentally disabled or brain-damaged, they still have intelligence—no matter how low, they still have it!

What kind of person has zero intelligence?

Dead! Corpse!
"So, logically speaking, your girlfriend's situation shouldn't exist in this world." The little girl frowned at Chen Yan, her gaze shifting, and suddenly whispered, "Are you... sure she's an ordinary mortal?"

"I……"

Chen Yan wanted to say yes, but he suddenly shut his mouth before he could finish speaking!

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(End of this chapter)