Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 166 Taming the Little Green Hair

Even if it was only one ten-thousandth of her sword intent, Qiu Ci only released it for a moment before withdrawing it. After all, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great. She was afraid that something might happen to the little green-haired boy. Just as she was hesitating about which direction to pry him out of the ground, the little green-haired boy pulled his head out by himself. His eyes, which were just full of disdain, were now shining brightly as he looked at her excitedly.

"Just...what was that?"

"Just a trace of sword intent," Qiu Ci replied, withdrawing his hand.

"Sword intent?" The green-haired chubby boy was even more confused. "What is sword intent?"

Seeing that he finally showed some interest, Qiu Ci did not make things difficult and replied seriously, "The so-called sword intent is one of the stages of sword comprehension. If you want to enter the true sword path, you must comprehend the sword, otherwise you will only have the appearance but not the soul."

"Sword intent..." The chubby green-haired boy got up, still a little excited, and said, "Can I also cultivate a sword intent as strong as yours?"

"Hmph, wishful thinking!" the little ball of light retorted first.

“No.” Qiu Ci shook her head and said, “Everyone has a different understanding of swordsmanship, and the sword intent they comprehend is also different. Theoretically speaking, there is no two sword intents that are exactly the same. Moreover, as far as you are concerned, it is still too early for you to comprehend sword intent.”

"Why?" Little Green Hair wilted, his eyes dimmed, and he even began to doubt himself. "Am I really that bad at swordsmanship?" After witnessing the other's sword intent, all his doubts and contempt disappeared. Both his body and the sword in his hand told him what kind of sword master the person in front of him was.

“It has nothing to do with talent,” Qiu Ci explained seriously. “Although you have the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, your understanding of swordsmanship has not even reached the beginner level, otherwise you wouldn’t have chosen the wrong cultivation method.”

The little green-haired boy's face paled, looking as if he had been sentenced to death. "Is Qianheyin really not suitable for me? Then... then what should I do?"

“If you want to participate in the league, it’s too late to switch to another cultivation method now.” She spoke frankly, and seeing that the little green-haired boy was completely dejected, she added, “However, there is another way. I can help you modify this sword technique to make it more suitable for your spiritual root.”

"Really!" Little Green Hair's eyes lit up, his belly jiggled with excitement, and he knelt down before her with a thud, his eyes brimming with tears, "Teacher Chu, please teach me. I... I can pay more!"

"No need to be so polite." Offering more money wasn't out of the question, so she quickly pulled him up. "Um... well, your biggest problem right now isn't this technique, but rather that you need to get started as soon as possible."

"Beginner?" The little green-haired boy was stunned, clearly not understanding.

“Sword enlightenment has always been divided into several stages: sword heart, sword intent, sword domain, and sword realm,” Qiu Ci continued to explain. “You don’t even have a sword heart yet, so naturally you can’t cultivate sword intent. You can only obtain a sword heart after you have comprehended your own sword path.”

"Kenshin..." The little green-haired boy still looked bewildered. "How do I come to have Kenshin?"

"Sword Heart, the heart that turns to the sword, you must understand why you wield the sword."

“I…” Little Green Hair looked at the spirit sword in his hand and fell silent.

Seeing that he still seemed to only have a vague understanding, Qiu Ci thought for a moment and decided to demonstrate. She immediately made a hand seal and set up several layers of defensive magic arrays to prevent the training room from collapsing. She also set up a barrier around the little green hair before speaking in a deep voice, "Watch carefully."

He was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly found that the surroundings had darkened, as if the world had changed in an instant. Everything in front of him had changed. Even though there was a barrier between them, he could still sense the terrifying sword energy coming from all around him. He was so shocked that he opened his eyes wide and stood there stunned.

Qiu Ci released his sword realm, then shielded 99% of its power before speaking slowly, "What did you see?"

The little green-haired boy opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he responded, "The stars and moon revolve, the mountains and rivers are upside down..." "Hmm." Qiu Ci then withdrew the sword realm and looked at the little green-haired boy who was still standing in the same place, "So, have you found out what your sword heart is?"

"..." Little Green Hair did not answer, still maintaining the posture of looking up at the sky, as if frozen, but the spiritual energy around him was surging wildly.

Qiu Ci was immediately relieved. It seemed to have worked. This little green-haired guy wasn't too bad after all. He raised his hand and set up a few spirit-attracting arrays, then turned and left the training room. Now it was up to him.

She went outside and told everyone not to disturb Little Green Hair until he came out on his own, and then she left the villa area.

When she returned to the hotel, Old Man Juanshan was already waiting for her.

“Master.” Upon seeing her return, the old man from Juanshan immediately recounted the findings of the past few days. “I was taken to many places these past few days, including the so-called headquarters. I did see some magical artifacts from Blue Star, but I did not find the location of the base.”

Qiu Ci nodded; indeed, the base wasn't so easy to find.

"I've also tried to subtly inquire about Blue Star, but they all seem to think it's just mythology and don't really know much about it," the old man from Juanshan continued. "Of course, it's also possible that because I'm new here, they don't trust me very much, so they haven't let me access some secrets. How is it on the other side, Master?"

"I've found another system." Qiu Ci directly recounted her discovery of the system.

"Does the Master want to take back that...system?" he asked.

“Yes.” Qiu Ci nodded. “The technology on this continent is not advanced enough to create such a system. It can only have come from Earth. If we trace its origin, we should be able to find the location of the base.”

Juanshan nodded in agreement and then asked, "So, what does the Venerable Master intend to do?"

"I found a part-time job."

"Huh?" He was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't quite grasped the situation.

Qiu Ci then recounted the details of the inter-school leagues once more.

"So, Master, you want to accompany that student to visit the league under the guise of tutoring the teacher, and then take the opportunity to reclaim that system?" Juanshan guessed.

"Yes."

He frowned, somewhat worried, and said, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone, Master. After all, you are a Star Messenger. It wouldn't be good if you suddenly launched a counterattack. No! I have to go with you."

"No need..." She was at least a Celestial Realm cultivator; she wouldn't be unable to handle even a system.

But the old man from Juanshan firmly insisted on going, saying he would find another way to participate. Qiu Ci didn't object anymore, not thinking that Juanshan, who was new to this continent, would have any reasonable way of doing things, until the next day...

She spotted someone peering over the wall next door at the entrance of Little Green Hair's villa, desperately trying to wink at her.

Autumn Farewell: "..."