Immortality begins with raising apprentices

Chapter 106 Chen Ye's Evil Intentions, Flying Sword Divine Sense

After leaving Lingbao Pavilion, Chen Ye did not immediately take his disciples home.

He led Qingjun and Zhiwei as they continued strolling through the market.

"Master, will Aunt Mao come looking for us again?"

Qingjun shook the silver bell, reluctant to put it down, her little face beaming with anticipation.

Indeed, mother and daughter are of one mind.

Even though Qingjun didn't know that Mao Qingzhu was her mother, she had an innate fondness for this female cultivator.

Chen Ye patted Qingjun's head and said gently, "She will come when the time is right."

"Then...why did she give Master so many good things?"

Qingjun looked curious again, and the clever little girl narrowed her eyes.
"Did Master promise her something? Let Qingjun guess... She likes Qingjun and Senior Sister so much, does that mean Master is going to sell us out?! That's why she gave Master the treasure!!"

When I think of this,

The little girl was stunned for a moment, forgetting all about shaking the bell.

The voice suddenly dropped, sounding nervous:
"Master, then... how about we return these things to Auntie... Master, please listen to Qingjun, we won't take advantage of others..."

Chen Ye carefully pinched his chin:
"How could Master bear to sell his disciple?"

The little girl glanced at Chen Ye furtively:
"I can't bear to part with him... Sigh, I really can't do anything with my master."

Chen Ye nodded: "Of course I can't bear to part with her! Master is just waiting for Qingjun to become plump and fair-skinned, so he can make braised girl dolls for her."

"!"

"Of course, steaming is also good."

"Woo!"

The little girl cried out in sorrow.

Chen Ye fell into deep thought.

Mao Qingzhu's gift today is truly immense.

The combined sword and the divine sense cultivation technique—any one of these things would be enough to make ordinary rogue cultivators envious.

Is there any deeper consideration behind her willingness to go to such lengths, besides the entrustment she's given?

"Alright, alright, perhaps... she sees my exceptional talent and wants to invest in me in advance."

Chen Ye said, half-jokingly.

"Hmph! Master isn't powerful at all! Master is a big bad guy!"

The little girl, still angry, immediately retorted, her lips pouting high.

Zhiwei listened quietly to the side; unlike Qingjun, she was not lively and inquisitive.

But in those dark eyes, there was also curiosity about Mao Qingzhu's identity.

Chen Ye took his two apprentices for a stroll through the market, buying them many trinkets and snacks that they rarely saw.

This finally made the little girl's cheeks deflate in anger, and she continued to happily shake her broken bell.

The turmoil in Chen Ye's heart caused by Mao Qingzhu's appearance gradually subsided.

Back in the courtyard on Bishui Street, it was almost dusk.

Chen Ye instructed his two disciples on how to use their newly acquired flying swords.

Those two swords, Shenchen and Xiaohan, were indeed extraordinary.

Upon handling it, one can immediately sense the spiritual energy contained within; faint star patterns flow across the sword's surface, perfectly matching the two of them.

"What grade of flying sword is this...?"

Chen Ye examined the two small swords.

The sword is about two feet long and feels light and agile in the hand.

When it is not drawn, it looks ordinary.

However, if you draw the sword from its sheath, you can see that the blade shimmers with a faint starlight, indicating that it is not made of ordinary iron.

He tried to bring the two swords closer together, and saw that the two swords emitted a faint hum, and the starlight on the swords became a little brighter.

"What a sword!"

Chen Ye couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Although he was not very knowledgeable about swords, he could tell that these two swords were no ordinary items.

"These two swords are probably flying swords of the magic weapon level..."

Chen Ye secretly thought to himself, and even felt a little envious of his two disciples.

A first-grade superior magical artifact is already a rare item in the market and commands a high price.

Not to mention second-tier magic weapons?

However, to master a second-tier magic weapon, one needs to refine it with divine sense.

Without divine consciousness, it can only be used as a magical artifact.

Of course, despite this, its power still far surpasses that of magical artifacts.

Zhiwei activated the Frost Record, and spiritual power was poured into Shenchen.

The sword instantly emitted an icy blue halo, like stars shining brightly, cold and aloof.

Qingjun, on the other hand, seemed to be struggling. Although she had now entered the first level of Qi Refining, her spiritual power was weak and she could not fully activate Xiaohan.

The little girl's face turned red, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but the flying sword only trembled slightly before falling silent.

"Master...it won't listen to me!" Qingjun put down her sword, somewhat discouraged.

Chen Ye smiled and said, "Your cultivation is still shallow, so it's normal that you can't control it. There's no need to rush. Just practice diligently."

This sword was small to Chen Ye, but it was almost half the size of Qing Jun.

The little girl struggled to grasp the sky with both hands, still not satisfied, and strained with all her might.

"Eaaah!!"

"Zheng!"

The sword's blade shimmered with spiritual light, like a cascading Milky Way, vast and boundless.

It actually managed to activate the Heavenly Sky! "Hmph! Are you going to listen to me or not!" The little girl angrily pounded the sword hilt.

"hiss--"

Seeing the dazzling light emanating from the flying swords in his two disciples' hands, Chen Ye felt even more envious.

But since it belongs to his disciple, he will not forcibly take it.

……

As night fell, Chen Ye instructed his two disciples to rest early.

He went to the cultivation room and eagerly took out the warm jade slip, which was the "Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Method" given to him by Mao Qingzhu.

His heart was on fire.

This method was the first martial arts technique with a name and a storyline that Chen Ye encountered in the game!

It's the same divine sense technique used by the world-destroying demoness Xu Qingjun!

Chen Ye recalled the game's setting. Compared to Qing Jun's future status and his unparalleled cultivation, the Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Technique was not actually a top-tier divine skill.

At least, compared to those supreme scriptures that can destroy the world and reverse destiny, it seems much simpler.

However, what makes it special is that the Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Method has an extremely high potential.

These two things seem contradictory: a cultivation technique that isn't top-tier in grade, yet has an incredibly high potential?
Actually it is not.

This requires us to start with the content of this exercise.

What are the seven luminaries?

That is, the five stars: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and the two stars: the Sun and the Moon.

The first five stars, also known as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, correspond to the five fundamental elements of cultivation.

To illuminate these first five stars, one must possess the corresponding spiritual root, thereby drawing upon the power of the stars. The essence of the seven luminaries must be used to refine and nourish the soul.

The irony is that the more spiritual roots one has, the worse one's aptitude.

It's difficult for those with five spiritual roots to even establish a foundation, let alone light up the five stars.
Therefore, those who can cultivate the Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Technique to a high level are mostly those with little spiritual root.

Therefore, at the very beginning of this practice,

It doesn't mean that cultivators need to light up all five stars; they only need to light up the star corresponding to their spiritual root.

Until Qingjun appeared out of nowhere, cultivated this method, and with her heaven-defying talent, lit up all five stars.

This is what made this seemingly useless spiritual cultivation technique famous throughout the vast cultivation world!
but,

Even if cultivators cannot fully activate all five stars, the Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Technique is still a top-tier spiritual cultivation method in the Yan Kingdom.

Fortunately, I have five spiritual roots.

Chen Ye slowly opened the jade slip.

Because he was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he did not yet have divine sense, and it was impossible for him to probe the jade slip with his divine sense to perceive the full mysteries of the technique.

However, all the spiritual cultivation methods are engraved with visualization diagrams so that cultivators can initially hone their spiritual senses in preparation for the later stages of Qi cultivation.

This stage is precisely the stage where cultivators lay their foundation!
The deeper the level of visualization, the more profound the foundation of one's spiritual consciousness will be in the future.

The jade slip begins with a vast star map, with the seven luminaries hanging in the sky, intricate and mysterious.

Just by looking at this star chart, one can feel a strange pull and touch on the soul.

Under the lamplight, the star map on the jade slip seemed to come alive.

The seven main stars were not stationary, but rather, within the small space of the jade slip, they slowly rotated along some mysterious and unpredictable trajectory, echoing and attracting each other.

Starlight flowed, light and darkness intertwined, as if the microcosm of the entire universe was condensed onto this small jade slip.

Chen Ye took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind of all distractions and immersing himself completely in the visualization.

In an instant, everything around seemed to disappear.

The lights in the cultivation room, the sound of the wind outside the window, even his own body... all his senses became blurred, only the vast sea of ​​stars before him became more and more real.

He was completely immersed in this sea of ​​stars, trying to visualize a clear image of one of the stars in this vast star map.

However, the process of visualization is extremely difficult.

His five elements spiritual roots have become the biggest obstacle to his concentration.

When he tries to concentrate on visualizing the verdant greenery and vitality of Jupiter, the scorching heat of Mars will surge uncontrollably, disturbing his mind.
He wanted to capture the agility of the morning star, but the sharpness of Venus would sting his consciousness.

This single star map was too vast and complete, with the power of the seven luminaries intertwined and flowing. With his current soul strength and the mixed perception of his five spiritual roots, he simply could not successfully extract and clearly visualize any single star from it, let alone visualize more stars.

The mental energy was rapidly depleted during this attempt, and the throbbing pain in the sea of ​​consciousness grew increasingly intense.

"The qualification requirement... just as I expected."

Chen Ye opened his eyes wearily, his head throbbing. He immediately stopped meditating to avoid damaging his soul.

He tried his best, but he couldn't even capture a stable phantom of a star. All he could think of was a chaotic blur of light and shadow and a tearing pain.

Let alone lighting up five stars in the future, they probably won't even be able to lay a solid foundation!

Just as Chen Ye was feeling disheartened, a faint prompt suddenly appeared deep within his consciousness:
[Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Method (Visualization): Proficiency +1]

Chen Ye was suddenly stunned.

"Proficiency? Visualization can increase proficiency?" He stared wide-eyed in astonishment, finding it hard to believe.

He hadn't even started practicing the Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing Technique yet; he was only visualizing it in its initial stages. But unexpectedly, even though it wasn't a cultivation technique, it could still increase his proficiency!
So what if you have the five spiritual roots? So what if visualization is difficult?

He has a proficiency panel!

"There is no perfect path for man!"

Chen Ye let out a long sigh of relief, put down the jade slip, and didn't dwell on it too much.

In the path of spiritual practice, haste makes waste.

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

As night deepened, the hustle and bustle of the market during the day was swallowed up by the silence of the cold night, leaving only the sound of drizzling rain outside the window.

"At this moment... if only I had a computer, I don't know how awesome that would be."

A little... lonely.

(End of this chapter)