Chapter 1912 (2/2)
Zi Yuan frozeHad she said that out loud?
She ard: always so selfless and putting other people's needs before his own
Zi Yuan ignored Li Yundong's question and raised the scissors again
Li Yundong seemed to have sensed her discomfort and didn’t press her for an answer
”You know, I don't understand why you asked me to return to the university,” he said”Now that I've reached the Shentong phase, I thought you're gonna confine me at home and teach me a bunch of spells”
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”There are two types of Cultivators,” Zi Yuan said”There are the reclusive type, those who sequester themselves in theAnd then there are also those who live and train a mortals”
”OhWell, the recluses are preferable, I suppose?”
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Zi Yuan shook her head”Each has its own advantages and disadvantagesThe recluses are powerful because they are so focused on their trainingThey aren't distracted by worldly affairsHowever, all that tinorant of the ways of the outside worldIt ave him a pointed look”I'norance is a disadvantage”
”Right”
”There is one other thing that the recluses tend to e and strengthen their will”
”Hes and tribulationsA Cultivator who is forced to face and deal with these challenges will eventually develop the grit and inner strength that are crucial to their successIt helps build character” Zi Yuan paused”I told you this beforeThere are times when the outcome of a battle depends not on the cohness”
”Inner strength, huh?”
”YesThe ability to stay calm and composed under duressThe ability to handle criticismsPersistenceDisciplineNone of these traits are innateThey are forged froes and tribulations one faces in life”
”Mo back to schoolYou want h I have chosen the path of Cultivation”
Zi Yuan nodded”The best outco a recluse and a Cultivator who is world savvyThat way, you get to experience the advantages of both but avoid being bogged down by their disadvantages”
”That's very wise,” Li Yundong remarked
”Balance is the key,” Zi Yuan said”Although the point of Cultivation is to achieve transcendence, its process doesn't have to involve complete isolation from the real world or worldly affairsThink of it this wayWhen you become a Cultivator, you aren't supposed to fly off the face of the Earth andin the sky, looking down at the world froher placeYou're not co nodded”Balance”
”That's rightAnd an educational institution is the perfect place to find that balance”
”How so?”
”Iine if you're out in society… Well, say the corporate world, for instanceYou'll be so swarmed ork that it becomes a distractionYou'll also have to deal with people with scheendas” Zi Yuan chuckled”You'll never be able to fully focus on your trainingThere are just too many distractions”
”AhNow I see” Li Yundong chuckled”But a university is relatively quiet, and there won't be as many distractionsAnd I'll have freedom of movement, plus a lot of resources that I can utilize, like the library”
Zi Yuan s else was said for the rest of the haircut
”ThereAll done,” Zi Yuan said as she re's shoulders
Li Yundong turned around on the stool to face Hongling and Zi Yuan”Well? How do I look?”
Zi Yuan studied her handiworkGone were the messy locks, and in their place was a full head of neatly-trimmed hairShe hadn't shortened his hair too much, merely trimmed off the messy bits
She did a fantastic job, if she dared say so herself
Right now, he looked handso clearly had very little faith in her hairstyling skills—even though he hadn't even looked at her work—judging from the wary expression on his face
”Why don't you go look at yourself in therose from the stool and walked into his bedrooested
Minutes later, Zi Yuan heard a loud cheer, which was immediately followed by the sound of footsteps
The bedroo out
”She was here!” Li Yundong stopped in front of Zi YuanSpread across his face was a awatt smile”She's been here recently! She came back!” He waved a small piece of paper in front of Zi Yuan's face
Zi Yuan shared a glance with Hongling, who had a puzzled look on her face
Zi Yuan took the paper frolanced down at itOnly three words ritten: Istood up from the couch
”My little princess Su Chan, of course!” Li Yundong said, taking the note from Zi Yuan's hands
”You ca said snidely, then snorted”Anyone could've left that note”
Li Yundong smiled warmly”I knoas herI just know it”
”I don't get it,” Zi Yuan said”It's just three wordsYou're over the moon because of three si had even heard herFor a while, he paced around the living roo door and stepped out into the balcony
The Jindan's co ordains thine fateThe sound of the first thunder shalt complete thine soul
Zi Yuan looked towards the balconyLi Yundong was still staring at that piece of paper
That man ithout a doubt the most talented Cultivator she had ever seen, a talent that would only appear once every few centuries
But what did Master's prophecy mean?
In ould the Jindan's appearance decide her fate? Through its rightful heir? Or was it through some other way?
How could a man so hopelessly and deeply in love with another woman complete her soul?