Chapter 16 (1/2)

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Chapter 16: The Mentor

At Zenith Mountain's peak, Ding Ze sat on a protruding stone and lit a cigarette as he watched the dark clouds quietly in a daze. Not far from him was Cui Ming. Ding Ze sat in a higher position than Cui Ming, as his role was the lightning rod. Today was the third day, on the previous day and the day before that, he drove to the foot of the mountain to sleep, then went back to report that everything was normal. But today there were thunderstorms, he had to come here to be the lightning rod.

Ding Ze condensed his aura into a ten meter pillar, full of electric. A lightning strike was attracted to hit the lightning rod, through Ding Ze's body. His body s.h.i.+vered, but he still smoked like nothing happened. Soon the rain poured down, the dark clouds quickly dispersed and the weather became sunny. The area covered by Ding Ze’s aura was still dry.. Using the mountaineering bag as a pillow, he slept  as he needed to stay up late. After two days of investigating and ambush, the commission has made no progress, which further proved the fact that trouble in Lincoln Manor caused by a cultivator.

When he was sleeping, Ding Ze felt someone touch his feet. He opened his eyes and  saw Cui Ming lying on the ground, grabbed his ankle and said, “I… want… to…. eat.”

It took all his effort to speak.

“65 hours.” Ding Ze looked at his watch, then took out a box of cold rice and a bottle of mineral water from the mountaineering bag and handed them to Cui Ming.

Cui Ming had no strength left to get up, so he leant on a mound. The box of cold rice and a bottle of mineral water instantly vanished. He tried to stand up, but could not, “It's so painful, like all my bones were broken.”

Ding Ze took a cigarette and lit it, he leant against the stone and casually said, “The aura is a very powerful force, although you only learned to Envelop, your body wasn't able to bear it, so we are now ready to start practicing Refine.”

Cui Ming looked up, “So rus.h.i.+ng? Can’t we wait after the meal? Do you think a box of cold rice can fill an empty stomach?”

“If you think you can go back down the mountain now by yourself, you can practice Refine after you go back to the city.” Ding Ze said, “I suggest you stay for a few hours, at least till your bones stop hurting, so I will teach you how to practice Refine first. You already know that aura has property like gas, going in and out through numerous pores throughout the body. Refine is very simple. You inhale and exhale the aura until it becomes instinctual. After that you can enter the next stage, Meditate. Because in the Meditate, if you can not instinctively control Aura as if you were breathing, then your Aura will go wild and damage your body.”

Cui Ming thought for a while, “Pores are the nostrils for Aura?”

“It seems that you understand. Continue.”

Cui Ming said, “I suggest that while I practice Refine, you can go down the mountain to buy some food.”

“I refuse.” Ding Ze replied.

“Why?”

“I’m lazy.”

Wow, I never ever expected such a shameful reason can become a righteous excuse in your mouth. I always thought that my childhood in a world of criminals gave me the thickest skin. Never have I thought ”there was always someone better”. A handsome man with superhuman memory can admit that he is lazy without hesitation and may not even need any courage to admit it. That enough to show that he is really lazy.

Cui Ming said: “There are a lot of climbers, many of them have brought food. Could  you consider pick-pocketing …”

“I reject.”

“Because you’re lazy?”

“No, because I am very honest.” Ding Ze closed eyes and smoked, “If I was you, I wouldn’t grumble, hurry and learn. If you can learn just after a few hours, and then you can go down the mountain to eat.”