Chapter 82 This Sword Could Guide The Soul (1/2)
Shen Lian could not help but compliment, ”Great wine.”
The bearded man laughed and said nothing. If it was not good, he would not be drinking it.
”This is called the 'Spring Glow', it's particularly useful for kids who just entered the spiritual state. However, as your celestial Qi is rather firm now, you can just take it as a good wine.”
Shen Lian nodded slightly. What the bearded man said was right. It was true that external forces could help with cultivation, but one should not be too reliant on it as it was hard to control the minute details. If one was not careful or was too square in the methods, one could easily fall into the trap of greed towards elixirs and lose his way.
”Are you a fellow senior from the lower house?” Shen Lian stared at him and he felt that the man's eyes were covered with a layer of green ray, it was indeed mesmerizing.
Unlike Qi Sanwen's introversion, or Chen Jianmei's sharpness, the man was more like a wild animal – while he did not show his claws, one could not simply underestimate him.
”You can call me a senior, and it is fine if you just call me by my name too. An individual's background means nothing to me. I learned the skills, not for longevity, but to live happily in the world once. Even if you go through the nine states of cultivation, you will still be nothing compared to the stars, and even the stars are nothing close to eternity.” For something as helpless as this, coming out from him, it felt like there was a state of relief. There was nothing that could make him depressed even if life was nothing but merely in the passing.
Shen Lian did not ask why the man did not leave Qing Xuan even if he felt that way. It seemed like whether this person stayed or left, he had his reasons. If he was willing to share, Shen Lian would just listen, but if he was not willing to, it was nothing to be bothered about.
”I never thought about eternity, but I do want to live a bit longer. Just a moment ago I saw how freely you controlled the Qi in the world. Was it due to your cultivation experience of it was some form of Dao technique?” Shen Lian was confused. Even if he was able to absorb the Qi of the world to help in his cultivation, he was not able to control the essential Qi at will, unlike the bearded man.
”This has something to do with cultivation experience but it isn't the main contributor. As long as your cultivation experience has reached the state of being able to detect the Qi of the world, theoretically you will be able to do what I just did.” The bearded man smiled.
Shen Lian was in deep thought, then he said, ”If that is the case, it is then extremely difficult. I just started with Talisman Dao, but I never succeeded. From your previous gestures, did they have something to do with spells?”
”Since you've come across the Dao of Talisman, it is no surprise that you're able to guess that. It's simple. In QIng Xuan, I wouldn't call myself the best. But if you were asking about how to pass the state, I can help you with it.” The bearded man smiled again, and he was full of confidence.
”Can I ask you to teach me?” Shen Lian followed suit.
”I can teach you, but how will you repay me?” The bearded man evaluated the clean and calm young man in front of him. Qingliang Hill had been empty for so long, finally, there was someone worthwhile. Unfortunately to reach the state of cultivation, one should not rely on anyone else. Even if one had the best talent in the world, it was not admirable if he did not reach his full potential.
Regardless of how big the potential was, he must have to live until the day it became a reality.
”It depends on what request you have. I'll try my best to fulfill it. If I can't do it, I guess it's a shame then.” Shen Lian was honest with his thoughts, and he expected the bearded man to say so.
They shared no relationships or bloodlines. They were merely fellow students in the lower house. It seemed too simple to be true if he managed to get this private tutor.