Chapter 498 Carving (2/2)

The undercurrent which was previously rising and falling began to subside. The school became busier.

Guan Longzi's knowledge brought a lot of surprises to the students. They did not obtain any concrete cultivation methods from Guan Longzi, but they had a clearer understanding of the principles of the law of heaven and earth. They too learned about the source of power.

Yin and Yang, the five elements, and the birth of all beings were all taught by Guan Longzi.

Wuding and Fei Zhong were the two that benefited the most. Significant improvements were observed, as their breathing increased day by day. The two were surprised by the speed of their improvements.

To Guan Longzi, it was due to the reason that they had great potentials that led them to an opening. It was akin to the saying that if you understood one theory, you could understand everything, and with that you would become a Buddha or Celestial.

On the other hand, what Lei Jing was learning from Shen Lian was much simpler. She was still at the first level, whereby she was learning to stop breathing through the mouth and the nose, but instead make use of the pores of her body to take in the air.

This was a continuous and lengthy process, and this period could penetrate through a large part of her subsequent life.

Lei Jing enjoyed this period of time a lot because it was pleasant. Anyone who had spent some time with Shen Lian would not dislike him. He was not cold, but he too was not overly passionate. He was never far or close, but he always seemed to know what was the most appropriate distance.

Sometimes Lei Jing felt annoyed with Shen Lian's teasing, but as Shen Lian understood her well, he could easily resolve her annoyance.

It was easy to get along with Shen Lian, but it was extremely difficult for one to get close to his heart. Lei Jing really wanted to get close to Shen Lian's heart to know who he truly was.

This had nothing to do with love, but an inborn curiosity of human.

From three days ago, Shen Lian liked to visit the stream, where he would sit next to it, focusing on carving a fresh tree branch he picked up with a sharp knife.

The knife was the one Lei Jing saw when Shen Lian went to request one to be made by a normal ironsmith in the city. The material and quality were commonplace.

When Shen Lian was carving the wood, he would enter a selfless state, and the wood would slowly turn into a knife. The knife had a larger curve than most knives. It looked like the crescent moon in the sky.

The wooden knife had a natural flow, like that of the water. In three days, Shen Lian carved three wooden knives, and each of them looked the same, but Lei Jing felt there were some slight differences.

The wooden knife on the first day was not as alive as the one on the second day, and the wooden knife on the third day was more alive than the one on the second day.

Lei Jing did not understand why she would use 'alive' as a description, but it was probably because she could not think of other adjectives.

Every time Shen Lian was done with carving the wooden knife, he would throw it into the water. This time was no exception.

Lei Jing would pick up the wooden knife stealthily, although she did not know why she would pick it up, as it was something thrown away by Shen Lian. She was the Eldest Young Lady of Prefect Grand Usher. It was embarrassing for her to do something like that.

This time Lei Jing predicted wrongly. After Shen Lian was done the carving, he passed the wooden knife to Lei Jing. The back and the blade of the knife were natural but traditional. The body of the knife carried vitality as a whole like it was about to come alive anytime.