Chapter 131 (1/2)
Chapter 131: Planet Taihua
The bus-sized verti-car ruan it’s journey They still had to travel to the university’s exclusive space shi+p, which would then deliver them to Planet Taihua
Wu Junyi stood near the driver’s seat His ordinarily serious Director’s face was gone, and he had a small smile as he addressed the teachers “Professors one and all, you’ve worked hard For this trip, I will be your guide I hope it will be a pleasant and relaxing experience for all of you In a little while we’ll be on our way, and frohbor, Taihua Once we arrive, the next five days will be spent enjoying one another’s company For now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride”
Lan Jue responded by slipping on his sunglasses and headphones He sank back in to his chair, and closed his eyes The sound that filled his ears was pleasant, a sudden gift fro to leave It was, in fact, Sounds of Nature – his soon-to-be-released album
It wasn’t long until their bus arrived at the public shi+p hangar
The university’s shi+p was bright silver The NEU identification symbols shi+mmered on it’s sides The teachers filed out of the bus, and on to the shi+p directly Then, off they went to Taihua
As they boarded, Tan Lingyun chose a corner to herself, distancing herself in apparent disgust Though Lan Jue was thankful for her departure, his pride was further bruised by her hateful attitude He wondered as so despicable about him that caused her to act that way
Jin Yan wasn’t aware of his mood, and so chose once more to sit beside hi, but noticed Lan Jue was tired She kne to behave in social situations and let the subject lie
Lan Jue closed his eyes He felt a shudder ruines firing It brought a sense of cal this university lifestyle It was sis that required his attention every day, and although he had concerns for his students and what to teach, it was a life he felt was happy and enriching
Lan Jue slipped in to a meditative state, spurred on by the quietude of his mind and the content out within hiht blue color His skeleton, silver The flow of his blood and fluids was the same as any normal man, but close exa between the erythrocytes
This was a e conditions of their body The only way an Adept could control these levels of poas if they conditioned they
To put it sih level Adept and an power geems themselves Of course it wasn’t that simple, but in a sense it wasn’t entirely false
Every Adept had a Core, the center of their powers For innate Talents they had it at birth, and it expanded with tith or lack thereof was deter the ranks of huons of today all arose froh unending cultivation
Having an innate Talent was best, as idely considered, though they didn’t have their supreies would destroy theh cultivation they could inspire their Core to grow, to expand and interact with the external energies that make up the world around thehts
But the training regie Talents were stuck in mediocrity because they couldn’t bear the process They squandered their opportunities, and the ti passed them by The foundation was never built, and thus they ree, for the rest of their lives
The Core of an Adept wasn’t set, and it’s location was different for each person The Psychic Tide, for instance, had her Core between her eyebrows It was the optih-level Adepts, their Core was fixed in the pit of their sto them Then there were special cases, like Xiuxiu Her core was actually in her right arht
Lan Jue’s own Core was in the pit of his stomach However, in contrast to most Adepts, his Core was different
His was diamond shaped, suspended in the exact center of his torso It was a deep, endless blue It twinkled with light as Lan Jue breathed, firing off in all directions with each inhalation, and shi+ as he exhaled How often it did so was a result of his heart rate and respiration
Surrounding the diaht shone It was a bolt of white lightning that flickered rapidly with power, faster than the normal human eye could fathom However, it’s instability was clear
Both his Core and that bolt of lightning seemed dimmer than they should be Their flickers, slow This was undoubtedly a result of Lan Jue’s careful control
Thunder and lightning were the th was renowned The drawback was it’s instability, for it was just as volatile as it was potent To protect hi Lan Jue did after his injury was block his Core’s power Had he not, the fluctuating force of his Discipline would have undoubtedly turned on his own body
“When you are able to bring your lightning and thunder together, blended as one, that is the on! When you do, that will be your opportunity to follow in ed voice reverberated in Lan Jue’s ears Any time that voice came to him, a dull pain followed The unhappyback on the tides of that hateful sound