Chapter 42 (1/2)
She got increasingly diligent in the two days following the past event All the meals were delicious and they all came with exquisite wine
Chu Li did not sayeveryto his advice, still ambivalent about the matter
She no longer cultivated in the day, but instead did so before dawn She would awake and cultivate for an hour before she returned to sleep due to fatigue This ensured that she woke up in top form the next day
The Crescent Cryptic took a lot of energy to train She used to only be able to train for fifteen minutes, but she could now push it to an hour She felt that she was ht and that it was easier for her to cultivate during that time
With this new schedule, her cultivation period and its effectiveness increased drastically It even made up for lost cultivation tiht about it the more miraculous she felt about it
It was gloo, dark clouds blocked the sun
However, Chu Li was feeling ecstatic He drank wine and enjoyed the dishes as he leisurely looked at the yard The blessed far
He secretly let out a breath He had learned how to make the blessed soil from the book, and this was the first time he actually tried it He was quite worried
The recipe toblessed soil was a close held secret privy only to members of the royal family The Public House could only receive blessed soil, but they did not kno to make them This was how the Royal Family kept the Public House and the sects of the Martial Art Circle in check
He had readblessed soil, and all of them only provided loose hints here and there about theblessed soil Chu Li had to cohly curate his current method
Now, it seemed that his luck had not run out since the technique worked After this, he just had to try planting soive the blessed soil a test
Xue stood next to Chu Li and filled up his cup regularly as her body emitted a pleasant aroma
She carefully observed Chu Li's expression, and she could see that he was in quite a goodthe wine ”Master, why is it that The Crescent Cryptic needs to be cultivated during ht?”
She put down the wine jar and presented him the jade cup with both of her hands
”You've seen the difference, haven't you?”
Chu Li took the jade cup and looked at the green bamboos
”Yes” Xue answered gently ”It is faster and easier to cultivate too”
Chu Li sipped some of the wine and put down the cup He picked a crunchy pork piece and put into his mouth to slowly chew it
”Xue, do you read?”
”Of course, but I haven't had the ti much”
”What do you usually read?”
”Mostly historical books”
”How about the theory of martial arts ?”
”I've read some of those”
”If you want to cultivate s about the theory of martial arts is very important And also medical books, martial arts and medicine are both fruit of the same tree”
”Medical books?” Xue was surprised
Chu Li lifted the jade cup and sipped ”After you finish readingthe theories of s”
”Got it” Xue slightly nodded
Chu Li had achieved the boundary of an Innate Master in his age and was even better than Lady Xiao Xue was eager to reach the pinnacle of martial arts mastery Hence was natural that she o of this opportunity
”The energy in the hu, ht, your energy will concentrate at the circuit of the Crescent Cryptic's heart technique Therefore it is logical to deduce that this period of time is the perfect time to cultivate the Crescent Cryptic heart technique Not to mention that it actually hurts your body if you cultivate the Crescent Cryptic anytiht I'm afraid you'd collapse before you even complete your cultivation!”
”Is it that serious?”
”Most heart techniques in martial arts hurt your body It'll only be compensated when you train it to the point of innate mastery” Chu Li shook his head ”The final hurdle to Innate Mastery itself is a do or die…”
He sighed Many people had fallen right before the entrance to achieving Innate Mastery and were unable to live past sixty However most hu nor That was the reason why the Martial Art Circles continued to prosper
Xue pursed her lips ”Master, is there any faster way to cultivate?”
Chu Li raised his head and looked at her
Her eyes were bright and shi+ny like she was pleading him For someone as usually proud like her to make an expression like that, it made it infinitely more sympathetic Chu Li smiled ”There actually is!”
”Teach me please, Master!” Xue requested
Chu Li put down the jade cup and walked out of the paGoda as he uttered, ”Watch carefully” He readied his stance and waved his hand He raised his leg, bent, and stretched as he drew an arc similar to the Tai Chi symbol of his last world
”A total of eightthe Crescent Grip and Crescent Step scriptures Repeat this for half an hour everyyour Crescent Cryptic”
”Got it”
”The eight forms are very easy, have you memorized them already?”
Xue asked in eain?”
”Look closely this time”
Chu Li slowly moved
”It's better to be slow rather than fast You need to be gentle and soft You absolutely cannot use brute force with this”
Xue tried to ht moves were easy, she had already memorised hoorked
”Hey, sorry for disturbing you guys!”
A burst of laughter could be heard, and it halted both their movements Su Ru stood at the entrance of the courtyard
Chu Li s his fist
Xue greeted her, ”Chief”
Su Ru sood mood, Chu Li!”
Chu Li waved his hands ”Xue has been serving reat wine and dishes! It's only natural that I pay her back It's nothing much! Chief, if you'd allow me”
Chu Li invited Su Ru over into the paGoda to sit next to the stone table
Xue poured two cups of tea and served it to the the paGoda
There was only Chu Li and Su Ru left in the paGoda
Su Ru sipped sohed ”We found it”
Chu Li raised his eyes from behind his cup ”You found them all?”
”Mmhmm” Su Ru showed a smile ”We put in quite a lot of effort The Thorned Beauty and the Cri transported here, but we dared not touch the Black Eyes”
Chu Li felt relieved as he let out a s of the title powerful as all these trees were incredibly rare All of therew in extremely secluded areas If he had tried to search for them himself, he probably would not have even found one in his entire lifetime
”I'll make a move tomorrow!”
”Chu Li, are you really going to leave the Public House?” Su Ru furrowed her brows and looked at hiotten about the Tempest Temple, have you?”
”I'll just have to disguise et aith it” replied Chu Li While plastic surgery did not exist in this world, soe difference
”It's too dangerous!” Su Ru shook her head ”Forget about it, let Gu Litong do it!”
Chu Li shook his head ”This is far too important I need to do it by myself”
”Gu Litong is a great choice too!”
”There's no need to worry I'm not that easily hindered”