717 An Unplumbed Grudge (1/2)
Ji Lingxi's cultivation base improvement was utterly absurd.
A few days ago, she was only slightly above the Dao realm, but she had completely secured it today and had even gone through a growth spurt in the form of an eruption in aura during her session with Yun Yang.
Yun Yang was familiar with the abrupt air because it was a vibe that exploded from one when one's cultivation base had a breakthrough, most notably in an uncontrollable situation.
Another breakthrough!
This meant that Ji Lingxi had made another step of progress in a mysterious, unknown advanced path.
The difference in levels between both of them was already discernible by mere sight.
Yun Yang was speechless, bewildered upon facing the reality of their increasing contrast.
How had this happened? This was a ridiculously unbelievable cheat!
”What cultivation method are you practicing? Would you mind disclosing it?” asked Yun Yang with a frown.
”It's – Phoenix… Uh, no,” Ji Lingxi began her answer, but she looked lost halfway through it and said, ”I think that's not it now. The cultivation method I am practicing now seems to be called… Nine Heavens Volition… I don't know what it is either.”
Yun Yang hissed, ”Changing the foundation of one's cultivation method is a big taboo in cultivation… Forget it, it's not important. Still, you don't even know the method you're practicing. How can this be?”
Ji Lingxi seemed to be honestly puzzled, ”Be what? I've never even cultivated this method before. It has appeared only recently, out of nowhere. Yet, it feels like I've cultivated it for a long time. It's familiar, without any difficulties. Everything comes so easily and smoothly as if it has always been innately there…”
Yun Yang was speechless. Why did the entire incident sound so mystical?
”Now that I think about it, there must be a huge issue with my background.” Ji Lingxi sighed. ”I don't know what sort of an existence my father, who doesn't seem a very dependable man, lived… This cultivation method of mine should have been imprinted in my memory, but I really know nothing else about these things.”
Yun Yang nodded and said, ”Never mind. I guess there's no issue as long as there's no harm in it.”
He heaved a sigh inwardly.
How could this ever be explained? The lady was utterly confounded by the cultivation method she practiced, but she was improving by leaps and bounds. On the other hand, he knew everything, yet could not catch up to her, despite working so hard.
Ji Lingxi gritted her teeth and hissed, ”I've never met a father who sabotages his daughter like this since the start of time! When I find him in the future, I'll pull out all his hair and beard! I'm so angry!”
The more she spoke, the more furious she got. Stomping continuously, she repeated herself incessantly, ”I'm so angry, I'm so angry, I'm so angry… That old bastard, I – I… I – I really want to stab him right now.”
Yun Yang coughed, at a loss for words. An impulse rushed within him as he let himself go and cried, ”When you plan to wallop him, count me in!”
He had been seriously tormented by the red light during this period of time. Flirting with death so frequently, it was impossible for Yun Yang to be without any grudges. In addition to the begrudging fate of luck triumphing over his hard work, he honestly wanted to beat that old bastard up as well.
How had he come to take on the father's role?
Ji Lingxi nodded easily and agreed. ”When I find him, we'll both beat him up together!”
Yun Yang scratched his head and muttered under his breath, ”He probably doesn't dare retaliate if you hit him… That's part of being a family. However… I am merely a son-in-law. It's not exactly appropriate for me to do so… It'd be unfilial…”
Shocked, Ji Lingxi flushed red instantly and said, ”Shameless one! Whose son-in-law are you? Hmph!”