263 Divine Will (1/2)

Li Yu and Luo Wuchen had both never intended to pass on an Immortal training style such as the Technique of Everlasting Youth to anyone else.

They were afraid that the Technique of Everlasting Youth would be used to harm themselves and the Luo family. Furthermore, they felt that they owed Zhou Donghuang, and thus, they never intended to pass the Technique of Everlasting Youth to anyone else.

There was one person that they had planned to pass on the Technique of Everlasting Youth to. This person was Luo Qinghan.

Li Yu and Luo Wuchen were very clear of the fact that when Zhou Donghuang had first passed on the Technique of Everlasting Youth as a betrothal gift, he had intended for it to be passed on to Luo Qinghan. Now, they had familiarized themselves with the technique. However, Luo Qinghan had been unwilling to train using the technique, and they felt unhappy with that. They wanted to convince Luo Qinghan to convert to using the Technique of Everlasting Youth. However, Luo Qinghan was extremely stubborn and stuck to her stance.

Luo Qinghan said, ”Father, Granny, I previously promised Donghuang that I would not use the training method he gifted you to train... Furthermore, it would be a futile attempt. I will not train using this method.” Luo Qinghan had a stubborn nature. She already owed Zhou Donghuang too much. At this point, she was already unable to repay him. If she owed him further, she would feel like she was taking advantage of his kindness. She was not that kind of person.

Because of that, Luo Qinghan was able to enjoy the success she had now. Furthermore, she was naturally talented in the martial arts. She had also taken sufficient elixirs and had a high energy-gathering position and had taken up the pointers given to her by her grandmother, Li Yu,

Of course, if she had chosen to use the Technique of Everlasting Youth, she would be even more successful in her training now.

”There's still half a year's time...”

Luo Qinghan's eyes shone brightly and sparkled. ”From now onwards till the end of the Alliance Hunt, at the point where points and rankings are tabulated... I'm sure that those who are about to surpass the Dharma stage will put such a feat on hold in order to be selected by their sects to enter the Alliance Hunt.

”No matter who it is, if they were to surpass the Dharma stage before the rankings and points are out... They will either be disqualified or their results will no longer count.

”I am sure that I will not be able to cross over to the mid Dharma stage within this short period of time, no matter how hard I train. However, keeping in mind such a rule, I should then focus on training on my own Dharma Power.

”Once my Dharma Power is stronger, that will improve my chances even though I am unable to reach the next Dharma stage in time.”

The last time she was here, her grandmother had accidentally let slip that the tips and knowledge that she had on training her Dharma Power had been inherited from Zhou Donghuang's Technique of Everlasting Youth and not from her own experiences. This had been an uncomfortable realization for Luo Qinghan, and she felt rather put out.

However, this time, although Luo Qinghan did not return home, since the Jihan Sect was extremely strict with its disciples who were sent to represent the sect in the Alliance Hunt, she had sought the advice of several of the elders of the sect, who had trained their Dharma Powers to the highest degree possible. In the remaining half of the year, Luo Qinghan remained focused on her training and the teachings of her elders.

The people that helped Luo Qinghan also included some of the disciples of the 40 nominees; they all trained together to improve and upgrade their Dharma Power.

During this process, Luo Qinghan gained some valuable insights.

Among the group of elders who had trained their Dharma Power to the highest degree possible, although they organized classes and did not hold back in their knowledge, their teachings were still not as helpful as the pointers that her grandmother had given her.

If she had still been unaware that the pointers her grandmother gave her were based off of the Technique of Everlasting Youth by Zhou Donghuang, she would definitely return home and gain more insights from her grandmother to improve her skills and upgrade herself. She would then only return back to the Jihan Sect when the Alliance Hunt drew near.

However, since she was now made aware of this fact, she could not bear to return home now.

She already owed that man too much.

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The Tielao planet.

The Thunder Knife Sect.

About a year ago, before he had headed for the Thunder Knife Sect, a disciple of the sect, Han Yuzheng had been labeled and recognized as one of the rare martial arts talents produced by the Thunder Knife Sect. Furthermore, he was seen as the top disciple of the younger generation of the Tielao planet.

However, in a showcase of martial arts talent before heading for the Thunder Knife Sect, instead of having an assured victory, Han Yuzheng was utterly destroyed.

Han Yuzheng fought with a young man from the sect who was his age and trained using the same style, but had still lost.

From that point onwards, the people of the Thunder Knife Sect knew that the Lightning Sword Sect had a disciple called Zhou Donghuang, who was allegedly stronger than Han Yuzheng and had a higher level of talent as well.

Han Yuzheng had felt humiliated and wanted to find a chance to prove himself and get rid of such rumors.

”Yuzheng, do you still remember last time when you lost to the disciple of the Lightning Sword Sect, Zhou Donghuang?”

The Thunder Knife Sect Leader, Luo Yuanqiu, called the sect's most talented disciple to the front and questioned him.

”Master, I would never forget him.” Han Yuzheng's eyes shone with anger and indignation. ”When the Alliance Hunt starts... I will defeat him and earn back my reputation!”

Ever since he had been defeated, Han Yuzheng had returned to the Thunder Knife Sect and trained even harder.

Now that he had managed to cross over into the late Dharma stage and had improved his Dharma Power as well, he had almost mastered Dharma-body integration.

With a bit more time, Han Yuzheng was confident that he could master the Dharma-body integration before he entered the ultimate Dharma stage.

”Are you assuming that Zhou Donghuang would represent the Lightning Sword Sect as a mid Dharma adept and enter the Alliance Hunt?”

Luo Yuanqiu could of course guess what Han Yuzheng was thinking. He knew that Han Yuzheng had assumed that Zhou Donghuang was still a mid Dharma adept, and that his edge as a late Dharma adept was enough to allow him to defeat Zhou Donghuang.