132 I Want To Practice Non-Phase Sword Qi (1/2)
“Practicing Brilliant Sword Heart will reduce IQ?”
Although he mostly felt that Wang Wu wasn’t purely blurting that thing out, this matter was indeed a bit unbelievable.
“Then… What would Senior Sister Liu Li do if she fiercely fights with other people if she has insufficient IQ? Wouldn’t she put her head on a silver platter then?
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“Moreover, Fourth Uncle seems to have a good IQ; no runny nose and no drooling either, is his attainment in Brilliant Sword Heart not good enough?”
Towards these questions, Wang Wu’s explanation was that, it wasn’t that practicing Brilliant Sword Heart was really detrimental to the mind, but its special cultivation of Primordial Spirit could affect a person’s way of thinking. Liu Li wasn’t born stupid, in fact, to her, calculating arithmetic with astronomical numbers would be as fast as the blinking of an eye. However, cultivating the Brilliant Sword Heart had caused her thoughts to be completely pure and clean, just like an observing purdah Big Miss who didn’t know the affairs of life. Moreover, she would forever be trapped in that state. This past year, all of the Spirit Sword Sect’s disciples have matured a lot, only Liu Li was still happily laughing and joking, just like a child in a mature body.
In fact, it was probably mostly because this was Liu Li’s own nature, and in cultivating the Brilliant Sword Heart, it could be said that she was without parallel in history, far more than her Master Zhou Ming. Although Fourth Elder also cultivated the Brilliant Sword Heart, that bitter experience in his early years had made his mind forever unable to become completely clear and pure. This undoubtedly barred him from ever achieving the highest state of Brilliant Sword Heart, but at least, considering that his brain was still fully functioning, this could also be called as a blessing in disguise.
“As for you, in any second, you always have hundreds of thoughts going on in your mind, so you’re not a good material to cultivate this Brilliant Sword Heart. However, if you insist, I can still teach you. Maybe in time, you can have both amazing offense and defense, but it might also be possible that you would end up with mental illness, so, what is your decision?”
Wang Lu thought for a moment. Inwardly, he certainly had a yearning for a certain kind of mental state; if he could turn into a kind of arrogant, powerful and cool tyrant, that would be nice; however, if he ended up like Liu Li who turned her experiential learning report into a food diary… it wasn’t worth it.
Since ancient times, there was this old saying: Only a miser that could be rich.
And Wang Lu was undoubtedly an extremely parsimonious person—in IQ-related issues. Although this guy’s brain was already extraordinary in many people’s eyes, thus wasting it a little wouldn’t make much of a different, but Wang Lu actually refused to make a concession even for a step.
“Very well then, since you don’t want Brilliant Sword Heart, what do you want to learn?”
Wang Lu already knew the answer to that. “The improved version of Brilliant Sword Heart, the one that doesn’t reduce the IQ.”
Wang Wu deeply cast a glance at her disciple. “My disciple, since you’re so clever, it would be better if you graduate now.”
“Graduate while still learning?”
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After finishing this chat, the Master and disciple quickly arrived at the crux of the matter.
“Do you have any thoughts about cultivation from your last year’s experiential learning?
Wang Lu thought for a moment. “Non-Phase Method is indeed amazing.”
Over the past year while he managed the Wisdom Sect, in its most critical early stage, the Non-Phase Method always played a pivotal role. Especially on the few battles in incorporating the Seven Stars Sect, Wang Lu’s Non-Phase Method was used to the extreme and created miraculous victories.
“But it’s too inconvenient.”
Hearing the complaint from Wang Lu, his Master instead smiled. “Tell me, what part of it that is inconvenient?”
“Let alone being passively beaten, even if only from the defense point of view, being left out in a fight as a commanding officer is really humiliating.”
This was Wang Lu’s conclusion after several hundreds of fight, big and small, as the number one member of the Wisdom Sect.
Non-Phase Method has an unquestionable defense, therefore, generally in a battlefield, even if he was the target of everyone, he had no worry about his safety. However, later on, his enemies learned from their mistakes and would often leave Wang Lu out and instead attack his subordinates. No matter how formidable Wang Lu’s Non-Phase Method was, he couldn’t save other people’s lives. Thus, in the war of expansion, he lost many brave and able men.
“Ohoho, so you’re feeling quite amorous, aren’t you?”
Wang Lu nearly sprayed out blood. “You this woman really has deep cleavage but a shallow brain that its content spilled on the road! Where did you see me being amorous?”
His Master was taken aback. “You’re already fifteen years old, and it’s quite normal for teenagers in your age to feel amorous. Could it be that in the previous year, you’ve taken drugs with heavy metal content and thus you lost your ability to perform?”
Wang Lu pounded the table. “Why don’t you try it if I’m able to perform or not!”
“Hoho, you won’t even spare your Master, yet still won’t admit that you’re feeling amorous.”
“.. .Fine, I’m feeling amorous, what are you going to do about that?”
However, he actually saw his Master’s face turned somewhat serious. “Then that’s good, it shows that you still have emotions and desires, still have concerns for other people, and not stubbornly cultivating to become like a piece of rotten waste wood. Nowadays, there’re always some silly individuals who think that the long road of cultivation must be passed alone, and they cultivated until they’re devoid of humanity, yet pride themselves as Grand Daoists unruffled by sentiments; they really are insufferable bastards. Compared to them, I think your theory of millions of ascenders is more interesting.”
Wang Lu said with a smile,“Master, are you interested in joining?”