mtl008 Chapter 35 Great-Aunt Bai Yue
Chapter 35 Great-Aunt Bai Yue
Li Muyang had other ways to deal with this so-called maze. He could control the airflow to fly to a high altitude and judge the center point from the air, which would still allow him to break the formation.
If all else fails, as a tailed beast, Xiaobai has its own sensory detection capabilities, so breaking the formation shouldn't be difficult.
However, it's clearly not needed right now.
Bai Yuxiu was very familiar with this maze! The bamboo forest in front of her house used the same maze as this one. With Yuxiu leading the way, the group quickly solved the maze and arrived at Bai Yue's secluded manor.
It's actually just an open space with a small thatched hut.
Just as the group was about to approach the hut, the door suddenly opened out of thin air, and a burst of energy stirred up gusts of wind, making it impossible for them to open their eyes.
Just then, a figure swiftly attacked He Sui. The old man noticed it, but he made no attempt to dodge or defend himself, fully prepared to take the hit head-on.
Li Muyang certainly couldn't sit idly by. No matter what, He Sui was now considered his teacher. It was one thing for her not to acknowledge him, but it was another for him to acknowledge her. He definitely couldn't just stand by and watch as Bai Yue, his great-aunt, attacked He Sui.
Even knowing the grudge between the two, it was only right for a disciple to shield his teacher from an attack. Besides, he didn't know Bai Yue, or at least the other party didn't know him. It was only right and proper for Li Muyang to step in and block it.
Just as Bai Yue's palm was about to strike He Sui, a hand blocked the way. As the two palms met, an even stronger wave of wind spread out, knocking everyone back.
Li Muyang remained motionless, but the ground beneath his feet had already cracked open. Bai Yue floated back and landed gracefully.
"Thank you for your mercy, senior." Li Muyang hurriedly bowed his head and admitted his mistake, showing great courtesy. "As a disciple, I could not stand by and watch my teacher be attacked. However, I am well aware of the grudge between you and my teacher. If you insist on taking action... hehe, should I take action?"
The little girl-like Bai Yue transformed into the Heavenly Child Granny. However, the great-aunt's body had truly rejuvenated. Upon hearing Li Muyang's words, she didn't bully him. Instead, she glanced at her palm with displeasure and asked He Sui, "What? You've taken in a disciple with extraordinary talent, and you've come to show off to me?"
He Sui smiled bitterly, "Haha... I really feel that I am not worthy to teach this disciple. It was his insistence on being regarded as a disciple, plus the difficult problems he gave me as his teacher that I really couldn't solve, so I had no choice but to come and ask you for help."
Bai Yue snorted coldly: "Hmph! I don't care!"
He Sui shrugged helplessly: "As expected, but you should take a look at this girl."
As she spoke, she pointed to Bai Yuxiu standing to the side and said, "She is Bai Muzhen's daughter. She has some problems with her cultivation of the Wuxiang Gong. You can't just ignore this, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yue looked at Bai Yuxiu, who also bowed politely and obediently: "Great-aunt..."
"Huh?! Mu Zhen's daughter is already so big?" Bai Yue's lightness skill was very graceful. In a flash, she arrived in front of Bai Yuxiu and carefully observed her granddaughter. This enthusiastic and excited attitude made Bai Yuxiu a little nervous and flustered.
"Hmm..." Bai Yue stared at Yu Xiu in deep thought for a long time, then muttered to herself thoughtfully, "Not as pretty as Mu Zhen! Not as talented as Mu Zhen either. Are you really Mu Zhen's child?"
Bai Yuxiuφ(￣?￣o): Great-aunt, that hurts!
"Bai Muzhen is indeed my mother..." Bai Yuxiu repeated, somewhat amused and exasperated.
At this moment, He Sui spoke again: "Bai Yue..."
"What? I thought that bringing my granddaughter in would make me give you a nice look." Bai Yue's gaze towards He Sui was as displeased as ever.
"Ahem." He Sui could only cough lightly with a wry smile. After thinking for a moment, she continued, "This is a very important matter. I think you should let me explain first..."
"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen..." While covering her ears, Bai Yue simply ran straight to the thatched hut and slammed the door shut.
What to do when a group of people are left looking at each other in bewilderment?
He Sui understood Bai Yue best. She simply waited silently at the door without saying a word. After a moment, the door of the thatched hut opened a crack again, and Bai Yue's little head peeked out. Seeing that everyone was still there, she complained unhappily, "I've been hiding here in seclusion! Can't you just leave me alone?"
"Fine! You wouldn't leave on your own even if I killed you, right? So let me see what it is! After you see it, get lost! Don't bother me! Just looking at you makes me angry!"
"Alright!" Grandpa He Sui beamed with joy and hurriedly said to Li Muyang, "Hurry up and thank the senior!"
"Hehe! Aunt Baiyue, I'm so sorry for offending you!" Li Muyang also bowed obediently. She may look young, but she is actually much older than him. Now that he needs her help, he might as well bow to her!
Bai Yue gave a soft hum and walked up to the crowd.
Upon seeing Li Muyang produce the Innate Heart Sutra and the Immortal Diagram, Bai Yue was stunned. Pointing at the two items in astonishment, she asked incredulously, "Where did you get these two things?"
He Sui suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Li Muyang with a strange expression. Where did these things come from? Li Muyang hadn't explained the origin of these things to him before! He had only said that the cultivation textbook came from his own world.
"Uh... I stole it from Tianxiayi." Li Muyang suddenly remembered that Bai Yue seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with someone in the Seven Stars, or maybe someone else? Therefore, he was a little guilty and cautious when explaining, afraid of touching a minefield.
Bai Yue's eyes widened, and she stared blankly for a long time before slapping her forehead! She laughed happily and patted Li Muyang on the shoulder, praising, "Well done! Kid! Because of this, my impression of you is even better now!"
"Hahaha... Thank you for the compliment, Great-Aunt." Li Muyang chuckled and scratched his head, seemingly having made the right bet.
Then, they sought out Bai Yue, wanting to research how to integrate the martial arts system and the cultivation system.
Bai Yue was immediately engrossed in the textbook Li Muyang had given her. Judging from her current state, it was clear that her great-aunt had encountered a problem while practicing the Formless Technique! She herself naturally loved studying cultivation techniques, and the things Li Muyang had brought her were exactly what she needed!
Li Muyang thought he would have to waste more breath, but to his surprise, Bai Yue fell silent after reading the textbook, her expression unusually complicated! Li Muyang glanced at He Sui and asked what to do next. Should they try to persuade her? The old man shook his head, meaning not to interrupt and to let Bai Yue make her own decision.
After a long while, Bai Yue said with a serious expression, "I can help you, but I have a condition!"
"Please speak," Li Muyang replied respectfully.
"First, no harm to others! This time, only we, the parties involved, will be conducting the experiment, and the experimental subjects are you, me, and He Sui! We can only use ourselves as the subjects!"
"Secondly, after this is accomplished, I want a copy of this cultivation technique! I'll use it to rebuild Wuxiang City! But I can promise you, this new cultivation technique won't be passed on indiscriminately!"
"Three... I haven't thought of it yet! But I won't make things difficult for you! I'll leave it for now, and if you think it's unreasonable later, this clause can be voided."
“No problem!” Li Muyang immediately agreed, saying without hesitation, “I agree to all your conditions, Great-Aunt! I won’t stop you from passing on the cultivation technique to whomever you want! I have no objections!”
Bai Yue was completely dumbfounded: "You...you just agreed so readily? Without even hesitating?"
He Sui explained helplessly, "Bai Yue, you've been fooled by this kid! The important thing in their cultivation system isn't the cultivation method at all! It's the resources! We don't have the resources needed for this cultivation technique here!"
Li Muyang smiled wickedly and replied cooperatively, "What I mean is, if I don't provide the resources, even if you have this cultivation method, you won't be able to cultivate normally. On the contrary, if you're not careful, you'll be drained dry by the technique! Otherwise, why would I research a new system?"
Bai Yue (???): ...
Looking at Li Muyang's smiling face, Baiyue's great-aunt was speechless, and she smacked her forehead in exasperation: "Oh dear! Why didn't I look closer! I've been fooled again!"
In fact, spiritual energy exists in the Fengling Yuxiu world.
Yes, there is spiritual energy!
The problem is that the quality of spiritual energy here is very poor, with many impurities, insufficient concentration, and uneven distribution. Various attributes are mixed together. If one wants to cultivate by absorbing spiritual energy from the air, it would be a miracle if the cultivator didn't suffer a qi deviation.
Li Muyang maintained his daily cultivation entirely thanks to the high-quality pure spiritual liquid he prepared before setting off.
It gathers the essence of the sun and moon, and seizes the creation of heaven and earth.
Spiritual liquid is nothing more than concentrated spiritual energy. It does reduce the difficulty of cultivation, but only to a limited extent, especially since this thing itself is very precious!
This is already an act against the heavens, how could it be without risk? Even in our own world, there are quite a few cases of people going astray in their cultivation. Even though cultivation has been continuously simplified, the results of cultivation have been weakened, and the actual values are uneven, with a huge gap between the upper and lower limits!
Those with exceptional talent can easily fight opponents of higher levels, while those lacking talent struggle even against opponents of lower levels.
Those with exceptional talent can absorb spiritual liquid as easily as drinking water, while those lacking talent might need a week or even longer to barely refine a single bottle! And the effect might not even be as good as the former!
With such a large difference in absorption efficiency, the difference in combat power is naturally enormous!
After Li Muyang's explanation and comfort, Bai Yue barely recovered her composure. He was right; the textbook described this system as so magical and mysterious that there must be some exaggeration involved. If it were all true, then strong people would be everywhere by now!
She simply couldn't imagine how she would deal with a group of monsters from another world!
“The law cannot be easily passed on. If it can be widely spread by administrators as a common cultivation method, then the difference between its upper and lower limits is naturally huge.” He Sui stroked his beard and analyzed: “Indeed, this cultivation method to save the world is not so easy to create. It is impossible for everyone to become a dragon and soar to the sky.”