Chapter 38: Deep Comprehension in Half a Day

Sword Dynasty

Volume 1: Great Rebel

Chapter 38: Deep Comprehension in Half a Day

Ding Ning turned around.

He saw Nangong Caishu standing behind him with an incredulous expression on her face.

“Are you really only going to choose these two books for cultivation?” Seeing Ding Ning’s expression as he turned around, Nangong Caishu could not help but ask further.

Ding Ning nodded and said, “Yes.”

Hearing Ding Ning admit to having such thoughts, Nangong Caishu was so angry that her lips trembled. She asked, “How much do you understand about cultivation? Or do you even know what cultivation really is?”

Ding Ning looked at the young woman with a pale face and said calmly, “Is there a problem?”

Nangong Caishu’s angry gaze fell on the two books in Ding Ning’s hands, “Do you know what kind of books these are?” her eyelashes fluttering. “Don't you know that the Explanation of the Spirit Source Way is a very crude vital energy cultivation method? There's nothing special about it. It also originates from the land of Zhao. Cultivating this method as a Qin person means you won't receive any benefits and will be disliked by many important figures. As to this Wildfire Sword Manual, it's an extremely complicated and difficult-to-master swordsmanship method without any significant power. Its forms are difficult to learn, and the vital energy required is extremely complex… The Green Vine Sword School also has this swordsmanship skill, but none of my fellow disciples would choose this sword technique.”

“You mean… this cultivation method and the swordsmanship method I chose will be less effective if used together?” Ding Ning smiled and said.

Seeing that Ding Ning could still smile, Nangong Caishu's expression turned cold. “It's not that it's less effective, but worse. Since you're not like us, and you don't have a time limit here, why don't you spend more time and carefully examine the contents of every record here? You should know. Not every disciple of White Goat Cave has the opportunity to enter the inner cave to choose at the beginning. Your starting point is higher than theirs, so why don't you treasure it?”

Ding Ning stared at her intently and asked softly, “But what does my choices have to do with you?”

Nangong Caishu fell silent.

This did not seem to have anything to do with her.

She had followed him to see what his choice was, and only out of curiosity. Now, she was angry with disappointment because she had wanted to see a spectacular show but only saw a poor performance.

But what did it have to do with her?

She and Ding Ning had only met once before today, and could not even be considered friends.

“How I cultivate is my business. I know you want the best for me, and I'm grateful to you.” Ding Ning looked at her and said, “Also, different records are different for everyone. I believe these two records are very suitable for me.”

If someone else had said this to Nangong Caishu before they began their cultivation, Nangong Caishu would have felt that person was arrogant or foolish. However, she remembered Ding Ning's confidence and performance at the gate, and saw Ding Ning's calm and confident gaze. Nangong Caishu asked in confusion, “You are sure?”

“I’m sure.”

Ding Ning nodded, and said sincerely and seriously, “Also, you should quickly find what you need. You're wasting precious time following me.”

Nangong Caishu still felt it was absurd, but Ding Ning's words that this had nothing to do with her now had some effect.

Regardless of how unreasonable Ding Ning's confidence was, nothing was more important than her current cultivation problem.

She stopped talking and took a deep breath to calm herself. Then, she began browsing through the records in the inner cave.

The other disciples of the Green Vine Sword School were immersed in cultivation experiences and knowledge. The library cave fell silent again, with only the rustle of pages being heard.

A bright ray of light fell on Ding Ning's body and landed on the ancient book spread out before him.

He quickly forgot about the world around him and plunged into a completely new cultivation experience.

Today, the White Goat Cave had given him countless surprises. This cultivation method, disguised as ordinary but actually a supreme treasure for top sects, was a surprise and a rare opportunity for him.

He even wanted to understand the magic of this method.

As he slowly thought, the explanations and diagrams on the pages appeared clearly in his mind, then gradually connected, becoming clear and realistic.

He slowly closed his eyes.

The first step of cultivation was to look inward with one's consciousness and sense the energy within the body.

Ordinary people would have to spend a lot of time sensing the energy within their bodies.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, he had completed the first step.

Under the control of his mental power, the energies within him slowly moved through his body according to the path of the cultivation method, moving towards his energy sea.

Different cultivation methods were like the strokes on different characters. The different paths that energy took through the body would change differently within the body and produce different vital energy in the future.

This logic was not complicated. Any vital energy cultivation method used mental power to explore the mysteries of the body, and cultivation resulted from the magical transformation of inner energy and the primal energy of the universe.

This new transformation process was fraught with many unknown dangers.

Time passed slowly.

Night fell on White Goat Gorge.

A White Goat Cave disciple delivering food was walking across the rope bridge towards the Library Cave.

Nangong Caishu and the many Green Vine Sword School disciples were completely immersed, forgetting the time as they slowed down their page-turning pace.

Suddenly, Nangong Caishu and the Green Vine Sword School disciples felt a gust of wind.

This breeze was faint, but the air in the library cave was so calm that even this faint breeze was an anomaly for cultivators like them. They became wary.

Nangong Caishu instinctively raised her head. Her breathing was slightly labored due to nervousness.

She discovered that this gentle breeze was coming from Ding Ning.

Ding Ning's body seemed to have a place where a wave suddenly broke into the empty space and forced the air out of that empty space.

That was the source of the breeze.

Nangong Caishu was confused for a moment.

But in the next moment, she saw a colorful light appear and flash beneath Ding Ning that had not been there before.

She remembered when she first started cultivating and when her fellow disciples successfully achieved the breakthrough to open their energy seas and officially become realm one third-class cultivators.

"Inner vision, sensing energy, and opening the energy sea!"

Those words appeared in her mind. Then, her body was overcome with shock as she began to tremble uncontrollably.

The other Green Vine Sword School disciples also realized what was happening and their bodies were trembling as well. Their expressions were even worse than Nangong Caishu's: their faces were ashen, their mouths open like fish suffocating on land, unable to breathe.

How long had it taken them to open their energy seas and reach realm one of Profound Understanding to become true cultivators?

The fastest among them had taken a full seven months!

From choosing a cultivation method to beginning his studies, to opening his energy sea… this young man from the Falling Parasol Wine Shop only took half a day!

Profound Understanding in a half day!

 

The disciple of the White Goat Cave who delivered the food here was Ye Ming, who had previously been responsible for welcoming Ding Ning at the gate. He was holding boxes of food. Before he stepped into the stone building outside the library cave, he saw Li Daoji walk out with a pale face, then pass by him without a glance.

Ye Ming felt strange. He wondered what had happened to Younger Sect Uncle Li Daoji. Although he was as stoic as usual, he did not seem as imposing and cold as usual.

 

Li Daoji quickly walked across the rope bridge, his body soaring through the white clouds into the night, landing on the highest platform outside the small temple.

He took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly, “The young man has already chosen a cultivation method and a swordsmanship style.”

Xue Wangxu, who had been sitting in the cave as if asleep, immediately opened his eyes. His eyes eyes were shining. “What did he choose?”

Li Daoji said, “The Explanation of the Spirit Source Way and the Wildfire Sword Manual.”

Xue Wangxu paused and instinctively reached out to touch the teapot on the stone table next to him. He muttered, “This isn't good. The two are completely incompatible… no wonder you're trembling with anger.”

Li Daoji slowly raised his head and gathered his energy to say, “It's not because of anger, it's because he's already reached Profound Understanding… he's just entered realm one, and opened his energy sea.”

“What did you say?” Xue Wangxu's hands trembled, nearly crushing the teapot.

Li Daoji took a deep breath, looked at him, and repeated seriously. “Profound Understanding in half a day.”

 

Notes:

This novel is not my work... I just translated it from a Chinese web novel written by Wu Zui

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