Ancient Strengthening Techniques
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TPK 295 - The power levels of the various halls in the Heavenly Palace. Qing Shui's father, Yan Zhongyue, has died ??
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Gongsun Jianwu felt extremely happy, although normally within a large and powerful clan like them, the freedom of marriage would not be under the control of the individual. The fate of most children born in this powerful clan is that/it they are used as chips, e.g., building alliances with other powerful clans to secure business benefits.
’’ Lass, grandfather will not interfere in your marriage. You can make your own decisions. However, Grandfather should warn you: Good people should be fought for. A man of her calibre would not lack beauty by her side. Moreover, there is some friction between our clan and him so I don't think he will approach you from his own initiative. ” Gongsun Yikong laughs.
” Grandpa, do you really want me to marry him? ” Gongsun Jianwu blushed as she glanced at her grandfather at a glance.
” Heh heh, grandfather promised you that/that no one in our Gongsun Clan will interfere in this. And as for that Qing Shui man, I strongly agree. You can try hanging out with him and see how it goes. ’
Back when the young master of ‘Cotton Hall’ proposed marriage to her, Gongsun Yikong also allowed Gongsun Jianwu to make his own decisions. But to think that/that he is actually ‘promote’ Qing Shui on his own initiative this time.
’’ En, en. I understand, Grandpa! ’’When Gongsun Jianwu thought back to the disdainful attitude that Qing Shui had towards her, she subconsciously gritted her teeth in frustration.
” Hmph, even if I don't marry her, I have to make her fall in love with me. ” Gongsun Jianwu firmly declared in his heart. But soon after, as he thought back to what he had just said, he could not help but jump in shock.
Gongsun Yikong had a meaningful smile in her eyes as she watched her grandson's reaction. Although the expression in her eyes was not love, there was determination, but more importantly. With his experience, he understands that/it curiosity is the most critical criterion at the beginning before couples get together.
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Qing Shui was still with the two women in the place where Cang Wuya had listened to Fei Wuji decipher the situation and general info and knowledge of the Heavenly Palace to them.
’’ Martial uncle, can you tell us more about Misty Hall? We have absolutely no knowledge of that. ” Canghai Mingyue beg Fei Wuji.
’’ Hehe, Misty Hall? All right, just listen to what I'm saying. No questions allowed. ’
’’ Wh..okay! ’’
” Since the time of Heavenly Palace King, Misty Peak is headed by the only female disciple of our sect ancestor. And from then on, he only accepted female disciples unlike other halls that had a mixed ratio between men and women. ’
’To be honest, the Cultivating techniques and arts of the Misty Hall are actually all duo-Cultivation techniques! However, their duo-cultivation technique was rather special. It was possible to cultivate a set of techniques alone and although it could not compare to the strength gained if they were truly duo-cultivating, the strength gained from cultivation alone was not too bad either. Not only that .. Their duo-cultivation technique was no match for male-female coupling, which was why the disciples in Misty Hall were all female. ’
The two women, Canghai Mingyue and Huoyun Liu-Li, immediately became red. Even Fei Wuji's expression was somewhat unnatural. After all, he was an elder and spoke of such obscure matters as duo-cultivation to the two young girls.
However, Qing Shui only thought of the legendary beauty mistress of the Misty Hall practicing the duo cultivation technique. After that, he suddenly remembered. Canghai Mingyue and Huoyun Liu-Li were also included in the Misty Hall. Doesn't this mean that/it .. they will practice the duo-Cultivation technique as well?
Qing Shui glanced at the two women, locking the gaze with Liu-Li. Liu-Li immediately averted her gaze in panic. Her shame was so adorable, so adorable that it could drive a man crazy.
’’ The cultivation art of the Misty Hall cultivating disciples is known as [Mystic Art]. This could be considered a high-level technique, but the requirements for cultivating it were quite strict. It required a higher-than-average comprehension before one could successfully cultivate it. ’
’’The Misty Hall is slightly stronger when compared to Starmoon Hall. However, the number of disciples for the Misty Hall could be considered the lowest among all the other Halls. Due to the strict condition for cultivating the [Mystic Art], there were only around five thousand disciples within the Misty Hall, compared to over eight thousand for the other Hall. ’
After explaining so far, Fei Wuji was speechless as he laughed before continuing, ” For the five-year inner competition among the Halls of the Heavenly Palace, he said, Misty Palace were never really interested in competing, so they were always ranked last. As for Starmoon Hall, our disciples are also weak. In the end, the decision was made to rank the Misty Hall above Starmoon Hall to give our disciples a healthy dose of humiliation as well as encourage them to work harder. ’
’’ Five-year inner competition? ’’ Huoyun Liu-LI subconsciously asked. After all, this was the second time he had heard of this.
” Haha, I know you will ask this, but even if not, I will still explain it. ” Fei Wuji laughed, causing Huoyun Liu-Li to stick her tongue out at him.
’Every five years, members from all the Halls would gather in the public square in front of Lingxiao Treasure Hall to make an exchange among the disciples from the different Halls. Only third generation disciples were allowed to participate, and the criteria was that at least one person should be at Xiantian level 5. There was no limit to the number of disciples per Hall that could participate and the decision of the competition was such. As long as you lose one match, you will be eliminated from the competition. Victories and defeats are also recorded, and in the end, scores will be tabulated resulting in the ranking of the Hall.
” Then .. what about the inner competition of the main disciples? ” Qing Shui knows that/it main disciple will not easily compete with the others. They were all the strongest disciples in every Hall.
’They are limited in the sense that/it they can only compete with each other. Their matches are usually scheduled towards the end of the competition. Otherwise, it could affect the morale of each Hall. ” Fei Wuji smile.
’’ Qing Shui, the end of next year will be the beginning of the five-year competition. I want you to participate in the competition with the status of being the main disciple of our Starmoon Hall, ’’ Fei Wuji commented.
Qing Shui was stunned. After recovering, he asked, ” What about the original main chairman? And did the palace master agree as well? ’
Speaking of the palace master, Qing Shui realized that/that even until now, he had no idea who the palace master was. Despite that, Qing Shui wasn't as interested as he was compared to the legendary supreme beauty, the palace mistress of the Misty Hall. Qing Shui really wanted to compare the palace mistress to that beauty portrait to see if her beauty was truly stunning.
Cang Wuya silently laughed as he sipped his tea, not saying anything.
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Qing Shui is gone. On the way home, he suddenly discovered that/it was a lot of people staring at him with expressions of shock and amazement on their faces. Not only that, there were people who greeted him and there were even those who took the initiative to befriend him.
’’Hai, Qing Shui!’ ’
”Hei..”.
Qing Shui was somewhat depressed that his/her name was already common knowledge. On the way back, he was somewhat surprised that/that many women would randomly appear to introduce themselves to him, and as long as he answered a single sentence, they would be filled with smiles and bounced happily.
’’I've greeted him, now it's your turn ..’
Qing Shui was silent. So only girls want to get the thrill of teasing her …
It was still quite early when he returned to his residence. However, he did not expect to run to Yan Ling`er who was standing near his door. Upon seeing Qing Shui, Yan Ling`er approached with a beaming smile on his face.
’’ Brother Qing Shui! ’’
Qing Shui looked at the little girl. Granted, he had to address her as an elder brother, but unfortunately, he would never acknowledge their blood ties.
Qin Shui sighed. ’’Forget what will happen. In any case, it's not his fault. He doesn't know anything either. ” Qing Shui thought helplessly to himself.
But still, Qing Shui hardened his tone, ” So what do you want? ‘
” Brother Qing Shui, are you still angry? I also know that the/that Yan Clan is wrong in this regard. But what can I do about that …? ” Yan Ling`er's eyes glazed over from being wet as she spoke pitifully.
’What did the Yan Clan do with me? I just don't like those whose characters can't even be compared to humans. They could not even compare to demonic beasts. ’’Qing Shui smile.
However, his smile in the eyes of Yan Ling un`s, when compared to his anger, made his heart grow colder.
” Brother Qing Shui, let me explain to you some things from our Yan Clan. Maybe after you hear that/that you will understand why Sister Qing Qing will sell tea leaves out there on the streets. ” Yan Ling`er bit her lips as she spoke lightly.
At this moment, Qing Shui's heartbeat was extremely fast. Even he himself could hear the thumping sound made by his heart. After all, the incident with the Yan Clan had been buried in his heart for nearly twenty years and the day of reckoning was coming soon. This could be said to be the reason for all his previous efforts and hard work.
Yan Ling`er also asked herself if Qing Shui was an enemy of their Yan Clan. But after thinking about it, he realized that/that he wasn't. Back then when Qing Shui passed through the Yan Country and saw the Yan Clan's mistress getting humiliated, no one stepped out to help her. He knew that/that in his heart, the members of the Yan Clan were all worse than ferocious beasts.
” When uncle Zhongyue was still around, no one dared to bully Sister Qingqing. Even Lady Xiao had to tread carefully on the surface .. ’
After the first part of the sentence, Qing Shui stopped paying attention to what Yan Ling un`er said, there was only the idea of a thought in his brain. ’’ Yan Zhongyue died, even before he could take revenge on her. The man that his mother bullied, went quietly like this. What about the debt that Yan Zhongyue had for abandoning Qing Shui's mother ?! ‘’
Qing Shui felt an attack of anger so intense that his body trembled. Even his face was red.
” Brother Qing Shui, are you okay? What the hell's going on? ” Yan Ling`er panicked as she asked with concern.
” I'm fine. ” Hoarse and heavy voice is not as heard from his throat. He knows that/that this problem is getting more and more complicated.
