Chapter 47: Spiritual Roots
A week after the horrible lightning storm, Yan Ping finally left her seclusion. Stabilising her new cultivation core took her a long time, but it was worth it. She even perfected her chakra and meridian sealing technique. However, she still had to see Anji’s progress to determine how she should modify the little girl’s cultivation core seals. It had been almost half a year. Even if her talented pupil had not finished all the homework she assigned, she should have at least read and understood the first five Chapters of the Doctrine of the Mean and moved her muscles a little to put on a little more weight.
Descending the mountain, Yan Ping used her new senses to locate where Mingfeng was. With the newly acquired knowledge fresh in her mind, she wanted to share some tips with her fellow Divine Core cultivator, who had sustained quite the damage to his territory on her behalf. If not for the sturdy mountain sheltering her from the tribulations, Yan Ping would have been on the verge of death by now. It was only right that she returned the favour.
Once again, it was past bedtime. Zhao Mingfeng was soundly asleep when he sensed an intruder in his bedroom. Jolting awake at once, his sudden movement roused Wanting from her slumber.
"What is it?" the sleepy matriarch asked. Mingfeng only kissed his wife in reply and told her to return to sleep when he recognised the familiar presence.
Waiting outside their bedroom, Yan Ping made herself comfortable on the chair. Mingfeng lit the candle and congratulated her for breaking through before apologising for his untidy appearance.
"It’s understandable," Yan Ping smiled. "I’m the uninvited guest. Sorry about your mountain."
Ah, she must be referring to the lightning storm that happened a week ago. Although it was quite a disaster, the Celestial Dragon Sect resolved the crisis within a few days. The villagers were relocated and given compensation while outer disciples were deployed to help rebuild the destroyed homes. Inner disciples restored the mountain. People were rather happy with how quickly Mingfeng and Wanting resolved the crisis, which increased their reputation favourably among the locals. Not to mention, the lightning storm created a heavy atmosphere of qi around the mountain, and several new spiritual herbs were found during the mountain restoration. Not all was bad.
Cutting to the chase, Yan Ping told Mingfeng to stick his hand out.
"I’m going to transfer what I’ve learned during the secluded training," she informed him. "Think of it as repaying your kindness. Despite dodging the heavenly trials, I still cannot firmly place my foot into the Supreme Core realm. As it is, I’m merely half a sage. You don’t have to be disheartened if you don’t get it immediately. Not everyone is a genius blessed with perfectly aligned chakra pathways like your youngest daughter."
Chakra pathways? Zhao Mingfeng had many questions. However, he held his tongue and concentrated on receiving tutelage from Yan Ping.
After two hours of qi circulation and helping Mingfeng attune his chakra gates, Yan Ping recalled her spiritual threads and meditated to recover her energy. Attuning someone else’s chakra took a lot of energy, and she was mentally drained.