When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

12: Ancient Temple Leg Technique

It was late at night, but Yuyin couldn't sleep, tossing and turning.

This wasn't because she had insomnia, but because the house's soundproofing was terrible. From next door, an endless stream of ruckus, with shouts and yells, came from time to time, making it truly impossible for Yuyin to sleep.

This was how it was in these high-density rental units. She couldn't very well stop her neighbors from living their lives, could she?

Yuyin decided to continue exploring the God-Devouring Chess.

"Huh? The Night Patrol Little Ghosts have resurrected?"

It had only been about two hours. The resurrection was truly fast.

The five little ghosts continued to clack their clappers, their gait strange, their spirits high as they entered the forest. This time, the little ghosts seemed to head directly for the place where they were last killed.

Were they seeking revenge? Yuyin grew excited.

Indeed, near the place they were killed, they discovered a physically imposing and somewhat bloated monk with a green face and one eye, dressed in tattered clothes, resting against a large tree. As Yuyin looked over, a few ancient words appeared above the ghost monk's head: Precept-Breaking Green Monk.

"It has a name? It feels a bit formidable..."

The little ghosts immediately attacked, as if meeting a bitter enemy, surrounding him with shouts and screeches.

However, the Precept-Breaking Green Monk stood up, pulled out a heavy tin staff, and swung it, creating a whistling wind that sent the little ghosts tumbling across the ground.

"As expected, formidable."

But the little ghosts were fearless. After all, they could resurrect. Who was afraid of whom? They attacked the Precept-Breaking Green Monk without regard for their own lives.

Clearly surrounded on all sides and about to be hacked to pieces by the little ghosts, the Precept-Breaking Green Monk suddenly leaped up. His massive body spun with a certain grace in the air, and a thick leg emerged from under his long robes.

Bang!

With a stomp, a visible wave of white qi blasted three of the little ghosts away.

"What a powerful kick!" Yuyin couldn't help but exclaim, her chest heaving unconsciously even as she lay in bed.

The Precept-Breaking Green Monk's heavy staff swings were just powerful, not giving Yuyin too much of a shock, but this kick seemed to shake her very soul.

The Precept-Breaking Green Monk landed and, facing a little ghost that leaped and slashed at him from behind, delivered another heavy stomp. Thud! He sent the little ghost flying, smashing it into a large tree and breaking its spine, killing it instantly.

Yuyin was completely captivated. She thought to herself, with her height and long legs, and her leg strength also being quite strong for a woman, if she could learn this kicking technique... After all, Yuyin was a woman who could occasionally kick a "world-class" goal. She had the foundation.

Yuyin's consciousness flew closer, wanting to see the ghost monk's kicking technique more clearly.

Just then, the ancient will sounded.

"A new cultivation technique has been discovered. Do you wish to record it?"

Yes, of course.

Yuyin said subconsciously, while observing the Precept-Breaking Green Monk fighting the little ghosts with his tin staff and kicks.

And Yuyin discovered that in her consciousness, faint golden phantoms of kicking movements gradually appeared, as if they were afterimages of the Precept-Breaking Green Monk's technique.

However, this phantom was of a woman with long hair, wearing revealing monk robes, whose figure was very similar to her own.

"The kicking technique has been recorded. Hereafter, if you wish to recall the Ancient Temple Leg Technique, you may enter a state of contemplation," the ancient will said.

In the end, the Precept-Breaking Green Monk was too formidable. The little ghosts were wiped out again, while he looked only lightly injured.

But Yuyin was very satisfied. The Ancient Temple Leg Technique had been recorded.

She began her contemplation. The golden female phantom could both slowly demonstrate each individual movement and fluidly execute a series of kicking forms, such as the leaping slash and the returning kick... Moreover, Yuyin felt that when this woman performed this leg technique, it was more agile and swift, more masterful, than when the Precept-Breaking Green Monk used it. Clearly, the phantom's mastery of the same technique was much higher than the monk's.

"Good..." Yuyin's chest heaved with excitement. She couldn't sleep now either. "If you won't let me sleep, then I won't let you sleep."

Having gotten the feel from her contemplation, Yuyin immediately got up. She discovered she was only wearing a camisole and panties. After a moment's thought, she put on a pair of black stockings, and then, without shoes, began to practice the kicking technique in her room.

The room was small but had few things. Yuyin was light and agile, so there was just enough space for her to maneuver.

Yuyin felt that after her Primordial Energy value had increased, her body was even lighter and faster than before. Her movements were more powerful and swift, and her stamina seemed even more abundant.

She practiced for two hours, until someone downstairs cursed, and only then did Yuyin have to stop.

She was dripping with fragrant sweat, feeling wonderfully refreshed. As for the kicking technique, while she hadn't mastered it, she had remembered all the forms and could execute them smoothly. However, they lacked power. Yuyin felt that to truly grasp the essence of this technique and unleash its power would take time.

It was now late and quiet. The young couple next door had also settled down. After her shower, Yuyin planned to sleep.

Seeing the empty window, she couldn't help but blush.

"Oops, I forgot to draw the curtains again."

This time, it wasn't just about being seen in her underwear. If someone saw her practicing kicking techniques in her room... that would be even more shameful!

In a trance, a ripple of light drifted by.

A Night Spirit?

Yuyin followed the light to the window.

In the deep of the night, among the alleys, a gracefully beautiful woman, carrying a bamboo basket and glowing with a faint light, stood on a cloud of auspiciousness. She flew gracefully into the starry sky.

This was the first time Yuyin had seen a humanoid Night Spirit.

"So beautiful, just like a fairy..." Yuyin, leaning on the windowsill, couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.

Tonight, there seemed to be no other spirits around. She had only seen this one fairy. Yuyin hoped it would bring her good luck.

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The next morning, Yuyin was woken up early by the noises from the young couple next door. She was truly exasperated. Will this ever end?

It was better to go to school early for her morning exercises. Lying here was just frustrating.

Yuyin opened the plastic wardrobe. Her gaze fell on the white dress she wore when she first came to this world, in the sedan chair. It had a timeless, classic feel. This dress was definitely not ordinary. She had to preserve it well.

She checked on the God-Devouring Chess and then prepared to go for a run at school.

Ding.

Yuyin's consciousness entered the God-Devouring Chess. Immediately, the five altars appeared before her.

And on each of these five altars stood a chess piece. Yesterday, she had emptied three of them.

Of the five altars, two held Night Patrol Little Ghosts, one was the small, winged snake she had seen before, one a White Ape, which she ignored. And the last one... Yuyin couldn't help but be startled.

It was a slender woman, full of ancient charm and fragrance, carrying a small bamboo basket, dressed in a pink, gauze-like robe.

This... wasn't this the fairy she had seen last night? There were actually female chess pieces?

Words appeared on the altar beneath the fairy's feet.

"Medicine Maiden, one-star, Green Grade."

"2 Soul Charm Points to attempt to Charm her," the ancient will whispered in Yuyin's ear.