Chapter 403 Young People Need to be Tempered
In the darkness, a group of people had already arrived outside the gates of the Xuanhe Sect. They were several miles away, crouching in a mountain hollow...
"This isn’t right of you all! Huh? What’s this?" Li Qi, as verbose as ever, attempted to dissuade Earth Chicken and Guang Xiaoyu.
But when Earth Chicken tossed out a cultivation technique, Li Qi’s eyes bulged. It was the Stealth Skill. The script within was ancient, its content imbued with Divine Radiance. At first glance, the characters seemed to come alive, like vibrant living entities. Then, a dense torrent of text rushed forward, flooding into Li Qi’s Sea of Consciousness. He stood stunned.
Guang Xiaoyu marveled, "What a magical Stealth Skill."
Earth Chicken said quite proudly, "I got this from a minor sect. They didn’t recognize its value and actually treated it as a low-level stealth technique to cultivate, tsk tsk!"
Li Qi was inwardly shaken.
"Speaking of which, why is this youngster still in the Supreme Mystery Realm?" Guang Xiaoyu wondered.
"Ask your Senior Brother!" Earth Chicken retorted, glancing sideways.
"That can’t be right!" Guang Xiaoyu looked at Li Qi. "This boy Li Qi’s talent and comprehension are both quite good. After all this time, he still hasn’t stepped into the King Tao. Hmm... My Senior Brother?"
In just a few short minutes, Li Qi had comprehended the Stealth Skill, his face alight with delight.
Yet Guang Xiaoyu was shocked. He comprehended such a profound Stealth Skill in just a few minutes?
Earth Chicken prattled, "Your Senior Brother insisted he cultivate with me and wouldn’t allow me to teach him any Tao, so... this kid has always remained in the Supreme Mystery Realm."
Guang Xiaoyu was speechless.
"Chen Pingping, that scoundrel, also suppressed his realm. Many times he was on the verge of breaking through to the King Tao."
"Why?"
"He said that the Solar Saint Body must follow the path of the Solar Saint Body," Earth Chicken continued to chatter.
Upon hearing this, Guang Xiaoyu froze, her expression shifting to one of utter amazement. Solar Saint Body? Could it be? It can’t be, can it?
Her very first disciple had possessed this physique. However, his early years were fraught with hardship, leading to the premature ruin of his Dantian. When she found him, he was on the brink of death. Ultimately, it was she who used Great Divine Power and found a Holy Medicine to save him. After that, she passed the Heavenly Demon Divine Skill to him. Unexpectedly, a mighty Demon Emperor ended up dying because of the very cultivation technique he himself had created. How tragic.
However, she had to admit that the Solar Saint Body physique was truly formidable. While cultivating the Heavenly Demon Divine Skill, he had forged a path of Demon Tao distinct from hers, which was the primary reason for her own demise.
Looking back now, Guang Xiaoyu couldn’t help but sigh wistfully. To describe her greatest disciple as a peerless genius was more than fitting.
As Guang Xiaoyu looked at Li Qi, her gaze gradually became fervent, somewhat unsettling...
Back when she was at the Wuji Sect, she had merely thought Li Qi was a young talent with slightly better gifts and comprehension than ordinary people—a rather common young prodigy.
Heh heh! A Solar Saint Body. This must be fate!
Li Qi shivered under Guang Xiaoyu’s burning gaze, calling out somewhat fearfully, "Xiao Yu, it’s me!"
He felt as if Guang Xiaoyu was about to devour him.
"Your Master possesses a powerful Divine Skill; did he ever tell you about it?" Guang Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes.
"I think he did. It’s called the True Solar Scripture."
"That’s right. You’re a Solar Saint Body. If you could cultivate the True Solar Scripture, it would be a perfect match. However... this type of physique has a drawback," Guang Xiaoyu said. "You cannot open up a Dantian."
"Xiao Yu, you... How do you know that?" His face showed complete surprise.
Guang Xiaoyu chuckled softly. "Being unable to open a Dantian actually has its advantages. The Spirit Qi condenses to form an internal sun, which serves as the core for cultivation. This way, one can achieve immunity to all skills and easily cultivate the Demon Tao."
"Demon Tao?"
"I misspoke. I meant another kind of powerful cultivation," Guang Xiaoyu corrected herself, thinking of the Sword Saint from Fairy Valley’s Fifth Court.
Then she thought of her own head disciple; he seemed to be following a similar path. The unique nature of the Solar Saint Body gave him a natural advantage.
Hmph! After all these years, I wonder if that scoundrel has managed to open his Dantian. I’ll definitely have to go back and check on him!
Guang Xiaoyu smirked inwardly, then turned her gaze to Li Qi, her joy and excitement barely concealed. "Do you want to cultivate?"
Li Qi was taken aback. Of course, I do! Who wouldn’t want to cultivate? Especially since I have the Solar Saint Body, a constitution rarely seen throughout the ages! It’s just... Chen Pingping...
"Don’t worry about your Master. If any problems arise, you can come to me," Guang Xiaoyu said, patting her chest. She silently added, Besides, I run faster than you.
Upon hearing this, Li Qi grew excited. "Xiao Yu, are you going to teach me powerful cultivation techniques?"
Guang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Of course. I will not only teach you Tao, but also the True Solar Scripture."
At her words, Li Qi was instantly energized, nearly jumping up with excitement.
Xiao Yu is going to teach me! She said I can go to her if I have any problems! And she even said not to worry about Master!
SOB SOB! Li Qi was deeply moved. "Xiao Yu, you’re so good to me!"
Guang Xiaoyu smiled faintly, thinking with a silent scoff, This silly boy, is his intelligence really that low? Sigh... And here I was, This Empress, planning to teach him properly so he could slay that traitor for me later.
"Alright, let’s talk about that another time," Earth Chicken said, glancing over disdainfully. "Now that you’ve comprehended the Stealth Skill... it’s time to get to work!"
"Get to work on what?" Li Qi calmed himself, a feeling that something wasn’t quite right creeping in.
Earth Chicken said seriously, "You’re still young and your cultivation realm is low. You need tempering to reach your potential. This is an opportunity: you will use the Stealth Skill to sneak into the Xuanhe Sect and plunder it. Don’t worry. This Stealth Skill is very powerful; its principles are profound and imbued with Divine Radiance. Once activated, you can easily evade the Divine Sense of even Lord-realm experts."
Li Qi’s mouth fell open slightly. So they taught me the Stealth Skill just for this?
Earth Chicken continued, "Young man, you must understand this: throughout history, anyone who successfully verified their Tao and became an emperor endured Purgatory. They climbed mountains of swords, crossed seas of fire, and underwent countless trials. They fought their way out of pools of blood, leaving mountains of bones beneath their feet, and so on."
She looked at Li Qi and, without waiting for him to speak, went on, "You are a Solar Saint Body, a powerful constitution rarely seen throughout the ages. Besides, why do you think your Master sent you on such a mission? Haven’t you ever wondered why?"
"Why?" Li Qi asked, dazed.
"To temper you, of course," Earth Chicken said with a straight face. "Only by constantly facing hardships and tribulations can you become stronger."
"So? Did all those Young Emperors have to go and plunder sects?" Li Qi asked, bewildered.
"Of course!" Earth Chicken replied. "Think about it. Why are they so much stronger than ordinary people? Why are they invincible among their peers? Aside from their innate talent and physique, most of their cultivation resources came from the outside world."
Li Qi looked bewildered, only half-understanding.
Earth Chicken continued, "You must be very curious where your Master gets his cultivation resources, right?"
"From looting others too?" Li Qi’s eyes widened.
"What else?" Earth Chicken huffed. "I’ve followed your Master for many years. Everywhere he goes, not even a blade of grass is left growing. As his lead disciple, shouldn’t you learn from your Master?"
Li Qi was stunned.
Every time Chen Pingping brought out a huge pile of cultivation resources, disbelief would be written all over everyone’s faces. They couldn’t comprehend where Chen Pingping got these resources. He couldn’t understand either—until now...
If what this ’little master’ chicken says is true, then I really should follow in my Master’s footsteps.