Chapter 5327
At first, Ling Xue’s spiritual power was still a bit unruly, and it was rushing around in her meridians, especially in the acupoints that were left with tiny cracks during the breakthrough, which caused a dull pain.
Kai’s spiritual power was extremely patient, like an experienced shepherd, calming the restless spiritual powers bit by bit, guiding them to flow slowly along the meridians.
“Here, hold on with three-tenths of your strength.”
When the spiritual power reached the Quchi acupoint on his left arm, Kai suddenly spoke in a voice as steady as a bell, “Imagine that the spiritual power is a warm jade pestle, slowly grinding across the meridian wall.”
Ling Xue did as she was told, but as soon as she exerted force, she felt a sharp pain in her meridians and cold sweat instantly seeped out of her forehead.
That was the place where a tiny crack appeared in the tower last time in order to forcibly accommodate the dragon power brought by Kai.
“Don’t rush, take your time.”
Kai noticed her stagnation, and the spiritual power in his palm became softer, like a warm ointment, seeping into the damaged meridians bit by bit. “Empty your mind and feel the touch of spiritual power flowing through you, just like… just like the feeling of a stream flowing over bluestone when the snow melts in spring.”
His voice had a strange soothing power. Ling Xue took a deep breath and tried hard to imagine the scene he was talking about.
Gradually, she felt the tingling in her meridians eased a lot. Kai’s spiritual power was like a warm stream of water, not only nourishing the damaged areas, but also cleaning up her originally somewhat mixed spiritual power bit by bit, making it more refined.
The sun gradually rose higher, filtering through the branches of the ancient pines surrounding the martial arts arena, casting dappled light on the jade formation. The aura of submerged jade within the formation swirled, enveloping the two in a gentle vortex of spiritual energy.
After an unknown amount of time, Ling Xue suddenly felt a sudden heat in her dantian, and a spiritual power that was far more condensed and powerful than before surged out. After flowing along the meridians for a circle, it condensed into a drop of crystal clear spiritual power on her fingertips.
The moment the water droplets hit the ground, they made a crisp jade-like sound, and then dispersed as soon as they hit the ground, turning into points of spiritual light.
“It’s done.”
Kai withdrew his palm, a relieved smile on his face, “Your spiritual power has been able to condense into ‘spiritual fluid’, which means your foundation is solid.”
Ling Xue opened her eyes and felt relaxed all over. Her originally restless mind became clear.
She tried to swing the sword, and the spiritual power attached to the sword was even more condensed than before, and the sword energy became more restrained and heavy.
“Thank you, senior brother.” She stood up and bowed deeply to Kai, her eyes full of gratitude.
Kai smiled and waved his hand, “This is just the beginning. Once you have a solid foundation, you’ll need to hone your swordsmanship. Your ‘Liushuang Swordsmanship’ is agile, but it lacks the depth and depth that comes with being an Earthly Immortal. Let’s go to the ‘Sword Testing Cliff’ in the back mountains, and I’ll teach you a set of ‘Stone Sword Moves’.”
The Sword Testing Cliff is covered with sword marks left by the disciples of the Sword Sect. The wind on the cliff carries a biting breath, which is most suitable for honing the sword heart.
Kai held a branch and practiced on the bluestone at the edge of the cliff, “The Rock Sword Moves appear fierce, but they actually have a hidden resilience, just like the rocks on this cliff. No matter how wind blows or rain falls, they remain as steady as a magic needle that stabilizes the sea.”
With a flick of his wrist, the branch scraped across the stone, leaving a shallow mark. Strangely, the mark seemed unremarkable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could see a restrained power hidden within the lines, as if it could unleash astonishing power at any moment.
“Try it now. Use your newly stabilized spiritual energy to activate your sword moves. Remember, you need to make your spiritual energy as heavy as a piece of jade that sinks into the water, yet still warm and smooth.”
Ling Xue gripped the sword tightly, took a deep breath, recalled the feeling in the spirit gathering array just now, and slowly injected spiritual power into the sword.
She thrust out with her sword, and the sword energy broke through the air, but suddenly converged when it touched the cliff, leaving only a sword hole of just the right depth. It was neither too strong to cause the sword energy to leak out, nor was it too restrained to appear weak.