Chapter 160: 22 Shi Liuli’s Super Combo

On the deck, Luo Yan was chatting with his senior brother Linghu Chu, discussing the Body Refining Secret Technique.

“The Body Refining Secret Technique, lost during the ancient times along with the discontinuation of the Witch Clan’s Daoist traditions, now only some Martial Arts Secret Manuals remain, but they merely scratch the surface,” Linghu Chu commented, “You are at the Marrow Cleansing Rank. Do not circulate your qi according to the Qi Refining Technique, but instead use the Body Refining Secret Technique; it will greatly increase the efficiency of your Marrow Cleansing.”

“After Marrow Cleansing, you can also carve out a quarter of an hour each day to practice it, as it has the benefit of strengthening the body. But any longer would delay your own cultivation.”

“So what you mean, Senior Brother, is that the efficacy of the Body Refining Secret Technique in advancing one’s cultivation level is far less than that of the Daoist Qi Refining Technique?” Luo Yan thought to himself; his senior brother’s words seemed to align with what Ah Jing and Ah Jian had said.

The biggest problem with the Body Refining Secret Technique is that it’s too slow to take effect. The further one progresses, the slower the advancement of the cultivation level becomes, far inferior to the Daoist Qi Refining Technique.

Luo Yan even had a suspicion that there might be some “key” medicine or rituals intended to complement these Body Refining Secret Techniques.

But due to some reasons, these key factors were unfortunately lost, leading to the disuse of the Body Refining Secret Technique because of its low efficiency.

Of course, looking at the history of the entire Cultivation Realm, it is a lengthy process of weakening. Who knows how many Daoist traditions have been lost in the river of time…

“Indeed,” the Kunlun Mirror sighed, “In fact, Daoist cultivation techniques are just the least damaged part.”

“From the ancient times, to the ancient era, to the middle ages, to the modern era, and then to today. Every once in a while, the distribution of Spiritual Energy in the Cultivation Realm would undergo drastic changes.”

“Daoist Heart Clarity, Innate Sword Bone, these peerless cultivating talents, how long have they not appeared? It’s not just an issue of probability; the probability itself is diminishing…”

At this point, the Kunlun Mirror suddenly stopped.

“…What’s wrong, keep talking,” Luo Yan said, puzzled.

“No, it’s nothing,” the Kunlun Mirror fell silent.

“So you mean you’ve let something slip?” Luo Yan laughed, “In this phase, you accidentally told me something secret that you shouldn’t have?”

“It’s not that,” the Kunlun Mirror said indifferently, “Now is not the time to discuss this topic. Look, who is coming to find you?”

Luo Yan turned his head in surprise and saw Shi Liuli approaching with a smile.

Miss Shi was naturally delicate and beautiful, and her smile made her even more stunningly irresistible. But for some reason, whether it was Luo Yan who was up close, or his senior brother Linghu Chu standing at the helm, both felt an inexplicable chill rise from the depths of their hearts.

Her smile is so strange!

It wasn’t that Miss Shi couldn’t smile, but she had always been someone who couldn’t hide her feelings. Even her smiles were genuine, so when did she ever show such a polite and ingratiating smile that was clearly seeking a favor?

Linghu Chu shivered and immediately turned to lean on the ship’s rail, pretending to gaze into the distance and zone out.

Luo Yan also planned to walk away, but Miss Shi grabbed his arm and wouldn’t let him go.

“Little Junior Brother~” she smiled sweetly, “Come with me, I have something to tell you.”

Such a coy statement caused Luo Yan to shiver all over. Devoid of any strength to resist, he was confusedly dragged by her beneath the deck.

Linghu Chu: ……

He turned around with a complex expression, wondering if their master already knew about the thing between his junior brother and junior sister.

When would master plan for them to get engaged and become Daoist Companions? And was there any plan for offspring? What would be more appropriate for the wedding gift and the monthly stipend?

Luo Yan was pulled into the cabin by Miss Shi and was about to speak when Shi Liuli locked the cabin door behind her.

Luo Yan: !!!

Just Miss Shi, thinking to take away my Yuan Yang? Impossible!

“Why are you gripping your pants?” Shi Liuli frowned and said.

“Nothing.” Luo Yan calmed down, released his grip on his waistband, and rubbed his dumbstruck face, “What does Senior Sister want with me?”

“Can’t I come to you if there’s nothing important?” Shi Liuli smiled beautifully, “Caring for my junior brother is a senior sister’s duty.”

“Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister.” For some reason, whenever Luo Yan heard her speak in such a sickly sweet tone, he felt like a bug trapped in honey, with a sweet yet suffocating feeling.

“How is your Body Refining Secret Technique training going?” Shi Liuli asked cheerily, “Do you have any difficulties that require your Senior Sister’s guidance?”

Luo Yan found himself momentarily at a loss for words. You’re asking me, a Refining Mansion rank cultivator if I have any questions for you, a Marrow Cleansing rank cultivator?

Of course, he was a professional spy, after all, so he wouldn’t be stumped by such a request.

After silently grumbling for a moment, Luo Yan quickly changed his train of thought, asking her about a problem he had encountered himself during his own Marrow Cleansing:

“Mm-hm, Senior Sister, I do have a question: Why does the flow of qi always pause at the second Heaven’s Gate from the top when it circulates up the spine during the full cycle?”

Shi Liuli’s smile froze on her face.

“Listen carefully to this,” Shi Liuli coughed after a moment of silence, settling herself, “It’s because, um, when qi circulates during the full cycle, up the spine, it will get stuck slightly at the second Heaven’s Gate… because that’s the second Heaven’s Gate, do you understand?”

Luo Yan: ???

If one day I ascend to the celestial throne, I must enact the “Minor Cultivator Protection Act” to prevent ‘big kids’ with immature psychological ages from becoming Senior Sisters!

“Alright, since I have solved a question for you, you owe me a favor now!”

She pulled a chair over, sat down almost next to Luo Yan, leaned in, and asked,

“Little Junior Brother~ you have a simpler method for Marrow Cleansing, don’t you?”

Upon hearing this, Luo Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, she’s not suspicious of my identity, nor coveting my body; she just intends to get the Marrow Cleansing secret technique from me.

Seeing that Luo Yan did not deny it immediately, Shi Liuli could see right through him, that this junior brother indeed possessed a secret Marrow Cleansing technique. She immediately grabbed his arm and started shaking it, coaxing persistently:

“Tell me, please! Tell me tell me tell me tell me…”

Dammit, she’s using a combo attack!

Luo Yan prided himself on having been through a lot, but Miss Shi was simply too adept at leveraging her assets:

Knowing how exquisite and flawless her appearance was, cute and charming, she deliberately pleaded with the coyness of a daughter;

Aware of her own innocent and cheerful nature, winning people’s hearts, she purposely acted spoiled like a child.

If it were just one of those things, Luo Yan could resist with an iron will, but when all these traits wove together into a net, a massive web capable of melting a man’s heart, he was ever so slightly breached.

Forget it, there’s no use holding onto it anyway.

“Senior Sister…” Luo Yan closed his eyes, struggling visibly, and finally said slowly, “I originally planned to give it to you after we left.”

“I have a bottle of Pure Yuan Qi Pill…”

The Kunlun Mirror watched his performance coldly, then glanced at the rapidly rising Synchronization Value, wondering whether he was role-playing or being true to himself at this moment.