CH 24.2

after careful consideration, she decided to respect the teaching resources of the clearwater sect.

heaven, earth, and human.

earth-grade techniques had a higher rating than human-grade ones, indicating they were rarer and more powerful.

she chose to memorize the earth-grade “returning sword technique” and then made a cheat sheet for the human-grade “drips form a river technique.”

“today’s on-duty dantian is number six.”

number six immediately started running, cultivating the returning sword technique.

after one tomato timer, she relaxed and then started the second round of cultivation.

“alright, i’ll go with this mountain and sea thirteen slashes!”

meng zi also made his choice.

lin shuang looked interested and asked, “what’s its power?”

“the most powerful kind,” meng zi grinned.

huangfu yuan’s light laughter came from behind the alchemy furnace, “thirteen slashes, the highest-priced one among the earth-level blade techniques, valued at eight thousand five hundred spirit stones.”

“hehe.” meng zi rubbed his hands.

lin shuang: “…”

she closed her eyes, finding it unbearable.

“huangfu senior brother, what did you choose?” meng zi walked over with his knife, leaning over the alchemy furnace. “how much does the pill you’re learning cost?”

huangfu yuan hooked his lips. “this is poisonous camphor pill, fifty spirit stones each.”

not worth much.

meng zi decisively turned away.

after experiencing the 8,500 spirit stones, he was already inflated.

lin shuang sat on the bed, cross-legged with closed eyes.

the lion-dog symbol on the pillow made a dripping sound. “after five breaths, the next tomato timer: the second level of ‘returning sword technique’ is about to begin.”

meng zi slipped, his eyes widening

did she reach the second level so quickly? how come?

he had just finished choosing his technique and hadn’t even started memorizing!

huangfu yuan, while throwing medicinal herbs into the furnace, also paused.

then the furnace rumbled, surrounded by a black mist.

“are you kidding me, lin shuang? huh? how can you cultivate so fast?”

meng zi was puzzled.

if that was the case, why did xiaobai leave?

why hadn’t she entered the inner sect in ten years?

but as soon as he spoke, it triggered the automatic response setting of the symbol lion-dog, little ai.

“hello, lin shuang is currently practicing and cannot reply. it is expected to end in the next incense stick time. 0 people are waiting in line for communication.”

slap! the lion and dog symbol spat out a yellow paper towards meng zi’s face.

——queue window, the first person.

meng zi: “!”

huangfu yuan’s eyebrows twitched slightly, and another rumble came from the furnace.

but soon, he chuckled, “junior sister lin usually practices very seriously.”

meng zi’s knife-like eyebrows furrowed.

yes.

“but… it shouldn’t be. wasn’t xiaobai affected by her not practicing seriously before, and isn’t she always slow in cultivation?” he didn’t understand.

but slap! the lion-dog symbol was activated again.

“detected keywords: cultivation, slow, not serious.”

“what would you like to inquire about? 1. how to solve the problem of slow cultivation; 2. how to change not practicing seriously; 3. is there a way to cultivate not seriously but still breakthrough quickly…?”

meng zi: “!”

huangfu yuan attempted to throw the third batch of herbs into the furnace but stopped. he looked over with interest.

response symbols usually had only one tier.

all were prepared by the maker, with predetermined questions and answers.

“three, is there a way to cultivate not seriously but still breakthrough quickly.” meng zi’s eyes glittered.

the lion-dog symbol, with its folded double eyes, lit up with a series of runes.

“ding, question three is vip content.”

“??”

both meng zi and huangfu yuan were puzzled.

the lion-dog symbol, however, moved forward. snap, snap, the paper folded its small legs and took two steps. “verifying vip identity…”

“ding, vip identity verification failed, spiritual energy mismatch. not zhao keran junior sister vip level iii permission, not bai yu junior sister vip level i permission.”

“sorry. please recharge your emotions to a certain level before consulting.”

meng zi and huangfu yuan were both stunned.

bai yu junior sister?

“wait, is this talking about bai yu?” meng zi widened his eyes.

huangfu yuan’s forehead moved slightly. “how do you recharge emotions and become… criticized?”

“drip, for emotional recharge, you can talk and communicate with lin shuang every day in the morning hour, such as giving her small gifts, discussing topics on how to improve efficiency, having three meals together, or accompanying her on weekend outings as a companion.”

“of course, you can also sweat and burn fat together~~~

huangfu yuan and meng zi were both dumbfounded.

just as they were about to speak, the lion-dog symbol cutely opened its mouth again.

“do you still need to ask questions one or two?”

“little ai is about to go to sleep, 3, 2…”

“question one!” meng zi stared, “how to solve the problem of being criticized, ah, how to solve the problem of slow cultivation!”

this time, the lion-dog symbol was a bit slow to respond, and then it spoke.

“question one, the answer is as follows—”

“ding, i have connected you to the communication stone of the fat-burning partner xiao qi. he has grasped some methods for rapid learning.”

meng zi: “?”

huangfu yuan: “…?”

who is xiao qi?

“hey? lin shuang junior sister, you finally have time to find me for fat-burning exercise! i asked the junior sister next door for a sword; i’ll be there soon!”

a noble voice, but it sounded like someone who couldn’t afford their own flying sword.

“hey, junior sister, don’t go, lend me your sword to mortgage to the clearwater sect—”

meng zi and huangfu yuan twitched at the corner of their eyes listening to this voice.

love sword possessed, an elite outer disciple of the mountain and sea sect, a genius who would enter the nascent soul realm within a hundred years?

“let me tell you, junior sister lin, i’ve already cultivated the golden bell technique to the fourth level. it’s been less than five days, haha, isn’t it fast this time?”

what?

golden bell technique, the main defense, broke through to the fourth level in less than five days.

meng zi and huangfu yuan exchanged glances, then looked at the multifunctional ‘symbol’ connected to the communication stone.

“xiao qi, i am an inner disciple of the clearwater sect, meng zi.”

“lin shuang is practicing; do you know little ai? it asked me… cough, to ask you why you cultivate so fast?”

?”

after half a cup of tea, xiao qi, having understood the reasons, held the communication stone dumbfoundedly.

he thought that reaching the fifth level of the golden bell technique was already quite fast.

unexpectedly, junior sister lin was about to enter the inner sect!

after a stick of incense, xiao qi digested the shock and returned the favor, “senior brother meng, senior brother huangfu, since you asked me through lin junior sister’s little ai—”

“i’ll generously tell you.”

“do you know about the learning pyramid and the memory curve of martial arts?”

“???”

both meng zi and huangfu yuan fell into silence.

—

\[1222nd floor myriad books pavilion: 294 viewers watching the projection.\]

\[i’m here, junior brothers and junior sisters, which one is lin shuang from the outer sect?\]

\[just one female disciple, in outer sect attire, practicing on the bed, didn’t you see before shouting, too many spiritual stones?\]

\[roar, didn’t expect little junior sister to be so lively and daring, entering our inner sect alone!\]

in the resting cave, zhao keran and others on duty looked surprised at the trial projection in front of them.

sure enough, under the guidance of the senior brother in pink, after a series of operations, many ripples of text floated in the projection.

the movement speed of these characters was extremely fast, and they were densely packed, but they didn’t obscure the facial expressions and figures of lin shuang and the other two who were currently challenging.

the three elite outer sect disciples were amazed.

zhao keran’s round face reddened. “there are 294 disciples paying attention to senior sister!”

senior sister is amazing.

zhao keran stared at the text, simultaneously keeping an eye on lin shuang’s situation in the projection.

\[this junior sister’s luck stops here. myriad books pavilion, count them unlucky.\]

zhao keran frowned as he watched.

\[has this senior brother been there? what’s special about myriad books pavilion?\]

\[um, there… ▉▉……]

\[?\]

\[#revered mountain man# has been muted for one stick of incense.\]

\[zhenchuan house management 1: warning, if disciples reveal any key points of passing in the projection text, a fine of 500 spiritual stones and a mute for reflection.\]

\[!\]

\[!!\]

zhao keran: “!”

she turned to look at the senior sister in pink holding the jade slip.

sure enough, after a series of operations, the pink-clad senior sister looked solemnly at the four outer sect disciples, “did you see that? this is how the comments on these projections are managed.”

the woman in pink curled her lips. “every year, there are such meddlesome fools, tsk.”

“punishment is automatically triggered by the zhenchuan management jade slip.”

“if you see it, write management text in the projection to reiterate the punishment intensity, so others don’t make stupid mistakes.”

zhao keran and others hurriedly took note.

after the woman in pink finished speaking, she threw the management jade slip to zhao keran.

looking up at lin shuang in the projection, she shook her head expressionlessly.

“the courage is indeed… impressive.”

but as she was about to get up to sell houses, a vague voice came from the projection array.

“i’ll generously tell you.”

“do you know about the learning pyramid and the memory curve of martial arts?”

the woman in pink was stunned, lifting her head with a curious expression.

she had never heard of it.

what martial art was this?

she stopped in her tracks, silently perking up her ears.

the explanatory voice of mountain and sea sect’s xiao qi soon came through the projection stone.

“the learning pyramid is like bzz—boom… ohh… boom…”

“the memory curve of martial arts goes bang—pop—ohh…”

zhao keran and zhou xuanwu opened their mouths, unable to resist touching their ears.

what’s going on here?

at crucial points, all they heard were jarring waves and thunderous winds!

a moment of surprise flashed in the eyes of the woman in pink.