Chapter 939 - 24: Weren’t You Supposed to Only Like Me? (Three Updates)

Chapter 939: Chapter 24: Weren’t You Supposed to Only Like Me? (Three Updates)

"...Did you remember it?" Look at the lamp elder, he seriously gazed at Mu Qingge.

This was the first time he showed such a serious and solemn expression since he met Mu Qingge, making it impossible to take him lightly.

Mu Qingge nodded her head.

She didn’t know how domineering and powerful the cultivation technique the elder wanted to teach was, but she knew one truth: the more domineering the technique, the more significant its effect!

She still needed to seek revenge against Mu Tianyin, so how could she miss a chance to quickly improve her power?

"Okay, close your eyes, listen to my mantra, and slowly operate the Divine Power within your body according to my mantra. The first operation will inevitably be uncomfortable. No matter what, you must endure and persevere, and do not give up halfway, otherwise, all efforts will be wasted." The lamp elder solemnly warned Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge pressed her lips together and nodded seriously.

"Focus on the Dantian, bring everything back to unity..." The lamp elder started slowly narrating the mantra.

Mu Qingge, following his mantra, mobilized the Divine Power inside her body, guiding it to move along a new path within her. At first, as the elder said, during operation, the Divine Power would cause piercing pain in the meridians.

But all her abilities were cultivated through her own efforts, and she had experienced similar pain countless times.

Therefore, after a bit of initial discomfort, she quickly adapted to this feeling.

Seeing her slightly furrowed brows gradually relax and her expression return to calm, the lamp elder revealed astonishment in his gaze, silently wondering, ’Could it be that only those with the Mu family name can cultivate this?’

Following the new mantra for cultivation, after one cycle, Mu Qingge started her second cycle. This time, not only did her internal discomfort lessen greatly, but she also attracted the surrounding Divine Power to gather into her body, penetrating through her skin and merging into her meridians.

Cultivating Divine Power is a process of storing water. Realm is the tank that holds the water. The higher the Realm, the bigger the tank. Every time you break through a Realm, it is because the tank overflowed, shattering the old tank and forming a larger one to hold more water.

At this moment, Mu Qingge was in the water storing process. She needed to soon fill the current tank and then replace it with a bigger one, repeating this cycle until the tank within her body became large enough to encompass the heavens and the earth!

Mu Qingge sat there for an entire night.

The lamp elder was already shocked beyond belief. He initially thought three cycles would be Mu Qingge’s limit for the first time, but she unexpectedly managed five cycles!

When Mu Qingge opened her eyes, dawn was breaking.

She slightly parted her lips and expelled a mouthful of turbid air. After setting the Divine Power back in its place within her body, she looked at the lamp elder. For the first time, she was genuinely grateful. "Thank you, elder. Indeed, with this cultivation technique, my progress has been remarkable!"

Before, if Zhuang Shan’s introductory technique allowed her to gain a drop of water after a night’s cultivation, this mysterious elder’s technique allowed her to gain a cup of water after one night.

Furthermore, she felt as though the elder’s mantra was incomplete, like it was only part of it. If she could acquire the complete mantra, her progress would be even faster!

’This technique seems tailored specifically for me!’ The results of the night’s cultivation made Mu Qingge exceedingly pleased, and she couldn’t help but think to herself.

"You are indeed a rare talent with potential, I was not mistaken." The lamp elder said. "No need to thank me since this mantra is not complete, and I only know this much. If in the future you have the opportunity to acquire the complete mantra, that will be your destiny."

"So the elder doesn’t know the complete mantra either." Mu Qingge realized.

The lamp elder surprisingly remarked, "What? You knew it was incomplete already?"

Mu Qingge nodded, "I merely felt it was incomplete during cultivation, but I wasn’t certain."

The lamp elder sighed and chose not to continue this topic, instead reminding Mu Qingge: "You possess the rare Spirit Root of five types, so if you engage in combat, the Divine Power consumed will be greater than that of ordinary people. This means you need more Divine Power to support your battles, and ordinary techniques simply cannot meet this requirement. If you wish to achieve something significant, only the technique I shared with you can accomplish this."

"Elder, what is this technique? What is its name?" Mu Qingge asked, thinking that knowing the name would be helpful for future search.

However, the lamp elder shook his head, "This is something you need not force. If you are destined to encounter it, it will happen eventually. Telling you now would only put you in danger."

Mu Qingge pressed her lips together and told him, "If the elder does not wish to say, I will not insist. I will not ask again in the future."

The lamp elder nodded, waved his hand, and instructed her: "Go back, come again tonight. Remember, do not secretly cultivate when I’m not around. Once you achieve your first breakthrough, you can practice on your own without any issues."

"Yes, thank you, elder." Mu Qingge stood up and bowed deeply to the lamp elder.

The elder had imparted his cultivation technique, regardless of his purpose, deserving of her bow.

Having bid farewell to the elder, Mu Qingge returned to her own cave residence the way she came.

Just as she reached the outside of the cave, she heard excited shouting coming from Tong Teng’s cave. Immediately, she saw Tong Teng open the door to his cave and dash out, dancing with joy.

As soon as he saw Mu Qingge, he became even more excited and rushed towards her: "Boss! I’ve had a breakthrough! I’ve had a breakthrough! I’m now at the Fourth Layer of Spirit Void Realm! It won’t be long before I reach the Fifth Layer, and then I can take off this blue robe and wear the white one with you."

Mu Qingge listened and used her Divine Sense to check, discovering that Tong Teng had indeed entered the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Void Realm, and couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

He had only entered Huan Yue Domain for half a month and had already broken through a layer, showing that Tong Teng’s talent was also extremely high.

"Boss, we should celebrate well today!" Tong Teng suggested. "How about this, let’s go down the mountain, buy some food and wine from the Lower City, and then invite Senior Brother Zhuang, and the three of us can have a great feast?"

After entering Huan Yue Domain, they found out that the island floating on the Immortal Water was called the Lower City, populated by Divines dependent on Huan Yue Domain, resembling a Mortal city with many inns, various shops, and entertainment places. The area where Huan Yue Domain disciples lived was called the Upper City.

Mu Qingge shook her head and said, "A feast is fine, but let’s not disturb Senior Brother Zhuang for now. Your progress is too fast; in a few days, you broke through a layer, and Senior Brother Zhuang, having left, is probably focused on cultivation now, so it’s not good to disturb him for this."

Upon hearing Mu Qingge’s words, Tong Teng nodded repeatedly, "Boss, you’ve thought it through better. I was only thinking about my own happiness and forgot about that. Today, we’ll celebrate just the two of us. When Senior Brother Zhuang comes back, we can celebrate together again."

Mu Qingge smiled and nodded.

Today, she made progress in her cultivation and was in a good mood. Going to the Lower City for a stroll with Tong Teng was also not a bad idea.

...

It was also their first time in Huan Yue Domain’s Lower City, and everything felt fresh to them.

This time, they didn’t need to take the Heaven-Reaching Ladder, but instead, walked the downhill path used by the Huan Yue Domain disciples, easily reaching the Lower City surrounded by the Immortal Water.

"This city is quite similar to the Mortal World," Tong Teng said, looking around.

"Indeed, quite similar," Mu Qingge also concluded.

This place, like Mortal cities, had no surrounding walls, and was built according to the terrain, with the content inside the city very similar to places where Mortals lived.

"But they seem to respect us greatly!" Tong Teng noticed the gazes from the people around and couldn’t help but puff his chest out proudly.

Mu Qingge laughed and said, "Although this is the Lower City, the residents here are also Divines. The respect they show us comes from these clothes you and I are wearing."

Mu Qingge pointed at her and Tong Teng’s attire, indicating the source of those respectful glances.

These people respected not them as individuals, but the Huan Yue Domain they represented!

Tong Teng nodded, "That’s quite normal, after all, Huan Yue Domain is the strongest Divine Domain on the East Divine Land. Everyone has respect for the strongest."

The two wandered aimlessly through the market, and since they weren’t hungry yet, they weren’t in a hurry to find a place to eat.

Suddenly, a voice called "Stop!", making them halt and turn around.

As they turned, Mu Qingge saw two identical faces walking towards them. No, it seemed more like they were walking towards her and Tong Teng.

’So it really is two people! It looks like these two are twin sisters.’ Mu Qingge thought to herself.

The voice that called to them just now, she already recognized, it was Xuan Ying, whom she met that day at the Cultivation Technique Building. The other woman, with a cold, aloof temperament and stunning beauty, was the one she encountered by the Deep Pool.

She glanced over and noticed that Xu Bing was also there, trailing behind them.

Mu Qingge’s gaze shifted back and forth between Xu Bing and the woman she met by the Deep Pool, trying to figure out their relationship. However, in others’ eyes, it didn’t seem that way.

That "other" was Xuan Ying.

She was just idly wandering, yet suddenly saw Mu Qingge’s figure, shouted in excitement, but the person she thought about day and night didn’t look at her, instead, he looked at her sister.

Xuan Ying couldn’t resist and rushed in front of Mu Qingge, blocking her gaze and said with grievance, "Hey, didn’t you say you liked me?"

At those words, Mu Qingge’s complexion immediately changed.

And Xuan Qiang and Xu Bing, these two beauties with similar temperaments, also had their expressions change abruptly, shock flashing in their eyes.

Tong Teng, surprised, leaned towards Mu Qingge and whispered, "Boss, since when did you find a beauty?"

Mu Qingge’s face darkened, unable to explain to Tong Teng in time, merely said in a deep voice to Xuan Ying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

However, Xuan Ying said with grievance, "I’m not talking nonsense, if you don’t like me, why did you strike up a conversation with me?"