Chapter 46: Lingyin’s Schemes
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Lin Residence.
Lin Xiu made a fist with one hand, without using his unique ability, circulating the single strand of True Qi within his body to his arm, and then punched.
Although it didn’t produce a sonic boom like Lingyin’s punch, a whooshing sound cut through the air.
This was the power of martial arts, or rather, the power of True Qi.
By channeling True Qi to a specific body part, the strength of that part could be greatly enhanced. This was very similar to the Strength unique ability. The difference was that the Strength unique ability could only enhance the body, while True Qi could also be imbued into weapons. For martial artists at the peak of their power, cleaving a river with a single sword strike wasn’t difficult.
Even the most powerful unique ability users had to avoid such attacks.
Originally, at the rate of Instructor Sun guiding his Qi once per lesson, Lin Xiu would have needed at least three months to get started. Unexpectedly, Director Chen was so enthusiastic, forcefully guiding his Qi more than twenty times in a single day, forcibly pushing Lin Xiu into the gates of martial arts.
If charged at the normal rate, this would have cost over two thousand, nearly three thousand taels of silver. No wonder everyone agreed that martial arts was a pursuit only the wealthy could afford. Ordinary, slightly affluent families couldn’t withstand such expenses.
Fortunately, the most difficult part of martial arts was getting started. Once a strand of True Qi existed within the body, one only needed to cultivate steadily.
This was one advantage martial arts had over unique abilities. Though entry was difficult, cultivation was straightforward. Anyone willing to put in the effort could grow from weak to strong. Unique abilities were different. Abilities like Strength or Ice could still be cultivated using the environment. But if one was unlucky enough to awaken Beast Speech, Space, or other strange abilities, cultivation was impossible. The initial awakening was the peak.
Lin Xiu was practicing his punches in the courtyard when Zhao Lingyin walked in.
She truly loved white, wearing a moon-white dress today, with occasional pale blue patterns. If Lin Xiu wasn’t mistaken, she was probably wearing white trousers underneath.
Ever since meeting him, her fashion sense had become… questionable.
Today was Lin Xiu’s day to cultivate with her. Seeing her approach, he instinctively headed towards his room, but Zhao Lingyin said, “We’re not cultivating here today. You’ve made great progress these past few days, and this kind of training won’t be very effective anymore. Come with me, I’ll take you somewhere else.”
Thanks to his palace duties, Lin Xiu could come into contact with a large number of Yuan Crystals every two days, and even Lingyin acknowledged his cultivation speed.
Lin Xiu followed her, asking curiously, “Where are we going?”
Zhao Lingyin didn’t explain much, simply saying, “You’ll know when we get there.”
He followed her all the way to the Unique Ability Academy, through several moon gates. At the last gate, Lin Xiu stopped.
A large character “Heaven” was carved above this gate. Beyond this gate lay the legendary Heaven Courtyard.
It was said that the current Heaven Courtyard housed ten students, each a rare unique ability genius. Both their abilities and talent were top-notch. Heaven Courtyard was their cultivation ground, and students from other courtyards couldn’t enter.
Zhao Lingyin looked at Lin Xiu. “Let’s go. I’ve already asked the Dean, and you can enter.”
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Lin Xiu followed her inside and discovered it was comprised of individual small courtyards. Zhao Lingyin led him to one, pushed open the gate, and said, “Come in.”
As soon as Lin Xiu stepped into the courtyard, he felt a chill.
For some reason, the temperature here was much lower than outside, and the further in they went, the colder it became. By the time they reached a room’s entrance, frost had formed on Lin Xiu’s eyebrows.
Zhao Lingyin pushed open the door, and a biting coldness washed over him, making him shiver.
He looked inside and saw a bed, or rather, a block of ice.
In the center of the room sat an ice bed, emanating countless icy wisps that filled the room, giving it a somewhat ethereal feel.
Zhao Lingyin explained, “This is a Profound Ice Bed, made from the perpetually frozen Profound Ice from the northernmost region of the Great Luo Dynasty. I usually cultivate here.”
Lin Xiu thought to himself, as expected of a genius from the Heaven Courtyard. The academy could provide her with such cultivation resources. With this Profound Ice Bed, her cultivation wasn’t limited to winter, but could continue for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. Every day could be the depths of winter if she wished.
Lin Xiu looked at the Profound Ice Bed and asked tentatively, “You want me to cultivate on this bed?”
Zhao Lingyin glanced at him. “If you’re not afraid of freezing to death, then go ahead.”
Lin Xiu stayed where he was. He wasn’t stupid. He wasn’t afraid of the cold, but there were limits. If the temperature was too low, it would still exceed his tolerance.
It was like Princess Minghe’s ability being fire, but if she were thrown into lava, she would still die.
Zhao Lingyin said, “Just sit by the bed and cultivate with me.”
With that, she walked to the ice bed, took off her shoes, and sat cross-legged. Lin Xiu couldn’t help but shiver just watching her.
He felt cold from so far away. Wouldn’t her bottom feel frozen sitting like that?
Of course, he didn’t dare ask Lingyin if her bottom was cold. He obediently walked to the bed and sat cross-legged on the floor. The cold emanating from the bed constantly assaulted him, forcing him to circulate his Yuan Power to resist.
He wasn’t originally qualified to use such resources. This was something Lingyin had worked hard to obtain for him. He couldn’t let her down. Lin Xiu closed his eyes, cleared his mind, and focused on circulating his Yuan Power…
On the Profound Ice Bed, Zhao Lingyin slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at Lin Xiu, a faint smile playing on her lips.
More than an hour later.
Zhao Lingyin and Lin Xiu walked out of the Heaven Courtyard. The former was full of energy, while the latter was pale, his steps unsteady, as if his body had been hollowed out.
In fact, Lin Xiu’s body had indeed been drained.
The Profound Ice Bed was truly a treasure for cultivating ice-type unique abilities. Just being near it caused his internal power to circulate automatically. Lin Xiu had persisted for over an hour and was finally exhausted.
He didn’t want to do anything now but go home and sleep.
Tired, so tired.
Xue Ninger approached with a few classmates. Seeing Lin Xiu, her eyes lit up. She waved to him. “Young Master Lin, what a coincidence! We’re just about to go on an autumn outing, would you like to join us?”
If Lingyin weren’t there, and if he had the energy, Lin Xiu would have gone with her.
But now, all he wanted was to sleep.
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Lin Xiu waved his hand. “I’m sorry, Ninger, I have other matters to attend to today. I won’t be able to join you.”
“Oh…” Xue Ninger nodded, slightly disappointed. “Then tomorrow, we’re going boating on South Lake. You must come.”
Lin Xiu gave a weak smile. “Definitely, definitely.”
Zhao Lingyin didn’t say anything, only the corners of her lips curled up slightly in a faint smile.
In the end, Lin Xiu didn’t go boating with Xue Ninger. The appointment was at noon, but Lingyin had forced him to cultivate for over an hour in the morning, leaving him completely drained. He had to be carried back by Dali. How could he possibly have the strength to row a boat?
The next few days were the same.
Lingyin used to help him cultivate every few days; now it was three times a day.
Lin Xiu had no time for Xue Ninger, no time to listen to music at the theater, let alone study medicine with Shuangshuang. He was exhausted by Lingyin every day, over and over, leaving him with no energy for anything else…
Of course, the results of his diligent cultivation were evident. Lin Xiu vaguely sensed he was approaching a breakthrough.
The next time he saw Zhao Lingyin, Lin Xiu was mentally prepared. He said proactively, “Let’s go…”
Zhao Lingyin looked at him. “No need for cultivation today. I came to tell you I’ll be leaving the Royal Capital for a while. You don’t need to cultivate either. You’ve reached a bottleneck. When I return, I should be able to help you awaken again.”
Lin Xiu was stunned, then overjoyed. “What? You’re leaving? For how long?”
Zhao Lingyin’s brow furrowed. “Are you happy I’m leaving?”
Lin Xiu suppressed his excitement. “No, no, hahaha…”
Seeing Zhao Lingyin’s frown deepen, he quickly composed himself. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t laughing at that. I just thought of something amusing, hahahahaha…”
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