Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 400: Chapter 33: Use the Junior Brother for Practice Later
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After finishing the swordsmanship, Master of Xuandu had Luo Yan demonstrate the Five Elements Divine Light for him as well.

Luo Yan then performed the Daoist Formula, displaying the Five Elements Divine Light.

Master of Xuandu also activated various Magical Treasures, attempting to defend against it tentatively.

The moment these Magical Treasures encountered the Five Elements Divine Light, they were immediately suppressed, devoid of any power to counterattack.

Hmm, worthy of the legendary Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light, it naturally restrains anything beyond the scope of the Five Elements.

Even with the vast difference in our Cultivation Levels, it can still suppress the Magical Treasures I activated. This demonstrates how high the Rank of the Five Elements Divine Light is; truly astonishing.

Just as Master of Xuandu continued to ponder, the originally dazzling and swirling Five Elements Divine Light suddenly went out like a bulb that had lost power – in an instant, it extinguished.

Luo Yan: ………..

Master of Xuandu: ………..

After an awkward exchange of glances, Luo Yan finally said with a bitter expression,

“This Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light really consumes a lot of True Yuan. At most, I can only maintain it for the duration of three breaths.”

“Is that so?” After a moment of contemplation, Master of Xuandu said, “In that case, it cannot be used as a regular tactic.”

“You should treat this Five Elements Divine Light as your trump card. Try not to use it in the early rounds of the White Jade Capital competition. Only bring it out to settle the fight when facing a true opponent.”

“Moreover, since you can last three breaths, the first time you use it during the competition, you should try to only use it for the duration of one breath. Do you understand?”

“The junior understands,” Luo Yan thought to himself that it was nothing more than keeping his trump card hidden and misdirecting information. How could I not understand? I’ve been in this line of work for decades!

“Regarding the insufficient True Yuan, there’s no suitable solution for now,” Master of Xuandu continued, “The total amount of your True Yuan depends on your Cultivation Level and the Grade of your Qi Refining Technique. The higher your Cultivation Realm and the higher the grade of your Qi Refining Technique, the more vigorous and abundant your True Yuan will be.”

“As for the recovery speed of True Yuan, it’s determined by the perfection of your Jade Mansion and the rank of your Core Condensation. The more perfect your Jade Mansion Golden Core, the more solid your Foundation of Cultivation, the faster the recovery speed of True Yuan.”

“Both of these are long-term issues and cannot be resolved overnight, but you can at least design a good tactical approach to indirectly compensate for this weakness.”

“Disciple has received instruction,” Luo Yan respectfully bowed.

Although it was all common knowledge to him, he could see that Master of Xuandu was giving him genuine advice.

Well, seeing as how sincere the Sect Leader is, it wouldn’t hurt to fulfill his wish and secure the top twelve ranks in the White Jade Capital competition for him.

Upon this thought, Luo Yan suddenly felt very pitiful.

If he were not burdened with the heroic destiny to seize the Heaven-Mending Stone, why wouldn’t he want to bond with such a kind elder and contribute his modest strength to the Sect?

It’s not my fault, it’s clearly the fault of this world!

After giving his comments, Master of Xuandu concluded:

“Currently, whether it’s your Cultivation Realm or your Magic Artifact equipment, you are already far ahead of your peers.”

“The only issue is that, in terms of combat experience, you still have much room for improvement compared to the elite disciples of Kunlun and Shushan.”

Luo Yan humbly accepted the feedback, thinking to himself how tactfully the Sect Leader spoke, “much room for improvement,” huh.

“Furthermore, the most important thing at the moment is to design a fighting style and tactics that best suit your actual situation,” Master of Xuandu encouraged, “Polish them well, and when the White Jade Capital competition arrives, I believe you will be able to display your full strength.”

Luo Yan respectfully agreed, thinking to himself that it was just a competition, yet the Sect Leader made it feel as tense as the eve of a college entrance exam—a complete exaggeration.

As for “polishing his own style,” Luo Yan had been doing that without needing any reminders from Master of Xuandu.

After all, he was a man with countless “trump cards”; if he didn’t design “card decks” for each identity, what would he do if he mixed them up or gave himself away?

“Go and call your senior sister here,” Master of Xuandu looked into the distance.

Luo Yan turned his head and saw Shi Liuli waiting for him outside—the Miss Shi must have noticed when the Sect Leader asked him to stay earlier, and stayed here out of concern.

His heart warmed at the thought, and he waved to Shi Liuli before walking over.

“Is it over?” Shi Liuli asked in a low voice.

“Yes,” Luo Yan nodded.

“What was said?” Shi Liuli sounded nervous, “Does the Sect Leader intend to matchmake me with his son or something?”

Luo Yan: ???

He paused for a moment, his expression odd as he asked:

“What did you think the Sect Leader was doing when he asked me to stay behind?”

“Could it be because he suspects something between us and wants to teach you a lesson?” Shi Liuli frowned and asked.

Luo Yan was silent for a long while before he slowly exhaled a sigh.

When will this miss grow up? She’s so foolish that I almost feel sorry for her.

He couldn’t be bothered to explain the misunderstanding and just took Shi Liuli’s hand, pulling her over to the Master of Xuandu, only to hear the Sect Leader gently say:

“Little Liuli, try attacking me with your Flying Sword.”

Shi Liuli paused for a moment, then suddenly said:

“Grandpa Sect Leader, are you going to give me guidance on my swordsmanship?”

“Of course, what else?” the Master of Xuandu asked in surprise.

Even though Shi Liuli was usually quite carefree, at this moment she couldn’t help but blush slightly, hastily saying:

“Then, I will show my humble skills.”

She quickly formed a Sword technique with her hands and thrust the Purple Extreme Han Yuan Sword towards the Sect Leader, using the first move of the East Sea Coral Sword, Purple Qi from the East.

The Master of Xuandu easily caught it with his Cloud Fang Huijing Sword, feeling the force, angle, and follow-through of the sword, thought to himself, Aren’t you two from the same Heavenly Craft Workshop?

How come your swordsmanship attainment is so much worse compared to Luo Yan’s?

Could it be that Elder Shi Ding favors Luo Yan and did not teach Shi Liuli much?

After exchanging a few moves with Shi Liuli, the Master of Xuandu signaled for her to stop, then started to contemplate, his eyebrows gradually knitting together.

This… it’s really hard to evaluate Shi Liuli’s swordsmanship.

It’s not that she has no weaknesses, but compared to Luo Yan, whether it’s consciousness, technique, or reaction speed, almost everything is a weakness.

Logically, such a situation would require basic training in swordsmanship, but with the White Jade Capital competition ahead, where is the time to start over from the basics?

“Now, try using your Daoist Magic,” decided the Master of Xuandu, choosing to skip over it.

Shi Liuli then formed another Daoist Formula, casting the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Technique.

Suddenly, a starlight appeared in the void, and from it, an endless stream of river water burst forth, the waves churned wildly, the surf roared furiously, and in an instant, the form of the Master of Xuandu was almost completely engulfed.

The Master of Xuandu, unruffled, circled his Cloud Fang Huijing Sword, and a Tai Chi Diagram appeared around him out of nowhere.

The surging river water slammed into the Tai Chi Diagram and, as if falling into a bottomless pit, was absorbed cleanly in a moment.

“This secret technique is quite good,” the Master of Xuandu finally said with great pleasure once Shi Liuli withdrew her secret technique, smiling, “Little Liuli, compared to the easy-to-learn but hard-to-master swordsmanship, your talent in Daoist Magic is clearly superior.”

“Does Grandpa Sect Leader think my swordsmanship is really bad?” Shi Liuli asked angrily.

“Every stick has two ends,” the Master of Xuandu said leisurely, “Your goal is to gain an advantage in the White Jade Capital’s competition. Rather than painstakingly compensating for weaknesses, it is better to focus on strengthening your advantages.”

Shi Liuli thought it over carefully, found it reasonable, and continued to listen patiently.

“As for the way of swordsmanship, your foundation is too weak. Even if you were to practice intensely from today, how could you surpass the Shushan Sword Immortals who have devoted their lives to this path?”

“Fortunately, your Purple Extreme Han Yuan Sword is not of poor grade. In terms of swordsmanship, you need to be able to block your opponent’s attacks promptly, thereby buying time to deploy Daoist Magic and your Magical Treasures.”

“As for Daoist Magic, the greatest advantage of your Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Technique lies in its boundlessness and vast range, making it hard for the opponent to hide or withstand, leaving them with no choice but to counter with similarly wide-ranging Daoist Magic.”

“At that moment, you can activate your star sand Magical Treasure to break the deadlock of this Daoist Magic standoff, thus creating an opportunity for victory you can seize.”

At this point, Shi Liuli suddenly had an inspiration.

Her Magical Treasure, the Tiny Weigou Chen Glowing Sand, consisted of an extremely large quantity of shiny sand grains, harder than metal or iron. Once wrapped around the opponent, ordinary Magical Treasures and Flying Swords would be pulverized by the sand—

But every time she sparred with Luo Yan, she would often be preempted by his Flying Sword, which would pierce through the barrier of star sand and attack her directly, causing Shi Liuli to be overwhelmed and quickly defeated. Although the star sand could assemble quickly, it clearly couldn’t compete with the speed of a Flying Sword, leaving it insufficient time to protect her.

However, if she activated the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Technique first, letting the celestial river’s water engulf everything around her, her opponent couldn’t use that move against her.

After all, the force of the celestial river is overwhelming, and its range is extremely broad. No matter where the opponent’s Flying Sword attacked from, it would have to penetrate the celestial river, like rowing against the current in a boat, unable to pick up speed.

Then, she just needed to mix the Tiny Weigoui Chen Glowing Sand sneakily into the celestial river water and quietly attack the opponent.

The water of the celestial river would mask the star sand’s glitter and trajectory, and the star sand would compensate for the inadequacies of the celestial river’s assault. When both combined their strengths, wouldn’t it be splendid?

Excellent! This tactical scheme… I’ll first test it on my junior brother to vent the frustration of being bullied by him recently!

She turned her head stealthily towards Luo Yan and couldn’t help but reveal a smug, mischievous smile.

Luo Yan: ?