Although Xiao Ran had learned the Art of Resonance, it was, after all, only at the mortal tier.
Before Master, whose Cultivation Level was unfathomably deep, he dared not show off his slight skill, so he used merely ten percent of his Resonance Power and pressed it against the Dazhui Acupoint, located an inch below Master's neck.
Lingzhou Yue had called Xiao Ran over in order to sit back and enjoy some free labor.
Her posture was lazy, her divine sense sluggish, and from time to time she sipped a little wine.
Until a subtle vibration, akin to an electric shock, traveled from Xiao Ran's fingertips straight into her spine.
At first she paid it no mind.
Soon, however, she discovered that this faint vibration was actually resonating with every single one of her vertebrae, continuously compounding force as it traveled toward her coccyx...
A cold gust of wind stirred, causing the pine branches to rustle and whistle.
Lingzhou Yue's dark hair was ruffled by the breeze, yet she remained completely unfazed.
In her heart, however, she was suddenly startled.
--The Art of Resonance! The brat actually mastered the Art of Resonance overnight! And his realm is quite high, to boot; he can actually vibrate her vertebrae!
Could it be that the Balanced Five-Elements Endowment truly was the physique best suited for practicing the Art of Resonance? Or was it that through the tempering of architectural craftsmanship, his state of mind had been polished to a height even she found difficult to reach?
Possessing this kind of power while still in the mortal realm?
Interesting.
Lingzhou Yue curved her vividly clear, watery lips and raised a hand to sip some wine.
She never expected that her fragile disciple actually had some grit.
He actually dared to apply force to her! Very well, Master will now relax her tendons and bones, and thoroughly enjoy her beloved disciple's Resonance Power.
The rustling ceased, and the clear breeze drifted gently.
Xiao Ran happily picked up one piece of Filial Piety Points.
Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 1 Filial Piety Point!
Because he was applying force to Master, Xiao Ran had been somewhat nervous.
The arrival of a Filial Piety Point meant that Master was enjoying herself at this moment.
Coupled with the fact that her body had suddenly relaxed, making her as soft and white as a boneless chicken fillet, yet exuding an indomitable and inviolable resilience.
He felt that he had overthought things.
This was a monster whose strength was several dimensions higher than his own!
Thus, he unconsciously increased his force.
His finger strength, following the bone segments of Master's spine, instantly spread to her ribs and limbs, abruptly stirring up a vibration in her meridians.
Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 2 Filial Piety Points!
Her eyebrows, as dark as distant green mountains, slightly furrowed. Lingzhou Yue sat up straight with a start, her bones cracking, feeling thoroughly refreshed throughout her entire body.
Oh? Want to give me some resistance? Come on!
Let Master see what you're made of! Xiao Ran had farmed three Filial Piety Points in a very short time.
Seeing that Master was refusing while seemingly welcoming it, his confidence instantly skyrocketed.
Pinpointing Master's core resonance point, he exerted the maximum amount of Resonance Power, pressed with his right finger, and pushed it into Master's Dazhui Acupoint.
This single finger press, because the lateral resonance vibration had been pushed to the maximum level, looked unassuming at first glance, and was even smaller in force than his previous presses.
The finger strength was unhurried, completing its first resonance within the spine.
Crack! The finger strength suddenly vibrated, tiny ripples springing up to stir fierce billows, scouring Lingzhou Yue's limbs and skeletal remains, completing a second resonance throughout her surrounding meridians.
Bang! The power suddenly rose, like raging waves rolling a spiritual explosion all the way into her blood vessels and even her Spiritual Meridians, producing a third resonance.
Boom! Lingzhou Yue was abruptly startled.
Yet before she had time to react, this ferocious power gathered downward along her Spiritual Meridians, impacting the outer wall of her Dantian.
It was like a moth crashing into the sun.
Xiao Ran was, after all, merely a mortal.
No matter how his power compounded and went berserk, it was impossible for it to injure Lingzhou Yue in the least.
Yet this tiny moth crashing into the sun actually resonated with Lingzhou Yue's Dantian wall once again! Extremely faint, yet incomparably precise.
Like a single spark that could start a prairie fire.
An imperceptible trace of power actually caused the Pill Wall to resonate, emitting a slight tremor that stirred a ripple within her majestic Qi Sea...
This was unacceptable!
Lingzhou Yue's clear eyes froze in shock for a split second!
She had never suffered this kind of stimulation before, and instinctively her Spiritual Energy scattered.
A Spiritual Pressure as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea burst forth with a roar.
Boom! Xiao Ran only felt his hands being forced away by a majestic power, his vision turning white. In just a split second, his body was blasted away by the gushing Spiritual Energy.
Like a cannonball leaving the barrel, he shot fiercely into the sea of clouds and fog.
Damn it!
He had poked a hornet's nest!
Xiao Ran gritted his teeth to withstand this ferocious acceleration, steadying his mind.
He thought that if the Resonance Power hadn't resisted a wave of Spiritual Energy, he probably would have already been pierced right through and killed by it.
The howling gale mingled with clear mist, pattering against his face.
Xiao Ran forced his eyes open.
Good grief! He was already over a mile away from Sword-Wielding Mountain.
He was still flying without the slightest sign of deceleration, and even the arc of his parabola was very small...
This meant that the moment Master's Spiritual Energy exploded, he had used resonance between the penetrating Spiritual Energy and his physical body to spread out the piercing force.
His entire body had borne the force evenly before flying backward!
Otherwise, by this moment he would already have been riddled with holes; even if Master rescued him and he didn't die, he would still have been skinned alive.
Yet... all of this was worth it! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 10 Filial Piety Points!
Heaven Tier techniques were truly terrifying! In just a few minutes, relying on his mastery of the Art of Resonance, he had actually milked 13 Filial Piety Points out of Master! His total Filial Piety Points had reached 37! As for the possibility of falling to his death while flying mid-air right now, he wasn't worried at all.
Even if Master didn't come to save him, he could rely on his own Resonance Power to slap downward palm by palm and successfully execute an emergency landing.
At worst he would eat dirt in the jungle, sustain some injuries, and spend Filial Piety Points to buy a health pack to resurrect at full health right on the spot.
It wasn't a big problem.
After acquiring the Art of Resonance, Xiao Ran's understanding of all things had long since surpassed that of a mortal. He had sufficient foresight regarding danger and a clear awareness of safety.
At this moment.
Seeing that he hadn't slowed down after a long time, Xiao Ran struck out with a palm in the direction of his flight.
Leveraging the recoil, he pushed back into the air and stopped his flight.
Next came standard free-fall motion.
When his falling speed dropped to around sixty miles per hour, he struck downward with a palm, instantly neutralizing his velocity in mid-air.
Then, continuing his free fall, he repeated the process.
Meanwhile, back at Sword-Wielding Mountain.
The wild winds whipped fiercely beside Lone Pine Cliff.
Lingzhou Yue stood with her hands behind her back, a pair of sword-like eyebrows sternly furrowed.
Yet her complexion had taken on a faint flush.
Her heroic bearing was like a sword, fluttering bravely in the wind, yet she possessed a rare, graceful poise and breathtaking beauty.
She never expected that a mortal's strength could actually infiltrate her sealed Qi Sea!
Let alone a mortal... This was the first time anyone had ever managed to force their power into her Qi Sea!
That split second of instinctive reaction had caused her Dantian to contract violently, causing her majestic Qi Sea to instantly detonate, and boundless Spiritual Energy to burst out from her body!
This was enough to put Xiao Ran in mortal danger.
She hurried to turn around and save him.
Yet she discovered that Xiao Ran hadn't been pierced to death by the Spiritual Energy; instead, he had been blasted away by it...
Not only that, but he was also relying on his resonance palm force to decelerate in stages, descending step by step.
His movements were dashing, practiced, and smooth as flowing water, showing even more self-confidence than a true cultivator.
Having roamed the world for a millennium, Lingzhou Yue had seen all kinds of scenes... but she truly had never seen this scene before!
While shocked, she also felt slightly relieved.
With a flash of her figure, she abruptly appeared directly beneath where Xiao Ran was falling.
Catching him with both hands, she swept Xiao Ran up into her embrace in a practiced bridal style.
Xiao Ran felt as though he had fallen into an embrace that was incomparably tough and reliable, yet warm, fragrant, and soft.
Looking closely, it was none other than his sugar-mommy Master.
Being held in a bridal carry by a woman was a scenario he had never envisioned.
Since he couldn't resist, he might as well enjoy some care from Master.
However, he couldn't understand how someone who was a woman--
"Why is Master's bridal carry so practiced?"
Lingzhou Yue wore a straight face.
"That question is for Master to ask you... Overnight, why is your Art of Resonance so practiced?"
The two of them looked at each other, mutually speechless.
At some unknown moment--
The cloud-and-mist-veiled sky split open.
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