Spirit Energy Entered the Body, Initiation into Taiji Xuanqing Dao

That night.

The moon hung high in the sky.

In the Black Bamboo Grove of Dazhu Peak, a figure was swiftly moving through the bamboo forest.

It was Bai Ye. After using the Marrow Cleansing Pill to cleanse his marrow and improve his natural aptitude, Bai Ye could barely contain his eagerness and had come to the grove to cultivate.

After all, his aptitude had improved, and he now possessed the supreme technique known as Taiji Xuanqing Dao. Naturally, he wanted to test it out.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, a rhythmic series of strikes rang out in Bai Ye's ears.

Hmm?

Bai Ye quietly stopped and looked deeper into the bamboo grove. There, he saw a figure wielding a longsword, relentlessly hacking at a Black Bamboo stalk.

Du Dashu?!

Seeing that unyielding figure, Bai Ye could not help but feel impressed.

He had not expected his nominal senior brother to be so diligent. He had been chopping since daylight and was still at it deep into the night.

Bai Ye could even see that the hand gripping his sword had begun to tremble, with blood seeping from it.

At that moment.

On the other side of the grove, a short, plump figure watched the persistent Du Dashu and nodded slightly.

"Though his talent is lacking, he is capable of persevering. He may yet achieve something in the future."

At those words, a graceful woman stepped out beside him and covered her mouth as she laughed. "You looked down on both of them during the day, yet here you are in the middle of the night, concerned enough to come check on them. You really are something."

Su Ru looked at her Dao Companion and shook her head with a smile. He clearly cared deeply about these disciples of his, yet he always put on such a disdainful expression.

Hearing this, Tian Buyi grew a little embarrassed. He gave a cold snort and turned his gaze elsewhere, toward Bai Ye.

"Du Dashu at least knows that if one lacks talent, one must persevere. But Bai Ye is utterly undisciplined. On the very first day I assigned him cultivation, he dared to run off halfway through."

"His aptitude is several grades above Du Dashu's, yet he is so lax. He is truly unfit for great responsibility."

Su Ru looked in Bai Ye's direction and nodded slightly.

"Though he may be somewhat lax, he came to the bamboo grove in the dead of night. Presumably, he does not intend to give up and has come to continue cultivating."

Bai Ye was utterly unaware that his master and mistress were watching him in secret.

At that moment, Bai Ye withdrew his gaze from Du Dashu, found a more secluded spot, and sat down cross-legged, calming his mind.

Then, with a thought, a warm current emerged from within his body.

Immediately afterward.

Bai Ye began circulating Taiji Xuanqing Dao.

Who knew how much time had passed.

Wisps of faint spiritual energy from heaven and earth flowed through the air around him, forming a vortex as they slowly entered Bai Ye's body.

Bai Ye felt a stream of energy circulate throughout his body. Every meridian and every drop of blood seemed to tremble with excitement.

A faint gleam flowed across the surface of his body, as though he had merged with heaven and earth.

As time passed, more and more spiritual energy gathered around him, transforming into threads of spiritual power that entered his body in an orderly fashion.

"Hmm?!"

Seeing this, Tian Buyi and Su Ru exchanged glances, both secretly startled.

Tian Buyi's eyes narrowed, and his plump face was filled with shock. "Spiritual energy entering the body, with a spiritual energy vortex forming in the air—this is the initial glimpse of Taiji Xuanqing Dao. How is this possible?"

Taiji Xuanqing Dao.

This was one of the Qingyun Sect's supreme techniques. Even those with superior aptitude required several months to reach this stage.

How could Bai Ye possibly reach the stage of drawing spiritual energy into his body on the very first day he received the technique?

"Buyi, it seems you misjudged him."

"Though this child's aptitude may not be exceptional, his comprehension is extraordinary. On the very first day he obtained Taiji Xuanqing Dao, he has already drawn energy into his body. At this rate, it will not take long for him to circulate the spiritual energy through thirty-six cycles and cultivate Taiji Xuanqing Dao to the first level."

"You've found a treasure!"

Su Ru looked at Bai Ye and praised him warmly.

Hearing his Dao Companion's words, Tian Buyi nodded inwardly, though he still said, "Who knows whether he simply stumbled into it? His cultivation speed may slow down drastically later."

On the path of cultivation, natural talent certainly played a major role, but relentless training was just as important.

Tian Buyi himself was an example. His aptitude was not particularly outstanding, yet he had still become the head of Dazhu Peak. Among the heads of the Qingyun Sect's Seven Peaks, his strength ranked near the top.

Huff!

After an unknown length of time, Bai Ye finally awoke from his cultivation.

He could sense that his physical body had undergone some change. It was far stronger than before.

His divine sense and thoughts had also become much clearer.

He knew very well that after taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill and cleansing his meridians and marrow, his aptitude had improved considerably, making his cultivation of Taiji Xuanqing Dao much faster as well.

He could feel that it would not be long before he truly entered the gates of Taiji Xuanqing Dao and became a cultivator rather than a mere mortal.

Though he did not know what level his aptitude had reached, it was clearly far greater than before.

"Today's cultivation is done. Time to slip away!"

Composing himself, Bai Ye rose and headed toward the small hut outside the grove.

As he passed Du Dashu's training spot, he found that Du Dashu had already left behind only a badly chipped and damaged longsword, along with a half-chopped Black Bamboo stalk that emitted a dim sheen.

Looking at the sword and the Black Bamboo, Bai Ye picked up the sword and slowly closed his eyes.

Buzz!

Faint spiritual energy from heaven and earth flowed around Bai Ye before gathering on the blade.

Suddenly, Bai Ye snapped his eyes open and swung the longsword fiercely at the Black Bamboo.

Whoosh!

Sword light flashed like lightning as the longsword swept through the Black Bamboo.

Crack!

The incomparably tough Black Bamboo was cleanly severed in one stroke, its cut smooth and even. At the same time, the longsword in Bai Ye's hand shattered with a sharp sound.

"Good grief, what kind of trash sword is this?"

"Master actually gave us disciples this kind of junk to train with?"

Bai Ye could not help but complain at the sight.

But he did not linger. He immediately chose to run.

If Du Dashu saw that his sword had been broken by him, would he not fight Bai Ye to the death?

Only after Bai Ye had completely left did a man and a woman slowly emerge.

"Hahahaha!"

"I never expected your miserly nature to be exposed by a new disciple on his very first day!"

Su Ru laughed as she looked at her Dao Companion.

Tian Buyi merely snorted as he looked at the shattered iron sword on the ground and the Black Bamboo with its smooth cut.

"Though an iron sword is an ordinary thing, it is already a priceless treasure in the mortal world. This brat gathered spiritual energy onto its blade—how could an ordinary iron sword bear the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? And he even dared to call the swords I gave them trash? He truly has the nerve."

Su Ru smiled slightly as she looked at her Dao Companion.

At that moment, although Tian Buyi's face carried a trace of anger, the delight deep in his eyes was impossible to conceal.

Su Ru knew that her Dao Companion had already come to highly approve of Bai Ye and was deeply amazed by him.

On his first day of cultivation, he had successfully circulated Taiji Xuanqing Dao and even used the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for offense. Such talent and comprehension were unparalleled in the entire Qingyun Sect.