"Little Junior Sister!"
A crisp voice rang out.
Ye Ping withdrew his thoughts and turned his gaze toward the other person.
It was his little senior sister, Chen Lingrou.
The Qingyun Dao Sect had a total of seven disciples.
First Disciple Brother Su Changyu, Second Disciple Brother Xu Luochen, Third Disciple Brother Wang Zhuoyu, Fourth Disciple Brother Zhang Xuezhuàn, and Fifth Disciple Brother Lin Bei.
First Senior Sister Xiao Muxue and Little Senior Sister Chen Lingrou.
These senior brothers and sisters were basically dragons whose heads and tails were never seen. Aside from occasionally running into them during meals, Ye Ping had not formally interacted with most of them.
Especially First Senior Sister and Fifth Disciple Brother. Ye Ping had never even seen either of them; he had only heard Su Changyu mention them.
Still, it had to be said that Little Senior Sister Chen Lingrou was extraordinarily beautiful.
She looked somewhat younger than him, but because she had entered the sect earlier, Ye Ping truly had to call her Senior Sister according to seniority.
Chen Lingrou happened to be seventeen, at the age when cardamom blossoms first opened. She was not particularly tall, around six feet three inches, with skin like fresh snow and hands like tender shoots. Her peach-blossom eyes were faint and lovely, and her exceptionally well-developed figure made her a rare little beauty.
She was mainly still a little too young, carrying a trace of childishness about her. Give her a few more years, and she would become a beauty without equal beneath the heavens.
There was something about such stunning beauty that made one feel as though they had returned to their youth.
"Greetings, Little Senior Sister."
Ye Ping had no crooked thoughts. Cultivators had to keep clear heads, and they absolutely could not indulge in lust.
Though Chen Lingrou truly was very beautiful.
"Little Junior Brother, why aren't you comprehending the sword at the Back Cliff?"
Smiling, Chen Lingrou walked over and stopped directly in front of Ye Ping.
She was very innocent and had always lived within the Qingyun Dao Sect. Even when she went down the mountain, she rarely came into contact with strangers. Now that the sect had gained a little junior brother, Chen Lingrou could be considered the most excited of all.
"In reply to Little Senior Sister, Brother Luochen asked me to come to the Scripture Repository and read some books, so that I would not know nothing even about basic common sense."
Ye Ping retreated slightly. It was not that he disliked Chen Lingrou; she was simply standing too close, close enough that he could smell the fragrance of her body.
With such a peerless beauty before him, who could withstand it?
"Brother Luochen made you come to the Scripture Repository? He really knows how to save himself some trouble."
Chen Lingrou muttered to herself. Then she noticed Ye Ping silently taking several steps back and could not help asking curiously, "Little Junior Brother, why are you backing away?"
Chen Lingrou was unfamiliar with worldly affairs and did not particularly understand the distinction between men and women. After all, she had always been looked after by First Senior Sister, so it was only natural that she did not understand such things well.
"No, my legs are just a little numb."
Ye Ping answered, somewhat embarrassed. The person before him was several years younger than he was, yet he had to call her Little Senior Sister. That was fine, since cultivation did not care about age. Some people entered seclusion for hundreds of years at a time, so such an age gap amounted to nothing.
The main issue was that standing so close was definitely inappropriate. If one of the senior brothers saw them, they might think he was up to something.
"Oh, oh. Little Junior Brother, cultivate diligently. In a few days, Senior Sister will pass on the supreme Great Dao to you."
Chen Lingrou did not notice anything amiss. Instead, she stepped before Ye Ping, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke with a serious expression.
The supreme Great Dao?
Ye Ping gave a bitter smile. He believed every person in the sect was a Peerless Expert, but this little senior sister was probably questionable. Her aptitude might be better than his, but calling her a Peerless Expert was going a bit too far.
Still, Ye Ping did not look down on Chen Lingrou in the slightest. On the contrary, he had quite a favorable impression of her.
After all, Chen Lingrou was very polite and friendly toward him, and she was so beautiful. Who could possibly feel disgust toward her?
"Little Senior Sister, may I ask whether I can learn this secret manual?"
Suddenly, Ye Ping pointed at the secret manual on the shelf, The Marvelous Method of Three Thousand Six Hundred Immortal Acupoints, and asked.
"Of course. Learn it if you want."
Chen Lingrou glanced at it and answered casually.
"I can? This junior brother was worried that cultivating recklessly might lead to qi deviation."
Ye Ping was somewhat delighted. He had not expected that he truly could cultivate it.
"No, no. These are all very basic secret manuals. How could they possibly cause qi deviation?"
Chen Lingrou waved her hand directly, appearing utterly unconcerned.
The secret manuals in the Scripture Repository were all quite ordinary. There was no possibility of qi deviation.
Yet those words sounded entirely different in Ye Ping's ears.
This kind of secret manual was still considered basic?
Then what counted as not basic?
"Thank you for your guidance, Little Senior Sister."
Ye Ping said gratefully.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Little Junior Brother, cultivate well and believe in yourself. Oh, right—don't keep calling me Little Senior Sister in the future. Just call me Senior Sister Ling'er."
Chen Lingrou spoke happily, looking even more beautiful.
"Mm, mm. Thank you, Li—Senior Sister Ling'er."
Ye Ping thanked her. Chen Lingrou then left the Scripture Repository. Though she very much wanted to chat with Ye Ping, she still understood that she could not give herself away, so a greeting was enough.
After Chen Lingrou left.
Ye Ping immediately took the secret manual, The Marvelous Method of Three Thousand Six Hundred Immortal Acupoints.
Soon, Ye Ping opened the manual.
Lines of tiny characters immediately came into view.
Man was the chief of all spirits. The body held Golden Treasures, with three thousand six hundred immortal acupoints hidden within.
Half an hour later.
Ye Ping finished reading the manual.
After finishing it, Ye Ping was thoroughly shaken.
The general content of The Marvelous Method of Three Thousand Six Hundred Immortal Acupoints was quite simple.
The manual explained that the human body concealed many Golden Treasures, and all of these treasures were sealed within Acupoints.
If one opened the Acupoints, one could absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth on one's own, thereby nourishing the body and accelerating cultivation.
At the same time, after activating thirty-six, seventy-two, one hundred and eight, three hundred and sixty-five, seven hundred and twenty, or three thousand six hundred immortal acupoints, one could awaken bodily talents. Every kind of talent possessed an extraordinarily powerful effect.
In other words, every immortal acupoint opened doubled one's cultivation speed. If one opened three thousand six hundred immortal acupoints, then one's cultivation speed would become three thousand six hundred times that of an ordinary person.
That was why Ye Ping was so shocked.
His greatest, greatest, greatest flaw was his abysmal cultivation aptitude.
But if he could cultivate this Marvelous Method of Three Thousand Six Hundred Immortal Acupoints, would that not make up for this flaw?
Forget three thousand six hundred immortal acupoints—even opening ten would be incredible.
With that thought, Ye Ping carefully and earnestly read through the cultivation method once more, then hurried straight to the Qingyun Back Cliff.
Arriving at the Qingyun Back Cliff.
Ye Ping appeared somewhat unable to wait.
Opening Acupoints was, first, to make up for his aptitude, and second, to cultivate the Primordial Demonic Art.
He had already comprehended the Primordial Demonic Art. If he continued not to cultivate it, it would remain a knot in his heart. Naturally, Ye Ping wanted to condense the Primordial Demonic Body as soon as possible.
Within the Back Cliff.
Ye Ping closed his eyes.
The Marvelous Method of Three Thousand Six Hundred Immortal Acupoints recorded that to open Acupoints, one first had to meditate and locate the immortal acupoints within one's body.
Once they were found, one would guide spiritual energy into the body. When everything fell into place as naturally as water flowing into a channel, one could open the immortal acupoints.
However, there was one thing Ye Ping still did not know: if one's aptitude was poor, would opening Acupoints be very slow?
Still, none of that was a major problem.
Ye Ping sat cross-legged, his mind utterly blank.
After settling his thoughts, he began meditating upon the immortal acupoints.
Time passed bit by bit.
One hour later.
As a breeze drifted past.
All of a sudden, something emerged within Ye Ping's mind.
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