Missing Thoughts Literature

Chapter 16: Scaring Herself

Injecting spiritual energy into the golden book, the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique appeared in the air.

In modern times, she wasn't a top student like those from Qingbei, but she was a master's graduate from a 985 university, confident her learning ability was far superior to ordinary people.

But now, though she recognized all the dozens of characters in the air, they just wouldn't sink into her brain.

It was as if some force was forcibly emptying her mind.

Yun Luo desperately resisted this force, but after only a few breaths, her head began to throb.

As if she had stayed up for three days and three nights, she collapsed to the ground with a thud, a warm trickle flowing from her nose.

The sect's supreme heart technique lived up to its name.

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Luo felt better and pushed herself up with her hands.

The bloodstains on her face had already dried. Too lazy to wipe them, she sat cross-legged in a meditative pose.

She didn't rush to look at the heart technique. Instead, she closed her eyes, held her breath, and focused her mind, adjusting her state to its peak.

The Scripture Pavilion was rich in spiritual energy. Yun Luo circulated a set of Breathing Techniques to clear her head and took out several spirit fruits from her Qiankun Pouch to replenish her energy.

After doing all this, she sat on the ground and carefully recalled how she used to adjust when her learning state was poor.

First, she couldn't fight this feeling of resistance; she had to lower her expectations...

Soon, Yun Luo found her rhythm again.

This time, she didn't try to comprehend an entire passage at once. Instead, she focused on two or three characters, or even just one.

"Pinch Zi Wu..."

"Eliminate distracting thoughts..."

Blood once again flowed from her seven orifices. Yun Luo ignored it.

She concentrated her intent until her sea of consciousness reached its limit before stopping, repeating this process.

Every time she comprehended a movement, she would circulate spiritual power within her body according to the heart technique's requirements, ensuring she fully grasped it before moving on to the next sentence.

After learning the next sentence, she would combine it with the previous ones and practice repeatedly.

Thus, six or seven days passed. She went from only being able to comprehend two or three characters at a time to comprehending entire sentences.

"Mysterious Pass appears when ancestral qi is cultivated..."

The further the heart technique progressed, the more obscure and difficult it became. But perhaps she had found the knack, as Yun Luo found herself practicing more smoothly.

She spent half a month on the first third, and the remaining two-thirds also took her half a month.

A full month later, the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique was finally complete.

The moment she stood up, Yun Luo swayed. Looking down, her pearlescent white long dress was stained with patches of blood.

All of it had flowed from her seven orifices.

She took out a mirror and looked. She almost threw the mirror away with a scream.

Who was the pale-faced female ghost staring back at her?

It was her. Ah, never mind then.

She touched the cold sweat on her forehead and let out a long sigh.

"Scaring myself!"

After saying that, she let out a cackling laugh, as if she had gone mad from practicing cultivation.

She walked out of the Scripture Pavilion and released Maibake from her Spirit Bracelet space.

This bracelet was a high-grade Spirit Artifact capable of storing living things. Inside was a small space with beautiful scenery. As long as it was periodically infused with spiritual energy, Maibake could stay inside for ten or even eight years without issue.

Her dear Master had given it to her.

She returned all the way to Lingxi Peak, where Qin Mushuang and the other two were sparring on the trial stage.

Seeing her, the three of them stopped as if they had seen something incredible.

"Little Junior Sister, you're out already!"

Su Xanyu's expression was as if she had seen a ghost.

Well... Yun Luo did look like a ghost right now.

She jumped off the crane's back and nodded.

Could it be that she had come out too late?

Chu Li walked over and patted her head.

"It's okay, Little Junior Sister."

Qin Mushuang comforted her, "Adjust your mindset. You'll definitely succeed if you try a few more times."

Yun Luo touched her head, completely bewildered.

"Um... I comprehended the first layer."

"You've comprehended it!?"

The three of them exclaimed in unison. Yun Luo rubbed her ringing ears.

"That's right."

After speaking, she circulated the spiritual energy within her body according to the cultivation method.

Qin Mushuang and the other two had already comprehended the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique, so they could naturally see that the sequence of meridians and acupoints she used to circulate her spiritual energy was correct.

Chapter 16: Scaring Herself (2/2)

Except for the part lacking practical combat experience, everything else was completely accurate.

The three fell silent.

"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Chu Li looked at her, speechless.

"Junior Sister, do you know how long it took us to comprehend the first layer?"

Su Xanyu said with heartache, "My Second Senior Sister and I both spent three years, and Qin Lengleng, with her good talent, also took a year. Moreover, we all started practicing after reaching Foundation Establishment."

Qin Mushuang looked at her, "We thought you had failed and came out to clear your head."

After all, this was how the three of them had acted when they were cultivating before; if they failed, they would come out and practice other cultivation methods.

Yun Luo: So she really is a genius.

She feigned modesty, "Am I that amazing?"

"You are indeed amazing."

Mu He appeared on the trial stage at some point, her gaze filled with undisguised admiration.

She was usually strict but never a killjoy of a Master.

She would praise her disciples when they performed well.

"Master."

Yun Luo ran over and performed the disciple's salute. Mu He probed her sea of consciousness with spiritual energy and found that it was not only intact but had also widened considerably.

She raised her eyebrows in surprise, "How did you do it?"

The previous fastest record for comprehending the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique was held by herself, and it took her half a year.

However, she was already at Golden Core then.

Yun Luo roughly explained her experience, and Mu He pondered.

"Your idea is quite good. If possible, would you be willing to share it with fellow disciples?"

Comprehension was also a form of personal opportunity. Mu He would not make decisions for her without her consent.

Yun Luo nodded nonchalantly, "Of course, Master. I plan to write down my insights from this experience, which will also fulfill the task of writing one article every ten years. I've already thought of a title: 'Research on the Mechanism of Rapidly Acquiring High-Level Cultivation Techniques – Taking the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique as an Example.'"

Mu He's lips parted slightly, as if surprised by her speed.

It was as if she had frequently written such things before.

"...Mm, that's a good topic, but don't rush the insights. Prepare yourself well for the next couple of days. The Gui Xu Secret Realm is about to open, and we'll officially depart in three days. Elder Qingheng from Jade Dew Peak will escort you. Once you enter the secret realm, listen to your Eldest Senior Sister's arrangements."

She had initially thought Yun Luo would miss this secret realm, but since she had come out early, she naturally couldn't miss this opportunity.

"Yes, Master."

After Mu He finished giving instructions, she told Yun Luo to hurry back and change her clothes, as she looked quite disheveled.

Meanwhile, she flashed away to Taihe Peak.

When they weren't cultivating, this group of elders liked to drink tea at Tantai Zhao's place and discuss scriptures and the Dao.

If their philosophies clashed, they would fight.

When she arrived, five or six elders were seated in the main hall. Seeing her beaming, Elder Qingheng couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister, is there good news?"

Mu He sat directly beside her, one leg casually crossed over the other, looking extremely languid. "It is indeed good news. I thought that child Yun Luo would miss this secret realm, but I didn't expect her to come out. Junior Sister Qingheng, I'll trouble you to take good care of her during this trial."

The elders were startled but couldn't quite believe the speculation.

Qingheng forgot to crack her sunflower seeds. "She... she comprehended it?"

Mu He took a sip of her cool tea and nodded calmly. "Mm, but only the first layer."

The hall fell into a terrifying silence for a moment.

What luck?

The gazes directed at Mu He now held a mix of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

What kind of luck was this? Her eldest disciple had taken down ten Sword Cultivators' Primal Yang to advance to the late stage of Golden Core in three years, and her casually picked junior disciple had comprehended the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique in just one month.

Was there any need to be so infuriating?

"Sigh, she was only five months faster than me, so it's nothing special!"

Mu He adopted a nonchalant attitude. Although she tried to maintain a stern expression, the corners of her mouth kept creeping upwards. In the end, she gave up pretending and simply lifted her chin high.