He Is a Genius of Cultivation

Chapter 46 He is a genius of cultivation

Chen Ye and Su Chunyi were chatting happily, while Lan Shi watched the two of them quietly, feeling that she was somewhat redundant.

The girl who used to chatter like a little bird was now forced into silence.

But after the death of the princess, Lan Shi found that she had nowhere to go.

Clearly, she could get by in the pugilistic world relying on her martial arts, and she certainly wouldn't starve to death, but no matter how much she messed around in the past, she could always return to the princess's side. Now, even if she stole ten thousand taels of gold, she wouldn't know where to take it.

Chen Ye and Su Chunyi were enjoying their conversation, but he could also sense Lan Shi's thoughts.

This little girl had been following him for several days, not saying a word, just tagging along like this.

Seeing that she had suffered such a great disaster, Chen Ye found it difficult to heartlessly drive her away. But he was a cultivator after all; it was impossible to keep a young girl by his side. Setting aside whether it was troublesome or not, she wouldn't even be able to keep up when he started running.

Now that the topic of parting had been brought up, it was the perfect time to make things clear.

"Miss Lan, I am going to slay demons and eliminate devils. If you are willing, you may come with us. Once we deal with this Jiang Shiyue, it will count as having avenged you, and you can go live your own life without any burdens."

Upon hearing this, Lan Shi gripped her sleeves tightly, still keeping her head down and saying nothing, as if she wouldn't be driven away as long as she didn't speak.

Seeing this, Su Chunyi also felt she was pitiful and asked softly, "Little girl, if you have nowhere to go, I can find a place for you to settle down. There are many wealthy and peaceful towns near the Qinghe Sword Sect; it won't be difficult to live a good life there."

The Qinghe Sword Sect was the most worldly-engaged sect. After suppressing the floods, the banks of the Qinghe River became the most fertile land. With immortals nearby, there would be no corrupt officials like the magistrate of Cui County who would scrape the land three feet deep, and there would rarely be any villains who treated human life like grass.

It couldn't be called a true paradise, but it was definitely a place where the common people could live and work in peace.

Seeing that she could no longer get by with silence, Lan Shi finally opened her mouth to ask, "I know that mortals walking on their feet cannot keep up with immortals who can fly. It's just that I have nowhere to go, and I don't want to be alone. I have never tried being alone."

Lan Shi looked up, gazing at Chen Ye with full expectation, and asked, "Daoist, can you teach me to cultivate? I can endure hardship, I promise I won't hold you back, I am willing to do anything."

Chen Ye gave a bitter smile, "You want to cultivate, and you want to learn from a rogue cultivator like me? Miss Su is a disciple of the Qinghe Sword Sect; if you could be accepted into the Qinghe Sword Sect, that would be a step into the heavens."

Lan Shi looked at Su Chunyi, but in the end, she still said to Chen Ye, "Can I learn from you?"

Before Chen Ye could refuse, Su Chunyi said, "If you are only cultivating to follow him, you won't be able to keep up within a year, and you will eventually become a burden."

Lan Shi hurriedly said, "How could that be? I never slack off in my training."

Su Chunyi said, "Because the one you are following is a genius of cultivation. In this world, no one has ever been able to slay two Tongxuan Realm demons while in the Qi Sea Realm, not even our sect leader of the Qinghe Sword Sect has ever had such a glorious battle record."

Chen Ye felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing this and quickly said, "It was just luck; I made some preparations in advance."

Su Chunyi shook her head and said, "Sir, there is no need to be humble. You have only been cultivating for a short time, and your cultivation base is insufficient, that is all. Your understanding of yin, yang, and the five elements is deeper than mine. The fact that two Tongxuan Realm demons died at your hands is proof enough; this is a talent that no one can match."

Su Chunyi had already discovered Chen Ye's abilities while refining pills in the cave last time. A rogue cultivator's understanding of formations exceeded that of her, a disciple of the Qinghe Sword Sect. This talent was one in a million among all cultivators.

Lan Shi dared not refute; after all, both Su Chunyi and Chen Ye were immortals, while she was but a mere mortal.

Su Chunyi rarely put away her gentleness and said seriously, "I know you are still unconvinced in your heart, so I will let you know the gap between Sir and ordinary cultivators."

Hearing this, Chen Ye felt something was wrong, fearing that Su Chunyi's next sentence would be, "Let's have a spar."

That would truly cost him his life.

Fortunately, what Su Chunyi said was, "Let us go find that demon who is hiding and completely resolve the matter of Cui County."

Chen Ye breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to fight with a cultivator from the Qinghe Sword Sect, but fighting a small demon who was also in the Qi Sea Realm? That would be easy pickings, wouldn't it?

Sword light emanated from Su Chunyi's body, wrapping around the three of them as they flew out of the teahouse and into the sky.

Although this was his second time flying on a sword, Chen Ye still felt his heart pounding. Looking down at the plain-white Cui County, he wondered when he would be able to learn such a method.

Come to think of it, Su Chunyi always flew with sword light; he wasn't greedy, he would be happy just stepping on his Sword Box to fly.

As for Lan Shi, she was already trembling with fear.

No matter how good her light-body technique was, she had never reached such a height. Even though she was standing steadily and couldn't even feel the wind, looking at the county town below that was the size of a fingernail made her legs go weak, and she subconsciously gripped Chen Ye's sleeve.

"Sir, wait a moment, I will find that demon right now."

Su Chunyi pointed like a sword, drawing thousands of sword lights in mid-air, weaving them into a complex formation.

Chen Ye had seen this move last time. After these sword lights converged, they could point out the target's direction and even calculate the approximate distance, which was very magical.

The two of them hadn't been very close before, so Chen Ye hadn't felt comfortable asking, but this time it was different, so Chen Ye asked straight to the point, "Miss Su uses sword qi as a formation to calculate the whereabouts of demons. What is the principle behind this?"

Su Chunyi explained, "I can't really explain the specifics; this is a sword technique I comprehended from the Wuliang Sword Wall. Master said this is a new sword technique created by the sect leader in recent years, and it hasn't been named yet. Apart from the sect leader, I'm afraid no one can explain the principle behind it. I only know that it works, but not why it works."

"If I were to explain it using the words you used before, perhaps this is karma. By forming a formation on the remains of the victims, I can point to the location of the murderer. Now that I am forming a formation above Cui County, and borrowing the karma between you and Miss Lan, I can find the demon who is hiding."

Upon hearing the effect of this sword technique, Chen Ye couldn't help but say in shock, "This is integrating the method of divination into sword technique. Its brilliance lies not in the divination itself, but in the fact that it allows people to naturally master this method of divination while learning the sword. It is not strange to be proficient in both sword technique and divination, but to be able to teach others in this way—your sect leader is truly worthy of being the best in the world."

Su Chunyi smiled; she had heard enough praise for the sect leader, but Chen Ye's words were different, making one feel comfortable just listening to them.

Chen Ye's words were not just polite pleasantries. Learning it oneself was one thing, but teaching others was another. He had been with Mo Ci for so long, yet most of the time he had to rely on self-study. Mo Ci really couldn't even explain why one had to maintain a uniform posture while meditating.

A so-called expert is not necessarily a good teacher.

The threshold for entering the art of divination was the Tongxuan Realm, and ordinary people simply couldn't learn it. Someone like Mo Ci was completely clueless and couldn't get started no matter what.

The fact that the sect leader of the Qinghe Sword Sect could use this method to teach disciples, even if they only knew it worked without knowing why, was a quite terrifying feat.

Chen Ye sighed, "All the demons in the world are going to tremble."

Just imagine, if every disciple of the Qinghe Sword Sect mastered this method and could immediately lock onto the location of a murderer wherever they went, how could those demons survive?

"It's not quite like that. Divination using sword formations cannot be too complex. I once tried to calculate the matter of Cui County, but there were no clues at the time, and the more I calculated, the more chaotic it became. Only when encountering simple and clear matters can one calculate a definite result. Just like now, I even know the name of that demon, so it is easier to calculate."

As if hearing Su Chunyi's words, those tangled sword lights quickly converged and took shape, turning into a pillar of light that pointed directly to the northwest.

Seeing the result, Su Chunyi frowned and said, "Eh? How does this demon dare to remain in Cui County?"