Cultivation: Starting as a Druid
Chapter 53

Copying Half the Scripture

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As for the people around her.

At the thought, she looked around. The senior brothers who had arrived early also had to stop and recite the scriptures again after writing for only a short while.

Tian Yong and Zhang Zhe could manage only three or four characters at a time. As for Li Li and the others, who had no Mysterious Essence Incantation to help them, they could write only one or two characters after each recitation.

Yet Ling Qing could write without pause. Was his mental strength greater, or did he have a deeper understanding of the Classic of Purity and Stillness?

The thought flashed through her mind, but she had no desire to compete. She had merely been struck by the thought and was simply using it to relax her mind.

After calming the jumble of thoughts that had surfaced as her state of mind crumbled, she silently recited the incantation once more and began reading the scripture again.

When copying, one had to pour one's mental strength and understanding of the scripture into the brush and ink before the words would appear.

It took a great deal of time and mental effort, but the gains were considerable too.

To say nothing of how repeated exertion honed and strengthened one's mental power.

As she repeatedly contemplated the scripture, the sense of stillness contained within it also left faint traces in her heart.

This gave her a touch of serenity, bringing her closer to the Dao.

Since she had gained something from the experience, she stopped letting her mind wander and focused on reciting the incantations, reading the scripture, and copying it.

Since Tian Ying had gained a touch of the scripture's true meaning, Ling Qing's understanding at that moment was all the deeper.

The energy welling up from

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