freenovelworld Chapter 884 Drawing the Power of the Supreme Being
Chapter 884 Drawing the Power of the Supreme Being
Seeing that Xiao Ling had casually flicked his finger and effortlessly separated that invisible energy from her body, Ling Qingzhu's beautiful and refined face was instantly filled with intense astonishment. Her usually clear, cold, and calm eyes widened suddenly, and ripples of disbelief and astonishment welled up in her eyes.
This special energy, cultivated from the Supreme Induction Technique, is extremely profound, formless and intangible. Not to mention ordinary cultivators, even highly skilled elders within the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace would find it extremely difficult to clearly perceive its existence, let alone extract it from her body so effortlessly.
Xiao Ling's seemingly casual approach had completely exceeded her understanding of cultivation over the past hundreds of years, causing a huge upheaval in her heart.
It should be noted that the foundation of this special energy was laid by the Palace Master himself, using the sect's supreme secret method, to implant a wisp of catalyst into her body before she even embarked on the path of cultivation. After more than ten years of nurturing day and night, the foundation for cultivating the Supreme Induction Technique was laid.
This energy had long been intertwined with her own being, inseparable from her as her own flesh and blood. In her view, it was something that could never be easily separated from her by outsiders.
However, Xiao Ling's actions just now did not cause the slightest fluctuation of Yuan Qi, nor did he use any powerful secret techniques, yet he easily broke this ironclad rule rooted in her understanding, completely overturning her perception of it.
She stood frozen in place, her slender shoulders trembling almost imperceptibly. Her heart churned with turmoil, unable to calm down for a long time. Looking at the indifferent Xiao Ling before her, she finally couldn't suppress her astonishment and doubt, and couldn't help but speak.
"Senior, how exactly did you do that?"
Xiao Ling smiled slightly, a calm and composed smile playing on his lips, and said lightly, "Didn't you see it all? It was just a small favor, nothing more."
“Senior… Qingzhu didn’t mean that.” Ling Qingzhu quickly spoke up, her beautiful face still showing lingering surprise, her clear eyes full of confusion, as she softly asked, “I wanted to ask, how was Senior able to directly draw this special energy out of Qingzhu’s body?”
Xiao Ling chuckled lightly, his tone light yet carrying an undeniable certainty, and slowly said, "Your doubts are simply because this method is already beyond your current understanding. Within the limits of your knowledge, this strange energy is invisible and traceless, undetectable to others, and impossible to easily pull away or separate."
He paused, his gaze calmly meeting the bewildered girl before him. His tone remained nonchalant, yet it exuded an air of unparalleled confidence.
“But I am different from others. My strength is far beyond your imagination, far beyond your current understanding. The trivial things I do that seem inconceivable to you are just the inevitable result of things outside the norm. Therefore, there is nothing to be surprised about.”
After speaking, Xiao Ling smiled faintly and then slowly stood up.
Seeing Xiao Ling slowly stand up, Ling Qingzhu quickly composed herself and stood up as well. She stood gracefully, and a hint of surprise and doubt still lingered in her cool eyes. Just as she was about to ask again, she saw Xiao Ling raise his hand and gently stroke the hair on her head.
His fingertips carried a slightly cool, warm scent; his movements were gentle, devoid of any condescending dominance. The usual indifference at the corner of his mouth faded, replaced by a rare, gentle smile. His deep, soothing voice slowly reached her ears.
"If you really want to know the answers, then devote yourself to cultivation and strive to become stronger. When your strength breaks through the shackles and reaches a high enough level, your vision will naturally broaden, and you will find that what you find unbelievable now is not actually that difficult."
Ling Qingzhu stiffened slightly, her cherry lips parted slightly, but the words that were about to come out caught in her throat. She clenched her palms, her fingertips tightening slightly, and after a moment's thought, she finally suppressed all the questions in her heart and said nothing more.
After a moment, she lowered her eyes and bowed respectfully to Xiao Ling. Her clear voice carried a hint of obedience and respect: "Senior, Qingzhu understands. Thank you for your guidance."
But at this moment, the warm hand above her head was still gently placed there, and an unprecedented strange feeling quietly spread from the bottom of her heart, causing her heart to tremble slightly and her whole body to exude a strange feeling that she couldn't describe.
Logically speaking, having grown up in the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace since childhood, she possessed a cool and aloof nature and never got close to men. Such intimate contact should have made her feel resistant. However, at this moment, she not only felt no repulsion, but also vaguely felt that Xiao Ling was surrounded by a fresh and natural, warm aura, as if the world had just begun, which slowly seeped into her heart, making her want to get closer involuntarily. This peculiar and reassuring feeling was an experience she had never had before in her life.
The strange feeling in Ling Qingzhu's heart had not yet dissipated. Xiao Ling took in all the subtle reactions around her body, her trembling eyelashes, and her slightly stiff posture.
He gazed at the girl's flustered and somewhat bewildered expression, and a slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, deepening his already gentle grin. He then slowly withdrew his hand from her head, calmly turned around, and spoke with a teasing tone,
"Alright, alright, there's no need to keep calling me 'senior'."
He paused, turned to look at Ling Qingzhu, a casual smile on his face, and said in a relaxed tone, "I'm only about ten years older than you. Being called 'senior' by you makes me seem like I'm old and frail, hundreds of years older for no reason."
In this world where cultivation is revered and strength is paramount, age is never a standard for measuring cultivators. Those with profound cultivation can go into seclusion for several years at a time and can easily live for hundreds or even thousands of years.
At Xiao Ling's age, he is far too young in the entire cultivation world. He is just an ordinary cultivator who has just embarked on the path of cultivation and is still in his infancy. Compared with those old monsters who have lived for many years, his life experience is just a fleeting moment.
Upon hearing Xiao Ling's words, Ling Qingzhu's clear eyes were instantly filled with shock, and her beautiful face was once again filled with disbelief and astonishment. She was slightly stunned.
Although Xiao Ling was handsome and young, looking no more than twenty years old, his unfathomable strength, all-seeing vision, and the incredible methods he had just used made her certain that the person in front of her must be a reclusive master who had lived for a long time and maintained his youthful appearance with supreme secret techniques.
She never expected that Xiao Ling's true age would be so young, even younger than many of her senior brothers and sisters who had cultivated for many years in the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. This realization completely overturned all her previous guesses, leaving her standing there dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
However, Xiao Ling did not give the girl in front of him another chance to respond. After speaking, he strode away and walked out of the secret room.
A gentle breeze quietly blew in from the mountain stream, and his figure vanished from Ling Qingzhu's sight in an instant, like smoke dissipating in the air.
The girl was left alone, standing quietly in the empty and secluded secret room, staring blankly at the empty space in front of her, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
Having successfully obtained the complete cultivation method of the Supreme Induction Technique, Xiao Ling already had a plan in mind. Right now, he needed to comprehend this secret technique as soon as possible, and use it to communicate with the power of different planes in order to break through to the Divine Palace Realm.
Without lingering any longer, he set off straight back to the secluded residence that the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace had specially arranged for him and Xiao Diao.
This secluded courtyard is nestled among the clouds and mist behind Taiqing Palace. It is rich in spiritual energy, quiet and undisturbed, making it perfect for secluded cultivation.
As soon as Xiao Ling stepped into the courtyard, the little sable, which had been curled up on the bluestone in the courtyard, basking in the sun and lazily squinting its eyes, suddenly perked up its fluffy ears and transformed into a streak of light, darting in front of him.
"Oh, you're finally back? I thought you were having so much fun with that little beauty from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace that you forgot all about coming back. You must have stirred up quite a bit of trouble for that young lady this time, didn't you?"
The little ferret's bright eyes darted around before settling on Xiao Ling. A mischievous smile played on its lips as it swung its bushy tail and spoke with a teasing tone.
"Heh, all you can do is talk and tease me. You're good with words, but all these years have passed and you still haven't found a female eagle. Instead, you're always meddling in my business."
Seeing its gossipy, almost smug look, Xiao Ling smiled faintly and retorted with a hint of mockery.
Upon hearing this, the little ferret's teasing smile instantly froze. Its round eyes widened, and it was immediately speechless. Its fluffy body puffed up in anger, and although it opened its mouth, it couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal for a long time. It could only wag its tail in frustration, turn its head away, and lose all interest in teasing it.
"Alright, I won't waste any more words with you. Next, I'm going to start cultivating and break through my spiritual power realm with the help of the Supreme Induction Technique. You will stay outside this courtyard and protect me well. Make sure no one gets close to disturb me, and also help me conceal the noise during my seclusion so as not to attract the attention of others."
Xiao Ling's playful expression vanished, replaced by a serious one. He spoke calmly to the little sable, giving its instructions.
Seeing his unusual seriousness, the little sable also dropped its playful demeanor. Its fluffy tail lightly swept across the bluestone, its words still carrying a hint of casualness, yet unable to conceal the earnestness in its expression, as it responded crisply,
"Alright, alright, I understand! With me here, I guarantee no one will be able to get close enough to disturb your seclusion. Besides, with your strength, who in the entire Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace would dare to come looking for trouble?"
Seeing this, Xiao Ling nodded slightly. After giving the instructions, he said no more and stepped into the secluded meditation room at the back of the courtyard.
The secret chamber was silent. He walked straight to the jade platform in the center of the chamber, sat cross-legged, slowly closed his eyes, and gradually calmed his aura. He began to calm his mind and adjust his state, making full preparations for the next breakthrough in his cultivation.
Once his aura had completely calmed down and his mind and body had reached the most perfect state of harmony, Xiao Ling no longer hesitated and immediately began to concentrate on circulating the Supreme Induction Technique according to the cultivation method he had previously memorized.
The profound incantations of the cultivation technique flowed through Xiao Ling's mind, and he quickly immersed himself in a deep understanding, abandoning all distracting thoughts and forgetting himself and the world.
In a hazy state, his consciousness broke free from the shackles of his physical body, transforming into an invisible and traceless breeze that drifted lightly and freely throughout the world, sensing the subtle energy and the laws of nature that were omnipresent in the universe.
As cultivation progressed, within the secluded meditation chamber, a profound and mysterious aura, seemingly integrated with heaven and earth, slowly emanated from Xiao Ling's body, its aura both subtle and vast.
As time passed, the aura grew stronger and stronger, gradually filling the entire secret room. A warm and gentle halo also emanated from Xiao Ling's body, flowing and enveloping him, making him appear even more mysterious and unpredictable.
After an unknown amount of time, at the far edge of the horizon, at the end of Xiao Ling's wandering consciousness, a ray of extremely hazy light suddenly broke through.
That light was unlike any other light source in the world; it was vast and ancient, carrying the primordial aura of the beginning of chaos and the separation of heaven and earth. It seemed to have existed here since the birth of heaven and earth, vast, boundless, and full of endless majesty. Looking at it from afar, one couldn't help but feel awe.
Xiao Ling's consciousness tried to move closer to that chaotic light, but after only a few inches, it suddenly stopped and could not move any further.
He could clearly sense that the chaotic light originating from the very source of heaven and earth was carrying a faint repulsive force, preventing his consciousness from getting close. It was the unique majesty and barrier of the plane's origin, which even his consciousness could not easily overcome.
Despite the repulsion of the chaotic light, Xiao Ling remained calm and showed no sign of panic. With a thought, he immediately activated the special energy he had previously drawn from Ling Qingzhu's body, slowly circulating it and attempting to make contact with the energy in the sky.
The two forces merged instantly, and a wonderful resonance arose. The obstruction and repulsion that had previously surrounded his consciousness vanished in an instant.
In an instant, the profound aura surrounding Xiao Ling suddenly became thicker, gradually solidifying as it swirled around him, and a faint, clear light emanated from his body.
As the cultivation technique continued to circulate, the aura grew increasingly powerful, eventually breaking through the shackles of the physical body and transforming into a condensed pillar of energy that burst forth from the top of the head, soaring straight into the sky and pointing directly at the light of the primordial chaos in the heavens.
Such a massive commotion was impossible to suppress, even with the little sable outside doing its best to cover it up. The powerful energy fluctuations swept across the entire Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace in an instant, attracting countless astonished gazes.
Countless disciples and elders looked up at the rising pillar of light, their faces filled with astonishment. Just as everyone was filled with doubt, strands of chaotic light slowly descended from the primordial chaos in the sky, drawn by the pillar of energy, flowing directly towards Xiao Ling's secluded cultivation chamber, ultimately merging into his body. (End of Chapter)