Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
The Sea of Qi was where spiritual qi resided, and all cultivators needed to learn how to use their own Sea of Qi.
Since one had to learn how to utilize it, then, first of all, you would need to see it and understand it.
The threshold for the second layer of the Qi Devouring Formula was just the case.
In reality, the reason why the Sea of Qi used the word ‘sea’, was because the Sea of Qi was large and vast enough to be called so!
The people of the heretical Dao were different from the people of the orthodox Dao. The people of the heretical Dao always tried to become their own heaven and earth, this was why their Sea of Qi was their foundation for depriving the heaven and earth’s spiritual qi.
In other words, the so-called ‘qi devouring’ in the Qi Devouring Formula was to swallow spiritual qi into the Sea of Qi.
However, from the ancient times until now, even though there were plentiful of heretical cultivators, it was still unheard of for anyone to fully stuff their Sea of Qi.
Thus, in the perception of the people of the heretical Dao, the Sea of Qi was boundless.
Since this was considered something boundless, it was natural not to see the end of it with just a single glance, however, with this single glance, there would inevitably be people who would see a bit more and some people who would see a bit less.
Some people were short-sighted, and at first sight, perhaps they could only see it as the size of a water jar.
Some people were far-sighted, and at first glance, perhaps they could see a babbling brook.
Since the ancient times, there have been many extraordinarily talented people. And the first time they ‘saw’ their Sea of Qi, it would be different from the masses.
Take the current Demon Sect’s Sect Master Shen Yan for example, a stately eighth-tier elite, a big shot over level eighty in the game. What did he first see in his second layer of the ‘Qi Devouring Formula?’
It was said that he saw something like a river!
At this moment, since Lu Xun broke through to the second-tier in public, everyone naturally thought, ‘Exactly how much could Little Great Uncle-Master see at first sight?’.
As far as everyone’s curiosity was concerned, Lu Xun, who was still standing on the high stage, didn’t know anything at all.
It was because…
…he saw nothing.
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The sect’s entrance ceremony still ended as planned. The disciples returned to their respective peaks to cultivate. However, the sect master and several peak masters didn’t leave. Instead, they all stared at Lu Xun.
Lu Xun, who was originally staring at his prestige value that had risen dramatically, felt uneasy and nervous after sensing everyone’s gazes.
‘Why do I sense a hint of gossip from the expression in their eyes?’
He didn’t see many of the qualities a heavenly venerable should have in the big shots of the Demon Sect’s various peak masters. They were all like ordinary people, each and every one of them had their own human emotions and interests.
How should it be placed—they were awfully a lot like a group of shameless old people.
Regarding how much Sea of Qi a person saw at first sight, this was actually considered a personal matter. They certainly wanted him to spill the beans, but as Little Uncle-Master’s juniors, they didn’t know how to approach him with the subject at the moment.
Anyways, because of not knowing what to do, they simply stared at Little Uncle-Master. If he was willing to say something about his ‘first sight’, then that would be great! And if not, then so be it.
They only blankly stared at him as he made a breakthrough in front of everyone, a little itching to know the results.
At this moment, Lu Xun was confused as he didn’t completely understand the situation. At last, it was Shen Yan who stood up and asked Lu Xun and Cat Southnorth to return to the Rear Mountain to rest first.
After Cat Southnorth and Lu Xun left, the one with the most conservative character, Lightning Peak’s Peak Master, concurrently, the Law-Enforcing Elder, Gongshu Pan, frowned and then spoke, “Everyone, don’t make things difficult for Little Uncle-Master. Little Uncle-Master wasn’t willing to say anything, perhaps, he only saw little.”
“Senior Brother Gongshu, I don’t think that’s the case. Little Uncle-Master is Sir’s disciple and has an outstanding temperament. I think that him seeing a brook or even seeing a river wouldn’t be an exaggeration!”
The one who spoke this time was Water Cloud Peak’s Peak Master, Luo Wanqiu. She looked like a full-bodied married woman, time treated her kindly as it didn’t seem to leave too many traces on her body.
She was relatively partial towards Lu Xun. After all, Little Uncle-Master looked so handsome.
On earth, she would be the type of mother that was a male teen idol fan.
“Based on my intuition, I agree with Junior Brother Gongshu’s opinion.” Evergreen Peak’s Peak Master, Sima Chuan spoke up. He was the oldest amongst them and the eldest senior brother in their generation.
Leap Next Peak’s Peak Master, Yue Heshan suggested, “With this being the case, why don’t we… commence a trade?”
In their terms, this meant betting.
“That would be excellent.” Several peak masters said in unison. After having reservations for a while, even Sect Master Shen Yan couldn’t help but join in.
Only Gongshu Pan, who was concurrently the Law-enforcing Elder, frowned and said with a displeased voice, “The Sect’s rule number thirteen clearly states that these activities aren’t to be promoted, any violators need to pay five hundred spirit stones!”
“Senior Brother Gongshu, don’t spoil our pleasure this time, just because they aren’t allowed to be promoted doesn’t mean they are prohibited. Fine, I’ll pay five hundred spirit stones!” As the first person to suggest this, Yue Heshan immediately explained.
He was undoubtedly a charitable gambling king, one who would inevitably lose in every gamble, and yet, he was still obsessed with it.
“Yes, yes, a small bet nurtures harmonious relations.” These bunch of shameless old people each took out five hundred spirit stones and placed it on the ground one after another.
In the end, after Gongshu Pan considered it for a few seconds, he also silently fished out five hundred spirit stones.
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The events that happened over there, Lu Xun naturally didn’t know anything about it.
He didn’t know that after all these shameless old people placed their bets, Shen Yan was the assigned representative. He was to go to the Rear Mountain’s Small Study in the following days to worm facts out, and ask exactly how much Little Uncle-Master saw.
Sure enough, the bet was quite large.
While on the paper crane, Cat Southnorth sat by Lu Xun while she constantly stared at him.
“Fourth Senior Sister, haven’t you stared enough?” Lu Xun said this as he laughed.
His sect’s prestige value had now dramatically risen to over 1800, because of this he was feeling great.
If this was in the past, in order to gain this much prestige value, he couldn’t count how many sect missions he had to persevere through!
Unfortunately, there weren’t many chances when so many Demon Sect disciples were gathered together. However, fortunately, he was a show-off who was really adept at seizing every single chance.
Before when he was playing the game, whenever there was a chance he’d be in the limelight, Lu Xun would never let it go.
It was also because he didn’t have the support of any gaming guilds nor studios. He was a lone gamer. If he didn’t purposely get in the limelight, how could he ever receive that much attention? With that said, how could he possibly get so many gaming jobs?
He didn’t actually like to show off. He only took pleasure in making dirty money.
‘It can’t be helped. One has to eat.’ This was the monologue inside Lu Xun’s mind.
Cat Southnorth shifted her small butt and moved closer to Lu Xun. She asked him, “Little Junior Brother, tell me secretly, how much did you see?”
Alongside these words, she didn’t forget to add, “I promise I won’t tell others!”
Lu Xun was startled for a moment. “What about what I saw?”
“What is Fourth Senior Sister exactly asking?” Lu Xun probed her.
“Of course it’s the Sea of Qi!, why are you asking what you already know! Hurry up and spill the beans, how much Sea of Qi did you see at first sight!”
Upon hearing her say this, Lu Xun only then remembered the matter regarding the Sea of Qi.
Back when he was playing the game, the majority of players were deeply committed to increasing their levels thoughtlessly. However, regarding the cultivation system in ‘Heavenly Earth’, he understood it to some extent.
Lu Xun actually knew about such a thing but couldn’t remember the details at the moment. After all, knowing was only merely knowing, and when playing a game, pressing level up would be the end of it. There couldn’t possibly be any mysterious experiences.
However, he recalled that he truly saw nothing just now. The instant he leveled up, his eyes blacked out and the surroundings were pitch black. It was only after a long while did he regain his vision.
A field of pitch-black naturally equaled empty and void. Wasn’t that equivalent to seeing nothing?
Thus, no matter how much the lolita questioned him, Lu Xun just chose to shut his mouth and not respond.
He also wanted to save face.
Later on, the lolita threw a small tantrum, this continued until Lu Xun promised to cook her a few more fish. After he said this, she cooled down and reminded him to put more heat to the braised fish.
While sitting on the paper crane, Lu Xun overlooked the earth.
He was an optimistic person to begin with, so he didn’t feel upset.
“I saw nothing, so be it. Seeing nothing doesn’t mean it didn’t exist.”
How much one saw at first sight was one of the standards that measured whether a person’s talents were high or low, this was about the same approach on seeing how many ripples you have, however. it wasn’t absolute.
He who saw nothing even had the heart to joke in his mind:
‘It’s said that everyone sees a different Sea of Qi. By any chance, is it possible mine is black?’
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