Chapter53:Guidance

“Howcoulditbelikethis?Idon’tthinkthatthereisanythingwrong?”SuYi’sforeheadwasfilledwithbeadsofcoldsweat.Afearlingeredinhisheartfromthefeelinghehadjustnow.

Afterponderingforawhile,SuYifeltthatnothinghadgonewrong.

“Continue.”

Clenchinghisteeth,SuYicontinuedtocontroltheYuanQiwithinhimaccordingtothecultivationtechniqueofthe“WrathoftheEightWastelands”,graduallymovingitthroughhismeridians.

“Argh!”

Buttheresultremainedthesame.ThoughSuYihadalreadymadehispreparationswhentheYuanQienteredthesecondspecificmeridian,itwasasifhewasstruckbylightning.Themeridiansfeltlikecrampingtogether,givinghimanincomparablepainashisfacepaled.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😞)

“WheredidIgowrong?”

SuYiwasdeepinthought.Hecarefullyexaminedthecultivationtechniqueofthe“WrathoftheEightWastelands”,seeingwhetherhedidsomethingwrong.

Butevenafteradiscreetexamination,SuYicouldnotfindwherehehadgonewrong.Hehasdoneeverythingaccordingtothecultivationtechniqueofthe“WrathoftheEightWastelands”.

Hedidn’tgiveupandcontinuedforthethirdtime.

Butthistime,hewasevenmorecarefulwithcontrollingtheYuanQiwithinhisbodytoflowthroughhismeridiansandaccordingtothecultivationtechniqueof“WrathoftheEightWastelands”,hedirectedthemthroughthespecificmeridians.

“Argh!”

Evenafterbeingsocareful,SuYistilldidnotmanagetoescapethatanguishingpain.Theresultwasstillthesame.TheinstanttheYuanQienteredthesecondspecificmeridian,themeridianimmediatelyspasmedandthentherewasanincomparableandunbearablepaincoursingthroughhim.

“Kid,isthisyourfirsttimecultivatingamartialtechnique?Youreallyareretarded,”Theoldvoiceseemedlikeitcouldwatchnofurtherandsaidwithsomesurpriseanddoubt.

“Howdidyouknowthatthiswasmyfirsttimecultivatingamartialtechnique?”SuYigazedatthesurroundings.Itwasasifnothingcouldescapethatperson’seyes,yethedidnotknowwherethepersonwas.

"So,itisyourfirsttimecultivatingamartialtechnique.Nowonder,nowonder."

Theoldvoicewassurprised.HefinallysawthatSuYihadopenedhismouthandimmediatelyhebegantosaywithsomeinterest,“Kid,Iseethatyoureallyareretarded.Howaboutthis,accompanymefortensofyearstoentertainmeandIshallgiveyousomeguidance.Atthattime,thoughIamnotabletosayhowmuchyourcultivationwillimprovebutatleastwithinfiftyyears,therewouldbenoproblemforyouenteringtheYuanEmperorRealm.No,ifyouhavesometalent,fiftyyearswouldbemorethanenough.”

“Continuetootingyourownhorn.Ifyouhadthatability,wouldyoustillbeinthisplace?”

Hereallydoesknowhowtobrag.SimplygivingabitofguidancewouldbeenoughforapersontoenterthelegendaryYuanEmperorRealm,howcouldSuYievenbelievewhathesaid.

SuYiwaslongpasttheagewherehewouldbelievethatitwouldbelikeinthebookswhereapersonafterfallingdownacliffwouldmeetsomeonewhichhadunbelievablestrengthandwouldtakethatpersonasadisciple.

“Youareignorant!WhatisasmallYuanEmperorRealm?Backthen,evenasmalllackeyofminewasofYuanEmperorRealm!”

Theoldvoicestartedbecominggrumpy.Howcouldthisbratnotbelievehim?!

“Nevermind.Ithinkthatyoureallydonotknow.Iamalsotoolazytoarguewithyou.Slowlycultivateyourself.Withoutmyguidance,Ithinkthatintheend,youwouldexperienceQiDeviationandthatwouldbeenoughtokillyou,"TheoldvoiceswitchedthesubjectandsaidasifwaitingforSuYitobeghimforhishelp.

SuYididnotbotherwiththismysteriousperson.Hewasalreadysofamiliarwiththecultivationtechniquefor“WrathoftheEightWastelands”.Hedidn’tbelievethathewouldbeunabletosuccessfullycultivateit.

“Argh!”

Thefourthtry,theresultwasnothingspecial.SuYistilldidnotsucceed.

Fifthtry.

Sixthtry.

WhenSuYireachedtheseventhtry,hisfacewasalreadyahueofdeathlywhite.Coldsweatrandownhisforehead.

Afteronemorefail,theYuanQiwithinhisbodywouldcollapseandhisphysicalbodywouldbeunabletotakesuchahit.

"Youreallyarestupid.ThetechniquethatyouarecultivatingseemstoberelatedtotheEarthattribute.IfyoudonothavetheEarthattributeandforcefullycultivateanEarthattributemartialtechnique,youareliterallycourtingdeath.Kid,doyoureallyknowhowtocultivate?Ifyoucontinuetoforcefullycultivatelikethis,onedayyouwillkillyourself,”TheoldvoiceseemedtobeunabletobearseeingSuYi’srepeatedattemptstotorturehimself.

“EarthattributeYuanQi!”

Hearingthewords,SuYi’seyeslitup.BackthenintheCityofManduringthetest,hehadYuanQiwithfourattributes:thewindattribute,thewaterattribute,thefireattribute,andtheearthattribute.

Yesterday,whenhewaswithinthemysteriousspace,hehadalsousedjusttheFireattributeYuanQitomelttheYuanSpiritElixirfortheeggstoabsorbthem.

Butnow,SuYididnotknowwhethertobelievethewordsofthisperson.

Afterthinkingcarefully,withthecurrentstatethathewasin,SuYifeltthatifthepersonreallywantedtoharmhim,thentherewasnoneedforhimtodoitthisway.

“Let’stryitout.”

Afterslightlybitingdownonhisteeth,SuYidecidedtotryagainaccordingtowhatthepersonhadjustsaid.

SuYiclosedhiseyes.HemovedtheYuanQiwithinhimandisolatedtheEarthattribute.Fromotherpeople’sperspective,itwouldseemthattherewasagradualmovementofYuanQionhisskin,butitwasnotshinyandglowinganymore,ratherithadablackglowthatwasgraduallybecomingbrighterandbrighter.

“HereallydoeshavetheEarthattribute,”Theoldvoicesaid.

FeelingtheEarthattributeYuanQi,SuYicontinuedtofollowthecultivationtechniqueof“WrathoftheEightWastelands”.AstrandofYuanQiflowedthroughthefirstmeridianandunderthesolemnessandcarefulnessofSuYi,theYuanQienteredthesecondmeridian.

SuYiwasoriginallypreparedtofeeltheanguishingpainonceagainbutwhentheYuanQienteredthesecondmeridian,therewasnospasmingofthemeridian,instead,hisstrengthseemedtohaveincreased.

“It’sfinenow!”

SuYiwasoncloudnine.HeimmediatelycontrolledtheYuanQitoflowthroughtherestofthespecificmeridiansinhislegs.

FollowingtheEarthattributeYuanQiflowingthroughthedesignatedmeridians,theEarthattributeYuanQistartedtorippleoutfromSuYi.

Finally,theYuanQigatheredinSuYi’srightfootandhiseyessprungopen.Aglaringlightliketheflashoflightningshotoutfromhiseyes.

Histatteredclothesfluttered,hishairflyingback.Atthismoment,theauraofSuYiwasasifitwastherageofthunder.Hiseyeswereliketorches,andheshouted,“WrathoftheEightWastelands!OppresstheMountainsandRiverswithasinglefoot!”

SuYi’sshoutwaslikethunder.HisrightfootsteppedoutandtheYuanQibeneaththefootwaslikearampagingtornadoandinaninstant,thefootstompedontotheground.

“BOOM!!!”

Withthestompofthisfoot,theearthshookandtheairroared.

FromwhereSuYi’sfootlanded,circlesofblackEarthattributeYuanQispiralledoutlikeripplingwaves.

“Crick-crack!”

ThegroundcrackedunderSuYi’sfoot.Crevicesasthickasanarmspreadthroughthegroundlikeaspider’sweb.

Thesurroundingbonesandstonesallshatteredintoafinepowderinablinkofaneye.Thesurroundingsalltrembledrapidlyundertheimpact.

“Howl!”

Withinthecanyon,thesixbeastswhichhadnotleftseemedtohavefeltsomething.theireyesquiveredandtheycriedout.

“Justonetimeandhesucceededincultivatingit!Andwhatisthismartialtechnique,howcoulditbesostrong?!”

Theoldvoicecouldnothelpexclaiminginthemidstofthisearthquake,incomparablyastonished!