Chapter 27: Breakthrough While Practicing in the Snow
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Elder of Inheritance learned the Immortality Method from Little Nine in the manner of a disciple.
This shocked her. She retreated hastily and shook her head, not daring to be so presumptuous.
The Elder of Inheritance smiled kindly and said, “Achievers come first. You know the Immortality Method. Once you teach it to me, you are my teacher. I have learned it after you, so I naturally need to show proper decorum.”
Little Nine was somewhat troubled.
“This is only between us, so you do not need to feel burdened,” said the Elder of Inheritance with a smile.
Little Nine relaxed and said, “Then, after I finish teaching it to you, you won’t need to act this way.”
The Elder of Inheritance nodded his head.
She then taught him the Immortality Method step by step.
The Elder of Inheritance followed Little Nine like a disciple and began to practice the moves.
On a mountain peak, a young maiden and an elder practiced.
On Repentance Cliff, Li Qingshan was also practicing with Little Fox.
He had already reached the peak of the Distant Shore Plane. His next step was to break through the Distant Shore Plane and enter the Venerable Plane.
To reach the Venerable Plane, he needed to comprehend more Paths of the world. He was a toddler in this aspect. He cleared his mind of all stray thoughts and guided Little Fox in cleaning the steles and practicing fist techniques.
He would ignore the matters of the outside world.
He knew that the Yuhua Sect would stabilize after obtaining the Immortality Method. Therefore, he did not need to worry about anything else.
Li Qingshan only focused on his practice.
In 100 days, he punched a million times.
The youth practiced his katas diligently under the clear, bright moon.
The youth worked hard at comprehending Paths under the clear sky.
After more than three months, Li Qingshan retracted his hand. He looked up at the heavens high above. He peered out far and could see cities far off in the distance and the people within them.
For the past three months, he had entered into a state of open-mindedness like a valley. He was devoted solely to practicing katas.
All of creation was his teacher.
Eating, drinking tea, and sleeping were all forms of cultivation.
After three months, he felt that he was not far from the Venerable Plane.
That night, Li Qingshan went to the edge of Repentance Cliff and peered into the distance. He could see the city and the people within it. The common folk were busy with their lives, going about their daily routines.
[Drip.]
[Drip.]
[Drip.]
Suddenly, raindrops fell from the sky and hit the ground right beside his feet. The raindrops splattered and let out crisp sounds.
Then, torrential rain poured down from the sky and washed the ground. In a short amount of time, everything in his sight was wet.
It was as though a hole had been pierced in the sky, and water from the heavenly river was gushing into the world.
Li Qingshan peered at the city. The citizens outdoors were in a hurry to pack up and seek shelter.
He observed some of them packing up their stuff frantically.
Some of them were running to take shelter from the rain.
A scholar was protecting his books from the rain with his body.
A mother was rushing her kids home.
Such were the vicissitudes of life.
Li Qingshan felt something in his heart move. He retracted his gaze and returned to his bamboo hut immediately. He began to push for a breakthrough.
He felt it.
He meditated while sitting cross-legged in the bamboo hut. His mind wandered. Sometimes, his mind was utterly blank, while other times, it was filled with revelation.
The moonlight lit up the surface of the river. The stars twinkled brightly in the sky.
While Li Qingshan was cultivating, the energy from the twinkling stars shone on him. The energy gathered around his heart and seeped into it inch by inch.
When the starlight filled his brain, he felt a sense of comfort washing over him. It was refreshing. As he bathed under the moonlight, all the pores in his body absorbed the refreshing aura around him. He felt like he was floating among the clouds, and the sensation was pleasing.
Three golden buddhas materialized behind him. They sat cross-legged in midair, with their left legs on top of their right legs. Their eyes were shut, and all the stars were orbiting around them.
The three buddhas represented the ancient past, the present entangled with karma, and the ethereal future.
They represented the Maitreya Scripture of the Past, the Tathagata Scripture of the Present, and the Anutpattika Scripture of the Future.
With these three buddhas watching over him, Li Qingshan felt safe to immerse in his breakthrough.
Overnight, the rain gradually ceased. His soul blended in with the moist surroundings and roamed the night.
Li Qingshan saw the situation outside of the Yuhua Sect.
There was an old man tormented by illness. He was groaning in pain.
There was a scholar grinding away at his studies with the goal of serving the emperor.
There was a happily married couple making love at home.
And there was a sinister man planning a scheme against others. He looked wicked and cunning.
He immediately observed all of this.
His soul power far surpassed that of ordinary Venerable cultivators. Even the Great Venerable Plane sages could not compare to Li Qingshan in terms of their souls.
At night, he slowly cultivated and comprehended the Path. He then discovered that it was snowing.
In the span of a night, it changed from rain to snow.
Only then did he recall that it was winter.
He comprehended a lot that night. However, he was still one step away from achieving a breakthrough.
In the morning, he got up from his seat. After washing up, he opened his door to see a sea of white outside.
“It snowed very heavily, ” commented Li Qingshan.
Overnight, while people weren’t noticing, the land had changed its look.
Li Qingshan made himself some tea. Then, with the cup of tea in hand, he went to the edge of the cliff and peered far into the distance.
His soul followed his gaze and looked far, far away.
He suddenly saw the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty from his memories.
In the capital, the crystal clear icicles, which were as sharp as swords and as thick as a child’s arm, on every house revealed how cold last night was.
At the pagoda of the capital, a few monks were sweeping the snow on the ground with brooms.
In the courtyard of a family of scholars, a newlywed bride had just done her makeup and was throwing a snowball at her husband.
Beneath the mountain covered in snow, cultivators observed the snow and danced with their swords. Then, on the white field of snow, they stepped into a new plane.
A snowflake landed on the glazed tile of the palace. The gigantic red doors seemed three inches shorter.
The wind could not tidy up the messy footprints on the streets. So nobody could tell which footprints were left behind by messengers rushing to deliver the latest news to the royal court.
Be it snowflakes coming from the palace or dropping down from the branches; the pedestrians paid no heed to them.
As they walked along the roads covered in snow, everyone was scurrying toward their respective destinations.
Li Qingshan recorded everything as he gazed over.
He observed the scenes.
He comprehended them.
Last night, he was one step away from achieving a breakthrough. He had now passed the threshold by going with the flow.
Everything that Li Qingshan had witnessed was known as the vicissitudes of life.
Nearby, Little Fox watched him from behind, not daring to approach him.
Right now, he was comprehending the Path and was one with the heavens and the earth. From Little Fox’s perspective, he was like a deity who had descended from above.
A white-robed youth comprehended the Path in the snow and reached the Venerable Plane.
He had not practiced katas a million times in vain. His devotion to training had paid off.
He had lived in seclusion on Repentance Cliff for almost two years. Beginning with nothing, he had now reached the Venerable Plane.
No one would believe this if they heard about this.
Little Fox was the only one to witness this in the world.
However, currently, she was ignorant. She only knew that Li Qingshan was powerful. However, she had no grasp on exactly how powerful he was.
After a long while, Li Qingshan opened his eyes and let out a breath. He looked at his tea, which had already turned cold, and drank it in one gulp.
“I have broken through to the next plane,” he mumbled.
Due to comprehending the vicissitudes of life, his cultivation had successfully broken through to the next plane. However, he had only grasped the general concept. He needed to continue deepening his understanding.
However, right now, he turned around and looked toward Little Fox. He smiled, and his smile was handsome and as bright as the moon. He said, “Let’s go practice in the snow.”
Little Fox nodded in glee..
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