Chapter 865: Chapter 845: Frozen Wilderness in the Woods (Part 1)
Luo Qianqian waved her hand: "I need to vent for a bit. Right now, even if I want to help you, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself and end up harming you. Wait a moment." With that, Luo Qianqian swiftly ran off.
Qin Nuan looked worried, hesitated for a moment, then followed her.
However... Luo Qianqian quickly came back with a trace of worry on her face. She breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Qin Nuan: "Let’s go, I’m afraid of getting lost." She didn’t dare to grab her, afraid of accidentally harming Qin Nuan.
Qin Nuan was speechless. She was worried that Luo Qianqian would get lost, so she quickly caught up with her.
"I’ll slap you to death, you little turtle spawn!" Luo Qianqian, dragging Qin Nuan, zigzagged left and right to ensure there was no one around, then stopped and signaled Qin Nuan to stand back, before blindly punching and kicking a tree...
Listening to Luo Qianqian, Qin Nuan was stunned. While others might shout, "Ah, hit!" or "Hey, ha, ho!" here it turned into "I’ll slap you to death, you little turtle spawn!" She wanted to laugh but didn’t dare, holding back her laughter while watching Luo Qianqian.
However, Luo Qianqian was not feeling well. An old man drifted out: "Are you stupid? Are you stupid?"
Luo Qianqian looked around, a perplexed expression on her face. She didn’t even have her backpack; where did this old man pop out from?
"What are you thinking! Sit down! Calm your mind, Hold the Primordial, Guard the One!"
What does Hold the Primordial, Guard the One mean...
Luo Qianqian wanted to ask, but her body, as if following the old man’s instructions, sat down and posed correctly.
"Close your eyes! What are you doing, staring with those big eyes? Showing off how big your eyes are?" The old man glared at Luo Qianqian, his face full of disdain.
She closed her eyes in frustration, only to find herself pulled into the Sea of Knowledge again.
The old man stood in the Sea of Knowledge. Luo Qianqian looked at it, completely different from last time, her eyes widened in disbelief: "This is..."
In front of her, although there was still a white mist, she could feel the weight. It seemed just a little more would be enough for the mist to gather together and transform into a real ’sea’.
The old man waved his hand, and Luo Qianqian watched as a book flew out from some corner, looking bewildered at this scene.
The book opened in the old man’s hand. He looked at Luo Qianqian and sighed.
Luo Qianqian immediately realized something might be up, her face showing more seriousness.
"Now, you have two choices," the old man said.
Luo Qianqian was stunned, obediently nodding: "Go ahead."
"First, maintain the status quo until your match is over, but you can’t touch any living thing."
Luo Qianqian decisively shook her head: "I’ll choose the second."
In her current state, while it might scare off opponents in a match, seeing Qin Nuan’s worried expression, she knew her state wasn’t as good as she thought.
"Second, you’ll lose your current abilities and return to the first level." The old man’s face was calm: "But in return, you’ll gain an entirely new Cultivation Technique."
Luo Qianqian was stunned for a long time, losing everything she had now?
But thinking carefully, she realized everything she had gained so far came without effort, merely a result of serendipity, so losing it wasn’t that regrettable.
But the technique the old man mentioned, it seemed...
"Is it that set from your body?" Luo Qianqian looked at the old man calmly.
The old man looked at her composed face, clearly having made up her mind, and nodded: "That’s right."
Luo Qianqian smiled: "Of course, I want it. Your body’s technique is obviously superior." Her face showing calmness: "After such a big surge, I’d be afraid of it even without side effects. What if I explode someday, wouldn’t I have lost big time?"
"Are you sure?" The old man’s face was extraordinarily serious.
Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "Yes, I’m sure."
"Your choice isn’t wrong," the old man said with a bitter smile, "but there are some things I need to clarify with you first."
She nodded gently, seemingly realizing things weren’t that simple.
"Firstly, your choice is very correct because if you choose the first option, in less than three days you’d explode and die."
Luo Qianqian looked startled, there you have it, she knew it.
She subconsciously patted her chest, relieved for her wise decision.
Yet she clearly felt that those energies couldn’t support her breaking through to the next level, so why would she explode and die?
"Secondly, there are indeed other methods." The old man appeared very earnest.
Luo Qianqian was curious, then why did he only tell her two methods?
Is it because other methods are similar?
"But the best method for you is still this." The old man slightly shook his head, but didn’t disclose other methods, maybe fearing Luo Qianqian would regret, or it was inconvenient to say.
Luo Qianqian merely shrugged, looking at the old man: "Haven’t I decided? Just tell me how to do it."
"Actually, it’s nothing special, just... take a look first." With that, the old man took out a book, which on Luo Qianqian’s first glance, wasn’t it the one she always kept in her bag?
She was instantly taken aback, but still received it with both hands, her face serious.
Surprisingly, it opened, and in her confusion, she looked at the old man.
He said, "The condition to open it is that Inner Strength reaches the sixth level."
Luo Qianqian nodded, taking a deep breath, slowly exhaling, then focused her mind and started looking.
After scanning through quickly, her face was full of disbelief. She looked again from the beginning and then exclaimed, "Are you sure this won’t kill me?"
"At present, it won’t." The old man’s face was calm.
"If I die, I’ll haunt you as a ghost," Luo Qianqian muttered.
Yet the pounding heartbeat showed she was extremely nervous.
To reverse the flow and destroy one’s meridians, how is that different from committing suicide?
However, the book in her hand gave her a feeling as comfortable as being in her mother’s womb, warm and cozy.
That was a feeling she hadn’t experienced since becoming aware.
Watching Luo Qianqian start to act, the old man sighed: "Whether successful or not, I, Bai Ze, accept you as my master."
Starting from the first level, Luo Qianqian reversed layer by layer. The pain was nothing compared to before.
Qin Nuan watched as Luo Qianqian spat out a mouthful of blood but kept her eyes closed. The beads of sweat on her forehead proved she was conscious, so she didn’t dare to disturb her, only watching her with concern.
Because of the immense remaining energy, she managed it effortlessly, but she was as weak as a patient.
Then, Luo Qianqian opened the book, looking at the first level, several times more complex than the sixth level she just discarded. She forced herself to stay alert, knowing that giving up now would be the end.
Carving out a new running route was not easy, especially since Luo Qianqian had just ruined most of it earlier.
