In the past, Yunkui Mountain had many disciples, but unfortunately, that generation of disciples were almost all killed or injured in the disaster that led to the fall of the old capital, and Yixuan was almost the only one who survived.

If she hadn't held up the mountain gate, the inheritance of Yunkui Mountain would have been cut off.

"So I'm here to provide you with the emotional value of visual enjoyment?" Jiang Lianqiu tapped the table with his fingertips, and a drop of soup flew out of the soup bowl in the middle and landed squarely on the center of Ju Fufu's eyebrows.

"Ouch!"

When Ju Fufu covered his eyebrows, Yixuan's pupils shrank.

"How did you do that! Nine?"

Chapter 157: Looks like a queen on the outside, but is actually a girl on the inside

Yixuan's eyes fell on Jiang Lianqiu's fingertips, then turned to look at the broth cooked by Pan Yinhu.

"Even my seemingly magical power requires the use of ethereal ink—the Yinhu. Did you add something strange to the soup?"

"No, no! Master! I definitely didn't!" Pan Yinhu waved his hands repeatedly.

"Master Yixuan's method of controlling objects is to use his own spiritual power to stimulate the ether within his body, creating a resonance between his own ether and the external ether—such as the ether ink in the ink pot—and relying on this resonance to control external objects."

"This requires that the object being driven has at least a certain level of ether."

"I just skipped the ether part. Although I still used the method of mobilizing spiritual power recorded in the manuscript, the power used to drive external objects was directly replaced by my own spiritual power."

Yixuan: “…………”

The two disciples seemed to understand what he said, but she knew that in order to achieve this, Jiang Lianqiu's spiritual power would have to be extremely strong.

That is enough to allow the invisible spiritual power to interfere with the tangible material world!

"Is your brain... okay? Is it really not burned?"

Yixuan raised his hand and placed it on Jiang Lianqiu's forehead with concern.

"Don't be so arrogant. This is only possible in theory. I had similar ideas when I was studying Qingming Taoism, but after experimenting, I found that it was almost impossible for human spiritual power to achieve."

"The strength of spiritual power can be improved through some systematic training. Master Yixuan, didn't you also say that it's just barely achievable, not absolutely impossible?"

He looked at Yixuan.

"Want to learn?"

"I'll teach you? Just consider it as a reward for showing me the manuscript."

Although the series of methods of using spiritual power in this manuscript were all developed based on the mobilization of ether, they brought great inspiration to Jiang Lianqiu.

What he can mobilize is not just ether energy, but destiny is his biggest trump card.

Jiang Lianqiu even suspected that if he continued along this path, it wouldn't be long before he would be able to completely abandon physical weapons and use energy to quickly create a magical weapon for himself during battle.

Or maybe a Ten Thousand Swords Technique or something, waving a hand and sending out a large number of energy flying swords...

The Zelo people have been practicing meditation for so long, and now they can finally use the spiritual power they have developed.

"A cultivation method that can directly train spiritual power? No, it's too precious—unless you become my disciple! Then you'll be a member of Yunkui Mountain, and giving me this method will be considered a contribution to Yunkui Mountain. If you become the next sect leader, I can accept it with peace of mind."

"Are you still setting me up for failure?" Jiang Lianqiu rolled his eyes. "This method isn't something that everyone can master. It requires talent. People without talent won't be able to even begin even if they burn their brains."

"Oh, it seems that our small family is destined to not be able to accommodate a great god like you, Lian Qiu."

Jiang Lianqiu: “?”

Why does Yixuan feel so uneasy?

After thinking for a moment and observing the flash of disappointment in Yixuan's eyes, he gradually came to his senses.

Is Yixuan mature? She is undoubtedly mature. When the Yunkui Mountain inheritance was almost cut off, it was she who gradually rebuilt the mountain gate.

But she is also immature. All her actions are imitations of the old sect leader from her childhood and her sister who later took over the position of sect leader.

She didn't understand why her sister would "abandon" her. She kept using the Qingming Sword and was eventually destroyed.

But even if she didn't understand, she subconsciously thought that the actions of the old master and her sister were correct, so she imitated their past behavior intentionally or unintentionally - this is why she said "It was so in the past, and it is so tonight" later in the plot.

It was not until the future plot that she heard her sister's last words in the cave and reached a reconciliation with herself, that she truly understood why her sister would not hesitate to use the Qingming Sword.

My elder sister is not that great. She is not willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of the people. She just wants to protect her younger sister Yixuan.

At that time, when Yixuan faced a powerful enemy, she also thought of the disciples behind her. She didn't need to be so great, she just needed to protect her disciples.

When the old capital fell, Yunkuishan paid a heavy price, but in the end it was the TOPS consortium that benefited. Yunkuishan even had to give up Suibianguan and completely retreat to the mountain gate.

In the future, under a series of operations by the new mayor of Aili City, Yunkuishan once again protected Chenghuiping, regained the great reputation that it should have received in the past, and revived Suibianguan.

The mayor successfully intervened in Weifeidi, and the reputation of the Mayflower family was once again enhanced.

The Praise Society successfully achieved its goal - forcing Yixuan to take action and obtain the memory of her sister from Yixuan.

Did you notice that everyone is winning, even the villains are winning big.

Only the TOPS consortium, which originally occupied the Weifei Dihui porcelain mining business, lost. Because of the implicit hostility between TOPS and the mayor, the mayor even won twice.

The overt and covert struggles and internal shady schemes among the above-mentioned major forces are difficult to fully understand from the perspective of Yun Kuishan who is involved in the dispute - even the rope maker who is also involved in the plot is the same.

But this does not mean that Yixuan is unaware of the problem. She knows that Yunkuishan is very fragile now, and all the pressure is weighing heavily on her shoulders.

Now seeing a young man with extremely terrifying talent who will definitely shine in the future with a little training, Yixuan instinctively hopes that he can join Yunkui Mountain because of the trust brought by the relationship between him and Xing Jianya.

This was the legacy left behind by the old sect leader and her sister in 3.1 with their lives - at least that was how she saw it at the moment.

After roughly figuring out the key points, Jiang Lianqiu saw a young and confused soul beneath Yixuan's mature and domineering appearance.

(No wonder she repeatedly wanted me to join Yunkui Mountain. Perhaps she herself didn’t realize she was trying to find someone to share the pressure?)

(It’s just that such a person has never existed, so I have to force myself to be strong.)

"Master Yixuan, can you take me to visit the back mountain after dinner?"

"Eh? Lianqiu, are you interested in the back mountain?" The depressed Yixuan was cheered up by the sudden change of subject. He smiled and nodded, "It's okay. I also need a walk to digest the food after dinner, so I'll take you for a walk."

Chapter 158: Another Peek into the Void Realm

There are also many mountain gate buildings on the back mountain of Yunkui Mountain.

However, the entire Yunkui Mountain is not populated nowadays, and many places lack maintenance, so they appear dilapidated.

After dinner, Yixuan took Jiang Lianqiu along the mountain path and unknowingly arrived at the top of the back mountain.

"Isn't the scenery here nice?" She looked back at Chenghuiping below the mountain. "You can see the entire Weifeidi from here."

It was already night.

The emergence of ether along with the void disaster has allowed humans to find a new energy source. Although it is dangerous, as long as it is used properly, it is a perfect energy source that will not cause any pollution.

Therefore, the world environment in this era is quite good, and you can see the Milky Way in the sky just by looking up.

——And that strange moon, half of which was completely polluted by darkness, while the other half was still bright and silvery white.

(If I remember correctly, the ZZZ development team once explicitly stated that the so-called Hollow Disaster was actually the aftermath of this world's ancient war.)

(Not the old capital era, but a more distant past.)

(The technological level of civilization in ancient times was extremely high. Qingyi's related copy mentioned that robots like her used a lot of ancient civilization technology that people today have explored and reproduced.)

(And the moon that was clearly mentioned as being eroded by a hollow in the Outer Ring quest text...)

"Are you looking at the mirage moon?" Yixuan's voice suddenly sounded.

"Ah... Mirage Moon. Master Yixuan, I think humans no longer look up at the stars these days, right?"

"Huh?" Yixuan didn't expect Jiang Lianqiu to ask this out of the blue. After a moment's thought, he understood what he meant and shook his head with a smile. "The Void is eroding this world. If we want to look up at the stars again, we have to wait until we take this world back from the Void."

"During the time of the Old Capital, some people attempted to build a space city, hoping to reach the stars. However, as you know, the Old Capital fell, and the space city was swallowed by the Lemnian Void, bringing all their efforts to nothing."

Yixuan stood beside Jiang Lianqiu and looked at the starry sky with him.

The evening breeze lifted her silver hair, brushed past Jiang Lianqiu's nose, and brought a faint scent of sandalwood.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Master Yixuan. Let me teach you how to meditate. If you want to take this world back from the void, you need strength."

Jiang Lianqiu retracted his gaze and smiled at Yixuan.

"Really teach you? I really can't do anything with you. It's obviously me who wants to be your master. I say - you don't want me to call you master in return, right?"

"You can yell if you want."

"That won't do. Wouldn't that make me a generation younger than Xing Jianya?" Yi Xuan shook his head decisively and walked to the grass beside him and sat down cross-legged.

"What do you want me to do?"

The Zelo people are an alien race, and their meditation methods cannot possibly have various formulas that humans can easily understand.

People like Su Shang and Xing Jianya who directly share his five senses can be led by him to get started quickly, but if it is someone else, Jiang Lianqiu will have to think of other ways.

Just like when I taught Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri—

"Close your eyes and empty your mind. First, enter your usual meditative state. Then, I will use my own spiritual power to try to lead you into another state."

"A strange method."

Yixuan raised his eyebrows and closed his eyes as he was told.

Soon, Yixuan's breathing calmed down and became almost imperceptible.

It took only a few seconds for her mind to become clear, which showed that she often used Yunkuishan's method of meditation in her daily life.

Jiang Lianqiu sat silently opposite Yixuan and put his hands on Yixuan's shoulders.

Yixuan's originally relaxed body suddenly tensed up, and then Jiang Lianqiu used both hands to pull her body towards him.

As soon as she opened her eyes in surprise, Yixuan found that Jiang Lianqiu was leaning against her and his forehead was lightly touching hers.

"?"

"Continue meditating and don't let your mind wander."

Yixuan's curled eyelashes trembled for a moment, and then he slowly closed his eyes, leaving only two blushes on his cheeks.

Jiang Lianqiu entered meditation mode faster than Yi Xuan. The moment the other party closed his eyes, his mental fluctuations immediately entered a strange frequency band.

Because their foreheads were touching, Yixuan's spirit was easily resonated with him.

From Yixuan's "perspective", she felt as if her soul had turned into a blue bird, leaving her body and flying higher and higher.

Glancing down, you can see two figures pressed together in an extremely intimate posture on the top of the mountain.

The sound of the wind around, the starlight above, and even the noise coming from the market below the mountain can all be clearly perceived to the smallest detail.

(How magical…)

In the past, meditation was just to calm one's mind, but now this kind of meditation method, which obviously makes mental activities more active, has completely exceeded Yixuan's expectations of meditation.

cognition.

(Huh? Why is Lian Qiu's body... glowing?)

……Dividing line……

Jiang Lianqiu felt that something was wrong with him.

He could feel that Yixuan had already entered the state, and his own state was too good!

Just like when he first accepted the spiritual power development from Von Neumeow in the underground base of Silver Crown Tower for himself, Kasumigaoka and others.

His "sight" was quickly raised to the extreme, this time it was much higher than the last time, and vaguely an arc appeared on the ground.

Could it be that—

Jiang Lianqiu was delighted as he heard the familiar sound of something breaking again.

Afterwards, he "saw" a mysterious world composed of all kinds of magnificent and mysterious purple and blue clouds.

(It is indeed a virtual world!)

(Opened again!)

The spiritual consciousness roamed freely in this magical space. Just like last time, Jiang Lianqiu was the only one in the entire virtual world.

This time, Jiang Lianqiu was pleasantly surprised to find that he seemed to be able to vaguely mobilize a little bit of spiritual energy around him.

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