Library of Heaven’s Path 2: Eternal Destiny

Having always believed her father to be omnipotent, now that he got a simple explanation wrong... could he still be capable?

“That’s impossible...” Yu Longqing frowned.

Yu Xiaoyu said, “Let’s see, how about you explain this sentence: ‘Gathering strength into a circle, converging in the dantian!’”

“This is simple; it means to gather the strength into a circle and circulate it to the dantian...” Yu Longqing explained.

“What about: ‘Gather breath into a tower, disperse energy like flowing water?’” Yu Xiaoyu continued.

After some thought, Yu Longqing said, “It means to gather the breath inside to form a high tower, and if uncontrolled, the true energy will flow away like water...”

“Wrong! All wrong!”

Yu Xiaoyu shook her head, looking disdainful. “I thought you understood cultivation well, but it turns out you’re just a half-baked teacher!”

Surprised by his daughter’s scorn, Yu Longqing’s face turned green. “If my explanation is wrong, then you tell me what these two sentences really mean?”

No matter how one looked at it, he was a master at the eighth level of Source Pool with a Divine Soul, the top person in White Roc City. He had painstakingly helped to explain the techniques but was met with constant doubt...

“I asked my teacher about these two sentences in class, and here’s what he explained!”

Knowing that if she didn’t clarify, her father wouldn’t believe he was wrong, Yu Xiaoyu said, “The first sentence, ‘Gathering strength into a circle,’ refers to cultivating one’s strength to the level of perfection, so that it can converge in the dantian. Otherwise, the Source Energy can become unruly, making it easy to lose control, which could harm the body—lightly leading to going astray in cultivation and heavily endangering one’s life.”

“The second sentence, ‘Gather breath into a tower, disperse energy like flowing water,’ refers to refining true energy. You need to have the spirit of building a tower, laying a solid foundation so you can build layer by layer. You can’t just jump to the ninth layer; you have to start from the first layer. ‘Disperse energy like flowing water’ means if you can’t control the Source Energy, you should let it flow naturally like water, instead of forcing it; otherwise, it would be time-consuming and laborious, yielding no results…”

Hearing his daughter’s explanation, Yu Longqing was shocked, as if enlightened. His body involuntarily trembled.

Letting things happen naturally, right...

Digging a waterway to draw water uphill is almost impossible, but digging a spring at the mountain’s peak to let it flow down naturally can ensure the entire mountain has water to drink...

That’s what letting things happen naturally means.

In an instant, the parts he had not understood in his cultivation melded together, and the barriers that had blocked his cultivation for many years suddenly shattered like glass struck by a bell.

Boom!

A massive phantom appeared behind him, dignified and seated in mid-air.

Source Pool Ninth Level, Dharma Aspect!

After listening to his daughter’s explanation of the technique, he had an epiphany and directly broke through the barriers that had bound him for years, reaching the Dharma Aspect!

Yu Xiaoyu blinked.

The technique her teacher had given her was only for the third level of Source Pool cultivation. Explaining it to her father had allowed him to grasp it, thus achieving a breakthrough... What level of technique was this? How could it be so powerful?

After a considerable time, Yu Longqing finally stabilized his cultivation, drew the Dharma Soul back into his body, and slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at his daughter again, his eyes were filled with excitement: “What other techniques has Teacher Zhang passed on to you? Quickly explain them to me! This set of techniques directly points to the essence of cultivation, and it’s incredibly helpful to me…”

Initially wanting to help his daughter with explanations, he found himself in the position of wanting her to teach him instead...

“Dad... get a grip! The teacher’s techniques cannot be shared, even if you are my dad!”

Yu Xiaoyu shook her head.

Only then did Yu Longqing come back to his senses from his excitement, his eyes filled with longing: “Xiaoyu, how about... you ask Teacher Zhang if I can also become his disciple? Don’t worry; we’ll keep it separate—you’ll call me Dad, and I’ll call you Senior Sister…”

Yu Xiaoyu sighed.

After a long time, Yu Longqing finally recovered, filled with frustration.

Had he known that Teacher Zhang understood cultivation so profoundly, just the casual explanations of his techniques were so arcane, he would have asked to become a disciple long ago... what business did this girl have with it?

“What level of strength have you achieved after practicing this technique for more than two days?”

Yu Longqing asked curiously.

When he last parted from his daughter, he had only 0.5 horsepower; now, could it be that she had already reached 0.6 horsepower or even more?

“There’s no measuring array here, so I’m not sure,” Yu Xiaoyu shook her head.

“Just throw a punch; I can estimate it!”

Yu Longqing smiled.

“Okay!”

Yu Xiaoyu nodded, stepping forward and throwing a punch at her father.

Yu Longqing smiled slightly and raised his hand to meet it.

In the next moment, the city lord Yu Longqing was sent flying backward, his form stabilizing in the air as the Dharma aspect emerged to keep him from crashing down.

“You, you...”

His pupils contracted, and Yu Longqing looked as if he had seen a ghost: “Is that... 3 horsepower?!”

In just over a day of cultivation, she had gone from 0.5 horsepower to an astonishing 3 horsepower... was this normal cultivation?

As a master at the Dharma Aspect, his power had already surpassed the 100 horsepower threshold. By right, 3 horsepower shouldn’t have shaken him in the slightest. Yet, he had always thought his daughter was at most 0.6 horsepower; receiving her punch should have been similar. But here he was, sent flying by a single strike...

“3 horsepower?!”

Not only was he shocked, but Yu Xiaoyu was also completely stunned.

She had initially thought the techniques taught by her teacher were fast in the beginning but would slow down later. Now, it seemed they remained consistently rapid...

“Oh, right! The Fate Guardian Xu Xin from the imperial capital wants to hold a martial arts competition for the students, and you must participate! Here’s a segment of Spirit Source Bamboo; you should find a way to refine it, which can accelerate your strength increase!”

After the shock wore off, Yu Longqing produced a green bamboo pole and handed it over.

The leaves of the Spirit Source Bamboo had been used up, but the pole could still be used... at least for Yu Xiaoyu, it would provide significant help.

Just by absorbing the dispersed Source Energy from the sky, she had skyrocketed from 0.5 horsepower to 3 horsepower in just over a day. With this treasure, her progress would surely be even greater!

In an instant, Yu Longqing found himself looking forward to his daughter’s performance in the competition.

In the Dean’s Office.

“You want to hold a competition for all the students to select geniuses?”

After hearing Xu Xin’s request, Lu Mingrong furrowed his brows. “We can hold it, but it will take some time. It definitely won’t be possible in three days!”

Student competitions occur every year and require a lot of preparation beforehand. How could they just say there’s a competition and start immediately?

Xu Xin said, “The Liu family will cover all the expenses, and even those in the top ten will receive generous rewards!”

“???”

Liu Tianzhi said, “Ah... yes!”

“It’s not just about the rewards; the time is too tight. We need a venue for the competition, right? We need judges, too. If someone gets injured, we’ll need medical attention! Who will compete against whom, and we need to arrange the process?”

Lu Mingrong shook his head. “White Rock Academy has over fifty thousand students from the lower grades to the higher grades. How long will it take to get results from this competition? It’s not that easy.”

“Are you saying it can’t be done in three days?” Xu Xin frowned.

“Indeed! Absolutely impossible!” Lu Mingrong shook his head.

Xu Xin sighed, “Alright then, Liu family head, please inform Teacher Zhang that this competition won’t take place…”

Liu Tianzhi showed a joyful expression: “Okay!”

“Teacher Zhang? Teacher Zhang Xuan?” Lu Mingrong looked over.

“Yes!”

Xu Xin nodded. “I just came from Teacher Zhang. I discussed the competition, and he agreed. I thought Dean Lu would support it. Since it can’t be done, I’ll have to tell him it’s off...”

“Why not hold it? Of course, we should!”

Lu Mingrong said seriously: “Not only should we hold it, but we’ll start tomorrow. Isn’t it just a student competition? White Rock Academy has organized many such events; for us, it’s second nature; it’s all small matters!”

“Ah?”

Liu Tianzhi said, “But we need a venue.”

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