My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 1315 - 1235: As Long as the Green Hills Remain, We’ll Burn the Mountain Another Day

Qin Liuxi looked at Teng Zhao, who was following her closely, and burst into laughter.

"When did you turn into a shadow? What, are you afraid your master will run away?"

"Hmm." Teng Zhao replied sullenly.

Qin Liuxi said, "Let’s go. Let’s have a match between master and disciple."

Teng Zhao was taken aback for a moment.

"Don’t worry, I won’t overpower you. This is just to feed you a few moves, to see what insights you’ve achieved this year, and for us to have some hands-on practice." Qin Liuxi grabbed him and went to a valley in the back mountain.

The master and disciple stood facing each other, each holding a Peach Wood Sword. Qin Liuxi smiled and said, "I’ll let you have ten moves. Come on, fight."

Teng Zhao’s eyes sharpened, and wielding the Peach Wood Sword, he mobilized all his Spiritual Power. With a swift motion, he attacked her with the sword imbued with a fierce Gang Zheng Qi.

As a Taoist, ghost hunting and eliminating evil spirits is common. Don’t think relying on Spiritual Power, Magic Artifacts, talismans, and the like is enough. Physical fitness is crucial too. If you’re like a frail beauty, always looking sickly, you can’t even draw a talisman, let alone use a magic treasure.

And during a fight, don’t you need stamina?

Getting winded after a few moves, you couldn’t keep on fighting, and a ghost could even possess you.

That’s why Taoist body refining is extremely important. It involves Cultivation Techniques, moves, and Step Techniques. Moves aside, if your Step Technique is well-practiced, shapeshifting is easy, and if you can’t win, at least you can escape, right?

Teng Zhao, knowing his own capabilities, didn’t think he could hurt his master, so he didn’t hold back. From the start, his movements and Step Techniques were open and forceful, and the moves he used were deadly.

Joking aside, if the opponent were an evil spirit, would he hold back because he was afraid of hurting it? Surely, he’d use deadly moves, focusing on a quick resolution to get it over with and return to cultivation.

After all, being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself. How can the people of Qingping Temple wear themselves down from within? They can’t afford it!

Qin Liuxi was very satisfied. She feared not when he used his full strength, only feared him holding back because it was her.

He was self-aware.

Holding back was not out of respect for the old, nor out of fear, but was an insult to both parties.

Qin Liuxi easily dodged his attacks, using the same level of cultivation to counter him, and in the process, would point out the flaws and weaknesses in his moves and Step Techniques.

Teng Zhao listened while changing his moves, and his Spiritual Power grew fiercer.

Qin Liuxi’s expression softened.

The more Teng Zhao fought, the more he enjoyed it. Being able to be Qin Liuxi’s disciple showed he was truly gifted, and in essence, like her, he became stronger against stronger opponents.

Even though he couldn’t defeat her.

But dueling and fighting against a strong opponent is an uphill battle; who knows, he might just catch a small flaw. Even ants can bring down an elephant.

Teng Zhao’s Spiritual Power quickly depleted, and his movements gradually slowed. The watching Little Ginseng and Golden Rat covered their eyes, thinking, it’s over, he’s going to lose.

Exhausting his last drop of Spiritual Power, Teng Zhao spat out some stagnant blood and spread out on the ground in a big character, saying, "Master, I lost."

Qin Liuxi walked over, helped him up, and said, "Not bad. You already have the demeanor and confidence of a temple master."

Teng Zhao’s body stiffened as he looked at her.

Qin Liuxi popped an elixir into his mouth, saying, "Don’t speak. I’ll recite the mnemonic. You guide your energy in Grand and small circulation cycles. When your Spiritual Power is depleted, it’s a good time to gather it again and have a little breakthrough."

The elixir melted as soon as it entered his mouth.

Teng Zhao closed his eyes, forming the skill with his hands. Hearing the cultivation mnemonic, he silently repeated it, guiding the energy from the Heaven Spirit through his limbs.

Qin Liuxi tossed a few talismans and pieces of Jade in several directions, setting up a small Spirit Gathering Array.

The Spiritual Energy of the Five Elements of the heavens and earth rushed in from all sides, guided by Teng Zhao into his meridians, circulating once and transforming into small drops of Spiritual Liquid in his Dantian.

As more Spiritual Liquid gathered, Teng Zhao’s entire body was enveloped in a layer of mist.

Little Ginseng and others rushed over, not daring to disturb, only looking at Qin Liuxi, but saw her lips moving without hearing a word.

This is inheritance, something only exclusive disciples can receive.

Qin Liuxi was imparting her comprehension and knowledge to Teng Zhao.

Teng Zhao sensed something was off, but before he could break off, Qin Liuxi stopped him.

Comprehension is important, but so is inheritance.

He was the disciple she placed high hopes on, who couldn’t be a weakling.

Teng Zhao calmed himself, wholeheartedly comprehending. Yet, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye, disappearing into his temples.

Qin Liuxi passed on all her life learning to him, not in cultivation but by inscribing her insights in his Divine Mansion with spiritual power, like a heavy book. How much he could comprehend in the future depended on himself.

Little Ginseng turned away, pulling Golden Rat into its embrace, burrowing into the ground, and cried uncontrollably.

If not for dire necessity, why pass inheritance this way? They were only about seven or eight years apart in age, one just a little over twenty, the other not even fifteen. They had plenty of time to grow together.

She could have taught him slowly, but now, she could only feed him everything at once.

Because she’s afraid there won’t be enough time.

Golden Rat, squeezed to the point of despair, thought: It’s crying, but why pin me down to cry?

Just a small breakthrough wouldn’t attract tribulation clouds. Teng Zhao easily broke through the barrier and reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer in one leap.

Though still inferior to Qin Liuxi, compared to many cultivators in the world, reaching this level at his age placed him among the elite. He had some insights from before, and now with Qin Liuxi’s inheritance, his talent ensured that with diligent cultivation and unchanging Dao Heart, he would definitely reach the threshold of Foundation Establishment and become a Master.

When Teng Zhao opened his eyes, the sun was just about to set, with fiery red clouds overhead. Although there wasn’t any tribulation or spirit rain, there were red clouds cheering for him.

"Although not as good as your master, it’s not bad. Now that you have the inheritance, practice diligently wherever I am." Qin Liuxi said to Teng Zhao, "On the path of cultivation, you cannot be negligent, nor lazy. You must maintain your Dao Heart and pass down Qingping Temple from generation to generation."

"Master..." Teng Zhao moved his legs and knelt before her.

Qin Liuxi reached out, patted his head, adjusted the net-bun on his hair, and sighed, "I remember when I first met you, you were a silent and arrogant kid, now you’ve grown, why become pretentious?"

She crossed her arms and said, "Your master dislikes pretentiousness, and dislikes internal conflict. Our master emphasizes dealing with grudges on the spot, not overnight, if you’re not satisfied, go for it. Disciple, holding grudges in your heart is detrimental to ascension, so don’t think about the hardships. The sun will rise every day, the sun will rise normally. Also, don’t fear challenges, if you can’t win, run. Keep the mountains green and burn them later."

Teng Zhao: "?"

Little Ginseng: My tears were shed for nothing!

Golden Rat: The techniques taught by Qingping Temple are indeed extraordinary, the rat understands now!