Chapter 1912 - 1913: There's Northern Spiritual Energy Inside
Chapter 1912 - 1913: There's Northern Spiritual Energy Inside
Jiang Wen wasn't shy about it and started eating himself.
"Brother Ling, I'm not exaggerating for you, but during the Xi Shan Fan Festival, the dishes made by your chefs were at most only sixty or seventy percent as good as yours."
Ling Zhenfei said: "Getting sixty or seventy percent is already not easy, as there are so many people at the festival, with chefs working overtime, fatigue is inevitable.
Moreover, they're my apprentices, so it's normal that their skills are not as good as mine."
The two of them drank two cups, and then Murong Liuqing started eating too, seemingly having put aside her grudge.
Ling Zhenfei and Jiang Wen exchanged a slight smile, picked up their wine glasses, and drank another cup.
Jiang Wen said: "Last time, because of official duties, I couldn't dare to drink, I didn't realize the wine here is so tasty."
Ling Zhenfei said: "If it's tasty, drink more, I've got plenty of wine."
This time, Murong Liuqing picked up her glass, and inside her goblet, she had Heart-Talk Fruit juice.
Ling Zhenfei said: "This is heart-talk fruit juice, don't be too surprised when you drink it."
Murong Liuqing had a curious look in her eyes, but did not take Ling Zhenfei's words to heart, however, after taking a small sip of the heart-talk fruit juice, her expression immediately changed.
"There's spiritual energy in this!"
The juice of the heart-talk fruit contains spiritual energy, which is what makes it special, ordinary people only care about its taste, but cultivators can sense the spiritual energy within it.
Drinking a mouthful, from the throat to the stomach is so comfortable, the taste dances on the tongue with all sorts of stimuli changing, it's truly wonderful.
Ling Zhenfei and Jiang Wen also raised their glasses and clinked them, taking a sip.
Jiang Wen said: "The first time I drank it, I was shocked by the flavor, how could such a thing exist? Even the heavenly brew of the Queen Mother can't top this."
Mo Lun said: "Indeed, it's delicious, but you can't buy it outside, I thought during the Fan Festival would be the only time to taste it, I'm so happy to be able to drink it again today."
Jiang Wen said: "Yes, looks like I'll have to go to your Xi Shan Fan Festival every year to grab some food."
Ling Zhenfei said: "You are absolutely welcome, having such an expert to protect our manor gives me peace of mind too."
Murong Liuqing asked: "Is this the legendary wine?"
Jiang Wen and the others laughed, Jiang Wen said: "This isn't wine, it's fruit juice. If you want to drink, there's city street wine in this bottle, why don't you try it?"
Murong Liuqing quickly waved her hand and said: "I don't want it, alcohol isn't a good thing, I won't drink it."
Jiang Wen said: "You are mistaken, those who've never drunk say alcohol isn't good, but afterward they all praise it."
Murong Liuqing glared at them: "You have ulterior motives."
Ling Zhenfei said: "This meal is an apology to you, though I'm not sure where I offended you, it's out of kindness."
Murong Liuqing said: "There's no grudge between us; I just wanted to see what skills you've gained from the Wuliang Heart Sutra."
Jiang Wen looked curiously at Ling Zhenfei and asked: "Yes, what exactly is in the Wuliang Heart Sutra?"
Ling Zhenfei was momentarily at a loss for words.
Should I tell them I've cracked the Wuliang Heart Sutra? That's definitely out of the question.
Ling Zhenfei hesitated slightly and said: "In fact, everyone thinks the Wuliang Heart Sutra is a very powerful Cultivation Technique, so many people study it, but actually, the Wuliang Heart Sutra is just something to calm the mind and quiet the breath."
Jiang Wen laughed after hearing this: "You must be joking, how could it be just something to calm the mind and quiet the breath? Our department knows more than half the techniques we're learning on Wuliang Mountain are derived from the Wuliang Heart Sutra."
Murong Liuqing said: "Actually, saying this Heart Sutra is for calming the mind and quieting the breath isn't wrong; my master said everyone sees the Wuliang Heart Sutra differently.
To us, it may be a profound Cultivation Technique, but to others, it could just be a way to calm the mind and quiet the breath."
Ling Zhenfei quickly said: "Exactly, that's what I think too, maybe when you look at it, it transforms into a variety of other techniques."
Ling Zhenfei was worried about how to explain himself, and Murong Liuqing's words provided him an excuse, making him very pleased.
Jiang Wen said with some frustration: "I thought you'd learn some profound techniques at the top level of the Wuliang Book Tower's mental state part, but you ended up with something about calming the mind.
If you ask me, it's better to study some advanced techniques, right?"
Ling Zhenfei said: "Actually, everything's fine. This calming and quieting thing might be very useful for me in the future."
Murong Liuqing then asked: "But I'm curious, this noon, on the grand square, what technique did you use to break my Four Directions Sword Array with one blade?"
Actually, that blade was learned by Ling Zhenfei from the Wuliang Heart Sutra.
But he had just learned that blade and wasn't very proficient yet.
Although not proficient, Ling Zhenfei still broke the sky-full Sword Array with one blade, proving the techniques learned from the Wuliang Heart Sutra are very powerful.
However, powerful techniques naturally have pros and cons.
After executing that move, Ling Zhenfei found that although the Boundless Blade Technique is powerful, it also consumes a lot, and the control it demands of Ling Zhenfei is very high.
Every move in the Blade Technique is essentially a combination of one word or a few words.
Ling Zhenfei followed the methods written in the Wuliang Heart Sutra to evolve the blade techniques.
Since they are words, the changes in blade edge, speed, and depth are all different.
To use the Boundless Blade Technique, it must be executed to perfection, but that demands significant consumption of Ling Zhenfei's spiritual energy and mental focus.
The senior who composed the Wuliang Heart Sutra, known as the Wuliang Ancestral Master, was naturally very powerful, and his achievements are unknown.
Perhaps he wrote it casually, but for those who want to mimic his writing style, it isn't simple.
Firstly, one must have strong spiritual energy, and also very strong spiritual power to control the changes in blade edge.
Ling Zhenfei's spiritual energy would seem divine to ordinary people, but in the Realm of cultivators, it's not much.
Above the Dawen Realm, there are many more powerful realms, the path of cultivation is very long, and Ling Zhenfei has taken only a small step.
Therefore, although the Boundless Blade Technique is very powerful, it's not something that can be used at will any number of times.
However, with Murong Liuqing asking now, Ling Zhenfei cannot remain silent.
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