Chapter 215

Chapter 215: A Grand Name

An hour later,

Liu Jun Cheng mastered the Breathing Method.

Another hour passed.

Sui Jin also mastered the Breathing Method.

They did not get a leap like Jiang Yi. But if they kept at it for years, their souls would be nourished long term. Their future breakthroughs would be easier than for others.

“Master,” Sui Jin could not help a grin: “When did you get such a powerful method? All these years, have you been hiding other good stuff? How about bringing it all out today.”

Lin Qing Ling hugged her storage pouch with a wary face and said: “My net worth might not even match yours, and you still want to snatch from me.”

“What I have is common junk. What Master has is the real treasure,” Sui Jin said, eyes shining.

A Breathing Method that acted on the soul like this,

he had never heard of it.

With a huff, Lin Qing Ling said: “If I had such a method, I would have taught you long ago. Your Junior Sister created it herself.”

Created… a technique?

Everyone blinked, then turned in unison to stare at Li Shuang.

“Little Shuang, what kind of brain do you have?” Luo Ming Yue could not help saying.

First time creating a technique,

and it targets the soul?

Could Yan Fan from Cangyuan Sect do that?

Before, they said Junior Sister was too high profile.

Now it looked like

she had been too low key.

Li Shuang looked embarrassed: “It was only a passing insight.”

Lin Qing Ling looked at Li Shuang with mixed pride and melancholy.

The pride was that

this little monster was her Disciple.

The melancholy was that

as a Master… she still did not feel much sense of achievement.

Steadying herself, Lin Qing Ling said seriously: “It is enough that you know this was created by Little Shuang. You must not spread it. Ming Yue, this will not work for you, so set it aside for now. Liu Jun Cheng, Sui Jin, and Jiang Yi, from today on, work to blend this Breathing Method into every move of your daily life.”

All three agreed.

Lin Qing Ling thought for a while, then looked to Li Shuang: “Little Shuang, by taking out this method… are you planning to submit it to the sect?”

Li Shuang nodded: “Given time, almost anyone can learn the Breathing Method. If we promote it inside the Sword Sect, the strength of the younger generation should grow a lot.”

That way,

in three years when the sects compete again, the Sword Sect could face it with more calm.

This time,

the people from Tyrant Blade Sect returned empty handed.

Ren Gu was crippled, but Tyrant Blade Sect still had four Disciples at the Divine Transformation Stage. Overall, they were still stronger than the Sword Sect.

The Sword Sect Disciples still needed to grow stronger.

On the other hand,

[Are we only aiming for sixth place?]

[Why not reach for something higher?]

Li Shuang had her own ambition, but she did not speak it out loud.

Lin Qing Ling’s expression was complex: “You are being very generous.”

A method like this, if sold, would make the Five Sects fight to buy it.

Li Shuang’s voice was calm: “Master, my roots are here.”

During those ten years, she did feel anger.

But in the end,

she had trapped herself.

The Sword Sect had people like Immortal Ling Xu, who was hypocritical.

But it also had a Master who was upright and sincere.

To Li Shuang,

Ling Xu Peak was full of wind and rain.

But once she walked out of Ling Xu Peak, the Sword Sect was sunny.

From opening the Heart-Inquiry Platform to gifting her the Bronze Eye, the sect had invested a lot in her.

So why not give a little back.

Lin Qing Ling’s smile held warmth, but she still said: “We can give it to the sect, but not for free. Little Shuang, do not worry about what comes next. I will fight for the best terms for you. Also, inside the sect I will tell only a very few that you created the Breathing Method. Ordinary Disciples will not know. On this matter… we will keep it a bit low key.”

As she spoke, she felt a bit helpless.

In the day, she had advised Meng Yi Fei not to be so cautious and to let the young shine.

But no one told her

that Li Shuang could shine even brighter.

If news spread that she had created the Breathing Method,

she might jump into the top three of the Demon Hunt List at once.

That was a bit too much.

“I will follow Master’s arrangement,” Li Shuang said.

“Good, good,” Lin Qing Ling said gently: “These next few days, do not enter the Bronze Eye. Wait three days. I will come find you.”

Li Shuang had no objection and agreed sweetly.

Taking the jade slip, Lin Qing Ling hurried to leave.

After a moment,

she suddenly thought of something and muttered: “Breathing Method sounds too plain. If we want to stun those stubborn old men, we need to package it. Quick, help me think. We need a grand name first.”

Li Shuang looked speechless.

A grand name?

Was Breathing Method not good enough?

So simple.

So clear.

Li Shuang gave her opinion, but everyone vetoed it.

“This method warms the soles and raises clear qi from the Yongquan point. How about Earth Treasury Spirit Nurturing Method,” Liu Jun Cheng said.

“Not fierce enough. This method is strong. I say call it Explosive Spirit Ascension Art,” Luo Ming Yue suggested.

Sui Jin chuckled: “Better to be direct. Whoever practices it can change their fate, so call it…”

Everyone looked at him with hope.

Sui Jin said solemnly: “Slacker Comeback Method.”

Everyone: “…”

Lin Qing Ling waved her hand: “Forget it, I will think about it myself. I am going to find those old fossils.”

She took the jade slip and rushed out.

Li Shuang was curious.

[Old fossils?]

Liu Jun Cheng kindly explained: “Master means the sect’s several Supreme Elders in the Tribulation Crossing Stage.”

“They lived in the same era as the founding Ancestor. In the end, the Ancestor succeeded in Ascension, but they never took that last step and have remained in the Mortal Realm. They are the Sword Sect’s true sea calming pillars.”

“But back then, the decision to abandon the Supreme Emotionless Art and switch the Sword Sect’s Disciples to other paths also came from those Supreme Elders. The founding Ancestor saved Master’s life. Because Master does not agree with the Supreme Elders’ decision, her way of calling them is… a bit disrespectful.”

Li Shuang nodded in understanding.

On a barren little mountaintop,

inside a bamboo hut,

an Elder was meditating with eyes closed.

Suddenly,

a voice sounded outside: “Elder Can Shang! Meng Yi Fei requests an audience together with Peak Master of Emotionless Peak Lin Qing Ling. They seek to see you.”

The Elder opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness flashing in them.

Meng Yi Fei was one thing.

Why was Lin Qing Ling here too?

He felt a headache coming on at once.