Chapter 11

Returning to the stone house, the first thing Ning Cheng did was to recall the cultivation techniques he had learned before. His predecessor had never been fond of cultivation, and with his poor talent, he made no progress in cultivation, which only made him less motivated. Now, Ning Cheng found it somewhat difficult to recall the cultivation techniques passed down by the Ning family.

Fortunately, although Ning Cheng's grandfather, Ning Hongchang, indulged him, he insisted that Ning Cheng must remember the Ning family's cultivation techniques and the basic elements of cultivation.

After repeatedly recalling, Ning Cheng finally managed to remember the first level incantation of the Ning family's cultivation technique, as well as some acupoints and meridian pathways.

Following the cultivation incantation he remembered, Ning Cheng carefully sensed the sparse spiritual energy outside, trying to generate a qi sensation in his meridians. At the same time, he was prepared for a long period without any qi sensation. He knew his talent, and if it were so easy to sense qi, he wouldn't have waited until now to gather qi.

"Hum..." As Ning Cheng began to gather spiritual energy, his entire meridian system hummed, and he could clearly hear the sound. At the same time, intense pain spread throughout his body.

In the next moment, a thick and gentle force spread throughout his body, almost tearing him apart. At that moment, Ning Cheng felt that even the slightest carelessness would completely tear his meridians, making him a cripple.

Shocked, Ning Cheng did not dare to relax for a moment. He focused his mind and guided the sudden qi sensation, following the cultivation incantation he knew, to guide the qi to flow through his entire meridian system. As he carefully guided, the body that was about to burst gradually calmed down.

As time passed, Ning Cheng became immersed in the state of qi flowing through his meridians, like warm water slowly spreading throughout his body. He vaguely sensed some blockages in his meridians being naturally cleared, and some impurities in his body being squeezed out of his meridians and emitted.

A warm and comfortable feeling rose in Ning Cheng's body. In the sensory state where even consciousness was blocked, Ning Cheng always felt that his cultivation was different from what others had described. In his memory, cultivation involved absorbing external spiritual energy and converting it into true qi through the body's meridians.

However, at this moment, he felt that he had not absorbed any spiritual energy from the outside. It seemed that there was a thick and gentle qi within his body, which filled his meridians when he cultivated. This qi, like warm water, automatically squeezed out the impurities in his body and cleared his blocked meridians, then circulated in his meridians.

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Cheng felt his entire body tremble, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

The sudden clarity of the world made him completely forget that the qi circulating in his body had already disappeared.

A feeling of extreme ease surged in his heart. Even if Ning Cheng were a fool, he would know that he had successfully gathered qi and was now a cultivator at the first level of Qi Gathering.

Is cultivation really that simple? No, that's not right. If cultivation were so simple, he wouldn't have been unable to gather qi for so many years, and so many people in the entire Cang Qin Kingdom wouldn't be unable to gather qi.

Ning Cheng calculated the time he had spent cultivating. He was sure that he had not cultivated for more than a day, but in this short time, he had reached the first level of Qi Gathering. If he told others, no one would believe it. What was going on?

At this moment, Ning Cheng had forgotten about the impurities and odors that had been expelled from his body and instead sat in deep thought. He was not a fool and knew how to protect himself. Before his rebirth, Ning Cheng knew he was different because he had a photographic memory and an unparalleled understanding ability.

It was precisely because of this terrifying ability that Ning Cheng dared not publicize it. He only wanted to live a simple life. After his sister graduated from university, he would go in search of his simple life. He knew very well what his ability represented. As soon as he showed a little, he would immediately become the focus of attention. From then on, he might not even be able to live a normal life.

This was why Ning Cheng preferred to work on a construction site rather than use his abilities to make money. He knew that once he started, it would be hard to stop, and he would eventually be noticed. If it weren't for meeting Tian Muwan, he wouldn't even have wanted to continue his university studies. The only thing he hadn't expected was to be reborn in such a place after a breakup.

Ning Cheng was sure that his cultivation was different from others. Others absorbed spiritual energy from the outside, while he had a thick and gentle qi within his body that allowed him to gather qi quickly and advance to the first level of Qi Gathering. His long-term caution made him want to understand what was happening. It seemed that there was a source within his body that provided this thick and gentle qi, greatly increasing his cultivation speed and even ignoring his poor talent.

Unfortunately, Ning Cheng knew very little about cultivation. The only information he had was from his predecessor's memory, which was extremely limited. His predecessor was definitely not a person with good talent; if he had, he wouldn't have waited until now to gather qi. The only possibility was that something had happened during his rebirth.

Ning Cheng recalled the yellow light that shot down from the sky, thinking that his rapid cultivation speed might be related to that yellow light.

Putting aside these incomprehensible matters, Ning Cheng walked out of the house and began to clean his body. After washing his body with well water, he found that some of the scars on his skin had faded, and his skin seemed to have become much whiter.

Although Ning Cheng had never gathered qi, he was a student at Cang Qin Second Star Academy and came from the Ning family, so he was not completely ignorant of cultivation. He knew that a cultivator's wounds would heal quickly, but not as quickly as his. The scars on his body were still clear yesterday, but after reaching the first level of Qi Gathering today, they had faded significantly, which was unusual.

A somewhat hurried footsteps approached, clearly heading for the courtyard where he was staying. Ning Cheng was startled. He had been living here for a few days, and no one had ever come over. Now that someone was coming, it was clearly targeting him. Ning Cheng didn't have time to think much and hurriedly rushed into the house, quickly putting on clean clothes.

Just as Ning Cheng finished dressing, Ji Luofei pushed the door open anxiously.

"Why are you back?" Ning Cheng felt a slight relief when he saw Ji Luofei. He had been uneasy since offending Xian Yuankui.

Ji Luofei also felt a slight relief when she saw Ning Cheng was fine, and she said in a calm tone, "I heard you offended Xian Yuankui..."

Ning Cheng thought Ji Luofei was going to scold him and quickly said, "He provoked me first. If it happened again, I would still save the boy."

He couldn't let a little boy be trampled to death by a unicorn in front of him, especially when he could save him. For him, if he had let the boy die, he would never have been able to forgive himself.

To Ning Cheng's surprise, Ji Luofei did not scold him but instead said in a softer tone, "Xian Yuankui has a special status in the Cang Qin Kingdom. If you stay here, you will definitely be in danger. Hmm..."

Ji Luofei paused, staring at Ning Cheng in surprise, and then said, "You've already gathered qi? The odor in the house, is it from the impurities in your body?"

Ning Cheng realized that Ji Luofei had smelled the odor as soon as she entered but hadn't mentioned it until now. Seeing that he had gathered qi, she finally brought it up.

"Yes, I just came back and felt something, so I tried to cultivate. I didn't expect to gather qi successfully. It must be luck," Ning Cheng said with an awkward smile.

Ji Luofei didn't respond to Ning Cheng's words but stared at him for a while. Ning Cheng was about to ask what was wrong when he suddenly understood her meaning.

A few days ago, Ji Luofei was still with him, and it would have been difficult for his body to recover in just a few days. How could he suddenly reach the first level of Qi Gathering? Clearly, he had a secret, and if Ji Luofei could see it, others could too. Since he had just been released from prison, everyone would know.

Although Ning Cheng himself didn't know what the secret was, others might not think the same way. They might even cut him open to find out.

"Luofei, I've already reached the first level of Qi Gathering and want to go to the academy," Ning Cheng quickly understood his situation. For him, the only way to stay alive was to go to Cang Qin Second Star Academy. Staying outside would mean constant danger.

Ji Luofei, who had been puzzled about Ning Cheng's secret, now forgot her concerns. Ning Cheng had always called her "girl," but now he called her "Luofei." Could hardship really make a person grow so quickly?

She quickly recovered and said, "I came back to ask you to temporarily go to the academy. If you stay outside, they won't let you go. However, you are no longer a student, so you can't attend classes. The old man Mu in the cultivation room is very kind and has helped me a lot. I've told him about you. You can help him and be a laborer at the academy."

"I have no problem with that," Ning Cheng immediately agreed. He just needed to stay alive for now. Ning Cheng knew he had a secret, and he believed that with his cultivation speed, he would soon have the ability to protect himself.

Ji Luofei nodded, "To help in the cultivation room, you need to have successfully gathered qi. I brought a Qi Gathering Stone this time, originally to help you gather qi, but since you've already succeeded, that's even better. We'll wait here for a few days and then go to the academy."

Ning Cheng, being extremely intelligent, immediately understood Ji Luofei's meaning. She knew that his successful Qi Gathering was unusual, so she suggested staying a few more days. This way, when others found out he had gathered qi, they could blame it on her.

Ning Cheng was about to thank her when he noticed that Ji Luofei's face seemed a bit pale.

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