Chapter 49

"这是我给你们上的第一课，课程名字叫吝啬。"

A little over an hour later, Hua Su stood beside the pile of firewood, carefully inspecting the results of their work.

His voice was lazy, with a hint of unpleasant nonchalance, but Jiang Feng and Ping Luan Shan listened very attentively.

"You two, Ping Luan Shan, one chain two cavities; Jiang Feng, not yet in the realm. The amount of Ming force you can currently call upon is pitifully small."

Hua Su said sarcastically, "Two weaklings, with a tiny bit of Ming force, what will you do when you encounter someone stronger? What will you do when you run out? Will you hug the enemy's legs and cry, 'Please don't kill me'?"

Ping Luan Shan instinctively retorted, "During the final exam, the enemies arranged are generally appropriate, not too far beyond our level."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng instinctively wanted to cover his eyes, almost able to predict the impending attack.

Sure enough, Hua Su let out a sharp, mocking laugh, stepped up to Ping Luan Shan, and said with utmost sarcasm, "Ah, right, the final exam! Then I wish you a life that ends with the final exam, so you won't have to face stronger enemies... Oh, how does that not sound like a blessing?"

Ping Luan Shan's face turned bright red, and Hua Su's expression darkened as he coldly said, "Since you've been placed under me, you will follow my requirements! I, Hua Su, don't train students just for a mere final exam! As martial cultivators, you must face Ming beasts, humans who want to harm you, demons, and this world! If you only want to get through the final exam and live a life of idleness, you can leave now!"

A breeze blew, lifting his disheveled hair, revealing eyes as sharp as a blade. Jiang Feng met his gaze, suddenly realizing that this man had definitely been tempered in battles and blood. His hands must have been stained with countless lives, and the slaughter and combat had seeped into his soul, a burden he could never shake off!

Jiang Feng lifted his head, meeting his gaze without flinching.

When the young lady was taken away and he was powerless to help, even having to ask her to obtain a Heavenly Sun Order for him; when he stood on the wall of River County, knowing everything was a conspiracy but being powerless to act, he realized that the final exam was just a starting point, a process. He had to become stronger, much stronger!

Hua Su's eyes were cold, and Jiang Feng's gaze was resolute. The two men stared at each other, neither backing down.

Ping Luan Shan's face turned from bright red to pale, then back to its original color. He lifted his head and said firmly, "I'm sorry, Teacher Hua, you're right. Please teach us how to deal with stronger enemies!"

Hua Su's gaze shifted from Jiang Feng to Ping Luan Shan, and a fleeting smile appeared.

He turned and picked up a piece of firewood, asking, "Which one of you split this?"

Ping Luan Shan stood up straight and said, "It was me!"

Hua Su said in a deep voice, "The total amount of Ming force is not bad, but the rest of the force application, Ming force control, and length measurement are all a mess! With your level, passing the county exam would mean the examiner was blind!"

Ping Luan Shan's ears turned a bit red, but he still said loudly, "Yes, I will work hard!"

Hua Su picked up another piece of firewood and, with a glance, showed some surprise.

There were only two people here, so it must be either Ping Luan Shan or Jiang Feng. He sized up the uninitiated youth and suddenly asked, "Is there something wrong with your Ming force reserves?"

Jiang Feng nodded and then shook his head, "The reserves are fine, but the amount that can be used is not much."

Hua Su nodded in understanding, "That means your bloodline is not very good, and the number of rings in your Ming force seed is probably average."

Jiang Feng pursed his lips and said nothing.

Hua Su said, "Lack of Ming force means you become weaker in the later stages, leading to a decrease in control. However, your perception is sharp, your control is strong, and you have perseverance... For your level and age, these abilities are already good... very good!"

He patted Jiang Feng's shoulder, "Good boy, keep it up! As long as you have enough Ming force, the county exam should be no problem!"

Jiang Feng remained unperturbed and said calmly, "Yes, thank you, sir."

Hua Su nodded in satisfaction and clapped his hands, "Now it's noon practice time. I will teach you how to absorb Ming force!"

Jiang Feng and Ping Luan Shan exchanged glances, both seeing surprise on each other's faces.

Absorbing Ming force is an instinct for every martial cultivator. After merging with the Ming heart seed, the seed can automatically absorb Ming force at fixed times—does this need to be taught?

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It turned out that Hua Su's cultivation method was indeed different.

Even in the aspect of absorbing Ming force, Hua Su's method still revolved around three words—control.

Most martial cultivators absorb Ming force at fixed times, allowing the Ming heart seed to automatically absorb it.

At those times, the space is filled with Ming force, and even without active absorption, it will automatically "squeeze" in. This absorption is mostly unconscious.

What Hua Su taught was conscious absorption.

He required them to consciously feel, decompose, and control the Ming force while absorbing it.

In other words, while others wait for the Ming force to come to them, they actively reach out to "pull" the Ming force over!

At noon, the two of them sat in the place Hua Su designated, with their five hearts toward the sky, and their bodies relaxed.

Hua Su said, "You should have noticed that the more advanced the Yuan branch, the more Ming force it requires to fill. When advancing to the Body Ming and Heart Ming realms, the amount of Ming force required by the Yuan branch will be extremely large. At that time, the passive absorption during the three fixed times each day will not be enough to meet daily needs, let alone to advance to the next realm."

"What should we do at that time?"

"Ming force comes from the sun and moon. Whenever there is sunlight or moonlight, there is Ming force. This means that besides the three fixed times each day, there is also Ming force at other times. However, the Ming force during those times is relatively thin, and unless you consciously pay attention and absorb it, it will not be available for use."

"The stronger your ability, the stronger your perception of Ming force. But perception can also be trained."

"What you need to learn now is to perceive and mobilize the Ming force as much as possible when it is strongest, and eventually become sensitive enough to perceive and mobilize it even during daily times!"

Jiang Feng had previously felt the need for Ming force in the Yuan branch and the existence of Ming force during daily times.

However, from the beginning, he had no teacher to guide him in cultivating Ming force, relying mainly on the few notebooks left by the young lady and his own exploration.

Now, with Hua Su's explanation, these concepts were suddenly connected in his mind.

Yes, he was right. If he could consciously absorb Ming force during daily times, his advancement speed would definitely be much faster!

It was now noon, the time when the sun was strongest and the Ming force was most abundant.

The warm spring sunlight fell from the sky, casting a golden hue on the ground like a woven tapestry.

The Heavenly Heart Seed began to rotate, forming a vortex, and a large amount of Ming force surged into his body, merging with the Heavenly Heart Seed.

Part of it was refined and injected into the Ming branch, while the other part entered the Heavenly Mechanism Cube.

Previously, these processes were completed automatically, but today, in this intense Ming force, Jiang Feng began to try to control it with his consciousness!

In the face of this vast amount of Ming force, Jiang Feng's consciousness felt like a small insect in the sunlight, flailing its weak arms, completely unable to resist.

The Ming force washed over his body and his consciousness, overwhelming and unstoppable.

Hua Su paced between the two of them and shouted, "Feel! First, feel!"

This reminder made Jiang Feng suddenly relax his consciousness, no longer resisting the Ming force but going with its flow, gradually sorting it out.

This sorting was not unfamiliar to him; he had tried it before when bravely tasting Ming beast meat.

This time, the Ming force was even more powerful, but it was only warm and awe-inspiring, without pain.

For a moment, his consciousness felt like seaweed in the water, swaying with the current, finely sensing every ripple.

Gradually, the powerful Ming force became clearer to him.

Throughout the noon practice, the Ming force seemed consistently strong, but it was not without changes.

Sometimes it was a bit stronger, sometimes a bit weaker, with very subtle variations, but they did exist.

Soon, Jiang Feng's consciousness, like a steady foot, spread out with the fluctuations of the Ming force. Suddenly, he sensed two more fluctuations nearby, one slightly stronger than him, and the other much stronger, like a scorching sunlight that would burn him upon approach.

His consciousness lightly brushed against the surfaces of these two fluctuations and then retreated.

Hua Su, standing beside the two, closely monitoring their practice, suddenly seemed to sense something and looked at Jiang Feng with surprise.

Jiang Feng was unaware, completely immersed in his consciousness.

There, the entire world seemed to turn into a single color, with only differences in depth.

The deepest points were himself at the center and the two nearby fluctuations. The rest were various shades. His consciousness seemed to enter a new world, a world entirely constructed of Ming force!

The Ming force gradually faded and finally returned to silence.

Jiang Feng opened his eyes; the noon practice time was over.

He lifted his head and met Hua Su's gaze. The tall man looked at him in shock and asked, "Your consciousness just...?"

Jiang Feng immediately understood that the extremely powerful Ming force source he had sensed was this person. Recalling the almost blinding, scorching light, Jiang Feng deeply felt that this person was even stronger than he had thought!

How could such a powerful martial cultivator hide in such a small county, running such a dilapidated martial arts school? Moreover, it didn't seem like a temporary arrangement.

It seems that Teacher Hua has quite a few secrets behind him...

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