Chapter 50

"Did you see that? The cultivation world is like this, bullying the weak and fearing the strong."

Meng Jing came down from the mountain and sat beside Jiang Anping, lecturing in a senior's tone.

"Didn't you say before that we should be low-key?" Jiang Anping said.

Meng Jing's face stiffened, and she snatched the meat from Jiang Anping's hand in a fit of anger.

"Everything depends on the context and situation. Since there's no danger to our lives now, of course we should show our strength as much as possible!"

"Didn't you take the辟谷丹 (Pigudan)? Why are you still eating meat?"

"None of your business! I want to eat!"

"But that piece of meat, I've already bitten it."

"Stupid wooden head! Why didn't you say so earlier! I'll beat you to death!"

In the clouds, Xia Qing watched the two boys playing and a strange expression appeared on her face.

For some reason, seeing their appearance, she actually felt envious.

Xia Qing, as the ninth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, had been cultivating since she could remember. If she played, she would be scolded, or even beaten.

She had friends, but those people either flattered her out of respect or had ulterior motives.

There had never been anyone like these two boys, who had no ulterior motives, only mutual emotional support.

After a moment, the strange expression on Xia Qing's face disappeared, and she returned to normal.

She was the ninth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty; she didn't need these extra emotions. She needed to return to the capital and stand at the pinnacle of power!

Xia Qing's body flashed, and she disappeared into the clouds.

In the following days, without Ma Wei's obstruction, Meng Jing finally had the qualifications to continue climbing.

For geniuses, cultivation improvement is not difficult.

What is difficult is how to learn higher-level techniques at this level and surpass other geniuses.

When the realms are the same, it comes down to who knows more and stronger martial arts.

Therefore, martial arts techniques are highly sought after.

For example, Jiang Anping, an ordinary person with average talent, experienced a dramatic change in his spiritual cultivation level after learning the《垒土诀》 (Leitujue).

In the following days, these geniuses were either fighting or studying higher-level techniques to reach a higher level.

The resources provided by Princess Xia Qing were sufficient, and breaking through realms was not a problem. Strengthening the foundation could easily break through the realm barrier.

In a month, Jiang Anping had initially mastered the first level of the《无极拳》 (Wujiquan), but he was still far from fully learning it.

The cold wind was biting, and the snow was falling heavily. The others were fighting on the mountain peak, while Jiang Anping stood at the bottom of the mountain, practicing the《无极拳》 (Wujiquan) alone in the snow.

Meng Jing had already reached the 20th level, and it would be even more difficult to go higher.

In the second month, the Great Xia Dynasty entered its coldest period, and the cold wind felt like knives cutting into people's faces.

Jiang Anping, wearing light and simple clothes, stood in the snow, swinging his fists in the cold wind. A strange vortex formed around his body, moving with his fists.

Meng Jing had reached the 15th level and had come down from the 15th level multiple times until she broke through to a high-level martial artist and stabilized at the 15th level.

Jiang Anping did not try to break through. With resources, he wasn't worried about breaking through.

He wasn't short of resources; what he was most concerned about was how to cultivate martial arts to their utmost.

Three months passed, and the weather alternated between cold and warm, with the cold winter coming to an end.

There were only two months left until the final assessment.

Almost all the geniuses were trying to reach higher levels, with only a few not having fought.

This included the top three world-class geniuses and Jiang Anping, who had been practicing boxing on the 30th level all along.

One day in the fourth month, as spring snow fell, Xia Qing reappeared on the clouds above the mountain peak.

"Princess, this guy really doesn't strive for progress at all. For four months, he hasn't challenged anyone once."

Xia Qing's personal attendant, noticing that Jiang Anping had never challenged anyone, couldn't help but complain to Xia Qing.

The more she saw Jiang Anping as unambitious, the angrier she became, feeling that he was wasting the princess's cultivation and Miss Meng's kindness.

Xia Qing shook her head, "You're wrong. I used to think the same way."

The attendant was puzzled, "Your Highness means..."

Xia Qing's beautiful eyes stared at the young man practicing boxing in the snow, and she didn't explain directly but said:

"Try to flick a piece of snow in front of you with your hand."

The attendant was very confused about why the princess wanted her to do this, but she still followed the princess's instructions.

The attendant extended her white hand from her sleeve and flicked at the snow in front of her.

But before she could touch the snow, the strong aura shattered it.

The attendant raised her hand and caught a snowflake, which instantly melted.

"It's impossible to flick it away; the spring snow is too soft."

"Then look at Jiang Anping," Xia Qing said.

The attendant looked at Jiang Anping, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

Jiang Anping was practicing boxing with a snowflake in the snow. Despite colliding with it multiple times, the snowflake didn't break, which was incredibly strange.

Xia Qing said seriously, "In these four months, Jiang Anping has been learning the Wujiquan and has completely mastered the first level."

The attendant's heart raced. This guy had learned the Wujiquan in just four months!

Of course, she knew about the Wujiquan, a very famous boxing technique, said to have been created by a senior who observed the supreme divine technique《阴阳心经》 (Yin-Yang Heart Sutra).

This technique is difficult to cultivate and has very high requirements for the learner.

It's not because of the need for high talent, but because the cultivator's personality must be steady.

Anyone who is impatient cannot learn it.

Seeing that the attendant understood, Xia Qing continued, "I also thought this young man lacked ambition, but now it seems he has been holding back."

"He needs to endure the cold looks and contempt from others, the desire for more resources, and the pride of being a genius."

"This young man has a steady character, and given time, his achievements will be boundless."

The attendant was stunned for a long time, not expecting the princess to have such a high opinion of Jiang Anping.

The attendant pouted, "Isn't it because the Tianxuan Pill improved his talent?"

Xia Qing countered, "If you say that, then isn't my current achievement due to being the ninth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty and having the Xia family bloodline?"

The attendant was greatly startled and quickly bowed her head, "This servant dares not!"

Xia Qing smiled indifferently, "You can say someone is bad, but you can't say they are lucky after they achieve something."

"The way of heaven operates, and the luck of the heavens is vast. Which of the strong who have reached the pinnacle did not have extraordinary luck?"

"Compared to those with innate powerful talents like the Divine Phoenix Body and the Ten Thousand Gold Body, the luck Jiang Anping has gained is nothing."

"Everything is the result of his own efforts."

The attendant bowed her head and said respectfully, "This servant has learned."

Xia Qing looked at Jiang Anping again, "If nothing goes wrong, he will start challenging in the last month."

"If he has good luck, he might be able to reach the top 20 with the Wujiquan."

Although Jiang Anping had mastered the first level of the Wujiquan in just four months, which surprised Xia Qing a bit,

she still didn't take him too seriously.

The last ten spots were impossible for him to secure, and with only one month left, he had no time to continue growing.

As for the bet she had with Jiang Anping, to place in the top ten of the genius competition, she had long forgotten about it.