chapter xii - the price of the past

　　Hearing Sun Ni's words, Zhang Jing immediately relaxed, shrugged, and said, "That's a game for the big shots, it has nothing to do with us, right?" 　　Shade didn't say anything, but nodded. 　　Sun Ni's gaze fell on Qianye and said, "Somewhat related, but not much. We don't need to worry about why this child survived, but we'll do what we need to do now. Give him the most normal training and do everything by the rules. If he can walk out of here alive, that's his own doing. If he dies in the middle of it, it has nothing to do with us, Yellow Springs." 　　After a pause, Sun Ni said, "All in all, let's pretend that this matter of Force Plunder doesn't exist at all. No matter which powerful person's handiwork this is, it has nothing to do with our Yellow Springs. If that person really wants to come after us for this, we Yellow Springs are not afraid! Therefore, there is no need to be fearful in the handling of this matter. This is the meaning of the ...... Generalissimo." 　　This time even Zhang Jing also put away his careless expression, all of them were all startled and asked, "The Chief has come back?" 　　Sun Ni didn't answer, but only nodded imperceptibly. 　　All the instructors immediately became extremely energized, and Long Hai even heatedly giggled. 　　Sun Ni walked around Chiyo with his arms folded and said, "But it's also worth giving him a little care right now, or else he most likely won't be able to get past the moment at hand. This is a bad time now, if we let him die like this, others might think that we Yellow Springs are really afraid of those families! Well, I've already checked his body, the part of the Soldiering Technique that impacts the Qi Sea node needs to be modified, that's exactly how it is ...... Zhang Jing, when this kid wakes up, you'll teach it to him alone!" 　　"Good." 　　Sun Ni nodded and turned to leave. 　　The several instructors looked at each other, then Shen Tu began to treat Qianye. 　　By this time, Zhang Jing and the other instructors were already looking at Qianye with some regret. What a gifted child this should have been to have been favored and brazenly executed such a forbidden technique as Force Plunder! 　　Unfortunately, everything has passed, even if it is the world's unrivaled talent, after being hit by the Force Plunder will become mediocre, not much stronger than ordinary cultivators. 　　When Qianye woke up, the scenery was a bit familiar, and when he realized that he was lying on the metal platform in the biological construction classroom, his heart immediately beat violently a few times. If not for the fact that his entire body was still numb and he couldn't move, he would have rolled straight down to the floor. 　　He then felt that his chest was still on fire, and from time to time, a few sharp throbbing pains came from it. 　　"You're awake? Come down by yourself!" 　　Qianye turned his head to see that Zhang Jing was turning her back to him, the upper half of her body lying on a lab table, her spine bending into a tantalizing curve as she kept writing something. 　　Qianye tried moving his fingers, then reluctantly sat up and got off the stage again. But as soon as his feet hit the ground, he immediately went limp and fell straight to the ground. 　　Zhang Jing eeped and said indistinctly, "I forgot that the effects of the anesthetic medicine on you haven't passed yet." 　　Zhang Jing walked over and lifted Qianye up with one hand and put him into a chair, then handed Qianye a piece of paper and said, "Memorize this thing right here, then if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me. This thing can only be read here, you can't take it outside." 　　Zhang Jing's unexpected amiability didn't make Qianye feel comfortable, but instead gave birth to a strong uneasiness. She was by no means as gentle and approachable as she appeared on the surface, her methods were dark and poisonous, even Long Hai had to avoid her like a snake. 　　The paper was written with a long section of the mnemonic, and there were also detailed notes below. Qianye understood after reading for a while that this mnemonic was a partial modification of the Soldiering Technique, and the content was all related to impacting the Qi Sea node in front of the chest. 　　"You will follow this method of cultivation in the future until you ignite the Qi Sea node. The process may be a bit painful though. If there is any other discomfort, you can always come to me at the place where I live. I will greet the guards and release you to proceed." 　　After saying that, Zhang Jing left the room, leaving Qianye alone to silently recite the mantra. 　　Half an hour later, Qianye memorized everything on the paper, tore the mnemonic to shreds as Zhang Jing requested, all the pieces carefully placed on the table, and then left. 　　The place where Zhang Jing lived was not far from the campground. While walking through a forest, Qianye suddenly saw Song Zining leaning against a large tree at the edge of the forest, looking up at the sky. 　　Qianye followed his line of sight and looked up as well, there was nothing but blue sky and white clouds, not even a bird could be seen. 　　"What are you looking at?" Qianye asked curiously. 　　"The Avenue and the future." Song Zining gave an unexpected answer. 　　The meaning of the word future was understood by Chiyo, but the Great Dao was not. 　　Before Thousand Night could say anything else, Song Zining asked as if nothing had happened, "Are you okay?" 　　Qianye hesitated for a moment and said, "The instructor said that there was a problem with my original cultivation method and gave me some adjustments." 　　Song Zining suddenly looked a bit nervous and asked, "Which instructor?" 　　"Zhang Jing." 　　"It's good that it's her!" Song Zining's demeanor relaxed as he said, "Don't worry about it either, everyone's qualifications are different, so generic cultivation techniques are often not the most suitable. If you have the conditions, you'll need to make minor adjustments to the universal cultivation technique. Zhang Jing is not simple, so if you have her to guide your cultivation, it will only be good for you. However ......" 　　Seeing Song Zining's hesitant to speak, Qianye hurriedly asked, "But what?" 　　Song Zining, however, didn't answer and just looked playfully up and down at Qianye before saying, "Nothing, you'll know when the time comes. Hehehe!" 　　He laughed a bit oddly, then ignored Qianye and left. 　　Qianye looked at Song Zining's faraway figure and simply didn't believe that he would suddenly run here to see what avenues and futures were in the sky. Perhaps this guy was worried about something and that's why he ran here to specifically wait for Qianye? 　　Although Song Zining had been at the top of the list steadily for several months, the few kids behind him were also chasing after him very closely. Time was the most precious thing in the training camp, and one could be eliminated at any time if they didn't cultivate hard. In the hearts of all the children, time and "Zhu Yan Blood" were the most precious things. 　　That's why Qianye put Song Zining's back in the bottom of his heart. 　　There are some things that don't need to be said, when the time comes, they will naturally understand. 　　This was the most they had spoken in months. Song Zining said a lot of things that Qianye had never heard before, it seemed that this child's life wasn't as simple as his self-introduction. 　　Qianye looked at the time, there were still ten minutes until the next class. So he quickened his pace and hurried to the small valley. 　　When the flavor of "Zhu Yan Blood" wrapped around his body, Qianye had already entered the Empty Spirit State of Mind and began to cultivate. This time, he slowly guided the tidal wave of Force along the new recipe, gradually approaching the Qi Sea node on his chest. 　　But when the tides of Force rushed to the wound area, it was like being stuck in a quagmire, and each surge became difficult and stagnant. Each surge of the Force in the wound area was like brushing a fresh wound with an iron brush, and the slightest bit of sharp pain almost caused Qianye to pass out again. 　　The pain generated by the modified Hyrule Technique was indeed much less than the original version, which also allowed Qianye to not immediately pass out like he did when he initially practiced it. 　　Thousand Night had a kind of ruthlessness and perseverance in his bones, so he didn't say a word at that moment and just gritted his teeth and endured the pain. However, Qianye soon realized that the Force would not only cause intense pain when passing through the injured area, but the speed of operation would also become quite slow, so that the impact would also become weaker. Only by accumulating a deeper Force would it be possible to reach the impact force of a normal Force tide. 　　And a deeper impact force meant more pain. 　　Thousand Nights simply gave up and just assumed that this body wasn't his own. However, this kind of severe pain was simply inhuman, and before half an hour had passed in the two-hour cultivation session, Qianye couldn't support it and collapsed from physical exhaustion. 　　However, this cultivation session was quite rewarding, and the Force had progressed, only the progress was abnormally slow. Thousand Night stroked the wound on his chest, and a heavy shadow swept across his heart. He didn't know what kind of person and because of what had left such a scar on himself. Until now, it was still influencing Qianye's destiny all the time, wanting to drag Qianye into the quagmire and push him into the abyss! 　　At nightfall, the children had a short period of free time. This was the time for them to learn all sorts of knowledge, or to do additional cultivation. From this point onwards, the children actually had a little bit of freedom to decide their future direction based on their own preferences. 　　Instead, Chiyo went to find Zhang Jing. The guards had indeed been instructed and did not stop Qianye. 　　Zhang Jing lived in a separate small compound, and unlike the metal and lapis lazuli based buildings that could be seen everywhere in the training camp, the entire small compound was in the Imperial Retro style, with the main building being a small two-story building with flying eaves and carved fences, which was elegantly arranged. 　　Just from the residence alone, one could tell that she was different from the other instructors. Long Hai and the others could all live in apartments with the appearance of large tin boxes. 　　Qianye reached out and gently snapped the lion's head bronze ring on the door, followed by Zhang Jing's voice in his ear, "The door is unlocked, come in yourself." 　　Qianye walked through the small courtyard and into the main house, and was careful not to touch anything here. 　　Zhang Jing wasn't in the living room, instead, the sound of rushing water came from the direction of the bedroom, as if she was taking a bath. 　　Without the slightest bit of impatience, Qianye stood like that. Over the past few years, he had long since learned obedience and patience. When no new orders came down, not moving was the best option. 　　A few moments later, Zhang Jing came out from the inner room wrapped in her bathrobe, glanced towards Qianye, and piled herself into the sofa. 　　Her bathrobe seemed to be a bit small, and the hemline was unusually short, unable to cover those two extra-long and snow-white thighs. Her full breasts were also crowded at the collar, as if they were about to jump out at any moment. 　　In Qianye's eyes, those two long legs were exceptionally dazzling at the moment, and every movement seemed to light up a piece of lightning in front of his eyes. 　　Children born in the countryside and in the midst of war were all very precocious, and when the empire was not established, the human race had constantly moved up the age of marriage and childbearing in order to reproduce more warriors. And the human race developed their bodies faster and faster in order to survive. Even now, fourteen or five year olds who have families and children abound. 　　Ten-year-old Qianye couldn't be considered too young. Moreover, the children in the training camp had been practicing the Soldier's Fault Technique since they were young, a fiery and explosive technique that also had a catalytic effect on both temperament and body. The Biological Construction class, on the other hand, gave them a very thorough human body enlightenment. 　　But Zhang Jing as if she didn't even know that Qianye was no longer a child who didn't know anything, stretched out recklessly, her long snow-white legs stretched out straight, even the places that shouldn't be exposed were about to be revealed. 　　Chiyo's small heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, immediately felt that his eyes were a little blurry, and his head was a little dizzy, as if the whole world had become a little different. But was it the world that had changed, or was it his mood? 　　"Little Qianye, what do you want to find me for?" Zhang Jing was asking with a lazy flavor. 　　Qianye didn't dare to look at her much and hurriedly talked about the problems he encountered during his cultivation. He couldn't confirm if those extra pains during cultivation and the stagnant feeling when the Force was running were normal reactions. 　　Zhang Jing became slightly more serious and beckoned to Qianye, saying, "Stand over a bit."