SFS Chapter 1443 - 741: Fallen in Love (2)
Chapter 1443 - 741: Fallen in Love (2)
If Qing Shui wanted to seek remedies for Qing Yi, at the very least, he would definitely need to conflict with one of those established clans!
Qing Shui and Qing Bei went to Qing Hu, and aside from external injuries, there was nothing to worry about. His wounds should heal in one or two days! Qinghai’s manor is similar to Qing Yi’s, both located within the Qing Clan’s courtyard. This place is picturesque, with a great environment.
The room is bright and spacious, though simply and somewhat crudely designed. After all, the Qing Clan was unwilling to spend excessive money on unnecessary cultivation. The tables and chairs are made of peach wood. The chairs are all Taishi Chairs, [1] and the tables are all square tables. Qing Hu is unwilling to leave the basement, let alone walk to the living room or even out of the manor, as he doesn’t want anyone to see his swollen face!
"Qing Shui, come and taste the tea I’ve brewed for you!" Qinghai’s wife Song Yan enthusiastically invited.
"Auntie, there’s no need to trouble yourself!" Qing Shui said as he glanced at Auntie Song Yan. Qing Shui thought that Song Yan was the most beautiful person in the Qing Dynasty family after Qing Yi. Her long hair was tied in a bun, a lovely oval face, fair skin with polished features, and a slender waist. Indeed, Song Yan looked even younger than her age! Now that Qing Shui had transitioned into this world and the previous one, he had already reached the age of thirty, without feeling the hormonal surges most teenagers experience.
"Is he the legendary mature hunter?"
"Qing Hu, this child could be a problem. He mustn’t fall into an irrecoverable pit of love. Lan Yan’er is already engaged to the son of the city lord of Tianhe City! Though her status is only that of a concubine, if they find out Qing Hu still hasn’t given up, it would undoubtedly bring trouble to the Qing Family! It’s really annoying."
Qing Shui heard Qinghai sigh in frustration and felt somewhat concerned about the matter. With Hu Qing’s character, once he sets a goal, his focus and objective will never change.
"Tianhe City, is it far from here, Aunt Li?" Qing Shui knew little about the world outside the mountains where Qing Village is located on the Jiuzhou Continent.
Baili City is a small city near Qing Village. Due to "Baili City" actually being the smallest city within Cangcang County, the name is misleading and refers to the distance between Qing Village and "Baili City." Qing Shui once heard Qing Yi say that the circumference of Baili City is actually about 1000 li. [4]
There’s a hypothesis in Qing Village. People say that a hundred years ago, Baili City’s circumference was only 100 miles. It only developed to its current size within these 100 years. That’s why the city was initially named Hundred-Mile City.
"In this world, there are 9 continents. Each continent has 81 countries, and each country has 81 cities. Canglang Country belongs to the northwestern continent, named the Green Cloud Continent. Baili City is the smallest city, located in the western region of the Green Cloud Continent. There’s no comparison between Baili City and Tianhe City. Tianhe City’s circumference exceeds 10,000 li, and signs of prosperity are everywhere. Rumor has it that there’s even Innate Realm life there."
Innate Realm? Isn’t that the domain Grandpa couldn’t break through? Grandpa said that Middle Cultivators of the Xi’an Heavenly Realm possess powers we cannot fathom!"
"Yes, it’s the realm your grandpa mentioned. The domains within Xi’an Heavenly Country have no weaknesses; they are the true powers of our continent! Besides cultivators, there are beast tamers on this continent. Beast tamers rely on the demon beasts they tame to fight. One can say beast tamers are more fearsome than cultivators."
"Haha, anyway, this topic is outdated!" Qinghai laughed awkwardly, mocking himself for being too naive.
"No, no, I want to know more about beast tamers. How do they tame demon beasts? What are demon beasts?" Curiosity burned in Qing Shui’s heart. After all, the rumors he’d heard about beast tamers might not be as accurate as the information provided by his fourth uncle Qinghai.
"Usually, only when beasts live and cultivate for over 500 years do we call them demon beasts. All demon beasts form a demonic core within their bodies and exert their power at the level of Innate Realm life forms." Qinghai said, with a glimmer of reminiscence, as if he had witnessed or participated in previous battles.
"Basically, beast tamers without contracted demon beasts cannot truly be considered beast tamers. After all, only when beasts evolve into demon beasts can tamers use specialized sealing techniques to form contracts.
After evolution, all demon beasts gain intelligence, especially those demon beasts that have cultivated for over a thousand years. They can even be smarter and more cunning than humans! Thus, the requirements to become a beast tamer are extremely strict, requiring strong enough capabilities to resist demon beasts, and mastery of those mystical spells, restrictions, and sealing techniques!" Qinghai explained as he sat on a large stone-armed chair, slowly sipping tea.
Prior to the Innate Realm, the cultivation domains include Martial Arts Student, Martial Arts Warrior, Martial Arts General, and Military Commander. From Martial Arts Student to Military Commander is known as the postnatal stage. The entrance of the Xi’an Heavenly Country is considered as a natural moat, almost preventing all but a few permitted individuals from passing through. Just like Luo Qing, who has been stuck at the grade ten Military Commander realm for years, still unable to break through the last bottleneck.
Overall, the third generation disciples of the Qing Family have reached the Martial Artist realm of the second generation, at least at the starting point. Only Qing Luo remains at grade ten of the Military Commander realm. He’s just a step away from breaking through to the Innate World! However, this step... unable to take the final step proves to be the bane of many cultivators and is their greatest regret in life.
Although the "Blue Lotus Art" is considered a "postnatal" technique, it’s the pinnacle of all postnatal techniques, with a ranking of "Heavenly Level." After all, techniques at the innate level are like stars in the sky, with an essence and concept too unfathomable for most to grasp, hence postnatal level techniques at heavenly level can be deemed extremely valuable! The majority of cultivators in the Jiuzhou World can only adopt postnatal level techniques. Only those deeply rooted sects or clans with substantial foundations might possess innate-level or even higher techniques; even legendary-level or god-level techniques!
Cultivating the Blue Lotus Art will allow one to reach the peak of postnatal, similar to Qing Luo, who has a cultivation realm at grade ten of Military Commander. If he can enter the realm of Innate, his life force will increase from 200 years to 500 years, more than doubling. But the Innate Realm life forms... even in a very large city, the count of Innate Realm cultivators can be calculated on one hand, how could such a presence be in Qing Village? Here, including Baili City, once their cultivation reaches the peak of postnatal, they are already considered experts.
Qing Shui absorbed all this information from Qinghai and discovered the numerous benefits of reaching the Innate Kingdom. The fact that Innate Realm cultivators can live to 500 years alone proves to be an enticing carrot, driving all postnatal stage cultivators to strive forward.
Qing Shui didn’t know exactly what his cultivation level was, after all, the Blue Lotus Art he practiced was different from the rest of the family. So far, the strongest third-generation disciples of the Qing Family were Qing Youu and Qingzi, both of whom had broken through to "Samurai" grade seven.
Martial Arts Students cannot be considered cultivators; only those who reached the Martial Arts Warrior realm can be considered cultivators. Qing Clan’s third-generation disciples have all broken into the warrior realm. Thus, when someone says they’ve broken through 6 layers, it actually means they’ve broken into the sixth grade of warrior realm.
Despite the "Blue Lotus Art" being a postnatal level technique, the chance for cultivators to break into the Innate Realm is still slim. The percentage of successfully breaking through is only about 1% success rate. After all, "Blue Lotus Art" is heavenly level, postnatal domain technique, while the rest are postnatal techniques. Earth level, mysterious level, and yellow level are considered rubbish.
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