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Chapter 957
Yuehua looked at him and suddenly asked, "How did you open up the blocked meridians in your body?"
Fu Shaoping was silent for a moment, then said, "A family secret technique."
Yuehua didn't press further, but simply said, "Once we get to the Qingyun Sect, I'll ask my master to take a look at you. She's very knowledgeable and experienced; perhaps she can help you completely resolve the problem of your damaged meridians."
Fu Shaoping's heart stirred: "Thank you, senior."
Yuehua waved her hand: "No need to thank me. You saved my life, so I'll help you out. We're even."
Fu Shaoping nodded and said nothing more.
Over the next few days, the two spent time together and gradually became familiar with each other.
Although Yuehua appears aloof, Fu Shaoping discovered after spending time with her that she was actually a very easy person to talk to. She enjoyed drinking tea, reading, and quietly watching the sunrise and sunset alone at the bow of the boat.
She would also ask Fu Shaoping some strange questions.
"Fu Shaoping, tell me, what is the purpose of life?"
Fu Shaoping thought for a moment and said, "To find myself."
Yuehua was taken aback: "Find yourself?"
Fu Shaoping nodded: "Find the path you want to take, find the person you want to become. Then, keep going."
Yuehua looked at him, her gaze filled with a complex emotion.
"You're only sixteen, how could you have such insights?"
Fu Shaoping smiled slightly: "I read it in a book."
Yuehua didn't believe it, but she didn't press the matter.
She simply gazed at the distant horizon and whispered:
“I’ve lived for sixty years and still haven’t found the path I want to take. You’re only sixteen, yet you’re more insightful than I am.”
Fu Shaoping remained silent.
He knew that some things couldn't be understood simply by living a long life.
It requires experience, it requires hardship, it requires groping in the dark, it requires persevering in despair.
He had experienced all of these things in his previous lives.
Chapter Seventeen: Qingyun Sect
Half a month later, the flying boat finally arrived at the Qingyun Sect.
The Qingyun Sect is situated atop the largest spiritual vein in the Eastern Region, with its majestic mountain gate shrouded in mist and ever-changing scenery.
At the foot of the mountain stands a huge archway with the three ancient characters "Qingyun Sect" engraved on it.
Yuehua led Fu Shaoping through the archway and up the ten thousand stone steps.
Ancient trees tower on both sides of the stone steps, and spirit birds fly about. Every hundred steps there is a pavilion for disciples to rest.
Fu Shaoping followed behind Yuehua, his face calm, but a sense of emotion welled up in his heart.
On page four, he also visited the Qingyun Sect. At that time, he entered the sect with the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment.
In this life, he was introduced to the sect by True Person Yuehua with a cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining.
The same mountain gate, the same stone steps, but completely different states of mind.
"This is the Qingyun Sect." Yuehua introduced as they walked. "The sect is divided into three levels: outer sect, inner sect, and true disciples. Outer sect disciples are at the Foundation Establishment stage, inner sect disciples are at the Golden Core stage, and true disciples are at the late Golden Core stage or above, and are personally taught by Nascent Soul elders."
She pointed to the distant, misty mountain peaks: "That's the inner sect, where the elders' caves are located. My master, True Person Yuehua's cave is on the far left peak, called 'Yuehua Peak'."
Fu Shaoping looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that the mountain was quiet and elegant, covered with exotic flowers and rare herbs, just like the Moonflower Peak on the fourth page.
"Let's go see my master first."
The two continued upwards.
Half an hour later, they arrived at Moonflower Peak.
At the summit, there is a serene and elegant cave dwelling. In front of the cave dwelling, there is a grove of green bamboo, which rustles in the wind.
Yuehua walked to the entrance of the cave and bowed, saying, "Master, your disciple has returned."
A moment later, the cave door slowly opened, and an old woman with white hair walked out.
Her face was kind and her aura unfathomable; she was none other than the Moonflower Immortal.
When Master Yuehua saw Yuehua, he smiled slightly and said, "You're back?" Then his gaze fell on Fu Shaoping, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"This is……"
Yuehua said, "Master, his name is Fu Shaoping. He is a member of the Fu family in Qingyang City and the son of Fu Qingshan. On my way back, I was besieged by people from the Blood Fiend Sect, and he came to my rescue."
A hint of surprise flashed in Master Yuehua's eyes: "Qi Refining Level 4, saving you?"
Yuehua nodded: "His swordsmanship is very special, not like the level one should have at the fourth level of Qi Refining."
Master Yuehua looked at Fu Shaoping with a profound gaze.
"Young friend, come here, let me take a look."
Fu Shaoping stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Junior Fu Shaoping greets senior."
Master Yuehua nodded and reached out to touch his wrist.
A gentle spiritual energy entered his body and flowed slowly along his meridians.
A moment later, Master Yuehua released her hand, a complex look flashing in her eyes.
"Born with a weak meridian, you forcibly opened six meridians using a secret method. This secret method... is very ancient and also very dangerous. The slightest carelessness could result in the severing of all meridians and the destruction of both body and soul. Your success is nothing short of a miracle."
Fu Shaoping said, "You flatter me, senior."
Master Yuehua shook his head: "It's not an overstatement. I've lived for over a thousand years and seen countless geniuses and countless good-for-nothings. But someone like you, I've never seen before."
She looked at Fu Shaoping with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
Would you like to become my disciple?
Fu Shaoping was taken aback.
He hadn't expected Master Yuehua to be so direct.
Yuehua was also taken aback for a moment, then said, "Master, you..."
Master Yuehua raised his hand to interrupt her: "This boy has a strong will, extremely high comprehension, and extraordinary courage. He dared to save a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. His courage is far superior to those so-called geniuses. Although he was born with a crippled meridian, I may have a way to cure it. If I can, his future is limitless."
She looked at Fu Shaoping with anticipation in her eyes.
"Fu Shaoping, would you be willing to become my disciple?"
Fu Shaoping remained silent for a moment, then bowed solemnly: "Disciple Fu Shaoping greets Master."
Master Yuehua smiled, his smile filled with satisfaction. "Good! Good! From this day forward, you will be my personal disciple."
Yuehua stood aside, watching this scene, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
She recalled that she had been picked up by her master from the roadside and taken in as his personal disciple.
Now, the master has taken on another disciple.
A disciple who is younger, more talented, and more...mysterious than her.
She had no idea what changes this young man's arrival would bring to the Qingyun Sect.
But she knew that from this day forward, her life would also change because of this boy.
Chapter 18: New Disciples of Moonflower Peak
The news that Fu Shaoping had become a disciple of Master Yuehua quickly spread throughout the entire Qingyun Sect.
Some people envied it, some were jealous, some were curious, and some were disdainful.
"Master Yuehua is a great cultivator in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, how could he accept a piece of trash at the fourth level of Qi Refining?"
"I heard that kid was born with blocked meridians, but he forcibly opened them using a secret method. How far can someone with such a foundation go?"
"Perhaps Master Yuehua is getting senile..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down! If Master Yuehua hears you, you'll be in big trouble!"
Fu Shaoping had heard about these discussions, but he didn't care.
He knew that strength was the best proof.
Once he silences everyone with his abilities, these discussions will naturally disappear.
Master Yuehua arranged for Fu Shaoping to stay in a small courtyard halfway up Yuehua Peak.
The courtyard wasn't large, but it was quiet, elegant, and full of spiritual energy, a hundred times better than the stone chamber he had in the Fu family.
"This courtyard will be yours from now on," said Master Yuehua. "If you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask your Senior Sister Yuehua, or you can come directly to me."
Fu Shaoping nodded: "Thank you, Master."
Master Yuehua looked at him and suddenly asked, "What secret method did you use to open up the blocked meridians in your body?"
Fu Shaoping was silent for a moment, then said, "It's a family secret technique called 'Pulse Connection Technique'."
A strange light flashed in Master Yuehua's eyes: "The Art of Meridian Connection? That name sounds somewhat familiar."
She thought for a moment, but couldn't recall where she had heard it before.
"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't press you. Everyone has their own secrets." She looked at Fu Shaoping with gentle eyes. "But you must remember, the path of cultivation is long and arduous. Temporary achievements mean nothing. Only by staying true to your original aspirations can you go further."
Fu Shaoping solemnly replied, "This disciple will remember."
The small courtyard halfway up Yuehua Peak became the starting point of Fu Shaoping's cultivation journey in this lifetime.
The courtyard wasn't large, with three main rooms, two side rooms, a small garden, and a spiritual spring. The concentration of spiritual energy there was several times higher than outside. With each breath, one could feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seeping into the body through the pores, nourishing the meridians that had been forcibly opened by the Meridian Connection Technique.
Fu Shaoping spent three days thoroughly tidying up the courtyard. He set up the main house as a cultivation room, the side rooms as an alchemy room, and planted spiritual herb seeds he brought from Qingyang City in the garden. By the spiritual spring, he placed a blue stone, where he would sit and cultivate every morning, absorbing the first rays of the rising sun.
Master Yuehua was quite fond of his newly accepted disciple. On the very first day, he sent over a batch of cultivation resources: five hundred spirit stones, ten bottles of Qi-Nourishing Pills, and a high-grade magic weapon called the "Moonflower Sword"—the same sword used by Senior Sister Yuehua on page four. The sword was long and slender, entirely silver-white, with a crescent-shaped spirit stone inlaid at the hilt, which emitted a faint moonlight when swung.
"This sword was used by your master when he was young, and now I am giving it to you." Master Yuehua handed the sword to him with a gentle gaze. "Your swordsmanship has a foundation, but it still needs to be honed. The Yuehua sword is of the Yin nature, which is not entirely compatible with the techniques you practice, but if you can tame it with your own strength, it will greatly help your sword path."
Fu Shaoping accepted the sword and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Master."
Master Yuehua nodded and said, "I have made a preliminary judgment about your blocked meridians. Your meridians were not blocked from birth, but were disordered due to some kind of force impacting you during your fetal stage. For an ordinary cultivator, this kind of disorder would indeed be unsolvable for life. However, you forcibly opened up six meridians using the Meridian Connection Technique, which shows that your meridians are elastic, but they need proper guidance."
She took out a jade slip from her bosom and handed it to Fu Shaoping: "This is a cultivation technique I obtained during my travels in my early years, called the 'Primordial Unity Technique'. This technique does not require the innate conditions of the meridians, but only the perception and control of spiritual energy. If you can master it, you may be able to bypass the limitations of the useless meridians and forge your own path."
Fu Shaoping took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.
The cultivation method recorded in the jade slip was different from any cultivation method he had practiced in his previous lives. It did not require spiritual energy to circulate along fixed meridian routes, but emphasized "using intention to control qi and using qi to nourish the meridians"—that is to say, the cultivator needs to use his own intention to perceive spiritual energy and guide it to flow freely in the body, rather than being bound by the meridians.
This cultivation method demands extremely high levels of spiritual awareness and perception of spiritual energy. But for Fu Shaoping, this is precisely his advantage.
Through countless reincarnations, his divine sense has become far more powerful than that of ordinary cultivators. As for his perception of spiritual energy, it has long been ingrained in his instincts.
"Thank you, Master." He put away the jade slip, a warm feeling welling up in his heart.
Master Yuehua looked at him and suddenly asked, "Shaoping, you just said that the 'Pulse Connection Technique' is a family secret. But I have searched through all the classics and found no source for this secret technique. Where did you... learn it from?"
Fu Shaoping was silent for a moment, then said, "Master, there are some things I cannot say right now. But I can assure you that everything I have learned is righteous and I will never harm anyone."
Master Yuehua looked at him for a long time before finally nodding.
"Alright. I believe you."
She turned and left, but stopped abruptly at the courtyard gate, saying without turning back:
"Shaoping, remember, no matter how many secrets you have, you will always be my disciple. That will never change."
Fu Shaoping stood there, watching her figure disappear into the mountains and forests, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.
His master in this life, like the Moonflower Immortal on page four, genuinely treated him well.
He looked down at the Moonlit Sword in his hand, its blade gleaming faintly silver in the sunlight.
"The Moonlit Sword..." he murmured, "In this life, I will use it well."
Chapter Twenty: Senior Sister Yuehua
On the fifth day after settling down at Yuehua Peak, Fu Shaoping met Yuehua.
That morning, he was cultivating on a blue stone by the spiritual spring when he suddenly heard footsteps. He opened his eyes and saw a figure in white walking along the mountain path.
Today, Yuehua wasn't wearing her usual plain white dress; instead, she wore a light blue Taoist robe. Her long, black hair was casually tied up with a wooden hairpin, with a few strands falling beside her ears. The morning light shone on her, casting a soft glow on her cool and aloof face.
Fu Shaoping stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Senior Sister Yuehua."
Yuehua walked up to him, her gaze falling on the Yuehua sword in his hand, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
“This sword… was Master’s most beloved sword back then,” she said softly. “She wouldn’t even give it to me, but she gave it to you.”
Fu Shaoping was silent for a moment, then said, "If Senior Sister likes it, I can..."
Yuehua raised her hand to interrupt him: "No need. There's a reason why Master gave it to you. I'm just... a little sentimental."
She sat down on another blue stone by the spring, gazing at the gurgling water with a distant look in her eyes.
"Fu Shaoping, do you know why Master is called 'Moonflower Immortal'?"
Fu Shaoping shook his head.
Yuehua said, “Because her path is the ‘Way of Yuehua.’ Yuehua means moonlight. Moonlight is not dazzling or scorching, but it can illuminate the darkness and nourish all things. Master’s path is just like that—gentle, inclusive, and silently nurturing.”
She turned to look at Fu Shaoping, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.
"What is your path?" (End of Chapter)