Chapter 22: Teaching Until Dawn
The red candle's residual flame was still a little warm in spring.
Bai Lian, who was standing by the bed, had already taken off her Li Yue Taoist robe and put on a plain white loose coat. Her shoes stood near the end of the bed, with a pair of white lace-up socks on her feet.
She held a slender stick in her hand and looked serious.
This made Xiao Jinse and Su Youwei quickly sit up straight.
Bai Lian's right hand waved in the air. With the waves of water rippling, a translucent whiteboard made of spiritual power was born.
With a thought, the words "How to cultivate" appeared on the whiteboard.
This is the theme of today's course.
The participants of the course are female teacher Bai Lian and her two younger Martial Sisters, as well as a bewildered rabbit.
Bai Lian knocked on the whiteboard with a wooden stick, "Who will tell me what is important in cultivation?"
This question is too simple!
The jade rabbit raised its ears.
Xiao Jinse and Su Youwei, who were thinking about the problem, glanced at each other.
Um.
Fortunately, it's not "Her" who is going to answer the question!
What happened during the day brought their relationship closer to some extent, and they decided not to consider driving each other away from Qiongming Peak for the time being.
But it was impossible to say how good their relationship could be.
They were all eager for each other's cultivation base to be unable to improve from now on, and were pulled more and more away by themselves.
"It's all right. Don't be afraid of your low strength. I, your Elder Martial Sister (younger Martial Sister) will protect you!"
At this time, the jade rabbit stepped forward and wrote a crazy "Grass" on the ground with its ears.
Bai Lian glanced at the word and understood its meaning.
"That's right!" Bai Lian nodded approvingly, "Spiritual Herbs can be regarded as a cultivation resource, which is essential in cultivation, but they are not all you need. In addition to resources, qualification is also an essential factor."
She wrote two lines of [Cultivation talent] and [State of mind] on the whiteboard.
"There is no need to talk about talent. You are all unique geniuses. What I want to talk about today is the state of mind!"
The stick pointed to the word "Mind".
The water rippled.
Xiao Jinse understood.
Wasn't this what Martial Sister Bai Lian once said to her?
"Don't bully the poor girl!"
Change!
The world was changing, and people were also changing. This was a state of mind that refused to admit defeat and strove to get ahead.
Looking at the second Elder Martial Sister, Su Youwei was anxious.
What do you know?
Bai Lian quickly entered the state, and was looked at with reverent eyes by the Martial Sisters, which made her gradually realize the pleasure of being a teacher.
This is equivalent to the ancient "Emperor teacher".
Awesome, Martial Sister Bai Lian!
"The importance of the state of mind is self-evident. Many geniuses improve their strength rapidly, but because their state of mind can't keep up with their cultivation base, they either died under heavenly thunder, became a vessel of their internal demon, or were killed because they were too arrogant."
Su Youwei nodded deeply.
She had seen many such people, and she was also one of the victims. If she had not been trapped by her internal demon, she would have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Bai Lian said, "There is something wrong with both of you. The second Martial Sister has a lack of self-confidence. Well, recently, you have changed a lot, which is commendable."
Xiao Jinse smiled happily.
Bai Lian continued, "Third Martial Sister, you are deeply rooted in your internal demon. If you can't solve it in time and rashly improve your cultivation base, you may fall into the Shura path!"
Su Youwei lowered her head in shame.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had raised this question with her several times, and she also tried to control the erosion of her internal demon, but she couldn't forget the memory of her previous life in any case. It was probably impossible for her to get to the right path just by herself. She needed Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian's help!
She asked, "Elder Martial Sister, did you meet any internal demon during your cultivation?"
This…
Bai Lian thought carefully.
Although she had been troubled by the memories of her previous life, she really hadn't been entangled by any internal demon.
"Is it because I don't have ethics, or because the Innocence Heart rewarded by the system is very powerful?"
Bai Lian was lost in thought.
The system task jumped out.
[Task 1: Admit that you have never met any internal demon (Reward: a medium-grade magic tool - Tianling Fan)]
[Task 2: Perfunctory response (Reward: a secret medicine - Fascination)]
[Task 3: Make up a story about your struggle with your internal demon for the younger Martial Sisters (Reward: Weapon Refining +2)]
Task 3 should be the most difficult.
Is this a white lie?
After a long time, Bai Lian raised her head and the doubts in her eyes were dispersed, leaving only firmness.
"Do you know?"
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"Before I joined Qiongming Peak, the whole Qiongming Peak had no disciples for 400 years. On the day I first joined Qiongming Peak, it was snowing like goose feathers outside the window. Master An Lan gently stroked my head with her small and warm palm and said, 'From now on, you will be the Martial Sister of Qiongming Peak.'"
"……”
"In the eyes of outsiders, this is glory, but for me, it is really a huge pressure. It is said that our master is the strongest master of the Duxian sect. That night, lying in this bed, I began to think——"
"Am I really qualified to be her disciple?
"Can my qualifications really hold the position of Qiongming Peak's Elder Martial Sister?
"If I fail to break through for a long time, will I lose face for the master?
"If…"
"I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. If I had kept this state, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to cultivate."
Bai Lian raised her head slightly as she spoke. In the mirror, her body seemed to be covered with a layer of holy brilliance. The bowknot wrapped by the belt of the lace-up socks seemed to be coming to life in the mirror.
Her two younger Martial Sisters and the jade rabbit believed.
Bai Lian almost believed this nonsense herself.
An Lan, who appeared outside the window, held her breath and began to recall what happened on the first day she met Bai Lian.
The place should be in front of the fruit stall on Qinghe Street.
The mysterious girl, who seemed to be the incarnation of the word "Death," attracted her attention.
On a whim, she suddenly came up with the idea of taking the girl as a disciple, and the girl agreed without much hesitation.
After that, she ended her wandering and led the girl back to Qiongming Peak.
After the ceremony, she changed the girl's clothes herself and taught the girl the cultivation method.
She clearly remembered every detail of that moment.
But all the memories ended before saying goodbye to the girl for the first time. After instructing the girl to cultivate hard, she had no idea what the girl had done.
"What happened that day?"
An Lan was silent.
She dissected her memory a little bit, but she still couldn't think of anything useful.
Looking at the scene of Bai Lian seriously educating the two younger Martial Sisters, An Lan's heart gradually drifted away.
"After all, am I too ignorant of her existence?"
Speaking of, wasn't it strange that she would suddenly have the idea of taking Bai Lian as her disciple that day?
Even if she wanted to see how Bai Lian would die, there was no need to do this step.
After all, she had been lonely for 400 years, and she had long been used to this loneliness.
……
Su Youwei asked, "Elder Martial Sister, how did you get out of self doubt?"
Bai Lian slowly stretched out her right hand.
Her fingertips met in the mirror.
She pressed lightly.
The hard mirror actually rippled like a pool water, and the figure of Bai Lian in the mirror blurred.
Bai Lian spoke as if her voice came from a mirror.
"The method of visualization!"
"Just as there is another me in this mirror, I thought of another me in my heart. This me is perfect, and she never fears any difficulties. When she meets the same situation as me, she will never question herself. Since she has become Qiongming Peak's Elder Martial Sister, she will improve all her skills to make herself worthy of this identity!"
"I tried to follow in her footsteps. One day, when I meditated again, she suddenly disappeared."
"Elder Martial Sister…"
"I don't need her anymore." Bai Lian smiled and moved her hand away from the mirror, "Like this mirror."
At that moment, the bright and clean mirror suddenly broke into countless pieces.
Xiao Jinse and Su Youwei opened their mouths slightly and couldn't speak for a long time.
Martial Sister Bai Lian was reflected in every piece of the broken glass.
Every Martial Sister Bai Lian seemed to have traces of the past.
When all the pieces fell to the ground, there was only a perfect Martial Sister Bai Lian left in front of them!
She's holding herself up!
No one knows how to be Qiongming Peak's Elder Martial Sister better than her!
Su Youwei's flat chest rose in excitement.
The method of visualization.
Could she also defeat her internal demon along the road of Martial Sister Bai Lian?
Su Youwei was not very confident.
After all, if you put her in front of Martial Sister Bai Lian, wasn't it like taking the fluorescence of rotten grass to compare with the bright moon in the sky?
Can't compete!
Xiao Jinse was also deeply moved.
She wanted to take Martial Sister Bai Lian as an example and grow into a respected heroine!
[Task has been completed. Weapon Refining +2]
Bai Lian smiled.
She just used too much force and accidentally broke the mirror. Fortunately, she explained it with reasonable words.
It seemed that the Martial Sisters had accepted her story.
Although she didn't know what they understood, it was good that they did.
"Okay." Bai Lian said, "I was not going to teach you today just to tell this story. You will challenge those Yunluo disciples in ten days. Although I can't help you get rid of the internal demon, I can do other things. Come here!"
The two younger Martial Sisters leaned over.
"The fastest way to improve your mood is by insight."
With that, Bai Lian bent down.
Xiao Jinse understood.
It's Elder Martial Sister Bai's night tutorial——
Watch her feet…
Bah, it's to watch the Tao Halo!
Xiao Jinse was excited, but the moment she saw Su Youwei, her good mood was completely destroyed.
Damn it.
This should have been a private moment for her alone.
If only I could throw the third Martial Sister out of the window.
Whatever Xiao Jinse thought, Bai Lian still took off her lace-up socks.
Looking closely, it was as white as snow.
Bai Lian took down the earring used to hide her Tao Halo and explained, "This is Tao Halo. Even if you can't understand anything by watching it, it can help you improve your mood."
The jade feet swayed gently, and the Tao Halo formed and rippled.
Su Youwei looked at the complicated waves pulled by Bai Lian's heels in horror.
Tao Halo。
It was said that only Natural Saints could emit Tao Halo.
But… didn't the female disciple in her previous life tell her that Martial Sister Bai Lian was a fake Natural Saint? What was the matter?
In order to see more clearly, Su Youwei grabbed Bai Lian's ankle obsessively.
For a moment, everyone, including herself, was stunned.
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