FVN #366 - Unsolvable Problem
#366 - Unsolvable Problem
Professor Zheng was surprised that Lu Jing's understanding of Mystic Power was so detailed and profound.
Clearly, the latter couldn't cultivate Mystic Power, yet he was willing to spend time studying knowledge related to it. Such a spirit of learning was truly moving.
Then, Professor Zheng seemed to think of something else, and he felt he could understand Lu Jing's persistence a little better.
Perhaps it was precisely because he couldn't cultivate Mystic Power that he worked so hard to study knowledge related to it, wanting to find a path to cultivation for himself.
Although Professor Zheng didn't think Lu Jing could succeed, as the saying goes, Heaven helps those who help themselves. As a teacher, he still hoped to give Lu Jing as much help as possible in the process.
Therefore, the expression on his face became serious again. After carefully sorting out his thoughts, he spoke again, "Good question. Many people compare a cultivator's Mystic Cauldron to a martial artist's Ren and Du meridians."
"Indeed, the two have many similarities. Cultivators absorb and refine Mystic Power through the Mystic Cauldron, just as martial artists generate internal energy through breathing exercises via the Ren and Du meridians. The essence is the same: converting external forces from heaven and earth into internal forces that can be used by oneself."
"However, there are also differences. The biggest difference is that meridians usually only affect the amount of heaven and earth energy you absorb and the difficulty of circulating it. In other words, it determines how many mouthfuls of internal energy you can generate with each breathing exercise."
"But the Mystic Cauldron is not like that. The seniors in the cultivation world discovered after a long time that the Mystic Cauldron does not affect how much Mystic Power a cultivator generates with each breathing exercise. Well, that is to say... whether your Mystic Cauldron is Grade A, Grade B, or Grade C, the amount of Mystic Power generated in your Niwan Palace during each cultivation session is the same."
"The difference lies in the purity of the Mystic Power. The more powerful the Mystic Cauldron, the purer the Mystic Power refined, with fewer impurities. In this way, the stronger a cultivator's Mystic Cauldron, the more it will naturally expand with the same amount of Mystic Power, and the faster the Niwan Palace will expand. At the same time, the Mystic Power you consume when casting spells will naturally be less."
As Professor Zheng finished speaking the last word, a sound of something breaking came from the schoolhouse. It was Lu Jing who had accidentally knocked over his inkstone on the ground.
Professor Zheng sighed when he saw this, his eyes filled with sympathy. "The strength of the Mystic Cauldron is innate and difficult to change with human power. However, the path of cultivation is full of variables and unknowns." Then, he turned his gaze to the other students present.
However, in any case, Professor Zheng's explanation still brought him a lot of help, at least letting him understand where his current problem lay. But because of this, Lu Jing became even more aware of how troublesome the problem he was facing was.
What method can suppress the expansion of Mystic Power?
Lu Jing felt a headache. He didn't delve into this issue with Professor Zheng, because he knew very well that Professor Zheng wouldn't have an answer either.
He was likely the first person in the cultivation world in thousands of years with such a strange need, so to solve this problem, he could only rely on himself.
Lu Jing cleaned up the broken inkstone beside his feet, while on the other side, other students began to ask Professor Zheng questions, mostly about cultivation. Lu Jing also listened to some, after all, he himself had now started cultivating, so it would be of some help.
When Professor Zheng announced the end of the class, Lu Jing, who was in a hurry, slipped out of the schoolhouse first, so much so that Professor Zheng, who originally wanted to call him to say a few words in private, looked up and realized that the person was already gone.
Professor Zheng was a little helpless, but then his gaze fell on Xia Huai, and he remembered another matter, so he temporarily put aside Lu Jing's return to listening to lectures, called the girl in front of him, and cheered up again.
"How is it? Counting the days, you should have completed the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment yesterday, right? Have you had any results?"
Xia Huai was the most talented cultivator among this year's newcomers. Her cultivation progress was of great concern to all the instructors, including Professor Zheng.
The Hundred Days Foundation Establishment can be said to be the most important thing in a cultivator's life, related to future cultivation. Even though almost everyone believed that Xia Huai's Mystic Cauldron must be Grade A, before confirmation, one's heart would inevitably be suspended.
As a result, Professor Zheng saw Xia Huai shake her head and say, "I haven't tested it yet."
"You can hold your breath." Professor Zheng smiled wryly, because Xia Huai and Lu Jing had been delayed in Another World for a month, resulting in Xia Huai's completion of the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment being different from the other disciples.
Therefore, after Xia Huai completed the Foundation Establishment, the academy would test her separately, but before that, Professor Zheng secretly gave the girl a talisman for testing in order to let Xia Huai know the results as soon as possible.
He originally thought that she would use it as soon as she completed the Foundation Establishment, but he didn't expect Xia Huai to be in no hurry at all.
The girl blinked her eyes apologetically, "I gave that talisman to someone."
"Who?" Professor Zheng was a little strange. He didn't blame Xia Huai for passing the talisman on, but now Xia Huai was the only one in the academy who hadn't completed the Foundation Establishment, and she was the only one who could use the talisman. Professor Zheng couldn't think of who else she could give the talisman to.
"Lu Jing." Xia Huai said with a red face.
"This..." Professor Zheng didn't know what to say for a while, and after a long time, he could only say, "Forget it, it's good to keep it as a souvenir for him. Also, he hasn't come to listen to my lectures for more than three months, but he can keep up as soon as he comes, it's thanks to you, right?"
Xia Huai nodded, "However, I only helped him tutor some of the most basic cultivation knowledge. He was able to embark on the path of cultivation entirely through his own efforts."
Speaking of this, Xia Huai also showed a look of admiration, "I have never seen anyone so diligent. Before coming back to listen to lectures, he cultivated for at least seven or eight hours a day, and even when eating, he was holding books and cramming the lessons he had fallen behind. The remaining time for sleep was less than two hours. That look, it was like... it was like he wouldn't see the sun tomorrow if he didn't finish today's homework."
"Well, diligence can make up for clumsiness, but also..." Professor Zheng said subconsciously, but when he said halfway, he suddenly reacted and was shocked, "What, you said he has already embarked on the path of cultivation?"