Chapter 945: Chapter 949: Going Ho [Part 1]
“A thousand years? Wouldn’t that make them like turtles?”
Guo Man was utterly shocked. This completely overturned her worldview.
She had thought that martial artists living two to three hundred years was already beyond terrifying.
Now she learns that cultivators can live for over a thousand years…
“Pfft!”
Xia Liu nearly spat out blood.
How could turtles possibly compare to cultivators?
“Little Man, you’ll understand once you start cultivating.”
At the mont, Guo Man might not take it seriously.
But once she gets into it, she’ll start craving it.
Craving power, craving supre existence.
And since all the other girls are cultivating, if she stays around them, she’d surely start comparing herself to them, wanting to be like them, or even surpass them.
Guo Man said, “It sounds so amazing. I kind of want to try it now.”
“The cultivation technique is quite lengthy. Wait until we’re ho, then you can study it slowly.”
“It doesn’t have to be that troubleso. Just recite it once, and I can rember it.”
Guo Man rolled her eyes at Xia Liu, as if daring him to recite the technique.
After all, the cultivation techniques and martial arts secret manuals she’d seen were all long-winded and inscrutable unless thoroughly studied. They weren’t the sort of thing you could understand imdiately.
“So impressive. Well, I’ve got ti to kill, so I’ll recite the technique for you.”
Xia Liu had forgotten that this girl was an overseas-educated student, naturally bright and talented—perhaps even capable of morizing things after hearing them just once.
After getting Guo Man’s confirmation, Xia Liu paused to think for a mont before he started, “This cultivation technique is called the Imasurable Sword Art…”
Over the next stretch of ti, Xia Liu recited the Imasurable Sword Art slowly, word by word.
He had only needed one look to morize the entire text.
Reciting it now was as easy as drinking water.
Guo Man listened intently, all the while watching him in amazent.
Xia Liu really recited the whole thing.
And then it was her turn to feel stuck.
She wasn’t so kind of genius.
The technique consisted of over a thousand words.
To truly morize it, she’d need to read it herself and spend hours on it.
“Sword Energy Rushing to Skull, Sword Radiance Shining Today—this concludes the complete content of the Imasurable Sword Art.”
Ten-odd minutes later, Xia Liu fixed his gaze on Guo Man, his expression slightly stern.
“Done?”
Guo Man seed dumbfounded.
She had only just begun to get into the rhythm—and had already forgotten the earlier parts…
“All done. Did you morize it clearly?”
“No…”
“I’ll recite it again for you.”
“No need, I can’t rember it…”
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Guo Man had to stop him. Otherwise, if Xia Liu got annoyed, who knew what he might do to her.
After all, they were out in an endless stretch of ocean.
With just the two of them on the yacht, even screaming at the top of her lungs would be futile.
“Then why did you say you could morize it?”
Xia Liu’s face darkened. Was this girl just asking for him to ss with her?
“I thought you were joking! How was I supposed to know you’d actually recite the whole thing? I surrender, okay?”
Guo Man reluctantly stepped back a few paces. Xia Liu’s deanor was a bit intimidating—like he might tackle her at any mont.
She definitely wasn’t ready for that.
“Watch out!”
“Ah!”
A sharp cry escaped her as the ground seed to vanish beneath her feet. Just when she was about to plunge into the ocean, her body inexplicably beca weightless.
When she realized she was slowly floating upward, fear surged throughout her entire being.
“Ah!”
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Xia Liu took a small step forward and caught the floating Guo Man, his gentle voice whispering by her ear.
“I…”
The instant Xia Liu touched her, Guo Man felt a jolt of electricity.
Especially with his hand resting on her waist—a tingling sensation surged up from her feet.
“Sorry, did I scare you?”
“I’m fine… really…”
Guo Man hurriedly wiggled free of Xia Liu’s hands and sat down stiffly on the sofa.
“Just now, when I started floating—was that because of you?”
Seeking to diffuse the awkward atmosphere, Guo Man quickly changed the topic after contemplating for a mont.
Of course, she was also deeply curious and amazed.
That wasn’t sothing martial artists could do.
“Yeah, it’s one of a cultivator’s abilities. Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, you’ll be able to do it too.”
Xia Liu explained.
“Wow, that’s incredible! Like telekinesis: just a single thought, and you can control everything.”
“Sothing like that. Hmm… now I think I might have an idea of what you’re thinking.”
“What? This ability can read people’s minds too?”
Guo Man suddenly clutched her neckline nervously. Such a powerful skill—could it also see through clothes?
“How could it? That would be mind-reading. For a cultivator to know soone’s thoughts, they would need high cultivation and must perform Soul Searching. But the target wouldn’t fare well—might even end up as a vegetable.”
“That’s terrifying…”
“Not really. Soul Searching is hardly ever used—it takes too long and consus too much energy.”
“What other abilities do cultivators have?”
“There are many. Let
start with the Qi Cultivation Stage…”
Since they had now broken the ice, Xia Liu didn’t mind taking the ti to share everything with Guo Man.
The yacht drifted across the ocean for over five hours.
By 6 PM, they finally approached the Bay Villa.
As Xia Liu secured the yacht in place, he took advantage of Guo Man’s distraction to scoop her up by the waist. With a surge of spiritual energy, he leaped over ten ters and gracefully landed on the beach.
“Your movent technique is amazing! Once I beco a cultivator, I’ll definitely learn it too!”
“It’s simple. You can have your sisters guide you when the ti cos.”
“Oh.”
Guo Man didn’t know what else to say.
Along the way, Xia Liu hadn’t stopped praising her future sisters at least ten tis.
He kept saying how wonderful they were, but she had her doubts.
She suspected Xia Liu was just sweet-talking her—and that things would feel different once she t them.
“Miss, Mr. Xia! You’re back!”
Hearing the noise outside, Aunt Yang quickly ran out of the villa.
It had been several days since she last saw them, and sohow, she noticed sothing different between Xia Liu and Guo Man.
“Aunt Yang, I’m starving. Is there anything to eat?”
Guo Man imdiately ran up to Aunt Yang, locking arms affectionately as she asked.
“Of course! Mr. Xia, you should prepare as well…”
“Aunt Yang, don’t bother with him. If he’s hungry, he’ll eat on his own.”
“Oh? Miss, I feel like sothing’s changed between you and Mr. Xia…”
Interrupted mid-sentence, Aunt Yang quickly noticed sothing off.
In the past, Guo Man would make breakfast for Xia Liu, blushing the whole ti.
But now, it seed like that wouldn’t be happening anymore…
“Aunt Yang, let’s talk inside.”
Watching the two won head indoors, Xia Liu felt a deep warmth flow through his heart.
Soon after, he took out his phone from the storage ring and contacted Ye Xuan in distant Yanjing.
He asked her to head to Osmanthus Village by the following afternoon.
He also told her to bring Ouyang Lingtian along.
That guy would definitely be interested in the Age-Halting Fruit as well.
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