He did not know how long it took, before Ning Cheng felt his whole body tremble, and he suddenly opened his eyes.
The world suddenly became clear, he even seemed to forget that the Qi circulating in his body had disappeared.
A kind of relaxed feeling welled up in his heart, the previous Ning Cheng was a fool, as he had unknowingly succeeded in gathering Qi, and was already a cultivator at the Qi Gathering 1st Level.
Was cultivation so simple? Not at all, if cultivation was so simple, then he wouldn’t have gone so many years without gathering Qi, and at the same time, in the Cang Qin Province there would have been many more people who could gather Qi.
Ning Cheng calculated the time that he cultivated, he confirmed that he had not cultivated for more than a day, but in just one day’s time, he unexpectedly reached the Qi Gathering 1st Level, if he said this to others, no one would even dare to believe it. What the hell was going on?
At this time, Ning Cheng had forgotten about the smell of the impurities that were flushed out from his body, and sat down again to meditate. Not only was he not a fool, he knew how to protect himself. Before his rebirth, Ning Cheng knew that he was not ordinary, as he was gifted with photographic memory along with a heaven defying ability to understand and comprehend, it simply made him an unparalleled existence.
Because such a fearful ability went against the heaven’s will, it made Ning Cheng dare not disclose it. He only wanted to live a simple life, and after his younger sister graduated, he would have gone to seek his own simple life. He was very clear on what this particular ability represented, as long as there was even a little bit of exposure, he would become the focus of attention. From then on, he would not have the freedom to live an ordinary or simple life that he desired.
This was also the reason why Ning Cheng preferred to work at the construction site, as he did not want to use his ability for the sake of money. He knew that, if he picked a second choice, as soon as he started, it would become hard to stop, in the end he would end up being noticed by the people. If not for his encounter with Tian Mu Wan, he would have not even entered the University. The only thing that he did not expect was that he would be reborn in this place after he lost his love.
Ning Cheng was sure that his cultivation and what the others practiced were different, others cultivated by absorbing Qi from the outside, but in his own body there already seemed to be a pure and thick Qi, this Qi allowed him to quickly gather even more Qi, moreover he was even promoted to Qi Gathering 1st Level. Having always been cautious, Ning Cheng was trying to figure out what was going on. His body seemed to have a source, this source provided such a pure and thick Qi, that it even allowed his cultivation speed to soar, it even disregarded his aptitude for practicing cultivation.
Unfortunately, Ning Cheng knew very little about the practice of cultivation, he only knew some information which was obtained from his predecessor’s memory, it can even be said to be extremely poor. His predecessor was definitely not a very good person, if his aptitude for cultivation was good, he would not have waited until now to gather Qi. But the way he practiced was so simple, the only possibility he could think of was that something might have happened during his rebirth.
Ning Cheng remembered that a yellow light had pierced through him that came from the horizon. Could this mysterious yellow light have a relationship with his cultivation speed?
Leaving aside the things that he could not understand, Ning Cheng emerged from his house, and started to clean his body. When Ning Cheng had just finished cleaning his body with the water from the well, he discovered that some of the scars on his body had faded and even his skin seemed to have a fair complexion.
Ning Cheng, although could not gather Qi, he was still a student of the Cang Qin 2 Star Academy, and also a member of the Ning Clan, as a result he did know something about the practice of cultivation. He knew that cultivators recovered from their wounds quickly, but it was definitely not as fast as him. The scars on his body were very clear yesterday, but today when he reached the Qi Gathering 1st Level, they had faded down a lot, which was a bit unusual.
There was a sound of rushing footsteps, these footsteps were obviously rushing towards the yard where he was, which made Ning Cheng startled in his heart. He had lived here only for a few days, but no one had ever come over, now that he could hear the sounds of footsteps, he knew that their aim was obviously him. Ning Cheng simply had no time to ponder, as he hastily got inside the house, took out some clean clothes and wore them rapidly.
Ning Cheng had just worn his clothes, when a somewhat anxious looking Ji Luo Fei pushed the door and entered.
“Why did you come back?” seeing Ji Luo Fei, Ning Cheng sighed in relief. Because he had offended Xian Yuan Kui before, his heart was somewhat restless.
Ji Luo Fei seeing that Ning Cheng was all right, secretly relaxed, and said with a flat tone, “I heard that you offended Xian Yuan Kui………”
Ning Cheng thought Ji Luo Fei would start to criticize him and did not let her take the initiative and said, “It was he who provoked me, even if this sort of thing happened one more time, I would still come to the rescue.”
Let a little boy get trampled to death in front of own eyes or save him, Ning Cheng, without a doubt, would not have just stood and watched, refusing to take any action. For him, if he had let the little boy get trampled to death in front of his own eyes, then later, he would not be able to let go of the guilt that he would have surely felt.
Contrary to what Ning Cheng thought, Ji Luo Fei unexpectedly said in a slow tone, “Xian Yuan Kui’s status in the Cang Qin Province is not ordinary, if you continue to stay here then you will definitely die, huh ….”
Ji Luo Fei stopped there, and looked at Ning Cheng intently, after some time she said, “You were successful in gathering Qi? This smell inside the house, is it due to the impurities from your body?”
Ning Chen knew that Ji Luo Fei already smelled the odour when she came in, but she did not say it to his face. Now that she sensed his Qi, she just blurted it out.
“Yeah, I just returned from having felt something, just cultivated a bit, I did not think that I could gather Qi successfully, it was really lucky.” Ning Cheng replied with an awkward and somewhat embarrassed smile.
Ji Luo Fei after listening to Ning Cheng’s words, did not answer immediately, instead stared at Ning Cheng and sized him up from top to bottom for a while. Ning Cheng wanted to ask Ji Luo Fei, when suddenly he felt his heart tighten, he understood the meaning of Ji Luo Fei’s words.
Ji Luo Fei was with him a few days ago, with his body in that condition, it would have been somewhat difficult to even restore his health, how was it possible for him to arrive at the Qi Gathering 1st Level? It was obvious that he had a secret, if Ji Luo Fei could see it, then why can’t other people not tell the difference? He had just gotten out of prison, surely everyone knew about it.
Although Ning Cheng did not know what the secret in his body was, however would others think that, they might just split him up to examine this so called secret.
“Luo Fei, I have already reached the Qi Gathering 1st Level, and thus I would also like to go to the Academy.” Ning Cheng soon understood his situation. For him, this time, only the Cang Qin 2 Star Academy could save his life. If he stayed outside, it was quite possible for him to be killed off any time.
Ji Luo Fei was still apprehensive with what secret Ning Cheng’s body held, but after listening to Ning Cheng’s words, she put those thoughts to one side. Ning Cheng always called her ‘girl’, now unexpectedly it had changed to ‘Luo Fei’. Does suffering really make a person grow so quickly?
She reacted quickly, now was not the time to think about these things. She then says, “I came back to let you temporarily go to Academy. Since by all means, you have a personal presence on the outside, I think they cannot overlook you in the same way. But you are not a student of the Academy anymore, so you will not be able to attend the classes of the Academy. Elder Mu, head o
f the Academy’s Cultivation Rooms, is very good, he helped me a lot. I told him about your matter, you can go there to give Elder Mu a hand, and work as the Academy’s handyman”
“I don’t have a problem.” Ning Cheng immediately accepted, as long as he could preserve his life temporarily. Ning Cheng knew that there were secrets in his body, but he believed that with his cultivation speed, he would soon have the ability to protect himself.
Ji Luo Fei nodded, “Go to the Cultivation Rooms to help, at least if your Qi gathering is successful. I came back with a piece of Qi Gathering Stone this time, wanted to help you out with your Qi Gathering. I did not think you would succeed in gathering Qi, it could not be any better. We will wait here for a few days, and then go to the Academy.”
Ning Cheng was very clever, he understood why Ji Luo Fei came over immediately, Ji Luo Fei knew that him successfully advancing to the Qi Gathering 1st Level was definitely unusual, and thus took the initiative to stay for a few days. In the future, even if people would come to know that he could gather Qi, it would be assumed because of her help.
Ning Cheng was just about to thank her, when he saw Ji Luo Fei’s face seemed a bit wrong, it was pale and white.
Chapter 0005 – Yi Xing Mainland
Translated By – DemonKiller, MeTaL MaX, and a bit by Void
Edited By – DemonKiller, CurlyAdi
“Are you okay?” Ning Cheng asked, as all of a sudden, Ji Luo Fei staggered, Ning Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to support her. Ji Luo Fei’s body emitted a soft fragrance, however there was also a faint smell of blood mixed with it.
Ji Luo Fei did not wait for Ning Cheng to continue to inquire, shoving Ning Cheng aside, said, “I’m fine, I am going to take rest first. I will come out after a little while to speak with you.”
After she finished speaking, Ji Luo Fei entered into a nearby room.
Ning Cheng looked at his palm. Shockingly, on his palm, there appeared a faint trace of a bloodstain.
Ning Cheng instantly understood that Ji Luo Fei had sustained some serious injuries. A moment ago, when he was supporting Ji Luo Fei’s back, the condition of her injuries could be clearly seen.
He looked towards Ji Luo Fei’s room, Ning Cheng hesitated a bit, but did not go in. Ji Luo Fei was at the Qi Gathering 3rd Level and so her recovery ability was much higher than his. It could be clearly seen that the Cang Qin 2 Star Academy was also not a safe region.
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Ji Luo Fei was attracted by the fragrance of food, she had also changed into a new set of clothes. Ning Cheng saw that after she rested for a while, her face was not as pale as before.
“This is your doing?” asked Ji Luo Fei in a surprised tone as she looked at the small wooden table which was laid with four dishes and a soup. In her memory, when did Ning Cheng ever cook a meal? Moreover, even the food that he made looked very appetizing?
Ning Cheng smiled, “Of Course, I made it. Come over and have a bite.”
Ji Luo Fei was obviously not a very talkative person. Although she was surprised that Ning Cheng could cook a meal, but she did not ask about it. She did not know whether the food Ning Cheng made was delicious or if she was really hungry. Even after she finished eating several bowls of the food, she still felt like she was not full.
After they finished eating, Ning Cheng hurried to tidy up the dishes.
“Wait.” Ji Luo Fei stopped Ning Cheng by calling out to him and said, “These dishes, I will clean them up, you do not have to do these……”
Ji Luo Fei, did not even finished speaking, when she thought of some issues. Ning Cheng definitely didn’t cook this, how could he prepare such a delicious food?
She promptly corrected herself, “Would you please first sit down, there is something that I have to say to you.”
After waiting for Ning Cheng to sit down, Ji Luo Fei took the initiative and took out two very thin leather books and placed them in Ning Cheng’s hands and said, “This was left by your grandfather, he left it with me to give it to you later. Now that you can successfully gather Qi, I should give this to you.”
Ning Cheng silently took the two thin books, he was very clear on what was going on. This was because his predecessor’s grandfather, although spoiled and pampered Ning Cheng, he also knew what kind of person he was. These leather books must be the Ning family’s heirloom Cultivation Method. These were given to Ji Luo Fei to be passed on to him. But Ji Luo Fei’s reason to give him the leather books, was not because of his success in Qi gathering, but because she felt that the present Ning Cheng and the past Ning Cheng were completely different.
Seeing Ning Cheng receive the leather books, Ji Luo Fei sighed, she seemed to be glad that she had completed this matter. She, once more, took out a small wooden box and handed it to Ning Cheng and said, “Inside this is a Qi Gathering Stone, you can use it to practice your cultivation.”
The present Ning Cheng was already not a beginner; he knew that Qi Gathering Stones were very precious. A single Qi Gathering Stone was equivalent to one hundred gold coins, however this was just a set price and one hundred gold coins were absolutely not enough to actually buy a Qi Gathering Stone. Even the Ning Clan didn’t have much of it but now Ji Luo Fei was giving him one, he immediately refused and said, “Luo Fei, I can already cultivate Qi. You are currently at the Qi Gathering 3rd Level and you will require many Qi Gathering Stones during this period so you need not give it to me.”
Ji Luo Fei forcefully stuffed the wooden box into the hands of Ning Cheng and said, “I’ll let you take it, you know that I am already at the Qi Gathering 3rd Level. With my qualifications, I suppose I will by leaving the Cang Qin 2 Star Academy soon, at that time you will be on your own……”
Ning Cheng, after listening to Ji Luo Fei’s words, no longer refused to take the wooden box. He received the wooden box and with a sigh he said, “Luo Fei, in the past, I was naive and not quite sensible, please forgive me for having made you angry in any way. You know that my aptitude and qualifications are not good, in the future you are going to leave the Cang Qin Province, we will then no longer have the opportunities to meet. Fortunately, although we were engaged when we young, but we have still not married. When you get promoted to the Qi Gathering 4th Level, we would become people of two different worlds, anyhow, let us give up on this engagement immediately, all these years you suffered great inconveniences in the Ning mansion……”
Now that the Ning mansion was burnt to ashes, Ning Cheng must also give up on his engagement to Ji Luo Fei
Ji Luo Fei stared at Ning Cheng, she did not think that Ning Cheng would say such a thing. But she was very clear that what Ning Cheng told was the truth, once she left the Cang Qin Province, there would be no chance for her and Ning Cheng to meet.
“My life was saved by Grandpa Ning, without Grandpa Ning, there would not have been a Ji Luo Fei. What you said is right, after I leave Cang Qin Province, we probably will not have the opportunity to meet again. Let alone that, I also have a disfigured face, so us being married is also unrealistic, but I also know that I will be faithful till the end of the world. This betrothal was laid down by Grandpa Ning and my Grandfather, without their words, I will not dissolve it. But in the future, after I’m gone, you have to take care of yourself, as I am sure you would have no way to follow me around for the rest of your life.”
Ji Luo Fei finished, stood up, picked up a few dirty dishes and put them in the kitchen. She had clearly stated to Ning Cheng, that when she left Cang Qin Province, she would not have any opportunity to meet Ning Cheng. With her qualifications, if she wanted to forcibly stay to take care of Ning Cheng, then he would just end up dying quickly. Now that Ning Cheng was already at the Qi Gathering 1st Level, regardless of how he advanced, it made Ji Luo Fei a little bit comforted.
Ning Cheng was very smart, how can he not understand the meaning of Ji Luo Fei’s words? He knew that in the future when Ji Luo Fei left the Cang Qin Province, he wouldn’t be able to meet her, because of this, he offered to dissolve
the marriage, mostly because Ji Luo Fei did have any fond memories to hang onto in the future. After all, Ji Luo Fei saved his life, he can only help Ji Luo Fei in such a way. Now that Ji Luo Fei did not agree, he was also not willing to say anymore.
Ning Cheng returned to his room, and first took out the Qi Gathering Stone. In his memory there was information about the Qi Gathering Stones, but he had never seen one. Now that Ji Luo Fei brought back a Qi Gathering Stone, Ning Cheng wanted to know what made this stone so valuable, although 100 gold coins can be used to purchase a Qi Gathering Stone, one may not necessarily be able to buy it, as this price was not in any way low.
When the Qi Gathering Stone was taken out by Ning Cheng for the first time, Ji Luo Fei was able to sense it, she peeked at Ning Cheng in his room, as she saw that the corners of Ning Cheng’s mouth revealed a trace of smile. Although Ning Cheng did not have his playboy attitude from before, his face was still somewhat childish. His mouth was slightly open when he saw the Qi Gathering Stone, this was clearly the first time that he saw a Qi Gathering Stone.
Ji Luo Fei was able to sense the Qi Gathering Stone in Ning Cheng’s hands, but Ning Cheng was confused, when he saw that it was just a very ordinary looking dark yellow stone, in his heart he felt a bit disappointed. The Qi contained in the stone seemed to be richer, but Ning Cheng felt that this Qi and the one present inside him, simply couldn’t be compared.
Putting the Qi Gathering Stone away, Ning Cheng took out the two leather books. One book introduced the history of the Ning Clan, and the other was the Cultivation Method of the Ning Clan that was passed down from generation to generation.
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