Chapter 25
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Chapter 25: Beware of Spectators
After finishing his farm work, Wang Chen hurried home.
The day before, he had acquired a set of techniques and two spells, all of which demanded thorough study and practice.
As his strength and the number of skills he mastered grew, his future days promised to be even busier.
Wang Chen felt fortunate that he had only rented ten acres of spirit fields; otherwise, dedicating too much time to farming would inevitably interfere with his regular cultivation.
That would be a loss not worth enduring.
In the quiet room, Wang Chen first activated the method seed sealed within his Sea of Consciousness, which contained the "Spirit Eye."
The Spirit Eye was a low-level Qi Training spell, accessible even to those just beginning their Qi Training journey.
The principle behind this spell was straightforward: it focused magical energy into the eyes, enabling the practitioner to observe the energy fluctuations emitted by a target through heightened spiritual awareness, thereby determining their rank.
To Wang Chen’s astonishment, during his first attempt at practicing the Spirit Eye, he…
【Spirit Eye (Beginner): 0/100】
…succeeded immediately, directly entering the beginner stage!
It went so smoothly that Wang Chen began to question whether his comprehension was truly as low as 3 points.
The ease of it made him doubt his own abilities!
But upon reflection,
Wang Chen realized it made perfect sense.
After all, he was already a mid-level Qi Training cultivator, so mastering the most basic spells should naturally come easily.
Additionally, the application of the Spirit Eye shared similarities with Wang Chen’s previous methods of tracking land rhinoceroses.
It was akin to having solved countless similar problems—he had already honed his skills through repetition!
Having mastered the Spirit Eye, Wang Chen decided to press on and tackle "Object Manipulation."
However, Object Manipulation proved far more challenging!
The spell’s formula was significantly more complex than that of the Spirit Eye, involving three magical energy channels—meridians—and requiring the use of spiritual strength to succeed.
Drawing on the relentless determination he had once applied to his college entrance exams in a past life, Wang Chen meticulously analyzed the spell, word by word. He repeatedly channeled his magical energy, losing all sense of time in the process.
Gradually, he began to grasp the fundamentals.
In truth, the difficulty of practicing Object Manipulation wasn’t vastly greater than that of the Spirit Eye.
If a mentor had been present to guide him and answer his questions, even with his limited comprehension, Wang Chen could have quickly entered the beginner stage.
However, as a low-ranking young cultivator in the outer sect of the Yunyang Sect, unless he was willing to pay spirit stones for guidance, who would freely offer their time and energy to help him?
Even if such generous cultivators existed, Wang Chen had no means of connecting with them!
He had no choice but to rely on himself.
“Rise!”
With his left hand cradling a round spirit fragment, Wang Chen extended his right hand in a sword finger gesture, commanding the fragment from a distance.
To his satisfaction, the spirit fragment quivered slightly before rising half an inch into the air.
Then it fell down.
He failed.
Wang Chen held the spirit fragment, his sword finger rubbing his chin as he sank into deep contemplation.
To manipulate objects from a distance, one needed to guide their magical power with spiritual strength, channeling it outward to the target and then exerting control.
Easier said than done. He had completed the first step flawlessly, but when it came to the most critical part, he faltered.
Failure after failure followed.
Wang Chen was certain there was some trick he hadn’t yet grasped!
He let out a long breath and decided to halt his techniques practice for the day.
Cultivating techniques wasn’t always about relentless effort.
Continuously drawing on dantian’s power and spiritual strength caused mental and physical fatigue to accumulate. Without proper rest and recovery, it would inevitably lead to serious consequences over time.
A person was like a finely tuned machine, requiring lubrication and maintenance.
Who had ever seen a perpetual motion machine?
Leaving the quiet room and stepping into the small courtyard, Wang Chen noticed that the sun had already tilted to the west, nearly past the hour of Wei!
At that moment, a massive shadow instantly enveloped his house.
Wang Chen’s gaze sharpened!
High in the sky, a flying ship approached from the west, its massive form blocking the sun.
The ship was dozens of meters long, its body surface radiating a faint golden hue, adorned with countless intricate and mysterious runes. It was equipped with heavy crossbow devices that inspired awe and fear.
At the bow, a cloud-dragon flag fluttered in the wind, its rustling sound echoing through the air!
The Yunyang flying ship!
Wang Chen couldn’t help but be startled.
Flying ships were among the sect’s most prized possessions, and crafting one required an immense amount of spirit stones and precious materials.
As the largest sect in the Tianyun Mountain range, the Yunyang Sect possessed only a handful of flying ships.
Moreover, the cost of deploying a flying ship was staggering—it was akin to a massive magical treasure. In the over ten years Wang Chen had lived here, he had only seen a flying ship in the sky a handful of times.
Typically, the Yunyang Sect only deployed flying ships during major wars.
What surprised Wang Chen even more was that this Yunyang flying ship hadn’t traveled far.
Its speed suddenly dropped, and it came to a halt, hovering motionless in the air.
What was it planning to do?
Wang Chen quickly opened the courtyard gate and stepped outside.
“Doggie!”
His neighbor, Old Sun, hurried along the path, excitement evident in his voice as he shouted, “The headquarters has sent the flying ship! Now, even if there are countless land rhinoceroses, they won’t pose a threat! Let’s hurry over and take a look!”
Why should they go take a look?
Wang Chen couldn’t quite grasp the old man’s logic—couldn’t they see it just fine from home?
The Yunyang flying ship was merely about ten miles away from this location.
Yet, to handle mere land rhinoceroses, the Yunyang Sect had dispatched a flying ship. Was such a grand display merely for show?
Wang Chen instinctively sensed something amiss and immediately shook his head, declaring, "I won’t go."
He also intended to advise Old Sun against going.
One must be cautious when spectating; there’s inherent risk in seeking excitement!
However, before he could voice his warnings, Old Sun had already darted past him in a flash.
He moved as if he were rushing to be reincarnated!
Wang Chen was utterly speechless.
Indeed, Old Sun wasn’t the only one hurrying from their homes to catch a glimpse of the event.
Wang Chen noticed many others joining in the fervor, as if there were treasures to be unearthed there!
Wang Chen had no desire to follow the crowd; in fact, he felt the proximity to the Yunyang flying ship was too close for comfort.
Thus, he secured the courtyard gate and sprinted five miles north, ascending a nearby hill.
No sooner had Wang Chen settled into a vantage point than the distant Yunyang flying ship began to stir.
The runes adorning the vessel illuminated sequentially, casting forth a myriad of radiant beams.
The intense magical fluctuations were palpable to Wang Chen, even from over ten miles away.
His spirit was profoundly shaken!
Subsequently, from the expansive spirit fields beneath the flying ship, luminous streams of spiritual energy surged skyward.
Every flag planted in the fields was triggered!
Black beetles erupted from the soil, unfurling their wings and soaring into the heavens.
Among them were numerous sizable monsterized land rhinoceroses!
Yet, as these rhinoceroses ascended, a formidable force abruptly enveloped the heavens and the earth, instantly extinguishing their vitality.
A deluge of insect carcasses plummeted like rain, crafting a breathtaking spectacle.
This incited a frenzied scramble among the onlookers.
Wang Chen finally grasped why Old Sun and the others were so eager to witness the spectacle.
There truly was something to be gained!
In mere moments, all the land rhinoceroses had been utterly eradicated.
Was that the end of it?
Wang Chen doubted it.
