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Is Long Shiya a good teacher?
Yes. Whether in terms of passing down the Six-Ultimate Control technique or his attitude and care as a mentor, he is top-tier. But that is only after one becomes his disciple. Before that, Long Shiya is an elder, a powerhouse.
Su Wen possessed the Technique of Visualization, a skill that allowed him to control the elements of heaven and earth through artistic conception. If forced to choose between a chance to further his Six-Ultimate Control technique to break through the Heavenly God level and a single Heavenly Jewel Master who could inherit his skills, how would Long Shiya choose?
Naturally, he would choose the breakthrough. After all, once he broke through, his lifespan would extend, and he would eventually find another successor. Therefore, if one were to offend Su Wen, even if Zhou Weiqing possessed six attributes, he would never be able to apprentice under Long Shiya. Furthermore, Su Wen would never allow Zhou Weiqing to remain alive under such circumstances.
Zhou Weiqing had already fainted from the agony. The Dark Devouring God Pearl continued to reshape his body, its Evil Power molding his frame. His body seemed exceptionally compatible with this power, quickly accepting the transformation and becoming increasingly adapted to it.
Watching the process, Su Wen marveled. He was certain that even he was not as strong as Zhou Weiqing in this specific regard. Having studied the Evil Power for a long time, Su Wen still couldn't convert his own energy into it, nor could he mobilize it. His sixth soul ring had not provided him with such an attribute; he couldn't control the Evil Power, nor did he possess the Evil attribute. However, he had obtained the Time attribute through that ring, and his Spiritual attribute had been significantly strengthened.
The entire process lasted a day and a night before Zhou Weiqing's body finally stopped changing. On his wrists, the Physical and Elemental Jewels had long since vanished.
The next day.
Zhou Weiqing woke up feeling an unprecedented sense of ease. It was a comfort that radiated from his core, as if something inside him had finally been cleared. Recalling everything from the previous day, he felt a lingering fear mixed with wild joy. Feeling perfectly fine now, didn't that mean his meridian blockage was finally resolved? He had passed the first major hurdle!
Zhou Weiqing looked at his father, then at Tang Xian, and finally at Su Wen. "Dad, my meridians..."
"Your meridians are still somewhat blocked, but you can finally circulate Heavenly Energy," Zhou Shuiniu said. This was the result of his personal inspection.
Only then did Zhou Weiqing break into a smile. However, when he looked at Tang Xian, he noticed her expression was complicated. His heart skipped a beat. "Aunt Tang Xian, is there something wrong with my body?"
Zhou Shuiniu also looked at Tang Xian with confusion. He hadn't detected anything negative. Why had Tang Xian looked so preoccupied since yesterday? Now that his son had asked, he wanted to hear her explanation.
"Senior, you saw Weiqing's talent yesterday. He—"
"Six attributes?" Su Wen interrupted.
"Yes." Tang Xian gave a bitter smile. Clearly, she realized that the moment she spoke, Su Wen had already seen through her thoughts.
"It's just six attributes, what's so rare about that? I can control even more elemental forces."
With a casual wave of Su Wen's hand, elemental forces of Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Space, Light, and Darkness gathered together. Tang Xian's beautiful eyes widened. That was already seven attributes!
But it didn't stop there. Another type of elemental force appeared in Su Wen's hand—Space! Then, Spiritual elements began to converge, and the power of Time emerged as well.
Hiss— Tang Xian was in disbelief. She looked at Su Wen as if looking at a monster. The Heavenly Star Snail was also shaken to her core. In this moment, she understood why Su Wen had "boasted" about being able to help her with her Light and Darkness evolution. Just this display alone left her speechless.
Tang Xian, however, recognized the deeper significance. Mastery over elemental forces was the true hallmark of a Heavenly Jewel Master's strength.
An Emperor! At least a Heavenly Emperor. Perhaps even a Heavenly God. Tang Xian searched her memory frantically but couldn't find any Emperor or God that matched Su Wen.
"The Technique of Immortality requires charging the Death Acupoints. You may proceed with your cultivation. Yesterday, I deconstructed the technique; you can attempt to charge the acupoints using the route I provided."
Su Wen was, at his heart, a Cultural Master. His research into cultivation pathways had reached the pinnacle on the Douluo Continent, and even on the Boundless Mainland, he remained at the summit. Even if there were slight differences in the laws of the two planes, he could adjust rapidly.
The Technique of Immortality was inherently manic, and its methods for charging acupoints were somewhat primitive, mainly because such charging could only be deduced theoretically. The difficulty was immense; merely deducing the method for all thirty-six acupoints was a monumental task. If one further tried to refine the method for each specific point, it would be nearly impossible. Through trial and error alone, it would likely take hundreds or thousands of failed attempts to perfect the method for just a few points.
Su Wen was different. With his meridian maps and his experience in developing cultivation methods, he could deduce the paths relatively easily. He had already perfected the route for the first Death Acupoint.
After reviewing the route, Zhou Weiqing memorized it and began his first attempt. Tang Xian did not speak up to stop him. She realized that Su Wen wasn't just having fun or trying to kill the boy. Giving him the pearl, solving the meridian issue, and teaching the technique—Su Wen would not let Zhou Weiqing fail and die.
Suddenly, Tang Xian's face turned pale. She remembered something.
The Evil attribute!
The Dark Devouring God Pearl possessed the Evil attribute. When a Heavenly Jewel Master with the Evil attribute awakened, they required a sacrifice. They would seek out the nearest woman to serve as a sacrifice to calm the wicked aura of the awakening process.
Weiqing right now is...
Su Wen watched the changes in Zhou Weiqing with a strange expression. He glanced at Tang Xian. In the original story, the sacrifice for Zhou Weiqing was Tang Xian's daughter, Shangguan Bing'er. Now, that was about to change.
Su Wen waved his hand, and Zhou Weiqing's chaotic consciousness was suddenly jolted awake. Under Su Wen's stimulation, the Spiritual attribute he inherited from the pearl was triggered. Supported by this, his consciousness woke up and began to fight against the violent emotions brought by the wicked aura.
Su Wen acted again. Chains of golden light formed between heaven and earth, completely binding Zhou Weiqing. The golden radiance flowed into the boy, slowly dissolving the evil aura bit by bit.
As time passed, Zhou Weiqing's condition stabilized. Tang Xian let out a sigh of relief, her eyes shimmering with a strange light as she looked at Su Wen.
"Charge the acupoint," Su Wen's voice rang in Zhou Weiqing's mind. The boy continued to circulate his Heavenly Energy, striking the first Death Acupoint of the Technique of Immortality.
As he successfully charged the acupoint, a notification from the God of Time's assessment appeared in Su Wen's mind.
"First trial of the Red-Grade Seven Trials complete. Reward: A chance to re-cultivate the Thirteen Changes of the Heavenly Jewel."
(End of Chapter)