"Disciple serves tea to Master." Qiu Wuji, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed, opened his eyes, both amused and annoyed, to see Chu Ge fawningly offering him a cup of tea.
So, it's really a case of each calling the other their own thing, huh? I call you Father God, and you call me Master.
Isn't there any other way to play this game?
Qiu Wuji chuckled inwardly, but his face remained frosty: "When have I ever accepted such a lazy disciple? Get lost." Chu Ge forced a smile: "You've already taught me the introductory techniques, so you're my master now, right? I was even going to teach you some minor spells..."
"No, why should you?" Qiu Wuji said sternly. "Go ask the Yunji Sect, is it so easy to become my disciple?"
"Yes, yes, Master has high standards. He hasn't accepted a single direct disciple yet, at most he's given pointers to his disciples. So everything has a beginning, right..."
Qiu Wuji remained expressionless: "Where's the apprenticeship gift? Let me see your sincerity."
Chu Ge cautiously said: "Actually, I have socks too..."
"Go to hell!" Qiu Wuji completely lost his composure, unable to maintain his icy posture any longer, and stood up to punch him.
Instead of backing down, Chu Ge pressed forward, handing her the teacup directly: "Master, calm down. A sip of tea is good for your health."
"Pah!" Qiu Wuji had only been joking with him, and took the tea with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "How can the tea here be good for your health?"
"I haven't written down the tea-making process in that world. You haven't tried it, so give it a try, even though this tea is rather rotten."
Qiu Wuji took a small sip and nodded slightly: "Although it has a somewhat mundane and impure quality, the craftsmanship is quite remarkable."
Chu Ge watched her pretentious act. Why didn't she complain about the mundane and impure quality when she ate potato and beef? But now she's putting on airs after drinking some tea. He didn't expose him, and chuckled, "Master has already drunk the tea offered by his disciple, shouldn't you teach me a few tricks..." Qiu Wuji leisurely sipped his tea: "No."
Chu Ge: "?"
Qiu Wuji snorted coldly: "It's your own setting. Invisibility is a relatively high-level technique, you can't learn it now. X-ray vision, this trash technique, is useless except for satisfying your lewd desires."
Chu Ge panicked: "How can it be useless? This thing is so convenient, you're guaranteed to win at cards, eh..."
Qiu Wuji: "..." Isn't this a great way to make money? It doesn't even seem to require an ID card, why didn't you say so earlier?
Chu Ge awkwardly backed away: "Well, I don't usually gamble, I didn't think of that... Besides, it's not good for you to swindle money from ordinary people, and we don't have casinos here at all..."
Qiu Wuji thought to himself, "They might not even exist, did you know about underground boxing before?" However, not wanting to cause further trouble in the short term, she didn't continue on that topic, only saying, "While there are specific methods for using these kinds of shortcuts beforehand, in my opinion, it's unnecessary to waste time learning them. Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, a simple gathering of energy in both eyes can achieve ordinary X-ray vision; it all depends on your subtle control over your magical power. What you really need to learn, I think, is a life-saving technique." She paused, becoming more serious: "Chu Ge, from my experience in this world, it seems like a very safe and peaceful world for ordinary people, but..." "However, there are whirlpools in places unknown to others. You might have been the former before, but now you are qualified to touch the whirlpool, and it will naturally pull you in. You can no longer rely on old experience to see things. If I were not here, you must have the ability to protect yourself." Chu Ge's joking thoughts completely vanished, and he nodded solemnly: "Yes."
"So what you should master first is movement techniques." Qiu Wuji revealed a smile, her slender finger touching Chu Ge's brow: "What movement techniques? You know." The mental techniques and incantations were clearly imprinted in his mind. The transmission of immortal techniques was so simple, unadorned, and tedious.
Chu Ge, of course, knew what this was. It was the standard configuration he wrote for the female protagonist to protect herself and show off her immortal aura.
Qiu Wuji's signature movement technique, one of the top secrets of the Yunji Sect, Cloud and Water Without Trace.
If Qiu Wuji used it, her body would merge with the clouds, like autumn water, vast and boundless, its location unknown, truly giving the enemy a sense of boundless autumn scenery.
However, it's not some extremely difficult technique. It's a unique skill that Qiu Wuji herself acquired from her humble beginnings and improved upon as she progressed through cultivation. This means even lower-level disciples can learn a portion of the basics. This isn't unique to Chu Ge; the basic movement technique is on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion, and many disciples learn it, making it almost one of the representative techniques of the Yunji Sect.
So, "you know what I mean."
Honestly, Chu Ge didn't really want this movement technique… because the cloud and water elements inevitably made it seem a bit effeminate.
Although in reality, it wouldn't be. Male disciples of the Yunji Sect learn it and still move with effortless grace; whether it's effeminate or not depends on personal style. Anyway, Chu Ge didn't have the male protagonist learn this one; instead, he had him obtain a powerful and majestic movement technique through a fortuitous encounter.
And yet, he himself still has to learn this one, sob sob…
But undeniably, it's truly one of the top-tier movement techniques in his works, with a clear progression from low to high levels—perfect for him.
"I'll only teach you the basics for now. You wouldn't be able to learn the advanced stuff anyway; it would just be a waste of your energy." Qiu Wuji withdrew his finger, pondering slightly. "Although your energy... is very..."
"Hmm?" Chu Ge asked curiously, "What, exceptionally gifted?"
"A little, but isn't that to be expected?" Qiu Wuji said calmly, "Your spiritual sea is indeed stronger than the average person's, but you are definitely a special ability user; this is to be expected... I originally thought our Father God's sea of consciousness would be as vast as an ocean, but in reality, it's just a stinking ditch."
Chu Ge: "..." Qiu Wuji didn't say it aloud; being a ditch was already terrifying enough, it wasn't even a small dish for a normal person to dip in hot pot sauce.
"Your spiritual power is really strange. It's never really showing up normally, just like an ordinary person... It's a pity our systems are different, I don't know how to define this kind of thing, and I'm also worried that my split soul's control over divine sense isn't subtle enough, and that probing recklessly might harm Chu Ge, so I could only give it a try and then withdraw."
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Normally, Qi Refining cultivators can't cultivate their souls, but your situation is different, somewhat similar to my current state. You should be able to cultivate your soul ahead of time. I'll teach you the Soul Forging Technique, which includes a method for concentrating the mind and solidifying the soul. Cultivate and refine your soul daily, and if you encounter any techniques that try to influence your mind and soul, you can solidify your soul to resist them… For example, Miss Gu's mind-reading won't work on you." Chu Ge was overjoyed: "This is useful! I think many of their superpowers are based on this."
"Oh?" Qiu Wuji glanced at him sideways: "How many superpowers have you seen? Why do you think so?"
"Uh, I read about them in books… Various special abilities, they can't all be for fighting, can they?"
"I believe the opposite. Abilities like superhuman strength and agility are much more common, even to the point of not being considered superpowers, just good physical talent. Secondly, simple manipulation of the five elements, such as manipulating electricity, is definitely much more common than things like playing with shadows. I once searched for information on your superpowers, and all I got was a Thunderbolt Baby…" Chu Ge remained silent.
"You've got your reasons, alright?"
"So don't think of your abilities as something mysterious, but don't take them lightly either. After all, even I don't know that kind of shadow manipulation; it's really interesting." Qiu Wuji laughed. "Alright, let me teach you the most basic..."
Chu Ge: "Uh?"
"...Fighting techniques."
"You need that too?"
Qiu Wuji scoffed. "Someone like Yueying, honed in life-or-death arenas, could cut off your head in one move even without any special abilities, just by exchanging blows. How many people in the world are like Yueying? Where there's battle, there are fighting techniques. Don't think that special abilities are unrelated to that."
Chu Ge: "..."
Qiu Wuji suddenly laughed again. "Fortunately, our sect mainly cultivates swordsmanship. In other words, combat skills are our true calling; everything else is just a side job... Father God, is this part of your plan?"
Chu Ge said sincerely, "Father God hasn't planned anything... But Master, you've thought things through."
Qiu Wuji remained expressionless.
Chu Ge tentatively asked, "So how do you learn this fighting style? Is it step-by-step?"
Qiu Wuji calmly replied, "I've thought about it. Honing fighting skills requires years of dedicated effort and extensive practical experience. Writing books to make money isn't suitable for you; you should change your approach..."
"That makes sense... Any good ideas?"
"How about this, I'll teach you the Golden Bell Shield, just enough to withstand blows—it'll be easier for me to fight with later."