[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arrival-in-1994":3,"chapter-arrival-in-1994-arrival-in-1994-chapter-601":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arrival in 1994",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353082,4601,"Chapter 601: Learning Techniques","arrival-in-1994-chapter-601",601,"\u003Cp>“Ye Nan, tell me, am I even suited for cultivating the Force?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the river, Luke stared at the water, his disappointment plain to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he had been scolded again by Master Yoda, leaving him deeply unsettled—he had utterly failed his master’s teachings, and he knew it, yet he could not fully accept Yoda’s views; instead, he sided with Ye Nan’s perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Yoda is a good teacher, but I am not a good student. As he himself said, I’m too impatient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke remembered how, in the cave, he had encountered the Dark Lord without hesitation and immediately attacked—but in truth, that was not the Dark Lord; it was his own inner darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reflected the deepest object of his hatred, yet since he himself did not know what the Dark Lord looked like, beneath the mask was his own face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he slew the Dark Lord, he understood: Master Yoda had been testing whether he would succumb to anger. Unfortunately, he was not as calm as he had claimed to Ye Nan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Nan?” Luke turned, catching Ye Nan staring blankly at the water, and asked again, louder this time, “Ye Nan… Ye Nan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice grew louder, and only then did Ye Nan snap back to awareness, as if just hearing him for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Ye Nan’s voice was low, his gaze drifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I asked—am I suited for cultivating the Force?” Luke repeated helplessly, waiting for Ye Nan’s reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these days, he had forged a deep friendship with Ye Nan, treating him as both mentor and friend, which was why he turned to him when troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re perfectly suited,” Ye Nan said, turning his gaze fully to Luke. “Why do you doubt that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I failed every part of Master Yoda’s training,” Luke sighed. “If this were school, I’d be failing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, you passed,” Ye Nan smiled. “You just didn’t finish the bonus questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke froze. He thought carefully—wasn’t that right? He had completed all the basic training; he had only failed the extra requirements. In exam terms, he’d nailed the core questions but bombed the bonus ones—and by standard grading rules, that still counted as a high score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… it’s not like an exam,” Luke suddenly realized. “Training isn’t an exam—you can’t take shortcuts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve only been at it one day,” Ye Nan shrugged with a carefree smile. “Alright, tell me—what’s the method for cultivating the Force? You know, I was curious enough to peek into that cave, so I didn’t hear it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That cave?” Luke’s eyes widened in alarm. “You’re alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered—the cave was where the dark side of the Force gathered, reflecting the darkest corners of the human heart. His own darkness took the form of the Dark Lord, but Ye Nan’s might be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought, Luke relaxed, even smiled. “Who did you see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was genuinely curious—what darkness lay hidden within this seemingly ordinary man who was so powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Ye Nan said lightly. “I’ve always wanted to become a Jedi, to better protect Princess Leia. Even though she’s dead, that wish still exists.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you don’t have a Force cell,” Luke worried for him. “It’s not your fault—God just didn’t want you to become a Jedi. Honestly, being ordinary suits you fine. Don’t forget—even as a Jedi, I can’t beat you. You’re not weaker than a Jedi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what if I want to become a Jedi?” Ye Nan tilted his head, looking at Luke. “I have a way to solve the Force cell problem—but I only have basic knowledge. That’s why I eavesdropped on Master Yoda’s training of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan tapped his own head, casually revealing his intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…” Luke opened his mouth, then swallowed his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Yoda said those techniques must not be passed on to others—especially not to Ye Nan. I don’t know why, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was torn. Ye Nan was his mentor and friend, yet Master Yoda had forbidden him from teaching the Force techniques to anyone—especially Ye Nan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated—on one side, his friend and mentor Ye Nan; on the other, his current master. He couldn’t speak, and he couldn’t stay silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luke, I really need to know,” Ye Nan’s lips tightened. “You’ll tell me, won’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan’s voice trembled slightly, as if he was fighting to control himself—but he couldn’t help it. “You saved me once… I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan kept recalling the past, recounting each memory one by one, and Luke, overwhelmed, gradually broke down under Ye Nan’s pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell you…” Luke could no longer bear it—he couldn’t refuse Ye Nan. “But you mustn’t tell Master Yoda, and you mustn’t train with these techniques in front of him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Luke’s compromise. He couldn’t bear to withhold the truth from Ye Nan—he didn’t want to lose his friend—but he couldn’t ignore Master Yoda’s orders, so he decided to deceive him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I promise,” Ye Nan slapped his chest, beaming. “My good brother—I’d never betray you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” Luke nodded firmly, then began teaching Ye Nan the advanced Force techniques. “The Force is all around us—it is our energy, present in all life, guided by our will, and then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke muttered as if reciting a textbook, but Ye Nan knew—these were the advanced methods of Force control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are not mindless beings. We must perceive—grass, flowers, trees, stones, even air—all living and non-living things contain the Force, and regardless of their size or strength, they are all equal to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Ye Nan nodded, half-understanding, then extended his hand toward a stone, attempting to manipulate it. But the stone remained still—cold, unmoving, utterly ignoring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…” Luke chuckled awkwardly. “You’re just not practiced yet. Uh—I’ll go see Master Yoda now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, Luke jogged away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gone?” Watching Luke depart, Ye Nan sensed his distance had grown far. A faint smile appeared on his lips. He closed his eyes, and layer upon layer of faint, shadowy energy curled around him. If Master Yoda were here and saw this, he would scream “Fallen!” and strike Ye Nan down with his lightsaber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t here. No one was nearby. Even Force perception had been blocked. That was why he dared to test his own Force here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The dark side of the Force seems drawn to me—even without a Force cell, unable to sense them, the dark side still clings to me, endlessly persistent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the Emperor’s doing—or the dark side’s instinct?” Ye Nan speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark side would not randomly favor someone. He didn’t believe he was the protagonist—if he were, the dark side would have chosen him the moment he appeared, not waited until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was a reason, one possibility was the Emperor—the strongest current practitioner of the dark side, whose power was immense and whose mastery of the dark side was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that cave? It was a convergence point of the dark side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless of the cause, the dark side’s voluntary favor was good news for Ye Nan—he didn’t need to study Force cells to alter his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rise.” Ye Nan pointed at a large tree. The tree shuddered; the ground slowly cracked as its roots were slowly, one by one, torn from the earth—as if an invisible hand gripped its crown and pulled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Break.” Ye Nan clenched his fist. The floating tree suddenly trembled—an invisible hand seized its trunk and crushed it with brutal force. The entire tree split cleanly in half, ripped apart by sheer pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The dark side’s power isn’t overwhelming—but it’s perfect for ambushes and harassment,” Ye Nan instantly defined the dark side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden, inexplicable howl echoed—surrounding dark Force energy violently trembled, as if enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the Force have thoughts?” Ye Nan probed the dark Force, then understood. “Ah—it’s just basic awareness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the personified Gaia, the dark side’s awareness was like a newborn Gaia—it took eons to stir even slightly. It had no true self-consciousness, only instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a newborn infant who cries, a one-month-old who laughs, one who screams when hurt or frustrated, or giggles when happy—it possessed only such primal instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you angry because I disdained you?” Ye Nan chuckled. “But you’ll need to show me something worthy of my respect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ye Nan spoke, the dark Force instantly receded, vanishing into obscurity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you stopped favoring me? Fine. To me, whether dark Force or light Force, they are merely tools to be used. Whether you favor me or not—it’s irrelevant.” (To be continued.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1420,"2026-06-21T03:32:52.969Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bfdde2c42fbab4489514b8b60f9bb200e74ad033489dae0956d6531dd6eed70d","arrival-in-1994-chapter-602","arrival-in-1994-chapter-600",643,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farrival-in-1994-cover.jpg"]