Chapter 175: Discarding Cultivation to Start Over

"You have a method?" Hearing these words from Lingyun, a flash of surprise crossed Chen Jing's eyes.

"Of course, there is only one method, and that is to discard your cultivation and start over!" Lingyun said slowly.

Hearing Lingyun's words, the surprise in Chen Jing's eyes stalled: "What you just said was, discard my cultivation and start over?"

"Given your current situation and my current strength, this method is the most advantageous for you!" Lingyun nodded.

Chen Jing bit her lip, and after a long period of contemplation, she slowly opened her mouth to speak: "Lingyun, I'm afraid that won't work!"

"It won't work?" Lingyun frowned slightly, "Why?"

"You might not know, but the freedom I currently possess relies entirely on my current strength. If I discard my cultivation and start over, I don't know how long it will take to recover to my present strength. During the time it takes for my strength to recover, who knows what kind of trouble my father might stir up!" A touch of bitterness appeared in Chen Jing's eyes.

"Your father?" There was a hint of anger in Lingyun's tone, "What exactly does he take you for!"

Chen Jing shook her head slightly; it was clear she did not want to say more on this matter.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. However, the discarding of cultivation I spoke of might differ somewhat from what you are thinking!" Lingyun said.

"Differ somewhat?" There was a hint of doubt in Chen Jing's tone.

"Have you ever heard of the Wedding Dress Divine Art?" Lingyun asked.

"Wedding Dress Divine Art? Isn't that a martial art from novels? Why would you suddenly bring up something like that?" Chen Jing looked puzzled.

"Previously, when I was investigating the injuries in your body, I also recorded the trajectory of your True Qi. After undergoing a certain amount of completion and improvement, it was transformed into a brand-new cultivation method. No, it should be the original cultivation method!" Lingyun said. "And this cultivation method does have some similarities to the Wedding Dress Divine Art in novels!"

"The original cultivation method?" There was a trace of shock in Chen Jing's tone.

When she first saw this cultivation method, it was indeed incomplete. But Lingyun had only investigated the situation inside her body; why was he able to complete and even improve this cultivation method? As for the possibility that Lingyun was bragging, she dismissed it immediately. In her impression, Lingyun never boasted.

"You, really did it?" Chen Jing asked tentatively.

Lingyun nodded, but in his heart, he felt a bit of nostalgia. This cultivation method was a product he had inadvertently created when he was the Mingxuan Saint. At the time, he had not expected this cultivation method to be preserved, let alone passed down to the present day and end up in Chen Jing's hands; one could only say this was a form of Fate. However, since this was the case, completing it was only right and proper.

"Is it really Fate?" A flash of doubt crossed Lingyun's eyes. However, he temporarily put this matter to the back of his mind; now, the most important thing was Chen Jing's situation.

Chen Jing closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened them again, they were full of determination: "Lingyun, I trust you."

"Rest assured, if anything really happens, I will be responsible to the end. Even if that so-called father of yours comes, he won't be able to touch a single hair on you!" Lingyun nodded. "But this method of discarding cultivation is a bit different, you must remember it carefully!"

After Chen Jing nodded, Lingyun extended a finger and lightly tapped Chen Jing's dantian. Chen Jing's body trembled, and then she felt a powerful force directly permeate into her dantian. The True Qi she had been circulating in her dantian met this force and, like a little white rabbit encountering a prehistoric beast, was easily scattered.

Chen Jing let out a muffled groan; having all her True Qi scattered was an immense injury to her. Just as Chen Jing felt panicked because her True Qi had vanished, the True Qi Lingyun had input into her body suddenly shifted and began to circulate along a peculiar trajectory.

"Calm your mind, remember the route my True Qi is taking!" Lingyun's voice rang out in Chen Jing's ear.

Hearing Lingyun's voice, Chen Jing dared not be negligent; she settled her mind and began to earnestly memorize the trajectory of Lingyun's power as it flowed through her body. After one cycle, Chen Jing was surprised to discover that the trajectory of Lingyun's "True Qi" in her body was seventy to eighty percent similar to the trajectory she had been practicing, but it was more complete and more powerful.

While Lingyun drove his Source Power to circulate within Chen Jing's body, he used his Source Power to continuously repair Chen Jing's damaged meridians. Chen Jing only felt a warmth inside her body; it seemed as if all her meridians were cheering, and that comfortable feeling almost made her moan aloud. Fortunately, her self-control was strong enough to suppress this impulse.

Following the circulation of Chen Jing's True Qi, the True Qi that had been scattered by Lingyun inside her body also began to move. Under some unknown force, this True Qi gradually merged into Chen Jing's limbs and bones, muscles and sinews, continuously strengthening her body. After completing nine cycles, the True Qi in Chen Jing's body had completely vanished, leaving only that trace of Lingyun's Source Power.

Chen Jing opened her eyes, her eyes filled with unconcealable surprise. Although there was not a trace of True Qi in her body now, she was confident that she could rely solely on her physical body to confront a Martial Artist who had just entered the Yellow Tier without falling behind.

"How is it, what's the situation?" Lingyun chuckled.

"I really underestimated you, Great Scholar Ling; I never thought you had such an amazing side!" There was a hint of wonder in Chen Jing's eyes. "By just investigating the situation inside my body, you not only solved my current physical problems but also completed and even upgraded this nameless cultivation method!"

"This cultivation method has a certain connection to me, so restoring it was naturally not a difficult task. However, you must remember that this cultivation method has one more characteristic." Lingyun said.

"A characteristic of the cultivation method?" Chen Jing's eyes were full of interest.

"This cultivation method requires you to discard your cultivation and start over every time you break through a major rank. When discarding cultivation, you must merge all your True Qi into your own body. Repeating this many times can forge an extremely powerful physique, eventually reaching the point of being indestructible!" Lingyun reminded her.

"No way, it has that kind of condition?" Chen Jing's face fell.

"This is the essence of the cultivation method you are learning. If you don't want to learn it, I have plenty of other cultivation methods here that you can learn, and the power of these methods is no less than the one you are currently practicing!" Lingyun said.

"There are many other cultivation methods of equal power?" Chen Jing blinked, a hint of shock in her tone.

But she soon began to ponder; although she didn't know why, her intuition told her that the cultivation method currently circulating in her body was absolutely the most suitable for her. If she switched to another, it might not have this effect!

"Forget it, I won't switch. It's just discarding cultivation and starting over; how could I, Chen Jing, be afraid of something like that!" Chen Jing said slowly.

"As you wish!" Lingyun shrugged and said with a smile. "By the way, during the time your strength is recovering, you should stay here with me. After all, I don't know how long it will take for you to return to the Mysterious Tier Late Stage after starting over. And now that those Ninjas have targeted me, it's a bit dangerous for you to be alone!"

Hearing Lingyun's words, a smile slowly curled onto Chen Jing's face, and then she said with a smile: "Yes, I think so too. Then, I'll be troubling you for this period of time!"

"Rest assured, during this time, I will protect you well!" Lingyun nodded.