Chapter 17: Extremely High Talent

"How do you shift your energy to the head? Huh, what is 'energy'? And what's 'emptying the mind'? Is it just relaxing?"

Listening to Li Yan's questions made Ye Yun laugh to death; Ye Yun realized ordinary people's words were beyond his comprehension, so he could only speak in plain language.

"Just relax your whole body; as for energy, you can think of it as intention—you have to rely on your own thoughts to achieve it."

"Ah, so that's how it is. You could've said that earlier; you really had to make it sound so profound. If you keep messing with me like this, I'll bite you."

It's no wonder Li Yan is clueless; most people truly can't grasp this. Even Liu Cheng, who has already stepped into the Cultivation World, might not understand Ye Yun's words. After all, it's indeed profound—easy to hear, hard to practice—just like those online claims of 'learn it in one go, but it costs a lot to apply.'

Ye Yun was on the verge of laughing himself crazy at this moment, especially when he heard Li Yan say she'd bite him; in an instant he found the girl adorable.

"I see it, I see it!!! There's a little light sphere, it's Yellow, right? My god, how amazing!"

That answer left Ye Yun stunned; you have to know his Divine Perception is that of the Primordial God. He had previously tested Liu Cheng, whose Divine Perception Color was only Blue. The color one sees depends on one's talent, divided into four levels from highest to lowest: Yellow, Purple, Blue, White. Seeing Yellow indicates an extremely high cultivation talent, and he never expected a plain, unremarkable girl to see Yellow.

Actually, at first Ye Yun had prepared for the worst; he thought Li Yan could at most see Blue, and if unlucky perhaps White, but he never imagined she would see Yellow.

Ye Yun instantly became excited; for him, meeting someone with such a lofty talent is better than any opportunity, since a person's ability is limited. With Li Yan's talent, becoming a demigod is no problem—she's also the top candidate among the God Creator's selections.

But poor Liu Cheng—Ye Yun had intended to nurture Liu Cheng properly, yet unexpectedly he found a premium talent instead.

"There's nothing I can do, Liu Cheng; I now have to devote most of my experience to Li Yan, and you… just fend for yourself."

"A Qiu, who cursed me? This sneeze caught me off guard and rattled my head."

Poor Liu Cheng, he can even feel his master speaking ill of him.

"You have great talent—indeed, your talent is already top‑tier, with strong Godhood potential; during this period I will personally guide you in cultivation."

"Really? I have great talent? That's wonderful—I can be like you now, that's great, thank you Ye Yun, meeting you is wonderful, this is the luckiest time for me."

Overexcited Li Yan immediately threw her arms around Ye Yun, holding him tightly; Ye Yun couldn't break free. Indeed very talented… just like the Great Way of Heaven and Earth, both like to suppress themselves with force.

Ye Yun's face flushed again, clearly shy at his first embrace from a girl. Li Yan gradually calmed, realizing she was still holding Ye Yun; the redness on her face grew more evident, yet she didn't release her grip—instead she squeezed tighter.

At first, knowing Ye Yun was the Divine Empress, she was worried—worried that Ye Yun's status would create a gap between them, that Ye Yun might one day leave her, even that Ye Yun would ignore her because she was just an ordinary person.

But now that she knows she can also achieve Godhood and, like Ye Yun, possess an almost limitless lifespan, the excitement and earlier worries turned into tears that slipped from Li Yan's eyes. This time Li Yan felt unprecedented ease and joy.

After attaining Godhood, she won't have to fear Ye Yun despising or ignoring her; she can rightfully follow Ye Yun.

Looking at the naive girl before him, Ye Yun felt an inexplicable pang in his heart, especially after seeing the girl's tears. At that moment he thought silently: why does my Dao Heart, so resilient, hurt? Why does seeing this girl weep make me so uncomfortable? Forget it, I should just stop letting her cry; it makes me feel so uneasy. Honestly, when will this foolish girl finally let go of me? It feels as if my ribs are being crushed by her grip— is she trying to betray the sect? I was just about to teach her, and she wants to kill her own master?

"Foolish woman, you can hug me, but could you be a bit gentler? If you keep squeezing like this, you'll take me away and I'll disappear from your sight, and then you won't be able to cultivate."

Hearing Ye Yun tease herself, Li Yan squeezed even harder, thinking: are you truly foolish or just pretending? I'm so excited—do I think I can cultivate because of this? It's all because of you; I just want to stay by your side. Yet you still tease me. Hmph, I won't let go; let's see what you can do to me.

Alright, looking at this stance, you're planning to become the first God Slayer.

But Ye Yun couldn't do anything to her; he could only let her keep holding him. Helpless—he felt like the grass and Li Yan the rabbit, a natural food‑chain dominance; he had no way to deal with her, so he just went along.

Seeing Ye Yun stop resisting, Li Yan slowly released her tight grip; after all, if she didn't let go, she would really choke Ye Yun to death, and then she'd be devastated.

"Fine, since you're handsome, I'll let you off this time. If you dare tease me again, I'll still hug you—hmm—see if you still dare bully me. When my cultivation surpasses yours, watch how I get revenge."

That remark was a bit unrealistic; Ye Yun's strength is such that even those old guys from the Heaven Realm and Underworld wouldn't dare claim to surpass him. If Li Yan tried to bully Ye Yun, he probably wouldn't resist, since a grass facing a rabbit can only wait for death, let alone fight back.

The two locked eyes like that for a long while, then suddenly both burst into laughter—for no apparent reason, perhaps they just felt like laughing.