NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9
"M-Master, it seems RuanRuan's cultivation has advanced to the next level. It looks like there’s a perfect golden ball in RuanRuan's dantian. W-what exactly is that, master?"
"Huh? …Yes, that’s right, your cultivation has leveled up. And that spherical object, …it's called the Golden Core. W-wow, you’re impressive, moving straight to the Golden Core. As expected from my disciple."
‘It was just yesterday! W-why did this little girl advance again? She only sat eating the dishes I made! Why!’
After returning home the previous day with trembling legs, Vheena went to bed without dinner due to exhaustion. In the morning, still sleepy, she went to prepare breakfast with the help of her newly-awakened disciple.
During breakfast, a loud thud suddenly came from her disciple's body, leaving Vheena confused. After the thud, her disciple told her that their cultivation had advanced. Of course, Vheena immediately racked her brain to come up with a plausible lie to trick her disciple. Seeing her disciple nodding without suspicion, Vheena felt relieved that her seemingly reasonable words managed to deceive her disciple once again.
‘C-could she advance again tomorrow? N-no, I mustn’t raise the flag! She might actually advance tomorrow! This can't be allowed. I can’t give her any more cultivation techniques; I must deceive her again. Y-yes, I can give her an attack technique. With my extensive experience from novels, manga, anime, and games, it should be easy for me to come up with an attack technique for her.’
After breakfast, Vheena sat in the backyard, thinking of instructions for her disciple while waiting for her to finish washing the dishes. Once her disciple came to the backyard to start her training as usual, Vheena approached her to begin the plan she had carefully thought out.
"RuanRuan, you no longer need to practice like that, as you are now at the Golden Core level. That practice is no longer suitable for you, i will give you a new technique. But it's not a cultivation technique, it’s an attack technique."
"It’s impossible for a master to let you have high cultivation without an attack technique. Now listen, the first technique is, of course, the punching technique. Unlike ordinary punching, this technique involves using the qi stored in your dantian by coating your entire hand with qi. The difference is that when you are close to your elbow, forcefully push the qi back to increase the speed and power of your punch. This technique is also suitable for your kicks by forcefully pushing the qi back from your heel when kicking. Since this explanation might be confusing, it’s better if you just try it out."
As the explanation was not very effective, Vheena approached her disciple and taught her the correct martial arts stance and how to coat her hand with qi, explaining it in a haphazard manner.
"Since I’ve taught you, you can try it now. If it works, it should sound like a strong wind accompanied by a loud noise. B-basically, your punch will feel different if the technique is successful."
After teaching the technique, Vheena went to the shaded area in the backyard and sat while watching her disciple practice the newly taught technique. For hours, she observed her disciple to see if any miracle would occur and became confident because the technique she taught was quite vague. If her disciple wanted to succeed, the sound should match what she described.
‘Seeing my disciple continuously practicing the punch with the same sound, I’m quite sure she won’t master this technique quickly. I believe that if she truly can learn it, it would take at least a month. Besides, what did I even mean by a strong wind with a loud noise? Hahaha, I almost laughed when I said that to her. Yeah! With this, I can be lazy without worrying about techniques for her.’
‘W-why did she suddenly stop? Is she tired? I-it’s not possible she gained enlightenment, right? I-I’m sure she’s just tired!’
Sensing a bad premonition seeing her disciple lost in thought, Vheena could only resign herself to waiting to see if her disciple’s silence was due to exhaustion or enlightenment regarding the technique she provided.
She didn’t have to wait long, as after a while, her disciple took up a martial arts stance with her hands up like in boxing and spread her legs wide. Then she pulled back her right hand coated with golden qi, both inside and outside her hand, took a slow breath, and struck forward with all her strength, forcibly channeling the golden qi in her hand backward, accompanied by a loud and fast noise.
FIUuu….. PUHSss……
‘M-m-my backyard is gone… t-this is impossible…’
Seeing the impact of her disciple's punch, which created a 15-meter wide and approximately 500-meter (1 li) long mark that seemed capable of destroying a small mountain, Vheena could only stand frozen, staring at the damage to her backyard.
After delivering a punch that she believed matched her master’s description and seeing the remains of the backyard and surrounding trees vanish, Ruan Xiaoyue felt extremely proud of mastering her master’s technique so quickly. However, the pride quickly faded as she realized the extent of the damage she had caused.
Panicked by the destruction, Ruan Xiaoyue hurriedly approached her master and apologized while crying.
"I-I’m sorry, master! Sob… sob, RuanRuan didn’t know that technique could cause such damage… sorry for destroying the fruits, vegetables, and trees you planted, sob…"
"It’s okay, RuanRuan. After all, it’s my fault for not being wise enough to instruct you to practice that technique here. As for the plants, you don’t need to feel guilty. I got them from the forest during my exploration. So it’s fine; I’m actually proud of you for mastering the technique in just a few hours."
‘Seeing the damage from your punch, I wouldn’t dare scold you. It’s a shame the plants I had grown for so long are gone. Well, although some fruits and vegetables are still stored and can be replanted, the rest will have to be found again in this forest. They’re not rare.’
Vheena could only hug and pat her disciple’s head to comfort her while feeling a bit regretful for having to find plants to replant in her backyard. Seeing her disciple still crying out of guilt, she could only impose a punishment to alleviate the guilt a little.
"RuanRuan, since you still feel guilty and want to take responsibility for your actions, I can only give you one punishment. The punishment is that you must cover up the large hole from your punch and reinstall the missing fence in the backyard, and you must complete it within a day. Understood?"
"Th-thank you, master… sob… for forgiving RuanRuan with your great kindness. Sniff… RuanRuan will definitely complete the punishment quickly!"
‘At least she’s calmer now that I’ve given her a punishment. But seeing the damage from her punch, it seems I can’t have her practice nearby. Maybe I can send her to the Death Forest to train and kill monsters. With her current strength, she should be able to survive, right?’
‘Also, I could have her bring back animals for me to rear. I’m quite bored with only eating chicken. She could also bring fruits and vegetables for me to replant in the backyard. Even when she’s gone, I’ll have plenty of time to think of techniques for her and can enjoy some leisure while she’s away. Hahaha… yeah, this plan is perfect; it’s like hitting three birds with one stone.’ Vheena thought proudly, feeling she had come up with a brilliant plan.