Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 694 - 1 Going Home_2

“They’re so young; they couldn’t have tested their cultivation talent yet, right?”

“Are you just bored and looking for something to do after stuffing yourself?” Yan Yu said impatiently. “Even if they don’t have talent, isn’t learning some Buddhist scriptures here during the summer break better than spending whole days at home mindlessly scrolling through short videos and chasing celebrities?”

Lin Ning had no comeback and could only turn her head to look around, trying hard not to notice the nun’s caps on the two little nuns’ heads.

Approaching the threshold of the main hall, they saw the elderly nun Kumming seated on a meditation cushion inside, expounding the scriptures.

There were not many listeners, only two.

One of them was of a petite and exquisite stature, her features delicate and perfect—it was Chen Lingyun from Zhenhai Team; the other was slightly taller and a familiar face, Tang Xiaolian from the Huofeng Team.

Lin Ning was quite surprised. Lingyun had only reached the Hua Fu Stage now because she had joined a joint cultivation with Ruoxi and Sister Zhao, who had excellent cultivation talents. Tang Xiaolian, who had no joint cultivation to boost her, how had she advanced so quickly?

Yan Yu was also surprised because in his past life, after Zhou Hongyu died, Zhang Huaide assumed captaincy, and it was Tang Xiaolian who took over as the deputy captain.

At the time, rumors circulated that the Pingxi Army planned to make her the second Zhou Hongyu, providing her with many powerful Gu Insects of high rank… Of course, it ended in failure because her cultivation talent was not on par with Zhou Hongyu’s. Her own style of tactics tended toward the unpredictable and varied, falling somewhat short of Zhou Hongyu’s straightforward and domineering approach.

Now that he was reasonably familiar with her, there was no need for wild guesses. He could just ask directly.

After Kumming had finished her lecture and signaled that the two outsiders could enter, Yan Yu finally stepped into the hall and, surprised, asked Tang Xiaolian:

“How come you’re here? Have you advanced to Hua Mansion stage?”

“Yeah! I have excellent talents. Is there a problem with that?” Seeing his expression of surprise that read, ‘Why are you here?’, Tang Xiaolian felt a bit miffed and retorted.

“If your cultivation talent was really that excellent, why wouldn’t Zhou Hongyu step down and let you be the captain?” Yan Yu mocked her.

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“She hasn’t reached Hua Mansion yet; she’s just about to break through,” Chen Lingyun said with a gleeful smile. “Anyway, the breathing exercises only take a few hours each day. It’s better to come here early to practice and adapt, saving time.”

What she said was indeed true. Sword-Human Unity requires a lot of practice; the Five Elements Elite have to constantly gather elements; hosting Divine Sense relies on experiments for assistance, and the cultivation of Eye Perception necessitates understanding the mental method. Therefore, in the Marrow Cleansing Stage one can come ahead of time to learn the theoretical knowledge, so that when one’s cultivation advances to the Hua Mansion Stage, they have completed the theoretical studies and can directly start practical cultivation.

As long as you’re not the type whose Qi Refinement efficiency plummets once you leave your teammates, it’s definitely a time-saver.

Yan Yu stopped dwelling on Tang Xiaolian’s matter and continued to ask Chen Lingyun:

“What’s the specific problem?”

Chen Lingyun didn’t reply and instead looked directly at Kumming.

Yan Yu was taken aback, thinking to himself that it was fine for him to know Kumming could be trusted thanks to his past life memories, but she had only been here a short while. She had seen through this old nun’s character and even accepted her as a master?

Kumming gave a slight smile, pointed at Chen Lingyun, and said:

“The monkey mind is anxious.”

Then, pointing at Tang Xiaolian, she said:

“The horse’s intent is unruly.”

The monkey mind and the horse’s intent refers to the difficulty in controlling one’s wandering thoughts and desires, mimicking a monkey or wild horse. But Kumming’s pinpoint diagnosis was still different.

The monkey mind is clever, and clever people love to think and contemplate non-stop, never able to completely quiet their minds. How can they practice Eye Perception effectively? This was Chen Lingyun’s issue.

Tang Xiaolian’s bottleneck, however, was that her mind was too wild, she was playful and afraid of boredom, always thinking about running outside for fun, naturally unable to concentrate on cultivation.

Yan Yu smiled, these two were indeed restless spirits, which made the cultivation of Eye Perception quite a challenge. He then offered a suggestion to Kumming:

“Why don’t we lock them up in solitary confinement for ten days to half a month? They’ll naturally quiet down.”

Chen Lingyun didn’t say a word, knowing she didn’t need to. The next second, just as expected, Tang Xiaolian leaped to her feet:

“””

“Wow, Captain Yan, your heart is so ruthless! Have I ever offended you? Why would you come up with such a vicious plan to harm me?”

Yan Yu directly countered,

“Being confined in solitude for about ten days to calm your mind, versus not being locked up but staying here for half a year or a year, which would you choose?”

Tang Xiaolian fell silent for a moment, then hastily shouted,

“That’s impossible! Absolutely impossible! Just… just give me another month, at most one more month, and I will definitely succeed!”

Her expression made it clear she was just being stubborn, so Yan Yu didn’t continue to argue with her, and turned to ask the old nun Ku Ming,

“Is it doable?”

“It is possible,” the old nun Ku Ming agreed smoothly, “Sitting in the Scripture Room for six hours a day, quietly reading and fully comprehending the Buddhist scriptures, will indeed help with their mental cultivation.”

“Wow, Captain Yan! You’ve really got me this time!” Tang Xiaolian cried out, feeling wronged.

“Don’t be in a hurry to thank me,” Yan Yu calmly said, “Come and thank me once you’ve succeeded.”

“Your relationship with her seems pretty good?” Chen Lingyun suddenly asked.

Lin Ning eagerly pricked up her ears, only to hear Yan Yu say sternly,

“This is a holy place of the Buddhist Sect, what nonsense are you talking about? Master, I think this person really struggles to calm her mind. I suggest doubling her time in solitary confinement. How about she recites scriptures for twelve hours a day?”

Tang Xiaolian quickly started whispering to Chen Lingyun, saying that Yan Yu hadn’t come to visit her at all; he clearly came to make trouble.

Yan Yu chatted a few more words with the old nun Ku Ming, before turning to leave. After all, the nunnery had no lodging to offer a grown man like him.

Lin Ning quickly followed him, only to hear Yan Yu ask with a smile,

“Weren’t you going to learn how to cook vegetarian meals? Why are you leaving now?”

Ningning argued with a stiff tone,

“They’re supposed to be confined in the Scripture Room, right? So they must fast. Otherwise, if I bring vegetarian meals in, wouldn’t that disturb their cultivation?”

“If you can’t find a boyfriend in the future, you can become a nun there,” Yan Yu teased her, “Getting acquainted now is always a good thing.”

“No way!” Lin Ning immediately panicked, “If you jinx me like that, if I can’t find a boyfriend, I’ll haunt you! And then you won’t be able to find a girlfriend either…”

“Haunt me? That’s fine,” Yan Yu laughed, “By that time, I could hire you as a nanny, cooking for my wife and kids.”

“I’d pour the meal over your head!”

“Worst case, let the kid call you ‘godmother.'”

“Even if you called me mom, it’d be useless! I must deal with…”

“You really want to be my child’s biological mother?”

“Isn’t… isn’t that okay? Why should I be someone else’s godmother? Can’t I have my own children?”

The conversation was becoming more and more outrageous, so Yan Yu wisely chose to keep quiet, lest Ningning blurt out something like “I must give you a child” next.

Lin Ning also realized she might have said too much, her face flushing red as she closed her mouth, then abruptly changed the subject,

“Hey, Captain, look at that mountain over there.”

“What about that mountain?”

“There are a lot of trees growing on it.”

“If not trees, should the mountain grow the brain that’s not in your head?”

“…Captain, although my temper has improved a lot, I still get angry, you know?”

“Now that we’re on the subject, I think you’re cuter when you’re a bit haughty,”

“Why? Does the Captain enjoy getting kicked by me? Ugh, that’s so gross!”

“Because if it’s only gentleness left, you’re still somewhat behind Yun Jin.”

“Comparing her with other girls in front of a girl, Captain, that kind of behavior is definitely a downgrade.”

“It’s okay, Ningning, your favorability score is already very high; losing a bit doesn’t matter.”

“It’s not high at all!” Lin Ning finally couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted loud.

“Right, right, right,” Yan Yu replied, clearly thrilled, revealing a satisfied expression as if to say “that’s the spirit,” “Ningning, it’s this haughty side of you I want to see!”

“””