Starting My Cultivation With Time Management - Chapter 85
Chapter 85: Chapter 20 Junior Sister Xu Suddenly Realizes
Xu Yinglian, An Zhisu, Shi Liuli.
Three girls with distinct personalities.
Junior Sister Xu Yinglian is currently the easiest female target for conquest.
Bound by a Daoist Companion marriage contract, she herself is assertive and refuses to be left behind. I can easily influence and control her by leveraging this point.
Moreover, the long-term benefits of an alliance with the Xu Family of Southern Heaven are also the most substantial.
If one must choose one out of three from a purely utilitarian standpoint, it would be her.
Senior Sister An Zhisu, on the other hand, is the woman I admire the most.
She’s tenacious, powerful, sweet on the inside but cool on the outside.
Of course, what’s most important is that she wholeheartedly treats me well, her junior brother.
If one must choose one out of three from a rational selection standpoint, it would be her.
Miss Shi Liuli, however, is a woman I cannot deal with.
She’s naive, clingy, a super little rich girl, with no idea what’s going on in her head all day.
But strangely, being with her always brings a sense of youthful naivety, like first love.
If influenced by hormones and forced to make a choice, it would be her.
Of course, in reality, there’s no need to choose just one; in fact, I have no intention of choosing at all.
What’s fake will ultimately remain fake, and even with feelings involved, they won’t become genuine.
There is only one constant, undeniable truth:
I am the one decreed by destiny!
“Are you finished?” Kunlun Mirror asked helplessly.
This guy is not only skilled at deceiving his master, senior sisters, and junior sisters, but now he’s even deceiving himself, which is truly astonishing.
However, it is precisely because his “driving skills” are so advanced that Kunlun Mirror is eagerly looking forward to the day he “wrecks the car” and to see how marvelous the expression on his face will be.
For mending the heavens and saving the world, Kunlun Mirror has already rewarded him with all sorts of peerless talents.
For deceiving the hearts of young women, Kunlun Mirror will also make sure he experiences a setback at a critical moment, as a form of punishment!
The righteous Ah Jing will never neglect to reward accomplishments nor fail to penalize for misdemeanors!
“Alright,” Ling Yunpo suppressed his emotions and said indifferently, “Let’s reload the save.”
[Location one: Kunlun Taiqing Sect, Golden Ridge.]
[Character Identity: Qiu Changtian.]
[Overlaying with Mirror Flower Water Moon Template, engaging in time-space travel.]
Adopting the invincible aura of Qiu Changtian, he calmly walked out of the cave residence.
In terms of sect’s scenery, the Kunlun snow ridges were undoubtedly the most monotonous, with nothing but sky and snow as far as the eye could see, which could make one’s eyes go blurry if gazed upon for too long.
Therefore, most Kunlun Cultivators are homebodies, capable of staying in their cave residences for years without stepping foot outside.
Xu Yinglian was an exception. Aside from breathing exercises and Qi Refinement, she would also take time to practice her Sword Control Technique and Daoist Magic, so she didn’t spend all her time cooped up in her cave residence.
Looking down from above, Qiu Changtian saw Xu Yinglian standing at the entrance of her cave residence, sparring in swordsmanship with Third Junior Brother Guan Zhan.
After a few exchanges, the Feather Jia Sword finally penetrated the blockade of the Iron Gall Sword, bringing its tip to the front of Guan Zhan’s throat.
“I lost,” Guan Zhan said coldly.
He summoned back his Iron Gall Sword and departed emotionlessly.
Qiu Changtian watched speechlessly. After Guan Zhan left on his sword, Qiu Changtian approached Xu Yinglian and asked,
“Another sword duel?”
Xu Yinglian glanced at him sideways and explained,
“Junior Brother Guan lost to me last time and wasn’t convinced, so he wanted another match.”
Of course, Qiu Changtian understood that Junior Sister Xu meant “It wasn’t me who sought him out,” so he said with a smile,
“I didn’t expect Junior Brother Guan to be quite competitive.”
“Heh,” Xu Yinglian scoffed. “Despite being unbeatable, he still challenges me; it’s annoying, right?”
Qiu Changtian: ?
The comment seemed out of the blue, but being a clever man, Qiu Changtian immediately realized that Xu Yinglian was alluding to the times she had frequently challenged him to sword duels in the past, so he smiled and said,
“Junior Sister, your unwavering determination in seeking the Dao, how could I ever disdain you?”
The words reached Xu Yinglian’s ears and, mixed with Qiu Changtian’s invincible character setting, took on a different flavor immediately.
It felt like mockery and pity from the strong.
Recalling the past Sword Control Technique competitions where she had never once bested him, frustration kindled within Xu Yinglian. Her ire arose, and she simply drew her Feather Jia Sword and said,
“Would Senior Brother be willing to enlighten me once more?”
Qiu Changtian paused for a moment before replying,
“It’s not convenient…”
“Does Senior Brother look down on me?” Xu Yinglian grew even more irritated.
“It’s really not like that…” Qiu Changtian saw that his Junior Sister was getting worked up again, completely unresponsive to reason, so he could only sigh and say, “Today, my hands are quite skilled, and if you were to compete with me in swordsmanship and lose badly, you must be careful not to let the Heart Demon take advantage of you.”
[Invincible Character Setting, Synchronization Value +1.]
“Come on!” Xu Yinglian said angrily.
It wasn’t long before Qiu Changtian proved his words were true.
Having won so many matches in the Shushan competition, even defeating Duan Fenhai, who was ranked second on the Immortal Sword Ranking, his momentum was at its peak and his state couldn’t be better.
The Yu Long Sword collided with the Feather Jia Sword several times in mid-air before it easily crushed the latter’s moves.
Xu Yinglian bit her lip and spurred on the Feather Jia Sword, ready to make another effort, but was again struck at a weak point by the Yu Long Sword and sent flying back, defeated and unwilling.
“How’s that?” Qiu Changtian did not pursue her, merely asking leisurely.
[Invincible Character Setting, Synchronization Value +1.]
Xu Yinglian silently summoned back her Feather Jia Sword and asked with an expressionless face,
“Our True Qi strengths are similar, so is the reason Yu Long can send my Feather Jia flying due to the angle of force applied?”
“That’s right.” Qiu Changtian was somewhat surprised and began to explain, “You see, when I use my Qi to initiate a slanted slash with the Flying Sword, the force is actually applied at the hilt.”
“This way, there is torque…”
“The so-called torque, its mechanism is like this…”
He explained the mechanical principles of the Sword Control Technique in a simple and clear way, then concluded,
“These principles are all mentioned in the ‘Renyou Swordsmanship Miscellany.’ You can go to the Scriptural Repository to borrow and read it.”
The “Renyou Swordsmanship Miscellany,” written by a Sword Immortal of the ancient Clarify Cult, was collected by the Three Pure Ones’ Orthodox Sect, yet since it didn’t fall into the category of Qi Refining Technique or Daoist Magic, Kunlun naturally classified it as “miscellaneous reading.”
Considering there are hundreds of thousands such miscellaneous books in the Kunlun Scripture Pavilion, how could an ordinary Cultivator come to know and see it? It’s all up to fate.
Only a faction like the Shushan Shangqing Sect, which values the inheritance of swordsmanship, would single out all the books related to swordsmanship to refer to when refining their Sect’s sword techniques.
Xu Yinglian silently noted the title of the book, feeling utterly shocked.
Apart from his daily breathing exercises, Qi refinement, Daoist Magic and Sword Control Technique practice, as well as his outings for experience, Senior Brother Qiu also found the time to read these miscellaneous books?
Damn it! How could this detestable Senior Brother… be so outstanding?
[Invincible Character Setting, Synchronization Value +1.]
Where does he get so much time?
Upon this thought, Xu Yinglian suddenly had an epiphany.
In the past, her way of catching up to Qiu Changtian was to rush forward recklessly, without care.
As if to say, “I’ve lost to Senior Brother in Sword Control, so I’ll practice swordsmanship hard, six hours a day, and if that’s not enough, seven or eight hours…”
The result was being left so far behind by Qiu Changtian that she couldn’t even see his shadow. She used to be able to exchange blows with him, but now she couldn’t even withstand a few of his moves.
However, after some careful consideration, could the way she was trying to catch up be the problem?
Senior Brother Qiu… how exactly does he manage his time?
When does he perform breathing exercises or investigate Daoist Magic? When does he study swordsmanship? When does he go out for experience? Why can he overpower me in every aspect?
Could he have some unique time management techniques?
At that thought, the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart started to operate, and Xu Yinglian began to realize how she had previously taken the wrong path.
Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.
If you don’t even know how the other person cultivates, just blindly rushing forward, how can you possibly win?
I need to observe Senior Brother carefully, to see how he arranges his daily twelve hours!
