A Celestial Emperor’s Self-Cultivation - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: I Will Be As Silent As The Grave

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Senior Brother is regressing to the Mortal State?

Returning to the basics and the natural way of life?

Chu Xiaolian stood at the edge of the field, dumbfounded.

How profound!

The state of his mind was too profound!

Chu Xiaolian was fortunate to have Elder Yan’s guidance. If not, he would never be able to see how awesome his Senior Brother really was!

Chu Xiaolian looked at Ye Chengying beside him.

At this moment, Ye Chengying was staring at Li Hanguang intently.

Her beautiful eyes were full of earnestness and concentration.

Evidently, Senior Sister Ye also knew that Senior Brother Li was regressing to the Mortal State. Only Chu Xiaolian was overreacting like a country bumpkin.

The knowledge of these ‘cityfolk’ was something Celestial Sect dwellers like Chu Xiaolian could not compare to.

Yeah, I gotta listen more and talk less so that I won’t embarrass myself.

…

Li Hanguang was still harvesting in the paddy fields.

Ye Chengying stood at the edge of the field, staring at Li Hanguang without moving.

Chu Xiaolian also wanted to do the same as his Second Senior Sister, stand at the side to ‘watch and learn’ the ways of Mortal Regression from his Senior Brother.

However, he did not gain any insights from doing this.

Chu Xiaoliao dejectedly discovered that his powers of understanding seemed to be pretty bad.

Otherwise, he would not have comprehended absolutely nothing from this practice.

After all, his Second Senior Sister was extremely focused.

She must have learned something. Perhaps she was already enlightened with some knowledge of a supreme technique.

When his Second Senior Sister led him here, she had told him that he should feel honored, because only a handful of people were qualified to meet Senior Brother Li here.

That was really true!

If it were not for genuine trust in him, why else would his Senior Brother show his work on this path to him!

This was his Senior Brother placing great faith in him!

“Damn it, is even Senior Sister Yu’s comprehension is better than mine?”

Chu Xiaolian had to admit that after staring at Li Hanguang for half an hour, he understood absolutely nothing.

Right now, there was only one thought in his mind: ‘I don’t quite get it, but I think he’s really terrific!’

Sigh, it is no wonder.

No wonder Senior Brother Li said that I’ll be qualified to follow him only after I defeat Mu Yuehua at the Jade Lake Holy Land.

I’m really too far behind right now.

Senior Brother Li is having me watch him regress to the Mortal State from beside him. He has provided me with such a great opportunity without asking for anything in return. However, I can’t understand anything at all!

Ah~!!!

Why am I so useless?!

I bet even Elder Yan is laughing at me secretly!

At this point, Chu Xiaolian’s face flushed and even his aura was becoming fretful.

…

Chu Xiaolian’s cultivation base was at level 7 of the Spiritual Qi Refinement stage.

His power levels were not low at all. Now that his aura had become fretful, ripples of Spiritual Energy swept in all directions.

I sense someone!

Li Hanguang who was concentrating on harvesting paddies turned around at this moment.

When he saw Chu Xiaolian and Ye Chengying standing on the ridge and staring at him, Li Hanguang’s heart made a massive throb.

What the hell!

Why did Chu Xiaolian come here so quickly?

I haven’t finished getting rid of all the rice paddies and setting up my performance stage!

According to Li Hanguang’s estimation based on Chu Xiaolian’s leg strength, he would have needed at least another half an hour to get here.

Little did he know, this kid would reach early and completely mess up his plan!

It’s just like when you’re about to roll in the hay with someone but before the foreplay is done, you put it right inside her!

Completely unprepared!

“Am I busted?!”

Li Hanguang felt a little guilty. After all, everyone thought he was a Spiritual Master at the Golden Core stage.

Why would a Spiritual Master at the Golden Core stage be picking up paddies with his own hands?

They could just use their divine consciousness to control their blades and make a few swooshes. After that, what paddies would be left in these few acres of land?

Based on his conduct of manual rice harvesting, with just a single glance, one could tell that he was a rookie at the Spiritual Qi Refinement stage!

Having been wise for an entire lifetime, was he going to get busted right here and right now?

This won’t do!

I haven’t got this kid’s Fire Spiritual Root. If I get busted here, won’t my previous efforts all be in vain?

I want to become popular! I want to become a celebrity!

…

Though flustered on the inside, Li Hanguang sucked it all in and maintained his countenance.

On the outside, he was extremely cold and indifferent in bearing.

He turned around and looked at the ridge in a way that made him look like a Fallen Celestial.

People could not help but exclaim: ‘How can there be such a transcendent being in this world?!’

Omniscient Observation!

Chu Xiaolian and Ye Chengying’s advance arrival made Li Hanguang a little flustered.

He hurriedly used Omniscient Observation to inspect Chu Xiaolian’s details. If he was lucky, maybe key strategies to tackle him would appear.

If that happened, the situation could be saved!

[Chu Xiaolian: Third son of Hong City’s Chu family. Disciple of the Righteous Hero Sword Sage, Yan Chixiao. Has gained mastery over the ‘Nine Transformations Soul Forging Technique’ and has made great progress in his cultivation. Currently in a state of self-doubt. His admiration for you is currently on the rise. ——Admiration Points: 124~125~126 (You can draw a prize)]

Li Hanguang: “???”

What in the world?!

Wasn’t Chu Xiaolian’s Admiration Points at 85?

Li Hanguang was prepared to bombard him with bullsh*t and give him a vehement and exciting orgasm!

In the end, before he said anything, why did this kid’s Admiration Points jump to over a hundred points already?

It’s just like when you’re about to bang, before you put in your schlong, she’s already orgasmed!

How very awkward!

…

Omniscient Observation could see through all the information about all people, occurrences, and objects, but there was a limit.

That was that the information would be random. It might display only a part of the information. It would be correct, but not necessarily comprehensive.

For instance, Li Hanguang could see that Chu Xiaolian’s Admiration Points were increasing.

However… he had no clue why the hell was it increasing.

Nevertheless, Omniscient Observation had provided Li Hanguang with plenty of information.

For example, Chu Xiaolian was now a Righteous Hero Sword Sage and Yan Chixiao’s disciple who had greatly improved in strength.

No wonder he was able to arrive so quickly.

Li Hanguang had been careless. Chu Xiaolian was a born protagonist.

Since the ancient times, which protagonist had ever been slow in cultivation?

“It looks like we have a misunderstanding here.”

Li Hanguang made a guess in his mind. There was no way that explaining himself right now would be appropriate.

He braced himself and smiled at Chu Xiaolian and Ye Chengying while he put away his sickle and placed his hands behind his back.

Subsequently, Li Hanguang walked slowly towards the edge of the field.

A step, a mud pit.

He did not walk fast because he needed to buy himself time to come up with some bullsh*t.

Most certainly, the more important reason lay in the fact that the Flying Sword was the means of traveling for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above.

For him who was a level 3 at the Spiritual Qi Refinement stage, he was only qualified to step in the mud~

But in the eyes of Chu Xiaolian…

Every step his Senior Brother taken seemed extremely down-to-earth!

It felt as if it was not mud that he was stepping into, but instead a great path of nature that was brimming with inexplicable charm.

Although Chu Xiaolian could not comprehend the state of his Senior Brother’s mind at all, he still felt that he was extremely classy!

…

Li Hanguang’s feet finally met the ridge.

He washed his hands and feet methodically in the canal at the edge of the field but did not use any water elemental spells.

By all appearances, what he did looked natural and harmonious.

However, it was still time which he was stalling for.

After washing his hands and feet, Li Hanguang walked to a wooden table beside the field and sat down on an armchair.

“C-come have a seat!”

At present, a stove was placed on the wooden table and a pot of rice wine was boiling above the stove.

The faint aroma of wine permeated the air as the firelight rose.

This was no precious wine.

If one were to say that previously at the Ascending Heaven Building, the tea which Li Hanguang treated Chu Xiaolian to was a top-grade Spiritual Tea, then this pot of rice wine could not get any more ordinary than that.

It was merely fermented from normal rice grains. It did not help with enlightenment, nor did it have any Spiritual Energy.

This was exactly the most regular of rice wines that mortals drank!

However, Chu Xiaolian became even more solemn in his attitude.

Senior Brother Li…

He had completely regressed to the Mortal State!

This won’t do!

I can’t let Senior Brother Li discover that I’m such a country bumpkin that can’t even discern what regressing to the Mortal State looks like!

This is too embarrassing.

At this point, Chu Xiaolian forcibly suppressed the astonishment he felt and revealed a calm expression on his face.

F*ck it, I’ll just play along!

He smiled. “I never thought that you’ll embark on the Path of Mortal Regression, Senior Brother.”

As long as I’m calm enough, I won’t embarrass myself!

Path of Mortal Regression?

Li Hanguang was taken aback.

After a little thought, he understood it immediately.

This was amazing!

So, I’ve gone on the Path of Mortal Regression?

Don’t tell me that you didn’t expect it—even I just found out about it!

Alright then~ I shall pretend no more!

I am regressing to the Mortal State!

…

Raising the corner of his mouth to reveal a gentle smile, Li Hanguang poured out a cup of warm wine.

After he finished everything in the cup, he looked at Chu Xiaolan and said discreetly, “You must reveal this to no one.”

Chu Xiaolian nodded heavily. “Okay!!!

“Rest assured, Senior Brother. I will be as silent as the grave!!!”