novelraw Chapter 29 : The Second Type of Force
Chapter 29 : The Second Type of Force
Chapter 29: The Second Type of Force
The rich aroma of fish, mixed with a hint of charred fragrance, gradually drifted through the air.
“The fish is ready. Let’s eat!”
A pleasant and gentle voice sounded beside Jiang Yu’s ear.
He looked at the golden-browned fish being handed to him, then at Li Yunqing’s calm and delicate face.
“So I really was overthinking it!”
Jiang Yu muttered inwardly.
The Li Yunqing before him was just as she had been when they first met—her expression unchanged, her words gentle, her temperament serene.
That sense of distance from earlier was clearly just an illusion.
He smiled as he took the fish, softly expressing his thanks, and sat down beside Li Yunqing, about to say something.
Yet he only saw Li Yunqing glance at him indifferently before continuing to eat her fish on her own.
This scene caused Jiang Yu’s words to choke in his throat.
In this uninhabited valley, after spending several days together—laughing and chatting in harmony—why was there no affection in Li Yunqing’s eyes, only the same calm indifference as when they first met?
As if he were still nothing more than a stranger.
The moment this thought arose, Jiang Yu felt a sour discomfort in his heart. Even the fragrant fish in front of him lost all appeal.
“Junior Sister Yunqing, is something on your mind?”
Jiang Yu could not help but ask. The affection in his brows overflowed as he stared directly at Li Yunqing, trying to find an answer in her calm face.
“No.”
Li Yunqing shook her head calmly, her tone still gentle. “I’m done eating.”
With that, she stood up, walked to the pool to wash her hands, then moved to the open space and resumed practicing the Mingyu Fist.
Her figure was soft and graceful, every movement displaying a woman’s gentle form.
Yet her punches and kicks were not lacking in power—each strike producing a sound in the air.
Her slender legs stepped and turned like a butterfly in flight.
Her clothes fluttered, her hair danced, and her jade-like skin emitted a faint glow under the sunlight—an exquisite sight.
Watching her move like an immortal dancing, Jiang Yu frowned slightly, unease growing in his heart, yet he could not find any reason for it.
They had clearly spent several days together. She had already agreed to his proposal. They had talked and laughed, her words and actions always gentle.
So why did he suddenly feel that Li Yunqing was impossible to approach?
And even more so, impossible to understand.
It was as if there was always a chasm and a layer of mist between them—something he could never cross.
Moreover, he realized that aside from practicing martial arts, she did nothing else.
For several days, she had almost never stopped.
Even at night, he could still see her sitting in meditation.
The fish in his hand gradually cooled, yet he found himself unable to take a bite.
The sky darkened, and the bright moon rose.
Li Yunqing immersed herself in her own world, free of distractions, entirely focused.
“Mingyu Fist Experience +33.”
“Mingyu Fist (Great Completion 0 / 1000) Trait: Ice-Like Skin and Jade-Like Bones.”
“Mingyu Fist has reached Great Completion. Trait derived: Clear Mind.”
“Buzz!”
As the words flashed before her eyes, Li Yunqing suddenly felt her inner lake become utterly tranquil, without the slightest ripple.
It was as if the once rippling waters had instantly frozen into ice, clearly reflecting all things in heaven and earth.
Quiet and gentle, like ice jade—crystal clear and flawless, untouched by dust.
“Hmm?”
Jiang Yu, who had been watching, suddenly froze, his eyes fixed unblinking on Li Yunqing.
At that moment, he felt as if she had changed.
She was still the same person, dressed in a purple gown bathed in moonlight, standing in the valley like a secluded orchid swaying in the night breeze.
Yet now, she gave off a coldness like the bright moon hanging high in the sky, as if she might ascend to it at any moment.
Looking into her eyes, he felt them become even more tranquil and luminous.
And the distance between them grew even greater—visible, yet unreachable.
“Clear Mind.”
“I didn’t expect that the Mingyu Fist, just an entry-level technique, would produce two traits.”
Li Yunqing was surprised.
She could feel that her mind and spirit had become even clearer, like jade formed within ice.
Reflecting both herself and the world, her comprehension had also improved.
“This Mingyu Fist is not simple. Could it be that the Mingyu Martial Hall truly has a hidden sect behind it?”
“Or perhaps its true inheritance is of an extremely high grade?”
The Mingyu Fist was a low-grade technique, the foundational entry of the Mingyu Martial Hall, used to temper qi and blood and refine flesh, bones, and organs.
Above it were middle-grade, high-grade, and even supreme techniques.
Yet such a low-grade technique had already granted her two traits. Upon reaching perfection, it would likely grant another.
That would mean three traits in total.
“Within heaven and earth are refined essences; the greatest treasures bear no ornament.”
For some reason, Li Yunqing recalled the origin of Mingyu—formed over countless years in darkness, absorbing the essence of the cosmos to give birth to a single ray of brilliance.
The true meaning of the Mingyu Fist seemed to share the same principle.
“I wonder what the true inheritance of the Mingyu Martial Hall is.”
Li Yunqing stopped thinking further. Glancing at the sky, she calmly walked to the side of the fire and sat down cross-legged.
Before long, words gathered and dispersed before her eyes.
“Medicine King Scripture Experience +1.”
“Medicine King Scripture Experience +1.”
Watching Li Yunqing enter meditation, Jiang Yu felt a strange sense in his heart.
He felt as if he had become somewhat unnecessary.
Yet the emotions he could not sever told him that he liked Li Yunqing.
He liked her quiet and gentle nature, her immortal-like beauty, her graceful figure.
He even liked her occasional stubbornness.
He was willing to give everything for this affection, yet he did not know what to do to earn her love in return.
“Make a formal proposal?”
Jiang Yu’s thoughts were chaotic. He wanted to approach her, yet could not.
The entire night passed in his restless thoughts. Only when dawn light appeared in the east did he finally fall into a deep sleep.
“Medicine King Scripture Experience +1.”
“Medicine King Scripture (Beginner 500 / 1000) Traits: Identifying Herbs by Scent, Immunity to All Poisons.”
As the words flashed before her, Li Yunqing’s body trembled slightly.
A vibrant aura of life suddenly rose from her.
“This is the second type of force?”
Li Yunqing’s consciousness sank into her body, observing the newly formed strand of force with contemplation.
This force, born from the Medicine King Scripture, was vastly different from the force of the Mingyu Fist.
Mingyu Force had a gentle, translucent color, like the fusion of ice and jade.
The force from the Medicine King Scripture, however, was full of vitality, with a faint green hue, like emerald jade.
As soon as the two forces formed, they intertwined like a spiral, circulating throughout her body.
She could clearly feel that wherever the force passed, it not only tempered her flesh but also nourished it silently.
The tempering of her physical body was greatly enhanced.
If she accumulated enough force, she might soon become a ranked martial artist.
“Mingyu Force, when refined to the point of full bodily perfection, can give rise to True Qi.”
“The Medicine King Scripture might be able to produce magical power!”
“In that case, this is most likely the effect of the Longevity Panel.”
Li Yunqing formed a conjecture.
Due to the backlash of heaven and earth, ordinary people could not cultivate immortal techniques, nor could they produce magical power.
Even those immortals who cultivated such techniques eventually perished due to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, becoming demonic and evil gods.
But she not only possessed infinite lifespan, free from the Five Decays—
With the experience granted by the panel, she could cultivate immortal techniques normally. Even if magical power could not be produced instantly,
Under the panel’s enhancement, it would most likely still come into being.
At this thought, Li Yunqing’s eyes sparkled, and a faint smile appeared on her delicate face.
Bathed in the rising sunlight, she was as radiant as blooming flowers.
“Once I reach the Qi Realm, my strength will undergo a complete transformation.”