I Can Replicate Martial Arts-Chapter 159 - 87: Dissipating Skill and Re-cultivating (Part 2)
"No problem."
The young woman immediately came out from behind the counter and gave Zhao Rui a tour of the training school.
It was called a school, but it was really just a training center with about ten small classrooms filled with desks, chairs, and various musical instruments.
Most of the classrooms were empty at the moment, with only a few occupied by people playing instruments.
There were both students and teachers.
"Is the flute easy to learn?"
"You want to learn the flute? Our flute teacher is a man!"
The young woman was a bit taken aback, surprised by his choice. She had assumed he was only here to learn an instrument to pick up girls.
"What does the teacher’s gender have to do with me learning an instrument?"
Zhao Rui said with a slight frown.
"Sorry, I didn’t mean it like that."
"Um, the flute is quite easy to learn! For a beginner, it’s an instrument you can pick up pretty easily."
The young woman said, a little embarrassed.
"Alright, I’ll sign up for the flute, then."
Zhao Rui thought for a moment before deciding to register. As long as it was easy to learn, that was all that mattered.
’Once I can play the flute, I’ll be able to ward off all evil. If I wear a mask, won’t I be just like Huang Yaoshi reborn in this world?’
"Great! I’ll get you registered right away, and then we can schedule your lesson times."
Zhao Rui nodded and followed the young woman back to the front desk to complete the registration process.
After finishing the paperwork and scheduling his classes, Zhao Rui left the training school and hurried to the small grove of trees.
When he arrived, Miao Miaomiao was sitting cross-legged, meditating and circulating her power.
Wisps of white, misty steam were rising from the top of her head.
This wasn’t water vapor evaporating from her body. It was the result of her Inner Breath circulating uncontrollably through her Meridians, causing the surrounding moisture in the air to condense and become visible.
Only a Martial Artist whose Inner Strength had reached a certain level but could no longer control it would exhibit such a phenomenon.
Zhao Rui’s expression turned grim. ’This girl is being too impatient for results.’
’This is not a good sign.’
He quickly leaped behind her, sat down cross-legged, circulated his palms to his chest, and began Guiding Qi Back to the Origin. He then placed both palms flat against her slender lower back.
Simultaneously, he activated the Inner Strength Method of the Six Yi Charm Immortal Technique, pouring his Inner Strength into her body through the acupoints on her back and guiding it through her Meridians.
He used this Qi Force, which shared the same origin as hers, to help her sort out the chaotic and impure circulation of Inner Strength within her body.
Feeling a warm and vast stream of Inner Strength flow into her, the Inner Strength in Miao Miaomiao’s Meridians began to merge with it uncontrollably.
It was like a fledgling bird returning to its nest, greedily nestling into its mother’s embrace.
The two streams of Inner Strength merged into one, slowly calming the turbulent energy inside Miao Miaomiao.
After about twenty minutes, Miao Miaomiao finally regained consciousness.
The strange sensation inside her body astonished her.
"Don’t make a sound. Silently circulate your Profound Skill and guide your Qi Back to the Origin!"
The voice that slowly sounded from behind her instantly calmed her heart. She quickly focused her mind and followed the flow of this Qi Force to complete her Circulation.
"HUUU!"
A stream of white qi, like a bolt of silk, shot from Miao Miaomiao’s cherry-red lips. It stretched several feet long, hanging in the air before her, refusing to dissipate.
After a long moment, she opened her eyes and said with lingering fear, "Thank you, Zhao Rui!"
"You’re pretty reckless. How could you practice blindly without anyone to guard you? Aren’t you afraid of suffering a cultivation deviation?"
Zhao Rui said irritably.
"I don’t know what happened. As I was practicing, my Divine Soul suddenly started to drift, and it felt like the Cultivation Technique was operating on its own!"
Miao Miaomiao recalled the experience, her heart still pounding with fear.
"It must be a conflict between the two versions of the technique. Your Inner Strength from the incomplete manual is too deeply ingrained. It’ll probably be very difficult to correct it directly."
Zhao Rui had also discovered the root of the problem. Although he had been pretending to deduce the correct path, guiding her toward the authentic Charm Immortal Technique, he always fell short at the critical junctures.
"Then what should I do?"
Miao Miaomiao’s brows furrowed, her pretty face etched with a grave expression.
"Right now, there are only two viable options. The first is to have an unparalleled master of the Charm Immortal Technique forcibly restructure your Meridians and open your Heaven and Earth Bridges. An ordinary Grandmaster Realm expert probably wouldn’t be able to do it."
Hearing this, Miao Miaomiao’s expression darkened. Finding a Grandmaster Realm expert willing to help wouldn’t be impossible, but finding one who also practiced the Charm Immortal Technique was another matter entirely.
She had been practicing this Cultivation Technique for ten years, ever since she’d memorized it by a stroke of luck when she was eight.
The expert who had imparted the technique to her had long since vanished without a trace.
"The second option... is to dissipate your skill."
Zhao Rui stated in a calm tone.
But to Miao Miaomiao, his words struck like a bolt from the blue.
Her mind went blank for a moment.
"Dissipate my skill!"
"Yes. Dissipating Skill."
"Can I recover?"
"It could take as little as three to five months, or as long as several years..."
Miao Miaomiao was silent for a long time. The cold wind rustled through the treetops, its sound like an accompaniment to her silence.
"I need to go back and think about it."
With a somewhat dazed expression, Miao Miaomiao stood up. In a flash, she leaped down from the treetops and vanished into the night.
Zhao Rui shook his head. He had said what needed to be said; now the choice was hers.
’If she really does go through with Dissipating Skill, I’ll naturally give her the complete Charm Immortal Technique I’ve deduced.’
’Her incomplete Cultivation Technique has helped me a great deal, and it involves matters of the Divine Soul.’
’A Martial Artist not only cultivates their Power, but also their heart.’
’Returning the corrected Charm Immortal Technique to her would also resolve the karmic ties of my Dao Heart concerning this particular Martial Art.’
’It’s all very mysterious. Perhaps only after reaching the Grandmaster Realm and cultivating Essence, Qi, and Spirit can one grasp its True Intent.’
’Of course, I can’t deny that Miao Miaomiao is very good-looking. I’m a man, after all. Nothing to be ashamed of.’
Once drunk on the cold heavens, the clear wind comes on its own.
For the next three days, Miao Miaomiao didn’t show up at the Martial Arts Team practice.
Because of her Cultivation Technique, people were used to her keeping to herself, so no one noticed her absence.
Zhao Rui continued his routine of cultivation and classes as usual.
Of course, he now had an additional music class, which he attended punctually every evening from 6:30 to 8:00.
Three days was only enough time for him to learn the basic fingering for playing, but that was sufficient.
After all, when it came to methods of Breathing, who could have more Mastery than a Martial Artist?
All that was left was learning to read sheet music.
On the fourth day, Miao Miaomiao, who hadn’t been seen for a while, reappeared at the Martial Arts Institute.
However, her face was a little pale.
Dressed in a white dress, she lacked her usual alluring charm, and instead looked somewhat pitiful and vulnerable.
When the others saw her arrive, they still kept their distance, as if they had seen a venomous snake.
Miao Miaomiao couldn’t help but reveal a wry smile. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
’Perhaps being feared is a good thing in its own way!’
She still sat quietly in a corner, basking in the sun while meditating and cultivating.
It wasn’t until classes ended in the afternoon that she stood up and walked over to Zhao Rui.
This time, Zhao Rui didn’t shoo her away. Instead, he nodded at her with a hint of admiration and said, "Don’t worry."
Miao Miaomiao smiled with understanding.
She had dissipated her skill.
She had completed the process of Dissipating Skill at home, under the protection of a Grandmaster Realm expert.
They met at the same old place.
Only this time, it was noticeably earlier. It wasn’t even 7:00, and the sky had just begun to darken when the two of them arrived.
"Concentrating and Calming the Mind, Pure and Unblemished..."
"Draw from the Jade Pool and Jade Spring to cleanse the soul, absorb the pure light of Kunlun to rectify the spirit. The Sixth Path of Heaven opens the way, the Charming Immortal Lotus Transformation to Overcome Suffering..."
Zhao Rui softly chanted the general principles, sitting upright behind Miao Miaomiao. He once again used his qi to guide hers, helping her quickly resume her Cultivation.
This Cultivation session lasted for more than an hour.
When the two of them exhaled and concluded their practice, Miao Miaomiao felt the circulation of Inner Strength in her body. She couldn’t help but look at Zhao Rui and say, "I can continue cultivating the first part using the old method, but from the Baihui acupoint onward, I need to use the version of the Cultivation Technique you deduced!"
"If it fails again, don’t worry, I won’t blame you. In fact, I should thank you for giving me the courage to choose to dissipate my skill."
Miao Miaomiao said.
Zhao Rui nodded, understanding what she meant.
Ever since she had achieved some success in cultivating the Charm Immortal Technique, basically no one could stand within several feet of her.
This had forced her to live a life of solitude.
She had considered Dissipating Skill before, but after working so hard to achieve her current level of Cultivation, how could she bear to give it all up?
"Alright, don’t overthink it. Just focus on recovering."
"Okay!"
After chatting for a while, Zhao Rui walked Miao Miaomiao home.
Things were different now. After Miao Miaomiao dissipated her skill, her Charm Technique was gone, her Power was drastically reduced, and she had lost much of her ability to protect herself.
Naturally, Zhao Rui wasn’t going to let her walk home alone at night.
Looking at the large, exquisitely designed residential complex before him...
Zhao Rui couldn’t help but laugh and say, "I didn’t expect you to be a rich girl!"
Hearing this, Miao Miaomiao smiled and said, "My dad’s home, so I won’t invite you in. Thank you!"
