Cultivation Online

Chapter 372 - Training With Xi Meili

”Y-You want to practice Dragonʼs Gaze? With me? But itʼs dangerous doing it outside the Ancestral Dragon Temple.” Xi Meili said to him, worried that she might permanently injure him.

Yuan said, ”Thatʼs right. Youʼre more experienced with the technique, so Iʼd figured you can give me some advice. Furthermore, during our match, it felt like I was understanding more about the technique just from looking at your eyes. As for injuring me… you donʼt have to worry about it. Iʼll be fine.”

”Well… I donʼt mind.” Xi Meili said.

Yuan then turned to look at Wang Xiuying and said, ”What about you?”

”Donʼt mind me. I will be watching you in the background,” she said.

Sometime later, they arrived at the courtyard.

”I donʼt really know what kind of advice I should give you, so letʼs just use Dragonʼs Gaze on each other like we did during our match and see if you can understand anything from it.” Xi Meili said to him.

Yuan nodded.

”Letʼs start slow.” Xi Meili then stood about 10 meters away from him.

”Weʼre going to slowly approach each other like previously. Ready when you are.”

”I am ready,” Yuan said.

”Then weʼll use our Dragonʼs Gaze on the count of three… two… one… go!”

Whoosh!

A profound pressure immediately enveloped the courtyard when Yuan and Xi Meiliʼs Dragonʼs Gaze collided, giving Wang Xiuying a nostalgic feeling. However, this time, she made sure to stand all the way back where the pressure didnʼt affect her as much.

A few moments later, once they were feeling a little comfortable, Yuan and Xi Meili began approaching each other.

And with each step they took, they increased the strength of their Dragonʼs Gaze.

Before they knew it, both of them were standing directly in front of each other again, silently staring right into each othersʼ eyes like they wanted to see their soul.

Since this wasnʼt a match, Xi Meili didnʼt try to overwhelm Yuan, and she merely matched his strength, perhaps even slightly above him.

A few minutes later, Xi Meili asked him, ”Well? Are you improving?”

”Can you increase the strength of your Dragonʼs Gaze some more? You donʼt have to go easy on me.” Yuan said to her.

After a moment of silence, Xi Meili suddenly increased the strength of her Dragonʼs Gaze.

Although it wasnʼt quite as powerful as it was during the match, it was pretty close, and it was just enough to not injure him and enough to make him feel pressured.

Yuan quickly began sweating under Xi Meiliʼs powerful Dragonʼs Gaze, feeling as though there was an almighty being staring down at him as though he was an ant.

A few minutes of pure silence later, once Xi Meili noticed Yuan reaching his limit, she closed her eyes and said, ”Okay, letʼs take a rest here. Any more and you might suffer internal injuries, which is devastating for any cultivator.”

”Okay.” Yuan nodded, and he proceeded to sit down in the lotus position and closed his eyes, recalling everything heʼd experienced just now.

An hour later, once they had recovered, Yuan and Xi Meili returned to their training, and they would continue this until the day ended.

The following day, they also continued to do the same thing.

On the third day, Yuan took a seat in the middle of the courtyard and closed his eyes to recall everything heʼs learned for the past two days.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiuying and the Royal Family watched him in the background.

”What do you think? After two days of training, how is his progress?” The Dragon Emperor asked Xi Meili.

”To be completely honest, heʼs terrifying— his talents. He absorbs all experience like a sponge absorbing water and greatly improves in a short time. I was able to see a clear difference and improvement in his Dragonʼs Gaze after every practice session.” Xi Meili gave her judgment.

”If he continues to practice the technique, heʼll most likely surpass me very soon.”

”If only he wasnʼt born a human but a dragon instead. What a pity.” Xi Murong sighed in a truly regretful tone.

”Thereʼs nothing wrong with being talented as a human, as talents donʼt favor a certain race. In the outside world, there are plenty of humans with talents that surpass even your father and me.” The Dragon Empress spoke with a solemn expression on her face.

Sometime later, a profound aura surrounded Yuan.

When the Royal Family saw this, their eyes widened with shock.

”Enlightenment! Heʼs experiencing enlightenment!” Xi Murong exclaimed in a baffled voice.

”Shut your mouth! Donʼt you dare disturb him!” The Dragon Empress immediately slapped the back of his head while lecturing him.

”Whatʼs an enlightenment?” Wang Xiuying asked in a whispering voice.

”Enlightenment is a trance-like state where your mind and heart becomes crystal clear to focus on one thing— whatever caused the enlightenment.” Xi Meili explained.

And she continued, ”When that happens, one will improve drastically at whatever they are trying to gain enlightenment on.”

”For example, Yuanʼs probably having enlightenment about the Dragonʼs Gaze. Once heʼs done, his understanding and mastery of the technique will improve drastically.”

”I see… How long do enlightenments usually last?”

The Dragon Emperor said, ”It depends on the complexity of whatever heʼs having enlightenment about. If itʼs a simple technique, he can be done in a matter of minutes.”

”However, if heʼs having an enlightenment about something complex— like Dragonʼs Gaze, he could be in that state for days if not weeks.”

”W-Weeks?!” Wang Xiuying exclaimed in a low voice. What will happen to the Mystic Realm? And itʼs not like she could take him out of enlightenment!

”Donʼt worry, we have already prepared the teleport formation, so you can leave whenever. It doesnʼt have to be today. If you want, you can even return by yourself first. He can follow you after heʼs done.” The Dragon Emperor said to her.

However, Wang Xiuying shook her head and said, ”No, itʼs okay. I will stay here until the very last minute. We came here together, so weʼll leave together— at least weʼll try.”