In the pavilion within the School of White Lotus.
The White Lotus Maiden Sage sat with her knees folded while sparring with Chu Kuangren in complete silence, as her Daoist Rhymes thickened the atmosphere around her. Gradually, a string of Daoist Rhymes began to manifest around Chu Kuangren’s body as well.
As usual, his Daoist Rhymes were unprecedentedly sharp and powerful.
It resembled the glory of a divine sword!
The two different strings of Daoist Rhymes intersected midair and collided directly into each other.
“There are three popular techniques that the School of White Lotus practice. These are the Supreme White Lotus Chant, the Light of Purification, and the White Rainbow Charge!”
“Brother Chu, it is much obliged that you first witness my White Rainbow Charge.”
The White Lotus Maiden Sage said calmly.
Then, the Maiden Sage’s Daoist Rhymes began to spin wildly in the air. All of a sudden, it morphed into the shape of a figure that abruptly attacked Chu Kuangren with both its palms.
The crowd was astounded at the sight of that phenomenon.
“How deserving of her to be the Maiden Sage, to have mastered the White Rainbow Charge technique at such a level. I’m not surprised if her skills could even rival some of the elders.”
“Indeed, it’s very admirable.”
“I too would love to sit and spar with the Maiden Sage.”
“You’re fantasizing too much now.”
Everyone was focusing intently on what was unfolding in the pavilion.
At that moment, Chu Kuangren’s Daoist Rhymes began to condense and form into a Sword of the Heaven before it ejected a stream of sword rays.
Like a rainbow, the sword rays curved over and instantly tore the White Rainbow Charge apart.
“What an impressive sword Dao.”
Deep down, the White Lotus Maiden Sage was shocked but one after another, she unleashed the various techniques of the School of White Lotus. For a moment, the air was painted in a wide array of colors, creating a glamorous sight for all to witness.
However, no matter which technique the White Lotus Maiden Sage resorted to, her technique was immediately broken by a single stream of sword rays from Chu Kuangren’s Sword of the Heaven!
“How strong! Chu Kuangren really lives up to his name.”
“Am I witnessing the glamour of a supreme sky-pride?”
“How deep is his understanding of sword Dao? This is terrifying.”
Chu Kuangren had defeated countless techniques with a single sword!
His style had rendered everyone beyond speechless!
“Light of Purification!” When the White Lotus Maiden Sage realized that she had not been able to breach Chu Kuangren’s defense for a while now, she resorted to another signature technique of the School of White Lotus.
Streams of white lights exploded gloriously like it was cleansing the world from all its pollutants and contaminants as it headed towards Chu Kuangren.
“Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique!” Chu Kuangren let out a soft roar.
The Sword of the Heaven jerked abruptly before a wave of purple sword rays poured out like a tsunami and penetrated the white light, completely disintegrating the Daoist Rhymes that were contained within.
As the White Lotus Maiden Sage’s Daoist Rhymes began to disperse, she took a deep breath and said gently, “Looks like I’ve lost this sparring match.”
Neither her techniques nor skills were a match against Chu Kuangren’s.
“The Maiden Sage has lost?”
“Sigh, what to do? After all, it’s Chu Kuangren she’s fighting against!”
“He’s too impressive.”
…
A few figures could be seen peeping at the pavilion throughout the fight.
They were the elders of the School of White Lotus. Since the beginning of the match, these elders had been keeping a close eye on what was happening and they were not surprised at all that the White Lotus Maiden Sage was defeated.
The elders understood just how strong Chu Kuangren was.
If he was capable of defeating a Young Emperor, what more the White Lotus Maiden Sage?
“Although this youngster has relied on that single sword to defeat all her techniques, what’s impressive is that his skills are still in a rudimentary stage. Once this skill has developed to its fullest, I cannot imagine how terrifying his powers will become!”
“Chu Kuangren, what a remarkable individual.”
The few elders of the School of White Lotus were exchanging their thoughts through telepathy. They were all in awe of Chu Kuangren’s display of skill sets.
Meanwhile, in the pavilion, Chu Kuangren had also recollected his Daoist Rhymes. He had gained a new set of knowledge about the School of White Lotus’s techniques from this sparring session.
“The whole purpose of a spar is to learn from one another. If one merely obsesses over the victory, that would be extremely disgraceful,” Chu Kuangren said softly.
“Brother Chu, your words make a lot of sense.” The White Lotus Maiden Sage gently adjusted her attire.
After that, she proceeded to arrange a guest room for both Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu. The duo had planned to spend a few more days in the School of White Lotus.
The early morning of the next day.
Chu Kuangren woke up and spun the Fantasy Roulette as usual.
He did not harbor much hope that he would earn something useful. After all, he had just recently gotten the Treasure Locating Skill.
“Congratulations, host. You’ve won a Legendary Trait, Meditational Clarity.”
What?
Chu Kuangren doubted his own hearings.
Legendary?
Did he just win another legendary grade item?
“Impossible, that’s impossible, totally impossible.” Chu Kuangren opened the Roulette room and saw a white orb lying within.
There was also a caption beside it… Legendary Trait Meditational Clarity!
Chu Kuangren was astounded.
However, he soon rejoiced in a smile. ‘Wow, this was huge!’
He had just drawn the Treasure Locating Skill a few days ago, and today, he had earned himself a legendary trait. This made Chu Kuangren overwhelmed with a sense of surrealism.
“Acquire Meditational Clarity,” Chu Kuangren murmured.
Then, a gush of peculiar sensation rushed into his mind. Chu Kuangren closed his eyes and indulged in that newfound sensation.
When Chu Kuangren opened his eyes once more, the entire world no longer felt the same.
The world felt much clearer now. It was not that he could now see better, but rather, his understanding and intuition towards the material world were now enhanced.
Meditational Clarity was an intelligence trait that would allow Chu Kuangren to quickly and conveniently learn the various techniques that existed in this world.
Chu Kuangren was already an intelligent person. Yet now that he could leverage on the effect of the Meditational Clarity, it was hard to imagine just how far he could take his limits.
Once the initial excitements faded, Chu Kuangren exited his room and stretched his hands as he bathed himself in the warm sunlight. “Wow, what a beautiful day!”
“Master,” Lan Yu greeted. She had initially come to wake Chu Kuangren up but was weirded out by how different he was behaving this morning instead.
“Cough. Good morning, Lan Yu.”
“Good morning, Master.”
Under the guidance of a servant, the duo then went on to have their breakfasts.
Later on, like a tour guide, the White Lotus Maiden Sage brought Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu around the place. It almost seemed like they were on a fun vacation.
…
The trio arrived at the base of a mountain wall.
The mountain wall’s surface was so smooth, it resembled that of a polished mirror. There was even an enormous mural etched onto the wall — it was the picture of a white lotus. Under the warm glow of sunlight, the mural almost seemed as if it was coming alive.
There were also several School of White Lotus’s disciples before the mountain wall, who were scratching their heads as they stared intently at the mural.
Chu Kuangren had also noticed the White Lotus Bachelor Sage present amongst the crowd.
“What are they doing here?” Chu Kuangren asked.
“According to a legend, our founding forefather, the White Lotus Sage Ruler had invented the supreme Sage Ruler Technique, the White Lotus Light of Purification before this very mural. These disciples are hoping to achieve the same realization as their forefathers,” said the White Lotus Maiden Sage.
“Will an imitation like this work?” Chu Kuangren was surprised. If it was that simple to mimic a Sage Ruler’s technique, the world would have been filled with Sage Rulers.
“Brother Chu, there’s something you don’t know. This mountain wall is different from the rest. It contains the remnants of Daoist Rhymes that were left by our forefather. The insights for the School of White Lotus’s three most popular techniques were all discovered at this exact spot. However, the techniques which we had intuited are only a fragment of what it once was — no more than ten percent,” the White Lotus Maiden Sage lamented.
Chu Kuangren nodded. “I see.”
Since Chu Kuangren’s interest was aroused, he walked forward to observe the mountain wall.
Upon noticing his arrival, the crowd soon engaged in discussions.
“It’s Chu Kuangren. What’s he doing here? Is he intending to gain insights into the White Lotus Light of Purification that was left by our forefather?”
“That’s nonsense. He’s not even a part of the School of White Lotus and has never been exposed to the core teachings of our school. It’s impossible for him to gain any insights into the technique.”
“Ever since the passing of our forefather, the White Lotus Light of Purification’s full technique had since been gone too. Many generations of disciples in the School of White Lotus have attempted to gain that insight from this mountain wall, but none have succeeded. It’s unlikely that he’ll be the one who does.”
The White Lotus Bachelor Sage approached Chu Kuangren and said, “How’s it going to be, Brother Chu? Would you like to give it a try and see if you’ll manage to gain any insights into the White Lotus Light of Purification’s full technique?”
Of course, it was not a sincere invitation at all. The Bachelor Sage merely assumed that Chu Kuangren would never succeed and wanted to embarrass him.
