Qin Zhen nodded with a smile at Yang Qingxuan and gave him a thumbs up. "Good luck!"
Yang Qingxuan nodded.
Soon, the group left the hall under Qi Yi's lead.
The hall immediately emptied, leaving only Yang Qingxuan, Qing Buli, and Wu Hao.
Qing Buli went straight to the point. "Yang Qingxuan, your understanding of the Beckoning Moon Finger is the highest among us."
Yang Qingxuan cupped his fists and smiled wryly. "So I was asked to stay? What orders do you have for me? "
Qing Buli asked, "Do you know the origin of the Beckoning Moon Finger?"
Yang Qingxuan thought for a moment and said, "I heard Elder Lu talk about it. It's a move from another martial technique."
Qing Buli nodded. "That's right. The Eight Notes Finger is the highest martial technique in the academy. Unfortunately, I'm too slow to learn all of it. "
Yang Qingxuan said, "The Beckoning Moon Finger you used just now contains all the variations of the finger technique."
Qing Buli shook his head. "Grasping all the variations is the most basic. Apart from that, mastery is the only way to achieve success. In this aspect, you're far better than me. "
Yang Qingxuan hurriedly said, "You flatter me."
Qing Buli smiled. "No need to be humble. Not only did your understanding of the finger technique increase greatly, you even broke through a level in the middle of the battle. It's truly miraculous."
Yang Qingxuan chuckled.
He had indeed broken through the barrier of the middle stage and entered the late stage. Only a few people had noticed, but it didn't escape the eyes of the three elders.
Qing Buli continued, "This set of finger techniques has been passed down in Tiancong Academy for countless years. Only a dean from a thousand years ago managed to learn all eight fingers. Cultivators who came after him only managed to grasp bits and pieces of the technique."
Yang Qingxuan was tempted. "How many fingers have you grasped?"
Qing Buli sighed. "Actually, I've grasped all of the variations of the eight fingers. It's just that I can't integrate all eight fingers into one. The crux of the problem lies in the Beckoning Moon Finger. It's the will of the heavens, sigh … "
Qing Buli heaved a long sigh. Both times, he'd been interrupted by an external force at the critical moment of the Beckoning Moon Finger. Of course, he didn't know that the source of the external force was the youth in front of him.
Yang Qingxuan naturally had no idea.
Qing Buli continued, "It's not a big deal if you can't cultivate it. No one has been able to combine all eight fingers in the past thousand years. However, things are different now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gathered the strength of all the teachers and students in the school to select the person who can comprehend the eight fingers. "
Yang Qingxuan's heart stirred, and he said, "Did something happen that made the matter of cultivating the Eight Note String Finger become so urgent?"
Qing Buli was taken aback. "You're indeed extraordinarily intelligent. You managed to figure out the crux of the matter with just a few words."
He took out a fist-sized stone and handed it to Yang Qingxuan. "Look at this, what can you tell?"
The stone was smooth, soft, and milky-white in color. It felt heavy in his hand and didn't seem like an ordinary stone at all.
Yang Qingxuan weighed it in his hand and studied it closely. He shook his head. "There's something strange about this stone. What is it made of?"
"It's Lightstone," Qing Buli replied.
"Lightstone?"
Yang Qingxuan blinked. He studied the stone a few more times and frowned. "Lightstone is hard and transparent. It's a common material used in weapon refinement."
He'd spent the last couple of days on the second floor of the library, reading through all sorts of literature and geology.
"That's right," Qing Buli said, "Lightstone is an extremely hard material used in weapon refinement. But the one in your hand has lost its original texture and transparency. The internal structure has been completely shattered, leaving nothing behind. "
He reached out and tapped lightly on the stone. A small crack appeared on the surface of the stone, and it immediately crumbled into fine powder in Yang Qingxuan's hand.
Yang Qingxuan was shocked. The powder was very uniform. His face changed as he asked, "How … How did you do it?"
Qing Buli and Wu Hao's expressions were grave as they stared at the powder in his hand.
After a long while, Qing Buli sighed. "It really is the earth realm."
"Earth realm!"
Yang Qingxuan exclaimed. He'd heard of this realm several times and knew that it was a powerful existence above the origin realm.
"There was a powerful enemy in Tiancong Academy who I defeated years ago," Qing Buli said. "His whereabouts have been unknown ever since. Someone sent me this stone recently, and I can tell at a glance that it's caused by that person's cultivation method. Moreover, such terrifying power is beyond the realm of the origin realm. Only the earth realm can do this! "
Yang Qingxuan was dumbfounded. "You mean an earth realm enemy might invade the academy at any time?"
"Exactly," Qing Buli replied. "That's why I'm in such a hurry to cultivate the Eight Notes String Finger. Perhaps that's why I've been in such a hurry that I've been defeated again and again. It's no longer possible to merge all eight fingers."
Yang Qingxuan said awkwardly, "This … Sir Dean … even if I can cultivate the Eight Notes String Finger, I won't be able to defeat an earth realm expert."
"I have my own considerations," Qing Buli said. "You don't need to worry. Of course, I won't let you fight an earth realm expert. If that person really comes, the seven of us will attack together. With the Beckoning Moon Finger, we'll be able to restrain him. "
Yang Qingxuan was shocked. "Just how strong is an earth realm expert? Why do all seven of us have to work together? "
Qing Buli sighed. "Every level is a world of difference. If we don't work together, we won't be able to overcome an entire realm."
Yang Qingxuan was speechless. If an earth realm expert is already so terrifying, just how strong is a heaven realm expert?
Qing Buli said, "Don't feel burdened, just focus on comprehending the finger technique."
Yang Qingxuan cupped his hands. "Understood."
He paused for a moment and said, "I heard Elder Wu Hao play the Nine Heavens Ripple Song just now, and it seemed to be greatly beneficial to this finger technique. There seems to be a faint connection between the two. I wonder if it's just my imagination?"
A barely noticeable ripple appeared in Qing Buli's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. "There is indeed a connection between the two."
Puzzled, Yang Qingxuan thought to himself, "Only a connection?" But since Qing Buli had said so, he didn't press the matter. He cupped his hands and excused himself.
After he left, Qing Buli's eyes glowed with shock and sharpness.
Wu Hao also looked up, his eyes flashing. "This child's talent is truly frightening. Perhaps he'll be able to fully grasp both the Eight Note Finger and the Nine Firmaments Ripple Song in the future."
Qing Buli nodded. "The Eight Note Finger and the Nine Firmaments Ripple Song were originally created by Shen Yin. If we give him the score too early, it might backfire. Let's wait until he's fully grasped the eight finger techniques and become one. "
Wu Hao nodded. "If he can fully grasp the two, it'll only be logical for him to play the Nine Firmaments Ring Pendant."
The two fell silent for a while before vanishing from the hall.
Yang Qingxuan had just left the library when he sensed several powerful auras locking onto him.
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