Murim's Weakest Princess

Chapter 22: Silver Bells

Chapter 22: Silver BellsAfter the last explosion that demolished the guest accommodation, Yan Ping’s unwavering determination led her to finally grasp the basics of soul cultivation. Despite being initially confused over the limit of her astral journey, she persisted. Yet, every hour, without fail, she would be pulled back into her body forcefully. She thought her insufficient control over soul projections caused it. However, the timely coincidence could not be explained. Refusing to give up, Yan Ping conducted numerous experiments to measure her soul exploration journey and the time to traverse space. After many trials and errors, she realised it was the bell tower that always brought her back.

A few decades ago, when Yan Ping was still travelling in

Mingfeng took two days to scour his sect for the materials Yan Ping requested. The deep recess cultivation chambers were below the sea level under the mountain. It was very cold because of the frozen lake inside, and the lack of ventilation made ordinary people feel sick. However, it was the perfect place for the blind cultivator as it was dense with earth qi. The thick rocks were perfect insulators from the silver bell’s loud chime every hour.

"This is the deepest cultivation chamber in my sect," Mingfeng explained as he handed Yan Ping the materials she required. "This is a jade token that allows you to communicate with me. Is there anything else you require?"

Yan Ping sent a pulse of qi to look at her new cultivation space and nodded with satisfaction. It was a great setup. She should be able to avoid the cruel tribulations as well. However, the same could not be said about the mountain that was shouldering it on her behalf.

"I apologise about your mountain in advance," Yan Ping informed. However, I have one more request. Regarding Anji’s education, won’t you oversee her learning while I’m undergoing seclusion? That teacher you sent her isn’t bright enough. Anji needs to learn from a cultivator and not a scholar for practical application. It would be best if you could also teach her how to apply those concepts to the basic cultivation theory."

Surprised by Yan Ping’s request, which was completely unrelated to Anji’s treatment, Mingfeng agreed. However, he was still curious about what Yan Ping intended to create and why she struggled as much as she did.

"What do you know about soul cultivation?" she asked.

Soul cultivation? Mingfeng scratched his head. He had never heard of that before. Was it a new technique that Yan Ping was trying to create to fix the seal he made?

Chuckling, the blind prophet shook her head. She would share her knowledge with her fellow divine core cultivator after she figured out its secrets and a safe way to cultivate in her astral form. Compared to qi deviation, the risk of soul drifting was much higher. However, all cultivators risk their lives to climb greater heights. This was no different from all those years Yan Ping strove to perfect spells under her teacher’s tutelage.