Mu Hanyan looked towards Qu Shanling and was startled.
She saw the old god-man staring intently at the Star Positions that Mu Hanyan had added to the Star Divination Technique. He alternated between deep thought and beaming smiles, his eyes gleaming with an extraordinary light, a spirit that had never been seen before, but his complexion was turning increasingly pale.
"I get it, I get it," Qu Shanling suddenly burst into laughter, so excited that his hair and beard were shaking.
As he laughed, his hands also rapidly formed a series of Hand Formations.
A buzzing sound echoed in Mu Hanling’s mind. Upon closer inspection, these Hand Formations bore a peculiar resemblance to her Heavenly Heart Technique!
The Mu Family’s ancestral Heavenly Heart Technique was one that required only quiet, seated, internal cultivation and did not involve any Hand Formations. This was different from many other families’ Cultivation Methods, which often combined internal cultivation with Hand Formations and movement techniques.
However, the previous Mu Hanyan had not felt anything amiss. The Mu Family’s Heavenly Heart Technique was exquisite and profound, gathering the Power of Heaven and Earth to refine Qi, much stronger than any other family’s Cultivation Method. In her eyes, the reason other Cultivation Techniques were performed in conjunction with Hand Formations and movement techniques was simply because they were too weak on their own and needed the additional support.
But now, Mu Hanyan realized her mistake. As she carefully watched Qu Shanling’s Hand Formations and immersed her Mental State into them, she was surprised to discover that the Qi in her body started circulating on its own!
Even though the circulation was slow, Mu Hanyan’s eyes widened in shock. She wasn’t cultivating at all, not even mimicking the Hand Formations—she was merely watching intently.
If she were to concentrate on cultivation and personally perform the Hand Formations, just how fast would the Qi circulate? At least twice as fast as now.
Qu Shanling, in the midst of his Hand Formations, suddenly stopped.
"Why have you stopped, keep going," said Mu Hanyan, who was watching intently when he halted, and urged him on anxiously.
"I can’t, I can’t... These Hand Formations are too draining on Qi and Mental State. I can’t continue," Qu Shanling said, panting heavily and shaking his head, his face becoming even paler.
Draining on Qi and Mental State? Mu Hanyan looked at Qu Shanling with confusion. To her, it felt like the Qi was whizzing around, and her Mental State was full of energy, as if she was on a burst of adrenaline! Chapters first released on Nove1Fire.net
Upon further thought, Mu Hanyan understood that this set of Hand Formations had to be used in conjunction with the Heavenly Heart Technique to be effective. Without the Technique, just the Hand Formations alone would greatly deplete one’s Qi and Mental State.
"Who could have imagined? Young Master Nan solved the secret of the Star Illusion Thousand Mechanism Technique so effortlessly. It’s like searching everywhere for something without success, then finding it without even trying," Qu Shanling caught his breath and remarked with profound emotion.
"By the way, Young Master Nan, how did you figure out that this copy of the Star Illusion Thousand Mechanism Technique I hold is incomplete? Could it be that you’ve studied the Technique before?" Qu Shanling then asked with curiosity.
Mu Hanyan smiled and remained silent, presenting an inscrutable demeanor.
She had never learned a darn thing about the Star Illusion Thousand Mechanism Technique—she was waiting to learn it from Qu Shanling. But she couldn’t let him know that, otherwise, with the old god-man’s character, her ’twenty years of free labor’ would be like a cooked duck flying away. Worse yet, he might even blackmail her into giving him another twenty years of free labor.
"Hehe, I shouldn’t have asked that," Qu Shanling caught a glimpse of Shi Muhanyan’s enigmatic appearance and suddenly came to a realization—it was simply inappropriate to ask questions about someone else’s family and teacher’s private matters.
Yet, the more Mu Hanyan acted , the more he found her inscrutable and even felt an inexplicable wariness. People are like that—when faced with the unknown, they often experience an inexplicable sense of awe and respect.