"You should see for yourself first," Mu Hanyan said.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Yan Yuchu knew he did not have the bargaining power to negotiate with Mu Hanyan at the moment, so he could only reluctantly start flipping through the documents while suppressing his displeasure.
As he read, the expression on Yan Yuchu’s face changed.
Although the true Heavenly Heart Technique was definitely much more profound than the version he held, the essence of the cultivation technique wouldn’t change, and he could certainly recognize that. If he wanted to cultivate the Heavenly Heart Technique, he had to first discard his entire cultivation progress; otherwise, it was a life-and-death gamble.
However, having been deemed a failure since childhood and enduring scorn and exclusion, he had finally seized a chance to prove himself and could hardly bear to abandon his cultivation achievements.
More importantly, he had already turned sixteen. Even if he discarded his cultivation progress now, he had missed the prime opportunity, and his future achievements might not surpass his current state.
"I can show you the real Heavenly Heart Technique, but are you determined enough to discard your cultivation?" Mu Hanyan asked at that moment. "If you’re indecisive, you should be aware of the consequences of forcibly cultivating—it could be fatal. Can you restrain yourself?"
Yan Yuchu’s face paled. Discarding his cultivation was out of the question, but he also knew how hard it would be for him to resist the great temptation. So, the only path ahead of him was a dead end!
"Our situations are similar, and I don’t want to see you die," Mu Hanyan said, patting Yan Yuchu’s shoulder. Her tone was calm, devoid of righteousness or fervor, but it was straightforward and sincere.
"I can’t accept this. I’ve barely managed to escape the fate of a failure for a chance to cultivate the Sky Star Technique, but I can’t unleash its true power. Am I destined to remain in the Sword Master Realm all my life?" Yan Yuchu clenched his fists, his voice filled with frustration.
Mu Hanyan looked at Yan Yuchu with sympathy. In a comparison, her past self was much luckier than Yan Yuchu. Although the Mu Family’s Heavenly Heart Technique seemed a level lower than the Yan Family’s Sky Star Technique, it did not have any obvious flaws. Similarly meant for late blooming, she advanced smoothly to the Sword Saint Realm, and if not for an unfortunate incident, she might have reached even higher realms.
But Yan Yuchu no longer had that chance. His foundation was inherently unstable, and the cultivation technique was clearly defective, lacking even a complete Star Map—his chances of achieving greatness were slim.
"Perhaps, I can help you," Mu Hanyan mused.
"How can you help?" Yan Yuchu asked with a bitter smile.
Instead of answering, Mu Hanyan reached out and placed her hand on Yan Yuchu’s shoulder, channeling Heavenly Heart Energy into his meridians.
"What are you doing?" Like Shan Ling before, Yan Yuchu was taken aback.
"Don’t speak. Try to circulate the cultivation technique," Mu Hanyan instructed earnestly.
Seeing Mu Hanyan’s serious expression, Yan Yuchu found himself calming down. Given his current state, if Mu Hanyan wanted to harm him, she wouldn’t need a sword—just two fingers would be enough to end his life. Why bother with all this fuss?
Despite his doubts, Yan Yuchu followed Mu Hanyan’s instructions and earnestly began to circulate the cultivation technique.
In the night, a faint white light momentarily flickered across Yan Yuchu’s brow, and a weak Qi began to flow through his meridians.
Generally, a Swordsman’s Qi is stored within the Qi Sea, but the Mu Family, due to their peculiar cultivation method, stored Qi in the perilous Heart Meridian. Meanwhile, the Yan Family’s method was also unusual—storing Qi at the brow. Read full story at novel⸺fire.net
Though weak, Mu Hanyan still felt something extraordinary about this Qi.
What followed was another moment for Mu Hanyan to create a miracle, and Yan Yuchu had no idea of the tremendous surprise she was about to bring him!