I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 67: Five-Colored Lotus Seeds

Yan Lingwei's crying caught Zhong Cang off guard.

The humiliation from the Sword Slashing Technique, trapping him in a prison of his own making, was indeed strong.

But in Zhong Cang's opinion, this humiliation might not be as exaggerated as the words he said to her more than ten days ago: "You are too weak now. Fighting against you is just a waste of time for me."

During that time, Yan Lingwei was only angered to the point of pale complexion and difficulty breathing, but she didn't cry.

Therefore, in Zhong Cang's view, this time, she should also be angry rather than teary-eyed, as if she had suffered endless grievances.

"And what are you feeling wronged about? If you hadn't spoken ill of me first, I wouldn't have targeted you."

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang vaguely felt something.

He wasn't a fool. If he continued to ponder, he could figure everything out.

However, Zhong Cang didn't do that. Instead, he said, "Forget it, I'll just focus on practicing my sword."

As the illusory sword in his sea of consciousness swayed, instantly, all the "distractions" in Zhong Cang's mind were cleared.

At this moment, there was only the sword in his heart.

"For sword cultivators, the Sword Heart is truly divine. No distractions can affect the cultivation of a sword cultivator."

In this way, sighing, Zhong Cang, who had only the sword in his heart, gradually became immersed in the comprehension of the sword path.

...

Because Zhong Cang had no thoughts or desires for Yan Lingwei, he didn't care too much about what she thought.

Even if she didn't come the next day after crying, Zhong Cang believed that his mood wouldn't be affected in the slightest.

However, the occurrence of an event the next day made Zhong Cang unable to remain indifferent.

On this day, when Zhong Cang arrived, he found that Yan Lingwei had arrived at the training ground early.

And today, her eyes looking at him were filled with resentment, grievance, and guilt, making it quite complicated.

Before Zhong Cang could say anything, in her bad mood, she had her maid Xiao Chan place two boxes in front of Zhong Cang.

"???"

"What is this?"

"It's the reward for training with me."

These words made Zhong Cang pause.

"Didn't you already give me the spirit stones for training?"

"Hmph, why waste so many words? Take your reward."

She was in a bad mood, and Zhong Cang was stubborn as well.

"Thank you, but I have no intention of accepting handouts."

After saying that, without even opening the boxes, Zhong Cang walked towards the private training ground's arena.

At the same time, although he didn't accept Yan Lingwei's gift, her behavior of "respecting the teacher and valuing the path" still pleased Zhong Cang.

So today, he was prepared to have a proper sparring session and no longer humiliate her.

However, instead of accepting the gift, it made Yan Lingwei anxious.

"Miss Yan never intends to take back what she has given. Today, you must accept it no matter what."

After saying that, she personally held the two boxes and tried to stuff them into Zhong Cang's hands.

Naturally, Zhong Cang refused.

As she kept pushing, in a moment of carelessness, one of the boxes opened, revealing its contents.

Instinctively catching the falling object and taking a look, Zhong Cang was surprised to find that the box contained five lotus seeds.

The lotus seeds were divided into five colors: green, red, white, black, and yellow.

What surprised Zhong Cang was that his body actually had a desire for these five lotus seeds.

"Bang bang bang..."

Just by seeing and smelling the fragrance of the five lotus seeds, Zhong Cang's heart started beating rapidly.

This scene made his expression change.

"This is... the five-colored lotus seeds, you want to give this to me?"

Looking at Yan Lingwei, Zhong Cang's gaze made her feel like he thought she was crazy.

It's not his fault for feeling this way. It's just that in these past few days, although he hasn't bought any treasures to enhance spiritual energy, he has seen many.

And the five-colored lotus seeds are one of the better ones.

According to the information Zhong Cang gathered, after consuming the five-colored lotus seeds and digesting them for five days, a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining can easily advance one level.

Although this advancement is limited to going from the fifth to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and a cultivator can only use it once in their lifetime, it is still an extremely precious treasure for cultivators.

However, precisely because it is so precious, Zhong Cang didn't dare to accept it.

At the same time, he didn't understand why Yan Lingwei, who was arguing with him yesterday, would give him such a precious thing today.

Seeing that Zhong Cang was tempted but didn't hesitate at all to return the five-colored lotus seeds to himself, Yan Lingwei's eyes showed admiration and a headache.

Fortunately, she was clever. With a cunning look in her eyes, she thought of a good reason.

"Hmph, of course I'm not giving it to you for free. Although I don't want to admit it, you, this bad guy, do have some strength that barely caught my attention. Let me lower myself and be a little friendlier."

Hearing this, Zhong Cang understood.

"You want to invest in me?"

He could accept this reason, but...

"Don't you want to use such a good thing yourself?"

"Pfft..."

This question made Yan Lingwei burst into laughter.

After a while, she finally stopped laughing and looked at Zhong Cang with the eyes of a country bumpkin.

"Hmph, only commoners like you would think the five-colored lotus seeds are precious."

"For us, the direct descendants of the Gold Core lineage, the Qi Refining stage is not about quickly advancing in cultivation, but about solidifying the foundation, expanding the limits, and preparing for Foundation Building and even Gold Core."

"Do you know that sometimes, we descendants of prestigious families intentionally suppress our cultivation to strengthen our foundation?"

"..."

This information left Zhong Cang speechless. He didn't know what to say.

After a while, all he could do was sigh and say, "People are really different."

While he was still worrying about advancing to the ninth level of Qi Refining, some people were already considering Foundation Building and even Gold Core.

...

And what happened next made Zhong Cang's expression even more strange. While he was pondering Yan Lingwei's words, this young lady continued to belittle the effect of the five-colored lotus seeds.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the upcoming assessment, I wouldn't recommend you use the five-colored lotus seeds to advance in cultivation."

"Although its advancement has no side effects."

"But this spiritual energy is ultimately not cultivated by you personally, which will make your cultivation somewhat superficial..."

She talked incessantly about the drawbacks of the five-colored lotus seeds, which made Zhong Cang's expression increasingly strange.

After a while, with a complicated expression, Zhong Cang couldn't help but remind her, "Ahem, Miss Yan, if you're investing in me, shouldn't you talk more about its benefits to make me grateful? It's a bit inappropriate to only mention its drawbacks, right?"

Being reminded by Zhong Cang, Yan Lingwei blushed and realized that what she was doing was indeed abnormal.

She opened her mouth, intending to explain the reason behind her actions, but the more she explained, the more mistakes she would make. In the end, she chose to be unreasonable.

"Hmph, I just like doing things this way. What does it have to do with you?"

"...It has nothing to do with me. Miss Yan, as long as you're happy."

(End of this chapter)