Chapter 149 Forging the Sword to Shape Form

hao Hongyu spoke in a gentle tone.“Oh, great!” Hao Ren immediately agreed. In his mind, he thought that with our family coming to the stadium to watch the game and Zhao Zi’s family also planning to at...Chapter 149: Condensing the Sword Form into Shape

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Even though the sword qi had not yet solidified into a form and dissipated when hitting the backrests of seats in front, it was enough to make Hao Ren feel pleasantly surprised!

Nearly forgot that the Essence Gathering Technique is the most basic way of enhancing one's luck, and even more profound cultivation methods are built upon this fundamental technique.

It's like how higher mathematics comes from basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division!

The days without finding a knack always left him feeling confused, but now he finally had a breakthrough!

Hao Ren tried to use the third level of the Essence Gathering Technique again and concentrated the five elements in his palms. Then he practiced the Sword Ray Formation Technique once more, and a white and barely formed sword qi appeared in his hand.

"Shoot!" Hao Ren thought inwardly as he pushed outwards with his palm towards the window; the sword qi flew a few meters before being dispersed by the night wind.

Hao Ren focused again but failed to form the sword qi. It was barely in the shape of a sword, yet it lacked any power whatsoever.

The bus driver driving the vehicle, through his rearview mirror, watched Hao Ren sitting at the back row and waving his palms outside the window with disbelief, wondering how such a good-looking young man could be so foolish.

When they arrived at school, Hao Ren jumped off the bus to go back to his dormitory for rest. The practice during this ride left him physically exhausted but mentally excited.

This feeling was akin to solving a math problem that had long eluded him—a sense of achievement and release arose naturally.

Su Han hoped that Hao Ren would progress gradually, hence he only taught him how to absorb the five elements and not yet how to utilize them. However, Hao Ren took an initiative step forward and figured it out himself! This is what it means when a top student always stays one step ahead of their teacher's teaching pace!

Currently, the hazy sword aura could be released casually, but would only consume energy in his body. As he walked, Hao Ren practiced and felt that he had gained some proficiency. Thus, he decided not to continue consuming the precious nature-based five elements essence stored within him. Instead, he planned to seek advice from Su Han tomorrow on how to utilize the Sword Reflection of Refraction cultivation method more efficiently to hasten his advancement to the Kan rank.

In the darkness, Qin Shaoyang was standing at the rooftop dressed in a stylish black shirt and saw Hao Ren playing with a ball of sword aura as he walked through the dormitory area. He snorted coldly before disappearing again.

The next day after a quiet night’s sleep, while Hao Ren attended classes, he used Concentration Technique to replenish his internal nature-based essence, feeling that each of his major acupoints gradually filled up once more.

When the bell rang, Hao Ren picked up a pile of books and went to return them at the library. He was rather busy with his studies, causing him not to have finished reading those books he had borrowed earlier, which were now overdue.

As he was about to enter the library, someone called out "hi" from behind him.

Hao Ren turned around and saw Xie Yujia with her face flushed red, also carrying a pile of books as she quickened her pace towards him.

"You’re here to return books too" Hao Ren smiled awkwardly and asked.

“Why are you staring at me like that I’m not going to eat you." Xie Yujia laughed easily, nudged Hao Ren with her elbow before entering the library along with him.

She wore a loose dress shirt with horizontal stripes today, just as simple and plain as usual. Yet it added an air of freshness around her.

"These past two days you didn’t dare look at me in class. Why What bad thing did you do" Xie Yujia asked while walking inside the library.

“It’s not that… It has nothing to do with…” Hao Ren said hesitantly. After all, he knew Xie Yujia understood which incident he was referring to.

"At first I was quite surprised when I found out. But now thinking about it, it's just like that," Xie Yujia stated.

The ground floor lobby of the library was divided by white partitions into several sections. Tomorrow would be the official art exhibition, and today’s layout had already taken shape.

Standing beside Xie Yujia, Hao Ren climbed up the escalator slowly as he asked, "What do you mean when you say it's just like that"

"So what you said earlier, because of that, was about what" Xie Yujia countered.

Hao Ren could only admit in his heart that Xie Yujia had a sharp tongue. Helplessly, he said, "It’s just... I’m talking about the little brother."

"Then what I said is nothing special, meaning you’re talking about the little brother," Xie Yujia calmly replied.

Hao Ren knew that class monitor was the most intelligent person and couldn’t outsmart her. He simply asked, "Did your dad return"

"Yeah, he returned a bit later than planned. I saw him off at the airport," Xie Yujia answered.

Hao Ren thought for a moment, "I should have seen him off."

Though his impression from childhood was already hazy, in his memory, Xie Yujia’s dad had been quite nice to him.

"It’s okay," Xie Yujia held her book and shook her head. The atmosphere suddenly turned a bit awkward.

The elevator creaked upwards; they stood together like the typical school couple often seen around campus.

“Oh, last time Zhao Yanzi— that little girl— pulled you aside to say something” Hao Ren suddenly asked.

"She didn’t really say much. She just asked if I liked you," Xie Yujia said with her eyebrows slightly raised in a casual tone.

Hao Ren’s heart skipped a beat, feeling it wasn't appropriate to press for an answer.

“Actually, when I found out that you were the little brother, I was quite surprised. Thinking back on what I used to say to you about flowers, I feel pretty foolish,” Xie Yujia bit her lip with her pearly white teeth and puckered her lips; then she suddenly faced Hao Ren, holding her book against her full chest with one hand while extending the other delicate arm, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“Eh” Hao Ren was taken aback.

"The way I imagined meeting the little brother is just like this," Xie Yujia placed her hand in front of Hao Ren's chest. "Meeting the little brother and starting anew."

Start over,

Four words accompanied by past memories struck Han Ren's heart.

Han Ren reached out and held her slender hand.

"You should say, 'Nice to meet you,' Xia Zhuobu," Xie Yujia said with a smile.

The escalator slowly ascended as the students on the first and second floors watched dumbfounded at a beautiful woman holding hands with an ordinary guy.

Whether puzzled or envious, they wouldn't understand the story spanning over ten years between them.

As the escalator reached its top, Xie Yujia released Han Ren's hand and took a long sigh of relief.

It seemed like this breath expelled all the pressure and burden she had carried for more than a decade.

"Although things started out differently from what I imagined, it doesn't matter now. We're getting to know each other anew and starting over," Xie Yujia looked at Han Ren with her dark hair slightly swaying as she smiled faintly. "You are an older guy in your second year, and I am Xia Luobo in my second year."

It was like setting a clock's mechanism back to zero; Han Ren’s tumultuous emotions adjusted along with this simple handshake.

"Then I have two more questions," Han Ren gritted his teeth and suddenly asked, "Are you waiting for the older guy to give yourself an opportunity"

“Yes,” Xie Yujia nodded. She had hoped for this reunion and new beginning; it might not lead anywhere but there was still hope.

"And what if he never shows up" Han Ren asked again.

"Then perhaps the chance would go to a guy named Han Ren, but only after his third year," Xie Yujia said calmly before entering the reading room with her books.palm as a dozen or so finger-rings shattered in half.The cultivators standing at the valley's entrance saw Hao Ren destroy eight or nine rings instantly and were all stunned by his actions.There remai...