"Barehandedly folding the spirit sword! This is not something a mere handyman disciple can accomplish. Even the outer disciples of the sect would never be able to effortlessly break her spirit sword in half!"
"Clang!"
The other half of Zhou Zhiqi's sword fell to the ground.
She stared wide-eyed, full of astonishment, at the young man before her. Indeed, he was the handyman disciple she had captured on the mountain, who originally showed no sign of spiritual power.
In just a day, he had transformed completely?
Zhou Zhiqi stood still, wearing an expression of disbelief, as if witnessing a beggar miraculously becoming wealthy.
"Senior Sister Zhou, I'm sorry about your sword... I'll compensate you in the future," Yan Yuchen apologized, surprised by the unexpected power he wielded.
Zhou Zhiqi, dumbfounded, finally asked, "Who are you?"
Yan Yuchen replied, "Senior Sister, I'm Yan Yuchen."
Zhou Zhiqi raised her hand to slap him but hesitated, angrily asking, "I know you're Yan Yuchen. I'm asking why you came to our Demon Subduing Sect. You're not an ordinary person!"
Yan Yuchen looked puzzled, saying, "It's not like I came here on my own. Senior Sister, you brought me here. If you don't mind, can you send me back?"
Zhou Zhiqi, realizing her own role in his presence, hesitated. "Since you have cultivation, why work as a handyman? Are you playing tricks on me?"
Growing irritated, she felt he was deliberately toying with her.
Yan Yuchen pondered for a moment and said, confused, "Honestly, I don't think I have any cultivation. Senior Sister Zhou, can you check if I've become a cultivator?"
Zhou Zhiqi, mouth agape, scrutinized him. Convinced he wasn't lying, she asked, "How many years have you practiced?"
Yan Yuchen shrugged awkwardly. "Not many years. I just obtained the 'Imperial Demon Spirit Technique' from your sect yesterday. I tried sensing spiritual energy last night; before that, I had no idea how to cultivate or what spiritual energy was."
"Impossible!"
Zhou Zhiqi couldn't believe it. She said, "The light on your palm just now doesn't seem like that of a novice cultivator. Wait, could it be..."
Suddenly, she realized, "Could it be that it's not your own spiritual power, but a treasure?"
Yan Yuchen nodded, saying, "Sort of. Anyway, I just comprehended spiritual energy last night. I hadn't practiced before, no need to deceive you."
Zhou Zhiqi gripped his wrist, using a secret technique to examine him. She murmured, "Indeed, there's no spiritual energy fluctuation in you. You don't even have the cultivation of a first level of psychic realm."
However, Yan Yuchen's next words left her stunned.
"Senior Sister Zhou, I want to ask. Last night, after reading the cultivation technique, I followed it, and all my pores opened up. It seems like the meridians in my body also cleared. Also, there's a lake in my abdomen, probably the dantian. Do you think I successfully comprehended spiritual energy like this?"
Yan Yuchen scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
Knowing that usually, it takes months, even for geniuses, to comprehend spiritual energy, he lacked confidence in the changes in his body from last night. He feared he might have misunderstood and didn't want to be mocked by his senior sister.
However, Zhou Zhiqi, upon hearing him, stared at him like he was a strange creature. After a few minutes, she said in disbelief, "Are you sure you cultivated last night, and such a situation immediately occurred?"
Yan Yuchen thought seriously and then nodded, "Yes, I'm sure."
Zhou Zhiqi's mouth twitched. She found it hard to believe and immediately pointed to the nearby wall, saying, "Try channeling the spiritual power from your dantian to your fingertips and touch the wall."
Following her instructions, Yan Yuchen's index finger suddenly heated up. With a gentle touch on the wall, a soft "plop" sound, and the slender finger pierced through the wall effortlessly!
"Whoa!"
Yan Yuchen was startled, quickly retracting his finger from the hole. He stared at the wall and said, "Senior Sister, is this wall made of tofu? It's so soft."
Zhou Zhiqi remained silent, covering her forehead. She leaned against the wall, looking utterly defeated, muttering to herself, "It's over, completely over... There was already one freak, and now there's another. My reputation as a genius is probably ruined..."
Yan Yuchen tapped the wall, finding it solid. Despite its hardness, his finger had easily penetrated it, making it all incredibly perplexing.
"Spiritual power is indeed powerful! Even though I've only refined a trace of it, the strength is astonishing..."
Yan Yuchen was filled with excitement, extending his finger as if to poke Zhou Zhiqi's delicate ear. "Senior Sister, you're so grown up, yet you don't have pierced ears. Shall I do it for you?"
"Get lost!"
Zhou Zhiqi pushed away his finger, glared at him, then extended her hand, saying, "Bring out the treasure! You said you'd compensate me with a treasure. Hurry up!"
Now completely believing his earlier words, she thought, could such a freak be from an ordinary family?
Yan Yuchen pointed to the cell, saying, "I still have work to do. How about I give it to you tomorrow? Or you can wait for me tonight, and I'll bring it to you."
Zhou Zhiqi snorted, "Fine, I'll come find you tonight. You better not play tricks. Regardless of who you are, I'll still kill you!"
About to leave, Yan Yuchen suddenly grabbed her arm. "Senior Sister Zhou, wait. Can you keep the secret of me comprehending spiritual energy? I'm afraid people might envy my talent. If they gang up to assassinate me, your Demon Subduing Sect will lose a shining hero."
"Shameless! Arrogant!"
Zhou Zhiqi scolded him, opened his hand, and said coldly, "Yan Yuchen, you've tarnished my reputation. Everyone on the peak knows our relationship now. Although you're compensating me with a treasure, what's next? Have you thought about it?"
Yan Yuchen thought for a moment and said, "Senior Sister, rest assured. I'll personally explain to them and publicly apologize to you. How about that?"
Zhou Zhiqi gritted her teeth in anger. "With so many people, can you explain it all? Even if you do, will they believe you? Moreover, now that they know I came here to kill you and haven't done so, what will they think?"
Hearing this, Yan Yuchen also found it troublesome. "What do you suggest I do, Senior Sister?"
"Hmph! Figure it out yourself! It's best if you commit suicide, putting an end to it all!"
Zhou Zhiqi left with these words, turning and running out.
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