Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Teacher’s Instructions

Translator: JL Editor: Pranav

The junkyard contained memories that Ai Hui did not wish to recollect .

However, while walking in, he realized that there had been drastic changes to the junkyard, which led him to believe that he had arrived at a different place . Five luxuriant pine trees practically occupied the whole junkyard, yet he clearly remembered that previously there were no trees .

All the pine trees were taller than ten meters as if they had been growing there for a few decades .

Ai Hui knew that this was done by wood elementalists . Back in the Wilderness, whenever they had stopped to set up camp, they would plant various strange vegetations near their campsite . If they wanted to stay in a treehouse, then within half an hour, wood elementalists could grow a Zeikowa Acuminata tree with a height of more than twenty meters, They could also manage to grow poisonous grass that had neither fragrance nor color . Fields of thistles and thorns, along with wind-chime grass, could act as warning signals as well .

If earth elementalists were said to have eccentric dispositions and strange skills, then every wood elementalist was said to be a botanical expert . The dispositions of wood elementalists were usually on two opposite ends of the spectrum . There were those who were kind, extremely kind, and would not bear to kill even an ant . And then there were also those who were twisted, extremely twisted, and would even use otherworldly techniques to murder; they would not let anything, even a corpse, remain .

The five pine trees were coincidentally arranged in the shape of a ring . Between each tree, there were many colorful vines, forming something similar to a brightly-coloured rattan wall .

An ice-cold copper armor was placed in the middle of the five pine trees .

Upon seeing the armor, Ai Hui’s expression changed .

The memories of the Thousand Prajna still gave him nightmares .

Moreover, the volume of this armor was much larger than the Thousand Prajna . There were also many colorful vines that dropped from the pine tree and pierced through the armor .

Ai Hui swallowed hard . The scene before his eyes reminded him of the Blood-Sucking Rattan, one of the evilest plants used by wood elementalists . Many kind wood elementalists themselves loathed the blood-sucking rattan as well . It was very frightening . In the Wilderness, he had experienced first-hand how a wood elementalist made use of the blood-sucking rattan to reduce an elephant to just skin and bones within a minute .

For a long period, that scary scenario had kept repeating itself in Ai Hui’s nightmares .

“How about this? Pretty good right?” The old man was quite proud . “I had to get a few wood elementalist masters to do this for me . The metal elemental energy in your body is simply too stable . It would not be an easy feat to move it . But you don’t have to worry; Master has years of experience in the interaction between the different types of elemental energy . Furthermore, it would definitely not be a problem with the participation of your Mistress . ”

Ai Hui felt more assured after that . After all, Mistress’ nickname(Master) was quite intimidating .

“Your situation is relatively serious . In fact, it’s more serious than I had previously thought . ” The old man’s expression became stern . “There is simply too much regarding quantity . Perhaps you would be able to understand if I explain it in another way . If you had opened four palaces, then to completely absorb and digest the mass of elemental energy, you would need approximately eight years . And if you had opened five palaces, the time frame would be shortened to four years . ”

Ai Hui jumped in alarm . “Not . . . Not such a long period of time, right? I did not stay inside the pagoda for so long . ”

“It is much longer than you imagined . ” The old man looked at Ai Hui with a face of pity and continued mockingly, “Come to think of it, you were ignorant and had no fear . I am very impressed by the fact that you dared to go to the Suspending Golden Pagoda when you had just opened your natal residence . Do you know who would usually dare to go? Four palaces, only the students who opened four palaces would dare to . This is because the elemental energy of the metal wind is very pure and the base level requirement is very high . Without the support of four palaces, it would be very difficult to absorb and digest this energy . ”

Ai Hui opened his mouth, but no words came out .

“And this is only the first level . Someone had previously conducted research . With each increasing level, the purity of the elemental energy would increase by approximately three times . You, my disciple, took a walk around the seventh level . ” The old man clicked his tongue and continued, “For many years, nobody has dared to do such a thing . If this spreads, you might even become famous . ”

Ai Hui was dumbstruck .

It was evident that the old man was not going to let him off the hook easily . “If that were the only thing that happened, you would not have absorbed so much metal elemental energy . However, you, my disciple, are a genius . You thought of using the [Twin Weaving Technique] to circulate your elemental energy . What an exquisite and brilliant idea! Thereafter, you had lost control, and the elemental energy became uncontrollable . The elemental energy mass compressed itself continuously while the attractive force kept on increasing, absorbing the elemental energy steadily . I was bored while doing my business in the toilet yesterday and did some calculations for you . Approximately eighty percent of the elemental energy in your body was absorbed by itself . ”

“What’s worse is that you, my disciple, used such a brilliant inspiration on your own natal residence . This is not just difficult, this is creating extreme difficulty for yourself . If it were just in the palace and not the residence, the difficulty level would be much smaller,” the old man said, with a face full of ridicule . He suddenly realized something, and continued, “Oh, I forgot that you, my disciple, had only managed to open your natal residence . ”

It was only after seeing Ai Hui’s pale face that the old man slowed down his speech . With a serious expression, he said, “The reason why Master is saying so much is to give you a shock . ”

Ai Hui helplessly looked at his harsh Master .

“You might be able to win unexpectedly, sometimes due to luck and taking risks, but it is not sustainable . You have more real-life experiences than Master, and you should know that success is mostly based on capability, and intelligence would be effective occasionally . Training is a long battle, and training to be strong to defeat the weak is the right way to go . If you are to rely on luck and you meet with any mishaps, you would be consigned to eternal damnation . ”

There was a rare note of seriousness to the old man’s tone .

Ai Hui jolted and replied courteously, “Disciple will bear this in mind . ”

The old man was satisfied with Ai Hui’s attitude and continued slowly, “Okay, we are done with the negatives . Let’s talk about the benefits now . ”

When Ai Hui initially heard the word “benefits,” he paused for a moment, before asking excitedly, “Don’t tell me there are benefits too?”

“Of course . ” The old man continued, “You have to think of it this way . There is so much elemental energy in your body . How could there not be any benefits? Do you usually have so much elemental energy? Furthermore, it is such pure elemental energy . ”

“But it is of no use,” Ai Hui said, his face filled with confusion .

The old man said impatiently, “Where did your intelligence go? You can always think of something!”

“Has Teacher thought of a solution?” Ai Hui rushed forward and looked at his teacher with a fawning face .

“How could I be your teacher otherwise?” The old man said with a smug face, “Your body’s internal elemental energy is simply too compressed . If we break it up completely, your natal residence would explode . Do you know about the spirit stone in the Cultivation Era?

“Yes, I have heard of it,” Ai Hui said truthfully .

“Inherently, the spirit stone is actually the spiritual force being compressed to the maximum point, before being solidified into a crystal . The elemental energy mass in your body now is slightly similar to the spirit stone . Many people have tried to create the elemental stone but to no avail . On the contrary, you managed to do it by a stroke of luck . Just imagine that mass of elemental energy as an elemental stone with a high base level . Do you feel a little more awesome about yourself if you think about it that way?“

Ai Hui replied honestly, “Nope . ”

“No?” The old man widened his eyes . “At your current level, that mass of elemental energy can never be used up and can self-replenish . Isn’t that awesome?”

“But I am unable to use it,” Ai Hui said matter-of-factly .

“Who said that you are unable to use it?” The old man almost went crazy with rage, and he countered, “Then what have I been doing?”

Ai Hui was surprised, and with a shocked face, he asked, “Didn’t Teacher say it was a treatment? I thought it would be a removal or something along the same lines . ”

“That is too easy,” the old man said loftily .

Ai Hui gulped .

Why did he suddenly feel guilty?