Murim's Weakest Princess
Chapter 172: Spiritual Weaver

Chapter 172: Spiritual Weaver

Setting the Mystical Qilin Sect back on its tracks was a colossal task. Anji had never seen her teacher lose her composure before, and the thought never crossed her mind until two weeks ago. Yan Ping flew them into the heart of the academic central zone and blasted open the courtyard, using her internal energy to project her voice loud enough to break any sound barriers in the area. Anji almost lost her hearing that day, but thankfully, the ringing in her ears only lasted a few hours. Her teacher had the foresight to shield them from the worst of her yells.

Instead of tackling the sect’s image reform from the head or the tail, Yan Ping straightened it out from the heart of the problem. In three days, the academic zone that functioned more like a slum hive was completely demolished. All researchers who lived there were moved into cultivation caves or research labs on the further side of the eastern and western districts. The further they were from the main streets, the better.

A new hierarchy and duties were created, and Yan Ping spearheaded the reformation plans. They needed an entirely new security system that would create a separation between the inner court, which was accessible for martial exchange training, and the true inner court, where the crazies were kept. Anji also learned from a letter sent by her brother about the plans to introduce cross-sect training in the Rainbow Alliance to prepare trained cultivator squads to hunt the remnants of the demonic cultivator sect. Although not many details indicated, Anji thought it was odd for the Mystical Qilin Sect to open its doors.

"If not for the circumstances, we would never open the sect to allow outsiders in," Yan Ping confessed one night over dinner in the hut. "However, as the problem is caused by one of our own from a long time ago, we need to take responsibility."

One of our own? Anji did her best to interpret the words, but the only thing she could think of was a traitor. Did that mean...?

Instead of confirming or denying Anji’s fears, Yan Ping told Anji to focus on the successor cultivation path despite the chaos happening in the sect.

"Although your family will be coming more frequently to the sect for training exchange, I hope you will not become too distracted from your training. Remember that while they can visit, you are still a member of the Mystical Qilin Sect and cannot leave the mountain without my permission. I will only permit you to leave when you’ve completed the successor training. It doesn’t matter how long you take to master it. We are not in a hurry, and I can live for at least another three hundred years."

Three hundred years! Was that what it meant to be a half-sage? Then again, Yan Ping’s shifu lived for eight hundred years before her ascension. The Mystical Qilin Sect was the only cultivation sect that survived for a thousands of years and lived through changing dynasties while other martial sects rose and fell. There was a jianghu saying that even if the Heavens change their mind, the Mystical Qilin will not. Nothing is more reliable than the ancient sect, and not without good reason.

Seeing how her shifu was only about two hundred years old, Anji wondered how long it took her to complete the successor training. More importantly, she had no idea what the successor training consisted of.

"According to my teacher, you can be a successor anytime. There is only a trial that you must succeed in. However, there is only one attempt, and some people who are underprepared for the trial have died attempting it. After about fifty years of training, I decided to attempt the trial, mostly because my shifu was lazy and would not teach me much or guide me unless it was something crucial. If I had proper guidance, I would have attempted it after twenty years."

Clapping in awe at the progress of the self-study, Anji listened to Yan Ping describe what she had learned about the past sect leaders and their progress. Although most attempts were successful, there were two recorded deaths and one who went missing. Surprisingly, Yan Ping’s shifu was the one who took the shortest time to complete her successor training. Anji honestly thought Yan Ping would be the quickest because she created and used the accelerated cultivation chamber during her time.

"My shifu only took ten years. However, she was a different kind of person. Her spiritual body was perfectly suited for the successor training. That was also partially why I told Mingfeng that you needed to undergo the Mystical Qilin’s successor training. What I did for you was to plant cores throughout your meridians artificially. However, your cultivation core is still tightly sealed. We can only loosen your seal if you master the art of spiritual weaving. Spiritual weavers are extremely rare masters in qi control. They are said to be able to recreate broken meridians and even rebuild a shattered golden core."

The more Anji listened to the explanation, the more convinced she became about her theory that cultivation and medicine should go hand in hand. Doctor He often mentioned the pinnacle of medical practice was surgery. It required finesse, and only a few who had mastered anatomy could do it. In a sense, spiritual weaving was like surgery. However, like medical surgery, there was a limit to what a surgeon could do for a patient.

"In other words, if you master the art of spiritual weaving to work on your internal flow while I undo that seal, you can cultivate freely like others and even rebuild your own meridian network with time. You would not need the artificial cores, and they would not hinder your cultivation progress like they are now."

Here, Anji paused. In that case, why couldn’t another spiritual weaver help with it? Anji did not have to learn the secrets of the Mystical Qilin Sect and occupy such an important position needlessly. After all, it was unheard of for a successor to abdicate their position.

Hearing how hopeful Anji was, Yan Ping’s face turned grim.

"How many spiritual weavers do you think there are in the murim world?" she asked.

Anji had no idea. However, she calculated that there should be at least five experts. After all, the murim world was very big.

Chuckling without humour, Yan Ping sighed.

"If there were even two, I would be happy. As of now, it’s only me. There are no other spiritual weavers, although there are plenty of spiritual seers. You would be the second weaver. Not everyone has the aptitude to become a weaver. But most importantly, you need to learn it to break free from the curse. One person must undo the seal while the other minimises the damage caused by the energy backflow during the seal’s unbreaking. You will have to rebuild broken meridians and endure excruciating pain continuously. I cannot imagine it being possible to undo the seal while continuously repairing the meridians under those circumstances."

Hearing how rare spiritual weavers were, Anji’s heart fell. Her shifu was clearly not skilled enough to do both. It made sense that Anji should help where she could. However, the young child did not think she had the qualifications.

"Why me?" she asked. "How do you know if I can master the spiritual weaving technique?"

Here, Yan Ping smiled. It was the same question Yan Ping asked her own shifu when she was suddenly selected to become the next successor.

"I mentioned that my shifu had the perfect spiritual body for this technique. Can you guess what ailment she suffers from?"

After several wrong guesses, Anji gave up. However, learning that it was possible to become a sage despite being born with spiritual ailments gave her some hope.

"My shifu was born with the qi empathy ailment. Many people see her drinking all the time. That’s alcohol, but not entirely. I only learned about her secret at a later part. However, if she does not drink her medical alcohol to dull her senses, she will become overwhelmed with the excruciating sensations that she senses from every living creature in a five-hundred-mile radius. In other words, she’s like a living mind-reader with no filter for energy."

Eyes widening at the revelation, Anji looked at Yan Ping. No wonder Yan Ping’s teacher only needed ten years. If she had been born sensitive to energy her whole life, learning how to weave spiritual energy would be a piece of cake if she could control and endure the pain.

"Is the reason why you were chosen because you’re more sensitive to spiritual energy than others due to your lack of sight?"

Grinning, Yan Ping nodded. Anji was bright. With just one clue, she already figured out the requirements.

"I developed my second sight technique within a year of learning cultivation. I think you know the answer to why I chose you. Not many people know about your special eyes. I’m unsure if you had been born with those abilities, but I can see how your affinity with spiritual energy sensitivity and control is very high. I use the word control loosely here because you were not taught how to use your eyes, and they often activate without you knowing. However, once you start the successor training, you will be able to use them at will and amplify or retract them when you want."

Suddenly, it all made sense. The Mystical Qilin Sect was known for clairvoyance, a skill that all its sect masters had. There were many forms of clairvoyance, but at the end of the day, they were all spiritual weavers who could sense the energy shift in the world quicker than most people could.

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