Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 285: Cultivation Method

What if someone is incredibly lazy when it comes to a particular task?

Then find someone to create involution, to sweep away their lazy attitude, and they won't be lazy anymore.

Qing Yi originally came to City 18 with a completely carefree attitude.

Compared to other Shadow Candidates who need to painstakingly search for the Li Clan's third-generation allies, he, because of his blood relation, directly moved into the Ban Shan Mountain Estate.

In the second round of the Shadow Succession, he didn't even need to be particularly aggressive; he only needed to survive until the next round. In this round, others would naturally fight each other, weakening each other's strength.

Compared to the students in the Li Clan academy, he has already begun to participate in the most important power transition of the Qing Family. He's far stronger than those naive children in the academy.

Therefore, Qing Yi's mentality was still very peaceful.

Until he met Qing Chen.

His nice "vacation" now required him to attend classes at the academy early in the morning.

He originally planned to quietly be a wise man, but now he has to learn martial arts.

Unbelievable!

Qing Yi didn't want to learn martial arts, he sincerely didn't want to learn, because he thought it was useless.

But the development of events didn't proceed according to his wishes.

Qing Chen said to all the Li Clan disciples: "In the history of martial arts, some say that the killing fist is the most ferocious, but there is another martial arts technique that has always held a higher position in the Octagonal Cage than it, and that is soft skill. From the moment it was created, this skill was quickly accepted by all the fighters in the Octagonal Cage, because you will find that if you don't know soft skill, then all championships and boxing titles will be far away from you."

Qing Chen continued: "Next, I will demonstrate the cross-arm choke technique... Okay, have you all learned it? Li Ke and Qing Yi, try it."

Li Ke is 14 years old, and Qing Yi is also 14 years old. However, compared to the thin Qing Yi, Li Ke is clearly much stronger.

Qing Chen is an uncle-generation figure, so naturally he couldn't bully Qing Yi himself, but he has Li Ke.

Now, this boy Li Ke almost obeys him unconditionally. When he asked Li Ke to choke Qing Yi, Li Ke did it...

Before Qing Yi even reacted, Li Ke locked his neck from behind, and his Face^[-] quickly turned red.

Qing Yi was about to pass out.

Qing Chen continued to say to himself: "Similar choking techniques can cause a person to suffocate and lose consciousness in about seven seconds. Moreover, locking the throat from behind will make you feel that this technique is much more effortless than other martial arts techniques. Okay, let him go."

At the sixth second, Qing Chen patted Li Ke's arm.

The rescued Qing Yi gasped violently. He suddenly realized that even hiding in the Ban Shan Mountain Estate could be so dangerous!

And it might be even more dangerous than for other Shadow Candidates!

"Sorry," Li Ke said to Qing Yi, "Although sir asked for a demonstration, I still used a bit too much force."

Qing Yi was stunned, and he couldn't get angry, so he could only say with difficulty, "It's okay..."

Only Qing Chen sighed, young man, you're too upright to be a Knight.

Qing Chen continued: "Besides choking techniques, joint techniques are also the most important part of soft skill..."

Qing Yi watched Li Ke study seriously. If he didn't study hard, wouldn't he be beaten every day in the future?

Who knows when the second round of the Shadow Succession will end, and who knows when he can leave City 18.

No, he can't wait for death...

Qing Yi shook his head. He had to study hard; only then could he escape the fate of being beaten every day!

Qing Chen used only half a class to change Qing Yi's mind, and he began to listen attentively, afraid of missing a single detail.

He was much more serious than the other students!

You know, other students learn because there is this course; most students are like this, listening to whatever the teacher teaches.

But Qing Yi was studying for survival...

During the course, when the students started practicing one-on-one, Li Ke even went to other rooms to quietly bring Qing Chen a chair.

This action would surprise many students because it didn't conform to Li Ke's usual style.

Li Ke is arrogant; even in the academy, he often points out the mistakes of the Instructors.

Other students have servants bring them food and wait outside the academy, but Li Ke never has.

When other students don't study hard, Li Ke is always listening attentively.

The classmates also know that this is because Li Ke has a kind of pride in his bones.

Now, this arrogant direct descendant of the Li Clan's main branch suddenly brings someone a chair, brings them food, and cleans up, which makes the classmates feel a little uncomfortable.

At this moment, Qing Chen sat in the chair watching the students practice their routines. He turned his head and suddenly found several heads poking out from the courtyard wall of the Martial Arts Hall.

He recognized them; they were several other Instructors, secretly observing his teaching content.

As soon as Qing Chen turned his head, the Instructors were startled and fell backward. Suppressed exclamations and the sound of running footsteps came from outside the courtyard wall...

He slowly closed his eyes and entered the mysterious world of "Conquer with Virtue'.

Actually, he originally wanted to teach the Cultivation Method in today's class. After all, the old man had already sent someone to give him the Cultivation Method in a black box yesterday. Since the old man gave him the family's precious collection, it would be a little inappropriate if he didn't teach it.

However, Qing Chen really couldn't teach it because he hadn't figured it out himself...

After class, Qing Chen left with the thermos lunch box that Li Ke had just brought. He had to go find the old man and ask him what was going on with this Cultivation Method.

After confirming that Qing Chen had left, Zhou Xingwen called Li Ke to his office.

He sat behind his desk in the corner and asked kindly, "Li Ke, I heard that you brought food and a chair for Instructor Qing Chen in the martial arts class. I want to ask, did he instruct you to do this?"

Li Ke calmly shook his head, "No."

Zhou Xingwen became even more amiable: "Don't be afraid. If he instructed you to do this and that, you can tell me. You also know that our Bieyuan Courtyard most dislikes class distinctions, with Instructors using students as servants. If this happens, tell me, and I'll tell the Headmaster."

But Li Ke said seriously, "Thank you, Instructor, for your kind reminder, but I sincerely respect Instructor Qing Chen, which is why I took the initiative to do these things. He has never instructed me to do anything, and I hope to win him over with my sincerity and learn some real skills from him."

Zhou Xingwen was stunned, "What real skills does he have?"

Li Ke thought for a moment and said, "If you don't have anything else, I'll go back. I still need to review for the next chemistry class."

Zhou Xingwen looked at Li Ke's departing back and pondered for a long time, unable to figure out why a Li Clan's gifted prodigy would act like a servant to Qing Chen, serving tea and water.

Over at the Common Room, Li Ke had just returned to the classroom when he saw Qing Yi walk over with a smile and said, "Li Ke, I didn't have time to say this in martial arts class. Although I almost suffocated from your chokehold, I really don't mind at all, and please don't worry about it. Now, we've become friends after a little fight. I hope we can become friends in the future."

Li Ke was stunned, "It's fine if you don't mind. I was just following what sir taught, not intentionally hurting you. I'm relieved that Qing Yi can be so magnanimous."

Qing Yi smiled.

The reason his attitude had suddenly changed was because he had just received intelligence that Shadow Candidate Qing Zhong was suspected of forming an alliance with Li Kun, the eldest son of the Li Clan's main branch.

This intelligence reminded Qing Yi: Others can form alliances, and he can too. That's the task of the second round of the Shadow Succession.

Moreover, Qing Chen dragging him to the academy seems like a bad thing, but if he handles it well, he can turn the bad thing into a good thing!

At this moment, Qing Yi even wanted to thank Qing Chen!

You know, there are more than thirty Li Clan disciples in this academy!

Don't underestimate these children in the Li Clan academy, but there's power in numbers.

Others can only form one alliance, but if he handles his relationships with his classmates well, he can form alliances with more than thirty, and he doesn't have to compete with other Shadow Candidates!

Thinking of this, Qing Yi became happy. Who could go to the Ban Shan Mountain Estate to compete with him for alliances? This is probably something other Shadow Candidates wouldn't even think of.

Qing Yi looked at the entire classroom, thinking that these people would all become his allies in the future, and a sense of triumph filled his heart.

However, he remained calm on the surface to prevent anyone from noticing.

But at this moment, Li Ke said seriously, "Since you don't mind, I'm relieved. Because I was afraid of hurting you, I've been holding back and haven't been able to master the movements. Next class, I can let go, thank you."

"Ah?" Qing Yi was stunned, "I didn't mean that..."

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On the broken bridge of Dragon Lake, Qing Chen handed the thermos lunch box to the old man, "Let's continue with what we talked about yesterday. What is the last rule of the 37th Forbidden Zone?"

The old man opened the lunch box and said, "Why isn't there any twice-cooked pork?"

"I changed the flavor for you; eating twice-cooked pork all the time is bad for your health," Qing Chen thought to himself that this was also something he got from someone else. He already felt bad about eating the student's food for free; he couldn't keep ordering dishes every day. He'd just eat whatever was available.

The old man thought for a moment and said, "The last rule of the 37th Forbidden Zone is that you must be punctual. Dozens of years ago, a master under the Li Clan unfortunately died in the 37th Forbidden Zone. We tried all his preferences, and we found this rule."

"Oh, he was a very punctual person?" Qing Chen curiously asked.

"Not really," the old man said, "It's mainly because every time he took his wife out, his wife would spend two hours putting on makeup, which made him deeply disgusted."

Qing Chen was speechless. What does this have to do with anything? "Also, it was you who sent someone to give me the black box yesterday afternoon, right? It contained a Cultivation Method."

"Who else would be so kind as to send you a Cultivation Method?" the old man said proudly.

"But the problem is, what kind of language is that?" Qing Chen curiously asked.

"I don't know, and the Li Clan has been trying to decipher it without success," the old man sighed, "Every Cultivation organization regards its inheritance as a unique treasure, so when they pass it down, they will leave their unique "key'. Only they know how to unlock it. Like the text on this Cultivation Method, if it's not their own people, no one can understand it. Even if you get the Cultivation Method, it's useless."

"Where did you get this cultivation method?" Qing Chen asked.

"According to records, this happened a long time ago. After humans entered the new civilization era, some secluded Cultivation organizations gradually emerged," the old man explained, "There have always been two organizations in the southwest Himalayas, one is Fire Pit, and the other is the organization to which this Cultivation Method belongs. They have always been hiding in the hot spring valley deep in the mountains until the establishment of the Federation."

"What were they hiding from?" Qing Chen didn't understand.

The old man glanced at him, "You've read the textbooks of the Li Clan academy, so you should know that the last human civilization was almost destroyed by the AI "Ling', right?"

"Yes, I know," Qing Chen nodded.

"But before that, more than 200 years ago, there was another disaster, which is hard to find in the records," the old man said, "At that time, a nuclear war broke out on Earth, and all the survivors sought their own ways to avoid the war and the impact of the climate."

Qing Chen was stunned. In other words, humanity has faced two near-extinction disasters.

The first was a nuclear holocaust.

The second was artificial intelligence.

These two disasters were separated by more than 200 years, and Fire Pit and the mysterious text organization hid in the depths of the mountains during the first disaster.

"When did they come out?" Qing Chen asked curiously.

"This mysterious organization and Fire Pit have conflicting beliefs," the old man said, "They lived in the same vast valley, and at first they could get along well, but gradually they couldn't beat Fire Pit, so they had to leave the mountains again to find a new habitat. But this organization is cruel. After coming to modern society, they used their Cultivation Method to rob more than ten Federation production bases and controlled Federation citizens to spread their beliefs, asking their followers to offer everything to their gods."

"Then?"

"Then they encountered the Federation army," the old man said lightly, "They were completely annihilated."

Qing Chen could imagine how helpless those cultivators in the mysterious organization must have been when they faced the artillery fire of a well-organized army.

But the problem is, Qing Chen wondered, "Didn't you leave any survivors to interrogate them about the Cultivation Method?"

"We did, but their language isn't Federation language either," the old man answered, "The Federation army captured a total of 11 survivors, but one night during their transfer to City 5, they all committed suicide."

"So, you said that the upper limit of this Cultivation Method is B-Class because the information shows that the highest level in that organization was B-Class, right?" Qing Chen asked.

"That's right," the old man said, "They cultivated for so long and were only B-Class. The upper limit should be this level."

Speaking of which, the old man looked at him, "Being able to cultivate to B-Class is something many people crave, and in actual combat, the B-Class in their organization is far more ferocious than Gene Soldiers. Moreover, their Cultivation Method has no side effects."

Qing Chen knew that many Cultivation Methods in the Inner World have side effects. For example, the "Tiger Sect' cultivated by Li Yi would turn people into strong warriors, with excess strength but lack of agility.

Although Qing Chen hated Huan Yu, he was right about one thing: for every gain, there is a loss.

The old man said casually, "In this world, Cultivation Methods like the Knight's, with complete advancement paths and no side effects, are rare."

Qing Chen sighed, "I think you don't need to hint so frantically; just say what you want to say."

The old man smiled, "I haven't said anything or asked anything."

At this moment, Qing Chen already knew that the old man knew about his Knight identity.

And he had to choose a direct descendant from the Li Clan to inherit the Knight's path, which was a deal between Li Shutong and the old man.

Otherwise, why would he keep giving him Dragon Fish every day?

Li Shutong once told him something: Although Knights are strong, and after each promotion, they are the peak of their level, there is one drawback: the Knight's path advances too quickly, but the bones are only strengthened after the fourth Trials of Life and Death.

This could easily lead to a situation where he punches someone, the other person is fine, but his bones crack.

Qing Chen asked his master how to solve this, and Li Shutong's answer at the time was: eat more calcium supplements.

This answer was clearly trying to deceive him.

And the old man seemed to know exactly what he lacked, so he generously gave him Dragon Fish as a gift.

It seems that when Master Li Shutong came to steal Dragon Fish, he wanted to make up for his shortcomings?

At this time, Qing Chen found fishing line from the old man's fishing gear and said, "Back to the subject, you gave me this Cultivation Method, but I don't understand it; it's useless for me. Should I give it back to you tomorrow?"

The old man thought for a moment and said, "Only I know that you have obtained this Cultivation Method. I certainly won't tell anyone. The person who gave you the Cultivation Method yesterday doesn't know what's in the black box. So, take your time to study it, and I won't ask you about your research results."

Qing Chen threw his hook into the water while thinking about what the other person had said.

He suddenly realized that the old man probably even knew his secret as a Time Traveler.

The meaning of his words was to hope that he would put aside his worries and simply translate the mysterious text, without worrying about anyone's suspicion.

Because, although Qing Chen kept emphasizing that he didn't understand the Cultivation Method, he had at least seen that text...

It was Tibetan from the Outer World.

A language that has disappeared from the Inner World for a long time.

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