Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 114: Free State of Mind, Enlightenment (3600 words, seeking subscriptions)

When the heart is moved, one will develop a liking; when one likes something, they will care and worry about it, and eventually cater to it.

Zhong Cang does not want this kind of emotion.

Especially when it comes to the girl in front of him, her temperament is too cunning and unpredictable.

Up until now, Zhong Cang still hasn't figured out why she treats him so well.

Five-colored lotus seeds, Flying Sword Thunderclap... she gave him such precious treasures when he needed them the most.

Although Zhong Cang is grateful for such actions, this behavior that doesn't match her temperament has always made him wary.

With this wariness in his heart, Zhong Cang naturally dares not like her.

"Rather than being a couple who pretend to get along but are actually distant, it's better to maintain the current relationship."

...

During their conversation, Zhong Cang came to Yan Family Hellfire Island for the second time.

And this time, Zhong Cang's treatment was completely different from before.

When he first came, even before entering the island, Uncle Shui warned Zhong Cang not to look around randomly. It wasn't that he was deliberately causing trouble, but he didn't want Zhong Cang to get into trouble because of his curiosity.

But this time, Yan Lingwei took Zhong Cang and toured around Hellfire Island, visiting many beautiful places.

No matter how he looked at it this time, no one dared to say anything.

This earth-shattering change is not only due to the different people leading the way, but also because Zhong Cang's status and position have significantly changed.

"Inner disciple! Finally, I am on the same starting line as the family's descendants!"

This special change in state of mind made Zhong Cang sigh.

And while sighing, Zhong Cang also felt a sense of liberation.

Before this, when facing the family's descendants, Zhong Cang always had some apprehension.

Even if he could surpass the family's descendants, he still didn't dare to offend them too much, fearing that if he fought with the younger ones, the older ones would come after him.

Although Cloud Firmament Sect has its rules.

But if a cultivation family is willing to pay the price, Zhong Cang's life would still be in danger.

This feeling of not being able to control life and death made Zhong Cang's mind and behavior always cautious, as if trapped in a cage.

The Sword Heart transmitted the sound of the sword, but he only dared to exert a tiny bit of its power, which was a manifestation of this apprehension.

But now, becoming an inner disciple, apprenticing under Qin Lao, all the restraints and apprehensions in Zhong Cang's heart have disappeared.

At this moment, he has a feeling of being able to roam freely in the world.

"Buzz..."

This sense of 'freedom' in his state of mind corresponds to a certain spell on Zhong Cang's body - Call the Wind.

"Whoosh..."

The free and unrestrained state of mind allowed Zhong Cang to feel the true essence of the wind.

At this moment, he listened to the sound brought by the breeze from afar, and felt as if he had turned into a gust of wind, able to soar to the Ninth Heaven.

This kind of lightness and freedom made Zhong Cang involuntarily intoxicated.

And the affinity with the wind, as well as the unconscious driving force, also caused the two of them, who were flying in the air with the Wind Control and Flame Wings, to increase their speed significantly.

The sudden increase in speed also startled Yan Lingwei for a moment.

But soon, she discovered the unique aura of Zhong Cang.

With a good family education, Yan Lingwei could see at a glance that Zhong Cang had entered a state of enlightenment and understood the artistic conception of the wind.

And this made her widen her eyes in astonishment.

"???"

"What happened?"

"How did you suddenly have an enlightenment?"

"Weren't we flying together? Why did you have an enlightenment and I didn't?"

...

Because of Zhong Cang's previous lack of humor, Yan Lingwei was somewhat annoyed.

But at this moment, her anger had completely dissipated, replaced by envy, jealousy, incomprehension, and a slight...tremor of the heart.

Envy and jealousy were easy to understand. They were flying together as usual, but she was just flying while Zhong Cang suddenly had an enlightenment without any warning. How could she not be jealous?

Even she, who wanted to seize the opportunity, flew back and forth, but she didn't comprehend anything because her state of mind didn't change.

...That's not right, her mentality did change slightly.

Because Zhong Cang had an enlightenment right beside her without any warning, she was somewhat defenseless.

Unfortunately, this change in mentality wouldn't help her comprehend anything.

...

Ignoring Yan Lingwei's defenselessness, Zhong Cang simply enjoyed sensing the flow of the wind, feeling light and unrestrained.

At the same time, this enlightenment not only increased his proficiency in the sword technique "Call the Wind, Summon the Rain," but also greatly improved his mastery of the Earth Level High Grade sword technique "Eternal Fall of the Heavens."

Previously, "Eternal Fall of the Heavens" had reached the third realm and had resonance with thunder.

But this enlightenment allowed Zhong Cang to comprehend the artistic conception of the wind, in other words, he had resonance with the wind.

Wind, rain, thunder, these three natural elements closest to the sky, Zhong Cang had already comprehended two of them.

As a result, the progress of his "Eternal Fall of the Heavens" had reached two-thirds.

As long as he comprehended the final "rain," Zhong Cang's "Eternal Fall of the Heavens" would reach the perfect third realm.

"Could it be that among my three sword techniques, 'Eternal Fall of the Heavens' will be the first to reach the realm of Grandmaster?"

This question appeared in Zhong Cang's mind.

The appearance of irrelevant questions indicated that Zhong Cang's consciousness had returned to reality and his enlightenment had ended.

Returning to clarity from the artistic conception of the wind, the first thing Zhong Cang saw was Yan Lingwei's face full of admiration.

The girl's appearance was already beautiful, and at this moment, with her slightly raised face, looking at him with admiration, it really made people's hearts flutter and easily gave rise to the illusion of "she likes me."

Unfortunately, during the recent enlightenment, most of Zhong Cang's mind was focused on comprehending the artistic conception of the wind.

But the remaining part still allowed him to sense the girl's overflowing jealousy.

Therefore, Zhong Cang's current mood was very calm, and he even felt like laughing.

There was no immediate intention to expose it.

Facing Yan Lingwei's "admiration," Zhong Cang calmly said, "Be envious."

"Well, no, this young lady is not envious, just longing. To easily enter enlightenment like this, Brother Cang, you are the most outstanding genius I have ever seen."

"Cough cough, that's too much praise... Do you want to know the secret of my enlightenment?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingwei's expression became even more obedient.

"Of course I want to..."

-

Before Yan Lingwei could finish her sentence, she returned to her obedient expression.

"Brother Cang, of course I want to know, but this is your secret, and it's okay if you don't tell me."

"Since you put it that way, then I won't tell you."

"...Huh?!!"

Seeing Yan Lingwei's dumbfounded expression, a pleased smile appeared on Zhong Cang's face.

Upon seeing this, Yan Lingwei immediately realized that she had been tricked.

"You..."

Before she could finish her angry words, Zhong Cang calmly said, "If you want to accuse me, think carefully before speaking. Right now, someone needs my help."

"Of course, if you use helping me contact a master of talismans as a condition for our deal, I am more than willing to tell you the reason for my recent enlightenment and all the insights I gained from it."

Regardless of what she had in mind, Yan Lingwei helping him contact a master of talismans was definitely a favor, and Zhong Cang was willing to repay it if possible.

Unfortunately, in Yan Lingwei's mind, Zhong Cang's favor was more important than the reason for his enlightenment. Therefore:

"What deal? I don't understand what you're talking about, Mr. Zhong. I helped you contact my aunt because I admire your talent and wanted to be friends with you."

"...Alright then."

"Also, I recognize you as a 'friend,' and I don't mind telling you the reason for my enlightenment. However, I'm tired right now..."

Both of them were intelligent people, and Yan Lingwei instantly understood the implications in Zhong Cang's words.

As a result, on the way ahead, Zhong Cang experienced what it felt like to have a servant girl at his command.

At the same time, he also silently discovered something: Yan Lingwei had quite a knack for serving others, as if she had studied this aspect systematically.

A legitimate daughter of a Gold Core family who knew how to serve others like a servant girl. This made Zhong Cang even more unable to figure her out.

But soon, he stopped thinking about it.

"I'm not planning to marry her, so why bother thinking so much? Just enjoy it."

The opportunity to have Yan Lingwei, this little demon girl, at his disposal was rare. Coupled with her excellent serving skills, Zhong Cang deliberately delayed their journey to fully enjoy the feeling of being served.

And then, he faced retaliation.

Flame Cloud Mansion, a luxurious building established halfway up Hellfire Island.

Yan Lingwei's aunt, the master of talismans, Yan Yuqin, resided here.

After bringing Zhong Cang into the mansion, Yan Lingwei asked him to sit in the hall and have tea while she stood behind him.

As for calling Yan Yuqin out, it was naturally the job of the female housekeeper here.

At this moment, Zhong Cang still hadn't sensed anything amiss.

But when the owner of the mansion, Yan Yuqin, came out, a headache-inducing scene unfolded before Zhong Cang.

Seeing Yan Yuqin come out, before Zhong Cang could stand up to greet her, Yan Lingwei pressed him back into the chair and continued to serve him like a maid, speaking to him in gentle and polite words.

Not to mention serving tea and water, in Zhong Cang's astonishment, she even started massaging his shoulders while he was sitting.

Her massage technique was excellent, and it wasn't just ordinary hand movements, but a massage spell she had specifically learned.

Zhong Cang could feel an incredible sense of comfort not only in his shoulders but throughout his entire body when she massaged him with her delicate jade-like hands.

He had thoroughly enjoyed the massages before.

However, those previous experiences were in private.

But now, in addition to Yan Lingwei, there was also her aunt, Yan Yuqin, in the room.

In front of her aunt, she was treated like a servant, and this niece of hers was the legitimate daughter of the Yan Family.

At that moment, Zhong Cang felt Yan Yuqin's gaze turn cold.

Such a gaze made Zhong Cang feel somewhat embarrassed.

Frowning, Zhong Cang looked at Yan Lingwei.

"What are you doing?"

Faced with Zhong Cang's question, Yan Lingwei looked innocent.

"Cang-ge, why are you angry? Did Xiaowei do something wrong?"

"Aren't these things what you like the most? Before coming here, you even took me to the grove and had me serve you for half an hour..."

As she spoke, she became shy, and then Zhong Cang felt that Yan Yuqin's gaze was no longer describable as cold.

A terrifying and scorching pressure emanated from her.

Taking a step forward, she looked at Zhong Cang and asked:

"Is this true?"

"..."

This question left Zhong Cang speechless.

He wanted to deny it, but before coming here, he thought that opportunities to control this little demon girl were rare, so he did indeed bring Yan Lingwei to the grove and enjoyed her services for over half an hour.

Unable to answer Yan Yuqin's question, Zhong Cang looked at Yan Lingwei instead.

"Stop messing around, I'll really get angry."

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingwei stepped forward and blocked the pressure for Zhong Cang, but her subsequent response did not satisfy him.

"Aunt, don't be angry, I did this voluntarily."

"You..."

The word "voluntarily" left Yan Yuqin helpless.

But Yan Lingwei didn't explain, leading Yan Yuqin to believe that Zhong Cang had always treated her niece as a servant, which made her look at Zhong Cang with hostility.

This gaze made Yan Lingwei smile triumphantly at Zhong Cang.

However, her smile quickly disappeared.

In her mind, what she had done this time was not excessive.

Making her aunt coldly confront Zhong Cang was her way of venting her frustration at being treated like a servant.

It also directly severed the connection between her aunt and Zhong Cang, leaving her out of the picture.

From the current situation, without her as a lubricant, her aunt and Zhong Cang would never be able to get along peacefully.

And Zhong Cang needed to learn skills from the Master of Talismans, so even though he was targeted, he should endure it for the sake of cultivation.

At the same time, the guidance of a master-level talismanist would greatly benefit Zhong Cang, and this was something she had brought about, which would eliminate any resentment Zhong Cang had for being manipulated.

It could be said that before taking action, Yan Lingwei had considered all aspects.

However, she thought well but did not expect Zhong Cang to not follow her plan.

(End of this chapter)