Chapter 93 - 93 092 Enlightenment and Refinement of Heart_1

93: Chapter 092 Enlightenment and Refinement of Heart_1 93: Chapter 092 Enlightenment and Refinement of Heart_1 “Yes!” Leng Mei nodded, their Leng family was indeed scholars and appreciated ancient styles. They indeed had a good amount of Xuan paper, brushes, and ink at home. Without needing Lv Zhong to explain further, Leng Mei ordered one of the servants to quickly bring the four treasured tools of the study. Lv Zhong did not say anymore. With a light smile, he moved to a nearby table, spread the Xuan paper and began to prepare. Seeing that Lv Zhong was truly going to paint on the spot, many people quietly shook their heads, thinking that Lv Zhong was really too young. Zhou Kaiyuan was playing him, and he didn’t even know it. But while they thought this way, everyone was indeed curious and wanted to see just how good Lv Zhong’s calligraphy and painting skills were, so they slowly gathered around him. Zheng Tianle silently worried about Lv Zhong. But since Lv Zhong had made up his mind, he could not oppose it and simply decided to explain Zhou Kaiyuan’s sinister intentions to Lv Zhong later. He knew that Lv Zhong had immense potential and even if he learned a lesson this time, even if he was hit hard, there was still potential for great progress. Contrarily, people like Xiao Yujie, Zhao Yuanyi, Liu Wanqiong, Zhao Ziyu, Dongfang Linglong, and Yan Yan, who knew that Lv Zhong had many mysterious methods, were full of confidence in him. They knew that Lv Zhong never did anything he wasn’t sure of, and if Zhou Kaiyuan thought he could plot against Lv Zhong, he was probably playing right into Lv Zhong’s hands. Dongfang Baoyu and Ao Yuling, due to their young age, did not understand Zhou Kaiyuan’s intentions, but they utterly despised Zhou Kaiyuan. Lv Zhong’s painting had greatly advanced their Inner Qi, so they were definitely indebted to him. As such, Zhou Kaiyuan causing trouble for Lv Zhong was akin to causing trouble for them. Thinking this, they suddenly wanted to silently retaliate against Zhou Kaiyuan. Xiaoyufeì occasionally glanced at Zhou Kaiyuan, anger and killing intent occasionally flashing in her eyes. Lv Zhong was her student and someone she wanted to get close to and win over, so Zhou Kaiyuan’s intentions to manipulate Lv Zhong made her want to teach Zhou Kaiyuan a lesson. Zhou Kaiyuan had no idea that his plan to manipulate Lv Zhong was a complete blunder. Not only did it reveal to the top officials and tycoons of Yan City that he was a petty individual, but it also unnecessarily attracted many enemies. The main issue was that he had no idea about the sort of monster Lv Zhong was. Simply on impulse to protect his son, Zhou Kaiyuan would bring about a catastrophic disaster to the Zhou Family. … Lv Zhong, however, was completely unaware of the thoughts of the people around him, instead focusing on raising his spirit, energy, and concentration to the highest level. With the backing of the cultivator’s Spirit Sense and powerful soul energy, Lv Zhong didn’t have to worry about overconsumption of his spirit, energy, or concentration. What’s more, he had been persevering in his cultivation of the Transfer Technique and the Microcosmic Spirit Condensation Technique. The expenditure from yesterday could be completely replenished with just an hour of cultivation inside the Plague God Pearl. After memorizing the sensation of calligraphy from yesterday, Lv Zhong’s aura immediately changed, his writing brush danced on the spotless Xuan paper like a roaming dragon and a dancing phoenix. At this moment, Lv Zhong’s aura reached an incredible pinnacle. Everyone who sensed Lv Zhong’s drastically-changing aura immediately understood that it was the demeanor of a true master. They believed it was the aura that only a legendary master, who had high degree synchronization of his spirit, energy and concentration, could constantly emanate. Even if Lv Zhong could not produce a painting of the same standard this time, everyone had already believed that the painting from before was indeed made by Lv Zhong. At that moment, countless people were either shocked, horrified, or captivated as they watched the figure standing not too far away. To possess the demeanor of a master at such a young age, this youth’s future was absolutely limitless. If he had lived in ancient times, he would have been at least comparable to acclaimed talents like Tang Bohu. Conversely, upon seeing Lv Zhong’s sudden change in aura, Zhou Kaiyuan was taken aback, his expression becoming even more gloomy, with a trace of ruthlessness and resentment flashing past. As for Zhou Xiongfeng, he simply could not detect the change in Lv Zhong’s aura, and continued to look down on Lv Zhong with a disdainful gaze. As for what everyone else was thinking, Lv Zhong had no idea, nor did he care. Right now, his every action was swift and decisive. On the plain white Xuan paper, the post station, the ancient road, the broken bridge, the plum blossoms, the horse carriage, the howling North Wind all started appearing one by one. Even the image of a classic beauty based on Leng Mei miraculously emerged on the Xuan paper… Following that, Lu You’s “Divination and Ode to Plum Blossoms” also beautifully manifested itself on the Xuan paper in Dong Qichang’s calligraphy style. Within a short ten minutes, an identical copy of “Song of Plum Painting” emerged before everyone’s eyes. “Boom…” Watching Lv Zhong paint continuously, Xiaoyufeì’s Inner Qi had not broken through previously. But watching Lv Zhong’s painting, she finally felt the vigorous Inner Qi that was running in her body finally broke through a barrier, her strength leapt from the Inner Qi Fifth Stage to the Inner Qi Sixth Level. Such an effortless breakthrough, while shocking, also further confirmed her determination to win over Lv Zhong. Alongside the aid of such a literary master, she believed the sisters of Xuan Shui Sword Pavilion could grow stronger in the shortest amount of time. Similarly, the strength of Ao Yuling and Dongfang Baoyu also increased again. Ao Yuling reached the Inner Qi Stage 4, and Dongfang Baoyu also reached the Inner Qi Third Stage. Both of them managed to boost their power by two levels in just one or two hours, which left them ecstatic. Their regard for Lv Zhong also reached the point where they had conceived the idea of snatch Lu Zhong away. “Hoo…” Lv Zhong stopped his brush, let out a long sigh, and the person from the state of unity in essence, Qi, and spirit woke up. At this time, Lv Zhong was even more pleasantly surprised to find that although he had consumed a lot of soul energy in the process of creation, it was also refined and purified a lot. As for his True Qi within his body, it still remained at the Inner Qi Fifth Stage level and did not break through to the sixth stage. Lv Zhong understood that his True Qi took on an innate nature, far more powerful than acquired True Qi. Searᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The mere painting twice in a row wasn’t enough to boost his True Qi with innate properties. Nevertheless, although it wasn’t enough to breakthrough, the innate portion of the True Qi within his body did grow a bit stronger. “Interesting, keeping one’s essence, Qi, and spirit in a state of high unity while creating, seems to be a good way of cultivation.” Lv Zhong nodded in private, thinking back to ancient times when many immortal gods indulged in chess or calligraphy. They also sought “enlightenment” and cultivated in various ways. Such was the case with Li Xunhuan, a character in the Ancient Dragon Novels. He often carved the portraits of Lin Shirin when he was idle, thereby gaining incredible control over the ‘Little Li Flying Dagger’. He must have also caught on to this cultivation method. “The profundity of Chinese learning is enriching. It can not only rectify the human heart, increase will, cultivate the state of mind, but also refine the soul and the way. It seems that in the future, various national studies can be used for enlightenment and cultivation of the heart.” Thinking of this, Lv Zhong laughed lightly and exited from his mindset. Turning his head to the side and striding towards Zhou Kaiyuan, he joked, “Mr. Zhou, my painting creation is done now. You are not going to say that this painting isn’t my handiwork either, right?” If Zhou Kaiyuan were to deny that Lv Zhong was the creator of the painting, he would indeed be a brazen figure. The quality of this painting is definitely not inferior to the previous one, and maybe due to Lv Zhong’s increased proficiency, this painting seems to be of higher level. If Zhou Kaiyuan dares to blatantly lie, then his prestige in Yan City would be completely lost. “Haha, Lv Zhong is really talented, I admire that. Now, I naturally no longer doubt that you are the creator of this painting.” Zhou Kaiyuan’s face still held a smile, but only a few people knew that his heart was already filled with extreme loathing for Lv Zhong. Lv Zhong was clearly slapping him in the face, expressly so, at that. He understood that this time in the Leng Family Mansion, he had lost all face. Hearing Zhou Kaiyuan say this, Lv Zhong opened his hands to Zhou Kaiyuan and said, “Well then, hand over the money.” Zhou Kaiyuan’s face changed, and he gloomily said, “Lv Zhong, are you a fool? How could I possibly carry so much cash on me?” After giving Zhou Kaiyuan a deep look, Lv Zhong didn’t show any courtesy to him, and directly said, “Zhou Kaiyuan, are you going back on your word and denying the debt? I see that your mobile phone is the sixth generation Apple, you can transfer funds online.” Directly addressing Zhou Kaiyuan by his name? People like Zheng Tianle and Xiao Yujie were somewhat worried about Lv Zhong. They initially thought that Lv Zhong demanding 5 million yuan from Zhou Kaiyuan was a mere joke and did not expect Lv Zhong would take it seriously. In their view, for the sake of 5 million yuan, Lv Zhong antagonizing Zhou Kaiyuan was too impulsive. “Give me your account number!” Zhou Kaiyuan felt like the evil fire inside of him was about to explode completely. At this moment, his resentment towards Lv Zhong was much stronger than his political rivals, Leng Feng, and Zhao Yuanyi. Lv Zhong quickly reported one of his bank account numbers. After receiving the account transfer message two or three minutes later, he paid no attention to Zhou Kaiyuan. After bidding goodbye to Leng Mei, he saw that Zheng Tianle very much liked the second piece “Song of Plum Painting” and gave it to him. He, on the other hand, prepared to leave with Yan Yan. Just then, Zhao Ziyu hurried over and said, “Little Zhong, it’s not convenient to take a taxi here. Let me drive you all back.” Zhao Ziyu knew that Zhou Kaiyuan was no good, and fearing that Zhou Kaiyuan might take revenge on Lv Zhong, she planned to escort Lv Zhong back to school. Lv Zhong wasn’t foolish, and naturally understood Zhao Ziyu’s mind. Feeling warm-hearted, he shook his head and said, “No need, with my abilities, even if someone wants to take revenge on me, I’m afraid the one who will have bad luck won’t be me.” “Well…” Zhao Ziyu was stunned but nodded. She knew Lv Zhong had some magical abilities and felt much more at ease. “Well then, just take care of yourself.” Lv Zhong nodded, cast a mocking glance at the distant Zhou Kaiyuan and Zhou Xiongfeng, and went out with Yan Yan. “Lv Zhong, Yan Yan, wait. I just got off work too, why don’t I go back with you? Is that okay?” Xiaoyufeì walked up to the two with a gentle smile on her face. Although she was asking them, her gaze was entirely on Lv Zhong’s face. Lv Zhong smiled and said: “Okay, we might as well hitch a ride with you.”