Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 774: 774 having good dreams is dreaming about me

”Can you teach me that sealing technique?” Mu Hanyan asked Ye Lanfeng.

”You can’t learn it now. I didn’t master this sealing technique until after reaching the Holy-grade, and even then, not just any sword will do. Besides this Broken Sword, I haven’t seen any sword capable of sealing the power of a Sword Saint. Furthermore, it severely depletes one’s strength.” Ye Lanfeng guessed what Mu Hanyan was up to and shook his head as he spoke.

Even if he hadn’t mentioned it, Mu Hanyan could have guessed that the seal was not so easy to learn. It required not only a very high level of cultivation but also an extremely high-quality sword. As for the depletion of strength, that was within her expectations. Nevertheless, after hearing Ye Lanfeng’s words, Mu Hanyan was secretly taken aback.

The power of a Sword Saint, a divine weapon-grade longsword—the requirements were exorbitantly high, to say the least.

There was nothing to be done but to relinquish the thought, however much she coveted it.

Seeing that it was getting late, everyone prepared to return to their rooms to rest.

”Hanyan,” Ye Lanfeng called out to her just as Mu Hanyan was about to enter her room.

”Hm?” Mu Hanyan turned her head in confusion.

”Good night, sweet dreams,” Ye Lanfeng said with a slight smile, then lowered his voice, ”Dreaming of me counts as a sweet dream.”

Mu Hanyan was first taken aback, then her mind exploded and her face started to turn red.

”You, you...” Mu Hanyan glared at Ye Lanfeng, her face flushed. How could he say such a thing with a calm face?

”It’s alright if you don’t dream of me, I’ll dream of you just the same.” Ye Lanfeng smiled again, then picked up Angang, who was foolishly trying to go sleep with Mu Hanyan, and went back to his own room.

Mu Hanyan felt her face burning and her heart beating fast. The piglet in her arms nudged her, bringing her back to her senses. Looking around, she saw Zirong and the others with odd expressions on their faces.

”What are you looking at? Keep staring and I’ll gouge out your damned eyes,” Mu Hanyan snorted coldly. These henchmen actually dared to spectate their master’s gossip? Did they no longer want their eyes?

Zirong and the others shivered all over, mentally repeating that they saw nothing, and hurriedly went back to their rooms to sleep.

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Mu Hanyan entered her room and lay down fully clothed, her face growing warm again as she remembered Ye Lanfeng’s words. It took a long time for her emotions to settle. Turning her head slightly, she looked at the empty space beside her bed where she usually kept her sword, which was now missing, and she had no idea when she would be able to retrieve it. She thought again about Ye Lanfeng’s sealing technique and couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed: Alas, her own power was still lacking. The technique’s requirement for sword quality was too high; otherwise, having ten or eight such swords would greatly increase the strength of not only herself but also Huayue and the others.

”Actually, it’s not as difficult as he made it out to be,” the voice of Star Illusion Thousand Machine echoed in her mind as she was secretly feeling disheartened.

”What?” Mu Hanyan asked in surprise.

”As long as the quality of the sword isn’t too poor, with your current cultivation, sealing the power of a Great Swordsman is not difficult,” Star Illusion Thousand Machine continued to say.

”Teach me quickly, how do I do it?” Han Yan said excitedly. Even just sealing the strength of a Great Swordsman would be enough to raise the strength of Huayue and the others by a level, and it would be more than sufficient for Han Yunyun to use for self-defense.

”Didn’t I already teach you?” Star Illusion Qianji said. Unfortunately, ever since he had been able to speak, the Star Plate no longer displayed any pictographs or characters. Otherwise, Han Yan would definitely have seen the rolling eyes.

”Are you talking about the Star Divination Hand Formation?” Han Yan immediately realized what he was referring to and was even more astonished.

”I’ve told you before, that’s not any Star Divination Hand Formation; it’s just a fallacy that the ignorant people have passed down,” Star Illusion Qianji said disdainfully.

”If it’s not the Star Divination Hand Formation, then what is it?” Han Yan asked curiously.

”It’s called the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique, which is also the true source of the Guardian of the Gods’ power!” Star Illusion Qianji’s tone became unprecedentedly grave and ancient.

”What, the true source of the Guardian of the Gods’ power!” Han Yan was so shocked that she nearly exclaimed aloud.

Although Han Yan had already learned about the legend of the Guardian of the Gods from her grandfather, and this legend had been passed down from one Mu Family Head to another, it was, after all, from a time long past. And such lore, transmitted solely through spoken word and lacking any written record, was bound to contain errors—her grandfather had even admitted as much. Therefore, Han Yan was somewhat skeptical about the true might of the Guardian of the Gods.

After all, human strength has its limits. Han Yan found it hard to believe that, with mere flesh and blood, one could quiet a volcano or turn an endless abyss into flatland. Could human potential really be that boundless?

According to her grandfather, the power of the Guardian of the Gods came from the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate, but according to Star Illusion Qianji, it was from that Hand Formation that he had just performed, which he referred to as the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique, without denying the power of the Guardian.

This meant that there truly were people who had possessed such defying divine powers!

”The Guardian of the Gods, with a flip of the hand turns clouds, with the cover of the hand brings rain, rampant through the Eight Desolates, daunting within the cosmos—its strength is simply beyond what ordinary people can imagine,” said Star Illusion Qianji who certainly knew what Han Yan was doubting and wondering about, stating confidently, ”However, the true source of that so-called Divine Power is not the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate, but the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique.”

”What’s the use of the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique?” Han Yan asked excitedly. Of course, she wouldn’t doubt Star Illusion Qianji. Her grandfather’s words might have been distorted through generations, possibly with some errors, but Star Illusion Qianji was a strong soul who had existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Many things he had seen with his own eyes, even personally experienced, so naturally, he would be much more accurate.

”Cultivating martial arts via Qi and refining the meridians and bones have their limits. To become extraordinary and holy is the pinnacle of such limits. To go beyond this level is to defy the heavens and is rejected by the world itself.

However, while the body is limited, the Divine Sense is infinite. Refining the Divine Soul through Divine Sense allows one to break through the body’s limits and obtain defying powers,” Star Illusion Qianji said slowly.

After listening to him, Han Yan pondered for a moment and began to understand.

Whether it be tendons, bones, or meridians, the human body always has its limits. No matter how good one’s aptitude or potential, there comes a time when one reaches those limits. It’s impossible for cultivation to improve indefinitely because the meridians and Qi Sea—the Dantian—cannot contain stronger Qi. The Mu Family’s Heavenly Heart Technique, although a cultivation method that targets the Heart Meridian with greater potential than others, also has its limits.

To surpass those limits and reach a higher realm, it’s no longer sufficient to just temper the body and condense energy. One has to start with the Divine Sense. Only by cultivating the Divine Sense into the Divine Soul is it possible to breach the body’s limits and reach a new realm.

In fact, Han Yan had also heard that once one became a Sword Saint, further improvement in strength was incredibly difficult; only by exploring different methods could a greater breakthrough be possible. However, having just become a Sword Saint herself before encountering a mishap, she did not understand what that metaphor of a different method meant.

It was only now that she suddenly realized.

To achieve advancement beyond Sword Saint, one must cultivate the Divine Sense. Han Yan was filled with joy and surprise.