Rejected by the Cosmic Order

Chapter 5 : Qi System VS Zhao Tian

“Zhao Tian, now it is your turn. Master wants to see whether you can practice the technique that master just taught,” said Ling Yun while throwing a sword made of wood.

The calm morning air was slightly disturbed when the wooden sword spun in the air, cleaving the thin fog before falling straight towards Zhao Tian.

Zhao Tian caught that wooden sword. He stared at it, and somehow there was a feeling of longing towards that object.

A fine vibration grew inside his chest, like something he had once held, something that had once been a part of him, yet now disappeared without a trace. His fingers grasped that wooden handle a little tighter, as if afraid that feeling would also vanish if he let it go.

“Tian, before you begin, try to close your eyes and try to feel the energy in your body. After that, you channel that energy towards the sword, he explained calmly. However behind that calmness hid full attention. His gaze never left Zhao Tian, observing even the smallest change whatsoever.

Zhao Tian nodded.

BAANG!!

However, just as he closed his eyes and tried to understand the energy, that sword was already shattered into wooden splinters.

There was no visible process. There was no Qi vibration, there was no energy flow that could be felt. That sword was as if unable to hold out even for a moment, instantly shattering from the inside, its splinters thrown in all directions before falling to the ground with a light sound that contrasted with the explosion just now.

The morning wind which was initially calm now brought a faint aroma of scorched wood.

“Master…?” Zhao Tian felt helpless.

His gaze went down to his own hands. There were no wounds, there were no marks whatsoever. However that destruction was real, and it originated from him.

“Impossible,” muttered Ling Yun.

The wrinkles on his forehead deepened. This was not merely a training failure. This was something that could not be explained with the understanding he had possessed all this time.

BUZZ!!

Out of immense curiosity, Ling Yun immediately executed his highest observation technique. He did not only use ordinary spiritual consciousness. But a high-level soul-searching technique.

The air around his body vibrated finely. An invisible wave of consciousness spread, then narrowed sharply towards Zhao Tian. This was not a technique used carelessly. Even among experts, this technique was considered as something risky if used without caution.

His spiritual consciousness entered Zhao Tian's body. He began to observe every detail of his body organs. Even to hidden things.

His consciousness flow traced the meridian pathways, tracing the pulse of life that was usually filled with Qi flow. He waited to find something unusual, something that could explain the incident just now.

When his consciousness was inside Zhao Tian's body, Ling Yun clicked his tongue in amazement. “Truly amazing, all the meridians of this child have all been opened. But why can I not feel natural energy at all.”

Those pathways were clean. Not clogged, not damaged, even more perfect than most cultivators. However precisely because of that perfection, the emptiness he felt became increasingly bizarre. A place like this should be filled with energy flow, but what existed was only silence.

His consciousness began to infiltrate deeper towards his soul sea. But whatever he did, Ling Yun did not find a strange thing. What he saw was actually the opposite, Zhao Tian looked like an ordinary human in general, there was nothing special.

There were no ripples, there was no pressure, there were no signs of hidden power. Everything was too… normal. And precisely that was what made the least sense.

“Wondering, was the power he showed previously the effect of every opened meridian? But if because of that, he should have abundant Qi energy. This is not.” Ling Yun was truly made confused. Only this time he found a problem that he could not solve.

His spiritual consciousness returned. Ling Yun did not find any answer about the power possessed by Zhao Tian.

For the first time after so long, his belief towards the understanding of the cultivation world felt shaken, even though only a little.

“Tian, now before practicing, try to practice the cultivation technique to absorb Qi again,” he said.

His tone of voice remained stable, however there was a deeper caution compared to previously.

Zhao Tian nodded, and he immediately sat cross-legged.

His movements were simple, following what he read without hesitation. He calmed his breath, closed his eyes, and tried to harmonize himself with the surrounding environment.

Ling Yun observed with focus, he did not want to miss even one small detail.

Even the change of air flow, the fine vibration on the ground, until the energy shift around him did not escape his supervision.

Spiritual energy began to approach Zhao Tian from various directions. However, when that energy was about to enter his body. That spiritual energy was not like being rejected, but like being driven away from Zhao Tian's body.

That phenomenon happened without pause. There was no receiving process, there was no visible conflict. That energy only approached… then was forced away, as if there was something that did not allow it to be too close.

BAANG!!

The shockwave from the explosion of the driven away spiritual energy erupted. Making Ling Yun thrown dozens of meters. This was too sudden, fortunately Ling Yun had time to envelop his body with Qi. If not, he would not only be thrown, but definitely severely injured.

The ground beneath his feet was scratched long as he tried to stabilize himself. Dust flew, blending with the fog that had not completely disappeared.

Ling Yun felt increasingly desperate. He not only failed to dig into the anomaly of Zhao Tian's body. But he was also flung away.

In front of him was not merely a mystery, but something that refused to be understood.

After every effort to know Zhao Tian's energy failed, Ling Yun did not continue to force himself. Finally he decided so that Zhao Tian practiced the sword movement that he taught without Qi. Because that child did not have Qi.

That decision was taken quickly, not because he found an answer, but because he realized that an ordinary approach would not give results.

“Tian, enough. Now try to practice the sword movement technique just now. Never try to feel Qi again because it is useless,” he explained.

Zhao Tian nodded slowly.

Ling Yun took one more wooden sword from the side, then threw it towards Zhao Tian.

Zhao Tian grasped that wooden sword and fell silent for a moment. Then started the movement done by Ling Yun previously. Zhao Tian remembered every movement clearly and repeated it without meaningful difficulty.

Ling Yun who initially smiled satisfied seeing Zhao Tian's initial movement slowly lost his smile after Zhao Tian finished half of his sword technique. Then, he rubbed his eyes due to disbelief.

“Did I see wrong,” muttered Ling Yun. He felt Zhao Tian's sword movement was more perfect, and deadly.

Zhao Tian himself was astonished by what he did. After playing the sword, he was like playing with his close friend.

[Tian’er, your sword play is just getting better.]

That woman's voice sounded again, even though only at a glance, Zhao Tian felt strange because his heart immediately felt an unstoppable sadness.

And when his heart was sad. A picture of a middle-aged man was suddenly seen. That picture appeared, then disappeared, then appeared again, and disappeared again.

“No!”

BOOM!!

Without him realizing, Zhao Tian roared loudly until making the earth vibrate violently, and the wooden sword in his hand shattered into ashes.

He tried to rebuild his memory about the face of that middle-aged man, but did not succeed. Before being pictured, his memory instantly broke. However for sure, when that man's face appeared in his memory, he felt a hatred that was so great.

“Tian, what is wrong with you?” Ling Yun immediately flew, sticking a hand on Zhao Tian's shoulder to calm him.