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Chapter 273: The Art of Eternal Life (First Update)
Chapter 273: The Art of Eternal Life (First Update)
"Great job!"
Seeing the Taoist texts that Li Xiaolang had brought, Jerry maintained a calm exterior, but his heart was blooming with joy.
Originally, Jerry had been concerned that although Li Xiaolang was strong, he was still young and might not have a deep understanding of many Taoist techniques, which could make their discussions less efficient.
However, with a large number of Taoist texts to aid them, things were different.
Jerry had extensive experience with self-study through books. If Li Xiaolang could provide a complete set of the Li family's Taoist texts, even just through self-study, he would certainly gain a lot, especially with the help of Mind Refreshment.
Moreover, Li Xiaolang would also provide explanations and demonstrations of the foundational knowledge.
Most importantly, Jerry was a genuine Chinese person. Although he hadn't studied Taoist techniques, he had absorbed a lot of conceptual knowledge through osmosis.
If a foreigner were to learn Taoist techniques, just understanding the terminology and various references would be a headache.
Clow Reed, if not a mixed-race individual who had been exposed to both Eastern and Western cultures from a young age, would have found it difficult to integrate Eastern Taoist techniques with Western magic.
"If there are no issues, let's start our first day of learning!"
Jerry gestured for Sakura, Li Xiaolang, and Tomoyo, who were gathered around, to step back a few paces. Then, he raised his hands, and a circle of green flames immediately rose from the ground, causing the three of them to let out a chorus of surprised exclamations.
Using his powerful magic power, Jerry manipulated the green flames to form a series of hoops and corresponding rune symbols on the ground. Moments later, a mysterious Merlin's Ring appeared beneath Jerry's feet.
"This is called a Merlin's Ring. Standing on it can enhance your speed of learning magic!"
With a wave of his hand, Jerry dispelled the green flames, revealing the Merlin's Ring to the three of them.
"You can come up and try it!"
Seeing Jerry beckon to them, the three of them cautiously stepped onto the Merlin's Ring.
Kero, watching the Merlin's Ring on the ground, couldn't help but marvel. Initially, Kero had doubted Jerry's claim of becoming a Mage surpassing Clow Reed, but now, it seemed that it might not be impossible.
Since meeting Jerry, Kero had seen many new forms of magic that it had never encountered before. Although some of the effects were similar to known magic, they were indeed newly created.
No one else, aside from Clow Reed, had ever managed to create so many new forms of magic.
"I really feel a lot more awake now!"
Sakura, Li Xiaolang, and Tomoyo, standing on the Merlin's Ring, instantly showed expressions of pleasant surprise.
While the Merlin's Ring wasn't as potent as Mind Refreshment, it still provided significant benefits to the mind, instantly restoring one's brain to its best state.
It was like having a deep, dreamless sleep for eight hours and then waking up completely refreshed.
"If only I could stand here during exams!"
Sakura recalled the math class earlier, which had been confusing, and now it seemed much clearer.
Li Xiaolang, hearing this, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
To use such a powerful auxiliary array for exams was truly a waste. If he learned this array and took it back to the Li family, the Elders would be overjoyed.
In this era, very few Li family members could cultivate spiritual power, and even fewer had the mental capacity to do so.
Learning this Merlin Array would significantly reduce the difficulty for those with cultivation potential in the Li family to study Taoist techniques.
At this moment, Li Xiaolang felt that his decision to have his family send over a complete set of the Taoist texts was a wise one. Just the Merlin's Ring alone made it all worthwhile.
It turned out that when Li Xiaolang called home to ask for the Li family's Taoist texts, he didn't tell them the real reason. Instead, he said that he wanted to study and improve his Daoist techniques while collecting the Clow Cards.
He knew that if he revealed the truth, the stubborn Elders would never agree.
"Today is the first day, and I will be teaching you about Magic. I will explain the concept of Magic Power and its importance in Magic. I will also teach you the method of absorbing Magic Power—Meditation Technique!"
Jerry saw that the three of them were standing on Merlin's Ring. With a wave of his hand, he pulled the blackboard over and began explaining the most basic Magic knowledge.
The teaching of Magic and Taoist techniques alternated between Jerry and Li Xiaolang. On the first day, Jerry taught Magic, and on the second day, Li Xiaolang would teach Taoist techniques.
Sakura and Tomoyo were there to listen and learn as much as they could on their own.
Sakura was born with the powerful Magic Power left by Clow Reed. As long as she spent time and effort, she could learn a lot of Magic and Taoist techniques.
As for Tomoyo, it would depend on whether she had a talent for learning Magic.
If she could master Meditation Technique or Li Xiaolang's Taoist cultivation method, she could absorb and store Magic Power and Spiritual Power within her body, thus learning Magic and Taoist techniques. If not, she could still participate.
However, from the look of it, Tomoyo didn't seem particularly interested in learning Magic and Taoist techniques. Instead, she spent most of her time filming the others with her camera.
Perhaps, in Tomoyo's view, the allure of Magic wasn't as fascinating as filming Sakura!
After an hour and a half, Jerry concluded the lesson on basic Magic knowledge and Meditation Technique.
"Alright, that's enough theory for now. Next, I'll guide you in practicing Meditation Technique."
"Am I supposed to learn Meditation Technique too?"
Li Xiaolang closed his Magic books and asked.
In Li Xiaolang's view, Magic Power and Spiritual Power were essentially the same force, just with different names in the East and West.
The cultivation method he was currently using was created by Clow Reed, combining Eastern and Western techniques, and was the best in the world.
The Meditation Technique being taught now was just a Western cultivation method, which, in theory, was inferior to the one he was using.
Jerry didn't hide anything from Li Xiaolang's question and replied with a smile:
"Whether you want to learn it is up to you, but I want to tell you that Meditation Technique is not an ordinary cultivation method. It is a technique I learned from an extremely ancient tradition.
While it might not absorb Magic Power as efficiently as your current cultivation method, it has one significant advantage: it can grant—Eternal Life!"
"What? Eternal Life, that's impossible!"
Li Xiaolang was shocked, and Kero, who was usually calm, exclaimed in surprise.
Kero knew that there was no cultivation method in the world that could grant Eternal Life. Even Clow Reed, his master, couldn't achieve it, only managing to freeze time with powerful time Magic.
But he couldn't have infinite life.
Now, Jerry was saying that practicing Meditation Technique could grant Eternal Life.
(End of Chapter)
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