Chapter 253: Inheritance
Chapter 253: Inheritance
Hoo~
A white luxury yacht slowly sailed across the wide Huangpu River, its long whistle echoing along both shores.
Gao Jing swooped down rapidly from a hundred meters in the air, gliding light and swift over the yacht’s topmost deck.
He slowed as he passed by a woman in a white dress.
This woman, with her attractive looks, stood by the railing admiring the view of the Bund. The river breeze lifted strands of her beautiful black hair. Her bright eyes reflected the rows of classically inspired revival buildings, each with its own distinct style.
She didn’t notice a tiny insect flying past her shoulder at all.
Catching a faint, delicate fragrance, Gao Jing vibrated his six pairs of wings. He shot straight up into the sky and returned at his fastest speed to the rooftop of a building by the river, landing in his own palm.
Gao Jing’s consciousness instantly returned to his own body.
Chirp, chirp!
Six-Wings, perched on the back of his hand, called out twice.
Gao Jing smiled faintly and placed him into the gu box beside him. It was already filled with ample Gu Nourishment.
Closing the lid, he wiped the sweat that had beaded on his forehead.
It had been some time since he obtained this top-grade Spirit Gu. Using the methods from “Spiritual Gu Secret Book,” Gao Jing had now reached a very high level of control over Six-Wings.
Controlling gu insects could be divided into three levels: micro-control, half-control, and full-control!
What was called micro-control involved attaching a fragment of one’s consciousness to the Spirit Gu, to share its vision and senses.
At the same time, one could give simple commands.
It was like being the owner and passenger of a private jet.
Half-control meant replacing part of the Spirit Gu’s own intelligence with one’s consciousness to gain deeper, more detailed control. That was like being the owner and the pilot of the private jet.
As for full-control, it completely replaced the Spirit Gu’s intelligence, controlling all its actions – equivalent to becoming the plane itself!
These three methods of gu control required different levels of mental strength, and the consumption of mental power varied enormously.
Just now, it was precisely the “full-control” method that Gao Jing used to control Spirit Gu flying freely over the Huangpu River. He experienced real 100% VR, but it consumed a massive amount of mental energy.
Although it resulted in mental fatigue, Gao Jing clearly felt that such exercises offered excellent training for his mental strength. Combined with Shan Yue Refining Spirit Art, the results were twice as effective for half the effort.
He had faintly touched the edge of the Triple Mountain level in his mental refinement!
These visible daily improvements and advancements delighted and captivated Gao Jing.
Meow~
Nine Apertures jumped onto the balcony, nudging his hand with her head.
Gao Jing smiled gently, scooping the little creature seeking affection into his arms, while also putting away the gu box.
“Xiao Jiu.”
Just as Gao Jing had put the gu box away, Ji Yu ran down barefoot from upstairs: “Where are you?”
Now she truly spoiled Nine Apertures beyond any limit; she never spoiled her own daughter this much. She held the cat for constant petting every day.
A single day without petting her made her uneasy and flustered.
Gao Jing put Nine Apertures on the nearby swing chair: “Here she is.”
Senior giggled, came over to kiss Gao Jing, then turned to pick up her most beloved Xiao Jiu.
But Nine Apertures leaped onto a tall plant shelf.
“Xiao Jiu!”
Ji Yu glared at her, frowned, and pouted. Her expression didn’t look like a woman in her late twenties, more like a teenager of seventeen or eighteen!
“Spare her today, alright,” Gao Jing quickly grabbed Senior’s hand. “Let’s do some exercise, work out our bodies.”
Ji Yu protested coyly: “Haven’t we had enough exercise last night and this morning? Let’s do it at night!”
“Not that kind of exercise.”
Gao Jing felt both exasperated and amused. He explained: “I want to teach you a set of, well… let’s call it martial arts. It’s really good for your health.”
What Gao Jing wanted Ji Yu to learn was the Thirty-Six Combat Forms from “Records of the Great Wilderness Combat”!
Although the trouble caused by Hundred-Fruit Wine had subsided, Gao Jing realized that his relatives and friends could become targets for enemies to exploit as weaknesses.
So Gao Jing had given protective Talisman of Protection each to his little sister and his Senior, telling them to wear them constantly.
However, the talismans could only block one fatal attack each. Their effectiveness was limited.
Right now, Ji Yu was the closest to Gao Jing and also managed the company and its business. She often appeared in public. Therefore, having some self-defense capability was very important!
Naturally, the Thirty-Six Combat Forms from “Records of the Great Wilderness Combat” became the best choice.
While “Records of the Great Wilderness Combat” was the basic combat art common in the Great Desolation World, the Thirty-Six Combat Forms had been refined and supplemented by countless martial masters, reaching near perfection.
Its Body Tempering effect was unmatched!
Gao Jing didn’t expect Senior to ignite her bloodline and become a Totem Warrior.
As long as Ji Yu reached the Bone Refining level, dealing with three or five people would be effortless. Then, equipped with suitable Witch Artifacts, no one could harm her easily.
Ji Yu was curious: “What martial art?”
Gao Jing smiled: “Hunyuan Tai Chi – catch, neutralize, release. Ever heard of it?”
In return, he earned a huge, exaggerated eye-roll from Senior.
Joking aside, Gao Jing took Ji Yu to the yoga room upstairs and taught her the first three forms of “Records of the Great Wilderness Combat.”
Though she was long past the optimal age for learning martial arts, Ji Yu’s physical condition was quite good. She had consistently practiced yoga for years and enjoyed jogging and playing tennis. Both her body’s flexibility and coordination were excellent.
Additionally, she had strong learning abilities. After Gao Jing demonstrated and guided her several times, she initially grasped the key points of the three combat forms. Her practicing motions were decent.
Crucially, over the past half year, Ji Yu had drunk a small cup of Hundred-Fruit Wine every day.
Nourished by this wine rich in Spiritual Energy, her physique was significantly stronger than an ordinary person’s, and her vitality was especially vigorous.
This was also why Senior could fight battle after battle despite losing repeatedly during their usual sparring sessions.
With this foundation, the speed with which she began practicing “Records of the Great Wilderness Combat” was much faster than Gao Jing expected!
The only problem was that Ji Yu’s perseverance wasn’t very strong.
After only six or seven practice rounds, she groaned as her whole body ached all over and her muscles felt swollen, drenched in sweat and suffering.
She collapsed onto the yoga mat, playing dead: “Aiya! Can’t do it, can’t do it anymore. I don’t want to practice anymore.”
Gao Jing didn’t respond.
His mind wasn’t on Ji Yu at all at that moment.
Gao Jing had just discovered he had gained one point of Power of Faith.
This wisp of Faith was extremely pure, of the highest quality grade, capable of being used to ignite Faith Flame.
It came from Ji Yu.
The problem was, the root cause of this Power of Faith wasn’t a positive emotion like gratitude, admiration, affection, or worship towards him…
…it was Inheritance!
He had taught Ji Yu three combat forms, and Ji Yu had given back to him a wisp of the purest Power of Faith.
This meant that Gao Jing had discovered yet another, new source of Power of Faith!
He faintly sensed that this new discovery was extremely, extremely important.
He looked down at Ji Yu sprawled on the floor, a fatherly smile appearing on his face: “Senior, let’s do it again from the top.”