Chapter 56: Introduction to the World‑Ending Eye
"Master, chicken soup is here."
Qin Qin carried the chicken soup and walked toward Chu Feng with a bright smile.
For some reason, seeing this scene gave Chu Feng a strange feeling.
It had been several days since this little girl had become his disciple.
Every day she found new ways to cook delicious food for him.
'No wonder in my past life so many masters doted on daughters.'
'Having a female disciple is truly joyful.'
Chu Feng tasted a spoonful and his lips curved upward.
"Not bad, your cooking skills rival mine."
Qin Qin: "..."
She sat beside him and ate with ladylike composure.
After the meal and wine, Chu Feng asked, "Have you encountered any problems in your cultivation these days?"
Qin Qin nodded. "Master, you guessed exactly. I have indeed run into a small trouble."
Chu Feng: "Tell me about it."
"These days I practiced according to the World‑Ending Eye method, but after seven days I felt nothing. Am I very stupid?"
Qin Qin had not met a renowned master these past years, and her cultivation was intermittent.
She could only settle her mind in the Academy.
But no one in the Pavilion of Beauties guided her cultivation.
She had to rely on her previous master's instructions, so her progress was slow.
Chu Feng smiled and said, "Describe how you observed the sun and moon these days."
"I just gazed straight at them and entered meditative states a few times."
Qin Qin admitted without hiding anything.
A thoughtful look appeared on Chu Feng's face.
'How do I bluff my way through this?'
After a moment he said, "As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows of the mind."
"Although the technique trains the eyes, the mind's eye must be cultivated too."
"To enter the path you must achieve clarity of the mind's eye."
"Observe the sun and moon with your eyes and present their true forms in your mind."
"Only then can you enter the path."
Clarity of the mind's eye.
Qin Qin murmured those four characters to herself.
It felt as if she had grasped the key to cultivation.
After a long moment she stood up excitedly and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."
Chu Feng: "No need for thanks. Guiding your cultivation is my duty as master. If you have any cultivation problems, feel free to ask me."
"Mm."
Qin Qin joyfully cleared the dishes from the table.
If the noon sunlight weren't so strong, she would have gone to practice already.
At night, Qin Qin sat alone in her courtyard.
She sat cross‑legged and gazed at the bright moon hanging in the sky.
After entering a meditative state, she observed the moon with her eyes and emptied her mind.
Unnoticed, the full moon projected through her dual pupils and formed an image in her mind.
Qin Qin began to examine that moon image with her mind's eye, seeking its true form.
Three days later before dawn, the stars waned and the full moon hung alone.
Moonlight spilled across the land.
In the Academy's courtyard, Qin Qin had been cultivating for several hours.
These days of practice had brought her very close to comprehending the suns and moon's true forms.
Now, in Qin Qin's eyes, the bright moon was indeed shrouded in yin energy.
At full moon, yin reaches its extreme, revealing the moon as the embodiment of yin.
The sun represents yang, and Master's instruction to observe the sun and moon was meant to have her dual pupils absorb their essences for cultivation, granting them the power of both yin and yang.
When yin and yang intertwine, life begets life.
'I understand!'
Qin Qin began to absorb the power of great yin to temper her dual pupils.
As the moon set and the sun rose, she continued her cultivation without pause.
Day and night are themselves a cycle of yin and yang.
Her dual pupils had absorbed ample yin essence and now required solar essence to reach balance.
Two hours later Qin Qin concluded her cultivation.
She exhaled deeply. "I've finally discovered the correct way to cultivate the World‑Ending Eye."
"I must master this method soon."
Having found her path, Qin Qin scheduled her practice sessions during each daily yin‑yang transition.
Seven days later, her once-dull dual pupils emitted a radiance akin to starlight.
She closed her eyes to feel the power within her eyes and couldn't help but smile.
"I've entered the path."
"Too bad Master isn't awake to share this good news."
"What should I cook to celebrate?"
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[ Ding! Congratulations, host's disciple has entered the World‑Ending Eye path. Reward: host attains True Completeness of the World‑Ending Eye. ]
A familiar voice awakened Chu Feng from his dream.
He sat up abruptly and murmured, 'I didn't expect that little girl Qin Qin would enter the World‑Ending Eye path in less than a month.'
'No wonder her innate dual pupils let her progress faster than others.'
'I want to see what extraordinary power the World‑Ending Eye truly holds.'
He searched his mind for knowledge of the World‑Ending Eye.
The World‑Ending Eye, as the name implies, is a pair of eyes capable of ending worlds, also called the World‑Ending Demon Eye.
With just one additional glance, one can make a target explode.
This technique differs from Myriad Swords' Return; it requires powerful spiritual perception to support it, and its potency is determined by the strength of one's spiritual perception.
'Damn, I only taught Qin Qin the cultivation method and did not impart any spiritual perception techniques.'
'That's not because I forgot; Qin Qin simply doesn't need them, for she has innate dual pupils.'
The situation now is that although my own World‑Ending Eye is True Complete, my spiritual perception hasn't reached the level to destroy a city with a glance.
With my present spiritual perception, at most I can shatter a boulder with a single look—a power incomparable to Myriad Swords' Return.
Of course, mastering the World‑Ending Eye has many uses: with one glance, one can perceive all things, easily uncovering disguises and hidden cultivation.
'To unleash its power, I must trick a disciple into cultivating spiritual perception techniques.'
'However, such disciples are exceedingly rare, making the search for a suitable candidate akin to finding a needle in the sea.'
'Tricking disciples is too exhausting. I'll sleep first.'
When Chu Feng awoke it was already ten past noon.
He opened the door and was greeted by an appetizing aroma.
Seeing Qin Qin busy in the courtyard, he smiled and said, "Qin'er, from your appearance it seems you've entered the World‑Ending Eye path?"
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