If the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture had been that easy to cultivate, it would not have become the unique martial art of the Reincarnation Temple. Therefore, while this request of his had seemed rather unreasonable, Chu Li knew that it was, in fact, not a difficult thing to do for Qin Huaichuan. 

Since Qin Huaichuan had never thought very highly of Chu Li's abilities, he had a.s.sumed that Chu Li would not be capable of cultivating the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture anyway. This was why he had agreed to transmit the scripture to him so readily.

"... Fine." Mo Cuicui glared at Chu Li resentfully. "Zhao Dahe, so what if you manage to acquire the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture? You won't be able to successfully cultivate it anyway. What a joke you are!" 

Chu Li muttered coldly, "Senior Sister Mo, I shall keep in mind what Altar Leader Mo has done to me. If you ever provoke me, I'll go to the Saint immediately and let her decide what to do about it. We shall see if he'll be able to conceal his actions from the Saint then!"

"Hmph!" Mo Cuicui felt threatened by his words but gave him a scoff to show that she was not afraid of his threat.

Chu Li turned away and said, "Let's go."

As he strode out of the place, Qin Huaichuan and Meng Luo set their food trays down before trailing after him.

Song Donglin remained in his seat as he did not wish to offend Qin Huaichuan and cause Qin Huaichuan to take out his anger on him instead.

While Chu Li dared to treat Qin Huaichuan in such a manner, Song Donglin dared not.

Qin Huaichuan was skilled at trickery and was a very popular person. He had even managed to build relations with many more people by agreeing to transmit the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture to them. If Qin Huaichuan were to find fault with Song Donglin, it would be a very troublesome situation for him.

Sun Lihua looked at him and then turned to Mo Cuicui before saying, "I'll go and see how Junior Brother Zhao is doing."

"Why would you bother doing that!" Mo Cuicui muttered impatiently. "Senior Sister Sun, you're just too kind-hearted. He's not like us. We don't have to pay any attention to an outsider like him!" 

"We're in the same sect after all," Sun Lihua replied. "On top of that, we all started off at the Sutra Library too."

"He's no longer at the Sutra Library now!" Mo Cuicui muttered with a scoff.

Sun Lihua shook her head and said, "Junior Brother Zhao is quite pitiful. As an outer peak disciple, he had been ostracized by the other outer peak disciples and isolated by the inner peak disciples. I still think I should go and see how he's doing. Senior Brother Song, Junior Sister Mo, you two can go ahead and start eating first."

"Never mind. I'll come with you. Let's see what other tricks he has up his sleeves. Perhaps he might get played by Senior Brother Qin instead!" Mo Cuicui replied and snickered.

She turned to give Song Donglin a glance. "Senior Brother Song, you better not come with us. That way, Senior Brother Qin won't take his anger out on you. We're women, so it should be fine."

"Okay." Song Donglin nodded in agreement and showed no sign of embarra.s.sment at all.

… 

When Sun Lihua and Mo Cuicui arrived at the martial arts field, they saw that Chu Li and Qin Huaichuan were already sitting cross-legged on two of the cattail ha.s.socks on the martial arts field. The situation the pair saw was different from what they had expected to find. 

Logically speaking, since Qin Huaichuan was supposed to be transmitting the martial art to Chu Li, Qin Huaichuan should be the one putting his finger on Chu Li's forehead. However, what they saw happening was the other way around. 

Chu Li had his thumb pressed against Qin Huaichuan's forehead as if Chu Li was transmitting some martial art to Qin Huaichuan instead. It was a truly puzzling sight.

After a while, Chu Li slowly withdrew his thumb before forming a strange mudra with his hands while remaining motionless in his seat.

When Qin Huaichuan opened his eyes, a mixture of emotions appeared on his face.

As soon as Zhao Dahe had pressed his thumb to Qin Huaichuan's forehead, the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture automatically started to circulate in his mind. He was no longer in control and felt as though he had become Zhao Dahe's puppet.

It was very likely that Zhao Dahe possessed some unique martial arts too. He had underestimated Zhao Dahe after all!

Chu Li kept his body motionless while his hands formed another mudra.

Mo Cuicui approached him and sneered. "He's just putting on an act and pretending to be capable of cultivating it. What a joke!"

Qin Huaichuan shook his head.

It was impossible for Zhao Dahe to successfully cultivate the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture. This scripture was too difficult to cultivate since it required both comprehension and luck. Back then, Qin Huaichuan was able to start cultivating it because of a fortuitous encounter so everything had happened under extraordinary circ.u.mstances. If that coincidence had not taken place, he would not have been able to cultivate it too.

Sun Lihua frowned as she observed Chu Li. "Junior Sister Mo, perhaps Junior Brother Zhao is really capable of cultivating it. Don't forget that Junior Brother Zhao successfully mastered the Light Blade!"

"The Light Blade and this scripture are two different matters altogether!" Mo Cuicui replied and scoffed. 

Qin Huaichuan gave a fist salute. "Junior Sister Sun, Junior Sister Mo, I shall take my leave first. I'll have to trouble you with watching over Junior Brother Zhao. We're starving, so we'll be off to get something to eat."

"Sure, leave him to us!" Mo Cuicui waved a hand at him. 

As Qin Huaichuan strode away, Meng Luo glared at Chu Li spitefully before turning to leave as well.

Time pa.s.sed by slowly as Chu Li remained in silent meditation from noon to evening. His breathing was slow and deep, and each breath was five to six times longer than the average breath. Mo Cuicui's confidence began to falter. Seeing as he had been in a meditative state for so long, she no longer dared to say that he had not successfully cultivated the scripture. 

As the sun set in the west, Chu Li gradually opened his eyes and turned his peaceful gaze to Sun Lihua and Mo Cuicui.

"Junior Brother Zhao, how was it?" Sun Lihua asked anxiously.

Chu Li slowly nodded. "The Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture is impressive indeed!"

"Have you really figured out how to cultivate it?" Mo Cuicui quickly asked.

Chu Li lifted his hand before thrusting his palm in Mo Cuicui's direction. Mo Cuicui subconsciously tried to block him.

As their palms collided, she felt a thick surge of inner energy rus.h.i.+ng toward her. It was intense and sharp as though a sword was coming at her. She hurriedly channeled to block the attack but the inner energy suddenly dissipated. It was as if Chu Li's palm had vanished abruptly, although she had clearly felt him hitting her right palm.

She felt uncomfortable after being left hanging, but just as she withdrew her palm energy, his inner energy immediately reappeared.

"Bang!" She took two steps backward and then stared at Chu Li in shock.

Chu Li smiled and said, "This is the Reincarnation Technique. It intertwines void and matter."

"Hmph!" Mo Cuicui glared at him with contempt and said, "You've just started cultivating it anyway. You're still far from Senior Brother Qin's level!"

Chu Li retorted, "I can cultivate this and the Great Light Scripture simultaneously. He's not capable of doing that!"

Mo Cuicui sneered. "You think you're so impressive just because you can cultivate both at the same time? You'd probably end up being sloppy and mediocre in your cultivation since your attention will be too scattered. You only need to pick one between the Great Light Scripture and the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture. When you cultivate either one of them wholeheartedly and diligently, you'll be able to gain formidable power and get a firm foothold in the Holy Church of Light. However, you're choosing to cultivate both at the same time. How ridiculous!"

"Well then, we'll just have to wait and see if you're right!" Chu Li chuckled nonchalantly and dusted his clothes clean before holding up a fist salute. "Senior Sister Sun, thank you!"

"Let's go and eat now," Sun Lihua suggested.

Chu Li shook his head. "I'm not hungry, so I won't be joining you guys today. I want to go back and cultivate!"

"... Alright then." Sun Lihua nodded gently. She knew that it was crucial for him to consolidate his cultivation level, so he should not delay it for too long. 

Chu Li gave a fist salute and glided away.

Mo Cuicui gritted her teeth and exhaled sharply. "How rude of him!"

Chu Li had paid no attention to her as he left just now. This made her extremely upset.

Sun Lihua chuckled and said, "He's probably anxious to go back and cultivate. Let's go then."

"He's such a vile person and yet he has successfully cultivated the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture. This is so unfair!" Mo Cuicui gnashed her teeth. "Why haven't we been able to cultivate it?" 

"Maybe it's because we're women," Sun Lihua suggested. "Think about it. This is a unique martial art of the Reincarnation Temple, which consists of only monks and no nuns. Perhaps it's only suitable to be cultivated by men."

"I see." Mo Cuicui sighed. "Senior Sister Sun, what you said makes sense!"

Sun Lihua smiled.

She stared at Chu Li's retreating figure in the distance and sighed to herself. Junior Brother Zhao was indeed a genius at cultivation. Despite his unattractive appearance, he would only continue to stand out more and more. Although he had left the Sutra Library, it would not stop him from s.h.i.+ning brightly among his peers.