News from Skarner

Chapter 63 News from Skarner

Upon hearing Qiyana's words, before Tarin could say anything, Farin couldn't help but back away, instinctively saying, "Don't press it, it's about to come out."

"----Um?"

Upon hearing this, Qiyana looked confused.

Sensing Qiyana's confusion and realizing what she had said, Farin's eyes twitched slightly before she quickly corrected herself, saying, "The life energy is about to emerge."

Farin coughed lightly and said, "The spell on my body was only recently drawn up, and I haven't mastered it yet—"

As she said this, Farin glanced at Tarin with a nonchalant expression, as if asking about the spell mark on her lower abdomen.

Tallinn remained calm and said peacefully, "This is an ancient culture of Ionia."

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"—Ionia?"

Upon hearing this, Farin raised an eyebrow.

Isn't it because there's more life energy here?

Compared to Farina's doubts, Qiyana was more curious, and immediately became interested after hearing about Ionia's ancient culture—

In most cases, Qiyana holds a contemptuous, arrogant, and condescending attitude towards outside civilizations.

But Ionia is different; Ionia is the home of Tallinn.

After spending time with Tarin, Qiyana developed a strong interest in Ionia through her profound knowledge of life energy.

Sensing the doubt in their eyes, Tarin calmly replied, "In the ancient traditions of Ionia, there is a saying about the Three Dantians."

"Three Dantians—what are those?" Looking at Tarin's calm and confident expression, Farin's slight shame gradually turned into curiosity.

Tarin, unhurriedly, reached out and tapped both Farin and Qiyana on the forehead, saying, "First is the upper dantian, which is known as the palace of the gods, the abode of the spirit. It is the supreme ruler of life."

He then placed his hand on their chests—first removing the obstructions, then gently touching them.

"Then there is the middle dantian, which is called the pivot of the central qi and the storehouse of qi. It is the master of breathing and blood circulation."

Finally, he placed his palms on the abdominal area three inches below the navel of the two men, in the area surrounded by the acupoints Guanyuan, Qihai, Shenque, and Mingmen.

"Finally, there is the lower dantian, which is known as the root of life and the storehouse of essence. It stores the source of the human body's life energy."

When essence is abundant, the lower abdomen feels warm, vital energy is plentiful, and vitality is strong; when essence is deficient, the lower abdomen feels cold, the lower back and knees are weak, and the spirit is listless.

Seeing that Tarin was speaking logically and persuasively, Qiyana nodded thoughtfully. But after regaining her senses, she hurriedly moved Tarin's hand away, saying with some disdain, "Just tell me what you're saying, why are you rubbing it?"

"To help you understand better," Tallinn said calmly.

"Is that so? Okay then——" Kiana didn't suspect anything, and just felt a warm sensation in her lower abdomen, which felt exceptionally comfortable.

But Farin gave Tarlin a disdainful look.

Although she seemed quite dissatisfied, Farin then glanced at Qiyana beside her, a slightly twisted pleasure appearing in her eyes before quickly disappearing.

Having sensed Farin's joy through his life energy perception, Tarin raised an eyebrow but made no sound of it.

Is she truly worthy of being the last princess of the royal family? Although she appears much more composed than Qiyana, she is actually twisted to the core, and her twisted nature is even more severe.

Thinking this way, Tarlin felt no remorse whatsoever.

After all, Tarlin never interferes excessively in other people's lives, and his deep involvement with the Kashdaz pack was Nidalee's request and Tarlin's responsibility as the pack's leader.

Farin's distortion—it wasn't Tarlin who ruined her, but rather the traditions of Ixtal's era.

What can Tallinn say? He can only teach and guide Tallinn when he has time to discuss the axioms of life in the future.

Others may not know, but does Tarin know? Although Tarin is usually meticulous and shrewd as Yuental and the previous generation Yuentalai.

However, when emotions run deep, one can still belittle oneself and speak recklessly.

That's why Farin told Tarlin after she woke up not to think about going any further, thus drawing a clear line between her private life and her personal life.

But to everyone's surprise, Tallinn's sense of propriety and distance was impeccable, making Farin feel that she had overreacted and added unnecessary details.

Now, seeing that Tarin was speaking eloquently, Farin did not ask any further questions, even though she still felt warmth in her lower abdomen.

Qiyana, on the other hand, said enthusiastically, "Then you should get one for me when you have the chance—and speaking of which, is this all part of Ionia's knowledge system?"

"It's hard to say."

Upon hearing Qiyana's words, Tarin shook his head.

If we say that Ixtal is a combination of Mayan, Toltec, Aztec, and rainforest tribes.

Therefore, Ionia is a collection of civilizations from East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Tallinn himself couldn't say whether a similar theory of the Three Dantian existed in Ionia.

But that's precisely what makes Ionia so good.

Because of the prevalence of hermit culture in Ionia, and because of the unique nature of the Land of Spirits, where everyone has the right to interpret the power of the spiritual realm, Tallinn is not worried about being exposed.

Instead, he said calmly, "It's a small sect in Ionia, with only three to five members per generation. It's so small that it's unlikely to be known after I leave."

Is he the last successor? Upon hearing this, Qiyana nodded understandingly, but did not show the slightest disdain.

Although she doesn't know much about Ionia, she has studied the knowledge system of life energy. As a genius, Qiyana is quite aware of how complex this system is.

Tallinn has said more than once that he only has a preliminary understanding, and what he has grasped now is perhaps not even the tip of the iceberg.

If it's this hard for me to learn, then what about others?

It's not that Qiyana is arrogant, but rather that she is well aware that she is objectively a genius.

If it's this difficult for me to even get started, it would be even more difficult for others.

Similarly, Qiyana was not disappointed because the Path of Life was a small sect.

Qiyana was certain that the reason so few people studied the Way of Life was simply because the threshold was too high, and the vast majority of people could not even get started.

Just then, a bell rang outside Qiyana's villa.

Upon hearing the bell, Qiyana glanced at the time, then nodded and said, "It must be the waiter who's come to tell us to go to the council hall to inquire about yesterday's events."

As she spoke, Qiyana walked outside, saying, "I'll go outside and deal with this first. You guys go change into your formal attire. It's all ready in my dressing room, but it hasn't been delivered yet."

Upon hearing this, Tarlin exchanged a glance with Farin, then nodded and said, "Yes."

A moment later, Tarin and Farin also changed into Ixtal's formal attire, and then followed Qiyana to the council hall.

Upon entering the council hall, Tallinn immediately sensed a distinct difference in atmosphere compared to the previous days.

Especially when they noticed the lines on Qiyana's wrist, they felt like they wanted to glue their eyes to them.

Of course, this fervor did not stem from admiration, but from a pure thirst for knowledge.

For thousands of years, no new fundamental axioms had emerged, and now they had suddenly appeared. For the Ixtalites, this was far more than just having one more thing to learn.

It's not just a so-called academic blue ocean.

The reason why the primordial axioms were able to form a system is that the basic axioms of the primordial axioms are intertwined. The emergence of each new axiom will drive overall technological progress.

Even before Tarin and Qiyana arrived, hushed discussions were already taking place inside the council hall.

King Yuen did not mind this. In this country that revered knowledge, the knowledge and wisdom possessed by the Yuen Tars naturally gave them the capital to enjoy this right.

Of course, the Yuntars only spoke to each other in hushed tones before the arrival of Tarin and the others.

Upon seeing Tarin and Qiyana, they turned their gazes to the group, simultaneously ceasing their conversation to maintain the solemnity of the council hall.

Stepping inside, and feeling the gazes of everyone, Tallinn remained calm, seemingly unsurprised by what was happening.

Qiyana was somewhat excited, but after seeing Tarin's calm expression, she gradually calmed down. Yes, I don't need to be so excited, because this is what I deserve.

Thinking this, the excitement in Qiyana's eyes was replaced by pride and confidence.

This pride and self-confidence did not align with Ixtal's conservative ideology.

Or rather, in most cases, Ishtar advocated humility.

Therefore, Qiyana's competitive nature, which she has shown in the past, has actually become a weakness.

But that was all in the past.

Having proven her abilities and developed entirely new fundamental axioms, Qiyana's current pride seems perfectly justified.

While Qiyana and Tarin arrived together, Farin quietly stepped into the group of Yuntars standing to the side.

Because she had anticipated this scene while changing clothes, Farin wore a wristband to cover her wrist and avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

Seated at the head of the table, King Yuen's gaze first fell on Qiyana, then turned to Tarin, his tone carrying a hint of approval and urgency: "Qiana, Lord Tarin, in yesterday's arena, I heard that Qiyana has grasped the axiom of life and is putting it into practice."

The reason I've summoned you two today is to ask you to demonstrate and confirm whether this axiom of life is complete.

In response, Qiyana also turned her gaze to Tarin.

After receiving Tarin's confirmation, Qiyana nodded and said, "No problem, Father, this is exactly what Tarin and I wanted to do."

As she spoke, Qiyana took a few steps forward to the center of the council hall, and then raised her right arm under everyone's gaze.

As magic was activated, the life-spell runes on Qiyana's wrist glowed faintly, and life energy, distinct from elemental magic, burst forth, causing Qiyana's own life force to surge continuously.

As her life force increases, Qiyana's ability to perceive and resonate with elemental magic also surges.

Surrounded by elemental energy several times greater than normal, even ordinary primordial axiom students and scholars, and many Yuntars, paled in comparison in terms of the elemental energy they could manipulate.

Keep in mind, this was even without Qiyana equipping the Orthal Blade—

If she receives the blessing of elemental weaponry, the energy she can resonate with will also increase dramatically through the Soso magic inscribed on it.

In an instant, the Yuntars, who had previously been skeptical of Qiyana's easy defeat of the First Princess Nesa, all dispelled their doubts.

After all, given the power Qiyana has shown so far, even ordinary Yontars are no match for her.

But at that moment, a middle-aged Yuntar said, "Your Highness Qiyana, as far as I know, the power you displayed yesterday—didn't seem to be this immense? And the axioms-based spells seem to have become even more complex."

Upon hearing Yuntar's question, Talin felt that Yuntar looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Then, Tarin remembered that one of the Yuntars who went to watch the fight in the arena yesterday was summoned by Farin.

Thinking this, Tarlin also glanced at Farin, who stood calmly in the crowd.

Feeling Tarin's gaze, Farin didn't react much, but simply smiled and acknowledged Tarin's guess.

Clearly, the reason Yuental stepped forward was to give Qiyana and Tarin a larger stage, a better opportunity, and a more detailed demonstration of the completeness of the axioms of life and their many wonderful uses.

And—Qiana and Tarin's own talents.

It's true what they say, having connections in high places makes things easier. Sure enough, with just a little effort from Tarin and Qiyana, Farin had already quietly set up the stage for the performance.

In other words, Ixtal didn't have the Internet yet, otherwise it would probably be dominating the headlines by now.

Thinking this, Tarin composed himself, took two steps forward, and prepared to speak about the axioms of life.

Qiyana was not dissatisfied with this.

Because Qiyana was quite aware that Tarin might not be as good as her in terms of primordial axioms.

However, in terms of the way of life and the axioms of life derived from life energy, ten versions of oneself may not be as good as Tallinn.

Therefore, before even arriving at the council hall, Qiyana and Tarin had already discussed that Qiyana would be responsible for matters concerning the Primordial Axioms, while Tarin would be responsible for matters concerning life energy.

Just as Tallinn was still giving his explanation, a figure wearing a dark green robe interrupted the explanation and then hurriedly came to the side of King Yuen and whispered something to him.

Immediately afterwards, Prince Yu'en's expression also changed.

After a moment, King Yuen turned his gaze to Tarin and said, "I wonder how much Mr. Tarin knows about Lord Skana?"

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