Chapter 37: Three Restrictions for Cultivation

　　The crisp sound of pages flipping was pleasant to Han Li’s ears.

　　However, Li Feiyu hated that sound.

　　He ignored Han Li, who was concentrating on reading, and walked towards the mountain spring. He pulled out a long saber from the mud and started practicing.

　　Han Li glanced over at him. Seeing his friend’s overwhelming energy, Han Li stopped paying attention to Li Feiyu’s movements and s.h.i.+fted his concentration back to the book in his hands.

　　Han Li could read at a shocking speed of ten lines per glance. He quickly finished the thick book and grabbed another book without even lifting his head to look.

　　He kept his eyes partly closed while reading, showing a pensive expression from time to time. His eyes were glued to the book’s pages and unwilling to detach themselves for just a single moment. The way that his head followed his gaze and moved back and forth gave him the appearance of an elegant intellectual.

　　As time flew by, Han Li rapidly browsed through the Blinking Sword Art’s many manuals.

　　When he finished reading the eleventh manual, he suddenly stopped and threw the book back in his bag.

　　He closed his eyes to rest for a little bit.

　　Once he felt better, he sat down cross-legged and started cultivating the Eternal Spring Arts, striving to comprehend all the information he had just read.

　　Han Li’s facial expression s.h.i.+fted back and forth from excited and lively to serious and dispirited.

　　Not knowing how much time had pa.s.sed, Han Li finally opened his eyes and was shocked by what he saw in front of him.

　　He didn’t realize that Li Feiyu had sneaked up so close to his face while his eyes had been closed. Li Feiyu was in such close proximity that their noses had almost touched.

　　“What are you doing? Aren’t you supposed to be practicing with your saber?”

　　“Junior Disciple Han, can’t see you what time it is right now? You’re asking a stupid question.” Li Feiyu pulled back his body and twitched his lips.

　　Han Li realized just then that the sunlight had dimmed.

　　He lifted his head and looked up. The sky was currently a blueish-grey colour, which meant that it was already evening.

　　“Cough! Time has really flown by while I was cultivating. I didn’t notice that it was this late already.”

　　Han Li stood up and moved around a little bit.

　　“So? Did you find anything interesting in the book?” Li Feiyu looked at Han Li pa.s.sionately, hoping that Han Li could tell him about the Blinking Sword Art.

　　“Hmm, it’s not bad. I think this technique will suit me.”

　　“Huh?! What do you mean ‘not bad’?” Tell me the actual truth,” said Li Feiyu in a slightly dissatisfied tone.