## Chapter 68: Amazing! The Perfect Innate Skill
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## Chapter 68: Amazing! The Perfect Innate Skill
Uncle Liu and Jiang Tingyun heard the commotion and walked out of the kitchen one after another.
Liu Yanghe's eyes lit up. The old man coming out looked only about sixty—but cultivators often aged well. He quickly bowed deeply to the old man.
"I am Liu Yanghe, a disciple of Shuiguang Sect. I pay my respects to Sect Master Jiang."
"..."
"!!! No, no, you've got it wrong! I'm not Sect Master Jiang!" Uncle Liu was startled and waved his hands repeatedly.
Jiang Tingyun poked her head out from beside him. "Um... I'm the Sect Master Jiang. What can I do for you?"
She looked blankly at this guest who claimed to be from Shuiguang Sect.
Shuiguang Sect? She had never heard of it. She had only heard of Shuiguang needles (a cosmetic treatment).
Also, she had always thought she was living a farming-and-cooking kind of life. How had she suddenly been thrown back into immortal cultivation mode?
"You're Sect Master Jiang?" Liu Yanghe was equally stunned. "But I thought Sect Master Jiang was an old man—I mean, an elderly person?"
Jiang Tingyun quickly explained, "The previous sect master was my grandfather. He passed away. I'm the new sect master."
"What? Sect Master Jiang passed away?! Then my clan uncle—the one named Liu Bo—did he also pass away?"
"..."
Uncle Liu raised his hand weakly. "Um... my name is Liu Bo. I seem to still be alive."
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
After a beat of awkward silence, Liu Yanghe acted as if nothing had happened and rushed over excitedly, gripping Uncle Liu's hand tightly.
"Uncle, hello! I'm your nephew Liu Yanghe!"
"...But I don't know you at all." Uncle Liu's face was full of bewilderment.
Jiang Tingyun couldn't bear to watch. She deeply felt there were too many things to criticize and no words to say.
Once they had settled down,
Liu Yanghe explained in detail, and everyone at Qionghua Sect finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that Liu Yanghe and Uncle Liu were both from Shuiguang Sect, and they were indeed uncle and nephew—but very, very distant relatives.
He had come to Qionghua Sect for two main reasons.
First, to visit his clan uncle Liu Bo, who had been away from home for many years, on behalf of the family elders.
Second, back when Jiang Tingyun's grandfather was alive, Shuiguang Sect and Qionghua Sect had a slight acquaintance.
Liu Yanghe, being the only one of his generation in Shuiguang Sect who had awakened a talent, had been stuck at a bottleneck in his cultivation for years because he was busy managing the family business. He was now presenting his calling card, hoping to train at Qionghua Sect for a while.
Jiang Tingyun said, "Oh."
It felt like when she used to go to other hospitals for training.
But Uncle Liu looked puzzled. "Shuiguang Sect still hasn't gone under? I remember when I left Shuiguang Sect, they had even lost their inherited artifact. How did you awaken?"
Liu Yanghe scratched his head awkwardly. "When I was little, I accidentally fell into a septic tank and happened to step on the lost artifact. That's how I unexpectedly awakened my water-type talent."
"..."
Jiang Tingyun was speechless. Shuiguang Sect seemed even more unreliable than Qionghua Sect.
But reliable or not, wouldn't it be a waste of time for Liu Yanghe to come all the way to Qionghua Sect for training?
She herself, as sect master, had a talent for growing vegetables. Her so-called cultivation was just farming in the fields every day, then harvesting and cooking.
As for Pei Jingmo, his talent upgrade had malfunctioned, leaving his appearance frozen in place. His current hobby was studying *The Return of the Condor Heroes* to see how Yang Guo practiced swordsmanship.
The other two hadn't even awakened yet.
Not wanting to waste his time, Jiang Tingyun said directly, "Xiao Liu, as you can see, we don't really cultivate our talents much here. We run a restaurant! We can't help you with your cultivation bottleneck."
Liu Yanghe gave an awkward laugh. "Little Sect Master Jiang, to be honest, I'm not really expecting to break through my bottleneck. That's just an excuse. The real reason is that I don't want to manage the family business anymore—I want to get away."
"Of course, I'll pay my living expenses every month." Liu Yanghe patted his wallet, looking like a rich man.
Jiang Tingyun immediately became respectful. "Oh, how could we accept that? If you're willing, Qionghua Sect and Shuiguang Sect are sister sects—we would never turn you away."
"By the way, you said you awakened a water-type talent. How do you cultivate it? Do you need our help?"
Liu Yanghe looked a little gloomy. "You'll see."
As he spoke, he stood up, his expression extremely serious. He concentrated, and a large stream of clear water slowly flowed out of his palm.
Jiang Tingyun, Jin Feifan, and the others watched intently.
This was the first time they had directly witnessed this kind of elemental talent skill. They were mesmerized.
So powerful! Such an impressive flow!
Under Liu Yanghe's control, the massive water stream slowly flowed across the dining hall of Qionghua Eatery.
Wherever it passed, the water gently and slowly enveloped all the grease, food residue, and dust, pushing them forward. In no time, the dining hall—which had been greasy and dirty from customers—was sparkling clean!
"!!!!!!"
Everyone at Qionghua Sect had their mouths wide open.
Liu Yanghe didn't stop. He directed the water stream to continue, moving very slowly, extremely gently. When it reached an empty space, *whoosh*—the water that had appeared out of nowhere suddenly vanished again!
Left behind on the floor was a neat pile of garbage and residue.
"Cleaning Technique!"
Liu Yanghe relaxed completely and sighed deeply. "That's all I can do. No matter how I practice, this water flow remains gentle and calm. It's completely non-aggressive. I can never develop any real offensive skills. I'm so useless."
Everyone at Qionghua Sect was practically in tears.
Jin Feifan and Zhu Lili shed rivers of tears—but these weren't tears of sadness. They were tears of joy.
Jiang Tingyun was practically overjoyed. She grabbed Liu Yanghe's shoulders. "Xiao Liu! No, Teacher Liu! How can you say you're useless?! I think your skill is incredibly useful!! On behalf of Qionghua Sect, I warmly welcome you!! We will fully support you in training your talent!"
"And forget about living expenses! You can move in anytime—we'll roll out the welcome mat!"
"Huh?" Liu Yanghe looked dumbfounded. "Is my talent really that impressive?"
Something about the way everyone at Qionghua Sect looked at him made him feel like they were totally won over.
Jin Feifan quickly pulled him into the kitchen and pointed at a large basin of greasy pots and pans.
"Teacher Liu, do you still have energy? Want to practice a bit more?"
Liu Yanghe grinned. Qionghua Sect really did seem like a great place for him to train his talent.
He summoned the water flow from his hand again, lightly and deftly enveloping all the greasy cookware. With a gentle pass, the grease and grime were cleaned away. He didn't stop—he directed the water to flow over the greasy kitchen walls, the smoke-blackened ceiling, the dirty corners, and all the crevices.
In no time, the entire kitchen shone so brightly it nearly blinded everyone at Qionghua Eatery.
Even the floor was so clean you could see your reflection!
Jiang Tingyun laughed through tears. She knew it—ever since she quit her job, her good luck hadn't stopped!
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