I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Xue Jing was ecstatic.

It really worked!

Knowledge was absorbed from Zong Shichan's head, and Xue Jing felt something enter his palm, flowing through the channel into his brain before moving into the consciousness residing in the deepest layer of his brain.

Coiling Dragon Art, Armor Shaking Skill, Tiger Essence Boxing... makeup knowledge, elementary Chinese, math, history, twenty beautiful braided hairstyles, methods for a princess to deal with sycophantic kids her age...

A stream of various fragmented and incomplete pieces of knowledge kept flowing in, causing Xue Jing to furrow his brows.

What a mess this is.

As the knowledge was absorbed, Xue Jing felt his spirit burdened like a person holding up their hands, getting heavy objects piled on incessantly, making the spiritual load heavier and heavier.

"Is this the feeling others have when they receive 'Empowerment,' rapidly taking in knowledge that's not their own?"

Xue Jing pondered.

He carefully controlled the speed of the knowledge intake, constantly observing Zong Shichan's condition and ready to stop if anything seemed amiss with her.

Unlike those who received 'Empowerment,' the little girl didn't seem to feel any burden. Instead, she blinked her eyes and watched her master, appearing to have little reaction.

"The knowledge absorbed is so vast and scattered, messy... In this case, this technique probably isn't as useful as I had imagined."

"Taking in such alien knowledge so quickly is a significant burden on the spirit. A person's mind can hold so much varied knowledge, and if I can't accurately absorb the knowledge I want, even the thoughts of a teenager could overwhelm my capacity to endure."

"It seems that my idea of capturing people to absorb martial arts and amassing the strengths of thousands to expedite the mastery of the 'Return to Nothingness·Unity' Near-God Move is a bit unrealistic..."

Xue Jing shook his head slightly.

Just then, a burst of golden light suddenly began to emanate from the depths of his consciousness.

The golden light grew brighter and diffused around, settling on the periphery of his consciousness.

The complex fragments of knowledge being transferred from the little girl disintegrated upon contact with the golden light, vanishing like snow under the blazing sun.

The unexpected scene momentarily surprised Xue Jing, who was introspecting.

The knowledge fragments that were not dissolved by the golden light smoothly reached Xue Jing's consciousness.

All of them... were related to Tiger Essence Boxing.

This was the martial art Zong Shichan practiced before she became Xue Jing's disciple and switched to the Hidden Dragon School, unique in its cultivation and application of qi force. However, it wasn't quite suitable for women with innately frail bodies.
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This was also the only thing Xue Jing subconsciously felt to be useful among the girl's knowledge.

"Golden light... Could it be the 'Thirty-Two Buddha Forms - Radiating Light'?"

One of the Thirty-two Buddha Forms—a Buddha's bodily light can shine beyond the body, stretching to all sides, each side extending one zhang. It's said that this light can 'remove confusion and break barriers.'

This form had manifested on Xue Jing before when he practiced the Nirvana Technique during sleep, and a faint golden light would appear on his body.

I never thought it could be applied here.

"Remove confusion and break barriers... It's like a filter, blocking and dissipating everything I don't want outside, only allowing the 'knowledge' I wish for to pass through."

Xue Jing was ecstatic.

Under the illumination of the golden light, only the knowledge fragments related to Tiger Essence Boxing managed to reach his consciousness.

With this, the mental burden Xue Jing was bearing dramatically diminished. To him, this level of knowledge was nothing more than a gentle breeze and light rain.

Time slowly passed, twenty minutes later.

Not a single fragment of knowledge from the little girl could get past the golden filter anymore, so Xue Jing slowly withdrew his hand.

"Master, are you okay now?"

Zong Shichan asked, concerned, upon noticing.

Xue Jing nodded and said, "I'm fine. How do you feel?"

No sooner had he spoken than Xue Jing's expression froze... something felt a bit odd about this conversation.

Zong Shichan looked confused: "Nothing, Master. Did you do something to me?"

Hearing this, Xue Jing's eyes showed understanding, almost grasping the principle of 'Empowerment.'

This Extraordinary Skill of receiving knowledge and experiences put an immense strain on the receiver's spirit, a price to pay for rapidly taking in knowledge that's not their own.

As for the giver, they only need to expend a bit of their spiritual power to 'imprint' what's theirs and pass it on to the other party.

Simply put, the existing knowledge of the one giving Empowerment is like the 'type' of a letterpress, and giving Empowerment is akin to inking the type and pressing it onto the receiver.

The recipient, on the other hand, must quickly carve their own 'type' based on the 'ink' impressions.

Fearing that 'Absorption' might harm Zong Shichan, Xue Jing activated it very carefully, inking her 'type' bit by bit before printing.

Since this was already a low strain on the spirit, further moderated by Xue Jing's careful and slow operation, of course, the little girl felt nothing.

...But why did Xue Jing feel a bit peeved hearing the girl's remark?

"Come on, stretch your head over here again, I'll add a BUFF to you."

Xue Jing smiled and waved to Zong Shichan.

"Okay!"

Zong Shichan grinned and bowed her head, leaning forward like a monk taking vows.

The master's hands were warm and comforting… "Ahhh!!"