After half a day of discussion, Li Yushan started to talk about spells.
âThere are only a few spells written in bits and pieces in the cultivation technique manual I got years ago. Among them, thereâs this fire-summoning spell. Its power is quite good.â
In a flash, he gathered spiritual aura, summoning a small ball of fire at the tip of his finger. He then pointed his finger at the wall and the fire suddenly flew, creating a finger-sized small hole in the wall.
Mo Tiange was stunned. She didnât find it weird that this fire had this kind of power â her Windâs Breath was the same in terms of power. From what was written in the manual, the power of spells could be even higher than this. What she found strange was actually its speed and ease of control. The fire managed to only burn a little hole in the wall and damaged no other areas.
A contented smile appeared on Li Yushanâs face. âI had to practice this fire-summoning spell for about three years before I finally gained some control over the fire. Even if I use it against spirit tools, I think I have somewhat of a handle on that. Just now, I was merely showing Fellow Daoist the mediocre result of my practice. Fellow Daoist, since your cultivation technique is superb, your spells are surely very powerful.â
Hesitating for a moment, Mo Tiange cautiously said, âItâs nothing. Iâm not very skilled and have only learned a few simple spells. Among them, only the Windâs Breath spell is slightly powerful.â
âOh?â Li Yushan seemed very interested. He stared at her and asked, âCould you show it to me?â
Mo Tiange didnât refuse and started to employ some spiritual aura. With a wave of her hand, a copper candle holder was instantly split in half.
Li Yushan was quite astonished. He asked, âMay I know what kind of objects this spell can cut with its full power?â
âWell⊠Iâm not too sure.â
Her words made him smile. âSince Fellow Daoist can use a wind spell, your spiritual roots must be outstanding.â
Mo Tiange was puzzled. âWhy do you say so?â
Li Yushan explained, âEach spell has a different elemental attribute and is naturally affected by the elemental attributes of our spiritual roots. I possess four spiritual roots, lacking only metal from the five elements. Among these four, my fire spiritual root is the strongest, so Iâll achieve the best result in practicing fire spells. Wind is affiliated with wood. Since Fellow Daoist could use a wind spell without needing additional support, either the wood attribute in your spiritual roots is very outstanding, or your spiritual root is a mutated wind spiritual root.â
Mo Tiangeâs knowledge about cultivation wasnât deep. His explanation completely bewildered her. âI donât really know how good my wood spiritual root is, but my spiritual roots are five-elements spiritual roots. I heard that isnât good at all.â
Li Yushan was completely shocked. âFellow Daoist has reached the second layer of the Aura Refining realm and can use such an outstanding spell. You actually possess five-elements spiritual roots!?â
Although Mo Tiange didnât understand why he was so incredulous, she still answered, âYes.â
Li Yushanâs face was filled with envy. âI assume itâs because Fellow Daoist received advice from elders that you have such an outstanding cultivation technique and are on the right path. May I know what kind of cultivation technique youâre cultivating with?â
Mo Tiange hesitated. The Art of Sunu was a cultivation technique that could only be practiced by female cultivators with Pure Yin Constitution. The Ancestor warned her that she mustnât, at all costs, let anyone know she had a body with Pure Yin Constitution or people might use her as a Human Furnace. Although she didnât know what a Human Furnace was, she knew it definitely wasnât a good thing.
Having seen her hesitation, Li Yushan laughed. âI asked without thinking things through. If Fellow Daoist canât answer, please forget it.â
Mo Tiange was relieved to hear him say that.
The two of them continued their discussion until Mo Tiange saw that it was getting dark and she hastily bid him goodbye.
She gained a lot from this discussion.
This Li Yushan said he was born in the Tongâan district of Jin Countryâs capital city and accidentally obtained a cultivation technique manual in his childhood. Heâd been traveling from country to country and met quite a few cultivators. Thus, he had a lot of knowledge and experience.
According to him, although most of the cultivation schools and sects were located in Kunwu, there were also many cultivation clans and individual cultivators scattered everywhere outside Kunwu. In Jin Country, for example, there were quite a few individual cultivators in the Tongâan district alone. They even formed an individual cultivator association and often held discussions to share their experiences. Li Yushan also said that neither his spiritual roots nor cultivation technique was good. Because he hadnât been able to advance from the third layer of the Aura Refining realm, he traveled around to look for a fated chance.
Mo Tiange had been restraining herself for a long time â restraining herself from asking him for some information about her father. There was still some wariness in her heart. She was afraid that if this person found out she was alone, he would have evil intentions.
Fortunately, this Li Yushan really thought she had a cultivator elder. He only discussed cultivation methods with her and even tried hard to explain things she didnât understand.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, she rushed hastily towards the Mo familyâs village, completely unaware that there was a silhouette following far behind.
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Li Yushan stared at the little village from afar.
This village was completely ordinary, just like every other village in the rural areas of Jin Country. He had been carefully observing it for a long time but he couldnât find any trace of restrictions or formations here. He wouldnât have guessed there was actually a cultivator here.
From his observations, that little girl didnât have a better aptitude than him, but against all reason, her cultivation reached the second layer of the Aura Refining realm. Therefore, he was certain this girl must possess some kind of precious thing.
Heâd been trapped in the third layer of the Aura Refining realm for five years. Unlike this little girl, he was aware of many things. Reaching the Foundation Building realm was extremely difficult for individual cultivators. It was only by joining a cultivation group that they could obtain additional, better resources. As for him, his aptitude was rather poor â he definitely had to join a cultivation group and obtain better resources if he wanted to succeed.
But with his aptitude, he was most likely not going to be accepted by any group. He wouldnât get any opportunities unless his cultivation had the potential of entering the Foundation Building realm. But that was easier said than done! Heâd been traveling for about six years but still hadnât found a fated chance.
This little girl definitely had some secrets. Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone with five spiritual roots cultivating in the secular world, where the spiritual aura was thin, to reach the second layer of the Aura Refining realm in just three years.
Take himself for example; he had four spiritual roots, but he spent three years to reach only the first layer. In fact, he was only able to reach the third layer because he went to a place with a spirit vein to cultivate.
Besides, he had been observing this little girl and found no spirit tools on her body. Based on the nonexistence of spirit tools along with the qualifications she had, she shouldnât have been able to cultivate to the second layer of the Aura Refining realm.
After watching the little girl walking into the largest house in the village from a distance, he followed her and walked into the village.
At the village border, there was a middle-aged woman catching a chicken. He pondered it and decided to head towards her.
âExcuse me, SisterâŠâ
The woman looked up. She saw him and immediately said, âYoung Brother, may I help you?â
Li Yushan said, âIâm on a journey to a town. But itâs already dark now â may I lodge in your house for the night?â
âSo itâs like thatâŠâ The woman sized him up. Seeing as he was polite and gentle and didnât seem like a bad person, she happily nodded. âAlright, come in! But our house is in poor condition â donât regret it.â
He hastily bowed, cupping his hands in front of him. âHow would I dare⊠Thank you.â
The woman rushed into the house and yelled, âHusband, thereâs someone asking to stay here for the night! Come quickly and greet our guest!â
Right after someone answered from inside the house, a stout village man walked out of the house. Seeing him, the man said, âYoung Brother, you want to stay with us? Quickly come in.â
âYes. Sorry for the trouble.â He cupped his hands as thanks before following the man inside.
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This was an ordinary farmerâs house. In one room, several dishes, as well as a few sets of bowls and chopsticks, had been placed on the table. The man enthusiastically said, âPlease sit. Wife, bring him rice!â
The woman outside answered. Soon after, she came inside carrying a bowl of rice.
Li Yushan said with embarrassment, âI have to thank Sister for the trouble. But have I disturbed youâŠ?â
âHey! Itâs nothing. Both my wife and child have already eaten. Itâs just me who came back late. Young Brother, be at ease and eat.â
Li Yushan smiled and pretended to be starving, hastily eating his rice. However, his mind was already thinking about how to gather information from these people.