Chapter 240: The Cultivation and Breakthrough of Spiritual Energy

"Iorime, what brings you here?"

Li An looked at Iorime and asked.

"Master, there is something I wish to discuss with you."

Iorime looked at Li An and said.

"Oh? What is it?"

Li An frowned slightly and spoke up.

He could hear a hint of solemnity and seriousness in Iorime's tone, which made him curious as to what she wanted to say to him.

"Master, it concerns Onmyodo."

Iorime looked at Li An and said.

"Onmyodo? What about it?"

Li An grew even more curious upon hearing this.

He wondered what Iorime wanted to tell him about Onmyodo.

"Master, I feel that although Onmyodo is powerful, it also has some flaws."

Iorime looked at Li An and said earnestly.

"Oh? What flaws?"

Li An asked curiously.

"Master, although Onmyodo can draw upon the power of heaven and earth, it consumes the user's spiritual energy."

Iorime looked at Li An and explained.

"If the user's spiritual energy is not strong enough, they cannot use Onmyodo for long, and may even suffer spiritual exhaustion."

"And once spiritual exhaustion occurs, the user will fall into a coma, and may never wake up ag473ain."

Li An nodded upon hearing this.

He already knew this problem.

Any spell technique places an enormous drain on the user's spiritual energy, though of course there are exceptions.

Such as talismans!

This is also one of the reasons why talismans are so expensive — there's no helping it, they consume little spiritual energy and can be deployed directly!

"Then is there any way to solve this problem?"

Li An looked at Iorime and asked.

"There is, but it's very difficult," Iorime replied.

"Oh? What way?" Li An continued to ask.

"Master, the way is to cultivate one's spiritual energy."

Iorime looked at Li An and said.

"Only when one's spiritual energy is strong enough can one use Onmyodo for long periods without suffering spiritual exhaustion."

"However, cultivating spiritual energy is an extremely difficult task! It requires not only talent, but also time and perseverance."

Li An fell into thought upon hearing this.

"Iorime, thank you for telling me all this, but I already knew it long ago."

Li An looked at Iorime and said.

"Master, you already knew?" Iorime was surprised.

But she quickly let it go.

After all, her master was a divine-tier powerhouse, his strength beyond anything she could imagine.

"It seems I was overthinking it," Iorime thought to herself.

There was no way her master wouldn't know.

"Alright, it's getting late — you should go and rest early too," Li An said, looking at Iorime.

"Yes, Master. Then you should rest early as well." Iorime nodded at his words, then turned and left.

Li An gazed at Iorime's retreating back, sighed softly, then turned and went back to his room.

The next morning, when Li An woke up, he found that all the women were already up.

They were in the living room, discussing Onmyodo with Iorime and Dairenji Suzuka.

At that very moment!

Li An walked into the living room.

The women's gazes all turned to Li An.

"Lord Li An, we learned a great deal about Onmyodo last night, and now we have some questions we'd like to ask you."

Yukinoshita Haruno spoke first.

Her eyes shimmered with a thirst for knowledge.

Li An smiled and nodded, walked over to the sofa and sat down, gesturing for the women to sit as well.

"Feel free to ask whatever questions you have."

Li An said.

So the women began speaking one after another, raising the problems they had encountered while studying Onmyodo.

Li An patiently answered each one in turn, occasionally offering his own insights and experiences.

His explanations were clear yet profound, and the women all benefited greatly.

"I see — using Onmyodo really does require the support of spiritual energy. No wonder when I was practicing last night, I always felt like something was beyond my ability."

Xiang Xiang Monan said with sudden realization.

Hearing this, Li An looked toward Xiang Xiang Monan, a flicker of approval flashing through his eyes.

"The fact that you were able to spot this problem so quickly shows that your comprehension is quite good."

Li An said.

"But how exactly does one cultivate spiritual power? I tried many methods last night, and none of them had any effect." Xiang Xiang Monan said, somewhat vexed.

Hearing this, Li An gave a faint smile and said, "Cultivating spiritual power is indeed no easy matter! However, I happen to know a method for cultivating spiritual power that I can teach you."

The women, hearing this, each revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.