Chapter 8

To save time, the free questioning session was in groups of three or five, finding friends with common problems to ask together.

Xue Wenzhong shuttled through the crowd, sometimes explaining, sometimes letting petty officials practice in person.

In the courtyard, there were gradually winds, clouds, thunder, and light rain, which suddenly became lively.

During the waiting time, Chen Ziyu and Qian Dong also couldn't stay idle and began to tease the colleagues practicing spells around them.

"Brother Zhou, why does your [Wind Rising] always blow into people's crotches? You must have ruined many young ladies with this move."

"Brother Ye, your [Thunder Striking] is just so-so; the sound is not as loud as your snoring, you need to practice diligently."

"Yo, Brother Cao is the powerful one; [Rain Spreading] is like a girl peeing, and it's forked... Hahahaha!"

"……"

The surrounding laughter was constant, and those who were teased were not angry, but teased each other, bringing some fun to the boring cultivation.

It's just that the topics of the teenagers drifted as they talked, gradually moving toward matters between men and women, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.

"Speaking of this year's Spring Festival, I passed by a residential house in the village and suddenly heard a sound coming from inside, a man whispering and roaring 'Baby, it's coming out, push harder~', then a woman complained coquettishly 'Father-in-law is on top, I am below, how can you tell me to push hard, why not change it'."

"I was curious and walked closer to take a look, guess what?" Qian Dong looked at the teenagers gathered around, suddenly paused deliberately, and started to sell the suspense.

"Yuck~ Father-in-law, daughter-in-law? Isn't this a grave robber? Brother Qian, stop talking quickly, don't dirty our ears."

"Brother Cao, you were the one listening most carefully just now, and now you're pretending? If you don't listen, go to the side; I'm a vulgar person, I love to listen."

"It's anxious, what happened, Brother Qian, say it quickly."

Several people talked and laughed, quite seriously, but Zhao Xing couldn't help but cover his forehead and shake his head; it wasn't because of him, but because the old agricultural official Xue Wenzhong had unknowingly walked behind Qian Dong.

"What did you see?"

The old voice appeared suddenly, startling the teenagers; Qian Dong turned his head, his face turning from blue to red, unable to speak: "Nothing, nothing."

Xue Wenzhong's face was wrinkled, smiling but not smiling: "They can listen, but I can't? I have to listen, otherwise none of you will be relaxed, all go to the back mountain to cut grass for me."

Qian Dong stammered, Chen Ziyu's eyes dodged, the others also turned their heads, only Zhao Xing was watching the fun, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Seeing this, Xue Wenzhong pointed out: "Zhao Xing, if they can't say it, then you say it."

Zhao Xing said unhurriedly: "Old Xue, what Qian Dong said is actually a common thing; it's a father-in-law and daughter-in-law digging for a silver box left by their ancestors in a dry well; he is just making a fuss over nothing."

"You're smart, kid." Xue Wenzhong laughed.

Hearing this, Qian Dong hurriedly said: "Ah, that's what I meant."

"Yes, yes, that's what we meant." The other teenagers echoed one after another.

Seeing that the old agricultural official didn't make things difficult for them, Qian Dong quickly changed the topic: "Old Xue, I always feel that my [Cloud Walking] is not smooth recently, sometimes big and sometimes small, extremely unstable, please guide me."

"Cast the spell and let me see."

Qian Dong didn't hesitate and pointed his finger immediately; a grayish-white cloud appeared two meters above his head, swaying, like a drunkard's umbrella.

Xue Wenzhong observed for a moment, then waved his hand to signal Qian Dong to stop: "Vitality cannot be restrained, causing the spell effect to fluctuate."

Qian Dong listened obediently.

"However, you don't have to worry, this is a normal phenomenon." Xue Wenzhong grabbed Qian Dong's hand, stroked his wrist twice, and let go again. "You have already entered the second tier of Qi Gathering, just one final step away from breaking through."

"You guys are the same, most of you have probably reached or are about to reach it, but don't panic, go back and restrain your vitality properly, and you will be fine soon."

"Thank you, Old Xue."

"Huh?" When his gaze fell on Zhao Xing, Xue Wenzhong let out a light sound, then pulled Zhao Xing's hand.

The others didn't know why and looked over one after another.

After a while, Xue Wenzhong's brows relaxed, revealing a smile.

"Not bad, you have indeed entered the second tier of Qi Gathering, one step faster than them."

The others cast envious glances, Chen Ziyu showed joy, happy for his brother, and Qian Dong secretly bumped his shoulder, revealing a 'just as I thought' expression.

Zhao Xing's expression was indifferent; he had a panel, and he knew the moment he broke through, unlike other petty officials who still had some uncertainty about their own situation.

Next, several people asked their questions one by one; when it was Zhao Xing's turn, he talked about the three new spells he had already sought in the temple and requested Xue Wenzhong's guidance.

"The feeling of Wind Rising and Cloud Walking is the same; both are gathering Qi with vitality, manipulating the power of heaven and earth with inherent spell routes, but Wind Rising is slightly more difficult, with directional differences, and the casting process needs to be more detailed. Try manipulating it with one-third of the vitality of Cloud Walking, start with the north wind."

Hearing this, Zhao Xing immediately began to cast the spell.

The vitality at his fingertip hit the north, and soon, a wind blew.

At first, it was just a breeze, but gradually the wind force increased, blowing people's hair straight.

Xue Wenzhong's face was somewhat surprised, because Zhao Xing's control of Wind Rising was very stable, and the wind force was strong enough, not at all like a first-time spell casting.

If it were a beginner, it would be hair flying up and down, not blowing straight.

"Why didn't I notice he had this kind of comprehension before?"

Xue Wenzhong took it to heart and said: "Try the other directions."

Zhao Xing nodded lightly, pointing his fingers in the order of east, south, west, and north; there was no one in the north, but there were other petty officials casting spells in the other directions, which had great interference.

However, the transformation of the Dao Embryo Pill was beginning to show results, and Zhao Xing's control over vitality became stronger than others, domineeringly excluding other interference.

At this time in the courtyard, there was wind wherever he wanted it, while others could only be messy in the wind.

"Good, that's enough." Seeing this, Xue Wenzhong let Zhao Xing stop with satisfaction.

The other petty officials were still confused, but seeing that the abnormality appeared in the direction of the old agricultural official, they didn't think much and continued to practice their own.

Next, the old agricultural official let Zhao Xing try to cast [Thunder Striking].

"Cloud Walking has Yin and Yang clear and turbid Qi, using vitality to control the law; heavy becomes rain, combined becomes thunder, the key lies in..."

"Boom!"

Before the words fell, a thunderclap resounded through the courtyard.

The thunder was as loud as if it had exploded in his ear.

Now, everyone in the courtyard looked over.

Zhao Xing saw a grayish-white cloud layer appear above his head, gray and white rolling and colliding quickly from both sides, like chariots colliding together.

The next moment, purple appeared, and another thunderclap!

"Ziyu, is Brother's thunder a bit too loud?" Qian Dong looked at the sky blankly.

"I think so too; could it be that the gap between the first and second tier of Qi Gathering is this big?" Chen Ziyu was somewhat dazed; this shock was mostly influenced by the thunder.

Xue Wenzhong opened his mouth, speechless.

It was redundant to say it just now.

If it weren't for Zhao Xing's application document being carried on him, he would have thought Zhao Xing had been practicing for a long time.

Judging from these two spells alone, where does Zhao Xing look like a beginner?

"Old Xue, please guide me." Zhao Xing stopped the spell, waiting for Xue Wenzhong's instruction, but the other party smiled and said: "Wind Rising, Thunder Striking, you have quite a talent, you can be considered to have entered the door. What I want to say is nothing more than what I have said on weekdays; you practice a little more, and you can enter the hall."

"As for this Grass and Trees as Soldiers method... come with me."