Chapter 28: One Mind, Three Uses

“Then that means I should be able to cultivate three methods at once too—I’m a descendant of the Witch Clan. An Ice Witch descendant.” Su Cheng said immediately.

Su Yunhu also looked astonished. “Could I possibly cultivate a Spirit-Refining technique as well? My ancestral great-grandmother was a Golden Witch descendant.”

Su Wuji listened and widened his eyes in utter disbelief.

“How come all of you have Witch Clan blood? So I’m the only one without it?”

“That’s normal,” Liu Shi smiled. “Near our Immortal City, there are several major Witch clans. Our Su family has long arranged intermarriage with those great Witch tribes. Otherwise, how would Su Jin’s mother have married into our family?”

Many of the younger generation in the Su family carry Witch Clan blood.

Because neither the sect nor the Su family claims deep knowledge of the Witch Clan.

Thus, the talents of children with Witch Clan blood are hard to predict clearly.

Moreover, to counter the enemy factions’ ‘Cutting Down the Seedlings’ plan, the sect’s elders have fully mastered the Five Elemental Roots.

This means elemental affinity is no longer the primary criterion for sect admission.

The admission talent assessment has shifted from focusing solely on dual, single, or mutated roots and comprehension to equally weighing elemental affinity and bloodline talent, plus comprehension.

And a spy-detection test has been added as the final stage of the Dream Entry assessment.

Even sect laborers must have at least Qi Refining fourth stage cultivation base to enter.

Unless you have exceptional talent and receive special recruitment by the sect.

“But having Witch Clan blood doesn’t mean everyone has a strong spiritual core. Even within Witch tribes, not everyone can become a Witch.”

“So whether your spiritual core is truly strong still needs a simple test,” Liu Shi said.

“Master Liu, are you going to check our spiritual cores?” Su Wuji asked quickly. He remembered his grandfather warning him never to let others touch his spiritual core—it’s dangerous.

“No, I won’t test your spiritual cores. Remember: never let anyone touch your spiritual core.”

“It leaves openings for others to exploit you, turning you into living puppets.”

“My test method is this: I’ll teach you the One Mind, Two Uses technique. If you learn it quickly, your spiritual power is strong. If not, give up on cultivating three methods at once.”

“Even if you get the techniques, if you can’t comprehend them, it’s useless,” Liu Shi grumbled.

Cough, cough, cough. Master Liu, your method of testing our spiritual cores is truly unique.

Especially teaching us One Mind, Two Uses?

How did you know we all wanted to learn this?

All six children stared at her with burning eyes.

Even Su Jin was no exception.

She too wanted to know how her own One Mind, Two Uses differed from what Liu Shi would teach.

“Not yet,” Liu Shi said. “Let me first finish explaining the other three students’ questions.”

Su Linyuan and Yang Guan both wanted to say, “Why don’t we learn One Mind, Two Uses first?”

But although Su Wuji and the others also wanted to learn One Mind, Two Uses, they wanted to ask their questions first.

This time, Su Wuji asked, and Liu Shi answered.

Su Jin pulled out her small notebook and began taking notes, her expression intensely serious.

Su Cheng did the same.

Only Su Yunhu felt numb.

He felt like he was from a different world than Su Wuji and the others.

But since everyone else was taking notes, he began taking notes seriously too.

After Su Wuji finished, it was Su Cheng’s turn.

Su Cheng asked more questions than Su Wuji because he was also cultivating a Body Refining technique, though he’d just begun.

Watching them ask about difficulties in two techniques, Su Wuji felt deeply envious.

No good—I must settle on cultivating three methods at once as soon as possible.

Finally, it was Su Yunhu’s turn. He said he’d always felt fuzzy about the basic Qi Refining technique the clan had given them—“Green Wood Eternal Spring Technique”—and hoped Liu Shi could explain it again.

This request was no problem. Liu Shi began explaining the Green Wood Eternal Spring Technique without hesitation.

She knew this technique too well.

Su Yunhu listened intently, feeling as if he’d been given a power-up. Suddenly, he understood many problems he’d previously struggled with or been unsure about.

After Liu Shi’s explanation, he not only felt his grasp of the Green Wood Eternal Spring Technique had deepened significantly, but more importantly, he sensed that his already tightly condensed magic power could still be refined further.

He remembered his father telling him: the more tightly condensed your foundational magic power, the easier it will be to break through to higher realms.

“Thank you so much, Master Liu. You explained it perfectly. I feel I’ve reached a new level of understanding in the Green Wood Eternal Spring Technique,” Su Yunhu said, bowing deeply.

Liu Shi smiled faintly. “Now, I’ll teach you how to achieve One Mind, Two Uses.”

“Yes, yes!” Everyone nodded eagerly.

Liu Shi’s One Mind, Two Uses technique was actually the method of splitting spiritual sense into two.

But Liu Shi’s explanation was systematic and far more useful than Su Jin’s purely self-taught approach.

Su Jin quietly memorized Liu Shi’s method.

Then she began One Mind, Three Uses.

Splitting her thoughts into three.

After teaching, Liu Shi had everyone practice on their own.

Soon, Su Cheng and Su Wuji were the first to master One Mind, Two Uses—clearly, their talent surpassed the others.

Then came Su Yunhu.

Su Linyuan and Yang Guan followed closely behind.

Then everyone turned to look at Su Jin.

“I’ve already mastered One Mind, Two Uses. After listening to Master Liu’s instruction, I can now do One Mind, Three Uses,” Su Jin said, puffing out her chest proudly.

“No wonder you’ve already entered the Great Expansion Spirit Refining Scripture,” Su Wuji said, unsurprised.

The others stared, dumbfounded.

Is she serious?

We’re still struggling with One Mind, Two Uses—and you’re already doing One Mind, Three Uses?

Is that even reasonable?

Liu Shi laughed upon hearing this.

This little girl awakened her spiritual sense the moment she began cultivation. Among Witch Clan descendants, she belonged to the tiny elite of top-tier talent.

“Alright, class is almost over. Let me emphasize again: cultivating three methods at once requires vast resources and an extremely strong spiritual core. If you want to try, I won’t stop you—but you must bear the consequences yourselves.”

“For example, after training for a while, you realize you lack resources and can’t sustain it.”

“Or you waste too much time and end up failing to master any of the three techniques.”

“Or cultivating three methods slows your Qi Refining progress. These are all consequences!”

“If you choose to do it, you must accept all possible outcomes. So go home, think carefully, and decide. Better yet, discuss it with your parents—don’t choose Three Methods at Once out of momentary impulse.”

“Three Methods at Once offers huge potential benefits—but what good is it if you can’t achieve it?”

“It’s better to give it up from the start than waste time and energy on something you can’t accomplish.”