Chapter 54: Xue Chiluo Is Too Clever

"If you have this ability, you won't ever worry about cultivation resources again." Su Cheng genuinely rejoiced for her. He took a sip of Bing Chen Lu and said, "My aunt said I should learn one of the Hundred True Arts, but I have no idea what to choose."

"How about learning a seed-breeding secret technique? I heard cultivation planters make a fortune just from this skill." Su Jin recalled the exorbitantly priced Golden Silk Blueberry seeds and suggested.

"Seed-breeding secret technique? I think that's fine too—why not go the cultivation planter path? You'll never lack for anything just from breeding seeds." Su Wuji also advised.

"What about you? What skill are you planning to learn?" Su Cheng asked in return.

"I plan to learn talisman drawing," Su Wuji said. "My grandfather and my late father were both skilled in talisman drawing. I intend to study it seriously. This is called inheriting the family's art."

The key is inheriting the elders' skills—it saves you from many detours in the early stages.

Su Cheng said, "I'll think about it carefully. Learning a new skill now requires tremendous effort, and refining it consumes a lot too. I must discuss it with my family."

Su Jin thought to herself: This concerns my future—I must think deeply about it.

"Exactly," Su Wuji praised. "You really should consider it carefully and consult your family."

"But I think you have plenty of time to decide. I heard that among us students, only after breaking through to Qi Condensation Fourth Layer will the clan school organize us to choose one of the Hundred True Arts to study."

"What?" Su Cheng was stunned. He wasn't shocked that the clan school would teach the Hundred True Arts and let them choose one—he was stunned that they had to wait so long?

He needed at least until next year to break through to Qi Condensation Fourth Layer.

"So we won't be able to learn any of the Hundred True Arts until next year at the earliest?"

"Of course! This year we're aiming to break through to Qi Condensation Third Layer and master two spells to minor proficiency. Just calculate—where's your time going to come from to study a Hundred True Art?" Su Wuji asked, exasperated. "Even if I think I'm talented and have thick skin, I still can't be sure I'll break through to Qi Condensation Fourth Layer this year."

Su Cheng: Wuji-ge, I think you're being a bit too modest.

Su Jin added, "It's truly hard. I don't think the odds are good. Breaking from Qi Condensation Third Layer to Fourth Layer is a major hurdle."

"Come on, you two—break through to Fourth Layer in a year? I wouldn't even dare say that." Su Cheng said.

Although they had broken through to Qi Condensation Second Layer within a month, and breaking to Third Layer would take at most two or three months, from Qi Condensation Third Layer onward, breaking to Fourth Layer is a qualitative transformation of magic power.

Many people can't break through for four or five years.

If they get stuck, they're done for.

"Alright, alright, time's up—everyone go practice." Su Jin said.

Practice is their main task—nothing must interfere with cultivation.

So the three students immediately separated to practice individually.

After completing today's cultivation progress, Su Jin dismantled the formation disc and stored it in her small cabinet. Then she took out the Yellow Skin Gourd seed and began practicing the Entangling Technique.

One gourd vine after another died, rapidly increasing Su Jin's Entangling Technique proficiency.

After killing ten gourd vines this time, she stopped.

She pretended to store the dead gourd vines in a tiny black bag—her mother had given her a storage bag with very little space.

This small bag held only one cubic chi of space; even if lost, it wouldn't matter.

But she carried it mainly to conceal that she was throwing all the dead gourd vines into Little Wu Tian.

She hadn't yet decided to tell Su Wuji or Su Cheng about Little Wu Tian.

The gourd vines inside Little Wu Tian could serve as fertilizer and spur new gourd sprouts—nothing was wasted at all.

Next, she continued pondering the technique of extracting Wood Essence Qi. To even begin mastering this technique, she had to go outside the city with her elder brother. Without a mature tree to practice on, relying solely on imagination would never let her succeed.

At the clan school, they rested one day every ten days.

Seven days remained until their next rest day.

That was more than enough time for her to fully study the technique of extracting Wood Essence Qi.

At this moment, Su Wuji was also practicing spells.

Su Cheng, however, was still fully immersed in cultivation.

Everyone focused on their own tasks, showing no intention to disturb others.

Until dismissal and packing up, they all moved with perfect tacit understanding.

Su Jin truly felt Su Wuji and Su Cheng were far more mature than the other students.

Back home, Su Jin continued practicing the Entangling Technique. When her spiritual energy was exhausted, she went to dream and meet her enormous star.

The next morning, Su Jin rose very early. After washing and grooming, she ran to the backyard—she had apparently forgotten to water the plants yesterday.

Red ginseng only needed watering every two or three days.

Yesterday was her scheduled watering day. She had forgotten.

The moment she appeared in the backyard, Xue Chiluo flew out.

Xue Chiluo leapt onto her shoulder and used its spiritual sense to recount everything that had happened in the backyard during her absence.

"So you asked your brother to water the plants yesterday?" Su Jin learned that Xue Chiluo had sought her brother's help and was overjoyed.

Indeed, having an elder brother is great—even if you forget to water, someone at home can still fix it.

Su Jian: I never intended to help you fix it at all. It was just that Xue Chiluo kept staring at me until I went to water the backyard.

Yesterday, Su Jian had planned to go out on errands, but was blocked at the door by Xue Chiluo.

He tried to leave, and Xue Chiluo blocked him. He tried to return to his room, and Xue Chiluo blocked him again. It even used its pale, tender rootlets to walk out, come back, walk out again, come back again.

Su Jian finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Are you telling me to follow you?"

Then he was stunned to see Xue Chiluo nod.

It bent its leafy portion downward, just like a human nodding.

"Then lead the way," Su Jian, speechless, decided to follow Xue Chiluo's instructions.

Xue Chiluo led him straight to the small patch of red ginseng in the backyard.

"Xue Chiluo, are you asking me to water you?" Seeing the dry ground and the ginseng's signs of thirst, Su Jian understood. But he wanted to confirm whether his Xue Chiluo was truly this capable—could it really summon him to water? So he asked aloud.

Xue Chiluo nodded again.

Su Jian was utterly stunned.

This ancient witch spirit was too clever—so tiny, yet it understood that the red ginseng was thirsty and knew to summon him to water it.