Chapter 150: 212, 213

In the Reappearance World, before the main hall of Xuanqing Palace.

As the little beautiful woman's soft hand pulled him along, Song Cheng suddenly felt his heart jump; it was the heartbeat of a first date.

However, compared to the simple surge of emotions in ordinary people, at this moment, as that ink-wash-like hand led him, there was a preliminary collision of thoughts that required no words; just by holding hands, the black and white Qi of their palms overlapped.

Lian Chanxi felt the fluctuations of the strange man's thoughts coming from his palm, and their thoughts seemed to have already become entangled.

In this process, Lian Chanxi learned that Song Cheng was a cultivation fanatic who loved quiet and did not like to show off. She was quite different; she liked to run around everywhere, but she did not dislike her Dao companion being this way, and likewise, she felt that Song Cheng did not dislike her either.

She learned that Song Cheng's true form was an inland sea with surging earth fire, and this sea was situated in a desolate land that had almost become a Ghost River, with no residents and even fewer believers.

Yet her own true form was a divine mountain, a divine mountain called "Kunlun" by the local mortals, and those mortals had established three great nations around her.

The three nations upheld the same faith, and many outstanding individuals among them received her blessings and possessed magical powers, while she was revered as the "Kunlun Divine Mother."

Compared to her, "Song Cheng's home" really had a bit of a "poor kid" feeling, belonging to the type that "even if you become a god, you still have to run very far if you want to play."

However, Lian Chanxi still did not dislike her Dao companion being this way.

She even had the thought emerge in her mind that in the future, she could connect with Song Cheng's sea, merging their true forms into one, with the idea of "mountains in the sea, and mountains floating in the Canghai" in the future.

Just like this, through a mere Earth Tier level of hand-holding, the two had already engaged in many collisions of thoughts; this was far more efficient and far more sincere than "asking about how many houses and cars, what job, how much money per month, and whether it is stable" during a blind date.

After some basic thoughts coordinated and collided, the two tacitly released some thoughts of desire.

Those thoughts mingled together, constructing simple postures in their souls; they were joyful, full of desire, and enough to make ordinary people ecstatic to the point of madness.

The little beautiful woman became increasingly moved.

Hand-holding is actually just a preliminary collision of thoughts, which contains a simple understanding of each other's personalities and hobbies.

Whether they are suitable or not can also be reflected in this step.

And now, it was clearly quite suitable.

The two were quite satisfied with each other.

Therefore, Lian Chanxi's favorability, which had become "90" upon seeing the "Top-tier Evaluation," now quietly jumped to "97" after the suitability of their hand-holding.

She knew that as long as her master nodded again, this youth would accompany her through an extremely long life, sharing life and death, sharing fortune and misfortune; no one would spend more time with her or do more things together than this youth.

However, the ink-wash little beautiful woman walked two steps, but then stopped as she remembered something, saying: "Master is still in the main hall and hasn't come out yet, Little Song, walk around with me."

Immediately, she tightly held Song Cheng's hand and walked away along the courtyard of Xuanqing Palace.

The communication between the two caused their relationship to rise rapidly, as if it had jumped into the "passionate love period" in an instant.

They strolled casually through the corridors and courtyards.

Every courtyard here was very empty, yet the ink-wash artistic conception of the bricks and tiles was full of charm, and the air was permeated with strange black and white Qi; those breaths occasionally flowed, as if fish dragging black and white gauze tails were swimming dreamily in the deep sea. Occasionally, one could see scenery through the corridor windows, but that was no longer the original Funiu Mountain, and it was unknown where it was.

This place was mysterious, strange, and distant.

But the two were rapidly becoming familiar and close to each other.

Lian Chanxi knew she had found her ideal partner, and she was truly happy.

It is quite difficult for an existence at the Earth Tier level to find a suitable Dao companion.

This is not like in the human world.

In the human world, any village or town has countless couples.

But at the Earth Tier level, if you want to wait for someone of the same age, or around the same age, it might take hundreds or thousands of years, and by that time... it would be the situation of "I was born when you were not, and when you were born, I was already old."

Lian Chanxi was just like this.

She was gifted, and it only took her 1,600 years to step into the Mountain and River Lord level, but there was not a single person in the entire Xuanqing Palace of a similar age to her.

Her master told her that it was not like this in the past, but the current environment is too poor, and it is too difficult to give birth to a Mountain and River Lord; although Xuanqing Palace does have people who go out to guide the common people, most are like mud entering the Canghai, with no follow-up at all.

However, she did not want to find an older person to be her Dao companion in her heart; after all, after working hard for over a thousand years, why should she find a man much older than her to be her Dao companion? So, she originally didn't intend to find a Dao companion, but after a thousand years, a gifted youth suddenly appeared before her eyes, and this youth also seemed to have taken a fancy to her at first sight, asking her if she had a Dao companion as soon as he spoke.

This could be called a matter of course.

This was not only Song Cheng being moved, but Lian Chanxi was also moved.

She knew the benefits of a "Dao companion" better than anyone.

The establishment of relationships between couples in the human world is mostly for mutual survival, for reproduction together, and for adding some fun to life.

However, Earth Tier couples are natural alliances; they can go out to explore together and cultivate together. Everyone has lived for thousands of years, and without a deep relationship, the cost of trust is very high.

But a Dao companion can significantly reduce the cost of trust, because... mortal mating is for reproduction, while Earth Tier Dao companion mating is a deep communication of each other's souls, a merging of each other into one; it is a pleasure far more intense than the physical collision, and it is truly being inseparable.

Of course, as an Earth Tier existence, if one wants to experience the affairs of mortal couples, one only needs to attach to their true form.

However... this kind of thing is actually quite difficult, because in the real world, the territories where the two are located might be even further apart than imagined.

With their mutual understanding, Lian Chanxi's hand gripped tighter, and she said: "Little Song, do you still have unfinished business in the mortal world?"

Song Cheng did not reveal these thoughts to her, and they also belonged to the deep secrets of both parties.

Song Cheng nodded and said: "I still have some relatives in the mortal dust, and even... some mortals among them are nearing the end of their lifespans."

He still remembered Ling'er.

"It's been so long, and there are actually still mortals you care about, whom you regard as relatives." Lian Chanxi's lips, like new cherry blossoms, curled up slightly, "You are truly affectionate and righteous."

But immediately, she added: "However, it is better to let her reincarnate."

Song Cheng said: "Is there no way?"

Lian Chanxi said: "There is, but it is not very good. No, it is very bad."

"Why?"

"Because..." Lian Chanxi shook her head and said, "This method is the Spirit Servant technique, however... a Spirit Servant shares the lifespan of their master; unless the Spirit Servant can cultivate to a higher realm in the process, otherwise they are just lingering on, and will drag down the master."

Song Cheng was stunned.

What the hell?

There is such a good thing? Isn't this his "dream technique"?

However, he felt the unwillingness in Lian Chanxi's thoughts.

This was not jealousy, but Lian Chanxi had already regarded him as her Dao companion and did not want him to waste his lifespan for no reason.

Yet Lian Chanxi also sensed the determination in Song Cheng's thoughts.

Lian Chanxi furrowed her brows and asked, "You have always been sentimental and righteous; would you rather sacrifice your own lifespan for the sake of others?"

Song Cheng said, "If one day it were you, Sister Lian, I would do the same."

His voice and his thoughts were transmitted to Lian Chanxi together.

Lian Chanxi was slightly moved, but then she immediately remembered that the person before her was actually at the level of Mountain and River Master Perfection, and she understood; perhaps this was the persistence of her Dao companion.

At the very least, this was a decent persistence, not an evil one.

Furthermore, a spirit servant's cultivation talent would be significantly improved by the influence of their master; it would not be difficult to waste a few years to raise them to the Qi Realm among mortals.

It was just that, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat; which Mountain and River Lord would be willing to expend their own precious lifespan for those mortals destined for a short life?

Thus, she said, "Besides suppression, the Seal of Mountains and Rivers has many small techniques, and these techniques can all be learned for free at Nantian Pavilion. Once you have entered the sect, you can naturally go inside to learn them."

Song Cheng said, "What about the higher-level cultivation methods for a Mountain and River Lord? Does Sister Lian know?"

Lian Chanxi said, "You just ate the Lost Fish over at Chen Lao's place, didn't you?"

"I ate it."

"Swallowing fragments of the Lost, and circulating the technique, allows one to reach a higher level. That level is called True Spirit. Master is a True Spirit. But to reach this realm, some Mountain and River Lords find it hard to even touch it in their entire lives."

"Why is that?" Song Cheng was very curious.

Once at this realm, aptitude, bone structure, and such are no longer applicable. Could it be that one doesn't eat enough Lost? "The technique chapters require the sect's contribution points. This contribution forces everyone to maintain this world and purify the Lost Land.

Besides that, it is about opportunity, and the dangers within."

Lian Chanxi already regarded Song Cheng as her Dao companion, so naturally, she told him everything; otherwise, even if Song Cheng were a newly initiated junior brother, she would only say a few casual words, and the rest would be strictly professional—she would never spend time talking so much with an unrelated person.

After speaking, she suddenly pointed at her feet and said, "The origin of this world is considered by almost everyone to be Yin and Yang.

Only after Yin and Yang erupted did things manifest one by one, slowly giving birth to a world suitable for mortals to live and multiply.

For mortals to continue cultivating is to reverse this process, walking backward step by step along the path of the world's evolution.

Initially, in the Mortal Realm where the body, Soul, and Dream reside, without the influence of special powers, and afterward, one arrives at the Reappearance World through a Domain.

But Junior Brother wouldn't think that the Reappearance World is the origin of the world, would you?"

Song Cheng shook his head.

The young beautiful woman continued to clear up the confusion for her man: "Master says that deeper within the Reappearance World is the Yin-Yang Illusion Realm."

"Illusion Realm?"

Song Cheng was stunned.

The young beautiful woman said, "I am also very strange; clearly, it is a True Spirit, so why is it an Illusion Realm? Master says that a very, very long time ago, beneath the Reappearance World was the Yin-Yang True Realm.

But since time immemorial, the person who gathered the greatest opportunity of heaven and earth, possessed the strongest power, and achieved the highest status appeared, and that person changed 'True' to 'Illusion'; as for the rest... I do not know.

Thinking that the road is long, the path of cultivation is extremely lengthy; even if it is incredibly arduous, once one enters the 'True', it is still an 'Illusion'. Since it is illusion and not true, where the 'True' lies and needs to be sought... however, these are not things we should consider for now."

"That person who gathered the greatest opportunity of heaven and earth, possessed the strongest power, and achieved the highest status... who is it?" Song Cheng could not help but ask.

The young beautiful woman said word by word, "Zhang Daolu."

As the two were chatting, noisy sounds suddenly came from the main hall of Xuanqing Palace not far away.

A look of helplessness and a bit of anger appeared on Lian Chanxi's face, and she said, "It's finally done."

"What happened?" Song Cheng said.

Lian Chanxi said, "See Master first."

Song Cheng nodded.

Immediately, Lian Chanxi pulled little Song's hand and returned to the original spot, then entered the first courtyard to the right of the main hall directly.

The courtyards of the Reappearance World are like independent worlds; if one does not enter, one would never know what is happening inside.

Compared to the outside, the ink-wash colors of that courtyard were a bit richer, and there was even a refreshing scent drifting in the air, making one feel clear-headed and refreshed upon smelling it.

In the courtyard, there were two ink-wash figures, one standing and one sitting.

The one standing was an old man with a full head of silver hair, his hands covered in thick black Qi, looking like two metal gloves, with a strength of "7630~11500".

The other was an intellectual short-haired beautiful woman, looking about the same age as Lian Chanxi, only the colors around her body were extremely solid, black and white distinct, almost every inch of her skin was like the silver-haired old man's hands, but besides that, there was a mysterious sense of flow.

If it could be said that everyone was "composed of ink-wash Qi," then this short-haired beautiful woman was painted with "ink-wash liquid."

She did not speak or move, but the pressure she emitted lingered on this courtyard as if it were substantial, making one feel awe, knowing she was definitely a higher-level existence.

Her strength data was actually: 14200~24800!

Song Cheng took a glance and knew that this beautiful woman's age was definitely over ten thousand; although she looked the same as Lian Chanxi, their maximum lifespans were not the same. When this beautiful woman was dominating the scene, Lian Chanxi was probably not even born, let alone him.

"Master!"

Lian Chanxi shouted happily.

The beautiful woman watched her holding a young man's hand, and her expression toward Song Cheng also became gentle.

Lian Chanxi ran closer and said, "Master, Song Cheng was found by me when I was bringing back She Yitu; he is at the Mountain and River Master Perfection realm, and Chen Lao gave him a Top-tier Evaluation token."

Song Cheng presented the token with both hands.

The beautiful woman beckoned, and the token flew over; with just a touch, the beautiful woman seemed to have seen Song Cheng's performance before with her own eyes, nodding and saying, "A youthful appearance, yet already at Perfection, truly rare."

After speaking, she smiled at Lian Chanxi and said dotingly, "Got your wish?"

Lian Chanxi giggled and said, "Heaven sent him right before my eyes."

As she spoke, she looked at Song Cheng again and said, "Little Song, this is my Master, and also my aunt, Jing Shifei. This one is my Senior Brother Huang Taixuan."

Song Cheng hurriedly bowed, respectfully chanting "Master" and "Senior Brother."

The beautiful woman loved the house and its crow, and her expression toward Song Cheng also had a bit more doting, saying, "You can call her as Chanxi does, 'Aunt' will do."

"Aunt."

Song Cheng called out.

"Yes," Jing Shifei responded.

Song Cheng saw the favorability above her head slowly solidify, turning into "90".

Yet the silver-haired Senior Brother to the side inexplicably only had "50".

Song Cheng was slightly stunned in his heart; what was this situation? The next moment, Huang Taixuan suddenly said: "Master, since Junior Brother has already reached Mountain and River Master Perfection, I would like to spar with him briefly."

Jing Shifei sighed and said: "Taixuan, you should know that our Xuanqing Palace's path is better suited to stillness than movement, to constant self-reflection rather than fighting with others. You don't have much time left either, why can you still not see through this point?"

Huang Taixuan also sighed and said: "Master, I have tried every method that could be tried."

"The highest good is like water; water benefits all things and does not contend."

Jing Shifei said: "Since you know not to contend, wouldn't the more you wish to fight, the more you are going against the right path?"

Huang Taixuan said: "But this disciple doesn't have many years left to live! I..."

Jing Shifei said: "Between life and death there is great terror, but also great realization. Later I will take you to the side of the Reappearance River; you watch the rise and fall of the Reappearance, perhaps you will have a sudden enlightenment. I will protect you."

Huang Taixuan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Many thanks, Master."

Immediately, he cupped his fists again and was just about to turn and leave when Jing Shifei added: "Junior Brother is about to enter the sect; you go and notify all the places, tell them to all come over if they have time. Let's set the time for three months from now."

Three months is a snap of the fingers, quite long for mortals, but for these long-lived beings, it is very fast.

"Yes, Master." Huang Taixuan responded and walked away quickly.

The courtyard became quiet. The beautiful woman looked Song Cheng over and suddenly said: "Little Song, come here."

Lian Chanxi looked at Song Cheng encouragingly.

Song Cheng understood that this step was meeting the parents.

He walked closer and sat down. Jing Shifei raised her hand, looked at him, slowly extended her palm, and asked: "Do you mind?"

"Aunt."

"Everyone has secrets. Those secrets I cannot see; I am just looking at your cultivation talent and your past conduct."

As she spoke, Jing Shifei's ink-like hand rested on Song Cheng's hand.

Ink immediately billowed out, wrapping around Song Cheng's palm.

Countless thoughts began to collide in an instant, but unlike before, this time Song Cheng only felt an irresistible sense of intrusion. Even though Jing Shifei was already very gentle, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

However, Jing Shifei suddenly looked up, an indescribable astonishment appearing on her intellectual face; she had seen Song Cheng's terror, seen that kind of instant-thousand-year sudden enlightenment.

And Song Cheng also knew she had seen it.

Thoughts are mutual.

What was seen, both the viewer and the one being viewed, understood equally well.

As she watched, the feeling in Jing Shifei's heart was no longer just astonishment, but terror.

Soon, she withdrew her hand, waved at Lian Chanxi, and said: "Chanxi, besides you having seen Little Song's thoughts, no one else has, right?"

Seeing her aunt acting abnormally, Lian Chanxi shook her head.

Jing Shifei said: "Chanxi, you must protect Little Song well, you cannot..."

As she spoke, she slowly shook her head and said: "Forget it, unless one is in the True Spirit Realm, not many people can forcibly pry. In this Xuanqing Palace, besides me, only the Palace Master can do it."

After thinking for a moment, the short-haired beautiful woman smiled: "Since you are becoming Dao companions, go back to your own courtyard first. Little Song, take this temporary token; holding this token, you may enter the Nantian Pavilion to read books."

"Many thanks, Aunt."

Song Cheng knew Jing Shifei had seen his terrifying breakthrough speed, but her favorability had instead risen to 95, which made him feel slightly at ease.

Looking at the temporary token again, it was still a token painted with an "Ink Plum," only it looked much rougher and simpler than the one Lian Chanxi had before.

This made him think of the token he had obtained from the Jilei Mountain Mountain God's Yin She.

The question was, if the Jilei Mountain Mountain God was also a disciple of Xuanqing Palace, why... did absolutely no one mention it?

He kept the question in his heart and did not ask.

At this time, Lian Chanxi said happily: "Aunt, then Little Song and I are Dao companions from now on."

"Mm." The short-haired beautiful woman smiled and nodded, without the slightest objection.

Lian Chanxi pulled Song Cheng's hand and said: "Little Song, let's go."

The two left the courtyard.

Only then did Jing Shifei's calm expression reveal a look of extreme gravity.

She rested her chin on her elbow, pondered for a long time in the courtyard, and only then seemed to have made a decision. Looking at the direction the two had left through the courtyard archway, she muttered to herself: 'This is not only Chanxi's greatest opportunity, I fear it is also my greatest opportunity.'

The short-haired beautiful woman let out a long breath, a rarity for her, and looking at the ink-colored luster flowing through the world, her expression revealed an inexplicable joy.

'In these ten thousand ages, I fear a second Zhang Daolu is about to emerge.'

As a being who has lived for ten thousand years, she was still different from ordinary people.

Ordinary people would fight over treasures, but a being who had lived for ten thousand years and experienced countless events understood that some things might not be treasures, and might not be worth fighting over. Compared to forcibly plundering or causing offense, making good use of it and letting it become an opportunity was the wise course of action.

If Song Cheng were a selfish, murderous, and treacherous person, she might still hesitate about whether to take action.

But Song Cheng was clearly a person who valued affection and righteousness, who cared about his family; he hadn't even abandoned a small maidservant. Such a person... could completely become her opportunity.

Giving help while Song Cheng was young and establishing an intimate connection was far better than forced interrogation and plunder.

Because the uncertainty of the latter was far, far too great.

To be favored by heaven to this extent, how could he be so easy to kill? Since it was a great opportunity delivered to her doorstep, she certainly wouldn't let it turn into a life-and-death enemy or vanish into smoke because of greed.

Although Jing Shifei hadn't seen the panel or the Ghost Tower, she had seen Song Cheng's terrifyingly extreme cultivation speed.

Of course, her making this decision also had to do with the characteristics of Xuanqing Palace.

Lian Chanxi lived in the ninth courtyard on the right.

This courtyard was based on ranking.

Jing Shifei was the first on the right, Chen Lao was the third on the right, and she was the ninth on the right.

"Little Song, in the Reappearance World, there are seven great powers, namely the Five Elements and Yin-Yang."

Xuanqing Palace is one of them, belonging to Water; the cultivation method we practice is called the "Water Spirit Illuminating Heaven Scripture," and practitioners do not like to contend, often following a path of pure cultivation.

So, no matter what Aunt saw, you don't need to worry.

Aunt is a very good person."

Lian Chanxi entered the room, sat at one side of the desk, and looked at the young man opposite her.

Song Cheng also looked at her.

Both of their breathing suddenly became a bit rapid.

"Little Song, do you know how to perform Double Cultivation?" the beautiful young woman asked suddenly.

Song Cheng shook his head awkwardly; after entering the Earth Tier, this was truly "a maiden's first time getting married."

Before, the reason he had held hands was merely because of a collision of thoughts, which still fell within the realm of reason, but Double Cultivation was a bit mysterious.

Could it be that Double Cultivation at the Earth Tier level is also "like fighting," where one moment you are on top, and the next I am on top? The essence of life is different, okay? However, Song Cheng was not worried.

This kind of thing is unfamiliar the first time and familiar the second; anyway, for the first time, he would just be passive. With Lian Chanxi guiding him, it was impossible for him to fail, right? The two looked at each other, and the air became inexplicably quiet.

The beautiful young woman felt she should be more proactive; after all, she was the senior. So, gritting her teeth, she stood up, got onto the couch, twisted her hips, her long legs revealing a gap, and looking back with a pretty face, she said: "You come up first."

Song Cheng was stunned.

Huh? Could it be that even at the Earth Tier, it is still this simple and crude? He hadn't seen mountains and rivers colliding either, but since Lian Chanxi was doing this, he would just cooperate.

So he went up.

The two tried for a while and found it was completely ineffective. Although there was the feeling one would have as a mortal, this was definitely not what the Earth Tier level should be like. After all, it was merely formed by contact, and the feeling it brought was about the same as holding hands; this was clearly problematic. Thus, Song Cheng retreated back down.

The beautiful young woman was a bit embarrassed, so she said: "Little Song, don't panic, let's try something else."

Song Cheng nodded.

Anyway, for the first time, he would just listen to Lian Chanxi.

After a long while, the two separated, but still shook their heads.

Song Cheng finally understood and said: "Lian Chanxi, so you don't know how to perform Double Cultivation either."

If the Reappearance World had color, the beautiful young woman's face would definitely be red right now; even at this moment, the speed of the ink flowing on her cheeks had increased.

"Who says I don't know? It's just done like this!"

Having said that, the beautiful young woman lay down again, slightly raised her hips, and stubbornly said: "Come quickly! It must be that you didn't find the right place!"

Song Cheng went up again.

However, the feeling was still wrong. The Earth Tier level had become stronger, and the stimulation required might be powerful; only then could it be called Double Cultivation.

Mortals only encourage reproduction, and the stimulation is brought about by organs, but this clearly did not apply to existences at the level of Song Cheng and Lian Chanxi.

Song Cheng couldn't help but say: "Lian Chanxi, doesn't Xuanqing Palace have other Daoist companions? How do they do it?"

Lian Chanxi's pretty face also showed some irritability. She had thought that Double Cultivation was just letting the two have more contact and more collision of thoughts, but now it seemed that was definitely not the case.

So, she got up from the couch, pulled down the skirt she had just lifted, covering her rounded, slender legs and hips, and then said: "Let's go to the Nantian Pavilion to take a look."

Song Cheng found it funny in his heart and also felt it was interesting.

However, going to the Nantian Pavilion now was also what he wished for in his heart.

The Nantian Pavilion was behind the main hall of Xuanqing Palace.

No one was guarding it.

One could enter by holding the "Ink Plum Token."

There was no one inside either.

There were only rows of ancient bookshelves laid out, on which were placed book volumes like jade slips.

Lian Chanxi gave a reminder: "According to the rules of Xuanqing Palace, one can cultivate at most two techniques at the same time; having more will instead cause harm.

By touching them, you can roughly perceive the content; only after confirming it should you absorb the content within. Little Song, you must prepare yourself mentally; the content of every technique here is extremely vast."

Song Cheng nodded, and then walked with the beautiful young woman among the bookshelves.

All the furniture here had a strong sense of history, as if they were ancient ink paintings hanging on the long wall of time.

"How was Xuanqing Palace built?" Song Cheng asked while raising his hand to touch the jade slips on the bookshelf.

Lian Chanxi said: "Probably by some great expert."

Song Cheng said: "Everything in the Reappearance World is just a projection in the mortal world.

The mortal world is changing, and everything here is also changing.

Only if something is branded here like a Ghost will it form a building.

Is Xuanqing Palace... also a world of Ghosts?"

Lian Chanxi said: "But Ghosts are very special; all Ghosts are special. Even I cannot completely destroy them, and the reason we were able to reach this realm was just by integrating the immortal Ghosts into our bodies and using pure Yang to check and balance them, achieving a balance.

The root of the Ghosts... is not here."

"The Yin-Yang Illusion Realm?"

"It should be."

"Then the foundation of Xuanqing Palace is also in the Yin-Yang Illusion Realm."

"Little Song, let's not talk about it, I found it."

Lian Chanxi flipped to a Double Cultivation technique, touched it slightly, and said: "We really have to learn it. I'll go first, and you come later. Double Cultivation is beneficial for both you and me."

Song Cheng nodded.

While speaking, he also found the profound technique he needed.

He raised his hand to absorb it, and an extremely powerful content impact crashed into his consciousness; the flow speed of the black and white Qi around his body also accelerated.

After a long while, he put down that technique, and a piece of information appeared directly on his interface.

【Combat Technique】

Spirit Servant Technique (Earth Grade Grade C) (Not Yet Initiated (0/1024)) Song Cheng was stunned for a moment.

According to this data, the time required to cultivate this technique is actually not lower than cultivating a cultivation method.

Therefore, he asked again: "Sister Lian, this spell seems quite profound; does it take a very long time to cultivate?"

Lian Chanxi did not answer, as she was still immersed in absorbing the spell's information.

After a while, she finally let out a long breath and said: "Little Song, you come now."

Song Cheng repeated the question he had just asked.

Lian Chanxi said: "Most spells only need to be cultivated to the entry level so that they can be used; who has that much time to cultivate them? However, if there is one that is truly handy, one can spend effort to contemplate it daily."

Song Cheng said: "Then what level has Sister Lian's 'Spirit Servant Technique' reached?"

Lian Chanxi said: "Entry level."

Immediately, she added: "Entry level is a must-practice, because only after learning this can you capture a Soul into the Yin She."

"And the many methods that follow are all for the sake of the spirit servant; even though they are beneficial to the cultivator, they are not worth the effort to cultivate."

Song Cheng said: "Then, is all this content kept in your heart?"

Lian Chanxi suddenly froze, as if she had remembered something, then she put her hands on her hips, blinked her eyes, and said: "Oh no!"

"What's wrong?"

"Little Song, have you never cultivated any spells?"

"That's right, I've just been fumbling around on my own."

"Then you surely haven't practiced the 'Forgetting Technique' either?"

"Mm."

"And you have now cultivated the 'Spirit Servant Technique'?"

"Mm."

"Ah!"

"Sister Lian..."

As Song Cheng's words fell, Lian Chanxi walked out from the other side, her face ashen as she said: "Alright, we cannot perform Double Cultivation for the time being; your second spell must be the 'Forgetting Technique' first."

"Only after you have mastered the 'Forgetting Technique' can you forget a spell after cultivating it to the entry level, and then learn a new one."

Song Cheng asked: "Then about how long does it take for a spell to reach the entry level?"

Lian Chanxi said aggrievedly: "Spells are easier to cultivate than cultivation arts, but if you want to successfully cultivate to the entry level, it will still take a few decades."

"A few decades..."

"A few decades."

"Does that mean I can only cultivate the Double Cultivation art after a few decades?"

"Yes, Little Song!"

Lian Chanxi was somewhat devastated, complaining: "I had originally planned for us to cultivate together..."

Song Cheng was actually fine; he glanced at the "70,655 points" on his panel, and thinking that his cultivation speed had already been discovered by Jing Shifei anyway, he comforted her: "Sister Lian, don't worry, my cultivation speed might be a little faster; I won't make you wait for decades."

(End of this chapter)