Heaven Dou City, deep within the Ye family estate, in a quiet cultivation chamber.
Amidst calm and focused cultivation, a month passed silently.
This quiet chamber was where generations of Ye family heads had cultivated.
The walls were made of special materials capable of effectively isolating Spirit Power leakage and external disturbances.
At this moment, the room was filled with two completely different yet subtly merging auras.
One half was a rich Life aura, refreshing and invigorating, as if one were deep within a tropical rainforest.
The other half was a destructive fluctuation lurking in the shadows, not yet unleashed but enough to make those with sharp perception tremble in fear.
Ye Lingling sat cross-legged on a prayer mat at the center of the quiet chamber, her eyes tightly shut, her short silver hair gently floating despite the absence of wind.
Her Spirit Power rank remained at Rank 38.
This was not due to stagnation in cultivation, but a deliberate requirement set by Ling Ye.
“After a sudden surge in power, the greatest taboo is an empty foundation,” Ling Ye had said verbatim.
“What you need to do now is not to rush towards Rank 39, but to thoroughly master this surging Spirit Power.”
“At the same time, you must familiarize yourself with your Twin Spirits, especially the power characteristics of the Destruction Begonia Emperor. Ultimate attributes are indeed powerful, but if not properly controlled, they may backfire on you or accidentally harm others, leading to unimaginable consequences.”
Therefore, during this month, Ye Lingling’s cultivation focus was entirely on “mastery” and “familiarization.”
By day, she focused on the Life Begonia Emperor Spirit, repeatedly honing her third Spirit Skill, “Life Protection.”
The ultimate Spirit Skill had evolved: it could apply a long-lasting Life shield to herself or a single allied target.
While the shield existed, it rapidly restored the target’s Spirit Power.
Before the shield shattered or its duration ended, the target could withstand one powerful attack whose force did not exceed their own endurance limit.
At the same time, Ye Lingling also attempted to infuse Life energy into her own body, engaging in various high-intensity physical training to familiarize herself with this transformed body, which could now be called that of a humanoid Spirit Beast.
Only at night, under Ling Ye’s close supervision, would she switch to the Destruction Begonia Emperor Spirit.
When the phantom of the deep purple Begonia appeared, the temperature in the entire quiet chamber seemed to drop by several degrees.
Strange purple-black patterns crept up along her arms.
Ye Lingling carefully guided that destructive power, progressing from initially only being able to produce a tiny purple-black spark in her palm… to gradually being able to stably release her first Spirit Skill, “Touch of Annihilation,” and blast it onto specially made targets.
The tyrannical and uncontrollable nature of the Destruction attribute far exceeded that of the Life attribute.
Ye Lingling often found this power difficult to rein in; it seemed to possess a will of its own, yearning for destruction and release.
Whenever this happened, Ling Ye would use his three hundred years of understanding of the laws of Destruction to speak in a steady voice.
He guided her on how to use her mental will to harness this violent force rather than be controlled by it.
Beyond the personal training of Spirit Skills, Ling Ye also guided her in the most fundamental training of “Dual Spirit Switching.”
How to switch between Spirits at the fastest speed and lowest cost during battle?
Use the Life attribute to heal oneself and purify negative statuses, then use the Destruction attribute to deliver a fatal blow.
This infusion of tactical thinking and reflex training rapidly elevated Ye Lingling’s vision and combat awareness.
Now, if Ye Lingling used only the Life Begonia Emperor Spirit with her Rank 38 Spirit Power, she could already confront combat-type Spirit Ancestors above Rank 40 head-on without being at a disadvantage.
If she switched to the Destruction Begonia Emperor, she was even confident in easily defeating Spirit Masters below Rank 50.
If both Spirits erupted at full force under Ling Ye’s coordination, with the power of Life and the power of Destruction surging alternately… even a Spirit Saint possessing a Spirit Avatar would be unable to gain any advantage over them.
“In just one short month, from a pure support-type with virtually no combat power to being able to contend with Spirit Kings. Lingling, your rate of progress is enough to shame any so-called genius.” Ling Ye spoke with satisfaction in the mental world.
Ye Lingling slowly withdrew her power and opened her eyes.
Her gaze was calmer and sharper than a month ago, less of a young girl’s innocence and more of a strong individual’s composure.
This was not merely confidence brought by power, but an aura tempered through countless simulated battles Ling Ye had conducted within her mental world.
“It’s all thanks to Brother Ling Ye’s excellent teaching.” A slight smile curved at the corner of Ye Lingling’s mouth, a sincere smile.
Ling Ye smiled gently and asked: “Cultivation has temporarily come to a pause. What about the intelligence regarding Holy Spirit Village and Nuoding City?” Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
During this month, they had not been working completely in isolation.
Through some of the Ye family’s intelligence channels in Heaven Dou City, Ye Lingling had quietly gathered general information about Fasino Province, Nuoding City, and Holy Spirit Village.
Ling Ye had filtered and verified the key information based on his memories from his “previous life.”
“The information is largely accurate.” Ye Lingling responded in her heart.
“Holy Spirit Village is indeed south of Nuoding City, a very ordinary small mountain village. Recently, there truly is a youth named Tang San in the village who just turned twelve. It’s said his Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, he possesses full innate Spirit Power, and he has been taken under the wing of a Grandmaster from Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy.”
“Just a few days ago, this Tang San has already left Nuoding City with that Grandmaster. It’s said they are heading to a place called ‘Shrek Academy’ to continue their studies.”
“Grandmaster? Yu Xiaogang?” Ling Ye confirmed.
“Yes, that Grandmaster is quite renowned in the field of Spirit Master theory. Although his own strength is… not great, his theories are solid, so people call him ‘Grandmaster.'” Ye Lingling answered.
“Mm, that’s correct.” Ling Ye’s voice carried a note of affirmation.
“After Tang San left, that little girl by his side with the ability to transform from a 100,000-year Spirit Beast, ‘Xiao Wu,’ surely went with him. And their father… or more precisely, Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, will inevitably be secretly protecting them while also keeping an eye on Xiao Wu.”
“So, Brother Ling Ye’s assessment is… now is precisely the time when Tang Hao is least likely to return to the back mountain of Holy Spirit Village?” Ye Lingling grasped Ling Ye’s plan.
“Exactly.” Ling Ye nodded.
“What preparations need to be made?” Ye Lingling asked.
“A set of inconspicuous clothing, some dry rations and fresh water, sufficient money, and…” Ling Ye paused.
“You need a reasonable excuse to leave your mother for a short while. For example, going somewhere with nice scenery and gentle Spirit Beasts to ‘relax’ and consolidate your cultivation. As for the timeframe, say around half a month.”
Ye Lingling nodded.
Although Ye Qingxian doted on her daughter, she was not the type of mother to be overly controlling.
She usually did not oppose her daughter’s reasonable and safe travel requests, especially those for cultivation and broadening horizons.
Especially after her daughter had demonstrated “extraordinary talent,” she hoped her daughter would go out more and broaden her horizons.
Using the excuse of “wanting to gather some special medicinal herbs after consolidating her cultivation,” Ye Lingling successfully obtained Ye Qingxian’s consent.
Ye Qingxian initially wanted to send guards along, but Ye Lingling refused, stating she “needed to quietly comprehend things alone.”
In the end, she only reminded her to be careful and gave her a considerable sum of gold coins.