The moment the Shuilingli entered her body, the dense spiritual power began to surge wildly within her. She felt as if her body were being torn apart, until a gentle force wrapped around that spiritual power, guiding it downward toward the Lingtai in her Dantian.
Her Lingtai was different from others’. Other people had only a single Lingtai—some shaped like flowers, some like leaves—but regardless of shape, they were always a single color.
Her Lingtai, however, resembled a lotus flower. White Astral Power formed the stamen at the center, surrounded by two petals—one red, one green.
The overwhelming force of the Shuilingli continuously battered her Lingtai. You Yu was in such agony that she could only rely on sheer willpower to keep from fainting, leaving her no attention to observe the state of her Lingtai.
Gradually, the Shuilingli was completely absorbed by her Lingtai, and only then did the unbearable pain slowly fade away.
By now, You Yu was drenched in sweat, her bangs plastered to her cheeks and her clothes clinging to her body as if she had just been pulled from water.
Jiang Wenji withdrew his hand. “Alright, feel it for yourself.”
You Yu sank her Divine Sense into her body and arrived at her Lingtai. There, beside her Mu Linggen, she saw a tiny blue dot the size of a grain of rice.
This was her Shuilinggen!
Looking at the adorable little sprout, You Yu felt joy in her heart, but also some confusion. “Master, everyone says the fewer Linggens one has, the better. Why did you awaken my other Linggens?”
“For others, fewer is better because the Xinfa they cultivate allows them to absorb only one type of Lingqi at a time before converting it into Lingli. The more Linggens one has, the more time one must spend on cultivation. But your Xinfa is different. You can absorb all types of Lingqi simultaneously, and they will automatically convert into Lingli, each returning to its proper place. So no matter how many Linggens you have, your cultivation time is the same as someone with a Danlinggen.”
You Yu admired Jiang Wenji’s brilliance—he didn’t even need to look at her Xinfa to know exactly how she cultivated.
“Master, is it because of the Astral Power?”
“Correct. In ancient times, everyone could absorb Astral Power, so they could also absorb the Lingqi corresponding to their Linggens simultaneously. Thus, in those days, the more Linggens one had, the better. It was only later that people’s constitutions changed, and they could no longer absorb Astral Power, nor could they absorb elemental Lingqi at the same time. That is why having a single Linggen gradually became preferable.”
You Yu understood. If one could absorb all types of Lingqi simultaneously, then given the same cultivation time, anyone could see which was more powerful—cultivating one type of Lingli or cultivating five.
“Of course, each type of Lingqi has a different level of density, which results in different levels of Lingli. And you can freely adjust which Xiuwei you reveal.”
You Yu’s eyes lit up—she liked that!
Her Huomu Linggen had both reached the second-level peak, and within the next two days she would advance to the third level of the Lianqi Period. But her Shuilinggen hadn’t even reached level one yet. At that point, she could conceal her Huomu Linggen’s Lingli and reveal only her Shuilinggen, making others think she was still a novice who hadn’t even begun.
If her Huomu advanced to Foundation Establishment while her Shuilinggen remained at the Lianqi Period, others would assume she was merely a Lianqi cultivator.
This was the perfect tool for playing the pig to eat the tiger!
“Alright, if there’s nothing else, you may return.”
“Yes, Master. Thank you for giving me the crystal and providing Dharma Protection for me. I will repay you, Master—I’ll earn you lots and lots of Lingshi!”
“Having such a thought in your heart already makes me happy.” Jiang Wenji smiled faintly. “The fact that you can absorb Astral Power, as well as your all-attribute Linggens, are matters of great importance. Until you have sufficient strength, you must not speak of them to outsiders.”
“Disciple understands. Disciple will take her leave now.”
You Yu was covered in sweat, her clothes sticking uncomfortably to her skin. After returning from her master’s place to her own peak, the first thing she did was wash herself until she smelled nice.
After her bath, she sat in meditation to recover her energy.
Previously during cultivation, only white, green, and red specks of light would burrow into her body. This time, blue specks of light had joined them.
Looking at the other specks of light floating in the air without entering her body, she resolved to awaken her other Linggens whenever she got the chance.
Once she had recovered her energy, she withdrew from cultivation. She still had things to do today.
She made herself a simple breakfast, then went to her vegetable field, planning to harvest all the vegetables from the two mu of land.
When she arrived at the field, she realized that harvesting two mu by herself would take some time, so she tried using her will to pull the vegetables out of the ground. This way, she harvested the vegetables while also practicing her control over Mulingli.
In half a day, all the vegetables from the two mu of land had been collected into her Kongjian Huanjie. Before she had time to sow the remaining seeds, her Mulingli advanced.
She was now a little rookie at the third level of the Lianqi Period!
Sensing her advancement, Ji Qing and Rong Xuan both came over.
Liao Xing and He Fan had gone out for training last month. After meeting with her, her master had also left after saying a few words to Ji Qing. Elder Qing had never appeared either. Now, only the three of them remained in the sect.
It was a bit lonely, thinking about it.
“Little junior sister, you’ve advanced?” Ji Qing said happily.
“Yes, I’ve reached the third level of the Lianqi Period with my Mu Linggen.” You Yu said.
“That’s only a little over four months, right? You’re already at the third level of the Lianqi Period—your talent is truly remarkable!” Ji Qing said.
You Yu smiled. If it hadn’t been for the two months delayed by the incident with Jin Haochen, she would have been able to advance a month earlier.
With such dense Lingqi here, if she couldn’t advance within a month, it would be a disservice to her Heavenly Linggen!
After all, You Xue’er had taken a full year to reach Foundation Establishment when she recultivated this Xinfa.
Now, over four months had passed, and she was only at the third level—her speed wasn’t particularly fast.
What she didn’t realize, however, was that You Xue’er had previously cultivated all the way to the Great Perfection of the Zhuji Period before dispersing her Lingli and recultivating. With no bottlenecks in her mental state, she only needed sufficient Lingqi to advance quickly.
Moreover, You Xue’er had the protagonist’s halo, and she had absorbed You Yu’s flesh and blood, which had improved her constitution. Otherwise, there was no way she could have advanced that quickly.
But You Yu didn’t intend to compare herself with others. She would simply follow her own pace.
“By the way, Junior Sister, Master asked me to give you this token before he left.” Ji Qing took out a token made of an unrecognizable material. “With this token, you can read books in the Cangshu Pavilion.”
You Yu took the token. “Did Master say where he was going?”
“No. But Master is often away—we’re all used to it.” Ji Qing said. “Oh, and Master also said the medicine fields are to be managed by you. He specifically said you should manage them alone.”
You Yu had no idea how large Taiyi Zong’s medicine fields were; she assumed they were just the small patch she had seen earlier. It wasn’t until she later saw the medicine fields stretching across mountains and valleys that she was stunned by Taiyi Zong’s extravagance.
As far as she knew, none of the other sects had medicine fields as vast as Taiyi Zong’s!
They were secretly wealthy!
She went to find Ji Qing: “Senior Sister, I want to learn Alchemy.”