She had her back to Huangfu Yuan and didn’t notice that he had opened his eyes to look at her.
He hadn’t been mistaken—there was indeed a pulling sensation. But when he’d seen her under the tree a few days ago, he definitely hadn’t felt it.
That was strange.
You Yu finished soaking her feet and came back, ready to sleep, when Huangfu Yuan suddenly spoke: “Come here.”
You Yu had no idea why, but when a handsome man invites you, how could you hesitate?
She walked over, and Huangfu Yuan grabbed her hand.
You Yu was startled. She hesitated, wondering if he wanted to do that with her—should she pretend to resist, or just give in without a fight?
Before she could even finish agonizing over the answer, Huangfu Yuan let go of her.
“What’s wrong?” You Yu asked him.
“Do you want to cultivate?” Huangfu Yuan asked her.
You Yu blinked. “Don’t I need to be tested first?”
“I already checked you just now. You have dual fire and wood Linggen. You can cultivate.”
Oh, so that was him testing her Linggen just now.
“I haven’t joined a sect yet. Can I still cultivate?”
“Only in mortal cities do people test before cultivating. In the Xiuxianjie, many people can already cultivate before entering a sect.”
Huangfu Yuan flipped his hand over and produced an old, worn book: “If you’re willing, you can cultivate this.”
Seeing the name on the book, You Yu’s pupils involuntarily contracted.
The Five Spirits Star Method!
This Xinfa had appeared in the novel, and it was very important.
It was a Xinfa without a grade.
In the novel, Xinfa and Gongfa were generally ranked into four grades: Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang. But this one was even more powerful than the Tian grade, so it hadn’t been assigned a grade at all.
You Xue’er’s master had brought back this Xinfa two years after the female lead joined the sect, making her abandon her previous Xinfa, destroy her own cultivation, and start over with this one.
You Xue’er hadn’t understood at the time, since she was already at Lianqi-qi Dayuanman and about to reach Foundation Establishment. But she obeyed anyway, giving up her previous progress to switch to this Xinfa.
Only when she began cultivating it did she realize how powerful it was.
Her Dantian could store far more Lingqi, and her Jingmai were wider and tougher than before. The difference became even more pronounced at higher Xiuwei. Moreover, in less than a year, she reached Lianqi-qi Dayuanman—much faster than with ordinary Xinfa.
After Foundation Establishment, her Dantian held even more Lingqi, and the higher her level, the more obvious the advantage. This allowed You Xue’er to effortlessly crush opponents of the same rank in future battles, earning her an excellent reputation.
Now, this Xinfa was right in front of her.
This made her suspicious of Huangfu Yuan’s identity as a Sanxiu.
A Sanxiu couldn’t produce such a good Xinfa, right?
You Yu’s heart was pounding. Huangfu Yuan noticed her shock but assumed she was just stunned by the sudden appearance of the Xinfa.
“You’re giving me this Xinfa to cultivate?” You Yu looked at him uncertainly, scratching her hair awkwardly. “You already gave me Lingshi as payment.”
“This Xinfa can only be cultivated by women. It’s useless in my hands. I might as well use it to repay you for saving my life,” Huangfu Yuan said.
“In that case, I won’t stand on ceremony.” You Yu took the Xinfa with a grin. Looking at the star character on the cover, her mild OCD kicked in, and she habitually complained, “What a typo!”
This author really didn’t put any effort in.
Not that she could be blamed for thinking that—everyone’s Gongfa was called “So-and-So Xinfa.” What else could The Five Spirits Star Method be but a typo?
Huangfu Yuan hadn’t expected her focus to be on the name. He said, “I obtained this from a Secret Realm in my early years. I’m not sure if it’s a typo. But I’ve read the Xinfa inside, and there’s no problem with it.”
“I know.” You Yu wouldn’t doubt that at all.
If there were a problem, You Xue’er wouldn’t have cultivated it successfully.
She remembered something—if she hadn’t run into him today, he would have died, and his Kongjian Huanjie would have become ownerless. Two years later, it would have been found by You Xue’er’s master, Wuhen Zhenren.
So the question was: how did Wuhen Zhenren find his way here, and even dive into the water to look for it?
Could the female lead’s plot armor really be that strong?
Tsk, tsk. Impressive.
“Master Huangfu, thank you. Get some rest—I’m going to study this.” She waved the book in front of her and walked over to the fire, wanting to use its light to read the characters.
As nice as the handsome man looked in the moonlight, she still felt that life was more important. To survive in this Xiuxian world, having real strength of her own was the best bet.
The Xinfa wasn’t short, but for the Lianqi and Foundation Establishment stages, she only needed to learn the first layer. It wasn’t long, and You Yu, being the studious type, memorized it after reading it twice.
She found a large rock, sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and silently recited the Xinfa in her mind, trying to sense the points of light described within.
Soon, she felt points of light in various colors—red, yellow, blue, green, gray, white, purple, and more. They were colorful and quite pretty to look at.
Though each color was somewhat sparse.
It was said that Mu Linggen corresponded to green light particles, and Huo Linggen corresponded to red light particles. She tried to communicate with these two types of light particles.
The light particles of these two colors also liked her, hopping around her incessantly, seeming somewhat delighted.
After playing with the light particles for a while, they drilled into her body on their own, and along with them went some white light particles.
You Yu was stunned. What were these white light particles? The book didn’t seem to mention them!
Could absorbing these light particles cause her body to explode?
When You Xue’er cultivated, the book didn’t seem to describe any white light particles appearing, did it?
She wanted to refuse the white light particles from entering her body, but it seemed that as long as her body began absorbing light particles, the white ones would come rushing in along with them.
Unless she didn’t absorb any light particles at all.
She hesitated for a moment. The white light didn’t seem to cause any discomfort after entering… Maybe she should continue?
Once all three colors of light particles were gone, she looked at the other floating light particles of different colors and got no reaction from them. She guessed it was because she didn’t have Linggen for those aspects, which was why they didn’t respond. So she opened her eyes and woke up.
By then, the sun had risen high in the sky, and its rays fell upon her, warm and cozy.
She had actually been sitting in meditation all night without realizing it!
She glanced at Huangfu Yuan’s spot—he was no longer there.
“How do you feel?”
The voice came from the direction of the pool. You Yu turned her head and saw Huangfu Yuan standing by the water’s edge.
He had changed into another set of clothes, still white. If not for the different patterns on the cuffs, it would be hard to tell them apart.
He didn’t turn to look at her, just stared at the water’s surface, lost in thought. Sunlight spilled over him, draping him in a layer of golden light that left You Yu staring in awe.
Damn, what a feast for the eyes!
If this were in modern times, he’d be a top-tier superstar, right?
Her gaze was too intense. Huangfu Yuan turned his head and saw You Yu propping her chin on her hands, staring at him with wide, dark eyes.
He had seen this kind of look many times, but a smile as complicated as hers—he had never seen before.
You Yu: This kind of auntie smile, you wouldn’t understand.