Chapter 267: Chapter 110: Purple Mist’s Humiliation and the Beginning of Cultivation

As long as you can endure the consumption of spirit and strength; as long as you can see the situation in the distance clearly; even if you manipulate from dozens or hundreds of miles away, it won’t be a problem.

And this little stone is a stone emitting the aura of "Spirit Root", but it is somewhat different...

Because the "Spirit Root" on this stone seems completely ownerless, its roots are cut, leaving only some lingering spirit within.

A normal person holding this stone would be influenced by its spirit stirring cluttered thoughts, unable to bear it for long.

So, is the sect testing aptitude actually testing "innate spirit talent"?

Li Xuan was pondering when Feng Mengrou asked, "Junior Brother, what’s wrong?"

Li Xuan replied, "Oh, Senior Sister, I’m just surprised why this little stone can actually test aptitude?"

Feng Mengrou, with a sense of superiority, began to instruct him, explaining the function of the "Thought Stone" simply. But since she’s not Luo E, she naturally wouldn’t speak nonsense about the "Ancient Land of the Rabbit Assembly".

Li Xuan asked again, "How long counts as passing?"

Feng Mengrou replied, "An hour, I guess."

This was what the sect had told her, to deceive that fellow, giving him an impossible time to test his baseline.

Li Xuan nodded, then holding the little stone, sat cross-legged.

Actually, he had given Wei Yao an "eye" to understand the cultivation situation.

But Lingyi Sect isolated spirit probing, so he wasn’t aware of the situation.

Yet instinctively, he felt Senior Sister Feng was lying.

An hour?

Is it really an hour?

...

Li Xuan sat cross-legged, holding the little stone.

The spiritual fluctuations emanating from the little stone were nothing to him, not to mention "holding it for an hour", even if he were to recreate some of these little stones in minutes, it would be ordinary.

The current issue is, he knows very little about the sect, and can’t find a suitable balance between "hiding" and "showing".

Normally, the sect surely grants more resources to those with better aptitude.

But this is just the reasonable assumption.

Because this skips the assessment of "risk".

Any action that ignores "risk", looking only at "benefit", is a blind gambler’s act.

Li Xuan doesn’t gamble, for his luck isn’t always good, at least this time he didn’t receive timely information from Wei Yao.

So, at this moment, he alone faces this "aptitude test".

He held the little stone, showing a pained expression, but soon seemed to fall asleep, nodding off...

Calculating a half-hour in his mind, he relaxed his palm, the little stone rolling down onto the ground.

Li Xuan woke from a nightmare, frowned at the stone, saying nothing, and subtly observed Feng Mengrou with his peripheral vision. If Feng Mengrou said he didn’t make it, he would say he was just taking a nap, far from reaching the limit.

However, the purple-robed senior sister was already stunned: "You really managed half an hour?"

Li Xuan instantly understood.

An hour was indeed false.

After all, even half an hour was enough to shock others.

Then he gritted his teeth, showing a resolute look, saying: "Too bad I haven’t passed the test yet, I’ll try again, I... can still go on. I can’t lose face in front of Senior Sister!"

Feng Mengrou couldn’t help but smile charmingly at the last sentence, she leaned close to Li Xuan, softly saying: "Half an hour, no one has surpassed you, no wonder you can endure the Four Demon Forms, and it’s not just because you’re wearing the Purple Copper Ice Armor."

"Really?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.

Feng Mengrou replied: "Of course it’s true, ordinary people only need the time of a stick of incense to pass. Rest today, start tomorrow, Senior Sister will teach you the Cultivation Technique."

She turned gently, the hem of her purple veil skirt swayed with the wind, revealing some snow-white skin, the rounded hips and the immortal’s identity further spread enchanting thoughts in the night.

Li Xuan said: "Let me arrange a place for Senior Sister."

Feng Mengrou rose into the air on her sword, glanced back and said: "No need."

After saying that, she broke through the air and left.

Li Xuan watched her back, slowly retracting his gaze.

Today, he once again witnessed the terrifying aptitude of the "Four Demon Forms".

’Feiguang Peak took me over, and even arranged a beautiful female cultivator to deliberately instruct me?

At this late hour, where could she stay? Distance creates attraction, making me miss her more.

Really troublesome...’

He yawned and walked not far away, seeing Xiaojing catching crickets in the grass, with a maid holding a palace lantern beside her.

The orange light shone on Xiaojing’s soft cheek.

"Xiaojing." Li Xuan smiled, opening his arms.

The girl got up and rushed into his embrace.

Li Xuan spun her twice in the air, then held her, saying: "So late and not asleep yet?"

Xiaojing said: "Daddy, I just saw a fairy again."

Li Xuan smiled: "Does Xiaojing want to learn too?"

Xiaojing replied: "Yes!"

Li Xuan said: "When daddy learns, he’ll teach you."

In the distance, Zhao Qingxue was watching this scene with a smile, then clapped saying: "Xiaojing should go to sleep."

The little girl stuck out her tongue, saying: "I want to sleep with daddy, not with you."

Zhao Qingxue was stunned, actually stomping her foot, letting out a delicate groan.

Li Xuan saw Zhao Qingxue seemingly getting angry too, couldn’t help but laugh heartily, then said: "Then let’s all sleep together."

Xiaojing said: "Daddy sleeps in the middle."

...

...

The next day.

Feng Mengrou returned again.

But the "court" doesn’t happen every day, basically once a week.

Li Xuan listened quietly like a student.

Feng Mengrou said: "Secret Martial Arts, Demon Form, Demon Intent, yet True, Soldier Master, named the Five Realms.

Only when truly entering the Soldier Lord Realm does one count as a cultivator."

Li Xuan asked curiously: "Why?"

Feng Mengrou replied: "Mastering a flying sword and not having one is such a huge difference, truly worlds apart.

Before the Soldier Lord Realm is like an empty-handed farmer, the Soldier Lord Realm like an armored swordsman."

Li Xuan said: "Is it that powerful just to have one more sword?"

Feng Mengrou said: "That’s because you don’t know how precious a flying sword is."

Li Xuan laughed: "I thought every cultivator had one."

Feng Mengrou said: "By using the Alchemy Array to extract the immortality of gold, using the Crystal Transformation Array to take the cold of ice crystals, using spiritual logs to start fires, spiritual springs to temper them, without a furnace able to bear the heat, the failure rate of forging weapons is extremely high.

Fortunately, now the sect leader has finally acquired a furnace, and the success rate of flying swords has increased, even so, they are extremely precious.

And this... is only the flying sword used by junior Soldier Lords.

If it’s a higher grade, using the Spirit Absorption Array, it would be much more powerful."