Once Scorned for My Mixed Spiritual Roots, Now They Weep at My Power! - Chapter 25 - Do You Still Have Any Spirit Stones?

Wen Qing merely gave a gentle smile and didn’t take the Enhancement Pill.

“Junior Brother, what are you doing?”

“Senior Sister, that Foundation Establishment Pill was bought with your spirit stones. Since Senior Brother Yang destroyed it and compensated with this Enhancement Pill, it rightfully belongs to you.”

“I’ve already taken four of your Foundation Establishment Pills. If I shamelessly take this Enhancement Pill too, it would be too much.”

Wen Qing chuckled, “I bought those Foundation Establishment Pills for you in the first place. Senior Brother Yang took them from you, and Uncle-Master Wu gave you the Enhancement Pill. It’s yours; I can’t take it.”

“Oh, come on, Senior Sister, why are we even talking about this? What’s mine is yours. Besides, I have no use for this Enhancement Pill right now!”

“Who knows when I’ll reach the Golden Core Realm? And with my Mixed Spiritual Roots, there’s no guarantee I can even form a Golden Core.”

“Keeping this Enhancement Pill with me would just be a waste.”

Wen Qing put on a stern face, adopting the demeanor of a Senior Sister, “Junior Brother, don’t say such discouraging things. Even though you have Mixed Spiritual Roots, your sensitivity to Spiritual Energy is exceptional. You reached the Foundation Establishment Realm in just one day. Such talent shouldn’t be underestimated.”

“If you keep talking like this, I’ll get upset.”

Xiao Yun laughed, “Yes, Senior Sister, you’re right. But you must take this Enhancement Pill, or I won’t be able to eat or sleep peacefully, let alone focus on cultivation.”

“Your thoughtfulness is enough for me. I’ve never relied on pills for my cultivation. Even if you give me the Enhancement Pill, I wouldn’t use it. Just keep it safe and use it when you reach the Golden Core Realm.”

“Senior Sister… don’t be like this. You’ve been so good to me, and I don’t know how to repay you. Now that I have this chance to give you something, please don’t refuse.”

“There’s only the two of us on Xiaozhu Peak. If I’m not good to you, who else would I be good to? Enough, I won’t take the Enhancement Pill,” Wen Qing said with a smile.

“If you won’t take the Enhancement Pill, I have only one way to repay your kindness,” Xiao Yun suddenly said seriously.

Wen Qing found his earnest expression amusing and couldn’t help but ask, “And what way is that?”

“I can only offer myself to repay your kindness,” Xiao Yun said with a straight face.

Wen Qing burst into laughter and playfully flicked his forehead, “Alright then, it’s settled. You’ll have to cook for me every day, no backing out!”

Wen Qing, naive about matters of the heart, thought Xiao Yun was joking and didn’t give it much thought.

Seeing Wen Qing’s innocent smile, Xiao Yun realized she hadn’t taken his words seriously. He secretly vowed never to let his Senior Sister suffer any grievances.

It seemed that giving her the Enhancement Pill directly wouldn’t work. He’d have to find a way to dissolve it into a soup for her to have as a late-night snack.

After lunch, Wen Qing and Xiao Yun each went off to cultivate.

Although Xiao Yun had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, he felt his Qi Refining stage wasn’t perfect, and his physical strength could still be enhanced.

Last night’s cultivation didn’t make him feel like he had reached the great perfection of the Qi Refining stage. To confirm his thoughts, Xiao Yun continued to absorb Spiritual Energy to nourish his body. He discovered that the growth of his water spiritual power was extremely slow, much slower than before-by at least a hundredfold!

Xiao Yun wasn’t sure why this was happening and assumed it was because his cultivation level had reached its limit, making progress naturally slow. He then took a Foundation Establishment Pill to continue his cultivation. Immediately, his body underwent a transformation. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy entering his body no longer turned into water spiritual power but instead transformed into wood, fire, metal, and earth spiritual powers, further strengthening his body.

This change astonished Xiao Yun. Could it be that he could use the four spiritual powers of wood, fire, metal, and earth to continue fortifying his body? He quickly activated his cultivation technique to digest the pill’s medicinal power. The four spiritual powers continuously washed over his body, and after half an hour, the pill’s effects gradually faded.

No matter how he operated the Azure Sea Tide Technique, only water spiritual power entered his body, which no longer transformed his body but instead gradually gathered in his lower dantian, consolidating his True Essence. Xiao Yun immediately stopped cultivating and quickly took another Foundation Establishment Pill. The four spiritual powers of wood, fire, metal, and earth reappeared, continuously strengthening his body.

Now Xiao Yun understood what was happening. His Azure Sea Tide Technique had reached perfection, achieving the Foundation Establishment Realm. His body had reached its peak in terms of the Water Attribute, but it wasn’t yet perfect. It could still be further strengthened with the four spiritual powers of wood, fire, metal, and earth!

This realization put Xiao Yun in a dilemma. Where would he find so many Foundation Establishment Pills to consume? They cost a fortune in spirit stones! Should he abandon the possibility of further strengthening his body and directly use water spiritual power to form a Golden Core? While this would allow him to form a Golden Core quickly, it was clearly not the best choice. Since his body could continue to be enhanced, there was no reason to give up!

He needed to find a way to learn the cultivation techniques of other peaks. It seemed he would have to visit the Scripture Pavilion again tomorrow. But last time, he left the Scripture Pavilion with an IOU, and he didn’t have any spirit stones left to spend there. Never mind, he thought, I’ll worry about that later. For now, I should focus on absorbing all the spiritual power from the Foundation Establishment Pills.

After an afternoon of cultivation, Xiao Yun had exhausted all four of his Foundation Establishment Pills. His body gained some improvement once more. During dinner, Xiao Yun shared his situation with Senior Sister Wen Qing. Wen Qing was also surprised after hearing his story.

“Junior Brother, are you saying your body can continue to strengthen by absorbing the four spiritual powers of wood, fire, metal, and earth?” Xiao Yun nodded.

“Why is that? I’ve never heard of such a thing. If only Master were here, she might know what’s going on,” Wen Qing pondered with a frown.

“Perhaps it’s because of my Mixed Spiritual Roots. My body can absorb spiritual power from all five attributes,” Xiao Yun speculated.

“That’s probably the only explanation. Regardless, since your body can continue to strengthen, you shouldn’t rush into cultivating Foundation Establishment Realm techniques.”

“Junior Brother, you should pause your Azure Sea Tide Technique for now and resume cultivating the Foundation Establishment Realm when your body approaches perfection.”

“That’s what I was thinking too. Senior Sister, is it possible for me to learn the cultivation techniques of other peaks?” Xiao Yun asked.

“Well… I’m afraid not. The techniques of each peak are not shared outside their own disciples.”

“What? Isn’t there any of their techniques in the Scripture Pavilion?”

“There are, but they’re all low-level techniques. Compared to the advanced techniques personally taught by the elders of our Spirit Sword Sect, their cultivation speed is much slower.”

“That’s fine. As long as I have something to practice, I absorb spiritual power quickly. The quality of the technique doesn’t matter as much, as long as I can absorb different attributes of spiritual power!”

“Since you say so, Junior Brother, I’ll take you to the Scripture Pavilion again tomorrow.”

“Senior Sister… there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask.”

“Go ahead!”

“Do you still have any spirit stones?”