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Moonlight streamed through the window, casting a silvery glow into Tang Yue's room. Xi Xi stared wide-eyed, curiously watching the simple spirit-gathering array Tang Yue had set up beside the bed—several rune stones drawn in cinnabar, arranged in a small circle.

"Xixi, come sit here." Tang Yue beckoned gently, her voice carrying a hint of mystery.

Xixi excitedly crawled into the circle. As soon as her little bottom sat down, she felt a cool breeze surrounding her and couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"

Tang Yue sat cross-legged opposite Xi Xi, her eyes full of seriousness: "Xi Xi, next I'm going to play a super powerful game with you called Qi Induction. If you learn this, you can be as powerful as an adult! You can also protect your sister and mom."

Xixi's eyes lit up instantly, her little hands clenched into fists, her face full of anticipation: "Jiejie, I want to learn! I want to grow up and protect Mommy and Jiejie!"

"It's your older sister!" Tang Yue smiled and ruffled the little guy's hair. Ah, the little guy is so cute. He's grown so much in the blink of an eye. Tang Yue felt a pang of regret for not being able to stay home and watch Xixi grow up day by day. A wave of sadness washed over her.

Tang Yue quickly cleared her mind of all distractions and began to patiently explain: "Xi Xi, now it's time for me to begin."

First, you need to close your eyes and chase away all your thoughts, like chasing insects out of a room, so that your mind becomes empty.

Then, slowly inhale, feeling a warm, gentle breath enter your body through your nose, and then slowly exhale, expelling any bad air from your body.

Xixi nodded as if he understood, obediently closed his eyes, and began to do as Tang Yue said. At first, his little brows were tightly furrowed, his breathing was a little rapid, and he couldn't help but open his big eyes to peek at Tang Yue.

Seeing this, Tang Yue gently tapped Xixi's little nose. "Naughty!"

Then she transferred spiritual energy from his palm to his body: "Don't rush, Xixi, relax, follow your sister's rhythm."

Under Tang Yue's guidance, Xixi's breathing gradually became steady, and a focused expression appeared on her little face.

After a while, Tang Yue sensed subtle fluctuations in the spiritual energy around Xixi and was delighted: "Xixi, now carefully sense the little points of light around you, find them, and let them play with you."

Xixi tried hard to imagine, his little chest rising and falling with his breath. Suddenly, his body trembled slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Jiejie, I see it! Green, so green, so beautiful!"

Tang Yue was overjoyed. The little guy's aptitude was too good. He had a wood spirit root, and he might even be a genius wood spirit root.

"Hmm, Xixi, don't rush. Can you play with those little lights? Let them come close to you, and then try to let them enter your body."

Xixi listened to his sister's instructions with his eyes closed, and Tang Yue noticed that he would occasionally furrow his brow and then relax, which made her nervous. Was she being too hasty with the child?

Even in the world of cultivation, one's spiritual root is usually tested for the first time around the age of five or six. However, her mother said that Xixi could arrange the stone array by himself, and Tang Yue didn't want to treat him like a child who knew nothing.

"Jie Jie, there's... there's one coming in." Xi Xi spoke very softly, as if afraid of scaring away the little ball of light.

Tang Yue was too excited to speak, afraid of disturbing Xi Xi's concentration.

Xixi became even more focused, and the rune stones in the spirit-gathering array shone even brighter. Tang Yue could feel a slight spiritual energy gathering towards Xixi.

As time went by, fine beads of sweat appeared on Xixi's forehead, but the corners of her mouth remained upturned.

Finally, he successfully lured the first tiny point of light into his body. When Xixi opened her eyes, they sparkled with a lively light, and she seemed to radiate a different kind of charm.

He excitedly jumped into Tang Yue's arms: "Jie Jie, it's in! It feels so good!"

Tang Yue hugged Xixi tightly with joy: "Yes, our Xixi is so great! When your sister isn't home, Xixi, please remember to play this game by yourself, okay?"

Seeing his sister's serious expression, Xixi quickly nodded. "Yes, Xixi~ wants to become~ an adult."

Tang Yue felt a mix of relief and bitterness; she had been pushing Xixi too hard. It seemed she had done something wrong today. Oh well, it had already begun; there was no reason not to continue.

"Xixi, would you like to go to Mommy's room to sleep?"

Tang Yue took Xixi back to Lin Cuicui's room, where Lin Cuicui was waiting. When she saw her little girl coming over, she said, "Daughter, sleep with Mommy tonight."

Tang Yue shook her head, her tone serious, "Mom, don't do dangerous things anymore."

Lin Cuicui's hand, which was about to release Xixi, froze for a moment. Then she gently laid Xixi down on the bed, covered her with the blanket, and turned to look at her daughter. This time, Lin Cuicui did not back down.

"Daughter, you knew all along?"

"Yes, Mom, it's too dangerous. I don't want you to take the risk."

Lin Cuicui's eyes welled up with tears. She looked at Tang Yue earnestly and said, "Yueyue, Mom is also afraid that you will be in danger. Rather than let you go on the risk, Mom would rather go herself."

Tang Yue felt that her mother had indeed grown a lot, becoming more and more responsible as a mother, and her eyes were full of honesty, without the cautious and fearful emotions of the past.

Tang Yue sighed, her heart filled with even more resentment. Her mother had been forced into this situation.

"Mom, you should know that no one can hurt me right now. I'm always safe as long as I don't want to. So don't worry, Mom."

Lin Cuicui pulled Tang Yue to sit on the bed. "Daughter, now that Mom has reached the first level of Qi Refining, our family, except for your grandfather and Xixi, all have the ability to protect themselves."

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