When Li Fenghua said this, she seemed to have forgotten the ages of Li Mu and Wang Baoman.
She and Lü Yutian are almost sixteen years old and will soon be adults, but Li Mu is only twelve and a half and Wang Baoman is only thirteen and a half. They are still children!
So Wang Baoman's face darkened, but Li Mu, that simpleton, didn't consider this at all. He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's the spirit herb that Senior Sister Huang gave that's working. Isn't it said that ordinary birds and beasts can turn into spirit beasts after eating spirit herbs? I think it's the same situation."
These words were reasonable and well-founded, and Li Fenghua immediately nodded in agreement.
Lu Yutian, however, still had a dark expression on his face, glaring at the little piglet in Li Mu's arms.
In the afternoon, Li Mu carried the piglets to Ling Jian's door.
If you count the time, it's been several months since he's had a proper conversation with Ling Jian.
Taking a deep breath, Li Mu raised his hand to knock on the door, but Ling Jian's voice came from inside the room first.
"Come in, the door's unlocked."
Li Mu then pushed open the door and went in. He saw Ling Jian sitting cross-legged on a futon in the dimly lit room, turning his head to look at him.
Senior Brother Ling Jian seems to have just finished his cultivation? Then my arrival is truly timely!
Li Mu was somewhat delighted. He closed the door, picked up the piglet, and sat down on the ground in front of Ling Jian.
Just as he was about to speak, Li Mu's expression suddenly changed, because he suddenly saw that Ling Jian's right eye was blood red!
Ling Jian's eyes were originally black, but now his right eye was glowing with a bright red blood-red light, while his left eye remained the same. This scene was truly terrifying.
Li Mu was immediately startled, and the little pig in his arms trembled with fear, its fat jiggling wildly.
"Senior brother, your eyes..." Li Mu stammered.
Ling Jian turned his face away, raised his hand to cover his right eye for a moment, and then turned his head back.
"And now?" Ling Jian asked.
Ling Jian's right eye returned to normal, and there was no longer anything unique about it.
"Alright, same as before." Li Mu nodded honestly.
Ling Jian smiled slightly: "This is a side effect of my cultivation technique, it's not a big problem."
Upon hearing this, Li Mu immediately asked with concern, "Senior brother, what kind of cultivation technique are you practicing? It looks terrifying... Maybe you shouldn't cultivate it?"
Ling Jian smiled but remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Ling Jian looked Li Mu up and down, his eyes filled with admiration. He nodded and said, "It seems you haven't been slacking off these past few months. Your cultivation has made great progress and you're very close to the perfection of the Enlightenment stage."
Ling Jian's praise made Li Mu very happy, and he did indeed feel that his cultivation was progressing very quickly.
When he first entered the Enlightenment stage, the Azure Wood True Essence in his dantian was like a cloud. Now, the Azure Wood True Essence is still a cloud, but it has become much more condensed. It seems to be no longer made of mist, but of liquid. The solidity emanating from it often gives him the illusion that he is very powerful.
"You've mastered new spells?" Ling Jian smiled as he looked at Li Mu's sword case.
Li Mu nodded quickly, then picked up the sword box and showed it to Ling Jian.
Ling Jian took the sword box and stroked the three Longevity Vine Spirit Pearls on it with his fingers, saying, "This is made of a mixture of soil and some kind of vegetation... The vitality of the vegetation inside is very abundant!"
"Senior Brother Ling Jian, you're really amazing! You figured it all out without me saying a word." Li Mu chuckled and then recounted the entire process of how he mastered the new spell to Ling Jian in detail.
After listening, Ling Jian gave some pointers: "Your main attack method is flying sword. The Longevity Vine Spirit Orb can be used as a supplementary and burst attack method. You are still missing a movement technique."
“I also plan to practice movement techniques. I’m planning to go to the Scripture Pavilion tomorrow or the day after.” Li Mu nodded in agreement.
Ling Jian waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. I have a movement technique here that's perfect for you, and I've practiced it myself."
Ling Jian turned his storage ring and took out a thin booklet.
Li Mu took the booklet and then read aloud the three small characters arranged vertically on the cover: "Instantaneous Movement Technique..."
Ling Jian continued, "The Instant Body Technique is a low-level movement technique. Its advantage is that it is easy to learn, but its disadvantage is that it is not very useful at higher levels. Although it is a low-level movement technique, it is sufficient for those below the Nascent Soul stage. With your aptitude, Junior Brother, it is impossible for you to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in less than twenty or thirty years, so this Instant Body Technique will be useful to you for a long time."
Li Mu, holding the piglet and the Instantaneous Movement Technique, nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Senior Brother!"
Ling Jian smiled and nodded, then asked, "Do you have any difficulties in your cultivation?"
"Of course... Senior brother, I still can't control the sword with my mind. I have to use my hands to assist when controlling the flying sword. How can I control the sword with my mind?" Li Mu asked quickly, and then stared at Ling Jian with wide eyes.
Ling Jian said calmly, "Just clear your mind of all distractions."
A mind free of distractions?
Li Mu tilted his head and thought for a long time before saying in confusion, "But if we're talking about having no distracting thoughts, isn't giving orders to the flying sword itself a distracting thought?"
Li Mu tried to control the sword with his mind, but no matter how many times he silently repeated "move quickly" or "get moving" in his mind, the flying sword just wouldn't move.
The commands he silently repeated to control his flying sword, such as "Move quickly" and "Get moving," were also distracting thoughts.
Ling Jian suddenly said, "Junior brother, I have a chicken leg, do you want some?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Jian took out something and threw it at Li Mu.
Li Mu immediately reached out and grabbed the object, only to find that it was not a chicken leg at all, but a piece of silvery-white metal.
"Senior brother?"
Li Mu was filled with questions, staring blankly at Ling Jian in front of him.
Ling Jian chuckled and asked, "When you grabbed this thing just now, did you give your subordinates any orders?"
Li Mu immediately shook his head.
"Isn't that it? You just need to control the flying sword like you control your own hand. The meaning behind it is hard to explain in a few words, and you'll get better results if you figure it out yourself. I won't go into too much detail here, I just suggest you keep practicing," Ling Jian said with a smile.
Li Mu seemed to understand, but could only nod.
Ling Jian lowered his head slightly and looked at the piglet in Li Mu's arms.
Sensing Ling Jian's gaze, the piglet trembled even more violently, and the fat on its belly jiggled.
"come over."
Ling Jian spoke in a very calm tone, but it frightened the little piglet so much that its four legs trembled.
"Go ahead, Senior Brother Ling Jian is a good person, he won't hurt you," Li Mu said with a smile, and put the piglet on the ground.
The little piglet looked at Li Mu pleadingly, and after a long while, it finally made up its mind and gritted its teeth to walk step by step toward Ling Jian. Li Mu and Ling Jian were less than two steps apart, and it took the little piglet ten breaths to finally cover such a short distance and arrive in front of Ling Jian.
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