Chapter 179 If I had to say, I should be...
Si Yao stared blankly at that sentence. As the senior disciple of the sect, she felt obligated to care for her junior brothers and sisters, and exorcising demons was her responsibility.
Unexpectedly, one day, someone would stand up for her.
For a moment, Si Yao's emotions were still somewhat complicated.
What the other party said makes a lot of sense. With such abilities, even her master couldn't see her existence. It would be too easy to harm her. There's no need to go to any more trouble.
With her eyes lowered, she picked up the pills on the table and put them in her mouth.
The pill melted instantly upon entering her mouth, and Si Yao immediately sensed its extraordinary nature. After consuming it, not only did her old injuries heal rapidly, but even the energy in her dantian became much purer.
There was still a faint fragrance in my mouth.
This is actually a top-grade elixir.
Si Yao clasped her hands in a fist salute to the air, "Thank you for your help, senior. May I ask, senior, are you a pill cultivator?"
The alchemist who could refine such a top-grade pill must be no nobody. However, Si Yao searched her mind for a long time but could not find anyone who could match the senior in front of her.
Logically speaking, given this senior's unusual entrance and ability to produce top-grade pills, there should have been rumors circulating about her, or at least she should have heard of them.
But there wasn't a single clue, which puzzled Si Yao greatly.
No, I am not a pill refiner.
"Then who are you, cultivator?"
If I had to put it that way, I'd say I'm a hybrid practitioner.
Si Yao looked puzzled. "What is meant by 'mixed cultivation'?"
[The tuition and fees I paid when I was in school led to a hodgepodge of miscellaneous studies. Of course, my thoughts might be a bit complicated; I've seen all sorts of odds and ends, so I guess you could call it a miscellaneous studies.]
Si Yao clearly misunderstood. She felt that if the other party could refine such powerful pills and learn everything else, then this person must not be a simple cultivator.
It could be some reclusive and powerful figure.
Xiang Bei boasted without batting an eye, and Si Yao tacitly accepted her self-proclaimed greatness without changing her expression.
How can she not be considered a great being?
"Um, senior, why are you here at the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
As the leading sect among the four major sects in the cultivation world, the Heavenly Sword Sect is surrounded by a protective barrier. Even its own disciples must enter through the proper entrance to leave the sect.
This senior actually entered so quietly. If the Heavenly Sword Sect had such a powerful senior, she couldn't possibly not know about it.
"Ahem, I've always been a low-key person, never joined any sect, and always lived alone. I don't like face-to-face conversations, but I enjoy wandering around. Your Heavenly Sword Sect's barrier is just so-so; it can keep others out, but not me. I never expected to wander here and see someone bullying you, young friend. Your master and his fellow disciples are really behaving inappropriately. I couldn't stand by and watch, so I couldn't help but step in to help."
"I see." Si Yao nodded. If the other party was a rogue cultivator, it would be normal not to have heard of him.
Even her master, the Venerable Daoist, hadn't noticed this senior's existence. Si Yao felt that this mixed-cultivator senior was extraordinary.
I am even more convinced that this unseen predecessor is a powerful figure.
Xiang Bei breathed a sigh of relief when she finally convinced Si Yao.
Si Yao then realized that she didn't know the name of this powerful figure, and asked again, "May I ask your name, senior?"
[Xiang Bei.]
Si Yao murmured the name, but she couldn't recall ever hearing this senior's name before. It seemed that this senior was truly low-key and disliked being in the public eye. Her master, Zunming Daojun, was already so famous. If someone as powerful as this senior really wanted to be high-profile, her deeds would surely have spread.
Thinking this, Si Yao still respectfully bowed to the air and said, "Greetings, senior."
Xiang Bei continued to impersonate a powerful figure, speaking in a tone that sounded much more like that of an old minister.
The fact that we've met means we have a connection, and I've calculated that your current situation is quite precarious. If things continue this way, you might lose your spiritual root.
"Losing spiritual roots?" Si Yao stared at the scrolling text for a while until it disappeared before she came back to her senses.
Her spiritual root is a rare mutated water spiritual root.
This is also why she was treated well in the sect before. Since the junior sister arrived, everyone's attention has been focused on the junior sister.
For some reason, they insisted on taking the blame for things she hadn't done.
Every time Si Yao is with her junior sister, she feels a sense of powerlessness deep down.
"Please enlighten me, senior, on what I should do to preserve my spiritual root?"
Those people from earlier, if you were to run into your junior sister, they would all blame you for everything without even asking what happened.
Si Yao smiled bitterly, "What you said is true."
It was especially painful to see her junior sister seemingly defending her, but actually making things worse.
She had watched those junior brothers grow up since they were little, but when something happened, none of them believed her. They believed whatever the junior sister said without questioning the facts.
Si Yao was deeply disappointed in them.
[I just performed a divination for you and discovered that those people are incompatible with your destiny. You need to preserve your spiritual root. There are only two ways now.]
"Please enlighten me, senior."
The first method requires you to stay away from them. However, this method may not completely guarantee your safety, as they are very likely to actively seek you out and continue to harass you. You should consider this carefully.
"What's the second option?"
Kill those people to prevent future trouble.
Si Yao's mouth moved slightly as she stared blankly at the words that floated past her.
This method was clearly unacceptable to her.
"Isn't there any other way?"
Yes, but the road ahead is difficult, and I don't know if you can persevere.
"Please enlighten me, senior."
Cultivate diligently, and when your cultivation level allows you to easily crush everyone else, they will pose no threat.
Si Yao smiled bitterly. Cultivation wasn't so easy. But she also couldn't bring herself to harm her fellow disciples.
"Host, I'm back." The system suddenly appeared, startling Xiang Bei.
Why did you suddenly appear?
The system, however, smiled and came closer, "I'm so excited! I've found out a way to cultivate five spiritual roots."
"Really? Tell me quickly."
"I'll send it to you, you can see for yourself."
After observing for a while, Xiang Bei had a plan in mind.
The spiritual root is in Si Yao's body, but if she wants to cultivate the five spiritual roots, she will have to work hard herself.
After waiting for a while without seeing any messages, Si Yao became a little anxious. "Senior, are you still there?"
"Yes, I happen to have some free time lately. I can guide you in your cultivation. Would you be willing?"
"Senior, I'm willing."
The system looked puzzled. "Host, what did you do while I was away? Why does the female lead trust you so much?"
Xiang Bei pushed the system aside and continued the previous topic.
Since that's the case, I'll give you a few pointers. How much you grasp will depend on your talent.
Si Yao nodded vigorously. In any case, she was going to be confined to her courtyard to reflect on her mistakes anyway. She had always stayed here to cultivate when she was punished by her master in the past, so her comprehension was naturally not bad. Otherwise, how could she, as the senior sister, command respect from everyone?
Do you understand the principles of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint?
"I understand, but what does this have to do with my cultivation?"
Water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water; the five elements are inherently in a cyclical generating relationship. Spiritual roots originate from the five elements, and there must be connections among them. Why not try using your water spiritual root to awaken the wood spiritual root within you? If you succeed, proceed in sequence until all spiritual roots are awakened.
"I understand what you mean, senior."
In the cultivation world, the Five Spiritual Roots refers to the detection of five spiritual roots in the body, all of which are active, but the effects are not obvious and cultivation is extremely difficult. In the cultivation world, this is almost equivalent to being a waste.
Cultivating a single spiritual root allows for greater focus on cultivation and faster progress in cultivation.
The reason why the five spiritual roots are useless is that cultivation is too difficult. Many people cannot improve their cultivation level even at the end of their lives.
Most of the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect with the five spiritual roots are outer disciples, and they will never be able to enter the inner sect in their entire lives.
Si Yao doesn't only have a water elemental root; she also has other elemental roots, but her water elemental root is particularly outstanding. She can quickly improve her cultivation level by cultivating only her water elemental root.
If you can cultivate all five spiritual roots simultaneously, you can withstand more spiritual energy. You can try the "Returning to Oneness" approach.
"All laws return to one?"
Si Yao was deeply moved. Of course, she wanted to become stronger, and this thought had never changed from beginning to end.
As a child, she witnessed demons massacring the village. Her father was torn to pieces by the demons, and her mother hid her. To protect her, her mother used a carrying pole to lure the demons away, giving her a chance to live.
That was her nightmare day and night after she arrived at the Heavenly Sword Sect. During that time, whenever she closed her eyes, she would see the image of the village being slaughtered by demons, and the scene of the entire village becoming ruins after the fire spread.
How could she not want to become stronger?
If others wield their swords ten times, she will wield them a hundred or a thousand times, cultivating day and night without rest, all for the sake of becoming stronger.
No matter how hard she cultivated, she could never reach her master's level. Her affection for her master stemmed from the fact that he was the one who stood before her during her most fearful and terrified moments.
But... but now even her master doesn't believe her anymore. She clearly didn't bully her junior sister, so why is everyone blaming her?
Even if they knew she didn't do it, they would only say lightly, "You are the senior sister. Even if you didn't do it, you are responsible for the junior sister's injury."
Xiang Bei noticed that Si Yao's mood was a bit off, so she reached out and pressed her shoulder.
Si Yao only felt a fragrant breeze brush against her cheek, and her previously troubled mood suddenly calmed down.
She felt as if she were being held in someone's arms when she was a child.
Xiang Bei: "..." I haven't returned the prop "Mother's Embrace" that I bought last time.
Okay, this will do.
She held Si Yao in her arms, looked at her slightly furrowed brows, and sighed softly.
[If you want to cry, then cry. Although you are a cultivator, you are still human at heart, and it's normal to have your own emotions. Si Yao, everyone has moments of confusion. You don't need to restrain yourself all the time. If you're feeling unhappy, you can vent it.]
"May I?" Si Yao asked softly, looking at the scrolling text.
After arriving at the Heavenly Sword Sect, the sentence she heard most often was that as the senior sister, she had to set an example for her junior brothers and sisters, be calm and composed, not do anything frivolous or foolish, and certainly not damage the sect's reputation.
As the senior sister, she cannot do what her junior brothers and sisters do.
If her junior brothers and sisters make mistakes, it's because she, as the senior sister, failed to supervise them properly, and she should be punished along with them.
She had tried her best to meet their expectations, but it still wasn't enough. She had to constantly reflect on where she had gone wrong, afraid of making a mistake.
She cannot show her emotions. After ascending to immortality, the seven emotions and six desires of mortals will be stripped away. She will ascend to immortality in the future, so she cannot be careless.
No one ever asked her if she wanted to or if she was tired.
Si Yao's eyes filled with tears, and she leaned against Xiang Bei's chest and sobbed uncontrollably.
"Mother! Mother! I feel so bad, I feel so bad!"
Every time she led her junior brothers and sisters down the mountain to subdue demons, she would think, if she had such abilities when she was young, would her mother and father have survived?
Xiang Bei didn't say anything, she just held her quietly.
Si Yao vented her emotions and then calmed herself down.
"Thank you, senior. I will do my best."
Since Si Yao was currently under house arrest by her master, she figured she might as well try the method her senior had suggested, which would allow her to cultivate all five spiritual roots at the same time – that would be the best option.
Once her cultivation level increases, she will no longer need to fear those demons and monsters.
It's easy to say but hard to do.
"Senior, I can't sense any spiritual energy from the wood elemental root at all." Si Yao tried several times to guide her water elemental root to other elemental roots, but she couldn't sense anything.
Aquatic wood.
She could sense the presence of the wood elemental root within her body, but there was absolutely no response from it.
Don't rush, go with the flow, and feel with your heart.
Xiang Bei couldn't help Si Yao sense the wood spirit root in her body; all she could do was guide Si Yao to find it.
If you really can't sense your spiritual root, then use your own water spiritual root to water the flowers, plants, and trees, and experience the process.
Or perhaps spend more time in forests and feel the presence of the wood spirit root.
Si Yao tried it, but still felt nothing.
Xiang Bei looked at the system with suspicion. "System, have you been scammed?"
The system immediately panicked, "Impossible! This is information I obtained from many seniors; it's definitely not a problem."
Xiang Bei stroked her chin thoughtfully, also feeling that she had acted a bit too hastily.
[No need to rush. It hasn't been long. Geniuses who can cultivate all five spiritual roots simultaneously are extremely rare. There's no need to worry.]
Although it is said that the fate of people in the cultivation world is also predetermined, if they cannot overcome that final hurdle, their time will come.
Si Yao doesn't need to worry about this problem at all now. As long as she doesn't come into contact with the male lead and the second female lead, with her cultivation level, she can live peacefully for hundreds of years without any problem.
Si Yao nodded. The diligence that had been ingrained in her bones over the years was not so easy to change.
In order to feel the presence of her wood spirit root, Si Yao was extra careful every time she watered the flowers, plants and trees in the yard.
She would also talk to the flowers, plants, and trees in the yard. She used to do this too. Back then, she was afraid of everyone except her master, so she would talk to the plants and trees.
When you get too engrossed in something, you even forget your troubles.
She forgot her master.
They forgot about their fellow disciples.
She also forgot about her junior sister, who was always targeting her for some reason.
She completely entered a world of self-forgetfulness.
When she finished watering the flowers, plants and trees in the yard, she suddenly noticed tiny specks of water overflowing from them.
Like fireflies, tiny green lights.
"This is?"
Si Yao was somewhat shocked, but looking at those green dots of light, she also felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Water jets swirled between her fingers, surrounded by green specks of light.
Si Yao reached out and touched them; the green light spots flew to her fingertips and then entered her body along the water column.
My body reacted as well; a scent of grass and trees lingered in my nose, and something seemed to be growing inside me.
"See, host? I told you it would be useful!" the system exclaimed happily.
Xiang Bei pressed it down and called out to Si Yao.
Quickly, take this opportunity to awaken your Wood Spirit Root.
Si Yao dared not slack off and quickly sat down cross-legged, absorbing all the green light spots surrounding her into her body.
This time the sensation was much clearer; she felt the gentle flow of water through her body, and green plants grew wherever the water passed.
A feeling like vitality enveloped her body, making her feel relaxed and comfortable.
When she opened her eyes, she had already activated her wood spirit root. Even the flowers, plants, and trees in the courtyard were affected by her wood spirit root, growing exceptionally lush and even blooming.
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