The Lin family.
"Xiao Yao is here, come in quickly." Xiao Ru greeted Si Yao with a smile.
"Aunt Lin, I'm sorry to bother you."
"No need to bother you. It's probably Tianyi who pestered you to come. I hope you don't find him annoying. Dinner will be ready soon. I'll go ask him to keep you company."
"This is troublesome."
"We're neighbors, so don't be shy, please have a seat." Xiao Ru said, knocking on the study door. "Xiao Yi, weren't you eager for them to come? Why don't you come out quickly?"
"They're here, they're here."
Lin Tianyi ran out, his hair standing on end, his blue clothes were completely black, and his face looked like a piece of charcoal. Lian Han looked at him and couldn't help but smirk.
Seeing her laughing happily, Lin Tianyi belatedly remembered that the talisman he had drawn had exploded earlier. He quickly cast a purification spell on himself and said, "Don't laugh! You're not allowed to laugh!"
Si Yao stopped laughing, but his smile remained. "Lin Tianyi, wouldn't you say the wheel of fortune turns?"
The boy's face turned bright red. "So what if I failed to make a talisman? What's so funny? If you keep doing this, I won't show you my finished talisman."
Talismans? Si Yao raised an eyebrow. "Alright, I won't laugh. Tianyi, let me take a look."
“Call me Brother Tianyi. I’m four years older than you,” Lin Tianyi corrected.
"Okay, Tianyi."
After failing to correct it once again, Lin Tianyi snorted coldly, but his body honestly sent over two talismans.
They are all fire-based attack runes, and low-level fireball spells at that.
"You have a fire elemental root?"
Lin Tianyi's eyes dimmed for a moment, then he quickly smiled and said, "Of course."
"How much spiritual power does that fireball spell consume?"
"I'm currently at the tenth level of Qi Refining, so my energy consumption is very low."
"Then do you need to use this fireball spell talisman?"
Lin Tianyi was speechless, snatched the talisman from her hand, and said, "Isn't this the simplest fireball spell? I was just practicing."
"You really should practice. You probably failed because your spiritual energy wasn't flowing smoothly when you were drawing the talismans."
"Isn't that obvious? Talismans are incredibly difficult to draw."
Si Yao smiled, reached out towards the peach tree in the distance, and a leaf was captured by her spiritual power.
What do you need the leaves for?
"Come and take a look."
Si Yao held the leaf, and golden spiritual energy began to spread from the tail of the leaf, quickly filling the entire vein of the leaf. The golden light flowed, making it a beautiful sight.
But what is this for?
Lin Tianyi was puzzled. Si Yao withdrew his spiritual power and handed him the leaf, saying, "You try it."
"That's easy..." Lin Tianyi's voice trailed off, and the leaf in his hand burst into flames.
"Let's use a gentler spiritual energy and take it slowly," Si Yao said.
Lin Tianyi nodded and tried again with a leaf. Green spiritual energy slowly flowed into the leaf, indicating it was a wood spirit root.
But when the spiritual energy reached the first branch, it was destroyed with a "bang".
Lin Tianyi frowned, ready to argue with Ye Zi, "I'll go again."
Si Yao sat by and watched him destroy leaf after leaf until he became a little anxious and finally stopped him.
Lin Tianyi looked at the person who had stopped him, puzzled, "Why was it so easy for you, but I couldn't?"
"When I was bored, I used to like to pour my spiritual energy into leaves. I always failed, but I was unwilling to give up, so I kept practicing like that. Until one day, a leaf was perfectly intact in my hand, and I realized that I had mastered spiritual energy. I no longer failed when casting spells, and I could even save some spiritual energy. I think the principles of drawing talismans and practicing spells are similar. You can practice it when you have nothing to do."
Lin Tianyi calmed down and patted Si Yao's head. "That makes sense. I'll try again then. Thank you, Si Yao."
Si Yao slapped his hand away.
Although everything before that, except for the last sentence, was made up, it was good that the other person listened. Being able to fully control one's spiritual power during the Qi Refining stage would greatly benefit future cultivation progress.
However, those in the Qi Refining stage do not develop spiritual consciousness, and achieving this requires years of practice—she herself is an exception, as the strength of her soul from two lifetimes has given her near-perfect control over spiritual power.
"Xiao Yi, come and serve the dishes!"
Xiao Ru's voice came from the kitchen, and Lin Tianyi quickly stood up, "Coming! Si Yao, please sit down."
Si Yao wanted to help, but the two of them had already brought out the food before her. It was a simple meal of three dishes and a soup, served with rice.
“My dad’s not coming back today, let’s eat first. Siyao, you should try it.” Lin Tianyi said with a smile.
Seeing that Si Yao hadn't touched her chopsticks yet, Xiao Ru picked up a piece of meat for her and said, "Eat up. Don't be polite with Aunt Lin."
"Thank you, Aunt Lin."
The Lin family has a rule of not speaking while eating, so Lin Tianyi was extremely quiet during his meal, and Si Yao naturally wouldn't speak either.
Aunt Lin's cooking skills are indeed excellent.
"Xiao Yao, you've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. Have you ever been to the Monster Forest outside the city?" Xiao Ru asked after the meal.
Si Yao shook his head, "It's too dangerous for me to go alone now. I plan to wait until my cultivation level is higher before going."
"It's good that you have a plan. But just focusing on cultivation isn't good either."
Si Yao nodded and asked, "Has Tianyi ever left the city?"
“I’ve been there with my father, but only on the outskirts of the forest.” Lin Tianyi finished speaking, then seemed to remember something, his expression turning grim. “Siyao, you should go back first. I still have to practice my talisman-making.”
Why are you angry? Si Yao was surprised, but quickly got up and took his leave.
As soon as she left, Lin Tianyi's face darkened, and he looked at Xiao Ru, asking, "What do you want to do?"
Xiao Ru's smile faded slightly. "I was just asking casually. If he doesn't want to leave the city, then he doesn't have to go. Am I going to hold a knife to his throat and force him?"
"That's for the best." Hearing her say that, Lin Tianyi's expression softened. His little neighbor was already struggling enough all by himself; how could she possibly scheme against him?
Back in his courtyard, Si Yao pondered the expressions of the two, still puzzled. The only thing he knew was that Xiao Ru's attitude towards him was relatively indifferent. Perhaps Xiao Ru had intended to do something to her, but Lin Tianyi had discovered and stopped her in time.
It would be best to go there less often in the future. With that thought in mind, Si Yao returned to his room to continue his cultivation.
It's not good to just focus on cultivation, but she has no parents or elders to protect her, nor any powerful magical artifacts to rely on. Going into the monster forest with only the sixth level of Qi Refining would be suicide. She would be better off focusing on cultivation.
However, for the grand event three months from now, bloodline power alone won't be enough; she'll need other methods. The Black Stone Space is under repair, so aside from those spirit stones, she shouldn't even think about anything else for the time being.
Purchasing powerful magical artifacts—the cultivation world is cruel, and with no elders around yet possessing a vast fortune, she'd be courting death. Besides, standing out in that grand event requires her own strength; magical artifacts are not a consideration for now.
We still need to improve ourselves.
The Qi Condensation Technique is a rare method for strengthening the foundation and cultivating one's vital energy. The spiritual energy cultivated from it is pure and rich. Its strength lies in its all-encompassing nature, so it will not cause any incompatibility when choosing other cultivation methods in the future.
"Chong Zi" is a body-refining technique. Although she has already mastered it, its effect on her body is quite weak before she reaches the first level of purple.
Both of these training methods were designed to lay the foundation for her long-term development.
She needs to reconsider increasing her attack power in the short term without affecting her own development. Only someone with the memories and perspective of her first life would be able to think so deeply about it.
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