"By the way, why do you look so lethargic since you came back? Did you do something bad?"
Wen Cai's face looked pale and unhealthy due to excessive blood loss and the arduous treatment process. It was normal for him to look under the weather.
But what was wrong with Qiusheng?
Wen Cai remembered that Qiusheng had only been scratched a few times, and the wounds were shallow. They could be easily dismissed.
But after buying glutinous rice, Qiusheng came back looking like a ghost, as if he had been taken by several female ghosts consecutively. It was unreasonable, utterly unreasonable.
Qiusheng's face was dumb, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat. Thinking that Wen Cai might had noticed something, he quickly said, "No, I just exerted too much effort that night and felt a bit unwell. You know how fierce that zombie was."
"Oh."
Wen Cai responded with a nod, not thinking much of it. He was just curious and sleepy. Yawning, he wanted to continue sleeping.
"Still sleeping? If you keep this up, you'll turn into a zombie! Get up and move!"
"Slap!!"
"Ah!!"
Under Uncle Ninth's stick, Wen Cai yelped and jumped up, dancing around in a very strange way, even more eye-catching than the awkward dances of the square dancers.
Unexpectedly, after breaking through to the third level of the Thunder Mantra, the spiritual power within his body had increased so much. Those four hundred merit points were worth it!
In the room, Xu Yan clenched his fist and looked at the electric snakes wrapping around his arm. Before, he needed to concentrate a lot of spiritual power to summon lightning, but now he could use it easily, and the power of the lightning had increased by a level.
Electric arcs and electric snakes were not the same.
Xu Yan dared to say that if he encountered that female ghost who had sucked away Qiusheng's essence and Yang qi again, one swing of a lightning snake would destroy her, without needing to use his own blood essence.
"It smells bad."
Pinching his nose, Xu Yan rushed out of the room and ran to the backyard to wash himself with cold water before feeling a bit more comfortable.
"Master."
After changing his clothes, Xu Yan found his master happily eating a side dish and sipping wine. Curious, Xu Yan approached to take a look.
Uncle Ninth put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Yan, asking, "How do you feel?"
It seemed that he had been discovered!
But Xu Yan wasn't afraid. Uncle Ninth didn't practice the Thunder Mantra, and since Xu Yan was a natural thunder spirit, it was understandable for him to progress faster. He didn't need to worry about Uncle Ninth noticing anything unusual.
Xu Yan chuckled and sat next to Uncle Ninth, saying, "Not bad. My internal spiritual energy has increased a lot, and I feel like my senses have become much stronger instantly. Things that I usually need to open my eyes to see can now be seen through with just a glance."
"Hmm."
Uncle Ninth listened quietly and only spoke after Xu Yan finished, "Start practicing now."
"Now?!"
Xu Yan was stunned. Uncle Ninth smiled and nodded.
Although Xu Yan didn't know what his master was up to, he still obeyed.
To his surprise, after breaking through to the third level of the Thunder Mantra, he absorbed the faint natural spiritual energy much faster.
Moreover, something on his chest was flashing, making him feel warm all over and increasing his speed of absorbing spiritual energy.
The talisman that had entered his body had changed. As Xu Yan practiced, it gradually formed the character "地" (Earth), flashing constantly. Xu Yan opened his eyes and looked at Uncle Ninth with surprise. Uncle Ninth nodded with a smile.
"Good, you've been recognized by the lower realm."
"You've always been curious about how we Taoists classify our realms and why many people with strong abilities are only rated as sorcerers. Now you understand, don't you?
Merit enhances your cultivation. Don't think that doing unpaid work is thankless in the future."
Compared to physical strength, many martial artists were stronger than Uncle Ninth.
Compared to magical power, many sorcerers are stronger than Uncle Ninth. Yet, they are only third-rate individuals, while Uncle Ninth was a human master. This was the importance of merit.
Ordinary people could't utilize their accumulated merit even if they had it, because they didn't know how.
"You're the most talented person I've ever seen and the fastest disciple to graduate from Maoshan Sect."
Xu Yan was surprised, "Master, are you going to kick me out?"
According to the sect rules, disciples need to be independent once they reach the level of Earth Master.
Uncle Ninth glared at Xu Yan and felt like beating him, "What are you thinking? Just because you've graduated doesn't mean you're leaving.
Your wings aren't strong enough yet. Study hard for me. You can only leave when you break through to the fifth level of the Thunder Mantra."
"That's good."
Xu Yan was afraid that once he reached the level of Earth Master, Uncle Ninth would ask him to leave and find his own territory to develop. Even though his strength had reached the level of Earth Master, Xu Yan still had a lot to learn and didn't want to leave Uncle Ninth so soon.
The fifth level of the Thunder Mantra was Uncle Ninth's standard for Xu Yan. Unfortunately, he didn't know that Xu Yan was a man with a system, akin to cheating, and might break through quickly.
"Go read the books. Read all the books in the secret compartment behind my room and memorize them. Otherwise, even if your strength reaches the same level as mine, I won't let you go out."
"Yes, sir!!"
Xu Yan was thrilled. He had always wanted to read those books but Uncle Ninth had always refused him. Now, the opportunity had finally come.
The stubborn kid. Watching Xu Yan excitedly rush into his room to read and study, Uncle Ninth was both happy and speechless.
Hmm~ The wine tasted good today, and the side dishes were also delicious.
"........"
Uncle Ninth's good mood didn't last for three seconds. When he looked back at his other two disciples, his face changed.
Wen Cai was dozing off against the wall, and drool was hanging from Qiusheng's mouth. They were dreaming about something, but it was definitely not good.
"Slap!!"
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