Missed Opportunity for a Cultivation Technique

Wei Yunxi read through the cultivation technique incantation she had deciphered. After memorizing it thoroughly, she destroyed the paper, put away the pen and paper in her space, then sat cross-legged to meditate again.

Wei Yunxi could not suppress the upward curl of her lips. This was the cultivation technique Wei Yunqing had been fixated on all along! She had never expected to find it in the end. She would not foolishly hand it over on a silver platter.

This cultivation technique was highly compatible with Wind spiritual root cultivators. Upon reaching the Mahayana stage, one could instantly manifest a thousand shadows to confuse enemies, even using them as Clones. Wind had always been formless and shapeless, swift or slow, hence its name, "Thousand Shadows Swaying in the Wind."

Wei Yunxi decided that her Wind spiritual root would cultivate this technique. It would definitely be a great help. Of course, Wood spiritual root cultivators could cultivate it as well, but their cultivation progress and results naturally could not compare to those of Wind spiritual root cultivators.

Wei Yunxi took a deep breath, feeling that things were moving in a good direction. At the very least, she would not be handing this cultivation technique over to Wei Yunqing.

Meanwhile, Wei Yunqing, who was meditating and cultivating in her room, could not calm her heart no matter what. A voice in her heart kept urging her to find Wei Yunxi. In the end, she could not bear it any longer and went to knock on Wei Yunxi's formation, wanting to call her out.

Wei Yunxi sensed the Isolation Formation being disturbed. A sweep of her divine sense revealed Wei Yunqing standing outside, her face full of agitation. Wei Yunxi immediately withdrew her divine sense and ignored her completely. She refused to believe that something memorized in her own mind could still be snatched away.

Wei Yunqing stood outside for a long while. Seeing that Wei Yunxi had no intention of opening the door, she could only return to her own room with an angry expression.

Early the next morning, Wei Yunqing stopped Wei Yunxi and demanded:

"Why didn't you open the door for me?"

Wei Yunxi looked at her as though she were an idiot.

"When did I not open the door for you? What door?"

"Last night."

"I was cultivating last night. I didn't hear anyone knocking on the formation. Besides, what did you need from me so late at night? You can say it now just the same."

Wei Yunxi asked bluntly. This time, Wei Yunqing did not know how to answer. Could she really say that her heart had been uneasy and she had wanted to see Wei Yunxi immediately?

At that moment, Wei Yunting and Wei Yunying also came out of their rooms. Seeing that both sisters looked upset, they walked over.

As the eldest sister, Wei Yunting spoke first.

"What happened?"

Wei Yunxi beat her to it and recounted how Wei Yunqing had questioned her. Then she turned to Wei Yunqing.

"Elder Sister, what exactly did you need to see me about?"

Wei Yunqing took a deep breath.

"I just wanted to ask whether you were still going to the Library to read."

"Just that? You could have asked me now. Why did you have to disturb my cultivation so late at night?"

Wei Yunxi turned the tables on her, then magnanimously waved a hand.

"Forget it. I won't hold it against you. Starting today, I won't be going to the Library anymore. Reading on the second floor requires spirit stones or Contribution Points. I don't have many spirit stones, and I don't have any Contribution Points, so from today onward, I'll go cultivate at the Cultivation Hall with you."

Wei Yunqing choked for a moment before saying:

"I was worried that you would go to the Library alone and get blocked by those ill-intentioned disciples, with no one by your side. But now it's fine. We can cultivate together at the Cultivation Hall."

Wei Yunxi rolled her eyes inwardly. Wei Yunqing had said everything herself. Wei Yunxi could not be bothered to respond, so she followed Wei Yunting and Wei Yunying to the Cultivation Hall. This was her first time cultivating there.

On the way, Wei Yunting reminded them:

"The Cultivation Hall has individual cultivation rooms. You can choose one yourselves. Each cultivation session lasts two hours. Before the time is up, the door to the cultivation room will not open. Only when the time is up will you be reminded to leave.

"Furthermore, new disciples can enter to cultivate without spending spirit stones only during their first year. Starting in the second year, aside from the prescribed two hours each day, any additional cultivation requires spirit stones or Contribution Points. You must cherish this opportunity and not waste your time."

"Rest assured, Elder Sister. I understand."

Wei Yunxi immediately nodded.

"Beneath the Cultivation Hall lies a Low-grade Spirit Vein. The Spiritual Qi is even denser than at our residence. If possible, cultivate at the Cultivation Hall as much as you can."

Wei Yunting added another reminder uneasily, pointedly glancing at Wei Yunqing. She had Dual Spiritual Roots and was the most talented among this batch of Wei family disciples, yet she had still not broken through to the second layer of Qi Refining. Wei Yunting was anxious on her behalf.

Wei Yunqing's expression turned somewhat awkward. She felt that she truly had put the cart before the horse. For the sake of that illusion realm and an uncertain opportunity, she had actually delayed her own cultivation. She immediately promised:

"Rest assured, Elder Sister. I've recently been attempting to break through to the second layer of Qi Refining. I've already touched the threshold."

"That's good."

The four of them talked as they walked, soon arriving at the entrance to the Cultivation Hall. After the attendant disciple checked their Identity Jade Tokens and registered them, the four each received a numbered token and entered their respective cultivation rooms.

The first thing Wei Yunxi did upon entering her cultivation room was activate the Isolation Formation. Only then did she collapse onto the meditation cushion without a shred of decorum. She had finally shaken off Wei Yunqing, that sticky plaster.

Although she had handled Wei Yunqing with ease these past few days, she had still devoted a sliver of her attention to the other girl. Who knew what tricks Wei Yunqing might pull? If not for the need to fill in her knowledge of the Cultivation Realm, she would never have gone to the Library Tower and let Wei Yunqing cling to her like a sticky plaster for so many days.

Still, the past few days had been well worth it. She had basically made up for her lack of cultivation knowledge, and she had even found herself a high-grade wind-element cultivation technique. This gain greatly comforted her, making her certain that she was living in a real world rather than the world of a novel.

With her mind relaxed and her mood bright, Wei Yunxi completely let down her guard. Once she relaxed, Duke Zhou came calling. Before long, she was softly snoring.

As her chest rose and fell, the points of Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room slowly gathered around her. Then they surged into her body as though competing with one another, gradually forming a small vortex of Spiritual Qi. After entering her Meridians, the Spiritual Qi traveled along its predetermined route before finally entering her Dantian.

After Wei Yunxi had a wonderful sleep and sat up feeling refreshed, she discovered that her displayed cultivation had been adjusted to the second layer of Qi Refining. She immediately used her divine sense to inspect her Dantian and discovered that her cultivation had risen again, reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

"Eh? Sleeping can raise cultivation too?"

This was an enormous surprise for Wei Yunxi.

Her cultivation had improved, and her divine sense had also grown by a trace. Wei Yunxi entered the Wooden Token Space again and finally came online after a long absence.

The space was still exactly as it had been before she left. The light screen once again displayed a notification that Fleeting Smoke had come online.

Tribal Warrior: "Little Yunyan, you're online?"

Fleeting Smoke: "Yes. I was taking an assessment before, and now I've entered a sect to cultivate, so I don't have many chances to come online."

Ethereal Immortal: "The group has been so quiet lately. How has your cultivation progressed?"

Fleeting Smoke: "Hehe! I'm still just a little shrimp, but yesterday I was fortunate enough to obtain a wind-element cultivation technique. It suits me very well."

Survival is the Hardest Truth: "Congratulations! I have space and wind dual abilities. If this cultivation technique is as powerful as you say, I'd like to trade with you for it."

After seeing this, Wei Yunxi hesitated. She probed:

"What will you trade for it?"

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