With her soul and corporeal spirit separated, Xu Chunniang's sense of time became much hazier.
By the time she finally gathered her wandering three souls and linked them with her seven spirits, three years had already passed.
The old man's voice rang out beside her ear, his tone brimming with disdain.
"With this old man personally guiding you, it still took you three years just to barely grasp the method of separating soul and spirit. Your aptitude is truly awful—far inferior to that of our Soul Witch clan!"
Xu Chunniang replied calmly, "If you think so poorly of my aptitude, then go find someone else to work with."
The old man choked on his words. He wanted to, of course, but he was trapped here, and even his divine sense could not extend very far. Where was he supposed to find anyone else?
Besides, after Xu Chunniang broke the first seal, ninety-nine soul runes had entered her divine soul. If she could comprehend those soul runes, breaking the remaining eight layers of seals would yield twice the result with half the effort.
Thus, she was the most suitable candidate he could find.
The old man gave a dry cough and hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Although your talent cannot compare with that of the Soul Witch clan, compared to others, it is not too bad.
"Since you have grasped the method of separating soul and spirit, I will next teach you how to use your divine soul to control the soul runes..."
Under the old man's explanations, Xu Chunniang gradually came to understand the essence of these soul runes.
"It is unrealistic to thoroughly comprehend every soul rune in a short time. I will first teach you several of the most common and basic ones. Once you learn them,