Spiritual Rain Technique

Having acquired two new techniques, Xu Chunniang adjusted her cultivation schedule the very next day. She had originally slept two hours each day, spending the other ten on cultivation.

Now that she needed to learn techniques, she set aside two hours from those ten hours of cultivation for study.

As her Water Spiritual Root had a higher purity, she began with the Spiritual Rain Technique.

With a slight movement of her fingers, a Jade Slip appeared in Xu Chunniang's hand. She opened it and began practicing the technique according to its instructions.

As a technique that could be cultivated at the first level of Qi Refinement, the Spiritual Rain Technique was not particularly difficult to pick up. One merely had to draw upon the spiritual energy in one's dantian and transform it into spiritual rain.

After committing the Spiritual Rain Technique to memory, Xu Chunniang felt somewhat confident and prepared to give it a try.

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

Xu Chunniang pointed ahead and gave a soft shout, but not a single drop of rain fell.

"Something seems off. My movements were too slow, and the spiritual energy dissipated directly into the air. I need to speed up and try again... Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

This time was finally a little better than the last. A few fine drops of drizzle fell from the sky.

Xu Chunniang was delighted. It seemed she was heading in the right direction.

"Again!"

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

Beads of sweat as large as soybeans formed on Xu Chunniang's forehead as she struggled to control the spiritual energy. Yet only a few drops of misty rain still drifted down in a scattered shower.

Xu Chunniang's face turned slightly pale. Using the technique three times in succession had exhausted what little spiritual energy she possessed.

Feeling the spiritual energy in her body drained completely dry, she furrowed her brows and summarized, "I was clearly faster this time than before, yet the result was not much different. It must be because I don't have enough spiritual energy in my body."

"Looks like first-level Qi Refinement can support me in using the Spiritual Rain Technique only three times at most."

After resting for a while, Xu Chunniang sat cross-legged and began cultivating to replenish the spiritual energy she had consumed.

She did not know whether it was merely her imagination, but after Xu Chunniang replenished her spiritual energy, she discovered that her cultivation seemed to have risen by the faintest trace compared to before.

That trace of spiritual power was simply too weak, however, and she was not entirely sure whether she had made a mistake.

Unable to figure it out, she decided to try again.

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

After using the Spiritual Rain Technique three times in succession, Xu Chunniang successfully drained the spiritual energy she had just replenished.

Pleased to see that she had made a little progress each time she used the Spiritual Rain Technique, Xu Chunniang sat down cross-legged once more. She wanted to verify her conjecture.

After completely replenishing her spiritual power again, Xu Chunniang discovered with delight that it seemed to have risen by another faint trace compared to before.

This time, she could be certain—it was absolutely not an illusion!

Could it be that completely exhausting my spiritual energy and then replenishing it can also serve as cultivation?

This method is much faster than simply meditating to cultivate, and it lets me practice techniques and cultivate at the same time!

Xu Chunniang suppressed the excitement in her heart. "In that case, I need to adjust my study plan slightly."

"When my spiritual power is full, I'll practice the Spiritual Rain Technique. When it is depleted, I'll meditate to recover it. Once I have completely mastered the Spiritual Rain Technique, I'll learn the Spring Growth Technique!"

After cultivating this way for a month, Xu Chunniang's cultivation rose steadily, and she completely mastered the auxiliary technique known as the Spiritual Rain Technique.

Now that she had learned the Spiritual Rain Technique, should she learn the Spring Growth Technique next?

During a rare moment of leisure, Xu Chunniang sat on a rock beside the pool, gently paddling her bare feet in the water.

Although Xu Chunniang could still cast the Spiritual Rain Technique only three times, compared to when she had first started, its casting range, duration, and the amount of spiritual rain had all improved greatly.

Xu Chunniang casually cast the Spiritual Rain Technique. A hazy mist gathered above the pool, and before long, rain began to fall.

The rainwater, rich with spiritual energy, fell into the pool and stirred up ripples upon ripples.

This spiritual rain lasted for more than ten breaths before gradually fading away.

It was clear that Xu Chunniang had strictly followed the study plan she had made over these past days.

Looking at the flawlessly cast spiritual rain before her, a thoughtful look flickered across Xu Chunniang's face.

Practicing the Spiritual Rain Technique had gone smoothly, but she always felt something was missing. Since its range could be enlarged, could it also be reduced?

After all, while the rain looked abundant, it did not actually contain that much spiritual energy.

If she used it to water spiritual plants, would concentrated watering be more effective?

At that thought, Xu Chunniang's eyes lit up. She seemed to have found a direction for further practicing the Spiritual Rain Technique!

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

Casting the Spiritual Rain Technique once more, Xu Chunniang did not pursue a large range, long duration, or a great quantity of rain as she had before. Instead, she carefully controlled the range, making it smaller.

Under her control, the range of the Spiritual Rain Technique truly shrank somewhat. Rain fell over most of the pool, leaving only a small patch on the western side dry.

"So it really works!"

Xu Chunniang's eyes shone brighter and brighter. This time, her training goal would be to shrink the range!

This time, it took only half a month for Xu Chunniang to complete her training. She was already able to confine the Spiritual Rain Technique to an extremely small area.

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

Following Xu Chunniang's soft shout, a cloud of mist the size of a bowl's mouth began to gather in midair.

Before long, torrential spiritual rain gushed from that cloud of mist. The sight was quite spectacular, like a miniature waterfall.

Xu Chunniang shook her head regretfully. For now, this was as small as she could make it.

But this rain was far too hasty. She intended to become a Spiritual Plant Cultivator and care for spiritual plants in the future. What if this rain drowned the spiritual plants to death?

Xu Chunniang looked worriedly at the little waterfall still continuously spraying rainwater. The rain was so heavy and urgent—what should she do?

What if I try reducing the amount of rainwater? If there is less rain, the spiritual rain will fall more slowly and won't drown the spiritual plants to death.

Xu Chunniang considered it and felt it was worth trying, so she began consciously controlling the amount of rainwater.

"No, there's too much rainwater. It's hard to control!"

After only one attempt, she discovered the difficulty.

There was too much rain, and it came too quickly, carrying spiritual power with it. Before she could even begin to control it, the rain had already crashed down.

Xu Chunniang shook her head with a bitter expression. Ah, it was all because she had cultivated too diligently over the past month or so. Her cultivation had improved considerably, causing the Spiritual Rain Technique to become ever more effective.

If it had been a month ago, when she could cast only a few drops of drizzle, she might have succeeded.

At that thought, Xu Chunniang suddenly froze.

After a long while, she came back to herself, both annoyed and amused. "Xu Chunniang, you really are an idiot!"

If she thought there was too much rainwater, then she only needed to use less spiritual energy. Wouldn't the amount of rainwater naturally decrease?

Once she could control the amount of rainwater properly, she could slowly increase the spiritual energy bit by bit!

"Spiritual Qi Manifests as Rain!"

This time, she used only about one-tenth of the spiritual energy she had used previously.