That voice... Senior Bones.
Wang Jixuan's mind tightened. He immediately had the black dragon on his arm lie low, then looked up at the Fairy with the cute round face, his gaze still as gentle and respectful as before.
"This..."
Daoist Wang said softly:
"After thinking it over, this secret art is really meant for life-and-death battles. Using it for a demonstration would truly be a waste of spiritual power."
"Oh? It wastes spiritual power?"
"Yes," Wang Jixuan deliberately fed her misleading information. "The reason this demonic body possesses the combat strength of a True Immortal is that it sacrificed a million demonic monsters."
That was also the truth.
Only part of the truth.
Fairy Linglong did not press the matter. She merely nodded with a smile and sighed softly. "Ah, you must have suffered tremendous grievances as well. That makes sense. Since you are meant to be a variable, you must bear the crushing weight of the world's great fortune. Your trials are bound to be many."
"Fairy, let us continue cultivating."
Wang Jixuan took the initiative to seek instruction.
"Very well. Begin circulating your heavenly cycle, and I'll correct any possible errors or omissions in your cultivation bit by bit."
"Thank you, Fairy."
Wang Jixuan immediately entered meditation wholeheartedly, though the activated Strange Soul remained hidden on his shoulder, its dragon eyes fixed on Linglong.
Fairy Linglong smiled and sat down on a stone chair nearby, leisurely sipping tea as she began identifying and correcting flaws in Wang Jixuan's cultivation of the Azure Reed Art.
That left Daoist Wang somewhat puzzled.
This Fairy was genuinely teaching him how to cultivate.
Then why had Senior Bones warned him that she harbored killing intent toward him?
Though Wang Jixuan did not understand, he did not question the truth of Senior