Hearing Gu He speak of Black Grade cultivation techniques and even Earth Grade cultivation techniques as if they were cheap goods from a street stall, Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him. Taking the scroll, she said, "If the mercenaries of Qingshan Town heard Master say that, they'd be furious. They risk their lives for even a Yellow-grade cultivation technique. I'm already very satisfied that I can cultivate a High-grade Profound cultivation technique as soon as I become a Dou Zhe. This technique will be enough for me to cultivate for a long time, so Master doesn't need to specifically find another one for me."
"Don't worry! Your master is only in seclusion in the Monster Mountain Range right now, and I've told almost no one. Otherwise, people asking me to refine pills would come in an endless stream. If I simply announced that I wanted an Earth Grade Water Attribute cultivation technique, plenty of people would deliver one to me." Gu He always seemed to have a peculiar desire to show off in front of Xiao Yi Xian.
"But I don't want anyone disturbing me yet. Cultivate this one for now. The first circulation of the technique will quickly convert the attribute-less Dou Qi in your body into Water Attribute Dou Qi suited to your body."
Xiao Yi Xian was also eager to begin cultivating. Once Gu He finished speaking, she merely nodded, waved the scroll in her hand, and walked toward her room.
Gu He awkwardly rubbed his nose. This girl was far too impatient!
While Xiao Yi Xian cultivated, Gu He practiced his Dou Qi in a spot in the valley quite far from the little cabin. He used each Dou Technique he was familiar with one by one. Empowered by a Dou Emperor's Dou Qi, their destructive force was far greater than when he had used them as a Dou Wang. Time passed as he refined his mastery of his strength, and before long, two hours had gone by. Xiao Yi Xian emerged from her room.
Gu He stopped wrecking the valley and walked over to Xiao Yi Xian. "How is it? Do you feel anything different?"
"I successfully cultivated the technique. It feels like the whole world has become much brighter." Xiao Yi Xian waved a hand before her, as though she wanted to polish the world before her eyes until it gleamed.
"That's a normal sensory enhancement brought about by cultivating a technique. Every Dou Zhe experiences it, though the degree of enhancement naturally differs depending on the cultivation technique."
"Then what Dou Technique are you going to teach me, Master? I'm really looking forward to it!" Xiao Yi Xian clasped her hands behind her back and slightly raised her lovely face to look at Gu He.
Seeing her usually inconspicuous chest become more pronounced because of that movement, Gu He felt his heart heat up. He coughed and shifted his gaze away.
"What I'm going to teach you is a Mid-grade Profound Dou Technique, Water Mandala. Once used, it can form a Water Snake. The size of the snake depends on the user's cultivation. A Da Dou Shi using this Dou Technique can even form a Water Snake over ten meters long to pounce upon and crush an enemy."
As he spoke, Gu He took another blue scroll from his Ring and handed it to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Since I possess the Fire Attribute, I haven't cultivated this Dou Technique. I can only guide you based on my experience and can't demonstrate it for you. You'll have to explore its details one by one yourself. Once you've learned this Dou Technique and cultivated for a while longer, you can go take revenge on the master of that Myriad Medicine House."
Xiao Yi Xian blinked and clarified, "It's Yao Chen and that 'good friend' of mine. Hmph, I'll definitely repay them properly."
Gu He silently mourned for the two of them. Of all people, they had provoked Xiao Yi Xian, who loved holding grudges. Those two truly had terrible luck.
"Oh, right. You can also cultivate the Purple Cloud Wings that I told you to cultivate once you became a Dou Zhe. With me protecting you, there shouldn't be any danger."
Hearing that she could finally cultivate a Flying Dou Technique, Xiao Yi Xian happily returned to her room and brought out the pitch-black scroll.
At Gu He's side, Xiao Yi Xian unfurled the scroll. Two black Eagle Wings that sent a chill down one's spine appeared before her eyes. The wings were a deep black, faintly threaded with purple cloud patterns. Upon closer inspection, the pair of wings looked like black steel, carrying a peculiar metallic texture. The feathers on the Eagle Wings emitted faint heat. Since these wings were painted on the scroll, they were not very large, but from their strange appearance, they were clearly no simple painting.
Though it was not her first time seeing them, Xiao Yi Xian was still amazed every time she looked at them.
"Master, what level was the person who created this Flying Dou Technique? Being able to make something like this is incredible."
Hearing Xiao Yi Xian praise someone else, Gu He felt somewhat uncomfortable, even though he knew that person had long been dead.
"Judging by how he needed several friends to capture the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle, a fifth tier flying Magical Beast, he was only at the level of a Dou Wang."
Xiao Yi Xian stroked the image of the Eagle Wings on the scroll, which had the tactile sensation of real feathers.
"How do I cultivate this Flying Dou Technique? It doesn't seem to react at all. Do I need to send in Dou Qi?"
Gu He hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's hand, stopping her from pouring in Dou Qi. Xiao Yi Xian looked up at him in confusion. "There's a remnant soul of that Fifth Tier Magical Beast inside. If you recklessly send in Dou Qi, it may follow your Dou Qi and attack your soul, injuring it."
Xiao Yi Xian patted her chest in lingering fear. "Since there's a remnant soul of a Fifth Tier Magical Beast inside, do I have to defeat it to cultivate this Dou Technique? How can I beat it?"
"It says here that during cultivation, the soul of the Purple Cloud Eagle within the wings may attack the cultivator. If you can withstand its soul attack, you can continue cultivating." Gu He waved a hand dismissively. "Last time, I gave you a fifth-grade Soul Awakening Pill. After more than two months of absorption, its medicinal strength should have been completely absorbed. Your Soul Power now is no weaker than that of a Second-grade Alchemist. You can absolutely withstand the attacks of this unconscious remnant soul of a Fifth Tier Magical Beast."
When Xiao Yi Xian heard that her Soul Power could compare with that of a Second-grade Alchemist, she was still delighted, even though she already knew she could not become an alchemist. "Then let's begin now!"
Xiao Yi Xian focused her mind and placed both palms on the scroll, lightly pressing the soft wings. Closing her eyes, she carefully sensed the soul within.
Gu He sensed the savage eagle soul within the Eagle Wings suddenly emit a shrill cry. The cry passed through the scroll, then traveled up Xiao Yi Xian's arms like a drill, desperately battering her mind. Even Gu He beside her was slightly affected.
"Focus your mind, guard your soul, and let it attack!" Gu He condensed his voice into a thread that directly resounded in Xiao Yi Xian's mind.
Xiao Yi Xian barely managed to use her Soul Power to form several layers of protection around her soul, blocking the eagle soul's cry.
Gu He relaxed slightly. Since she had blocked the first soul impact, what followed would be much easier.
Sure enough, the eagle soul's later counterattacks were nothing more than its death throes, and they even gave Xiao Yi Xian a deeper understanding of how to use Soul Power.
However, once the eagle soul stopped struggling, Xiao Yi Xian's face had turned pale, and she looked utterly exhausted. The energy consumed by a clash of souls was far beyond that of a physical confrontation.
"It seems you have the qualifications to cultivate this thing." After Xiao Yi Xian's complexion improved a little, Gu He congratulated her.
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