The Method to Becoming a Deity

Xiao Yun looked at Xivia and Shenghua, his Spiritual Sense reaching out to perceive the attributes of the True Qi within them.

A sharp aura coiled within Xivia, like a drawn sword. Metal—the metal of yang metal: keen, rigid, and able to cut through anything.

A cool, clear aura spiraled within Shenghua, like a crescent moon hanging in the night sky—cold, distant, and ever-changing. It was not ice. It was the moon. Moonlight belonged to yin, but it was different from ordinary yin attributes: colder, more ethereal, and harder to grasp.

Xiao Yun withdrew his Spiritual Sense and took out two booklets from his Soul Tool. He handed one to Xivia. On the cover were the three characters "Metal Element Technique."

He handed the other to Shenghua. On the cover were the four characters "Illusion Moon Divine Skill."

Xivia received the Metal Element Technique with both hands and opened to the first page—"Metal is both hard and soft. Sharp without being exposed, keen without being revealed, its edge hidden in the sheath, drawn but not yet released." Her eyes lit up. Those few sentences spoke straight to her heart.

Shenghua opened the first page of the Illusion Moon Divine Skill—"The moon waxes and wanes, bright and dim; people meet and part, laugh and grieve. The Dao of the illusory moon lies not in strength or weakness, but in truth and falsehood. When truth becomes false, falsehood is also true; when falsehood becomes true, truth is also false." She read it softly aloud, seeming to gain some understanding.

Xiao Yun watched the two of them earnestly reading their Cultivation Methods, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

May in Heaven Dou City was neither cold nor hot. It was the best season of the year.

The afternoon sunlight shone through