This sense of familiarity came from when the water-elemental Sacred Water Beetle had gained a spirit. The reference points between the Spirit Veins could be consulted and extrapolated from, so I easily concluded that there had to be something wrong with the method of cultivating Spirit Veins.
"Ah... that tickles." The water-elemental tendrils seemed to have brushed against some sensitive spots on Nan Jin, making her clutch herself with both hands and squat down.
I hurriedly withdrew the water-elemental tendrils. Then, looking at her flushed face, I said somewhat awkwardly, "I got carried away just now, so I couldn't help trying to trace things back to their source. Without checking thoroughly, I was bound to worry that some fish had slipped through the net."
"All right. Brother Dong Ren always explains everything so clearly, so of course I don't mind. Sometimes you're even more upright than the righteous path, Brother Dong Ren." Nan Jin stood up, then looked at me and asked, "So, did you find anything different?"
"I've more or less found it, but I always feel that I haven't quite figured out the reason..." I said with a bitter smile. There was indeed something wrong with her Spirit Veins, but I hadn't immediately calculated the final part of the tracing, which was why I had given such a vague answer.
"Brother Dong Ren, you're not thinking of doing it a second time, are you?" Nan Jin couldn't help asking, her lively eyes gleaming with slyness.
I immediately shook my head with a bitter smile, then said, "There's no need for that. Since you've had this problem since childhood, I can basically determine that it wasn't caused when your spirit was formed, while referencing the Spirit Veins of the Demon-Sealing Secret Realm. In other words, it began with the