Background

Healing Technique was a Light Element Sorcery. Its healing formula was the same as the damage formulas for Water Ball Technique and Fireball Technique: (Spirit * Skill Level + Mana Consumed).

In her previous life, the sorceries Yun Xi learned were basically all like this as well. It seemed that the data formulas for all sorceries were universal.

There was no such thing as one sorcery being stronger or weaker than another. The factors that determined a sorcery's strength were one's Spirit Attribute, skill level, and mana consumption.

The stronger one's Spirit Attribute, the higher one's maximum mana. The higher one's attack damage, the more efficiently one could kill monsters, the faster one could level up, and the more Spirit Attributes and skill points one could obtain...

Everything was interconnected, forming a virtuous cycle.

Yun Xi's Spirit Attribute was currently 42 points, and her maximum mana was 42 * 10. It was still far from enough.

Once she reached Level 11 and became an Intermediate Sorcerer, her maximum mana would undergo a tremendous transformation. It would be ten times what it had been as a Beginner Sorcerer—at least several thousand mana points.

Only then would she barely possess the strength to travel alone in the wilderness.

Of course, that was limited to wilderness areas with relatively little corruption by the strange aura.

After tidying up briefly, Yun Xi took the invitation and headed to her neighbor's home.

She was wearing the Beginner Sorcerer Set she had purchased from the Flower Country authorities. She did not know which region it had originated from, but its design differed considerably from the Sorcerer Sets of Qinglan Town.

The Spirit Silkworm Silk was smooth and pure white, wrapping Yun Xi tightly from head to toe.

The others could not tell the origins of her outfit, and naturally could not deduce her level from its attributes.

Using Appraisal Skill on others at a gathering like this was also an extremely impolite act.

If one accidentally appraised someone whose Spirit Attribute was higher than one's own, that person would notice. At that point, it would be more than mere impoliteness—it would be an offense against a stronger individual.

After presenting her invitation, Yun Xi was welcomed inside.

To be fair, although Qinglan Town was only a small town, the major families here were still worthy of their reputation.

Recalling the book A Thousand Years of Qinglan Town's History from Useful Bookstore, Yun Xi had originally had no real concept of it. Now, after seeing the scale of Qinglan Town's major families with her own eyes, she suddenly realized that Qinglan Town truly had profound foundations.

There was also the high-level alchemist from the Enchanting Accessories Shop. Someone as powerful as him, at least Level 20, had actually been trapped here.

From this, it could be inferred that Qinglan Town was definitely hiding a considerable secret.

As Yun Xi pondered this, a noblewoman approached.

She wore an elegant dress, and her features were exquisite and beautiful. Only the fine lines at the corners of her eyes revealed that she was no longer young.

"Honored miss, greetings. I am the head of the Tour Family, Dilina Tour."

"Lady Tour, greetings. I am Yun Xi." Yun Xi returned her greeting with a polite smile.

"Miss Yun Xi, you just moved to Qinglan Town. Have you managed to adapt?" Dilina's eyes held a smile, and warmth appeared on her face.

"I'm doing all right..."

As the two exchanged pleasantries, quite a few people nearby were also secretly sizing Yun Xi up.

They had all heard of this neighbor who never left her home.

No. 26 Xiaolou on Feilan Street was a property many people wanted to buy, yet felt was too small to be worth purchasing.

Yun Xi had spent so extravagantly, so everyone was naturally very curious about her background.

Based on past experience, a young lady who suddenly appeared in Qinglan Town's noble district was usually a noble from another major city who had fallen on hard times, or a noble who had encountered some other situation and been forced to come to Qinglan Town.

In short, in their minds, anyone capable of producing ten thousand Gold Coins was, without exception, either a noble or a descendant of nobles.

In this era, only the strong could make money. And the strong could generally obtain noble titles unconditionally... regardless of which country's nobility they became.

Yun Xi was young, and the mana fluctuations emanating from her were not particularly strong.

But no one dared to underestimate her.

These local nobles of Qinglan Town could throw their weight around within their own territory without issue. But if they accidentally offended a great noble from beyond their territory, especially a high-level Sorcerer--

They might not even know how they had died.

Even if Yun Xi were a fallen noble whose family elders had all died, they still would not dare provoke her casually. No one knew whether her powerful elders might have left her high-level treasures.

To say nothing of anything else, a single high-level rune would be enough to instantly kill Intermediate Professionals like them.

Meanwhile, Dilina was also doing her best to draw Yun Xi out, hoping to learn her exact background.

Yun Xi remained calm throughout.

Whenever Dilina's topic touched upon her background, she merely smiled without answering.

After going back and forth several times, Dilina understood Yun Xi's meaning. She did not want to reveal any related information.

Dilina was somewhat disappointed that she could no longer curry favor with a noble from a major city, but she was not too disheartened.

At least, she could tell that Yun Xi possessed an extraordinary bearing and ample confidence in her eyes. There was no doubt that this young lady's identity was indeed far from ordinary.

"Miss Yun Xi, you haven't gone out during this period. Don't you feel bored staying at home?"

Yun Xi shook her head and answered frankly, "I've been learning several Sorcery Patterns recently, so I haven't felt bored."

Yun Xi was not worried that she would expose her knowledge of sorcery. On the contrary, it was a means of intimidation.

Extraordinary knowledge of sorcery often represented an extraordinary legacy.

Moreover, given the indigenous people of the Godfall Continent's level of control over Sorcerer knowledge, even if she exposed this kind of "wealth," she had no need to fear anyone trying to seize it.

It was just like how people would immediately "burn after reading" a Sorcery Pattern Scroll once they obtained one. Knowledge already stored in the mind could not be stolen.

The same applied to the sorcery knowledge passed down through families.

Sure enough, Dilina's expression turned solemn upon hearing this.

From Yun Xi's words, she could infer several things.

First, Yun Xi had mastered many Sorcery Patterns and was still learning new knowledge.

Second, Yun Xi's family had profound foundations.

"I came to Qinglan Town to find a new place to gain experience," Yun Xi added.

Unexpectedly, cold sweat instantly appeared on Dilina's forehead.

"You wouldn't happen to have come because of that matter as well, would you?" she asked in a lowered voice, fear showing in her eyes.

"What matter?" Although Yun Xi was surprised by her reaction, she would not lie casually just to trick her. That would do her no good.

After all, she did not want to be dragged into an excessively dangerous mission.

In her previous life, she had been willing to risk her life doing missions because she lacked cultivation resources. But this life was different. With a vast quantity of crystals, Yun Xi only needed to steadily strengthen her power and foundations.

Of course, if a precious mission reward appeared that could not be bought even with money, Yun Xi would not retreat from it entirely.

Although Yun Xi answered that way, Dilina still remained shaken. She seemed not to believe Yun Xi and merely assumed that she was pretending not to understand.