"How did you get this?"
Su Ming held the Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art technique book and looked at An Zijin in surprise.
This wasn't something one could obtain just anywhere.
Not because it was especially precious, but because Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Arts were simply far too rare.
It went without saying how difficult it was to create a technique that broke away from the world's spiritual order and wasn't permitted by its fixed spiritual laws.
The four basic elements in ancient Greek theory were only wind, water, fire, and earth. If someone wanted to create a fifth from nothing, would that be easy?
The five elements in the theory of yin-yang and the five phases were only metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. If someone wanted to create a sixth, how could that possibly be easy?
Thus, although some extraordinarily talented people in history had created Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Arts, it was easy to imagine how pitifully few there were.
At least, Su Ming had never heard of anyone using an Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art. Even after searching through the history books in the academy library, he had found that although one great warlock after another was mentioned, almost none of them had used an Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art.
Under such circumstances, An Zijin had suddenly produced a technique book for an Extracurricular Sequence Spiritual Art. How could Su Ming not be surprised?
What surprised Su Ming even more was An Zijin's answer.
"Someone gave it to me."
An Zijin gave him that reply.
"Someone gave it to you?" Su Ming froze for a moment before asking, "Who?"
That question seemed to stump An Zijin.
"How should I put it?" An Zijin hesitated. "A kind person?"
Why had she phrased it as a question?
Besides, what kind person would give