Is This What Soul Resonance Feels Like?

"Senior Sword Spirit, why does your cultivation seem to have suddenly grown so much stronger?"

Yun Yun keenly sensed that Wu Changqing's aura had risen significantly in that instant.

From a one-star Dou Wang to a nine-star Dou Wang—how could it not be obvious?

"You can absorb the cultivation of these two magical beasts?"

Yun Yun was clever too, and quickly connected it to Wu Changqing's devouring and refining ability.

When he had sparred with Yun Shan, Wu Changqing had said that he could absorb Dou Qi.

Yun Yun had always thought he could only absorb an opponent's Dou Techniques during battle, thereby weakening their attacks to some extent.

Only now did she realize that Wu Changqing could directly absorb cultivation!

"Yeah. You're only figuring that out now?" Wu Changqing said.

"Senior Sword Spirit, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I'd known you could strengthen your cultivation by absorbing magical beasts' cultivation, I would have brought you out specifically to fight magical beasts," Yun Yun said.

She was rather kind-hearted.

"There's no need for that. At the very least, only magical beasts of the fifth tier or above are useful to my cultivation now."

"Fifth-tier magical beasts? Those really are hard to find. Forget it, then." Yun Yun changed her tune quickly. The moment she heard that only fifth-tier magical beasts would work, she immediately gave up.

After dealing with the two fifth-tier magical beasts, Yun Yun made several more rounds through the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Only after confirming there were no other fifth-tier or higher magical beasts did she leave and return to the Misty Cloud Sect.

After returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun informed the elder in charge of outdoor training about the situation in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, telling him that the fifth-tier magical beasts had all been eliminated and that he could take the disciples there for training as usual.

"As expected of the Sect Leader. You eliminated the fifth-tier magical beasts there so quickly," the elder complimented her a few times.

Yun Yun was secretly delighted, but her expression remained calm. She merely gave an "Mm" and left.

That night.

Yun Yun finished bathing early and lay down on her bed. Then she hugged the Evergreen Sword to her chest and sent her soul power into it.

"Why are you coming in again?" Wu Changqing looked at her irritably.

Had this girl taken this place for an amusement park?

She came whenever she was bored.

"Senior Sword Spirit, I came in specifically to keep you company. Why do you look so disgusted? That's going to hurt my feelings," Yun Yun said, pouting unhappily.

"It's not as if I asked you to come in."

"Oh, Senior Sword Spirit, don't be so heartless." Yun Yun spread her arms and spun around in the empty space.

Suddenly thinking of something, she hurriedly stopped and looked at Wu Changqing. "Senior Sword Spirit, do you think I can cultivate in here?"

"This is my space, and you're only a wisp of soul. Even if you can cultivate here, it won't greatly improve your cultivation," Wu Changqing said.

"Is that so?" Yun Yun was visibly disappointed.

"I've recently encountered some bottlenecks in my cultivation, and I wanted Senior Sword Spirit to give me some guidance."

Although Wu Changqing only had the cultivation of a Dou Wang.

Yun Yun had never underestimated him.

After all, it was Wu Changqing's guidance that had allowed her to successfully break through to the Dou Huang realm!

Thus, she had never looked down on Wu Changqing because of his apparent cultivation.

Besides, for a sword spirit—a sword—to cultivate to the Dou Wang realm, he was far more formidable than a human Dou Wang.

Simply developing intelligence from an "object" was already beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Wu Changqing looked at her, thought for a moment, and said, "Here, I can give you some pointers on Dou Techniques. Nothing else."

Yun Yun's expression immediately changed from sorrow to joy, and her eyes lit up. "Really?"

Wu Changqing nodded, rose to his feet, and waved a hand. A sword flew over from the mountain of swords behind him and landed in his grasp.

"I learned both Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill and Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance of your Misty Cloud Sect by watching you and your teacher use them. I've gained some new insights into them. Watch carefully."

Wu Changqing rose with sword in hand, immense sword aura surging around him as he demonstrated both Dou Techniques of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Yun Yun watched from the side in utter amazement.

Soon, Wu Changqing finished his demonstration and asked, "What did you see?"

"Senior Sword Spirit, the Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill you used was sharper and faster, while Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance was more vast and majestic."

"Even when Teacher uses these two Dou Techniques, they don't feel like this!"

These two Dou Techniques were the signature ultimate arts of the Misty Cloud Sect.

It could be said that Yun Shan and Yun Yun currently possessed the deepest understanding of these two Dou Techniques in the entire Misty Cloud Sect.

Yet after seeing the effects of Wu Changqing's execution, Yun Yun felt as though she had never learned these two Dou Techniques at all.

It was as if they had been tailor-made for Wu Changqing!

"Senior Sword Spirit, please teach me!"

Yun Yun immediately clasped her hands and bowed.

"Fine. Take the sword."

Wu Changqing tossed the sword in his hand to Yun Yun.

"The principle is actually very simple. To bring these two Dou Techniques to their fullest potential, you only need to accomplish two things."

"First, control your Dou Qi precisely. Just as I taught you before, compress the Dou Qi together, then release it all at once."

"Second, empty yourself and achieve unity between man and sword. A sword in hand should seem like no sword; no sword should seem like a sword. Only then can you develop the power of sword techniques to its utmost limit."

Yun Yun listened carefully and tried to understand.

She tried several times in succession, but still could not grasp the key.

"Your circulation method is wrong. I'll teach you."

Wu Changqing walked over and reached out from behind her, holding both of Yun Yun's hands.

There was no tactile sensation, no scent, and no change in heartbeat.

There was only contact between soul and soul.

Yet Yun Yun still felt a trace of warmth. "Senior Sword Spirit, your hands are so warm."

"Souls have no temperature."

"But we're both souls right now. Isn't there a saying called soul resonance?"

"Stop talking nonsense and focus on practicing."

Wu Changqing truly had no idea how her mind worked. She always made unexpected reactions at all sorts of crucial moments.

"Oh."

After being reprimanded, Yun Yun obediently began training with Wu Changqing.

But perhaps because she only had a wisp of soul power here, or perhaps because her mind was elsewhere.

Wu Changqing taught her several times, but there was no noticeable result.

It was not that there was no result at all. Yun Yun's sword aura had still strengthened by a tiny bit.

"That's enough for today. This is the method. Once you go back out, try practicing this way. You should improve."

"Alright, thank you, Senior Sword Spirit!"

Yun Yun left the sword spirit's space.

It was already late at night outside, so it was unsuitable to go out and test it immediately.

Besides, after practicing in the sword spirit's space for so long with her soul, she felt tired as well.

Holding the Evergreen Sword in both hands, she asked, "Senior Sword Spirit, if I hold you with both hands like this, can you feel warmth?"

"A sword has no feelings. If I did, I would have died from pain long ago whenever you used this sword in battle," Wu Changqing answered mercilessly.

"Senior Sword Spirit, you don't understand romance at all. At a time like this, you should say that you can feel it," Yun Yun said.

"I'm a sword. I don't need to understand romance."

"Oh~"

Yun Yun drew out the final sound.

But even though Wu Changqing said he could not feel it.

She still placed the Evergreen Sword beside her bed and fell asleep with it...