"Yes."
Qin Yu then frankly explained his method of cultivation.
Xiao Yi Xian's eyes widened slightly after listening. She nodded gently and stared thoughtfully at the stream.
"This cultivation method... did you figure it out yourself?"
"Mm."
"You must have worked on it for a long time, right?"
"More or less."
The stream gurgled on, and the valley fell silent for quite a while before she spoke again.
"You spent so long figuring out this method. Why are you just telling me about it?"
Qin Yu spread his little hands and shrugged.
"If someone has the ability to learn it, then they can go ahead and learn it."
Xiao Yi Xian froze for a moment, then understood.
Communicating with the earth and drawing powers of different attributes into one's body—this one threshold alone was enough to stop the vast majority of cultivators.
Those who remained would also need sufficiently powerful perception and precise control over their strength to draw two mutually opposing forces into their bodies like Qin Yu did.
"Ah, your brain works much better than mine."
Xiao Yi Xian smiled, jumped down from the rock, and dusted off her skirt.
"Go cultivate. I'll prepare dinner. We spent all afternoon gathering herbs, and I'm starving."
Qin Yu nodded, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the earth beneath his feet.
In his perception, the Wood Attribute power within the valley's Earth Vein resembled a warm, gentle green ocean. He carefully drew out a thread of it and slowly guided it into his body.
That power gently wrapped around his Dou Qi, like a thin layer of green mist shrouding it.
Just as he was about to withdraw his consciousness from the Earth Vein, an unusual trace of aura suddenly slipped into his body with his breath.