Gentle Night Breeze, Arena Grounds Open
"Eat up," Li Sancai said, waving his chopsticks.
Xu Changqing chuckled dryly and asked, "Senior brother, besides Li Lingbi and me, has anyone else been looking for you?"
"No."
Li Sancai shook his head, then asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that?"
Xu Changqing picked up his spoon and replied, "Junior brother just thinks that senior brother shouldn't lack vegetables or spirit beast meat, right?"
Li Sancai wasn't stupid; he immediately understood and said earnestly, "Oh dear, the amount of Spiritual Qi a person can refine each day is limited; eating too much is pointless."
Xu Changqing said, half-laughing and half-crying, "But... this is too plain."
"Isn't there still wine?" Li Sancai smiled slightly, then picked up the wine pot.
Xu Changqing's lips twitched violently.
Goodness, you're going to have Spirit Rice Grain porridge with alcohol, huh?
I thought Senior Brother Li was a fairly normal cultivator with Wood Spirit Root.
I'm only now realizing that it's actually quite abstract.
Afterwards, the two chatted casually while drinking porridge.
"Junior Brother Xu, the Foundry Peak will open its arena tomorrow. Why don't you go and give it a try?"
Fighting? I don't really like it!
"Although the Wood Spirit Root isn't suitable for combat in the early stages, it's good for gaining experience!"
"Senior brother wants to go?"
"formal disciple who has reached the Foundation Establishment Realm wouldn't want to obtain more resources?"
"If you wish to go, senior brother, I will accompany you. It wouldn't hurt to broaden your horizons!"
And so, the two agreed to go to [Foundry Peak] the next morning.
By the time Xu Changqing returned home, it was already 9 PM.
This is equivalent to around 9 PM in the previous life, which isn't considered late.
The Pearl Chicken were already curled up in their nest, resting.
Wangwang, on the other hand, is full of energy.
At the slightest sound, it would scan the area, its gleaming eyes particularly striking in the night.
"Take good care of the Spirit Fields!" Xu Changqing genuinely patted Wangwang's head this time before returning to the house.
Cultivators do not need to bathe.
Clothes also have the ability to clean themselves.
Therefore, Xu Changqing lay directly on the wooden bed.
He squinted slightly.
Looking out the open window, I gazed contentedly at the night sky.
A huge moon hung in the sky, gleaming with a frosty white moonlight.
Tonight there are no clouds, and the stars are twinkling.
Every now and then a shooting star streaks across the sky.
Occasionally, fireflies drifted away from outside the window.
The only sounds in the world were the croaking of frogs and chirping of insects, creating an exceptionally peaceful atmosphere.
A gentle night breeze drifted into the room through the window.
It was so gentle, without a trace of heat.
Gradually, Xu Changqing closed his eyes.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day arrived quietly.
At the same time, Xu Changqing opened his eyes and began his daily routine.
Make breakfast.
Spirit Fields cultivation.
Clean up dog and chicken droppings outside the house.
Finally, they reached their "evil" hands into the Pearl Chicken's nest.
But this time, it's really a little different.
Normally, Pearl Chicken lay one egg every three days.
Xu Changqing was surprised to find that there were actually two this time.
Coo coo!
The Pearl Chicken tilted its head and emitted short, sharp cries, sounding quite pleased with itself.
It's as if she's saying, "See that? I'm awesome!"
Xu Changqing carefully took out the two eggs and examined them closely in his hands.
They are almost identical in both size and shape.
The only difference might be the weight.
One is slightly heavier.
The other one is slightly lighter.
The extra egg was a pleasant surprise.
This also means that you should have good luck today.
Coo coo!
The Pearl Chicken slowly emerged from their warm nest.
The chicken's beak wiggled up and down, as if trying to hint at something.
Seeing this, Xu Changqing put away the two eggs, then took out a small handful of Second-Grade Spirit Rice and offered it to the creature, smiling, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Just then, Wangwang, who had been guarding the place all night, rushed over.
It wagged its tail obsequiously.
"You've worked hard too." Xu Changqing gently patted the dog's head with his other hand.
By the time I finished taking care of them, it was already morning.
The appointed time with Senior Brother Li has arrived.
Xu Changqing prepared all the lunch dishes in advance.
That way, Wangwang can eat right away when it wakes up.
After everything was settled, he rode the paper crane towards Li Sancai.
We arrived shortly afterward.
Subsequently, Xu Changqing set off together on Li Sancai's Flying Paper Crane.
The arena is located in the well-known [Foundry Peak].
Xu Changqing had visited this place once when he went to the Rogue Cultivator Market.
I was extremely impressed by this place.
Giant swords and flying swords were everywhere, which looked quite awe-inspiring.
This time, even though it was morning, the spacious square was packed with people.
There were formal disciple everywhere, with all kinds of Spirit Root.
Regardless of the common Five-Element Spiritual Root: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
It also possesses rare Variant Spiritual Root, such as wind, thunder, and ice.
You can see them all here.
"Quickly, this arena needs repairs!"
"Is the protective array over there installed yet?"
"A junior brother with an Earth Spirit Root is coming over here, quick!"
It was incredibly lively.
The arena was built by disciples with Earth Spirit Root.
There are nine in the entire square, arranged in the order of 123456789.
Li Sancai controlled the Flying Paper Crane to land, and then said, "Although the Wood Spirit Root is not suitable for combat in the early stages, combat experience and skills are still necessary."
Otherwise, you'll be like a block of wood during battle.
Spirit Root are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining.
Therefore, the properties of Law Technique are the same.
For example, fire overcomes metal.
Therefore, the Metal Spiritual Root is restrained in many ways.
Being able to unleash even half of its power is already considered excellent.
And the disciples with rich combat experience and superb skills are those with the Metal Spiritual Root.
It can even minimize the effect of restraint.
At the same time, mutually reinforcing Spirit Root.
Like wood igniting fire.
When wood-attribute Law Technique and fire-attribute Law Technique are combined, they can unleash power many times over.
This is why the Five-Element Spiritual Root are so sought after.
The more Spirit Root one has, the fewer weaknesses one has.
The number of Law Technique, on-the-spot reactions, and other aspects will all be improved to varying degrees.
Xu Changqing listened and nodded, "What Senior Brother says is true."
Soon, the two arrived at the nearest "Number 1" arena.
Since it's not yet the Formal Disciple Grand Competition, everyone here is here to hone their experience and skills.
Currently, there are two people fighting in ring number 1.
One is Water Spirit Root.
One has Metal Spiritual Root.
The Water Spirit Root released a water sphere that enveloped itself.
Not only is its defense high.
And it's very fast, as slippery as an eel.
The Metal Spiritual Root is very simple; just throw out a Taibai Sword Pellet.
The Sword Qi was released automatically, emitting a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound as it cut through the air.
Although the two Spirit Root of metal and water are not mutually exclusive, they are even mutually supportive.
But what they were witnessing was a one-sided crushing defeat.
The Metal Spiritual Root stood motionless.
Conversely, if the Water Spirit Root is even slightly slower, it will be overtaken by the Taibai Sword Pellet, resulting in a situation riddled with holes and seemingly in grave danger.
Therefore, the battle did not last long before the Water Spirit Root conceded defeat.
Maintaining the water sphere's defense requires a large amount of spiritual energy.
Before even getting close to the opponent, he was the first to give up.
The Metal Spiritual Root did not suffer much depletion, and even stood still in place.
Li Sancai asked curiously, "Junior brother, what would you do if you were in this situation?"
Xu Changqing shrugged, stating matter-of-factly, "I concede!!!"