Stirring Up Trouble

After recounting his experiences and sharing a few pointers on cultivating Battle Spirit Arts, the evening gradually rolled around. After all, it had already been nearly dusk when Huo Hai returned.

After dinner that night, Huo Hai once again got his wish and enjoyed a wild romp with Fang Biya. He felt refreshed and invigorated. Now this was truly living. Early the next morning, not long after Huo Hai got up, Ji Mu dragged Fang Biya outside.

From then on, Fang Biya and Ji Mu spent their time studying Spirit Serpent Movement and Blood-Shaking Thorn, opening the corresponding Spirit Veins little by little. After reaching the Spirit Practitioner Realm, their Spirit Veins continually strengthened as their power grew, but the blockages within them strengthened as well. Opening new Spirit Veins was no easy task.

Spirit Serpent Movement was relatively ordinary. The Spirit Arts the two cultivated had already opened almost all the Spirit Veins it required, leaving only one. As for the Spirit Veins in their hands needed to cultivate Blood-Shaking Thorn, they estimated that clearing them would take a month or two.

Without opening the corresponding Spirit Veins, cultivating the associated Battle Spirit Art was impossible. The two of them would have plenty to keep them busy for a while. All Huo Hai could do to help was exchange for some pain-relieving pills so they would not have to suffer too much.

Unlike those two, Yun'er had yet to reach the Spirit Practitioner Realm, so opening new Spirit Veins was very easy and not nearly as painful. The Spirit Veins used to cultivate Celestial Star Transformation formed an extremely complex network. Of the five Spirit Veins in her arms, four had actually already been opened through cultivating Celestial Star Transformation. Still, Yun'er's most important task lately was preparing to