Spirit Prefecture, Spirit Sect.
Chen Shu had just spent the day studying the Great Blazing Sun Art with the Vice Sect Master and had learned a great deal.
The Vice Sect Master explained it thoroughly. She covered not only the Great Blazing Sun Art itself, but also the unusual spell structure of the Blazing Sun Art series and the principles behind its reverse runes. Chen Shu came away much more familiar with the art, and with a deeper understanding of the whole field.
Given time, perhaps he could even optimize the spells in the Blazing Sun Art series.
Of all the spells he had learned, the Little Blazing Sun Art was the only one he could not optimize or improve at all. He could not even tweak it to suit his own habits. He felt that changing a single rune would make the entire spell impossible to cast.
Back in the courtyard, he saw a lovely figure seated on a cushion beneath the eaves, her eyes closed as though she were cultivating.
Blue tiles, white walls, a peerless beauty. What a gorgeous sight.
"What's this?"
Chen Shu walked over, pretending to be displeased. "Didn't we agree to cultivate together tonight? You started without me!"
She opened her eyes and looked at him calmly.
"I was only listening to the wind."
"Oh. Does it sound nice?"
"..."
Ning Qing closed her eyes again.
The wind was gentle. It gave a faint moan only as it passed through the pavilions and around the curves of corridors and eaves, a beautiful note played by nature. Then it stirred the bronze wind chimes beneath the eaves, setting off a string of clear, tinkling notes.
Footsteps approached her.
They circled behind her, and two hands settled on her shoulders and shook her. "Well, look at