Su Qing stared blankly at the scroll in his hands, utterly bewildered.
Three small, elegant characters in regular script were engraved on the scroll's jade seal-Hehuan Art.
No grade was indicated.
*?*
When I type a question mark, it doesn't mean there's something wrong with me. It means there's something wrong with you.
Why the hell would a spirit art whose name practically screams "dual cultivation" turn up here?!
With black lines of exasperation practically hanging over his head, Su Qing was about to toss the scroll back into the river of light and look for another spirit art. But just before releasing it, he hesitated, turned his gaze back to the scroll, and pondered.
It's not like I'm short on cultivation arts right now. Besides, didn't I come here to find an interesting spirit art?
This one looks pretty interesting.
Of course, it definitely isn't because I could use it with Qian'er to do some naughty things later.
It's only because I think it's interesting.
Ahem. That's all.
In that case... shall I go with this one?
Su Qing pressed his lips together and made up his mind. Tightening his fingers, he crushed the jade seal on the scroll.
A dazzling ball of white light enveloped Su Qing, then vanished.
Elsewhere, in a hall somewhere within the Spirit Art Hall, Elder Zhu Tian sat cross-legged before a game board, holding a black stone. His expression was troubled, as though he were contemplating where to place his next move.
Opposite him sat a white-haired old man, stroking his beard with the corners of his mouth raised in a somewhat smug smile.
Behind the two of them, more than a dozen figures also sat cross-legged, their eyes closed in concentration, seemingly cultivating.
After a long while, Elder Zhu Tian finally