It had to be said that Lu Changsheng's demonstration had benefited Hong Ying greatly.
Hong Ying sat cross-legged on the ground, contemplating the Spear Intent and the Law of the Spear lingering in the space around her.
Before long, she entered a state of enlightenment.
Time passed like a white steed flashing past a crack.
Five days soon went by.
Ye Qiubai was still in his room, consolidating his insights.
Hong Ying was still in her state of enlightenment as well.
Lu Changsheng sat on a bench and sighed sorrowfully. "Both of them are cultivating, and there's no one to cook for their master again. Do I need to find another disciple?"
No sooner had he spoken.
An intent of the spear shot into the sky from Hong Ying!
She immediately opened her eyes, gripped her spear, and began wielding it without pause!
It was none other than the first form of the Samsara Spear Technique!
Just then, Ye Qiubai also emerged from his thatched hut, wooden sword in hand.
Wisps of Sword Intent inadvertently coiled around him.
They were incomparably sharp!
"Junior Sister, let's spar."
Ye Qiubai let out an unrestrained laugh and shot toward Hong Ying!
Hong Ying also wanted to let loose and consolidate the Samsara Spear Technique she had just comprehended.
With a light laugh of her own, she went to meet Ye Qiubai.
As they fought, both Hong Ying and Ye Qiubai suppressed their cultivation to its lowest level.
Neither the wooden sword nor the spear in their hands was bolstered by Spiritual Qi.
There was only the clash between Spear Intent and Sword Intent!
For a time, Sword Qi and spear force crisscrossed the cliffside!
Yet the willow tree nearby was not affected in the slightest. Not a single leaf fell; they merely fluttered gently with the Sword Qi.
Ye Qiubai retreated slightly, but towering waves of shock surged through his heart.
Hong Ying's attainment in Spear Intent could be said to far surpass his own.
During their spar, he felt even more keenly that Hong Ying was strolling through a quiet courtyard, utterly unhurried.
It could be said that Hong Ying did not need to use her full strength at all.
Although Hong Ying was at ease, she was also surprised by Ye Qiubai's understanding of Sword Intent.
After all, she had undergone nine cycles of reincarnation.
Had she been Ye Qiubai's age, she might not necessarily have been able to defeat him with certainty.
"All right, stop fighting for now. Make the most of your time and take the Nine Revolutions Origin Return Pill."
Lu Changsheng spoke up at just the right moment. "Strike while the iron is hot and continue breaking through."
Hearing this, Hong Ying stopped, put away her spear, and sat cross-legged at the cliffside to take and absorb the Nine Revolutions Origin Return Pill.
At once, waves of Power of Reincarnation filled Hong Ying's body!
That Power of Reincarnation soared into the clouds, seemingly communicating with the rules of heaven and earth.
But this world had long since lost the Power of Rules of heaven and earth.
With the Heavenly Dao shattered, how could there be any Power of Rules?
The willow tree could not help voicing its regret.
"What a pity. Without the Power of Rules, even the Nine Revolutions Origin Return Pill cannot draw out the Dao Law of Samsara, making it impossible to perfectly inherit the talents of her nine previous lives."
The little bird also flapped its wings and shook its tiny head.
Lu Changsheng was taken aback upon hearing this.
The Power of Rules?
Since the system could grant him those Dao Laws, did that mean the system itself was a kind of Power of Rules?
As though sensing Lu Changsheng's thoughts.
[The host's conjecture is correct. To a certain extent, the system inherently possesses the Power of Rules, and the host may use it at any time.]
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng waved his hand. At once, a power that seemed capable of affecting all things in heaven and earth filled the surroundings of the Cottage!
The willow tree's branches began swaying as it exclaimed, "The Power of Rules? You've mastered the Power of Rules?"
"And this isn't even the Power of Rules of this lower dimension. It's more like that of a higher dimension..."
Still, for the willow tree, it was merely a surprise.
After all, the willow tree had existed since the universe formed, when primordial chaos first opened.
No one knew how long it had existed.
Shock also appeared in the little bird's eyes.
Phoenix flames actually rose from its fiery-red wings!
Under this Power of Rules, the little bird entered a state of enlightenment!
Ye Qiubai also paused nearby and sat down cross-legged.
Sword Intent soared from his body, transforming into streams of Sword Qi that circled Ye Qiubai.
At the same time, he brought forth the Azure Cloud Sword!
The Dao Law upon the sword actually began resonating with the Sword Intent on Ye Qiubai's body!
Clearly.
The Power of Rules Lu Changsheng had summoned had affected everyone.
Elsewhere.
Hong Ying circulated the Nine Revolutions Samsara Art at full strength, and waves of Intent of Samsara spread across the sky.
Yet they were like headless flies, seemingly searching for something.
Now that Lu Changsheng had released the Power of Rules.
The Intent of Samsara seemed to have found its target, drawing toward the Power of Rules on its own and beginning to merge with it!
Within it, the Dao Law of Samsara actually began to emerge!
Once the Dao Law of Samsara emerged.
Hong Ying would be able to perfectly inherit the talents of her nine previous lives!
Before long.
A white soul streaked across the sky like a meteor!
It "crashed" into Hong Ying's body!
At once, the presence of her cultivation erupted!
Middle-stage Water Overflow Realm!
Immediately afterward, a second soul shot over and rushed into the space between Hong Ying's brows!
Her presence surged once more!
By the fourth soul.
Hong Ying's cultivation broke through to the late-stage Water Overflow Realm!
The Intent of Samsara also began to solidify at that moment!
Over the next two days.
The souls of all nine lives merged into Hong Ying's body!
A perfect inheritance!
Her presence gradually stabilized as well.
The Intent of Samsara seemed almost tangible as it filled the space around Hong Ying!
Finally, her cultivation reached the peak Water Overflow Realm.
She was only one step away from the Origin Return Realm!
Hong Ying opened her eyes and bowed respectfully to Lu Changsheng.
"Thank you, Master."
Lu Changsheng shook his head. "I didn't really do anything."
But Hong Ying insisted, "Without your guidance here, Master, even with that pill, I couldn't have inherited everything perfectly. In that case, cultivating the Nine Revolutions Samsara Art would have been meaningless!"
Lu Changsheng shrugged. "In that case, I'll give you a task."
Hong Ying brightened.
What she feared was that her master would want nothing and ask for nothing.
That made Hong Ying feel she could not help with anything.
She disliked that feeling.
"Master, just say the word!"
Lu Changsheng nodded and smiled. "Then go cook. I haven't eaten in days."
Hong Ying: "..."
All right, her master really did lack nothing.
He only lacked a cook!
Ye Qiubai also finished his enlightenment at that moment. Unable to suppress a smile at the scene, he said, "Junior Sister, just get used to it. Master keeps a very low profile, so there usually isn't much to do."
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng glared. "What do you mean, there isn't much to do? Why do you make me sound like a salted fish?"
Wasn't he, though?
Ye Qiubai thought to himself, but he still did not dare say it aloud.
"All right, all right. Junior Sister, I'll help you."
Hong Ying nodded.
Suddenly.
A figure appeared before Lu Changsheng.
"Changsheng, do you and your disciples have anything to do for the time being?"
The newcomer was none other than Qin Tiannan.
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng answered without a second thought. "I'm busy. Those two disciples of mine aren't."
Qin Tiannan: "..."
Ye Qiubai: "..."
Hong Ying: "..."
Good grief.
He had sold the two of them out without even thinking.