Gu Ningyun spent the entire morning mastering the Cleaning Technique and tidying up her Cloud Residence until it was spotless.
When Wen Xuan came to find her and saw the clean room, her eyes brightened several shades. She immediately dragged Gu Ningyun along to help her cast the spell.
Having just learned her first spell, Gu Ningyun found it incredibly novel. She felt like casting a Cleaning Technique on every tree she saw along the road.
Since her companion asked for help, she enthusiastically made the trip and cleaned Wen Xuan’s Cloud Residence as well.
After the body refining class ended in the afternoon, while they were eating in the dining hall, Wen Xuan mentioned the matter. Jiang Yao also wanted Gu Ningyun to help him out.
However, as soon as he spoke, Jun Luo gave him a flick on the forehead.
“Is it appropriate for you to ask a girl to do your cleaning?”
Seeing Jiang Yao clutching his head, Gu Ningyun couldn't help but let out a giggle.
Mu Chenze added, “Besides, Ningyun is younger than you. This is called bullying the little ones!”
“Stop scolding me, stop scolding me! I know I was wrong~” Jiang Yao rubbed his forehead, his ears turning a bit red from the lecture.
Gu Ningyun thought for a moment and handed the jade slip to him. “This slip contains a detailed explanation of the Cleaning Technique, including the principles, incantations, and finger seals. If you have time, you can follow it to learn.”
Jiang Yao’s eyes lit up, but then he thought of something and asked, “What about you?”
“I’ve already memorized it.”
Only then did Jiang Yao take the jade slip, saying with a grin, “Ningyun is still the best to me.”
Mu Chenze sighed helplessly and massaged his forehead.
Wen Xuan rolled her eyes. “Ningyun already taught me the Cleaning Technique at noon. I’ll definitely learn it before you.”
Jun Luo handed his jade slip to Mu Chenze. “If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me.”
“Jun Luo, you learned it too? So fast!” Mu Chenze was somewhat surprised.
Jun Luo shook his head. “I just got it down; I’m not proficient yet.”
...
The Cleaning Technique had only taken one morning to learn. Since there was nothing to do the next morning, Gu Ningyun spent it reading the Almanac of Heavenly Wonders.
Near the end of the body refining class in the afternoon, Martial Uncle Lu told them that today was the last day they would be climbing only halfway up.
Starting tomorrow, the teleportation array in the middle of the cliff would be removed and relocated to the peak.
Gu Ningyun looked at Jun Luo beside her, feeling a bit helpless.
It had been ten days, and no matter what method she used, she couldn't surpass Jun Luo.
Later on, even Mu Chenze suddenly overtook her, returning to the second-place position.
Gu Ningyun rubbed her sore arms, seriously suspecting that these two were doing extra training in secret.
Otherwise, why was it that she would almost catch up to them before class ended one day, only to be left far behind as soon as class started the next day?
Tsk, two overachievers.
However, Gu Ningyun didn't dwell on it too much. No one was perfect; she had done her best, and that was enough to satisfy herself.
Besides, if she wasn't doing this to strengthen her constitution and was instead controlling the amount of wind spirit energy she used...
With her mastery of spirit energy application and the speed-oriented nature of wind spirit energy...
She was certain that these two would be no match for her in a race.
The body refining spirit herbs she had been soaking in lately had shown obvious results.
Previously, every time she climbed the cliff, her fingers and other areas not protected by her disciple robes would be scraped raw by the rough rocks.
Now, no matter how she climbed, she no longer suffered any abrasions.
Back at the Cloud Residence, to test her skin’s defense, she had even taken a kitchen knife from the kitchen, rolled up her sleeve, and tried to give her arm a cut.
Well, that knife seemed to be specifically for cutting spirit beast meat. She didn't know what material it was made of, but a light stroke had opened a gash on her arm.
The sight of the blood at the time had given her quite a shock.
To be honest, it really hurt—at least much more than the scrapes from climbing the cliff.
Dammit, the material of that knife was definitely unusual!
She washed the wound and was preparing to endure the embarrassment of being laughed at to go find Martial Uncle Lu for medicine, but the wound clotted and stopped bleeding right before her eyes.
By the next morning, the wound had healed completely. Her skin was smooth and supple, without a single trace of the injury.
From the current situation, the skin refining effect of those spirit herbs was quite good. She wondered what the result would be after soaking for the full thirty days.
Gu Ningyun felt a bit tempted—should she try cutting herself with the kitchen knife again then?
Martial Uncle Lu’s voice interrupted her thoughts. “Class is over. The training difficulty will increase starting tomorrow, so remember to get plenty of rest.”
The group nodded without saying a word. After climbing fifteen rounds in one afternoon, they really had no energy left to speak.
...
As the wind chimes sounded at the start of the Si hour, Gu Ningyun arrived at the Ruiyu Pavilion plaza.
Martial Aunt Yang handed each of them a stone the size of a basketball and placed several more on the ground to her left.
“From this class onward, we will train the offensive nature of spirit energy.”
Martial Aunt Yang opened her palm, and a water sword formed from water spirit energy emerged.
“I’m sure you all know that by using spirit energy through spells, one can unleash powerful attacks.
But many people overlook the power of spirit energy itself.”
With a wave of her right hand, the water sword in her palm flew out like an arrow from a bow, piercing straight through a stone ball.
“In fact, relying solely on spirit energy itself can exert great destructive power.
And by condensing spirit energy into different weapon shapes, you can utilize the characteristics of those weapons to produce different effects.
For example, like this—”
Martial Aunt Yang condensed a water hammer in her palm and threw it at the ground, smashing a stone ball into powder.
“In addition to this simple destruction, we can also control the specific point of attack, and even use spirit energy for carving.”
As she spoke, Martial Aunt Yang condensed an engraving knife from water spirit energy and carved a stone ball into a small rabbit.
Receiving the amazed gazes of the five children, Martial Aunt Yang smiled slightly. “In these ten days, the goal you need to achieve is to be able to condense spirit energy into three different weapons.
Furthermore, you must be able to carve a sphere into any kind of animal.
However, when using pure spirit energy, the attack power and methods are ultimately limited, which is why spells exist.
After you meet the standard for this class, you will be able to master any spell faster than others in the future and unleash even greater power.”
Seeing that everyone understood, Martial Aunt Yang then began the detailed teaching.
“The prerequisite for condensing spirit energy into a weapon is that you must understand that weapon well enough.
Understand its structure, how to use it, and its strengths and weaknesses.
I suggest that for your first condensation, you choose the weapon you are most familiar with. The success rate will be much higher.”
Martial Aunt Yang possessed a water spirit root. She took out her own sword and slowed down her speed to demonstrate the formation of a water sword for them.
After the demonstration, she explained the condensation method, precautions, and small tips step by step.
Once she finished, she let them take their stone balls to practice on their own.
Gu Ningyun held her stone ball and thought back, suddenly realizing that the weapon she was most familiar with across both her past and present lives... was a kitchen knife.
Tsk, fine.
A kitchen knife it is. As long as it’s used well, any weapon can be effective.
Putting the stone ball aside, Gu Ningyun rehearsed Martial Aunt Yang’s teaching steps several times in her mind.
Once she felt comfortable, she extended her right hand and tried to mobilize her spirit energy.
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