Chapter 554: Chapter 46 A Play_2
“Wanting to bite people for no good reason, could it be a canine trait?”
“This is junior sister Spirit Moon,” Lin Yao said with sharp insight, swiftly introducing her.
Spirit Moon?
Lu Qingshan, who originally had an excellent memory, had reached a level of never forgetting anything since becoming a cultivator. However, he hadn’t paid much attention to Spirit Moon, which was why he didn’t react immediately.
With Lin Yao’s introduction, his memories of Spirit Moon quickly surfaced in his mind.
No wonder she seemed so resentful upon our first meeting; she still remembered being defeated by me at the Seven Domains Forum.
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Indeed, it must be so.
Women, truly petty over such a trifle. It’s been a year, yet she still harbors a grudge!
Lu Qingshan suddenly realized this, feeling somewhat dismayed.
“No wonder she looked so familiar,” Lu Qingshan gave Spirit Moon enough face on the surface, after all, she was Lin Yao’s junior sister. “I was just in a duel with Luo Yi, and my mind was still not back in the present. I didn’t realize it was you for a moment and may have seemed negligent. Please forgive me.”
“Is that so.” Spirit Moon didn’t care whether Lu Qingshan’s excuse was credible; she just believed it.
Otherwise, I’ve been thinking about him for so long, yet he doesn’t even remember who I am—how embarrassing!
Lu Qingshan looked around, the street bustling and vibrant, “Let’s find a quiet place to sit down and talk.”
The two women naturally had no objections.
Atop the restaurant.
“How has it been staying at the Heavenly Secret Pavilion? Have any senior brothers or sisters bullied you?” Lu Qingshan asked.
He was just asking casually.
Generally, the larger the sect, even if the relationships between fellow disciples are cold, the likelihood of bullying by senior brothers and sisters is extremely low.
Similarly, it was the same in his past life. Schools where campus violence was frequent were usually rural schools, not the reputable ones in big cities.
Lin Yao lightly nodded, “It’s been quite smooth. My seniors have been kind to me.
Additionally, not long after I joined the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, the Shui Yue Pavilion Master took me as her disciple, and she has been very caring.”
“Shui Yue Pavilion Master?” Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised.
He could guess that Lin Yao’s physique would be valued by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, but he hadn’t expected her to be taken directly as a disciple by the Shui Yue Pavilion Master.
It shouldn’t have gone to such an extent, right?
Lu Qingshan was perplexed, because no matter what, Lin Yao’s cultivation aptitude was still poor.
The Phantom Body Divine Vein, although strong, was more about practical utility. All it required was loading Lin Yao with resources to push her to the Nascent Soul Stage.
The vice pavilion master personally taking her as a disciple seemed to place too much importance on Lin Yao.
“I have a bit of a natural talent for certain spells,” Lin Yao detected Lu Qingshan’s confusion, pursed her lips, and explained softly.
“Heavenly Secret Spirit Art?” Lu Qingshan was startled and involuntarily asked out loud.
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Spirit Moon raised an eyebrow, surprised at Lu Qingshan’s reaction speed.
Lin Yao, however, took it in stride, just barely nodding her head imperceptibly.
Lu Qingshan frowned, evaluating Lin Yao, unsure of what sentiment to express.
The Heavenly Secret Spirit Art was the Sect-Defending Spirit Art of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, originally carved onto the Heavenly Secret Mirror. It wasn’t the most powerful secret technique, but it was definitely the most obscure and profound spell.
The specific ratio of those who could master this art was unclear to Lu Qingshan, but he was certain it wasn’t one in ten thousand; rather, it was fewer than one in a hundred thousand.
This was because the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art was not only a Spirit Art that communicated with the spirits of Heaven and Earth, but also the operational spell for the Heavenly Secret Mirror.
Only by cultivating this art could one use the sect-defending Taoist artifact, the Heavenly Secret Mirror.
For such a prestigious Taoist sect as the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, it was often troublesome to find a suitable successor.
But considering it further, if the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art were easy to cultivate, wouldn’t predicting the heavenly secrets become a trivial matter?
Fortunately, the Heavenly Secret Mirror had the capability of mirrored forecasts.
The ability to predict heavenly secrets via the mirror was a scaled-down version compared to the Heavenly Secret Mirror itself, and the requirements for use were similarly reduced.
Lin Yao having a natural talent for this Spirit Art seemed like a great advantage.
Lu Qingshan’s mixed feelings were due to the fact that using this art consumed not Spiritual Power or Divine Sense, but life span itself!
“Your Phantom Body Divine Vein is already a talent with boundless potential. You really don’t need to cultivate this Heavenly Secret Spirit Art,” Lu Qingshan said, feeling helpless.
“But within the sect, other than the Pavilion Master, no one else has been able to master the Heavenly Secret Spirit Art,” Lin Yao’s eyelids lowered slightly, “For this reason, my masters have been worried for many years…”
“Moreover,” Lin Yao lifted her head, a hint of determination flickering in her eyes, “I am also willing to do so.”
Lu Qingshan had nothing to say.
She wasn’t a child—everyone makes their own decisions, and others have no right to overly interfere.
Even though he owed Lin Yao a great favor, the same was true.
“True, my cultivation aptitude is indeed average. Even with the sect’s limitless resource investment, I am only at the Golden Core stage,” Lin Yao pursed her lips, somewhat discontented.
“Considering that it has been less than four years since you left Zhenjiang and entered the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, reaching the Golden Core in four years is a decent pace,” Lu Qingshan reassured her.
The ‘Netherworld Demon Shadow’ phase had not yet arrived; Lin Yao still had plenty of time to develop.
Since the aura of both Spirit Moon and Lin Yao was hidden and unclear, he couldn’t detect Lin Yao’s exact cultivation level until she revealed her Golden Core Cultivation.