Chapter 472 - Mount Hua Temple (1/2)

”Haaa… haaa… haaa…”

After half an hour of practicing her movement technique with Xiao Hua, Meixiu collapsed on the ground in an exhausted manner.

It's been a very long time since she's experienced such exhaustion. The only time she can recall feeling this tired was after training with her mother when she was still in servant training.

As for Xiao Hua, she looked completely calm and nonchalant, almost like she has been sitting in the shades this entire time.

”Are you okay?” Xiao Hua asked her a moment after she laid on the floor.

”Yes… thank you… for helping me…” Meixiu said to her.

”If you want more training, just call Xiao Hua,” she said to Meixiu before walking back to sit beside Yuan.

After her training, Meixiu took a seat at a nearby tree and enjoyed the shades. The wind would sometimes blow, carrying the refreshing air from the lake and sweeping the area with it.

Once she'd rested for a couple of hours, Meixiu would ask Xiao Hua for help again with her training. Even though it was tiring, Meixiu enjoyed practicing the movement technique that allowed her to move very quickly, and it felt very satisfying whenever she perfectly dodged the sword.

Yu Rou managed to learn one of her two Heaven-rank techniques three days after Meixiu learned her movement technique.

Once she got the notification, Yu Rou retrieved her treasure fan and stood before the lake.

She then took a deep breath before waving the fan at the lake.

Whoosh!

The wind in the middle of the lake began to twist, and in just a moment, a tornado appeared, swallowing up the water.

Three seconds later, the tornado grew so large that it lowered the water in the lake by a dozen inches.

Yu Rou panicked when she saw how big the tornado was getting, so she quickly stopped it.

Countless drops of water began raining from the sky a moment later despite the clear blue sky, soaking everybody except Xiao Hua and Lan Yingying with water, as they'd protected themselves by covering their body with a layer of spiritual energy that reflected the water.

”I-I'm so sorry!” Yu Rou apologized to them afterward.

”It's okay… I'm not that wet.” Xia Jingyi said with a smile on her face.

”That's the technique you had chosen? Creating a tornado? This is my first time seeing such a unique technique,” said Yuan.

”I thought it was a pretty neat technique and would complement my Wind Blades well, so I picked it.” Yu Rou nodded.

”What about your second technique?” Yuan then asked.

”Uhh… It's also a wind technique, and it allows me to control the wind around me, allowing me to fly,” she said.

”Fly? You can do that just by reaching Spirit Grandmaster or Spirit Master if you're lucky,” said Yuan.

”Just by reaching Spirit Grandmaster? Are you listening to yourself right now, brother? Do you think everybody is talented like you? Don't make it sound so easy. It took the majority of the playerbase two to three months to reach Spirit Warrior, much less Spirit Grandmaster. It'll probably take us another 2 to 3 years if not even more to reach Spirit Grandmaster. Even if it'll take less than a year for me to reach Spirit Grandmaster, I think it's still worth learning this technique, since it will let me fly right after I learn the technique, which definitely won't take me a few years to learn— I hope…”

”I see… that makes sense.” Yuan nodded.

”Anyways, Jingyi is still studying her technique, so let's wait until she finishes before we decide what we want to do next.” Yu Rou said a moment later.

”I'm sorry for holding you guys back… You don't have to wait for me if you don't want to,” she sighed.

”Nonsense! We started this together, so we're going to finish it together!” Yu Rou said, and she continued, ”In the meantime, I will try to study my second Heaven-rank technique, so take your time.”

”You don't mind right, brother? Meixiu?” Yu Rou asked them.

”I don't mind. I am still studying my technique as well.” Yuan said.

”I also don't mind it. It just means I get to practice my movement technique even more.” Meixiu said.

”Alright. Then it's decided.”

Sometime later, Yuan, Yu Rou, and Xia Jingyi returned to their technique while Meixiu continued to practice with Xiao Hua.

As for Lan Yingying, she sat beside the lake with a Fiery Lotus floating on her palms and her eyes closed, almost like she was experiencing enlightenment, but in reality, she was just focused on keeping the Fiery Lotus from disappearing for as long as her spiritual energy allows.

They continued this for another five days until Xia Jingyi finally learned her technique.

”I did it!” Xia Jingyi exclaimed in an excited voice when she saw the notification.

”Hm? Did you finally learn the technique?” Yu Rou stopped studying her technique and turned to look at Xia Jingyi, who was sitting right beside her.

”Yes!” Xia Jingyi nodded.

”Congratulations. What kind of technique did you learn?” Yuan asked her.

”Oh, it's just another zither technique.” Xia Jingyi said as she retrieved her zither that was an Earth-grade treasure.