si-mexico Chapter 22 The Others
Chapter 22 The Others
"The first lesson we gave them was about the structure of the human body. To give them a more intuitive understanding, we invited a volunteer."
It was her selfless dedication and immense sacrifice for the prosperity of the Misty Continent that made us worthy of her sacrifice. We cannot let her sacrifice be in vain. Let each student who loves biology contribute one low-grade spirit stone plus a recording stone!
Ji Se: "You're the best. You're the best at pretending! You're the best at being awesome!"
"...You can do it this way too!"
Ji Se: "You still have a lot to learn from Sister Shan!"
Tu Shan: "You flatter me! It's nothing special!"
Ji Se: "Although we didn't cause her any serious losses, we still gained something. Let's let her go for now and play around with her slowly!"
Tu Shan: "Be careful, this guy is ruthless. Don't get tricked in the end!"
Ji Se: "Don't worry, I'll ask you for advice if I can't handle something!"
Tu Shan: "Alright, those two are out, I'm going to start pretending!"
Ji Se: "You're the one pretending!"
With a tilt of the head and a support of the hand, the person fell to the ground.
"Zhong Qi, look, it's still that yellow-haired girl who won't live much longer. You know what, she looks sickly, but she passed the first level pretty quickly. We still have two and a half hours to wait. I'm going to rest for a bit, you can do as you please!"
Those who said they were taking a break walked to a distance from Tu Shanbu, sat down against the wall, and closed their eyes to rest.
Zhong Qi sat cross-legged opposite the two, cultivating.
Tu Shan felt nothing this time, unlike the previous two times when she was ecstatic.
The first time was with Cheng Nan, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining and had a wood spirit root. The distance between them was less than one meter.
The second one was Geng Yu, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining and had a fire spirit root. He was also less than a meter away from her.
Zhong Qi, who is at the eighth level of Qi Refining and has a golden spiritual root, is five meters away from her and has not triggered any resonance in her cultivation.
This is how the same thing?
Commonality: Male!
Differences: cultivation level, spiritual root, distance.
[Sister Shan, stop thinking about it, someone else is coming.]
"several?"
Three!
"Distance, cultivation level, gender?"
[Two women and one man, judging from their clothing, should belong to the same sect. One woman has a water elemental root and is at the eighth level of Qi Refining; another has both metal and water elemental roots and is at the seventh level of Qi Refining; the man has an earth elemental root and is at the ninth level of Qi Refining.]
"Someone!"
"Okay! Come on over!"
Geng Yu didn't say much, clearly sensing that someone on the other side was equally strong as him.
Zhong Qi walked straight up to the two of them and sat down cross-legged.
The two exchanged a glance and then closed their eyes to rest.
Soon, the sound of three people talking could be heard.
"Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, where is this place? Why did we come here? It's so dirty!"
"Junior sister, please bear with it for now. It's so narrow here, it's normal for there to be mud. Let's get in quickly!"
"Senior Brother, you still haven't told us why we came here."
Tu Shan: I also want to know why you came here, and what you know.
Zhong Qi: +1.
Geng Yu: Haha, it seems that Master wasn't the only stingy guy who got scammed.
"Master said there are two kinds of opportunities here. One is the opportunity to cultivate alchemy. As long as you pass the three tests, you can go to the herb garden to get spiritual plants, ten of each kind."
Ten plants may not seem like much, but they encompass a wide variety of species, making the total number quite considerable.
However, we don't have any alchemists among us, so there's no need to waste time.
"As for the second type, the first and second levels are not difficult, and I believe you can pass them easily."
The third challenge is the final opportunity in this secret realm.
It depends on our own spiritual roots; be careful, someone might be involved.
Soon the three of them stepped into the area they were in.
The three of them watched Tu Shan and his companions warily.
Tu Shan pretended to be dead.
Zhong Qi shut down his microphone.
Geng Yu could only step forward and greet the three of them.
"Greetings, three fellow Daoists from the Wuji Sect. I am Geng Yu from the Lingyun Sect. May I ask who you three are?"
Tu Shan: Where did your rambling go?
"Fellow Daoist Geng, I am Liu Xiang. These two are my junior sisters, Ling Wushuang and Ji Baimiao. May I ask how long you three have been here and how many trials you have passed?"
"We've only been here a few days. We went to the left gate first, and we've only passed the first and second checkpoints. We haven't tried the third checkpoint yet. Now is the time to recover."
Geng Yu did not hide anything and carefully told the three of them about the first and second challenges she had overcome in the past two days.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Geng. I don't know much about the third level either. I only know that you must collect all five elemental roots to unlock the final level. We don't know what the final level is about."
This place is remote, so there are few people who can come here, and it's even harder to gather all five attributes.
This secret realm has only been open for six months; the chances of finding everything are slim.
"Hahaha! Fellow Daoist Liu, we are very lucky. Look, the six of us have just gathered all five basic attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Tell us about the third level first."
Geng Yu was a little excited, never expecting to be so lucky.
"Really? That's great! The third level is a special training ground for those who pass the level."
For example, if I have an earth elemental root, after entering the third level, I will be teleported to a place with abundant earth element, where monsters will appear intermittently for us to train. If we don't gather all five basic attributes, we will remain closed until the last day of the secret realm.
Ling Wushuang: "But, Senior Brother, what should I do if I have dual attributes?"
"Similarly, you will be given the most suitable environment based on your spiritual roots. However, once all five attributes are gathered, you can only train there for ten days before entering the final stage."
Ling Wushuang: "Wow! Senior brother, you know so much!"
Liu Xiang scratched his head sheepishly: "My master told me to come here before we left, but this place is so hard to find!"
"Yes, yes, yes! We searched for four months before we found it!"
Tu Shan: Some people are born in Rome! She's not arrogant at all!
"Fellow Daoist Geng, the three of us will go ahead and attempt the trial. See you later!"
Okay! See you later!
Geng Yu watched the three disappear, his grin instantly closing as he looked thoughtful.
Zhong Qi didn't look at him, seizing every second to cultivate.
Tu Shan: A cultivation maniac!
Hmm? Still no spiritual resonance?
What exactly is going on? Is it a problem with my spiritual root or my cultivation level?
Geng Yu lost all interest in resting and went to the other side of Tu Shan to meditate cross-legged.
Grass!
The exhilarating feeling is back!
No, it's not as fun as before!
So the question is, where exactly did the problem go wrong?
The person is still the same person, and the spiritual root is still the same spiritual root.
The only thing lacking is cultivation level.
At that time, Geng Yu was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, while she was at the fifth level.
Geng Yu is currently at the ninth level of Qi Refining, while she is at the eighth level.
So is it due to cultivation level or spiritual root?
Distance can be ruled out for now, and even if it has an impact, it is not a decisive factor.
We'll have to try it!
Tu Shan activated the "Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Harmony Technique" and quickly synchronized with Geng Yu.
Geng Yu noticed that the absorption of spiritual energy had suddenly doubled. Not daring to let his mind wander, he focused on cultivating.
Zhong Qi noticed that the cultivation speed of the two people next to him had suddenly increased. He was surprised for a moment, but continued to cultivate.
Geng Yu's cultivation level has surpassed his, and he must spend more time cultivating.
Tu Shan felt dizzy and before she could react, she disappeared from beside the two of them.
Geng Yu noticed that his cultivation speed had returned to normal and seemed to be deep in thought.
Zhong Qi glanced at the spot where Tu Shan had disappeared, then continued his cultivation.