Heaven Defying Medical Consort - Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Spirit Cultivation!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At the bottom of the Spirit Origin Pool, a young girl was lying there, wearing a white gauze robe that flowed along with the water.
She laid calmly at the bottom of the water as if she had fallen asleep.
At this moment, a buzzing sound rang out from the bottom of the pool. A golden light streaked across and illuminated the pool. It was sparkling like a swimming golden dragon.
The girl opened her eyes and swam out of the water.
A beauty that could topple cities, like a hibiscus flower emerging from the water—charming and moving… However, all of this had to be discerned without considering the birthmark on the other half of her face.
Xiao Muling endured the pain and walked out of the pool. She laid on the grass beside her and panted slightly. “It hurts like hell.”
The pain wouldn’t lessen in here; it would last forever.
Looking at the time, she probably hadn’t been in there for long. However, she felt like it had been forever.
“Looks like I’ll have to soak in this pool often in the future.” It was only a short period of time, but it was her limit.
‘In the past, there was no such Spirit Origin Pool in the space. Could it be that due to my constitution, the space knew that I needed it and specially created it?’ This was the first time Xiao Muling knew that this space could be like this. After all, she was talented and didn’t need it in the past.
Xiao Muling sat up, and the pain faded as waves of warmth radiated through her body. She then looked down and saw that her clothes were dry. “Could it be…”
She sat upright in surprise and started to condense Spirit Qi according to the method Xiao Canglan had taught her in her memory.
A gentle breeze blew by as the aura of heaven and earth circulated around her, enveloping her.
The Spirit Qi flowed into her body and into her energy core. Her silent and dim energy core was like the light of dawn that fell at night—bright and resplendent!
She didn’t stop. As she absorbed the Spirit Qi, her energy core became brighter and brighter. This time, her cultivation wasn’t like before—the Spirit Qi she absorbed would be lost again.
When her energy core was completely bright, Xiao Muling opened her eyes and looked down at her hands. ‘This Spirit Origin Pool truly can allow me to cultivate!’
She inadvertently saw the horizon. It was night outside the space, but it was daytime inside. It seemed like it was daytime every time she came in.
Although she could cultivate now, she didn’t have a suitable Spiritual Art. Furthermore, she needed to increase her strength as soon as possible.
Xiao Muling immediately put away her thoughts. ‘I should be able to open the door now. Whether it’s Spirit Martial Arts or Summoning, I have to cultivate. There are also potions; my current memories don’t know much about potions, but they seem to be very important in this world.’
Xiao Muling walked into the ancient pagoda again. She walked to the first door and pushed it open.
The door—which had been extremely difficult to open previously—was easily pushed open this time.
The interior was as bright as the day outside. Rows of shelves came into view with various bamboo slips and ancient books on them.
She walked over and picked up the first book. Opening the bamboo slip, lines of words entered her eyes.
‘Spirit Martial Arts rely on transforming Spirit Qi into Origin Qi, which then becomes power. As such, Spirit Martial Artists are known as masters. If one can’t become a Summoner, one will be able to become a Spirit Martial Artist by cultivating their Qi.
‘Everything is the same. Be it a Spirit Martial Artist or a Summoner, there are eight different attributes to one’s Qi: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Ice. Regardless of whether one wants to become a Spirit Martial Artist or a Summoner, one has to determine their own attributes first before one can begin cultivating martial art techniques or summon magical beasts according to their attributes.
‘The ranks of Spirit Martial Artists are: Tempered Qi Cultivator, Martial Cultivator, Spirit Cultivator, Spirit Martial Cultivator, Martial Lord, Martial King, Martial Saint, Revered Martial Artist, One Who Achieved Breakthrough, Accomplished Master… Every rank is divided into 12 levels. Every time one advances to the next level and uses a Spiritual Martial Art, their strength will increase by a bit.
‘Accomplished Master… What is the level after Accomplished Master?’ Xiao Muling wanted to see more clearly, but the words at the back became blurry.
She opened the bamboo slip completely. There was nothing else on it; it was all a blur.
“It seems that I can only read about Spirit Martial Arts here. I’ll have to go to the third door and look for a Spirit Martial Art that is suitable for me to cultivate in order to know more about summoning.” After saying that, Xiao Muling put down the book and walked to the side.
If it couldn’t be seen by her, it meant that she couldn’t open it with her current strength.
Xiao Muling walked around and didn’t find anything suitable.
Right at this moment, golden light interweaved in front of her as a golden bamboo slip entered her view.
Xiao Muling stopped in her tracks. She looked at the bamboo slip and stretched out her hands.
The bamboo slip landed in her hand.
The moment it touched her finger, it turned into a golden light and flowed into her body. ‘A Spirit Martial Art automatically appeared?’
Two words flashed across her mind—’Sky Spirit!’
Those two words vanished from her mind, and a few more words appeared: ‘Sky Spirit, Spirit of the Heavens!’
Spirit Martial Arts’ fundamental heart mantras and martial art techniques were separated into 12 levels, and these were suitable for any type of Spirit Martial Artists!
Heart mantras could be silently chanted during cultivation, and they could speed up the cultivation of a Spirit Martial Artist.
‘Spirit of the Heavens!’ Xiao Muling decided to go and cultivate first. She turned around and walked out.
When she reached the exit, she glanced at the third door. “I’ll cultivate as a Spirit Martial Artist first. At the very least, I’ll have the ability to retaliate if someone comes looking for me.”
‘Being a Summoner can come later.’
Standing beside the Spirit Origin Pool again, Xiao Muling felt her legs go weak. ‘It would probably be much faster to cultivate here.’
She gritted her teeth and walked into the pool with a determined gaze. Even though she was mentally prepared, her body still trembled from the pain.
When she entered the water, she almost fainted from the intense pain.
Enduring the pain, Xiao Muling silently chanted Sky Spirit’s heart mantra. She didn’t know how much time had passed; she just silently chanted the heart mantra. Although the pain didn’t lessen, she seemed to be able to endure it longer than before.
At the same time, the world’s Spirit Qi gathered from all directions and was completely absorbed by her. She laid at the bottom of the water as if she were sleeping.
The energy in her body circulated and spread to all parts of her body, but it wasn’t similar to any of the eight attributes mentioned in the ancient book!
Xiao Muling immediately opened her eyes. She endured the pain as she swam past the bottom of the pool and went ashore.
‘What is going on? Aren’t I able to cultivate now?’ She suddenly felt nervous and immediately sat cross-legged to examine her energy core.
Within it, power circulated. She could feel power flowing within her energy core, but she couldn’t see it nor determine its properties.
It was like a ghost that flew through her body. She could clearly feel it, but she couldn’t see or capture it!
‘It’s completely different from the powers that Xiao Canglan and Xiao Muling talked about in her memories! Besides… the power in my body is flowing in reverse!’ Xiao Muling didn’t know what had happened, but she was most concerned about whether she could cultivate!
Xiao Muling extended her hand and attempted to condense her Spirit Martial Art’s power. A huge dragon appeared in the sky as the power in her palm condensed! ‘Yes, I can indeed cultivate! However, the energy flow in my body is definitely reversed. Furthermore, I can’t see the condensation of energy at all; I can only feel it! What is going on?
‘Wait a minute! If a Spirit Martial Artist can gather so much power, it means that not only can I cultivate even though my energy is flowing in reverse, but my cultivation speed is also higher than that of an ordinary person!’
She had only cultivated for such a short while, but her current strength had already reached the level of a Spirit Cultivator!
Thump! Thump!
Xiao Muling—who was still surprised and confused—raised her head in confusion. ‘Where did the heartbeat come from?’
