Chapter 212

Chapter 212: Cultivation Skills

As she wasn’t the main wife, addressing Lin Xin as Aunt was appropriate.

Little Shi Yi gazed at this new aunt with timid uncertainty.

Her mother had mentioned this new aunt had a difficult temperament, telling her not to provoke her.

But by the looks of it, perhaps her mother wasn’t entirely accurate?

Moreover, this new aunt seemed even more beautiful than her mother.

Carrying little Shi Yi to the practice area, Lin Xin asked softly, "Are you having trouble with something?"

Since she couldn’t practice cultivation herself, she decided to pass the time by finding something to do.

Noticing Shi Yi struggling with her cultivation, she resolved to patiently teach her.

"Aunt, my chest feels all blocked up," Shi Yi’s tender voice spoke slowly.

"Practice for me, let Aunt see." Lin Xin tried her best to maintain a gentle demeanor.

While holding the child, she’d clearly sensed the little girl’s nervousness and fear.

"Alright."

Shi Yi obediently sat on the meditation cushion and began circulating the Spirit Gathering Technique.

Observing the movements of the technique and the stream of spiritual energy flowing toward Shi Yi, Lin Xin arched her brows slightly.

This was considerably stronger than her clan’s cultivation technique; its grade was clearly not low.

However, she didn’t feel any particular greed, focusing solely on observing Shi Yi’s spiritual energy circulation.

Shi Yi had been practicing for over a year. Though her progress was slow, she was already at Qi Refinement Level One.

Lin Xin quickly identified the problem just by observing the child’s state.

She spoke softly, "Shi Yi, try guiding your spiritual energy toward your chest."

Zhou Shi Yi, with her eyes closed, instinctively followed the instructions, and the stagnant energy began to circulate again slowly.

"Next, guide it into your arms. Both of them."

"Once done, let it flow downward to your feet."

"Well done, very good. Now guide it back to your lower abdomen."

…

Lin Xin taught meticulously, and Zhou Shi Yi’s spiritual energy flowed ever more smoothly.

Just then, several small heads peeked out from the side, watching them both with inquisitive eyes.

Zhou Chang An and the others had arrived.

"Aunt is amazing," Zhou Chang An remarked in awe.

Hearing the children’s voices, Lin Xin’s lips curved slightly. She asked, "How about you all? If you have any questions, you can tell Aunt too."

As soon as she said this, Zhou Chang An was the first to dash forward. "Aunt, I have a problem too!"

Zhou Shi Wen, a step behind, quickly scurried to the front, looking just as eager and earnest to learn.

Lin Xin looked at these little fellows and solved each of their problems one by one.

Cultivation was not something that could be succeeded by merely holding a technique or cultivation manual.

As the saying goes, "wealth, partner, location, and method"; among these, the partner in the second rank did not only refer to a partner but also to teachers and masters.

If there was no one to provide specific guidance, it was basically impossible to advance quickly on the path of cultivation.

However, most of the women in Zhou Garden were below the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, or even only at Qi Refinement level two or three, and they had not fully mastered the cultivation methods themselves, so teaching others was even more difficult.

In the past, it was usually Lin Xi and Lin Jin Xuan who taught these little fellows, and occasionally Zhou Luo would also give some pointers.

But now, Lin Xi and Lin Jin Xuan had both left, and Xu Changsheng was only at the fourth layer of Qi Refinement, so the only suitable candidate was Lin Xin.

Fortunately, there was this matter with the Heart Demon; otherwise, according to Lin Xin’s temperament, she would definitely have been undergoing Closed-Door Training.

In the following days, Lin Xin brought these little fellows along to cultivate together, and her mental state gradually became calmer while teaching others.

Half a year later.

Zhou Luo and Lin Xi emerged from seclusion.

Lin Xi smoothly advanced to the mid-stage of the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, while Zhou Luo had already reached the late stage of the fifth layer of Qi Refinement.

This training speed was very fast for him with only Ninth Grade spiritual roots.

Returning to Zhou Garden, Zhou Luo learned from Xu Changsheng about Lin Xin’s performance over the past half year and was surprised.

He had not expected that Third Young Lady actually had the patience to teach little Chang An and the others; it seemed people could indeed change.

Because of this half year of interaction, the attitude of others in Zhou Garden towards this Third Young Lady also changed from initial reverence to later treating her as an equal.

Lin Xin, however, rarely interacted with other people; she was only more interested in teaching the little ones to cultivate.

Among Zhou Luo’s fourteen children now, four had not only embarked on the path of cultivation but also all entered Qi Refinement Level One.

The other children were still young but would soon begin cultivation.

As for the few little ones without spiritual roots, Zhou Luo also did not force them; he just had his wives and concubines take them to learn other things.

That way, even if they went to the outside world in the future, they would have a skill to rely on.

Another two months passed.

Bai Zhi Yan became pregnant again, and Zhou Luo once more obtained a lottery opportunity.

His consciousness arrived in the system space, and he turned his gaze to that white spinning wheel.

Last time, his three consecutive draws had rewards that were actually not bad, but only that top-grade magical artifact sword was what he needed.

He did not know what he would draw this time.

Speaking of which,

among the four major skills of cultivation, it seemed like he had only not drawn the weapon refining techniques.

If he drew that, then the three damaged top-grade magical artifacts he had obtained before could all be repaired.

Once repaired successfully, it would boost his combat strength considerably.

After all, possessing four top-grade magical artifacts—probably only a Foundation Establishment strong person could afford that.

Putting aside his thoughts, Zhou Luo chanted silently once and began the draw.

The golden sphere of light spun rapidly on the roulette wheel and finally slowed to a stop, landing on the skills area.

Seeing that it was skills, Zhou Luo felt greatly invigorated.

Could he truly get what he wished for and draw weapon refining techniques?

If it really happened, then having mastered the four major Cultivation Skills, he would no longer need to rely on others.

For a moment, his heart surged with excitement as he waited quietly for the system notification sound.

【Congratulations, host! You have gained first-level Beast Taming Technique!】

【The reward has been automatically delivered to the host’s backpack. Please check it!】

Beast taming?

Zhou Luo froze for a moment.

Sure enough, one shouldn’t presume victory too soon.

The system always managed to surprise him when it came to the draws.

He never expected it to be Beast Taming Technique.

Zhou Luo couldn’t help but shake his head. So it’s beast taming; that’s fine. It’s still better than those less useful skills.

In fact, beast taming was a skill he had always wanted.

Because he still had a Third Level Spirit Beast. Although he could raise it without Beast Taming skills, if he had them, it could grow faster.

Not to mention, since returning home, Little White hadn’t woken up at all.

Zhou Luo didn’t dare to seek out other beast tamers, fearing that others might discover its level, which would likely cause unnecessary trouble later on.

Now with this Beast Taming Technique, he could fully understand Little White’s situation.

Immediately, Zhou Luo looked at his backpack.

【First-level Beast Taming Technique: After using it, you can directly comprehend the first-level max Beast Taming Technique, along with the corresponding full collection of Spirit Beasts.】

He used it without hesitation.

Immediately, information about various beast taming techniques flooded into his mind like a tide, and not only that, it included introductions to various First Level Spirit Beasts.

This was something the system handled well.

It didn’t require Zhou Luo to relearn anything; just by using it, it became his own unique memory, and this memory wouldn’t fade over time.

Now that he had smoothly become a first-level Pill Master, and since it was still early in the day, he went directly to the room where Little White was.