Chapter 140
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Chapter 140: Zhuo Wanqing
“Cultivators, I suppose.” Li Xiaojun smiled and continued, “Come, place your hand here; let me check your spirit root.”
Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Zhuo Wanqing shook her head. “Li Xiaojun, I don’t have a spirit root. I was tested when I was six, and I was reluctant to accept it, so I tested a few more times. You don’t need to check me; I’m just an ordinary person.”
At that moment, Li Xiaojun could feel that Zhuo Wanqing’s attitude towards him had changed dramatically.
Previously, she had been cold or indifferent, very aloof.
Now, she directly explained a long string of words, her tone much softer.
Hearing Zhuo Wanqing’s words, Li Xiaojun chuckled and said, “How do you know unless you try? Just give it a try.”
Zhuo Wanqing thought for a moment and replied, “I really don’t have a spirit root; if you don’t believe me, you can check for yourself.”
After saying this, Zhuo Wanqing placed one hand on the crystal ball.
Li Xiaojun cast a spirit technique, and the next moment, a green light illuminated.
Seeing this, Zhuo Wanqing was stunned.
“You… this testing crystal is fake, right? You’re lying to me, aren’t you?” Zhuo Wanqing expressed disbelief.
She pulled her hand away, and instantly, the light emitted by the crystal ball vanished.
“The fact is you have cultivation talent; I am not lying to you,” Li Xiaojun said with a smile.
“This is impossible! Your crystal ball must be fake; there’s no such thing as a blue crystal ball!” Zhuo Wanqing still couldn’t believe it.
She had tested her spirit root talent several times before; how could she not know she was just an ordinary person?
Now, someone was telling her she had cultivation talent; how could that not be surprising?
So her current thought was that Li Xiaojun’s crystal ball was fake and he was trying to trick her.
It was simple to achieve this effect; just put a light inside the crystal ball.
As for why the crystal ball was blue, it was precisely because it was blue that it could hide the light inside.
If it were transparent, wouldn’t that be obvious?
“Classmate Zhuo, I’m not trying to deceive you…”
“Show me the crystal ball.” Zhuo Wanqing said to Li Xiaojun.
She believed that Li Xiaojun would definitely not dare to show her the crystal ball.
However, the next moment, Li Xiaojun simply handed the crystal ball to her.
“See?”
Zhuo Wanqing took the crystal ball and looked at it in the light of the streetlamp.
What she did not notice was that, as the school flower, she usually attracted a lot of attention.
However, today many people passed by her without even glancing her way, as if she did not exist.
Zhuo Wanqing held the crystal ball up to the streetlamp for a long time, and she found that there was no light inside the ball at all.
Could it be real?
This was impossible.
“Classmate Zhuo, I know you don’t believe me, but have you ever heard of the beast tribe’s cultivation method?” Li Xiaojun smiled at Zhuo Wanqing.
“What beast tribe’s cultivation method? I haven’t heard of it,” Zhuo Wanqing shook her head.
Hearing this, Li Xiaojun explained, “Legend has it that in ancient times, both the Human Race and the beast tribe practiced a technique called the Golden Core path.
Later, the ancestors of the Human Race created the primordial spirit method, which allows anyone with spirit roots to cultivate.
This method has a much faster cultivation speed, several times faster than the Golden Core path.
Moreover, this cultivation method is more resource-efficient; at the same level, the Golden Core path consumes dozens or even hundreds of times more resources than the primordial spirit method.
So, as time went by, the Golden Core path of cultivation has almost been lost to the Human Race.”
“And this testing crystal is used to check if someone has the talent to cultivate the Golden Core path.”
Pausing for a moment, Li Xiaojun concluded, “So, I am not lying to you; you have cultivation talent, but you can only cultivate the Golden Core path.”
Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Zhuo Wanqing frowned at him, somewhat doubtful but also a bit hopeful.
“Since you said the Golden Core path has been lost, how do you know all this? You aren’t tricking me, are you?” Zhuo Wanqing asked Li Xiaojun.
“I said the Golden Core path is nearly lost, not fully gone,” Li Xiaojun smiled and said, “Coincidentally, I happen to have the Golden Core path; would you like it?”
Hearing this, Zhuo Wanqing took a step back. “What’s your condition?”
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaojun smiled.
“The condition is simple: I will help you cultivate, but you have to be my girlfriend,” Li Xiaojun said playfully to Zhuo Wanqing.
“You’ve been plotting against me all along, haven’t you? You are a cultivator, and I’m just an ordinary person; what do you see in me?” Zhuo Wanqing felt very clear-headed.
A cultivator, especially one at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, wouldn’t have trouble finding a partner. Why would he be interested in an ordinary person like her?
So she felt that this person surely had greater schemes in mind.
Yet, she didn’t know what an ordinary person like her could offer that he would want.
“Classmate Zhuo, I know you have doubts about me. How about this: I can help you cultivate true Qi first, to prove your racial cultivation talent, okay? Then, you can think about being my girlfriend,” Li Xiaojun said with a smile at Zhuo Wanqing.
Upon hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Zhuo Wanqing quickly looked around, her face turning red instantly.
“Don’t say that; what if someone hears?”
After a pause, Zhuo Wanqing continued, “Feelings don’t develop overnight; at least we need to understand each other first, right? If two people feel a connection and their personalities match, then we can think about the next steps.”
“Who does that? You want someone to be your girlfriend right away; you’re really a straightforward guy.”
“Do you still want the Golden Core path?” Li Xiaojun smiled at Zhuo Wanqing.
Seeing Li Xiaojun’s smile, Zhuo Wanqing angrily punched his chest.
Then she gritted her teeth, “Yes, of course, I want it! But what if I don’t cultivate true Qi?”
“If you don’t cultivate true Qi, then let’s pretend I never said anything about us,” Li Xiaojun grinned.
“You… you really are straightforward.” Zhuo Wanqing huffed, slapped her forehead, and then reached out to Li Xiaojun, “Where’s the technique?”
Li Xiaojun smiled, put the crystal ball into his space, and then flipped his hand, revealing a jade slip.
“Here, take this; this is the Golden Core path. This technique is very precious, so just cultivate on your own and don’t let others see it.”
“Oh, and this is a spirit stone; take it. It can help you with your cultivation. With your talent, you should be able to cultivate true Qi in about two days.”
Li Xiaojun then handed a spirit stone to Zhuo Wanqing.
“Take me back to my dorm,” Zhuo Wanqing said lightly after accepting the jade slip and spirit stone.
