Chapter 37: “Overcoming Inner Fear”

Although there was an Immortal Seeking Path between the Azure Yang Sect and Flying Bull City, it was still a long way to walk.

On the Immortal Seeking Path, Chen Mu finally understood.

The main reason why the Azure Yang Sect was so honest was because of the extermination threat.

With the threat of a sect-destroying calamity hanging over their heads, no matter what they did, they had to be extremely careful, fearing that they would leave any threats behind.

…

As they were not in a hurry, they did not walk very fast.

After walking out of the mountain gate, Chen Mu started to ask about the war.

Li Lingqi answered patiently.

It turned out that the war between Yan and Zhao was to fight for some earth vein dragon qi.

The area where the earth vein dragon qi appeared was extremely vast, and it was half the size of the Flying Ox Prefecture.

Most of the region was in Yan, while the rest was in Zhao.

The two countries fought against each other because of the dragon qi in the earth veins. At the start, due to geographical advantage, Yan had the advantage.

But in the past half a year, Country Zhao had started to exert their strength, so the battle for the earth vein dragon qi was now 50-50.

“Since the start of the battle, the casualties on both sides have already exceeded a million, but they still have no intention of stopping… I wonder how much longer this war will continue?”

In the end, Li Lingqi sighed softly.

Chen Mu remained silent.

He still had to think of a way to become stronger, and then resolve the great calamity of the Azure Yang Sect. He really did not have the mood to care about such national matters.

…

After chatting about the war between the two countries, the two of them naturally started to discuss some matters regarding cultivation.

On the surface, Chen Mu had a fire spiritual root while Li Lingqi also had a fire spiritual root. The two of them had a common topic in this aspect.

As they chatted…

Chen Mu began to have different thoughts.

It had already been half an hour since they had left the sect. Compared to when they had first met, the two of them were much less reserved, and their conversation was also much more casual.

Other than that, he also realized that this Senior Sister Li was indeed very easy to talk to.

Perhaps…

With that thought in mind, he rolled his eyes and said somewhat embarrassedly, “Senior Sister Li, what I’m currently circulating is still the most ordinary spiritual energy circulation method. I can’t discuss cultivation techniques yet.

“However, I do know a bit about basic spiritual techniques. I wonder if Senior Sister can give me some pointers?”

Since Li Lingqi was not shocked when she saw him, it was very likely that she did not see his cultivation level. Therefore, there was no pressure when he talked nonsense.

Li Lingqi nodded slightly.

“Let me observe your Fireball Technique.”

Chen Mu took a deep breath and pointed to the side of the road.

A fireball shot out slowly, as if a gust of wind could extinguish it.

However, when it landed on a rock by the side of the road, it was quite powerful.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, a huge hole was burned into the rock.

Li Lingqi was surprised at this.

The fireball that Chen Mu shot out was clearly not up to standard… Why was it able to unleash such power?

“Junior Brother Chen, try shooting at me.” Li Lingqi said naturally.

She had fallen into the trap!

Chen Mu was secretly delighted, but his expression was one of shock.

“This… isn’t very appropriate. What if I hurt Senior Sister?”

Li Lingqi smiled faintly.

The fireball technique was only at the fourth-stage Qi Refinement Realm. It was not powerful enough to hurt her.

“Don’t worry, your Fireball Technique can’t break my protective spiritual energy.”

“Then… I’ll shoot?”

“Come at me.”

Chen Mu did not hold back. He shot out another flickering fireball and hit Li Lingqi’s protective spiritual energy.

Bang!

With a soft sound, the Fireball Technique disappeared without a trace. Li Lingqi’s protective spiritual energy did not even tremble once.

[Cultivation Power+1]

[Fire Spiritual Root+1]

…

“I got lucky!” Chen Mu thought to himself while praising, “Senior Sister, your cultivation is profound. I sincerely admire you!”

Li Lingqi carefully felt Chen Mu’s Fireball Technique and started to point it out.

“You can’t do this. If you concentrate your spiritual energy, the Fireball Technique will be quite powerful, but the speed will be too slow and it will be easily dodged.”

As she spoke, Li Lingqi walked to Chen Mu’s side. She pointed at Chen Mu’s dantian and then moved her fingertips.

“You have to quickly raise your qi and condense it at the tip of your finger. Then, shoot it out. Only then can the firing speed become faster!”

Chen Mu felt a little itchy from her pointing, but he forced himself to remain calm and started correcting according to her instructions.

Then, he shot a rock…

This time, it was fast and accurate.

Li Lingqi smiled in satisfaction.

This junior brother was very important to the sect. If he could increase his combat strength, she would naturally be happy to see him succeed.

“Try shooting at me again.”

“Alright!”

Chen Mu tried again.

It swayed again…

How foolish!

After shooting, Chen Mu said in embarrassment, “Senior Sister, I can’t really bring myself to shoot at you.”

Li Lingqi was unusually patient.

“That’s normal. After all, you’ve just joined the sect and don’t have much combat experience. It’s your first time using this kind of spell against others, so it’s inevitable that you’ll have some psychological barriers.”

“But these obstacles are easy to overcome.”

Now, imagine me as the person you hate the most, then use the Fireball Technique.”

“…Well, I don’t really hate anyone.” Chen Mu said helplessly.

This was the truth. If there really was such a person, he would definitely kill the other party. Thus, in the end, there was still no one in mind.

Li Lingqi thought that Chen Mu was a kind person and smiled,

“Then imagine me as a harmful spirit monster.”

“…Alright.”

Chen Mu did not hold back anymore. He shot randomly and gradually increased the force. It seemed like he was ‘improving’.

[Cultivation Power+1]

[Cultivation Power+1]

[Fire Spiritual Root+1]

…

After shooting more than 40 fireballs and getting two fire spiritual roots, he now had three fire spiritual root attributes.

Chen Mu was still unsatisfied.

But he knew that he could not go on like this.

There was only so little spiritual energy in the fourth-stage of Qi Refinement. There was no reason for him to be able to shoot so many fireballs.

“Well done. You’re improving very quickly. Are you tired? Let’s continue our journey. I’ll teach you later.” Li Lingqi retracted her protective spiritual energy and said.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, panting heavily.

…

The two of them continued on their way.

Unknowingly, two hours passed.

Chen Mu “practiced” again.

According to his estimation, Li Lingqi’s natural talent for the fire spiritual root should be nine, which was close to a spirit physique.

Therefore, the probability of looting the attribute of the spiritual root was not very low.

After two rounds of practice and shooting nearly a hundred fireballs, Chen Mu finally gathered five fire spiritual roots.

“It’s done!” Chen Mu was delighted.

He did not expect things to go so smoothly this time!

Forget about getting familiar with each other, the matter was already resolved on the way!

Having achieved his goal, Chen Mu’s speed of improvement instantly increased. Before long, Li Lingqi said, “It’s about time. Junior Brother Chen, congratulations. You’ve overcome the obstacle in your heart.”

Chen Mu looked very grateful.

This was not an act. Rather, it was his heartfelt gratitude.

If not for this Senior Sister Li being so easy to talk to, how could he have succeeded so easily?

As for Senior Sister Li’s fireball skills…

In reality, it was too direct. All of the attacks were aimed at the vital areas, while the vital areas were places where cultivators focused most on defense. If he really continuously attacked like this, he might not necessarily win.

In short, it lacked a bit of craftiness. In terms of its true level, it might not be comparable to him.

“I still have to thank Senior Sister Li for your help!”

“I will never forget this kindness!”

Chen Mu thanked her sincerely.

“You and I are fellow disciples. There is no need for you to be this courteous.”

Li Lingqi also felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart. After waving her hand, a genuine smile appeared on her face.

After that, Chen Mu did not cause any more trouble. The two of them chatted about some things in the sect as they walked.

When night fell, the two of them successfully arrived at Flying Bull City’s main camp.