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Looking at the jade tablet floating inside his dantian, a flicker of excitement appeared in Wang Baoling's eyes.
Whoosh!
Just as Wang Baoling was growing excited, the jade tablet suddenly burst open, and his consciousness was instantly sucked inside it.
Before Wang Baoling could let out a scream, the sight before him left him dumbfounded.
Inside the jade tablet was actually a stretch of dark soil, three mu in area, radiating endless spiritual power.
"Huh?"
The surroundings were an indistinct, chaotic haze. He could see only the three mu of spirit farmland before him.
When Wang Baoling was about to look farther ahead, an invisible barrier stopped him.
"Forget it. Cultivation comes first. Once Second Uncle teaches me how to grow spirit medicines, I'll come back and study the spirit farmland inside the jade tablet."
After several days of cultivating in seclusion in his cave residence, Wang Baoling could now completely control the weak spiritual power within his body.
"Hahaha, looks like you've completely mastered your spiritual power. I'll teach you spells now." Wang Lin suddenly appeared inside the cave residence.
"All right, Second Uncle!"
"Spiritual power is the foundation of spells, while spells are another way of displaying spiritual power.
"These are the most basic Five Elements spirit arts in the Cultivation World: Water Ball, Fireball, Golden Light, Spring Wood, and Earthwalking!"
Wang Baoling glanced over the thick book in his hands, nodded, and said, "I remember them."
"Good. I'll demonstrate Water Ball first!" With that, Wang Lin circulated his spiritual power, and a ball of water appeared in his palm.
Wang Baoling nodded and imitated him, circulating his spiritual power to cast Water Ball.
Whoosh!
A faint chill came from his palm. A cool ball of water appeared, though the one in his palm was much smaller than his Second Uncle's.
"Not bad, not bad. Keep practicing. You need to be able to release Water Ball instantly. Practice it a few more times today, and tomorrow I'll teach you Fireball!"
"All right, Second Uncle!" Wang Baoling nodded.
Over the next month and more, Wang Baoling followed his Second Uncle and finished learning the Five Elements spirit arts.
"Good. Congratulations on officially entering the Cultivation World."
"Thank you for personally teaching me, Second Uncle!" Wang Baoling rose and bowed respectfully.
"Hahaha, you're my own nephew, my only blood relative left in this world. Of course I have to look after you!"
With that, Wang Lin handed Wang Baoling a jade slip.
"Release your consciousness, and you'll be able to clearly see the experience recorded inside on growing spirit medicines. I wrote it all myself. This will also be your foundation for making a living in the Cultivation World." Wang Lin's expression was solemn.
Wang Baoling nodded firmly, then said, "That's right, I'm planning to enter seclusion soon. You should cultivate properly on your own, and study the cultivation techniques for growing spirit medicines in the jade slip."
"All right. Second Uncle, you're finally going to break through to late-stage Qi Refining!"
"That's right. I've been stuck at the sixth layer of Qi Refining for a long time. Don't worry. I wouldn't enter seclusion without confidence!" Wang Lin said with a smile.
"All right!" Wang Baoling nodded, left the seclusion chamber, and returned to his own cave residence.
After returning to his cave residence, Wang Baoling began practicing the Five Elements spirit arts. He had to be able to release them at will.
The Xu family's mountaintop.
"Third Master, my son died such a horrible death! You have to get justice for me!"
Xu Yuhui looked at Xie Yun, whose nose was running and whose face was streaked with tears, and said, "Get up and tell me exactly how Xie Shen died. Don't kneel!"
Xie Yun rose with a grief-stricken expression and said, "My son represented the Xu family in taking on a disciple. He died horribly in the wilderness. I beg you, Third Master, you must investigate the truth!"
"Fei'er, go call Elder Wang Lin here!"
"Father, Elder Wang Lin is in seclusion, trying to break through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining. We probably can't reach him right now!" Xu Fei explained with a smile.
"Right. Go call Xu Lu here!" Xu Yuhui said.
"All right!"
Xu Fei quickly flew toward the mountainside.
A short while later, Xu Lu and Xu Fei appeared together in the third branch's estate.
"Third Grandpa," Xu Lu said obediently.
"Xie Shen is dead!" Xu Yuhui carefully watched Xu Lu's expression as he spoke.
"Dead?" Xu Lu looked at Xie Yun beside her in shock.
"My son died in the wilderness. Did you run into any cultivators when you took on that disciple?" Xie Yun hurriedly asked.
"No. Elder Wang Lin and I came back first, and I don't know what happened afterward." Xu Lu spoke with an innocent expression.
"All right, I understand. Go back. Once Wang Lin comes out of seclusion, I'll ask him about it again."
"All right, Third Grandpa. I'll be leaving first." With that, Xu Lu left the estate.
"Third Master, this..." Xie Yun watched Xu Lu leave, a trace of anger appearing on his face.
"Wait until Wang Lin comes out of seclusion and ask him again. The man is already dead, so you can't rail against heaven and earth. The urgent thing is to find the killer," Xu Yuhui said.
"Third Master is right. I lost my composure." Xie Yun quickly adjusted his mood.
Watching Xie Yun leave, Xu Fei glanced at his father and said cautiously, "Father, if I'm not mistaken, Xie Shen's death is connected to that girl Xu Lu!"
Xu Yuhui sighed and said, "That Xie Shen was like a dog-skin plaster, clinging to Xu Lu every day. I suspect Xu Lu was the one who did it too!"
"Then what do we do? Should we warn the people from the second branch?" Xu Fei asked seriously.
"Don't say anything without evidence," Xu Yuhui said sternly.
"Father, what if we have evidence?" Xu Fei asked curiously.
"If there's evidence, erase it. The second branch is not easy to provoke. We'll wait until I get the Foundation Establishment Pill before saying anything else." Xu Yuhui wore a broad smile.
"What did you tell Xie Yun?" Xu Fei asked helplessly.
"Tell him it was probably the Li family, the Feng family, or the Chen family." Xu Yuhui sounded helpless.
Just as father and son were talking, a faint pressure suddenly came from the distance.
"Hahaha, looks like Wang Lin has broken through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining!" Xu Yuhui said with a broad smile.
Wang Baoling, who was practicing spells, immediately stopped and turned his gaze toward the cave where his Second Uncle was in seclusion.
Wang Lin walked out of the cave residence with a faint smile on his face.
"Congratulations on breaking through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, Second Uncle!"
"That's right. Our Xu family has gained another late-stage Qi Refining cultivator!"
At that moment, Xu Yuhui's laughter came from outside the door.
"Third Master!" Wang Lin suppressed his smile and clasped his fists in a solemn salute.
"Oh? Wang Baoling has also guided spiritual energy into his body." Xu Yuhui sounded somewhat surprised.
"It's all thanks to the Qi Gathering Pill from Third Master!" Wang Lin said with a smile.
After some pleasantries, Xu Yuhui asked, "Xie Shen is dead. Did you encounter any enemies when you took on that disciple?"
Wang Lin was also surprised by Xie Shen's death.
"No. Besides, Xie Shen had only left the Xu family for the first time. How could he possibly have enemies?"
"Old Xie does have some enemies, but they didn't know Xie Shen was his son, so the chance that this was revenge is very small." Wang Lin frowned.
"All right, we've investigated the matter. It's highly likely the Feng family, the Chen family, and the Li family are involved." Xu Yuhui's face was filled with anger.
"That's right. Aside from them, who else in Qingzhou would dare lay a hand on our Xu family?" Wang Lin said angrily.