txolops Chapter 39 White Jade Spider
Chapter 39 White Jade Spider
"Father, why can't I use the Five Thunder Spell!"
Han Baibai's face flushed red, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her little hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
She tried repeatedly to activate the incantation, but only managed to generate a few faint fluctuations of spiritual energy at her fingertips, which then dissipated into nothingness.
She stomped her foot, her eyes filled with frustration and resentment, and finally couldn't help but find Han Xiaoliu.
Han Xiaoliu had also experienced this problem in his previous life.
He smiled slightly, his expression calm, and gently patted his sister's head, explaining softly, "The inherited spells are powerful, but they require an enormous amount of spiritual energy. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage and your spiritual energy is abundant, you can cultivate the Three Dantian Opening Secret Technique recorded in the *Huang Ting Jing*. At that time, with sufficient spiritual energy reserves, learning other skills will be a natural progression."
After saying that, he turned to look at Han Li beside him, a sly glint in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "However, I can teach you a simplified version of the Five Thunder Spell very quickly."
"Really!"
Before long, the footsteps of the three little ones grew louder as they excitedly knocked on Han Li's door.
A moment later, each of them held a "Heavenly Thunder Seed" that shimmered with a faint blue light, their eyes gleaming with barely suppressed excitement and joy, and hurried back to their rooms to refine it.
They would occasionally look down at the seeds in their hands, as if they were holding the most precious treasure in the world.
Only Han Xiaoliu remained calm and composed.
He leaned lazily against the window, his fingertips gently stroking the Thunder Seed that crackled with tiny arcs of electricity. The arcs danced between his fingers, making a soft "sizzling" sound.
His gaze drifted to the window, his mind already conjuring up images of fish floating belly-up to the surface when he used electrofishing. A smile of anticipation crept onto his lips.
The next morning, before the mist had completely dissipated, Han Li handed over a batch of pills he had refined over the past few days to the three of them, his gaze steady and resolute.
He patted Han Xiaoliu on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
The two rose into the air on their swords, their swords flashing like rainbows, heading straight for the western suburbs of Jianye City.
Their objective was clear: to contact the summoned spirits—the tiger, the goat-headed monster, and the flower fairy—and find the abandoned white jade spider. At the same time, they also wanted to use this opportunity to kill other appropriately leveled ordinary summoned spirits to level up Han Xiaoliu and the little spider that was helping them.
Han Xiaoliu stood atop the sword light, his robes fluttering. He narrowed his eyes slightly, gazing at the gradually clearer outline of the mountains and forests ahead, pondering his next plan, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
As soon as Han Li and Han Xiaoliu disappeared into the clouds, a corner of Jianye City was plunged into complete chaos.
Han Baibai, like a bird freed from its cage, led Daya around the city, as if she wanted to lift up every single brick in Jianye City to take a look.
The city's boring, so I'll just mess around with my summoned spirits, Bubble and Wild Boar!
"Young Miss, those are pills personally refined by Senior Han Li! They were originally meant for your cultivation. Isn't it...isn't it too wasteful to feed them to a pig like this?" Yu Niangzi stood aside, watching Han Baibai stuff the crystal-clear pills one after another into the mouth of the contracted summoned spirit—the little wild boar—like feeding chicken feed, and her heart ached.
If she hadn't now switched to the path of ghosts and was no longer able to refine such pure yang pills, she would have loved to turn herself into a spirit pet, just to get a few of them.
The way this young lady feeds medicine is even more extravagant than feeding candy.
"It's alright, it's alright, Uncle gave me plenty of pills! I need to level up Little Purple and the others quickly." Han Baibai waved her hand nonchalantly. As long as she was happy, feeding them however she wanted was fine.
The little purple wild boar, nicknamed "Little Purple," grunted and snorted, its pink tongue curling as it swallowed the pill containing spiritual energy. Its face showed an expression of extreme enjoyment, as if it were eating not a elixir of spiritual cultivation, but the most delicious delicacy in the world.
Seeing that it was eating happily, Han Baibai became even more generous and took out another bottle of pills. He uncorked the bottle and poured them all into Xiao Zi's mouth.
Xiao Zi was equally unceremonious, opening her mouth wide and swallowing the pills like a whale sucking in water.
"Eat up, eat up, there's more if you're not full!" Han Baibai kept feeding Xiao Zi tirelessly until Xiao Zi's belly was round and full, and no more pills could be stuffed in, before she stopped.
In an instant, a strange change occurred.
It was as if a raging fire ignited within Xiao Zi's body, and her devouring ability was activated instantly.
The immense medicinal power circulated wildly within its body, rapidly transforming into pure spiritual energy.
Its aura steadily increased, its level jumped from level 2 to level 5, then instantly broke through level 10, and finally stopped steadily at level 15!
"Awooo—!"
Little Purple looked up and let out a long howl. Its originally clumsy body moved on its own without any wind, slowly floating into the air.
Before Han Baibai could even exclaim in surprise, she felt a gentle yet irresistible force pulling her along, and her body lightened as she floated to Xiao Zi's side.
Immediately afterwards, a torrent of pure and powerful spiritual energy, following the contractual connection between the two, poured wildly into Han Baibai's body from Xiao Zi's body.
[Special Ability: Reciprocity]
【launch!】
Han Baibai felt his meridians instantly filled with a warm current, and his cultivation level soared like a rocket.
Level 11, Level 12... until it reached Level 13, the torrent of spiritual energy slowly subsided.
Yu Niangzi, who was standing to the side, was already so shocked that her face turned pale. Her cherry-like mouth was wide open, big enough to fit an egg. Her eyes were wide open, staring at the amazing scene in front of her, her mind completely blank.
Daya blinked her big eyes, looking at her young mistress and then at the unremarkable wild boar at her feet, her eyes full of eager anticipation, as if she was about to rush up and beg for food.
"Wow! Level 13! What an amazing ability!" Han Baibai felt the abundant power within her body, her face flushed with excitement. She clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Xiao Zi, come quick, let's continue taking medicine!" This feeling of leveling up effortlessly was simply irresistible to her.
However, Xiao Zi shook her head helplessly, hummed twice, and conveyed through her mind: The feedback ability consumes a lot of energy and needs to cool down for a few days before it can be activated again.
Han Baibai's smile froze instantly, her lips drooped, and she looked like a kitten whose beloved toy had been taken away, completely dejected.
She kicked at the pebbles under her feet, her face clearly showing her unhappiness, and looked at Xiao Zi with a pitiful expression.
But soon, her bright, lively eyes darted around, her gaze passing over Little Purple and landing on two other wild boars that were staring blankly in the distance.
Han Baibai instantly revived, her face beaming with a bright smile again. She waved and shouted, "Hey you over there! Come here, come here, your big sister will feed you something delicious!"
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Thirtieth day
After exploring the area from Jianye City to Chang'an City, Han Li and Han Xiaoliu returned to Jianye City.
As soon as Han Xiaoliu pushed open the door, a gentle breeze carrying the scent of sunshine rushed into the room before he could. The two little ones' eyes lit up instantly, like two stars that had been lit up. They immediately dropped their toys and surrounded him, chattering excitedly. One of them tugged at his sleeve on each side, their little faces tilted up, full of anticipation as they asked about what they had gained from this outing.
Han Xiaoliu was both helpless and doting as he was pestered by the two little dumplings. He smiled mysteriously, flipped his wrist, and with his palm facing upward, a soft white light emanated from his palm. Then, a snow-white, crystal-clear spider slowly emerged and quietly lay on his palm.
"Look, this is the White Jade Spider," he introduced softly, his gaze gentle. "We found it and its two children with Hua Hua's help. However, its children are now rare summoned spirits in Jianye City, with their own territories to protect, so we had to bring them back."
After landing, the white jade spider returned to its normal size, which was quite large, with its outstretched legs almost touching the eaves of a one-story building.
It is carved from the finest mutton-fat jade, with eight long and powerful spider legs, the joints gleaming with a faint silver light.
Its head has two ruby-like compound eyes that gleam with wisdom, while its abdomen is covered with naturally formed silver patterns that resemble ancient runes.
It lay there quietly, exuding an aura of nobility and mystery.
Han Baibai's eyes widened instantly, her small mouth slightly agape as she stared unblinkingly at the white jade spider, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration and amazement. She even subconsciously held her breath, afraid of disturbing this beautiful creature.
Seeing how much his daughter liked them, Han Xiaoliu had an idea and released his two types of battle-aid spiders. These eight spiders were colorful, with their carapaces shimmering with an iridescent sheen, and were equally extraordinary.
However, these colorful spiders failed to attract the little girl's attention in the slightest.
Han Baibai's gaze remained firmly fixed on the white jade spider, her eyes filled with an intense longing, and her small hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.
"Does Xiaobai like jade spiders?" Han Li, who had been watching with a smile, had an idea when he saw his niece's expression. He quickly released his own two jade spiders—Xiaoyu and Xiaobai—wanting to tease her. "Uncle has two. How about letting them play with you?"
As soon as the two white jade spiders appeared, they resonated with the one in Han Xiaoliu's palm, emitting a faint "sizzling" sound.