For the first ti, Yu Sui could achieve such high compatibility resonance with Five Elents Light Cores. Between each breath, she possessed abundant, rich Five Elents energy, truly feeling its existence.
At her fingertips, cheeks, eyes, even sleeves, hair, and accessories, Five Elents energy enveloped her entire being, ready to unleash.
But Yu Sui quickly felt sothing wrong—this power existed too briefly, almost fleetingly.
Each Five Elents Light Core provided too little power.
Generating new Five Elents Light Cores from Strange Fire, Yu Sui's limit was three hundred per day. If these Five Elents Light Cores were separated from Strange Fire, they would only exist for twelve hours before dissipating.
Yu Sui's Five Elents Light Cores were currently the most primitive, uncultivated ones that couldn't even be considered First Realm—the lowest-level Five Elents Light Cores.
Saint Chang Gen gave no response, but Yu Sui rembered what he'd once said:
"Focus."
Yu Sui steeled her heart, diving into her consciousness depths, looking at the gently swaying Strange Fire: "Unify."
She knew.
Strange Fire could understand her aning.
Sotis, Strange Fire was herself.
The small fla in darkness suddenly beca a ferocious fire serpent, instantly devouring the three hundred generated Five Elents Light Cores. The accumulated power refined into one new Five Elents Light Core for Yu Sui.
The one she would mainly cultivate going forward.
……
Yu Sui smiled as she pushed the door open, seeing i Liangyu finally allowed in by Saint Chang Gen.
i Liangyu walked from the entrance to the steps below, looking up at Yu Sui erging. She seed to be restraining her happiness—if no outsiders were present, Yu Sui alone would probably be hopping down the steps.
So happy—eighty percent chance the problem troubling her cultivation was solved.
i Liangyu stood before the steps without moving, hearing Yu Sui call: "Senior Brother."
Listen—when happy, even calling "Senior Brother" sounded different.
i Liangyu lifted his eyelids to look at her.
Yu Sui walked only two steps up the stone stairs before stopping, smiling at i Liangyu below: "Senior Brother, let's spar."
She seed afraid i Liangyu would refuse, adding: "Master also agreed."
"Don't use Master to pressure ," i Liangyu said casually. "I don't spar casually. What can you trade with ?"
Yu Sui pondered, looking down curiously: "I have money, lots of it. How much do you want, Senior Brother?"
i Liangyu: "......"
Quite wealthy.
The corner of i Liangyu's mouth curved slightly: "Rember to pay the bill later."
Just as he finished speaking, he disappeared from Yu Sui's sight, using Wind-Riding Techniques to reach behind Yu Sui: "If you can catch a piece of my sleeve before dawn, I'll charge you less."
Yu Sui looked back—i Liangyu was already several ters away.
"Though I have lots of money, saving so is always right." Blue light flashed beneath Yu Sui's feet. Five Elents energy generated Wind-Riding arts, shooting out like an arrow with only afterimages visible.
Stone lamps flickered with fire, illuminating so darkness. When two pursuing figures occasionally flashed by, the flowing Five Elents energy made candle flas violently tremble and bend, nearly extinguishing.
Yu Sui continuously familiarized herself with triggering and using Five Elents energy and Nine Schools Arts during the chase, like years ago at the National Academy during archery and sword lessons—she always rembered techniques and essentials quickly, almost learning at a glance.
She was like a burning candle, burning with full effort for the first ti in her life.
Though i Liangyu was a Ninth Realm practitioner facing Yu Sui with only First Realm strength, he compromised the gap but didn't go easy. He effortlessly pulled away just when Yu Sui was about to catch him.
This feeling of always being just short of touching but missing created strong frustration while making the desire to win increasingly intense.
"You'll lose a lot of money this way," i Liangyu stood at the platform's edge using Wind-Riding, looking at Yu Sui, already breathless from exhaustion. "Still chasing?"
Yu Sui wiped sweat from her cheeks, nodding: "Mm!"
She attacked i Liangyu again.
An unprecedented feeling—releasing Five Elents power made Yu Sui feel exhilarated, as if years of forcibly suppressed emotions and delayed anger were silently vented in tonight's wind-riding chase.
Yu Sui allowed herself to release this power, ultimately becoming exhausted, covered in sweat, too tired to move even a finger.
She lay on the Saint Hall's long bench, too tired to speak clearly. i Liangyu listened for a while before understanding she ant to rest.
Seeing her exhausted state, i Liangyu said: "I don't think you can wake up after just resting."
On the first day of learning Nine Schools Arts, recklessly burning all her power—was she too happy or too repressed?
i Liangyu leaned against the door for a while, shifting his gaze from the sleeping Yu Sui, slightly frowning as he recalled what he'd originally co to do.
"Master," i Liangyu looked at Saint Chang Gen's portrait. "I'm going to intercept people at the Martial Path tomorrow. After it ends, probably many academy teachers will co trouble you."
Saint Chang Gen: "Fine."
i Liangyu looked at Yu Sui again: "You're just letting her sleep here? With so many ancestral masters watching—what kind of behavior is this?"
Saint Chang Gen: "You can wake her and have her return to the residence."
i Liangyu said lazily: "I won't."
……
Yu Sui briefly slept at night.
She rarely slept well or deeply after nightfall—any small sound could wake her. When people were nearby, the swaying Strange Fire would also suddenly wake her.
Now she fell from her consciousness's depths onto a boundless water surface. The seemingly black, heavy water surface had scattered sparks floating up, with flas slowly rising from the water's depths.
Yu Sui crouched down, looking at the rising flas.
Black flas suddenly dispersed just before reaching the surface, transforming into a human figure.
Yu Sui saw herself in the water.
She wasn't surprised, her expression calm. Her fingers touched the water surface, hovering without falling. The underwater Yu Sui had magnificent eyes. They were the sa person with identical faces, yet easily distinguishable.
When the underwater Yu Sui looked up at the surface, she seed to be judging sothing. Her curved eye corners were both brazen and malicious. She opened her mouth slightly, seemingly saying sothing.
What was the other saying?
Nothing more than wanting her to co down or let her co up.
The underwater Yu Sui was like a siren. Her long hair floated gently and lightly in water. Her lustrous skin had water patterns rippling. Her eyes appeared even more moist underwater. When occasionally drawing close, she'd show you sly, seductive looks, extending invitations.
But Yu Sui only looked at her coldly, unmoved.
Scattered sparks floated from the water like stars falling into deep ocean, unable to be extinguished.
She extended her hand toward the surface Yu Sui. Her wet fingers lightly touched the back of her hand. Yu Sui didn't dodge. The next instant, the person erging from water transford into black flas, engulfing Yu Sui.
Yu Sui heard her voice laughing softly:
"You and I coexist, living and dying together."
……
Yu Sui slowly opened her eyes.
She rolled over from the cold bench and sat up, rubbing her eyes. She couldn't quite rember the dream's content—seed like sothing she shouldn't forget, yet couldn't recall no matter how hard she tried.
Yu Sui frowned slightly, looking troubled, not noticing i Liangyu standing by the door.
i Liangyu was replying to Wind-Listening Ruler ssages without looking up: "Since you're awake, hurry back to the residence and wash off all that sweat."
Only then did Yu Sui look toward the great hall entrance in surprise.
After a while, i Liangyu also looked up, seeing her confused expression: "First pay for last night's sparring."
Yu Sui asked: "How much?"
i Liangyu didn't blink: "One hundred gold."
Yu Sui nodded, taking out her Wind-Listening Ruler: "Senior Brother, let's add each other as Wind-Listening Ruler friends."
i Liangyu thought that was fine, walking over with his Wind-Listening Ruler.
Yu Sui extended her Wind-Listening Ruler to touch his, then conveniently grabbed i Liangyu's clothes.
i Liangyu: "......"
He lowered his eyes slightly, his lashes trembling.
"Senior Brother," Yu Sui tilted her head toward outside. "Dawn is when the sun rises."
i Liangyu looked toward the entrance—the dim night sky showed morning light just breaking as yesterday's setting sun now slowly rose.
Yu Sui said: "Since I caught Senior Brother before dawn, you should charge less."
"Fine," i Liangyu looked back at Yu Sui with a half-smile. "Just a little less—ninety-nine gold."
Yu Sui: "......"
She withdrew her hand, rubbed her face, thinking: Never mind, I have money.
Yu Sui and i Liangyu returned to the residence together.
Along the way, i Liangyu watched Yu Sui use Wind-Riding Techniques to dash far ahead, then pretend to walk slowly for two steps, then suddenly fly far ahead again, repeatedly playing like this with great enjoynt.
Finally reaching the residence, i Liangyu looked back at Yu Sui, still walking slowly.
Morning mist dispersed. Peach blossoms on both sides still filled the branches, seemingly never wilting.
Yu Sui walked leisurely.
i Liangyu ahead gestured—why walk so slowly? Yu Sui said: "Usually I run because I'm afraid of being late. Now I know Wind-Riding Techniques, knowing I'll definitely make it in ti, I'm not anxious anymore. Instead, I want to walk slowly and look around."
She looked up at the falling flower rain, giving a simple reason: "Because the roadside flowers are beautiful."
Mountains of pink swayed with morning breezes, falling down. Yu Sui in her pink dress seed to rge with this mountain scene yet appeared unique.
i Liangyu watched quietly.
Clearly, Junior Sister was in a genuinely good mood.
Yu Sui asked i Liangyu: "Senior Brother, can these flowers be picked?"
i Liangyu: "Pick whatever you want."
I'd like to see who dares say these flowers can't be picked.
Yu Sui looked up at the flowering trees, using Nine Schools Arts wind blades to cut several bouquets of peach blossoms. After playing enough, she held the flower branches and walked toward the residence.
i Liangyu replied to Wind-Listening Ruler ssages without watching the road. Yu Sui fiddled with her flower branches, also ignoring whether there was response, chatting with him.
Yu Sui walked toward the Dragon Stairs.
Since i Liangyu was replying to ssages, he defaulted to following Yu Sui. Only after walking there did he react, asking: "You learned Wind-Riding Techniques but still take Dragon Stairs?"
Yu Sui said: "Outside I like Wind-Riding Techniques, inside the residence I like Dragon Stairs."
Before i Liangyu could say anything, the Dragon Stairs descended and stopped, opening its doors.
Gu Qian and Xun Zhiya standing inside the Dragon Stairs looked toward the entrance, eting i Liangyu and Yu Sui waiting outside.
Gu Qian first noticed Yu Sui but was surprised by i Liangyu beside her. Originally leaning against the wall, he straightened up, frowning.
i Liangyu only glanced lightly at the two inside.
"Sui Sui," Gu Qian looked at i Liangyu while walking toward Yu Sui. "You didn't return last night?"
"Just got back. Brother Gu, are you going to the Legalist School so early?" Yu Sui was in good spirits, smiling as she greeted him.
Gu Qian paused: "Today there's rank advancent challenges. Xun Zhiya and I plan to try."
Yu Sui seed to understand hazily, nodding: "Then hurry up! Good luck!"
"Where did you go that you're just returning?" Gu Qian frowned.
i Liangyu, who had entered the Dragon Stairs, said: "Let's go."
Yu Sui walked into the Dragon Stairs, waving to Gu Qian outside: "I'll explain later—you go ahead!"
The Dragon Stairs door closed.
Gu Qian watched the ascending Dragon Stairs, slightly stunned.
"Going?" Xun Zhiya asked indifferently.
Gu Qian looked away: "Let's go."
Inside the Dragon Stairs, Yu Sui received a ssage from Gu Qian. After reading briefly, she asked i Liangyu: "Senior Brother, rank advancent challenges are for Class B disciples becoming Class A disciples?"
i Liangyu humd, sending ssages.
Yu Sui pondered: "What do they have to do?"
"Each ti rank advancent challenges open, they have different requirents and trials. Each school's requirents are also different," i Liangyu said casually. "Those choosing Martial Path rank advancent this ti are unlucky—they'll encounter ."
Yu Sui asked curiously: "When does it start? Can I watch?"
i Liangyu looked over, seeing she was genuinely just curious: "What would you watch?"
Yu Sui: "Can't I watch?"
i Liangyu said: "Your basic classes aren't finished—you can't."
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