Chapter 27 - Ling Missing
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n'Actually, now that you ask, I can do even more. How about I modify the description so it's even easier to understand. I might not remember most Spirit Arts my previous hosts used, but it would be easy to modify one if I see it. This is only Rank 4 Spirit Art. The Lightning Spirit Art I told you about earlier, should be around Rank 6 if I remember correctly.' Ling proposed.
n'Yeah, that would be perfect.' Xuefeng sighed in relief.
n'Okay, let me use your Qi, I will start copying.' As she said that, he could feel as if something started moving his Spirit Qi to and from the manual. He didn't struggle and let her work.
nHe started to feel that being a Fate Fragment Holder is not that bad. Even if it's associated with danger, he gets a lot of benefits too.
nAfter 5 minutes, Ling said she was done.
n'Okay, if you find anything else you want just tell me. But I can modify only one Spirit Art at a time. It will take some time if we gather a lot.' She informed him after he put it down.
nXuefeng then grabbed the next manual, which was just beside the Shadow Clone manual. It was called
"Rank 4 Elemental Clone
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nSeeing the similar title, he got intrigued. He repeated the same action and this manual also sucked one-tenth of his Spirit Qi.
n'Thank god I'm absorbing Spirit Essence this whole time, else I would be out of Spirit Qi after just a few books.' Ling increased her value in his mind again.
nThis time, the vision showed the same shadow man, who was creating clones out of elements in nature. He used his Spirit Qi to turn earth into his clone. The vision restarted and this time he used water to create another clone. The shadow also created a clone out thin air and fire in the next two visions.
n'Wow, this clone art is also very cool.' He complimented in his mind. But as he already copied the Shadow Clone Art he decided to put it back on the shelf.
n'Wait, don't put it back.' Ling suddenly said.
n'Why? We already have one of these.' He asked confused.
n'I might be able to compile these manuals and create one that is close to perfection.' Ling voiced her idea.
n'You can even do that? You are the best, let's do it.' Xuefeng called out excited.
n'Okay!' She said sweetly, happy from the praise.
nShe started coping this one as well and after five minutes she was done.
n'Check if there are more Spirit Arts about cloning.' She said after finishing.
n'Okay.' He agreed and scanned the surrounding shelves.
nAfter a second he noticed two that had a word Clone in their titles. They were just next to the previous two. Apparently, the manuals were separated from each other by genre.
nThere were only four Spirit Arts about cloning in this room. He copied the other two and moved to the other section.
nJust under the Clone Spirit Arts, there were manuals that looked to be Movement Spirit Arts.
nThere were as much as eight manuals on this topic. Movement Arts were much shorter than the previous ones. It only took him twenty minutes to copy all of them into Ling's Space in his Spirit.
nThe others in the room were shocked when they saw him picking up manuals one by one and putting them back after a moment. He didn't sit down to read for more than five minutes on one manual.
nThey knew a person has to use his Spirit Qi to open and read the manuals. It was already hard to view a few manuals in one session, but he already looked through twelve of them. He even started from the most difficult sections, cloning and movement arts.
nChecking them out, he probably lost like seventy percent of his Qi already. Even Wuying was worried about him.
nShe thought he would be compatible with most of the Spirit Arts, but he only looked through them and put them back away. She was not worried about his spirit Qi as she already knew he can recover it fast.
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"Aren't any of these suited for you?
" she closed her manual and asked concerned as she approached him.
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"Actually, they are all good. I already remembered the content of each one. I'm moving to the next section.
" He said joyfully.
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"What?
" she thought she heard wrong.
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"I meant what I said. I have a perfect memory. I only need to look at the page to remember everything.
" He lied to her again.
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"Really?
" Wuying picked one Movement Manual titled
"Rank 4 Phoenix Rush
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nAfter opening, she asked suspiciously
"Can you tell me what is written on the 6th page?
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nSeeing her doubt, he smiled. With the help of Ling, he recited all the content on the 6th page without any mistake.
nHer face and other four Spirit Kings who stopped reading their manuals turned into shocked ones.
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"Amazing…
" One black robed middle-aged man said subconsciously.
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"In a few days, you amazed me so many times, that I'm not even shocked anymore.
" Her face turned back to normal. She felt that he was escaping from her with each step he takes.
n'I need to work harder…' She thought secretly.
nThe next sections he saw were Saber Arts, Spear Arts and various other weapons. He directly skipped towards Fist and Sword Spirit Arts.
nThere were about 5 Fist Spirit Arts and 9 for the sword. As swords were the most popular weapon, it had the most Spirit Arts.
nWhen he was finally finished, half an hour had already passed. He also used all of his Spirit QI. His regeneration couldn't keep up with the consumption.
nHe decided to visit the top floor before going back. There were still other sections but he had no Qi anymore.
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"Wuying, let's check out the 5th floor.
" He called out to her.
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"Okay.
" She stopped reading and followed him.
nThe others sighed as they envied them.
nOn the 5th Floor, there was another barrier. There was a barrier before every floor that measured your Spirit stage, but this one only allowed you to enter if you had permission with your token.
nThey passed through it smoothly after their token was scanned.
nThere was only one person on this floor. An old man was reading a small manual, sitting on a rocking chair. He was surprised that someone entered the floor.
nHe chose this place to read as it was always peaceful and quiet here. Not many people possessed qualifications to enter the 5th floor.
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"Hello Elder, we are just here to take a look. Don't mind us.
" Xuefeng said politely looking at the old man frown. He didn't know him but if he was here, he deduced he is an elder.
nWuying panicked a little after seeing the Old man and hurriedly bowed her head, saying
"Senior, we are sorry to disturb you. If you want us to leave, we will comply.
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nThe old man looked at her and smiled after recognizing her
"Oh, it's you little Ying. No need to, you can take your time.
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"Thank you, Senior. The man who came with me is the Clan Leader's son, Liu Xuefeng. I'm sorry for his casual tone. He doesn't know Senior identity.
" She apologized on Xuefeng's behalf.
n'Oh, so it's Little Bei's son. It's okay. I heard that he awakened Black Talent with the help of a Six Petals Lotus Flower. Do you mind if I check your dantian? I wanted to visit you earlier, but I was too engrossed with this manual.
" He asked Xuefeng kindly.
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"Uhm…
" He was quite stunned and didn't know what to say. 'Who is he if not an Elder? Ling, can we trust him?' He asked Ling in his mind.
nBut the answer never came. Ling was as quiet as a mouse.
n'Ling? Ling?' He asked twice in his mind but still didn't hear an answer.
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