"Teacher, what you said beforethat you could help me solve the Spirit inheritance problemis that true?"
"My Nine Heart Begonia Spirit has an innate flawthere can only be one inheritor in each generation. At any given time, there can only be two Nine Heart Begonia Spirit Masters alive. Only when one dies can another possibly appear among the descendants."
"Actually, I have no intention of developing and expanding my Family like other Spirit inheritors; that's something I wouldn't even dare to dream of. I just don't want my Family members and my future descendants to have to sacrifice themselves again because of the birth of a newborn."
The peach blossoms drifting in the wind brushed past her ears. Ye Lingling had the opportunity to speak with Teacher Su Ran alone, and she spoke while looking at that figure, which seemed detached from the Mortal world.
She knew that the teacher calling her over privately was highly likely related to her Cultivation and Spirit.
As she spoke the last sentence, a hint of sadness flashed in Ye Lingling's eyes.
Because of the rarity of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit, in order to ensure that the descendants could successfully inherit the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit, once a relative became pregnant with a newborn, the older generation of Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit holders would choose to end their own lives at the appropriate time.
When Ye Lingling was born, her grandmother buried herself in a yellow dirt grave.
In the future, when her granddaughter is born, she will also walk this path, endlessly repeating the cycle.
For ordinary families, a newborn represents vitality and is a joyous event.
But for them, the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit holders, the arrival of a newborn often means the imminent passing of an elder.
"It seems, Ling Xiaoqi, you still don't trust your teacher."
Su Ran smiled faintly.
"No... that's not it. I believe in Teacher."
"What I don't believe in is my Spirit. We have always been this way, and it has never changed."
That single sentence from Ye Lingling expressed an untold amount of helplessness and bitterness.
"Alas."
Su Ran also sighed. He understood the cruelty of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit, which surpassed even that of the Blue Phosphor Serpent.
Otherwise, the only olive branch he extended at the Soto City Great Spirit Arena would not have been offered to Ye Lingling.
"God opened a window for the Nine Heart Begonia, but simultaneously closed a door."
"The Nine Heart Begonia Spirit has extremely powerful healing capabilities, and it can even achieve large-scale group healing. Perhaps because its healing power is too strong, it needs to devour the lives of its clansmen for sustenance, preventing the sea Tang flower from withering after it blooms."
"Actually, there are two ways to solve this problem."
After Su Ran finished speaking, Ye Lingling's mind trembled, "Teacher, there really is a way?"
And there are two ways!
"That's right, but both of these methods require paying a huge price."
Su Ran nodded, "The first method is blood for blood, healing for healing. The Nine Heart Begonia is actually an Immortal Herb Spirit. You only need to continuously feed it Immortal Herbs that also possess powerful healing abilities to increase the number of Spirit Masters who simultaneously possess the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit from two to three, four..."
"Immortal Herbs? These shouldn't be ordinary things, right?" Ye Lingling only half-understood; she had no concept of Immortal Herbs.
"A single stalk of Immortal Herb is priceless."
Su Ran used one sentence to make Ye Lingling understand the preciousness of Immortal Herbs.
"Priceless... that's too precious. And needing a continuous supply of Immortal Herbs for feedingeven an emperor couldn't afford that, could they? No wonder my ancestors couldn't solve the Spirit inheritance problem."
Hearing this, the disappointment on Ye Lingling's face was obvious. Even if she was lucky enough to find and absorb a healing-type Immortal Herb to solve her own Spirit problem, what about her descendants? What about her relatives? Could they still afford it?
"That's right. The method of feeding it with healing herbs is extremely costly, something Mortals cannot bear."
"However, you don't need to be disappointed. There is still a second method."
"If the second method succeeds, you will essentially evolve a second form of your Spirit, where healing and attack abilities coexist. Furthermore, this method can be passed down as the core exclusive Cultivation Technique for your Spirit, ensuring peace and security for future generations.
However... while Cultivating this method, you will also endure immense suffering. The pain will be no less than skinning, tearing out tendons, or being cut into a thousand pieces. Even an attack system Spirit Master might not be able to endure it, let alone you, a delicate support system..."
"Teacher, please tell me. No matter how great the pain, I am willing to learn. Physical pain is nothing compared to the agony of losing a loved one."
Ye Lingling nodded and said that compared to constantly feeding the Spirit with unaffordable Immortal Herbs, this second method only involved physical pain and could even bring about an evolution of her Spirit. Even if it meant being cut into a thousand pieces, she was willing to try.
"Have you thought carefully? This method is core Spirit Cultivation. If you give up halfway, not only will you fail to complete the Spirit's evolution, but it could also cause irreversible damage. Once you start Cultivating, you cannot stop."
Su Ran looked at Ye Lingling again. Matters of Cultivation were no joke.
"I will practice!"
Meeting Su Ran's gaze, Ye Lingling's clear eyes were resolute. She had already missed one opportunity, and this time, she chose totrust her teacher.
As long as the teacher dared to teach, she dared to learn!
"Good. This method is called: Nine Revolutions Black Lotus."
"The Cultivation of this method is also extremely cruel. It requires you to peel away, replicate, and transform the petals of your Nine Heart Begonia little by little. This process is intensely painful until you finally evolve a complete, coexisting Nine Revolutions Black Lotus."
"The effects of the Nine Revolutions Black Lotus are completely opposite to the Nine Heart Begonia. The Nine Heart Begonia possesses powerful healing ability, while the Nine Revolutions Black Lotus possesses terrifying life-plundering ability and lethality. However much vitality the Nine Heart Begonia can heal, the Black Lotus can plunder the same amount. The plundered vitality can then be fed back to the Nine Heart Begonia, which is precisely why it can suppress the hereditary nature of the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit."
A pitch-black lotus appeared in Su Ran's palm. This was the Black Lotus he had evolved from the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit. Although it had not yet been Cultivated to its complete form, it was already filled with a terrifying aura of life annihilation.
Precisely because Su Ran had already experienced the pain involved, he repeatedly asked if Ye Lingling was willing to learn.
That pain of peeling and reversing the flower was no less severe than peeling scales and tearing tendons; it was not something ordinary people could endure.
Just as the Black Lotus bloomed, a black lotus core floated onto Ye Lingling's palm. When it unfolded, it contained the Cultivation method for the Nine Revolutions Black Lotus.
"Although the Soul Master Competition is about to begin, and you have a slightly weaker foundation in the team, the Cultivation of this method requires focus and gradual progress, so you don't need to rush."
"I also have a Nine-Rank Lotus Core here. After absorbing it, it can serve as the lotus core for the Nine Revolutions Black Lotus. Although it won't temporarily give you much spirit power increase, it can alleviate the pain of re-engraving your Spirit attributes and make the process of solidifying the Nine Revolutions Black Lotus smoother."
Su Ran said:
"In addition, I have a foundational ultimate techniqueSoul Capturethat I can impart to you. It is used for the self-preservation of support system Spirit Masters, but you must strengthen your own mental force before you can use it."
"Once mastered, it allows you to control souls, charm people, and hook souls and capture Spirits."
"Cultivating with this Silver-Pattern Soul Nourishing Grass allows for rapid success, enabling you to reach Minor Achievement within a month."
Su Ran handed Ye Lingling the two ultimate techniques paired with the two Sub-Immortal Herbs.
Ye Lingling looked at Su Ran, tears welling up in her eyes, and she was already somewhat speechless:
"T-Teacher, I'm not dreaming, am I?"
This is Peach Garden Academy?
This is Teacher Su Ran?
She had just enrolled... and was being given items of this caliber?
Just the things Teacher Su Ran was teaching her now might far surpass even the championship reward of the Soul Master Competition.
This was a Cultivation Technique that could allow their Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit to evolve and escape their fate, and it could enable a support system Spirit Master to possess self-preservation and attack capabilities.
She finally understood why Ning Rongrong, a support system Spirit Master, was so tanky and so strong.
Ye Lingling's heart was surging with emotion, so excited that'sea Tang honey' was squeezed out...
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