Chapter 2845

Yun Xi could see that the old man spoke from the heart. Therefore, she said, "If that is truly the case, we are not stingy with giving some guidance to your grandson."

"That is wonderful. Please follow me, three Immortals." The old man hurriedly led the way in front.

"Let's go take a look," Yun Xi said to Wang Lanxuan and Lie Xuan.

The three of them followed the old man. It did not take long, only about fifteen minutes, before they arrived at a house. It was a small courtyard with two sections, front and back, and five or six rooms. No wonder the old man said there were independent rooms; it was indeed so.

"We live in the back section. The front section is empty. If the three Immortals do not mind, you can stay there freely. If you wish to stay in the back, we can move to the front," the old man said, his tone appearing somewhat humble.

This was the difference between mortals and cultivators.

Yun Xi smiled faintly after hearing this. "It is fine. We will stay in the front section."

For cultivators, sometimes even caves were used for living. These rooms were clean and independent, so there was no need to consider anything else.

After settling Yun Xi and the others, the old man hurriedly went to find his grandson. He then brought the boy over to show them to Yun Xi. "Three Immortals, this is my grandson."

The child was only four or five years old, with a sturdy and cute appearance.

Yun Xi took a look and raised her eyebrows slightly. "she has a Lightning Spiritual Root. It is very rare."

"Isn't it? When he was tested, it was found that he had a Lightning Spiritual Root. The workshop that tests spiritual roots told me to send him to a sect. However, sects only accept disciples once every ten years. The next time is still three years away. I thought that although three years is waitable, I know that cultivation is better started early." The old man seemed to be a sensible person.

After listening, Yun Xi beckoned to the child to come over. She then touched the child's bones and said, "her bone structure is also good. If she cultivates well, her future is promising. Plus, her spiritual root is rare. she is a good seedling."

Yun Xi smiled slightly and then said, "We borrowed your house, which means we owe you a cause. Since that is the case, I also have a bit of karma with your grandson."

After speaking, Yun Xi tapped the child's forehead and said, "I have left a basic cultivation technique in this child's mind, as well as one suitable for the Lightning Spiritual Root. However, he cannot unlock the Lightning technique yet. The seal will only automatically open after he successfully builds his foundation. At that time, he can naturally cultivate it. For now, he should just cultivate the basic technique."

Yun Xi said to the child, "Child, cultivate well. If you do not understand, read it several more times."

Yun Xi’s method of transmitting techniques was taught by Liang Chen. She directly transmitted the technique into the other person’s spiritual consciousness, starting from the basics. It was very simple, so there was no need to worry about not understanding. As the child broke through, the technique would slowly advance with her.

"Thank you, Immortal," the old man said. He knew immediately that Yun Xi had used a great divine ability. He also knew that this ability was the best, as others could not steal or rob it.

They were mortals. If someone discovered they had a good technique, and someone came to rob it, they truly could not handle it.

Yun Xi had considered this point, so she transmitted it into the child’s spiritual consciousness. It was a perfect match.

The child was also smart. After receiving the technique, he came down and kowtowed three times to Yun Xi.

Seeing this, Yun Xi smiled. "Very well. The basic technique is considered payment for your house rent. These three kowtows are considered my payment for the Lightning attribute technique."

Yun Xi did not plan to take a disciple, as the attributes did not match. Of course, if she wanted techniques, she could ask Liang Chen. She could truly train a few disciples with different attributes, but in the end, Yun Xi did not do this. Mainly because she genuinely had no intention of taking disciples at the moment.

"Thank you, Immortal," the old man said gratefully.

The old man understood that someone like Yun Xi would not take disciples, but the technique she gave could benefit her grandson for a lifetime.

Yun Xi smiled faintly. "We cannot stay in your house for free."

The next day was the day the competition began. Yun Xi and the two others went there leisureously and sat down at a tea stall near the competition area.

This tea stall was open-air, of course, at some distance from the competition platform.

However, relying on Yun Xi and their abilities, they could still see everything on the competition platform very clearly.

"This competition is one person defending the platform, while others attack it," Lie Xuan said.

Yun Xi said, "I heard it is like this. If the defender is defeated, it represents failure. The one who defeats them continues to defend. Anyway, one must win one hundred matches to go to the second-class platform."

That is right. Platforms were also divided into levels. This kind of township platform was called a third-class platform. Large city platforms were called second-class platforms. There was only one first-class platform in the entire cultivation world, located in the very center of the cultivation world.

It was called the Nine Heavens Platform.

Lie Xuan clicked her tongue. "One hundred matches? That is too many."

"There are many people in the entire cultivation world, and new cultivators appear every year. So, one hundred matches is actually not considered many," Yun Xi explained.

Lie Xuan tilted her head and looked at Yun Xi. "How do you know this so clearly?"

Yun Xi smiled and pointed to her head. "I have a brain."

"Do you mean I don't have a brain?" Lie Xuan’s tone was a bit dangerous.

"How is that possible?" Yun Xi hurriedly said. "How could my wife not have a brain? I just mean, leave these matters that require thinking to me. You do not need to remember such unnecessary things."

Although she knew Yun Xi was flattering her, Lie Xuan was still very satisfied hearing this. Therefore, she nodded and said, "It is good that you know this."

Wang Lanxuan, standing by, chuckled helplessly. This couple was still quite interesting occasionally.

"What do you think of the current situation on the platform? Can that defender win?" Lie Xuan asked.

Yun Xi looked at the defender. "This defender’s lower body is unstable. Although he is already at the Golden Core stage, his foundation is not solid. It is obvious that he entered the Golden Core stage through pill accumulation. Against opponents of the same level, he will definitely lose."

Not all cultivators in the cultivation world improved their cultivation through their own practice. Many cultivators used pills to boost their cultivation. Such cultivators seemed to break through quickly, but later cultivation was difficult to refine. Moreover, because their foundation was not solid, they often lost when meeting opponents of the same level.

Obviously, the defender in front of them was built up by Golden Core pills.

However, people who could be built up by Golden Core pills usually had backing. Otherwise, where would they get so many pills to help them break through?

"I also see that he is unstable," Wang Lanxuan said. "And his opponent is obviously more solid than him. Unless he has some other means, if they truly fight like this, he will lose."

Just as Wang Lanxuan said, this person did have means. He actually had an Immortal Artifact on his body. Although it was a primary level one, it was enough to deal with cultivators.

"Using external forces to achieve oneself, the road will not be long," Yun Xi said, shaking her head slightly.

"I should have signed up yesterday," Lie Xuan said from the side. "Then I could have taught him a lesson."

Lie Xuan liked to do things openly and honestly. Seeing this person use such means was what Lie Xuan found most unacceptable.

"Such a person is not worthy of being your opponent," Yun Xi smiled. "Besides, his trump card is out. Others will naturally know, and those who come later will be prepared."

Lie Xuan nodded slightly after hearing this, hoping this person would be defeated soon.

Perhaps Lie Xuan’s wish came true. This person only defended for seven matches before being defeated.

Lie Xuan let out a big sigh of relief upon seeing this. "Great, this person was defeated." If she did not want to attract too much attention, Lie Xuan would have wanted to applaud.

Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

However, the tea master in the nearby tea stall seemed to have heard their conversation. He came over to serve them a pot of tea and then said, "Do not be so glad about his misfortune. This person has some background. His brother is already at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He is one of the few genius cultivators in the cultivation world. So, generally, everyone gives him some face."

"Face is mutual," Lie Xuan said directly. "Everyone gives him face because of his brother. This face was not earned by himself. He not only does not cherish it, but squanders it recklessly. Such face will eventually be squandered away one day."

After Lie Xuan said this, the tea master was slightly stunned, and then suddenly had an epiphany.

Seeing this, Lie Xuan blinked her eyes, looking innocent. "Did I say something profound? It actually made someone have an epiphany."

Yun Xi smiled upon seeing this. "I only know one thing. Probably, we do not need to pay for our tea today."

Wang Lanxuan also laughed after hearing Yun Xi’s words.

As cultivators, epiphanies were rare and hard to come by. This tea master was clearly such a person.

Now, because of Lie Xuan’s words, he had an epiphany. This was equal to owing a karma. So, paying for a meal of tea to settle the karma was something anyone would be willing to do.

The tea master’s time of epiphany was not long, only about thirty minutes. But even so, it was very rare.

The tea master’s face showed more joy. "Miss, thank you for your words. I have been stuck at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, unable to enter the late stage. I did not know where my state of mind had a problem. But your one sentence made me understand. Sometimes I lacked drive and had too much caution, which made me lose the original truth of cultivation. Originally, we cultivators go against heaven. If we do not have such a momentum of going against heaven, how can we talk about this cultivation?"

So that was it. After hearing the tea master’s words, Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan understood.

Lie Xuan waved her hand. "How can I accept your thanks? I just said it casually. You having an epiphany is your ability. Otherwise, why didn’t we have an epiphany?"

The tea master laughed. "You wait. I have good tea. I will brew it for you. You taste it."

Lie Xuan knew this was the tea master’s way of showing gratitude, so she did not refuse. "Then we will taste your good tea."