Clouds and mountain tops

Teacher Zhou held the teacup tightly in his hand.

"What's going on? Why does lightning strike me as soon as I have this thought?"

"What's going on? Could it be that Bailiqi is being protected by a god?"

"You're not allowed to mention his name? Then forget it. He's my student anyway. He can't get away with it. From now on, I'll just sit back and count my money."

The next day, Bailiqi came to see Teacher Zhou. This time, Teacher Zhou insisted on treating him to a meal. Bailiqi was his long-term meal ticket, so he had to be coaxed.

"Teacher Zhou, I stayed in the western battlefield for a while. The soldiers there all like to practice the Five Elements Kung Fu. None of them thinks that the Five Elements Kung Fu is rubbish." Baili Qi said.

"I also think that the Five Elements Kung Fu is better because it has no restrictions on the level of cultivation. However, none of us can cultivate it to perfection, which is very regrettable." Teacher Zhou said.

"Teacher Zhou, we now have a preliminary fusion case." Bailiqi said.

"Is there such good news? Tell me about it." Teacher Zhou replied in surprise.

"In the western battlefield, I know a brother named Miao. He has already started to integrate the lake water formed by cultivation."

"Moreover, this fusion allowed his cultivation realm to be promoted by 8 small realms at once, from the ninth level of the Yellow Realm to the eighth level of the Mysterious Realm! Teacher Zhou, don't you think this promotion is quite good?" Baili Qi said.

"So strong! What's his condition?" asked Teacher Zhou.

"This elder brother Miao had a Bodhi tree at home. He particularly liked the Bodhi fruit, so he picked some and put them on his body. Unexpectedly, these Bodhi fruits ran into the lake formed by his cultivation, the wood-attributed lake. The strange thing is that the Bodhi fruit actually sucked up all the water in the wood-attributed lake."

"Later, Brother Miao had no choice but to practice again. When the wood-attributed lake was full, the Bodhi fruits would run into the wood-attributed lake and drain the water again."

"That's it. Brother Miao repeatedly cultivated with this wood-attributed lake water, and repeatedly sucked it dry. This lasted for more than ten thousand times."

"Some time ago, he always felt that something was not right. Later, the lake water formed by his cultivation began to merge. After the fusion, his cultivation level was raised by 8 small levels!" Bailiqi said.

"Has lake water with other properties been absorbed?" Teacher Zhou got the point.

"No, he doesn't have anything that can absorb the lake water, so he has never absorbed the lake water of other attributes. Only the lake water with wood attribute has been absorbed more than ten thousand times, and then it can be initially integrated." Bailiqi replied.

"After the fusion, can the lake water with other attributes still be absorbed?" Teacher Zhou asked.

"Yes, later on, Brother Miao found treasures of other attributes and was able to absorb lake water of other attributes."

"As long as there is a treasure, it is still possible to absorb the lake water, but this treasure is not easy to find." Bailiqi replied.

As he spoke, Bailiqi took out a Bodhi fruit and handed it to Teacher Zhou.

"Teacher Zhou, please try it. This is the Bodhi fruit picked from the Bodhi tree in Brother Miao's home. The effect of this fruit can be said to be the best, and the quantity is also very rare. Teacher, please try this one to see the effect."

The room where Teacher Zhou hosted the dinner was a private room and no outsiders were allowed.

Teacher Zhou put the Bodhi fruit into the lake formed by his practice. The Bodhi fruit instantly seemed to turn into a giant dragon, madly absorbing the lake water.

However, Teacher Zhou’s lake was not the same as Bailiqi’s. It was many times larger, so it took the Bodhi fruit some time to drain all the water from the lake.

However, this speed still shocked Teacher Zhou!

"Xiaoqi, this should be a treasure. How could such a large lake of water be sucked away like that? Where did it go?" asked Teacher Zhou.

"Teacher Zhou, to be honest, I don't know where it went, but when you put the Bodhi fruit into your lake, you can feel that the lake water is still there. But after you took the Bodhi fruit out, you can't see any changes in it!"

"Maybe it's just a slight increase in weight, but that weight is not consistent with the lake water at all," said Bailiqi.

"Xiao Qi, do you know how long I have been practicing with this lake water?" Teacher Zhou asked.

"How long have you been practicing? Decades?" Bailiqi guessed.

"Yes, I have been practicing for decades, but this amount of energy was absorbed by the Bodhi Fruit in an instant. How long will it take me to practice again before the energy comes back?" Teacher Zhou said worriedly.

"Teacher Zhou, you don't have to worry about this. Before, we all felt the same as you, and we were all worried that it would take a long time to cultivate again."

"Actually, it's not like that. The second and third times, it doesn't take long to recover from your training. You can try it. Don't be afraid."

Bailiqi shared his own and Brother Miao’s cultivation experience with Teacher Zhou.

"Is that so? If so, I'll feel relieved." Teacher Zhou replied.

"That's how it is. Maybe this is how this technique should be practiced."

"If the lake water is not absorbed, the lake water can continue to increase, but it will be very slow. However, if something absorbs it, it can be cultivated back faster."

"By repeating this cycle, we can increase the total amount of water in the lake to more than ten thousand times. When the amount of water in the lake reaches a limit, it can automatically merge! This is the conclusion we have come to. Teacher, do you agree?" Bailiqi said.

"Xiao Qi, your conclusion should be correct. This path of cultivation is a bit strange. But it also makes sense."

"Maybe it's not enough to cultivate it into a lake, but it needs to be a lot, or even reach the amount of the sea!" Teacher Zhou replied.

"Teacher Zhou, my understanding is the same. Brother Miao sucked the wood-attributed lake water dry tens of thousands of times, which should have reached the amount of the sea." Bailiqi said.

"This technique still needs people to practice it in order to find the correct way to practice it. Since we can see that there is not much effect here, not many people are willing to practice it."

"But because this technique has no restrictions on the level of practice, those soldiers have been practicing this "Five Elements Technique". Instead, they found this method of practice. It's really God's will." Teacher Zhou said.

"It's just that it's not easy to find the corresponding things. At present, the Bodhi fruit in Brother Miao's home has been proven to be able to absorb the wood-attributed lake water."

"We have gone to Brother Miao's house to pick a lot of Bodhi fruits and distributed them to the soldiers. They are all using these Bodhi fruits for cultivation. But things with other attributes are not easy to find, which becomes a problem." Bailiqi said.