Bamboo Mound

Back at my lodgings, the first hint of dusk was just appearing on the horizon, dotted with a few drifting clouds.

From the courtyard not far away came Wang Yan's "whoosh" sound, as if he was practicing martial arts.

A gust of wind blew by, carrying an unknown sense of comfort into the distance.

Everything in the courtyard remained unchanged, just as he had left it the night before, except for a few fallen leaves on the ground.

Looking at the petals drifting down gently before him, he thought of his little nest in the woods.

Although it was just a few layers of leaves under a tree, it was constantly enticing him to go there.

"Should I go or not...? We have to meet early tomorrow morning, but..."

He then felt relieved. He realized that the purpose of cultivation in this world was to do as he pleased.

If he can discern the direction and return here tomorrow morning, why can't he go again?

Moreover, after spending a day there, it would probably be difficult for him to fall asleep in bed inside the house.

"Besides, I'll probably be leaving tomorrow and never come back again... Go ahead."

Having made up his mind, he immediately pushed open the courtyard gate and headed towards the direction of his little nest.

This time, he didn't forget to leave a mark, taking out a wisp of spiritual energy and placing it inside the house.

However, he wasn't sure if this would work, since he wasn't sure if spiritual energy positioning simply meant leaving spiritual energy in a certain location.

So he made two plans. Along the way, he kept picking leaves from the trees beside him and placing them on the ground as he walked, so that if his spiritual power was ineffective when he wanted to go back, he wouldn't get lost again.

However, although he had marked the way back, he did not mark the location of his little nest, only remembering the general direction, so he had to slowly search for the pile of leaves that he had scattered.

They had to keep marking the route along the way, and it took about half an hour before Ning Chang finally saw the mound with trees growing on it.

After laying down several more layers of leaves, Ning Chang lay down here once again.

After stretching, Ning Chang took out the reward book, "Azure Water Heart Manual," while the last rays of the setting sun were still visible.

I only flipped through one page before putting it away, losing interest completely.

There's no other reason than that this "Azure Water Heart Manual" is a cultivation method for cultivating elemental spiritual power. It's likely that the people from the Xuanshan Sect saw that he used only ordinary spiritual power during the battle, so they decided to use this elemental spiritual power cultivation method as his reward.

But what he didn't know was that his tactics required elemental-neutral spiritual power.

"Sigh, although I wasted an opportunity to obtain a new cultivation technique, it seems that I don't lack any cultivation techniques now."

He shook his head, then took out his spatial bag and began to count the spirit stones and pills he had been rewarded with.

With spiritual power, he counted the numbers quite quickly, and soon the count was complete.

They consisted of three hundred spirit stones and twenty bottles of pills.

Put the space bag away and take out a bottle separately.

Uncork the bottle, and inside are three pills, about the same size as the Spirit Gathering Pill, but just by feeling the wisps of spiritual energy emanating from the bottle, one can tell that these pills are several times stronger than the Spirit Gathering Pill!

"Now I understand. No wonder the Spirit Gathering Pill's effect is almost nonexistent once you reach the Spirit Fusion Realm. How do those at higher realms cultivate? It turns out there are even higher-grade pills."

"I just don't know to what extent this can be used, lest it greatly diminishes the effectiveness of one's spiritual level."

He shook his head; he had no intention of cultivating at the moment. He put the stopper back on the bottle and returned it to his spatial bag.

At this moment, the setting sun withdrew its last rays, and night fell completely.

The moon isn't as bright as it was yesterday, but it's not much different.

Ning rested his head on his hands, gazing at the starry night sky, no longer thinking about anything.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he opened his eyes again, and a ray of morning light shone into the corner of his eye.

Seeing that it was already dawn, Ning Chang didn't plan to stay up any longer, since he didn't know whether his master meant a certain time in the morning or when it was already daylight.

Moreover, the wisp of spiritual energy he left at his residence yesterday could no longer be sensed; perhaps it had lost its restraint while he was asleep and dissipated into the world on its own.

Fortunately, he had made a backup plan yesterday, and the route marked by the leaves was largely undisrupted.

As Ning Chang walked back along the leaves, he pondered how to locate spiritual energy.

In his view, simply placing spiritual energy is not a standard method of positioning because it will dissipate on its own when one is asleep without conscious control, and too far away will also lead to instability.

However, no matter how he thought about it, he could only think of two methods: divine sense positioning and spiritual power positioning. He didn't have divine sense right now, and he had tried spiritual power, but the results were very unsatisfactory.

Just as he was thinking, a corner of the wall appeared in his peripheral vision, and he realized that he had already arrived at his residence.

"Well, I basically don't need it now anyway. I've been paying attention to it, and my spiritual energy positioning is about enough."

He sighed and decided to stop worrying about positioning.

Just then, I heard my master's voice again.

"Come to the square."

"Hmm, it seems I've come back just in time."

Just as he was about to start, his eyes suddenly widened.

He remembered what Xiahou Yi had said: sound transmission requires location positioning before it can be delivered to the target location!

"Isn't this the method of positioning?!" Ning Chang suddenly slammed his fist down.

"Why don't I just ask my master? I'm not alone!"

He then realized that he was not without the opportunity to rely on others!

Just as he made up his mind, two doors opened from the courtyard not far to the left and right, and Fang Nanyi and Wang Yan walked out at the same time.

Seeing that everyone else had already left, the four of them walked together toward the square.

After they arrived, they quickly found the two elders and stood behind them.

At this time, the other disciples also arrived one after another, gathered on the side, and were vaguely divided into three groups, chatting quietly.

Judging that it would take a while longer, Ning Chang stepped forward and asked his master:

"Master, I have a question, and I would like to ask you to answer it."

"Speak." The master turned around, gesturing for Ning Chang to ask a question.

"I wanted to mark a place, but the spiritual energy I released dissipated after I took a nap. How can I fix this?"

The master gave Ning Chang a meaningful look, and then said:

"It's because your cultivation level is too low. Once you reach the Spirit Platform Realm, your spiritual power will solidify and won't dissipate anymore. Moreover, the higher your cultivation level, the farther the mark can sense."

"Ah, is it that simple?" Ning Chang looked puzzled. Had he overcomplicated spiritual power?

The master glanced at Ning Chang. "Otherwise what? Did you think it would be complicated?"

Ning Chang nodded. "It feels a bit too hasty."

"Haha." The master chuckled, then said with a slightly serious tone, "Disciple, you think this is hasty, but it's enough!"

"Remember, you are a genius! Many things that seem very simple to you, things that you can figure out with just a thought, will take other people years to even discover a glimpse of!"