Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Qingyang Venerable Saint waved his hand, and a female servant disciple dressed in gray clothes walked over from not far away.

He introduced, "Disciple, this is the new handyman your master has hired, named Xuejuan. From now on, she will be in charge of your daily life. For the time being, you will live in the left wing of my cave. I have also set up a small kitchen for you there."

Mentioning the kitchen immediately made Zhong Lingxin's stomach rumble loudly.

She couldn't help but press her hand against her stomach.

My stomach hurts from hunger.

Xuejuan hurriedly stepped forward, flipped her hand, and took out a plate of spirit cakes: "Junior Sister, have something to eat first."

Zhong Lingxin didn't bother to correct her about calling her "little senior sister" or "elder senior sister." She picked up a piece of spirit cake and stuffed it into her mouth, grabbing at things haphazardly with her other hand, mumbling incoherently, "Water, water!"

Xuejuan hurriedly handed over a glass of water.

After drinking two cups of water and eating a plate of spirit cakes, Zhong Lingxin felt her exhausted body finally recover.

Qingyang Venerable Saint did not speak, but only glanced at the two little spirit beasts behind him.

The two little spirit beasts quickly grabbed a futon and pulled Zhong Lingxin to the left wing.

The rest of the time was spent absorbing and compressing spiritual energy, as well as eating and sleeping.

The Venerable Qingyang only occasionally summoned her to the main hall to check on her progress in cultivation.

Each time, he would just nod, say little, and then tell her to leave.

For two years, the master and disciple lived in the same cave, but they never exchanged more than ten words.

In the past two years, Zhong Lingxin has finally advanced to the third level of Qi Refining.

On this day, Venerable Qingyang finally spoke more than ten sentences: "Disciple, there is a Four Seasons Formation outside."

This was specially set up for you by your master.

In the initial stage of an array formation, it's only one level higher than your cultivation level. Later, as your cultivation level increases, it will gradually be two or three levels higher, until it's one level higher than you.

There are three cultivation methods here, each corresponding to your three spiritual roots: metal, fire, and wood. They are all the most basic techniques.

Write it down today, and go into battle tomorrow.

Real-world practice is always the fastest way to improve one's skills.

Zhong Lingxin bowed and withdrew, then went off to study the three manuals.

The three techniques are indeed the most basic techniques, and their names are also the most basic: "Golden Spirit Technique," "Fire Spirit Technique," and "Wood Spirit Technique."

These are all the most basic applications of the three spells.

Xuejuan couldn't help but say, "Lingxin (Zhong Lingxin requested it; she felt a little awkward being addressed as 'Junior Sister' by someone older than her), this is too ordinary. I heard that outer disciples can exchange for better techniques in the library."

Zhong Lingxin nodded, believing that her master had a reason for doing so.

She's only at the third level of Qi Refining and hasn't learned any spells yet, so learning basic spells first is the right thing to do.

Early the next morning, Zhong Lingxin arrived at the Four Seasons Formation outside the cave. She pressed a jade tablet on the formation gate and appeared inside the Four Seasons Formation.

The Four Seasons Array is currently showing spring, early spring. The grass is just sprouting, and the birds on the branches are chirping in the morning light, creating a vibrant scene.

Zhong Lingxin dared not be careless.

Although her master was not a man of many words, he was always strict in his teaching of her.

Soon, a flash of cold light appeared, heading straight for her face.

It turned out that a bird on the branch had launched the first attack on her, spitting out a small pebble.

Immediately afterwards, the grass on the ground began to entangle her legs, and the birds in the air all chirped and spat out small pebbles. The branches that were much taller than her all came alive and kept whipping her back and forth.

Seeing this, Zhong Lingxin quickly used the Golden Light Technique she had just learned yesterday to meet the birds in mid-air.

At the same time, she swung a small fireball with her left hand, striking the newly sprouted grass on the ground.

With the branches waving in mid-air, she had no time to counterattack and could only keep dodging.

In less than a quarter of an hour, she ran out of spiritual energy in her dantian. She was bound by branches and grass, and hit by countless small stones from birds. She was bruised and swollen and in pain all over her body. She was thrown out of the formation.

Zhong Lingxin, who had been slammed to the ground, grimaced in pain and couldn't get up for a long time.

Qingyang Venerable Saint was drinking tea in his cave. His hand paused slightly as he lowered his head and took a small sip.

Opposite him sat a burly man in black, who was his contracted beast, the great black dragon, named Xuan Yuan.

Xuan Yuan said angrily, "What kind of master are you? It's her first time entering the formation, you should at least give her a fire poker! You just let her go in empty-handed and get beaten up like this!"

Qingyang Venerable Saint looked up at him and asked, "Then Linglong Yue behaved herself?"

Xuan Yuan curled his lips: "So what if she's not honest? She's been jumping around and causing trouble for the past two years, preventing the new sect leader from taking office."

If you ask me, it's you cultivators who are the most cunning.

You promoted that Azure Dragon.

That old bastard Qingfeng put Qinglong into seclusion again.

Taking advantage of the situation, they seized his sect leader's seal and made that brat Lu Linchen succeed him.

That Lu Linchen is no good; he's incredibly ruthless! The moment he took power, he replaced all of Linglong Yue's planted agents in no time.

Qingyang Venerable Saint nodded: "A new emperor brings a new court. All the managers and peak masters that Linglong Yue placed there were just paying tribute to her. It's good to replace them. I have to leave my disciple a peaceful environment to cultivate in peace."

The topic then returned to Zhong Lingxin.

Xuan Yuan glanced outside the formation and saw that Zhong Lingxin had finished her meditation and was now energetically pressing the jade tablet onto the formation gate again.

In just a short while, she was bruised and battered, and with a thud, she fell to the ground outside the formation.

Qingyang Venerable Saint looked up.

This time, he was mentally prepared, and his breathing didn't even change.

Xuan Yuan clicked his tongue twice: "Tsk tsk, she's really got some guts, meditating again so quickly. How many times do you think she'll fall out of the Four Seasons Formation today?"

Qingyang Venerable Saint was too lazy to pay him any attention.

In just a short while, Zhong Lingxin went into the formation and then fell out again.

This time, after finishing her meditation, she didn't rush into the formation, but instead gestured with her hands for a long time.

Clearly, they were reviewing the battle that had just taken place.

Qingyang Venerable Saint smiled.

That's more like it! No one gets beaten for nothing!

After a while, Zhong Lingxin rubbed her arms and kicked her legs, and proudly imprinted the jade tablet on the array gate again.

Xuan Yuan burst into laughter.

Qingyang Zunsheng also smiled.

Unfortunately, Zhong Lingxin came out even faster this time, and fell even harder, from a greater height than the previous two times.

The sound of her falling to the ground was heard by both Qingyang Zunsheng and Xuanyuan, who were sitting in the cave drinking tea.

Qingyang Venerable Saint's lips twitched.

Xuan Yuan laughed even more heartily: "Your little apprentice, she definitely didn't do anything good this time. She angered the Four Seasons Formation. Otherwise, she wouldn't have thrown her like that."

Qingyang Venerable Saint silently opened the viewing mirror, also wanting to know what good deeds his little disciple had done.