Revelation of the Way of Heaven

On Sunday night, Qin Xiaochuan lay motionless in bed, feeling as if only his head was still his own, and the rest of his body no longer had any connection to him.

Ma Qichao walked to the foot of his bed, gripped the bed railing, frowned, and asked, "What's been going on with you these past few days? Why are you working so hard? Did you break up with your boyfriend?"

"You're the one who's heartbroken!" Qin Xiaochuan retorted irritably.

"It's good that you're not heartbroken." He nodded, then pointed at Qin Xiaochuan's body and asked, "Then what's wrong with you?"

"Train your body!" Qin Xiaochuan said decisively.

"Does physical training really require this much effort?" Ma Qichao looked at him incredulously, as if he were looking at a weirdo.

"Hehe." Qin Xiaochuan gave him a mysterious smile, then said, "Of course you'll need it."

Ma Qichao was speechless, so he changed the subject, saying, "Next Friday is the start of elective course selection. Have you decided which major you want to choose?"

"The Department of Spiritual Studies." Qin Xiaochuan made no attempt to hide it; he knew he would find out sooner or later anyway.

As expected, Ma Qichao and Gao Xiang stared at him in disbelief, their eyes wide like four light bulbs. After a while, Ma Qichao touched Qin Xiaochuan's forehead and said, "You didn't train your body and make yourself stupid, did you?" His voice had a thick accent, which sounded quite comical.

"You're the one who's gone crazy from all the training." Qin Xiaochuan rolled his eyes at him.

"Then you must be joking." Ma Qichao shook his head in disbelief.

"Who's kidding you? Didn't you see the books on spirituality on my desk? I'm preparing to major in spirituality."

Ma Qichao looked at him incredulously again and asked, "Don't you know how important elective courses are to us?"

"Of course I know," Qin Xiaochuan said to him earnestly (though tears were streaming down his face inside).

Ma Qichao stared intently at him, seemingly wanting to say something but unable to utter a single word. Finally, he could only express his admiration for Qin Xiaochuan with one sentence: "You're awesome, I'm impressed!"

"Hahaha." Qin Xiaochuan chuckled twice, indicating his smugness.

The other person shook his head helplessly, said nothing more, and went back to his computer to play games with Gao Xiang.

Qin Xiaochuan gave a wry smile, then picked up his phone and sent a few messages to Xia Ruoyi.

He had been busy cultivating these past few days and had hardly had any contact with her. Although she didn't say anything, Qin Xiaochuan could still sense a lot of resentment in her tone.

He felt extremely ashamed and could only offer her some kind words of comfort, explaining that he was busy exercising and that he would go out with her in a few days. Only then did she feel a little better.

Then she said to him, "By the way, I looked up information about choosing the Department of Spiritual Studies for you these past few days. Senior Su wasn't lying to you; you do need to take a spiritual power test to choose the Department of Spiritual Studies."

Hearing that Xia Kexin was secretly concerned about him, Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but feel happy and replied, "Yes, I already know, and I've checked it out."

After a while, she still didn't reply, so he sent her a smiley face and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Trust me, everything will be fine."

It took her quite a while to reply, and she wrote a long message: "To be honest, I don't approve of you choosing spiritual studies. Have you thought about the future? What's the use of this major? Besides, the spiritual power test isn't easy to pass. It's not suitable for you at all. Why don't you find a different major?"

Qin Xiaochuan hesitated for a long time after reading her message. He knew that she was only saying this because she cared about him, and he really didn't want to let her down. But in the end, he could only reply, "Don't worry, the spiritual power test is a piece of cake. I'll definitely pass." Then he sent her a smiley face.

As soon as he sent the message, he received a reply from the other party: "Since you want to play so much, then keep playing."

Qin Xiaochuan knew she must be angry, so he quickly sent her several messages, but she never replied.

Qin Xiaochuan sighed helplessly. Although he really didn't want to upset her, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it. He thought he would find an opportunity to explain things to her properly in a few days.

He took a deep breath, temporarily setting aside Xia Ruoyi's matter, and then went to do something else. During his cultivation earlier that day, a sudden thought had occurred to him: since this witch's ring could store spiritual energy, could he also release his own spiritual energy into it?

Thinking this way, he first used his consciousness to open the witch ring, and then tried to release spiritual power into the witch ring according to the method of releasing spiritual power. Unexpectedly, this attempt actually succeeded.

As he watched the five-colored gas continuously seeping into the magic ring, he was incredibly excited. After entering the ring, the gas slowly turned into liquid. The liquid was originally very light in color, but as he released more spiritual power, the liquid became darker and darker. When it became as dark as the original spiritual power in the ring, he had only a pitiful spoonful of spiritual power left, which was like a drop of water in a vast ocean compared to the spiritual power in the ring.

It seems that this witch ring can not only store spiritual power, but also condense it. He quickly understood the function of the witch ring, and at the same time, he also realized how huge the amount of spiritual power stored in the witch ring was. If he continued to produce spiritual power at his current speed, he probably would not be able to produce so much spiritual power in his entire life.

Since one can release spiritual energy into the witch's ring, can one also draw the spiritual energy from the witch's ring into one's body?

He used his consciousness to control the spiritual energy in the ring, and then guided it into his body. He then saw the spiritual energy fly towards his head (all of this was within his consciousness) and enter through his brow. Immediately afterward, he felt a surge of energy and his mind became clearer than ever before.

He knew this was all due to the power of the magic in the Ring, because magic, simply put, is the spiritual energy of humankind.

He had only used a small spoonful of spiritual energy when he felt a throbbing pain in his head. At the same time, the high concentration of spiritual energy in his mind began to fade and increase. It seemed that the amount of spiritual energy a person's body could hold was limited. With his current level of spiritual energy, he could only hold such a small spoonful, and he could not retain high concentrations of spiritual energy.

He was very curious about the level of spiritual power in the ring, but when he tried to get out of bed, he found that he couldn't muster any strength. "If only I had a ring that could store energy, I could store my energy in the ring whenever I had free time, and I would never have to worry about running out of energy again," he thought to himself.

But despite his thoughts, he could only struggle to get out of bed and then climb down the ladder (these actions took a lot of effort, and he almost fell off the ladder). After getting the spirit-testing stone, he climbed back into bed (his roommate watched him closely the whole time, afraid he would fall). After getting back into bed, he rested for a while before recovering, and he really regretted not saving any energy during the day.

Next, he channeled the spiritual energy from the witch's ring into his body, and then immediately injected it into the spirit-testing stone, which instantly turned yellowish-brown.

Qin Xiaochuan quickly picked up the comparison card and looked at it. It showed:

Spiritual power level 8.

Qin Xiaochuan didn't know whether he should be excited or not, but at that moment, he suddenly felt that his path to becoming the Blood Witch King had become smoother.

Although he had no choice, he still wanted to say—

I want to be the Blood Witch King.