Chapter 4 Obtaining a spirit ring
Bai Yu walked into the Holy Maiden Hall and scanned the surroundings; the decor inside was predominantly purple and gold, exuding an aura of luxury.
He turned and walked towards the bedroom, seeing a large purple bed, several wardrobes, and a dressing table.
Pulling open the wardrobe door, he saw all kinds of women's clothing, as well as a lot of underwear, which made the six-year-old Bai Yu blush slightly.
"Does this Bibi Dong not even put away her clothes? Oh, right, the Supreme Pontiff is rich, so she probably has too many clothes to wear them all, right?"
Bai Yu mumbled, closed the wardrobe door, and turned to look for a box to put the clothes away.
Turning around, Bai Yu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, looking at the figure that appeared at the doorway, his back instantly drenched: "Su... teacher, why are you here?"
Bibi Dong's face was gloomy as she walked over and pressed on Bai Yu's shoulder, taking a deep breath: "Don't let it happen again. The next time you call me by my name directly, I'll throw you into the Maze Grand Canyon to feed the Spirit Beasts."
"Yes, teacher, I won't dare next time."
Bai Yu's small face was pale, and as he shivered, he cried out in his heart: "Bibi Dong, just wait until I rise up. Then I'll call you whatever I want. My fate is determined by me, not by you!"
"I'll have someone come to tidy up the clothes later. This is a meditation method. Release your Hong Ming Knife Spirit and cultivate."
Bibi Dong reached out and handed Bai Yu a meditation method, then sat by the bed, watching him.
Bai Yu took it and observed it carefully, then sat cross-legged on the bed and looked up at Bibi Dong: "Teacher, does cultivation require releasing one's Spirit? This book doesn't say so?"
"No, don't talk so much. Just do as I tell you," Bibi Dong glanced at Bai Yu and said indifferently.
"Uh, yes, teacher." He listlessly released his Spirit and began to close his eyes and cultivate the meditation method.
Bibi Dong looked at the Hong Ming Knife with a solemn expression, sensing its aura: "This knife can indeed purify my rakshasa evil."
Bibi Dong then looked up at Bai Yu: "Hehe, with you here, I can inherit the Rakshasa God Position faster. Heaven is helping me! The Qian family, Spirit Hall, all deserve to die, everyone deserves to die!"
"Om"
The Hong Ming Knife burst forth with purple-gold light, forming a Domain that enveloped the entire Holy Maiden Hall.
Bai Yu opened his eyes and looked at Bibi Dong: "Teacher, what's wrong? What's happening?"
Under the Domain's cover, the evil in Bibi Dong's eyes receded, and her clarity returned: "Nothing, you continue cultivating."
"Tsk, she's probably gone crazy again," Bai Yu muttered to himself.
Thus, Bai Yu cultivated, and Bibi Dong accompanied him; an afternoon passed by.
"Alright, that's enough for now. I'll have someone send some food and clothes later. You rest well tonight; tomorrow, we still need to hunt Spirit Beasts to obtain a spirit ring."
Bibi Dong stopped Bai Yu from cultivating and got up to leave.
"Yes, teacher."
Bai Yu stretched and let out a long sigh: "Finally gone. My heart has been pounding all afternoon. Thinking about the days ahead, it's going to be a difficult life, how will I get through it!"
Early the next morning, Bibi Dong took Bai Yu to the Spirit Hunting Forest outside Spirit City.
As a Spirit Hunting Forest directly under Spirit Hall, the Spirit Beasts living within it generally have higher cultivation years, ranging from ten years to twenty thousand years.
Today, Bibi Dong wasn't wearing her Supreme Pontiff's ceremonial robes but a form-fitting purple long dress. She walked with straight legs in front of Bai Yu and asked:
"I've looked at your living records. You often go to the Spirit Academy to study. Have you decided which Spirit you want to attach a spirit ring to and what kind of Spirit Beast you'll choose?"
"Teacher, I want to attach a spirit ring to my Blue Silver Grass Spirit, and I choose the Soul Power Holy Wood as the Spirit Beast," Bai Yu walked behind Bibi Dong, his eyes occasionally glancing at her swaying, mature figure.
Bibi Dong turned to look at Bai Yu: "Oh? Tell me your thoughts?"
"Yes, teacher, when I was studying Spirit knowledge, I discovered that Spirits have a chance to evolve as a Spirit Master grows stronger."
"Based on examples of evolved Spirits, I found that most of them were Spirits that were not inherently powerful, but later, in the types of spirit rings they absorbed, they chose to hunt Spirit Beasts that matched their Spirit's characteristics."
"I think it's probably because Spirit Beasts with similar characteristics can supplement the Spirit's origin, making the Spirit stronger, thus leading to Spirit evolution."
"My Blue Silver Grass Spirit is inherently weak, so I want to try to choose wood-type and life-type plant Spirit Beasts to obtain spirit rings, hoping that my Blue Silver Grass Spirit can evolve in the future."
"Moreover, I have twin spirits. I want the Blue Silver Grass to be a support system, and once it becomes strong, I'll attach spirit rings to the Hong Ming Knife, making it an attack system. What do you think, teacher?"
Bai Yu's expression was excited. Combining various theories from his previous life and the information he had read in this life, he showed off in front of Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong's expression was unreadable, and she stared blankly at Bai Yu: "He's so similar to him..."
Then she turned around and continued walking: "You've learned well. Let's do as you say."
The two walked for more than two hours in the Spirit Hunting Forest, searching for a Soul Power Holy Wood of an appropriate age while also learning the Spirit Beast knowledge Bibi Dong taught him.
Bibi Dong looked at Bai Yu and said, "This one will do. It's a 380-year-old Soul Power Holy Wood, close to the maximum age limit for the first ring."
"Teacher, I want to try that Soul Power Holy Wood that was almost 500 years old earlier," Bai Yu's small face was serious as he looked up and requested Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong frowned: "Why? Absorbing a spirit ring beyond the age limit is very dangerous, and very few survive."
"Teacher, I've asked Spirit Academy students about their experiences absorbing spirit rings, and I've also read various materials on spirit ring absorption."
"The age limit for support system spirit rings is generally the lowest. Among other Spirit Master systems, Tool Spirits are generally lower than Beast Spirits. Based on data comparison, the difference lies in physical constitution."
"Below ten-thousand-year spirit rings, mental force is not involved; physical constitution is the only requirement, and I have been training all these years, so my physical constitution definitely surpasses that of ordinary Spirit Masters."
"And the Soul Power Holy Wood is a very gentle plant-type Spirit Beast, similar to the origin of my Blue Silver Grass. I am confident."
Bai Yu looked up, his eyes full of confidence. After all, the pulling movements he had practiced all these years were not in vain; the power of heaven and earth he pulled in would slowly nourish his body.
Bibi Dong reached out and pinched Bai Yu's shoulder, sensing with her spirit power, her expression complex: "Alright, then let's try it. If danger arises, I will interrupt your absorption. Although you won't die, you won't be able to obtain a spirit ring for three months."
"Yes, thank you, teacher."
The two came to the previous Soul Power Holy Wood. Bibi Dong directly reached out and pulled it up whole with her spirit power, shaking it until it was on its last breath, then flung it in front of Bai Yu.
Bibi Dong looked at Bai Yu: "Give it the final blow."
Bai Yu summoned the Hong Ming Knife and directly stabbed the tree's core, ending its Spirit Beast life.
Looking at the yellow spirit ring emerging from the Soul Power Holy Wood, Bai Yu's expression was excited. He had finally waited for this day. From today onwards, he wouldn't eat beef!
"Sit cross-legged and use your Blue Silver Grass Spirit to guide the spirit ring," Bibi Dong advised Bai Yu on the precautions for absorbing a spirit ring.
Bai Yu calmed himself. He was still very weak now, so he still had to eat beef; then, as Bibi Dong instructed, he began to absorb the spirit ring.
It hurts so much! He felt as if his whole body was about to crack open. Sure enough, the fanfiction from his previous life was all lies; absorbing a spirit ring beyond the age limit was not that easy!
Bibi Dong watched Bai Yu, who was trembling all over, and several times wanted to intervene, but she held herself back.
After a little over half an hour, seeing Bai Yu's aura gradually stabilize, she knew he had succeeded. Bibi Dong's expression was complex: "Xiaogang, your theory has been broken by a child..."