Everyone's behavior was extremely out of sorts; each person froze in place, unable to move closer to Fairy Fei Meng.
Fairy Fei Meng, however, ignored these people. After bidding farewell to the old man guarding the building, she walked along the cobblestone path towards the bamboo forest.
Su Hao suddenly let out a long breath. While the official Disciples were still immersed in their fantasies, he had already broken free from that strange enchantment, retreating two steps.
Only then did he realize that Fairy Fei Meng was already on the path about a meter away, having just stopped.
Name: Liu Mei
Realm: Qi Refining Sixth Layer
Talent: Yuanyin Body (Blue), Water Spirit Body (White)
Yuanyin Body (Blue): Contains a powerful Innat Yin Qi within the body, which greatly benefits the Cultivation of Yin-aligned Cultivation Techniques (Note: Before Foundation Establishment, do not lose your virginity; once lost, it will lead to the leakage of Yuanyin).
Water Spirit Body (White)
Su Hao's eyes were filled with horror and strangeness; it was too strange!
That state just now was completely abnormal!
Even in his previous life, although he hadn't had physical relationships with those stunning women, he had seen all kinds of beautiful celebrity. Even if Fairy Fei Meng's temperament, appearance, and figure were all top-notch, it shouldn't have made him fantasize to such an extent in his mind.
Moreover, he was just an ordinary person, so losing composure was understandable.
But those Disciples, true Qi Refining Cultivators, how could they not control themselves?
"Oh?"
Fairy Fei Meng, following the path, happened to walk beside Su Hao.
"Young Miss, this Young Master is a bit special; he actually broke free from the enchantment earlier than those Senior Brothers. Looking at his attire, could he be an inner Sect Disciple?"
The maid beside her was very surprised. So many young talents in the Sect were unable to extricate themselves from her Young Miss's enchantment, behaving disgracefully.
Su Hao was one of the few who could recover so quickly.
"You are from Tianyao Mountain..." Fairy Fei Meng glanced at Su Hao's attire and sniffed the air. Su Hao had a special medicinal fragrance about him.
Her gaze grew even stranger. "Are you one of the Medicine Slaves cultivated by Alchemist Lin in this batch?"
"Yes, I've met... I pay my respects, Young Miss." Su Hao quickly bowed, lowering his head, not daring to look at Fairy Fei Meng again, fearing he would fall under her Spell once more.
A faint fragrance wafted over, carrying a hint of warmth, like the body scent one would smell if a woman's body was pressed close to Su Hao's nose.
"What is your name?"
"Su Hao." Su Hao's eyes became a little dazed. What he wanted to say came out unconsciously, without thinking.
"You have already Cultivated Alchemist Lin's Hundred Mysteries Medicine Meridian?"
"Yes."
"When did you Master it?"
"Last night."
"How many Essence Blood Pills did you take?"
"One."
"No wonder. Essence Blood Pill greatly supplements Origin Qi. The Qi and blood rushing to your brain unconsciously counteracted the enchantment."
Fairy Fei Meng's charming eyes glided over Su Hao, sniffing a few more breaths of the special medicinal fragrance. Her voice was soft and sweet, "What a pity. If I were to touch you, Alchemist Lin might get angry. Young Master... we shall meet again if fated."
...
When Su Hao regained consciousness, Fairy Fei Meng and her maid were long gone, having disappeared for an unknown period.
"Fairy Fei Meng's enchantment has improved again. It was so wonderful! I just fought three rounds with her in my dream!"
"Look at you, pathetic. In reality, you don't even have a chance to say a word to her, yet you're so happy about being enchanted by her. Don't tell me you think fantasies come without a price?"
"The 'Yincha Scripture' she Cultivates is the number one Cultivation Technique of Huanxi Peak, and it's very strange. Near her, once you lose your essence, your Yang Yuan will be absorbed. You few, hurry back and recuperate for a while."
"No way? That strange?"
"Why not? Go ask around; some people have even had their strength drop because of it."
"I'm different. I knew about this long ago and came on purpose. Such dreams don't come often, and the dream is so realistic, it's more satisfying than going to a brothel dozens of times!"
...
The Disciples near the bamboo building gradually woke up, with various reactions.
Some had heard of her for a long time and came to admire Fairy Fei Meng's beauty, while more people knew the consequences but still came.
Three or five newcomers also became targets of ridicule.
Su Hao stood with his head down until they left.
"Huanxi Peak's number one Cultivation Technique, Yincha Scripture?"
Su Hao heard them say that a Golden Core Old Ancestor once used this Cultivation Technique, which could affect dozens of miles and even cause people to die from exhaustion.
It was terrifying!
However, none of this concerned him.
Only one person remained in the bamboo building: a hunched, gaunt old man, lying in a rattan chair, leisurely sipping tea.
"Grandpa, I am..." Su Hao had just entered and was about to show his jade token.
The old man waved his hand, "Kid, if you're here for books, help yourself. Don't take what you can't, and don't damage them. If you destroy even one page, you'll have to pay with your life!"
He didn't need any jade token at all.
He glanced at Su Hao, guessed his identity, then turned his back and continued to drink his tea.
Name: Zhao Baijiang
Realm: Qi Refining Fourth Layer
Talent: Wood Spirit Body (White)
No need for identity jade tokens?
The old man's smile made one's heart tremble.
"Can I just read any book here?" Su Hao hesitated to ask.
"Why ask so many questions? Over the years, there have been at least eight or ten people like you who came looking for books."
Old Man Zhao didn't turn his head, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "One by one, they clearly only managed to absorb some Spiritual Qi through nourishing heart pills and Essence Blood Pills, barely able to Cultivate, yet they naively believe they have talent in this area and want to find better Cultivation Techniques."
"Not to mention, truly powerful Cultivation Techniques are not passed down in book form."
"Even if you see a powerful Cultivation Technique, what then? Cultivation requires talent. Those with talent can enter the Qi Refining First Layer within a year, while those without might not even grasp Qi sensation after ten or twenty years."
"If you have a large amount of Medicinal Pill resources, you could force yourself to practice. Of course, the Medicinal Pills I'm talking about don't include Essence Blood Pills. That kind of Medicinal Pill is only suitable for Hundred Mysteries Medicine Meridian..."
"Ah, getting old, I just like to talk nonsense. Books on Spells and Cultivation Techniques are on the second floor."
"People like me who come looking for books..." Su Hao's heart felt heavy. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but the old man pretended not to hear and said nothing more.
He went to the second floor.
The first floor had over a dozen bookshelves, with thousands of books.
On the second floor, there was only one row of bookshelves, many spots were empty, and the books were spaced further apart.
Upon closer inspection, there weren't many books, only twenty thread-bound books in total, varying in thickness.
"Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture), Refining Qi Manual, Teng Ci Shu (Thorn Vine Technique), Spiritual Rain Spell..."
There were eleven Cultivation Techniques like Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture), and the rest were Spells.
"I have Cultivation talent, Fire Essence Sword Body, which gives me a certain boost in fire-element Cultivation Techniques and Sword Dao. My Medicine Spirit talent also allows me to Cultivate wood-element Cultivation Techniques and Spells."
"Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture) belongs to wood-element Cultivation Techniques, while Refining Qi Manual is a common Cultivation Technique without any Five Elements bias, making it highly adaptable."
Su Hao picked up a copy of Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture) and began to read it.
It, along with Refining Qi Manual and Guiyuan Manual, belonged to basic Cultivation Techniques. The first two chapters recorded basic knowledge of Cultivation.
For example, Cultivation Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...
Talents are divided into Five Elements and Yin and Yang, and Cultivation Techniques are also divided into Five Elements and Yin and Yang. The Spiritual Qi produced will naturally have corresponding Five Elements biases, such as Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Thunder, Ice Spiritual Qi, all of which will have certain boosts in corresponding Spells and secret techniques, as well as the mutual restraint of Five Elements and Yin and Yang powers.
Hundred Mysteries Medicine Meridian, a few thin pages, didn't record any of this basic knowledge.
Or rather, what Lin Zhishan gave was actually only a part of the complete Cultivation Technique.
"Successfully read Cultivation Technique Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture). Do you wish to comprehend it?"
Su Hao finished reading all the content of Lingmu Jing (Spirit Wood Scripture). This basic Cultivation Technique only recorded content for the Qi Refinement Stage and Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, with only about ten pages of actual content.
The words were obscure and difficult to understand.
But just like Su Hao's experience Cultivating Hundred Mysteries Medicine Meridian, once he finished reading all the content, he could actively comprehend it.
Su Hao only then realized that the ability to help comprehend Cultivation Techniques, which came with the Talent System, was extremely Heaven-Defying! If it were to be transformed into a Talent, its level would definitely not be lower than purple!
"Comprehend!"
With a thought, the Cultivation Technique's content began to be parsed in his mind.
Content that would be enough to stump most beginners without a Master's explanation.
It automatically transformed into the simplest knowledge, which he mastered.
"Successfully read Cultivation Technique Refining Qi Manual. Do you wish to comprehend it?"
"Comprehend!"
"Successfully read Cultivation Technique Chiyan Swordplay. Do you wish to comprehend it?"
"Comprehend!"