Chapter 11

"No, it's impossible..."

Almost at the same moment, the exact same words murmured from the mouths of both men.

Rong Jie Xuan and Rong Yi Yao were dumbfounded, their eyes fixed on the spirit body standing not far in front of them.

In fact, they had been prepared for this when they witnessed the special and powerful attraction in Rong Kai Xuan's spiritual energy, which could gather more of the elemental forces around him.

They had thought that Rong Kai Xuan should possess some talent as a spirit gatherer.

However, even if they had high hopes for him, they had never dared to hope that this young boy could truly summon a spirit body.

Even now, as they looked at the spirit body right before their eyes, they still found it hard to believe.

Rong Kai Xuan scratched his head; he hadn't given it his all this time.

Perhaps because he had already had the experience of forming a spirit body once, this time he only extracted about one-third of the energy from the sphere.

However, this sphere was already very different from the airflow he had drawn from the external elemental forces.

Once one-third of the energy was released from his body according to his will, it immediately behaved like a starving man who had gone without food for three days and three nights, voraciously absorbing the external elemental forces.

In just an instant, the gathered power had already reached the standard required to form a spirit body.

Thus, a spirit body identical to Rong Kai Xuan's appearance appeared.

His eyelids twitched slightly, and even Rong Kai Xuan himself had not expected that he could successfully form a spirit body by releasing only one-third of the sphere's power.

Back then, when he first formed a spirit body, he had forced out all of that mysterious power. At that time, he had felt a strong sense of weakness, but now, just one-third of the energy had created a spirit body that was not only not inferior to, but in fact far surpassed the first one in strength.

Because, this spirit body emitted a powerful aura that Rong Kai Xuan had never sensed from the first one.

He knew that the first spirit body was something he had created on his own. But this one was different; he had summoned it exactly according to the records in the talisman book.

Therefore, the abilities of these two spirit bodies were vastly different.

After a long while, Rong Jie Xuan finally took a deep breath and said slowly, "Good, very good."

Rong Yi Yao's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Rong Kai Xuan with a complex expression, nodding and saying, "Uncle, he is worthy of your teachings."

However, Rong Jie Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Not necessarily. I practice the Curse Spirit Technique, and I may not be able to give him much guidance in the Spirit Gathering Technique."

Rong Yi Yao was taken aback and said with a bitter smile, "Uncle, but apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who can guide him."

Rong Jie Xuan smiled slightly and said, "If there's really no one to guide him, then he can study on his own."

Rong Yi Yao was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, why is the elder's attitude so strange?

However, Rong Jie Xuan ignored him and turned to take out a talisman book of the same size from the bamboo house, handing it to Rong Kai Xuan and saying, "Kai Xuan, this book contains some information about spirit practitioners that I recorded when I was bored. Read it, and you should understand more about spirit practitioners."

Rong Kai Xuan responded and opened the talisman book, which was still blank.

However, he already knew how to read it. He drove the spiritual energy flow from his Yintang (the point between the eyebrows) out and released it onto the book.

At this point, he already understood that the sphere formed by that special energy was a much better treasure than the spiritual energy flow. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not easily use it.

Seeing Rong Kai Xuan's performance, Rong Jie Xuan and the other man exchanged a glance.

They were both secretly amazed that this young boy still had spiritual energy in his body after summoning a spirit body, which was truly incredible.

Rong Kai Xuan read silently. After a long while, he closed the book, his eyes flashing with a mix of surprise and joy.

Spirit practitioners were powerful cultivators who walked the path of cultivation alongside martial artists, or even surpassed them.

They cultivated not true qi, but spiritual energy.

This spiritual energy was converted from the elemental forces of heaven and earth, forming their own power. With this spiritual energy, they could do many things that ordinary martial artists could hardly imagine.

Martial artists were divided into martial warriors, martial masters, innate experts, and grandmasters. Correspondingly, spirit practitioners were divided into spirit warriors, spirit masters, innate spirit practitioners, and grandmaster spirit practitioners.

Whether martial artists or spirit practitioners, each stage had four sub-stages: early, middle, late, and peak.

Although the gap between each sub-stage was not as large as crossing a realm, it was still an important standard for measuring a cultivator's combat power.

Being able to draw elemental forces into the body and convert them into one's own spiritual energy was equivalent to a martial artist condensing the first thread of true qi. Now, Rong Kai Xuan was already an early-stage spirit warrior.

Of course, he had also successfully condensed true qi, making him an early-stage martial warrior as well.

However, unlike martial artists, spirit practitioners were also divided into curse spirit practitioners and spirit gatherers.

Most spirit practitioners were curse spirit practitioners, who could refine spiritual energy and use special techniques to release it, forming different attribute curse spells to attack enemies.

Spirit gatherers, on the other hand, were extremely rare.

These spirit practitioners could gather elemental forces to summon spirit warriors, spirit curse users, and the extremely rare spirit summoners.

The spirit warriors that Rong Kai Xuan had just summoned were powerful enough to contend with martial artists of the same stage. Spirit curse users could release curse spells, and their combat power would not be inferior to curse spirit practitioners of the same stage. Spirit summoners were even more extraordinary, as they possessed the special ability of spirit gatherers to continuously summon spirit warriors and spirit curse users of the same stage during battles.

In a sense, if one encountered an enemy and happened to summon a spirit summoner, as long as the strength of both sides was not vastly different, the side with the spirit summoner would have a high chance of winning.

Of course, such spirit bodies were not something that could be summoned at will. In fact, most of the summoned spirit bodies were warriors, and even curse users were extremely rare, let alone summoners. Moreover, these spirit bodies were not permanent; from the moment they were born, they would continuously consume their own spiritual energy. After a period of time, even without fighting, they would dissipate into the elements.

However, human wisdom was sufficient to contend with the great power of the elements.

Spirit gatherers had developed a sealing talisman that could seal the summoned spirit bodies. When they encountered danger, they could suddenly release them, which could turn the tide and save their lives.

When reading this part, Rong Kai Xuan was extremely eager to learn the sealing technique.

However, even after he finished reading, he did not find any information about the sealing technique, which made him quite frustrated.

However, in this world, besides these three types of spirit bodies, there was another even rarer and almost unattainable special spirit body.

This special spirit body was summoned by spirit gatherers under certain extreme coincidences that could not be replicated.

These spirit bodies had one significant advantage that other spirit bodies could not match.

That was the ability to exist in the world for a long time.

These spirit bodies were almost no different from cultivators; they could even cultivate and advance on their own. Moreover, due to the special nature of spirit bodies, they often cultivated faster than their owners, becoming the most powerful trump card in their owners' hands.

In Rong Jie Xuan's talisman book, there were many legends about special spirit bodies, and they were highly praised.

Although Rong Kai Xuan was just a boy under fifteen and had limited knowledge, he could still see the preciousness of these special spirit bodies.

Having such a special spirit body was like having a bodyguard who would never betray and was even more powerful than oneself.

However, according to Rong Jie Xuan, the possibility of summoning such a spirit body was extremely low. If it had to be described, it was almost unattainable.

Most spirit gatherers spent their entire lives summoning spirit bodies but never encountered a special one, which showed how rare and precious these spirit bodies were.

Slowly handing the talisman book back to Rong Jie Xuan, he said solemnly, "Thank you, Elder."

Rong Jie Xuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Kai Xuan, you have the talent of a spirit gatherer. You must study hard and not let it go to waste."

Rong Kai Xuan nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I understand." He paused and asked cautiously, "Elder, how should I study?"

Rong Jie Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "There are no spirit gatherers in the family, so we cannot guide you in the Spirit Gathering Technique. Hmm, you can start by learning some curse spells for self-defense. As for the Spirit Gathering Technique, there are some books on it in our Spirit Hall. I will consider opening them to you, and you can study on your own first."

"Yes," Rong Kai Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Elder, I saw that every spirit gatherer must learn the sealing technique."

"That's right, the sealing technique is a special curse spell that every spirit gatherer must master," Rong Jie Xuan said with a wry smile. "However, you have just mastered the Spirit Gathering Technique and have not yet fully stabilized it. Once you calm down and thoroughly understand this curse spell, I will give you the talisman book for the sealing technique."

Rong Kai Xuan's mouth twitched. Although he was reluctant, he did not dare to say more and could only repeatedly express his gratitude.

Rong Jie Xuan thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Yi Yao, Kai Xuan, you must not spread the news of today's test. Otherwise, the family laws are not to be trifled with."

Both men's hearts tightened. Although they did not understand the old man's intentions, they both solemnly agreed.

Although Rong Kai Xuan was entering the Rong family for the first time, he was not unfamiliar with the family laws and knew the serious consequences of violating them.

Rong Jie Xuan chuckled and said, "Yi Yao, take Kai Xuan out and let him rest for ten days to handle his affairs. After ten days, he will officially enter the Spirit Hall to study."

"Yes."

Both men bowed and respectfully withdrew.