Sword Sect Little Demon Child, Three and a Half Years Old and Extremely Fierce

Chapter 7 Genius Junior Sister

The next day, I was awakened by birdsong.

Sunlight streamed in through the cave entrance, warm and comforting.

I stepped out of the cave.

I saw my fellow students practicing swordsmanship on the platform on the opposite mountainside.

The platform wasn't paved with bricks or stones; dust filled the air, and every strike of the sword would kick up a cloud of dust.

But the senior students were completely unaware.

And their swordplay is very beautiful.

The eldest brother's sword light was like water. With a single swing, the air trembled.

Su Ning's sword energy was bluish-green, agile and graceful; with a single thrust, the surrounding weeds went wild.

Yes, it's confirmed that he has a wood-elemental root.

Yan Chuan's greatsword (he insisted it was a sword) had a fiery red aura, and when he swung it, the entire platform emitted heat.

I suspect he could do barbecues while fighting.

Murong Zhuo's sword energy was golden, shimmering with golden light, indicating that he likely possessed an earth elemental root.

No wonder they're so good at digging holes.

Gu Chenguang's sword aura was ice-blue, and he appeared to have a water elemental root, as the ground where he practiced his sword was covered with a thin layer of frost.

I imagine it would be very cool to stand next to him in the summer.

I was captivated by watching them practice swordsmanship.

Until my senior brothers spotted me and flew over one after another.

—Good morning, junior sister!

"Did you sleep well?"

"Are there any rats in the cave?"

I shook my head: "There are no rats, it's just a bit hard."

Suning nodded: "A firmer firmer one is better; it's good for the spine!"

I asked doubtfully, "Really?"

Murong Zhuo laughed: "It's fake. He even asked me to massage his back yesterday."

Suning, embarrassed: "...Shut up!"

I was speechless: "..."

I looked at my senior brother and asked, "By the way, what kind of spiritual root do you have, senior brother? I can't tell."

Suning quickly answered, "The eldest brother has a white spiritual root, also called a heavenly spiritual root!"

I was puzzled: "Besides the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), there are also celestial spiritual roots?"

Yan Chuan proudly declared, "One in ten thousand! It allows for multiple cultivations, and the cultivation speed is twice that of an ordinary spiritual root!"

I exclaimed "Wow!"

Then, remembering something else, he asked, "Is there such a thing as a black spiritual root?"

Murong Zhuo nodded: "Yes, it's also called a dark spiritual root, and it's usually only produced by geniuses of the demon race."

My heart skipped a beat.

Dark spiritual root? Demon race genius?

Then why am I not a dark spiritual root?

My dad clearly said I was a genius.

Is it because I only have half the bloodline?

Sigh, mixed-race people are such a hassle.

I asked cautiously, "So... is a dark spiritual root... very powerful?"

Gu Chenguang nodded: "Very powerful, as rare as the White Spirit Root, and its cultivation speed is also very fast, but..."

He lowered his voice: "The cultivation world has a prejudice against dark spiritual roots, thinking that they are the spiritual roots of the demon race. Therefore, cultivators with dark spiritual roots usually hide their spiritual root attributes and pretend to have other spiritual roots."

Me: "...Oh."

understood.

I must hide my demon bloodline.

Otherwise, they might be arrested as demon spies.

Shen Qingchen patted my head: "Let's familiarize ourselves with the sect today, and we'll start teaching you body training tomorrow."

He then handed me a small booklet: "This is a secret manual for guiding Qi into the body. Take a look. It would be best if you could learn it, but it's okay if you can't. We'll guide you slowly in a few years."

I took the booklet: "In a few years?"

Su Ning explained, "A body with mixed spiritual roots is like a sieve, making it very difficult to successfully draw in Qi."

Yan Chuan continued, "So first train your body and sword skills, and then learn to guide your Qi into your body after you have grasped the basics."

Murong Zhuo said regretfully, "Although you have excellent physical attributes, you have mixed spiritual roots, so you should be prepared that you may never be able to draw qi into your body in your entire life."

Gu Chenguang patted my shoulder: "It's okay if you can't draw Qi into your body. Once you become a body cultivator, you can smash a mountain with one punch! At that time, those talisman cultivators from Qingyun Sect will have to give you a wide berth!"

I blinked. "Is it difficult to draw qi into the body?"

Shen Qingchen glanced at me, then sat down cross-legged: "I'll demonstrate once."

He closed his eyes.

The surrounding air suddenly changed.

A breeze blew in, carrying spiritual energy, which flowed into his body.

His body emitted a faint white light, like moonlight.

I was stunned.

Soon, Shen Qingchen opened his eyes: "This is the process of drawing qi into the body, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and making it one's own."

I suddenly realized: "Oh~"

Then I followed his example, sat cross-legged, and closed my eyes.

At first, I couldn't feel anything.

But gradually, I seemed to sense some small points of light.

Red, yellow, blue, green, brown.

They floated around me.

I tried to attract them.

then……

They swarmed onto me like crazy.

It was like a child who hadn't eaten for three years seeing braised pork, or a sword cultivator who had been poor his whole life seeing a spirit stone mine.

It rushed into my body wildly, overwhelmingly, and without restraint.

I opened my eyes in fright.

I found my senior classmates staring at me in disbelief.

To be precise, it's about looking at my hands.

In my hand, there is a small, colorful ball.

Five colors, faint yet clearly visible.

I frowned: "These five colors again. They were the same five colors when we tested at Qingyun Sect, but they said it's called the Five Elemental Roots, which is bad."

The senior students were all petrified.

Including Shen Qingchen.

After a while.

Su Ning exclaimed in shock: "You...you...you've drawn Qi into your body?!"

Yan Chuan exclaimed in delight, "And it has condensed the five elements of spiritual energy!"

Murong Zhuo asked, puzzled, "But Junior Sister doesn't seem to have any spiritual power at all!"

Gu Chenguang stroked his chin: "A mixed spiritual root... and without systematic cultivation... so it's normal that it can't retain spiritual energy?"

Shen Qingchen stared at the colorful little ball in my hand, his brows furrowed.

I blinked. "So, this is what it means to draw qi into the body?"

Senior classmates: "You didn't know?"

I shook my head: "I don't know. My father never taught me cultivation. He said I was a genius, and he couldn't teach me; he told me to figure it out myself."

Everyone: "…………"

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The senior students exchanged glances, then surrounded me and began to discuss in hushed tones.

Suning cautiously asked, "Do you guys still remember that legend?"

Yan Chuan hesitated: "You mean... a Chaotic Spiritual Root?"

Murong Zhuo said solemnly, "The impurity of the five elements is not a waste, it's a state of primordial chaos!"

Gu Chenguang quickly pulled out an ancient book:

"Ancient texts record that when the primordial spiritual root first appeared, all five elements were manifested, but they were chaotic and disordered."

"Once the Golden Core is formed and the Five Elements are unified, it can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and ignore the restraint of attributes."

He took a breath and said, "The so-called 'miscellaneous' is nothing more than a facade set up by the Heavenly Dao to protect the origin of chaos."

He looked up, stammering, "That...that...that's a legendary, extremely rare, top-grade spiritual root, appearing only once every ten thousand years!"

After he finished speaking, all the senior students stared at me.

His gaze was like that of someone staring at a broken bowl picked up from the roadside, which, after being wiped clean, turned out to be an antique.

Shen Qingchen suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist.

A gentle spiritual energy entered my body.

His expression changed from serious to surprised, and then to solemn.

After a moment, he nodded in confirmation: "His speed of absorbing spiritual energy is 10 times that of ordinary cultivators."

The senior students collectively gasped.

I tilted my head: "So, am I really that amazing?"

The senior students nodded in unison, their eyes filled with fervor.

Su Ning excitedly ruffled my hair, turning it into a mess: "You're a genius! A genius! A once-in-a-millennium genius!"

"Am I really that amazing?"

Not yet.

"And then what?"

"From now on..." Su Ning paused, "...you'll be very powerful!"

Yan Chuan looked up, his eyes red-rimmed: "Junior Sister, you will be very powerful in the future."

Murong Zhuo nodded: "So powerful that all the major sects are vying for him."

Gu Chenguang chimed in, "So powerful that the Qingyun Sect would be begging you to come."

Shen Qingchen didn't speak, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

I laughed too.

I thought to myself: So Dad wasn't lying when he said I was a genius.

………………

Su Ning suddenly spoke again: "It's over!"

Everyone looked at him.

His expression was complicated: "Chaotic spiritual roots... are very expensive, they can't be raised on just a few steamed buns."

Yan Chuan was stunned: "That's right, after Junior Sister guides Qi into her body, she needs to strengthen her foundation and cultivate her vital energy. A regular Qi Cultivation Pill costs 100 mid-grade spirit stones."

Murong Zhuo was stunned: "At her cultivation speed, how many spirit stones would she need to support her every month?"

Gu Chenguang immediately pulled out his notebook and made a list:

—Cost of raising Junior Sister during her Qi Refining Period:

— Peiyuan Pill (Strengthens the foundation and nourishes the essence; must be taken after guiding qi into the body) 100 medium-grade spirit stones.

—Low-level Spirit Gathering Array (Single-shot type): 100 mid-grade spirit stones.

— 100 low-grade spirit stones for each medicinal bath with spirit herbs.

—Nutritional Supplement with Spirit Fruit (monthly): 50 mid-grade spirit stones

—Daily Reinforcement of Spiritual Energy: ? ? ?

He hadn't finished writing when he silently closed the notebook, swallowed hard, and said, "We can't afford to raise them."

Everyone fell silent.

I also fell silent.

It turns out my dad said he couldn't teach me.