Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Going With the Flow

When Wei Yun Xi saw Ethereal Aura’s words, a surge of boldness rose in her chest. She had already transmigrated here. What was there to fear? With her past reading as a foundation, plus the changes she had already made, and now with this space chat group in her hands, she refused to believe she couldn’t twist her fate. Do it!

Passing Clouds and Smoke: “Thank you for your guidance, seniors. This junior knows what to do next.”

After leaving that message, her consciousness left the space.

Wei Yun Xi abruptly opened her eyes, sat up on the bed, and stretched. She pulled herself together again. After sitting cross-legged, she entered cultivation. At this moment, she was only one thin layer away from breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Before, because of the matter of going to the Hao Ran Sect, her emotions had been unsettled, and she had never pierced that thin layer. Now she had made her decision, so she pushed through in one breath and broke into the third level of Qi Refining.

The feeling of a breakthrough was wonderful. That sense of fullness, of spiritual energy filling her meridians, satisfied her. She guided the spiritual energy surging into her body through a full cycle, then returned it all to her dantian. At the bottom of her dantian, there were now a few more points of glowing spiritual energy.

Wei Yun Xi opened her eyes, let out a comfortable groan, then took out the “Soul-Refining Art” Ox-Head and Horse-Face had given her. It was a black jade slip that looked very mysterious.

Earlier, Ox-Head and Horse-Face had messaged her privately, telling her she could only start cultivating it after reaching the third level of Qi Refining. The soul was crucial for cultivators, and for a beginner, without enough cultivation as a base, it was easy to injure the soul.

Wei Yun Xi took a deep breath and slowly extended her divine sense, carefully reading the contents of the jade slip.

Soul-Refining Art was a technique belonging to ghost cultivators. Its purpose was to strengthen the soul. When cultivated to the highest realm, one could use the soul to create a physical body, which was the ultimate goal of ghost cultivation. This technique was just as useful for human cultivators, and it was exactly what Wei Yun Xi needed right now.

And according to the levels of soul strength described in Soul-Refining Art, her current soul strength had already reached early-stage Foundation Establishment. That was another pleasant surprise for her.

She guessed it was probably related to her transmigration. After all, she had the soul of an adult. After merging with the body of a five-year-old child, her soul power would naturally become stronger.

After confirming all that, she tried silently reciting the cultivation formula for Soul-Refining Art and entered cultivation.

Wei Yun Xi didn’t notice that the moon was now high in the sky. Lunar yin energy drifted into her cultivation room in tiny specks, then seeped into her soul.

Hai Tang Courtyard.

Du Ruo Lan had already learned that the Wei Family had a Nascent Soul True Lord visiting, and that the other party had even given three extra spots. That meant Wei Yun Xi entering the Hao Ran Sect to cultivate was basically certain. That was not what she wanted to see.

Before, because the spots were limited, her own daughter had double spiritual roots and had been the first to succeed in Qi Induction, so no one opposed sending her into the sect to cultivate.

Later, even though Wei Yun Xi also succeeded in Qi Induction, it was through taking shortcuts, and within three months her cultivation didn’t grow at all. So it was only natural for her to be removed from the list.

But now there were three more spots. With Wei Ling Yue’s personality, he would definitely send this daughter to the sect. That was his investment in his daughter, and also a gesture of goodwill toward the Feng Family. But Du Ruo Lan didn’t want Feng Jia Yun’s daughter to go to the Hao Ran Sect.

After sorting out her thoughts, she sent a message talisman to Zhen Zhu.

Early the next morning, Wei Yun Xi withdrew from cultivation, feeling refreshed and clear-headed. It felt even better than absorbing spiritual energy before. She knew this was the benefit of soul refining.

After washing up, Wei Yun Xi was ready to eat a spirit meal and then go to the cultivation hall. No matter whether she went to the Hao Ran Sect or not, raising her cultivation was the top priority.

As usual, Chun Yu set out the spirit food delivered from the kitchen and served her young miss.

At that moment, Feng Xiu suddenly stopped Wei Yun Xi’s jade chopsticks.

“Young Miss, please wait a moment.”

Wei Yun Xi obediently pulled her hand back and turned to look at Feng Xiu.

Feng Xiu reached into the storage bag at her waist, and a white jade bead appeared in her hand. When she brought the bead close to the spirit meal on the table, the bead slowly turned dark green. This change made Feng Xiu’s face turn ugly.

Wei Yun Xi wasn’t stupid. One look told her the spirit meal had a problem, and the smile on her face vanished.

Feng Xiu said immediately, “Young Miss, someone tampered with this spirit meal. There’s a drug in it. I don’t know what it is exactly, but judging by the poison-testing bead’s color, it’s extremely vicious.”

Wei Yun Xi didn’t even need to think to know who did it. Chun Yu, standing nearby, had already dropped to her knees in fear. The spirit meal was what she had fetched.

“Chun Yu, go find my father right now. Say I fainted after eating breakfast and tell Father to come check on me quickly.”

Chun Yu was already crying. After hearing Wei Yun Xi’s words, she shakily stood up, about to wipe her tears, but Wei Yun Xi stopped her.

“Chun Yu, go like this. Don’t wipe your tears. Otherwise, how can we fool certain people?”

Only then did Chun Yu react. She nodded, then ran out of Zhuo Hua Courtyard with tears streaming, heading to see Wei Ling Yue.

Wei Ling Yue was discussing with the Family Head how to distribute the three extra spots when a servant came to report that Wei Yun Xi had an accident.

“What happened?”

“Chun Yu reported that Miss Yun Xi fainted.”

Wei Ling Tao glanced at his older brother and spoke up. “Big brother, go take a look first.”

Wei Ling Yue nodded. With a flicker of movement, he left the council hall.

When Wei Ling Yue arrived at the main courtyard of Zhuo Hua Courtyard, he saw Wei Yun Xi sitting perfectly fine in a chair, with Feng Xiu standing beside her with a cold face.

Before Wei Ling Yue could speak, Feng Xiu stepped forward and said, “Reporting to First Master, someone drugged the young miss’s spirit meal. Their intentions are unforgivable.”

Wei Ling Yue’s earlier displeasure instantly turned into a cold expression when he heard that.

“Feng Xiu, tell me in detail.”

Feng Xiu didn’t intend to cover for the Wei Family at all. She explained everything, then pointed at the poisoned spirit food and added, “First Master, Feng Xiu’s cultivation is low, and I couldn’t tell what drug it is. Please identify it.”

Wei Ling Yue’s face was so dark it looked like it could drip water. He extended his divine sense and swept over the bowl of porridge, then lifted it and smelled it. His expression changed drastically, and he said to Feng Xiu, “Today Yun Xi doesn’t need to go to the cultivation hall. Guard the young miss well. I will investigate the spirit meal matter and find the truth.”

Without needing a reminder, Chun Yu knelt on the ground and said, “Reporting to First Master, this servant fetched the spirit meal from the main kitchen and received it directly from the cook. I didn’t hand it to anyone on the way. I only ran into Zhen Zhu in the outer courtyard of Zhuo Hua Courtyard, and she stopped me to say two sentences.”

Wei Ling Yue’s heart sank. He nodded.

“Stay here for now.”

After saying that, he flashed away from Zhuo Hua Courtyard.

As Wei Ling Yue was leaving, he happened to see Zhen Zhu sneaking around and peeking into Zhuo Hua Courtyard. With a flick of his hand, he seized Zhen Zhu by the throat.