192 Beautiful (1/2)

Hei Gou could not help but feel slightly arrogant. They had improved by leaps and bounds, and they had outstanding talent compared to others from the Heping Kingdom.

Xue Wei shook his head. He knew that Hei Gou was arrogant and it would not be easy to convince him.

Since Hei Gou had already made up his mind, Xue Wei knew that it'd be impossible to change it. In fact, only time could tell who was correct.

”Tianyi,” Xue Wei called out. The sword spirit lifted his head.

”Spiritual energy, I need some help with understanding it,” he said.

”When Prophet Lan explained it to me, he skipped all the important information and said that it was an energy connected to the soul.” Xue Wei sighed. He had never been given a full explanation of spiritual energy, but now he felt a need to fully understand it.

”He was not completely wrong,” Bai Tianyi said pensively. ”Spiritual Energy is the energy of your soul. The more energy you have, the stronger your soul is.”

”Spiritual energy is basically your soul's energy in the same way Qi is your body's energy.”

”To train your spiritual energy, you have various choices. One is to use your spiritual energy. Using your spiritual energy is also considered training. That could be when you are creating formations, as they require spiritual energy to be made. It could also be when you use your Mind Infestation to attack others.”

”Another option is to consume soul energy. Spiritual energy is special from person to person, but you can consume another person's soul power if they're dead. That is the most direct way of consuming and increasing your spiritual energy.”

”The last option, and probably the most difficult one, is to suck out the soul of a living martial artist. This is frowned upon, but many cultivators still do it because this method is the quickest way to improve”

”As for how we rank it, it's quite simple. Your spiritual energy is ranked in a similar way to your Qi. However, these ranks do not have layers.”

”Instead of layers, spiritual energy is classed as low, middle, and high-rank. Right now, your spiritual energy class is High Sky Warrior. You are very close to reaching the Low Heavenly Warrior rank.”

Xue Wei was enlightened. ”I see,” he said, nodding his head. He had felt that a breakthrough was close, but he had not known what this breakthrough resembled or what it meant. Now he understood it better.

”To use your spiritual energy, you need to use spiritual martial arts like your Mind Infestation.”

”You can also use it to cloak yourself and make a layer of protection. You can blast it out and attack with it, but that is rather crude and not guaranteed to succeed. I would suggest you get your hands on some spiritual martial arts here at the auction. There ought to be some up for sale and even if they are not profound rank or even the superior rank, you can still benefit from them. And honestly, a spiritual martial art puts more focus on the user's spiritual energy than the rank of the skill itself.”

Xue Wei nodded his head as he listened to the knowledge that was being imparted to him.

He felt enlightened. His improved understanding of spiritual energy was akin to a door in his mind being opened.

While Xue Wei was sorting out his thoughts after Bai Tianyi's little lesson, the door to the training room opened. Wang Xiaoyun came out.

Each step she took was so soft that it seemed as though she was walking on clouds, a smile played on her lips, and she was so beautiful that Xue Wei froze and stared at her, mouth ajar and eyes opened wide.

Xue Wei was not the only one. Bai Tianyi raised an eyebrow, and Hei Gou smiled with surprise. when they saw Wang Xiaoyun in her original appearance that was no longer marred by the scar or dim eye.

”So beautiful!” were the words that escaped Xue Wei's lips. He stood up as if entranced and moved towards her. He stretched out a hand and cupped her cheek gently.

A blush crept up on Wang Xiaoyun's face, but she did not retreat. Instead, she placed her own hand on top of Xue Wei's and leaned her head against it.

The two were in a world of their own. Happiness shone from her eyes as she beamed a smile at Xue Wei.

”I'm back,” she said gently and Xue Wei nodded his head. ”I have never seen as beautiful a person as you,” he said breathlessly.

The blush on Wang Xiaoyun's face grew deeper and she looked down, not daring to look at Xue Wei's face.

The hand that was cupping Wang Xiaoyun's cheeks moved to her chin and faced it upward so that they could look eye to eye.

A mischievous smile was on Xue Wei's lips. He was relieved that Wang Xiaoyun no longer had to be reminded of her family's demise every time she looked at herself in the mirror.

He also had to admit that seeing this beautiful face in front of him made him feel incredibly lucky.

He loved Wang Xiaoyun even when she was disfigured, but suddenly seeing her looking like a goddess that had descended to the mundane world rendered him incapable of holding himself back. He leaned in.

Wang Xiaoyun's face was red like a beetroot; her eyes shone with a yearning and she held her breath as Xue Wei leaned down and placed his lips on hers.

The kiss was gentle and soft. It made Wang Xiaoyun think of everything that Xue Wei was to her; a large tree of protection, and someone who made her feel warm and complete. She was in bliss until she heard Bai Tianyi cough in the background.

The blush turned so deep that it looked as if blood would drip from her face. She gently pushed Xue Wei away, turned on her feet, and rushed to the closest room, where she locked herself inside, trying to calm her beating heart while grinning like a fool.

Outside the room, Xue Wei chuckled and shook his head. He turned to Bai Tianyi and Hei Gou, who both smiled. They were happy for them.