Zhu Pingniang circled around Wen Li as if she were observing an exquisite treasure, her eyes glimmering.
If it werenât for the fact that Wen Li didnât possess a strong Elemental Attribute herself and there wasnât Spiritual Qi spontaneously guarding her body, Zhu Pingniang might almost believe Wen Li had the legendary Immortal Talent described in books.
Born with Spiritual Qi Affinity, she could summon it at will, dismiss it just as easily, much like the ruling class commanding their subordinates. She could compress all Spiritual Qi into her body in a short time, without even needing active control, as the Spiritual Qi would spontaneously circulate within her body in a large circulation.
If this werenât Immortal Talent, then what is Immortal Talent?
Compared to Liu Qingluo, whom she had never personally seen, Zhu Pingniang felt that if Wen Li claimed she had Immortal Talent in Elemental Affinity, it would be easier to accept.
Wen Liâs talent was already near its limits. Even though she didnât have Elemental Affinity before, her talent in Sword Dao cultivation was astonishingly extraordinary, and Wen Li cultivated a Sword Intent realm beyond the contemporary cultivation system.
The reason she still needed to cultivate Spiritual Power was due to the sword cultivation heritage being severed; as a pioneer, Wen Li couldnât fully restore it yet, so she had to rely on the current cultivation system for energy manipulation.
However, as Wen Liâs understanding of Sword Dao deepened, the internal interference of Spiritual Power in her grew increasingly minimal.
Even though Wen Li wasnât yet in the Mingxin Realm but only in the Open Source Realm, or had just started Qi Cultivation, her strength wouldnât be drastically affected.
"Ah Li." Zhu Pingniang looked at Wen Li with jealousy, "This kind of talent... given to you... is truly wasted."
"..." Wen Li.
Stared at by Zhu Pingniang in such an âuglyâ manner, Wen Li felt her temples throb.
Why has her senior turned into someone akin to a young girl?
"Donât look at me like that; itâs a waste given to you, a squandering," Zhu Pingniang shrugged, asking, "You donât actually need to cultivate Spiritual Qi, do you?"
According to current tomes, Ancient Sword Cultivators didnât have realms such as Open Source or Mingxin. They didnât require accumulating Spiritual Qi to transform into True Yuan within the Elixir Field, relying solely on Sword Intent to summon the Essence of Heaven and Earth, directly using it.
How much Essence of Heaven and Earth one could summon depended entirely on personal understanding of Sword Intent.
Zhu Pingniang believed Wen Li would eventually reach this realm, so the talent for absorbing Spiritual Power, without any repercussions, was merely icing on the cake for Wen Li.
"Senior, I mainly use the sword now, relying mostly on my own Spiritual Power to drive it," Wen Li explained helplessly.
She wasnât as exaggerated as Zhu Pingniang described; the sword cultivation heritage had long been severed, and even she was crossing the river by feeling the stones... To truly exert her battle power, she still needed the support of True Yuan within her.
"Thatâs why I said you are favored by the Heavenly Dao," Zhu Pingniang looked jealous.
Compared to her Sword Intent, Wen Liâs path in Spiritual Power was evidently much weaker, currently stuck in the Mingxin Realm without progress.
If Wen Li truly stayed stuck in the Mingxin Realm, then as her Sword Intent continually improved but remained unable to freely summon the Essence of Heaven and Earth, her Spiritual Power would eventually fail to keep up with Sword Intent consumption, entering an awkward phase.
But now, a turnaround had occurred, the sudden appearance of Spiritual Qi Affinity directly resolving Wen Liâs shortage of True Yuan.
This is simply...
Itâs as if Heaven intentionally bestowed talent upon Wen Li, allowing her to smoothly transition through this period without True Yuan.
And Wen Li couldnât possibly abandon Sword Dao; Zhu Pingniang firmly believed Wen Li would ultimately recreate the glory of Ancient Sword Cultivators. One day, she wouldnât need to draw Spiritual Power into her body anymore, making this exaggerated talent for absorbing Spiritual Power completely redundant.
"With such good talent on both sides, and Spiritual Qi Affinity, a physique only achievable with Immortal Talent, appearing in you just for transition..." Zhu Pingniang stated seriously, "With the Heavenly Dao favoring you so, if you arenât the daughter of Heavenly Dao, then who is?"
"..."
Being looked at by Zhu Pingniang this way, even Wen Li felt helpless.
Senior seemed to intend to say favored by the Heavenly Dao.
Yet Iâm clearly a Half-Demon, and in this world, thereâs no doubt that Humans are the ones favored by Heavenly Dao. Though humans are much weaker than demons in strength, they still occupy the most prosperous land on Earth.
Even she had to use Secret Techniques to split off the demon half before gradually revealing her talent in Sword Dao.
"Senior," Wen Li pondered and softly said, "If Xiaohua were still here, I wouldnât be able to enter the gate of Sword Dao, right?"
If she remained a Half-Demon, she might be influenced by her bloodline, becoming impulsive or prone to losing control. Itâs impossible to have a stable Sword Heart, and with swords needing to be wielded calmly, her affinity with them would be extremely poor.
"You speak as if Xiaohua isnât here anymore?"
"..."
Sounds like Xiaohua is gone or something.
Wen Li shook her head, "Senior, even if we are separated, she and I are still mutual halves, that thread of connection canât be severed."
Though theyâre two independent entities, because they originate from one, when Xiaohua falls into intense happiness, this rare and precious emotion for Half-Demons will transmit to her.