But Yun Jin was in no hurry. With a water-attributed single spiritual spiritual root, Su Lingling would eventually realize for herself which element suited her best.
Since she had nothing better to do, Yun Jin simply continued watching the little girl's movements.
The moment Su Lingling entered the area of the Fire Stones, she tilted her head slightly, confusion flickering in her eyes.
Yun Jin guessed she hadn't sensed anything at all.
That was completely normal.
Soon after, the girl darted off toward another area.
Yun Jin watched her hop from one zone to the next, never staying more than three breaths before moving on. After circling all five areas, Yun Jin kindly reminded her, "You can choose the area you like most. Then, just like the others, sit down cross-legged and carefully sense it."
The phrase "carefully sense" was vague, but that was all anyone could say.
Comprehension always depended on oneself.
A sect could at most provide guidance, never the answers.
Su Lingling, who had looked lost before, suddenly brightened at Yun Jin's words.
With a clear and ringing voice, she said, "I understand now."
Yun Jin couldn't help smiling back.
A water single spiritual spiritual root. Su Lingling had no doubt—her only correct choice was…
Then, under Yun Jin's stunned gaze, Su Lingling strode straight back to the Fire Stones and sat down happily.
Yun Jin: "????"
What was going on here!
Even if comprehension of the Law wasn't bound entirely by aptitude, you still had to at least sense the element first!
A girl with a water spiritual spiritual root trying to comprehend the laws of fire?
This was outrageous.
Still, Yun Jin couldn't stop herself from sending a voice transmission. "Ling Ling, are you sure the element you like most is fire?"
Eh? Someone was whispering to her?
Su Lingling quickly recognized it was Yun Jin's voice.
Not knowing how to respond properly, she lowered her voice. "Sister's best at fire spells. Ling Ling likes fire the most too. It was fire that saved everyone."
Yun Jin: "..."
After a pause, she asked again, "That may be true, but when you went into the other areas, didn't you feel anything?"
Su Lingling's little face scrunched in indignation. "The other elements were very obedient, but water was the worst. It kept trying to squeeze into me. Water and fire don't get along. If I chose water, fire would hate me."
Yun Jin fell silent once more.
Everyone knew five-year-olds were the most stubborn creatures under heaven.
She tried one last time. "If water keeps trying to play with you, ignoring it will make it sad. Why don't you at least try sitting in the Water Stones' area for a bit?"
Su Lingling shook her head with firm resolve. "Sister Yun, you said to choose the element you like most. I like fire the most."
She would never forget. That day, the sea of blazing red fire had saved them all.
She, Su Lingling, would one day become just as strong.
Yun Jin nearly coughed blood.
She realized her mistake. She should never have said anything about "liking" or letting Ling Ling choose freely. She should have just tossed the child into the Water Stones' zone from the start.
Now… this basically meant Su Lingling had no chance left.
Yun Jin sighed.
Forget it.
The girl was still too young.
She could leave a system coordinate on her and invite her back when she was older.
But Su Lingling had no idea what Yun Jin was thinking. She obediently shut her eyes and tried to concentrate. She had been told before coming here that the rules allowed only five hours of comprehension. If you sensed nothing within that time, you would be eliminated.
She didn't know what "comprehension" truly meant, but she did know she didn't want to be eliminated.
She wanted to join the Wushuang Sect. She wanted to become as strong as Sister Yun.
She clenched her tiny fists inwardly. She could do it.
In her heart, only fire was the greatest element.
All the other elements were just villains trying to shake her resolve.
So Su Lingling sat there, eyes screwed shut, earnestly trying to comprehend.
But—
She sensed nothing. Not the Law, not even the faintest elemental fluctuation.
Normally, within the Fire Stones' amplification, even an ordinary mortal with a fire spiritual root would feel something. Yet in Su Lingling's world, there was only emptiness. Still, she didn't open her eyes, continuing to sit quietly. But in truth, she was lost. What exactly was she supposed to do now?
While Su Lingling struggled, Yun Jin's brows twitched. She faintly sensed the local elements stirring.
Water essence, hidden in the surroundings, surged restlessly toward Su Lingling.
But the Fire Stones blocked them all out.
Even so, the water essence did not give up. They crashed forward again and again, striving to reach her.
Yun Jin stared, a flicker of astonishment in her eyes. Having a water single spiritual root only meant absorbing water essence faster. But for the element itself to chase after her…
It reminded Yun Jin of the day she had broken through the Fire Law, when the primal elements had come bowing before her.
Of course, Su Lingling's influence was tiny in comparison, attracting only a small pocket of water essence nearby. Still, the girl was only a mortal. For her to stir even this much? Yun Jin couldn't help her curiosity.
There was something unusual about this child.
She activated her Insight Eye.
And nearly blinded herself with what she saw.
Purple Luck. All of it was purple. A sky-piercing pillar of purple Luck.
Question marks floated around Yun Jin's head.
Gao Jingxuan had golden Luck, tinged faintly with purple, only because he was a reincarnated powerhouse.
But Su Lingling?
Her entire aura burned with pure purple. Just how heaven-defying was this child?
Another reincarnated powerhouse?
Yun Jin thought back carefully. Hadn't Su Lingling's fortunes been strangely good from the very start?
When the earth shook, she was the first one Yun Jin noticed and saved.
Later, when the blood web ensnared her, Gao Jingxuan immediately spotted her and nearly sacrificed himself to buy time, which again allowed her to live.
Coincidence?
No.
It was this terrifying Luck at work.
This little girl's fortune was no weaker than any male and female protagonists. Whenever danger came, someone appeared to save her. That was standard treatment for a Child of Heavenly Dao.
At that instant, Yun Jin suddenly recalled Ye Danxia's fading Luck.
Ye Danxia was no longer the world's chosen female protagonist. That mantle… seemed to have shifted. And now, the true female protagonist of the world… might just be Su Lingling.