The midsummer weather was inexplicably hot and stuffy, causing a person who should have been asleep to toss and turn, eventually getting up and quietly pushing open their room door.
The small forest was a good place; cool breezes swept through, Spirit Masters weren't afraid of mosquito bites, and the chirping of crickets was natural music.
A slender and exquisite figure approached the forest with a nervous heart, her deep, star-flickering eyes ignoring the darkness as she saw the hemispherical cultivation room deep within the woods.
Her long legs moved on their own, bringing her to the door of the cultivation room. Her jade-like finger lightly pressed the button on the door, and it automatically opened.
Inside, the room was as bright as day, and the air flowed naturally, stirring a wisp of dark hair on the young woman's forehead.
"Zhuqing!"
In the lounge area, an equally beautiful and lovely face appeared. Xiao Wu bounced over to Zhu Zhuqing, took her hand, and led her to sit on the sofa in the lounge area.
Tang San's expression was gentle, and he nodded to Zhu Zhuqing. Unsurprisingly, this was his future Tian Ge's wife.
Zhu Zhuqing was a little startled but quickly understood. Yang Tian and the other two had such a good relationship; it was impossible for them not to know about this cultivation room.
She had thought this place was a secret between them... Zhu Zhuqing felt a slight disappointment, then quickly adjusted.
Zhu Zhuqing sat down beside Yang Tian. Yang Tian smiled warmly, picked up the teapot from the coffee table, poured a cup for Zhu Zhuqing, and said, "Want to try it?"
A hint of doubt flickered in Zhu Zhuqing's clear eyes. It was just a cup of tea, so why was Yang Tian being so mysterious? Moreover, since she entered the cultivation room, Xiao Wu and Tang San had only greeted her, then started to taste the tea, sometimes closing their eyes, looking as if they were deep in thought and contemplation.
Without choosing to ask, Zhu Zhuqing picked up the teacup and took a sip. Immediately, her mind became ethereal, and all the cultivation problems that had troubled her were resolved at that moment. She even found some nascent ideas for self-created Spirit Abilities in her mind.
As the tea's essence dissipated, Zhu Zhuqing came back to her senses, only to see Yang Tian resting his chin on his hand, staring intently at her chest, a hint of moisture at the corner of his lips...
Yang Tian looked up, his eyes meeting Zhu Zhuqing's. A flicker of awkwardness passed, and Yang Tian quirked his lips, then picked up the tea in front of him, drank it all, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend.
"Shameless! Pervert!" Zhu Zhuqing softly chided, then glanced at her own proud peaks, and then stared at Yang Tian's face for a while, somewhat lost in thought. "He's so handsome when he's serious, why does he always have to be so playful?"
Tasting tea, comprehending.
The cultivation room was silent.
It wasn't until a pot of tea was finished that Yang Tian, with a slight pang of regret, opened the lid and looked at the lonely tea leaf inside: "There's still some spiritual essence; it can't be wasted. Tomorrow, I plan to let everyone come to this cultivation room to cultivate, and I'll brew another pot for them as a benefit. So they don't say I'm playing favorites."
Watching Yang Tian act with such righteousness while doing something so cunning, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"Tian Ge, where did this tea come from?" Tang San couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked.
"He probably picked it up," Xiao Wu said with an innocent smile.
Yang Tian patted Xiao Wu's head, an expression of 'teachable child' on his face: "Xiao Wu is so smart."
Upon seeing this, a hint of longing flashed deep in Tang San's eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions. He then walked to the cultivation area and stomped on the floor with force: "This is no different from the outside, Tian Ge. I want to try my new, self-created Spirit Ability! If this place gets damaged, can it be repaired?"
Yang Tian heard this and immediately said, "You? If you can break a corner of the floor, I'll give you an enlightenment tea leaf." What a joke, this cultivation room was prepared for the Tragic Tower, where even a slight weakness wouldn't withstand a moment of its destruction.
Tang San heard this, immediately squatted down in the cultivation area, tapping and knocking, then shook his head helplessly: "What kind of material is this?"
Xiao Wu saw Tang San's inexperienced look and immediately turned her face away. Eventually, she couldn't stand it anymore and walked to the cultivation area, saying, "Little San, I also created a new Spirit Ability. Why don't we try it out?"
Tang San's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Come on!"
The two of them began to fight as if no one else was there. Although they didn't use Spirit Abilities, their self-created Spirit Abilities were not weak in the slightest, even more practical than actual Spirit Abilities.
"Xiao Wu, watch out. Blue Silver Grass · Mad Python!"
"Hmph, Burst Step!"
The intertwined, bowl-thick Blue Silver Grass was like a giant python, roaring, lashing out at Xiao Wu like a massive whip.
But Xiao Wu showed no panic or fear. A pink light suddenly erupted under her feet, and her entire body shot out like a cannonball.
After several dodges, Xiao Wu had already closed in on Tang San. Her long leg swept horizontally, and the pink spirit power leg shadow, carrying considerable attack power, swept towards Tang San.
"Eh?" Tang San was surprised. Xiao Wu clearly hadn't reached the range where she could attack him, but her sweeping kick actually condensed a solid burst of energy, instantly increasing Xiao Wu's attack range by two to three times.
Moreover, the force of this attack was much stronger than if Xiao Wu had directly hit him with her leg.
"Is it a self-created Spirit Ability?" Tang San pursed his lips. The stronger Xiao Wu became, the happier he naturally was.
Facing Xiao Wu's attack, Tang San didn't panic. His Mysterious Jade Hand unfolded, and his hands moved, forming a pure white, circular defensive shield.
This was a self-created Spirit Ability he developed based on the principle of 'four ounces deflect a thousand pounds,' offering excellent defensive effects against single-direction attacks.
Xiao Wu's leg shadow landed directly on the shield with a roar. Yang Tian nodded slightly. Tang San's defense and Xiao Wu's attack had both exceeded the level they should possess. And their self-created Spirit Abilities had already reached the level of thousand-year Spirit Abilities.
Tang San and Xiao Wu had not yet used these two Spirit Abilities; it was likely that today's enlightenment tea had allowed them to fully perfect these Spirit Abilities.
After a while, Tang San and Xiao Wu slowly calmed down. Yang Tian was about to activate the gravity system to let them experience it early, but before he could move, he noticed Zhu Zhuqing staring at him with eyes full of fighting intent.
"You too?"
"Yes! I want to try."
"Alright, come on then."
Sending Tang San and Xiao Wu aside, Zhu Zhuqing immediately launched an attack on Yang Tian.
"So fast!"
Xiao Wu covered her small mouth, watching Zhu Zhuqing's figure, which had already turned into an afterimage. Xiao Wu suddenly felt a little angry: "That's too much, Tian Ge is forgetting his friends for a pretty face."
"Perhaps Tian Ge hasn't found a suitable method for us to improve yet," Tang San said, a flicker of jealousy crossing his expression, but he hid it well, defending Yang Tian.
Xiao Wu huffed twice, not truly angry. She knew that Zhu Zhuqing had absorbed a hundred-thousand-year external Spirit Bone in the Star Dou Great Forest. This was Zhu Zhuqing's opportunity, although it was related to Yang Tian...
"Shadow Star Blade!" After Zhu Zhuqing's first Spirit Ability evolved, it changed from Hell Rush Stab to Shadow Star Blade. Relatively speaking, Shadow Star Blade's stealth was more concealed, and its attack speed was faster and stronger.
Yang Tian dodged sideways, then his hand moved like an illusion, lightly brushing Zhu Zhuqing's cheek: "Feels good."
Zhu Zhuqing glared at Yang Tian, then activated her Spirit Ability again: "Myriad Star Slash!"
The myriad stars in the sky were dazzlingly bright, and each falling star would transform into a sharp star blade, slashing towards Yang Tian.