Lin Xiuran saw the passion deep within the woman and understood that she truly intended to take him as a student.
"But I... come from Shrek Academy."
Leng Yaozhu waved her hand indifferently, "Your joining Shrek Academy doesn't affect your becoming my student; it's an academy. Besides, you don't need to worry at all. I already have a student who has joined Shrek Academy, and you know him."
She was naturally referring to Gu Yue. Since she had investigated his affairs, knowing this was naturally not difficult.
Lin Xiuran calmly considered it. The benefits of having Leng Yaozhu as his teacher were immense. He had already joined the Spirit Pagoda, and although he hadn't been highly regarded, he had received many benefits. Therefore, the benefits of having Leng Yaozhu, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, as his teacher would definitely be even greater.
"Okay, I'm willing." Lin Xiuran nodded sincerely, even without considering the benefits brought by the Spirit Pagoda. Leng Yaozhu was definitely the most suitable teacher for him in the entire Douluo Continent.
Moreover, she was a level 99 Limit Douluo demigod. More importantly, the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Soul and his phoenix are a perfect match, and Leng Yaozhu's teachings in many aspects will definitely be of great benefit to him.
Therefore, Lin Xiuran didn't think too much and made this choice directly.
Seeing Lin Xiuran agree, a smile appeared on Leng Yaozhu's beautiful face, and she nodded in response, "Rest well first, and I'll teach you some things later."
After Leng Yaozhu left, Lin Xiuran finally had time to feel the changes in his body. In fact, he had felt the changes inside his body since he first woke up.
He slowly stretched out his palm, and several lightning bolts flashed on his palm. They were very subtle, but they indicated a fact: he had successfully awakened his fortieth-level elemental power.
"Is it because of the lightning tribulation?" Lin Xiuran's last memory before fainting was being stunned by the lightning emanating from the ice bird's body.
It seemed to be the only possibility; no wonder the other party said they would help him.
The other party had ultimately abandoned their soul power to protect themselves, enduring the attack with their bare body, all to help him awaken the lightning element.
It was somewhat unbelievable, but the facts before him forced him to accept it.
Indeed, at this moment, four elemental orbs were already floating within Lin Xiuran's sea of consciousness.
Besides the initial green wind element, red fire element, and blue ice element, there was now a deep blue-purple lightning element. With
these four elements floating within his sea of consciousness, the entire sea of consciousness had become stronger and more stable.
"Sister Na, have I successfully awakened the lightning element?"
Gu Yuena nodded gently and replied calmly, "You've successfully awakened it, and it's even more successful and perfect than your previous elemental awakenings."
Lin Xiuran asked in confusion, "Is it because of my bloodline? That ice bird actually helped me in the end."
"That ice bird has some phoenix bloodline within it. It wasn't expected that it would be unable to overcome this tribulation anyway, so it's not surprising that it helped you."
Lin Xiuran wasn't too happy about this; instead, his expression was somewhat complicated. He suddenly remembered the ice bird's helpless figure under the lightning tribulation.
The heavenly tribulation and lightning were merciless, but that soul beast was compassionate. Even though they had never met before, it still managed to do this because of its phoenix bloodline.
Although it couldn't overcome that tribulation, it actively attracted the lightning into its body, filtered out most of the damage, and then transferred it to him. This kind of pain is definitely not something that ordinary people or soul beasts can do.
The lightning penetrated his entire body, ravaging every inch of skin, every drop of blood, and every organ. The pain was terrifying just to think about, let alone actively enduring this lightning imbued with the power of rules.
Perhaps, in his final moments, the Ice Bird, in his despair, hoped that he, possessing the blood of the phoenix, could once again lead the avian race to break free from the shackles of the world.
Perhaps, just perhaps, it was Icebird's last hope in her despair, and her help might have carried such an expectation.
Unconsciously, Lin Xiuran thought of these things, causing his heart to pound rapidly.
A strong sense of mission welled up in his heart, making his body tremble involuntarily, even in the Sea of Spirit.
"Alright, don't think too much, everything is for the future."
A figure appeared beside Gu Yuena, gently comforting Lin Xiuran.
Lin Xiuran calmed himself. His most important task now was cultivation; there were many things he couldn't control.
Rather than getting frustrated by thinking about it, it was better not to.
"Sister Wu, you've come out too."
The person in front of Lin Xiuran was naturally Tang Wutong, but unlike others, her face was shrouded in a hazy mist, obscuring her features.
Naturally, Lin Xiuran didn't know her true identity.
In recent years, to help Lin Xiuran's forging, Tang Wutong had finally revealed herself, but not using her true identity.
She only had Lin Xiuran call her Sister Wu, perhaps to satisfy some vanity. After all, he would never have called her "Sister Wu" before.
Hearing Lin Xiuran call her "Sister Wu" repeatedly, Tang Wutong felt incredibly satisfied, even a little smug.
Gu Yuena reminded her, "I can't help you with your lightning element; you'll have to cultivate it yourself."
"I'll practice more." Lin Xiuran naturally knew that lightning wasn't among the elements Gu Yuena controlled.
"Although I don't control the lightning element, the fundamental principle of all elemental cultivation is the same: mental strength is the most important. It's the key to releasing elemental power, so don't neglect your mental strength cultivation."
Gu Yuena controlled various other elements, and although she didn't control lightning, she still understood the basic characteristics of all elements.
Lin Xiuran knew she was reminding him, since he had indeed neglected his mental strength cultivation these past few days due to cultivating soul power and other matters within Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.
But mental strength was truly crucial; his basic attack techniques relied on elemental power, so as Gu Yuena said, what supported the release of elemental power was naturally mental strength. This clearly demonstrated the importance of mental strength to his overall strength.
In other words, the stronger one's mental power, the stronger one becomes, even if one's soul power is relatively weaker.
"Is this what we're looking for?" Lin Xiuran asked.
"Of course not," Gu Yuena shook her head. "But this is enough; there's no need to look anymore."
After exiting the Sea of Spirit, Lin Xiuran finally had time to cleanse his slightly chaotic body.
His body had been struck by lightning, and although much of the damage had been filtered out, it had still caused some minor internal damage. He needed to use his soul power to heal it.
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