Following the words of the guards at the Main Spirit Hall, the trio of Yu Yan arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Awakening Hall.
The door to this room was open. Inside, one could see children of age queuing up for their Spirit Awakening, as well as parents waiting by their side.
Standing behind Yu Qiqiang, Yu Yan could see that after Yu Qiqiang took in the situation inside the room, his tension dissipated and he relaxed.
"Children who need to awaken, please go and line up. Accompanying family members, please stand to the side and wait. Please do not make loud noises and interfere with the normal progress of the Spirit Awakening ceremony."
Upon entering the Spirit Awakening room, a staff member standing by the door immediately informed Yu Yan and the others what they should do.
Perhaps because it was her first time entering a Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu looked a bit dazed due to nervousness.
Seeing that Xiao Wu wasn't moving, Yu Yan gave her a gentle nudge and whispered in her ear, "Don't be nervous. Just go and line up for the Spirit Awakening. There's no danger."
Having been nudged, Xiao Wu finally snapped out of it. She walked to the back of the queue, waiting for her Spirit to be awakened.
"Spirit: Soft Bones Rabbit. Innate spirit power: Level seven and a half?"
"Strange, can a Soft Bones Rabbit actually have such high spirit power?"
The Spirit Master performing the Spirit Awakening ceremony looked at Xiao Wu with a strange expression, as if trying to see through her to find out why she possessed such high spirit power.
As a Soft Bones Rabbit is an extremely weak existence among Beast Spirits, it was common knowledge that its Innate spirit power wouldn't usually be very high.
"M-maybe the Spirit mutated."
Faced with this strange gaze, the first explanation Xiao Wu thought of was Yu Yan's Spirit, recalling the reason why his spirit power could reach level seven and a half: spirit mutation.
"That might be the case."
Spirits come in all shapes and sizes, and anything is possible. Thus, the Spirit Master didn't think too much about it. He quickly issued Xiao Wu's martial soul awakening certificate, handed it to her, and even asked if she wanted to join the Spirit Hall.
Xiao Wu, who held a grudge against certain people in the Spirit Hall, naturally couldn't join. Like Yu Yan, she said she needed to go back and discuss it with her family.
Innate spirit power of level seven and a half was stuck in a very subtle spot.
A person with this level of Innate spirit power could indeed be considered a Genius, but not a true one.
There were many people who could awaken level seven Innate spirit power, and many others who were even higher than level seven.
Therefore, major factions would pay attention to someone with this level of Innate spirit power, but not too much attention.
Holding her martial soul awakening certificate, Xiao Wu followed Yu Yan and Uncle Yu Qiqiang out of the Spirit Hall.
"I didn't expect you to have spirit power too, Xiao Wu, and that you could become a Spirit Master. Congratulations!"
"If Old Man Yu finds out, he'll definitely be too happy to sleep."
The relaxed Yu Qiqiang was full of smiles, genuinely happy that Xiao Wu could become a Spirit Master.
Xiao Wu was now considered part of Yu Village. For Yu Village to produce two Spirit Masters in one year was something worth celebrating.
"Hehehe, just good luck."
Xiao Wu smilingly accepted Yu Qiqiang's congratulations and then looked at Yu Yan with an expectant gaze.
"Yeah, you're amazing."
Meeting Xiao Wu's gaze, Yu Yan gave her a thumbs up as a sign of recognition and praise.
Hearing the praise, Xiao Wu was clearly even happier, her eyes crinkling together.
Amidst her joy, Xiao Wu couldn't help but think that if Yu Yan knew she had Innate Full Spirit Power, he would probably be scared to death.
Of course, Xiao Wu was just thinking to herself; she didn't plan on saying it for now. It was a secret.
After the initial excitement, as he still had his own business to attend to, Yu Qiqiang dropped Yu Yan and Xiao Wu off at the hotel where they would be staying and left in a hurry.
After looking around the small room where they would stay for the night and finding nothing fun, Xiao Wu quickly walked over to Yu Yan's side: "Yu Yan, Yu Yan, I saw a lot of delicious food and fun things outside just now. Let's go out and take a look!"
Because the two were quite young, Yu Qiqiang had booked them a single room to save money.
"Sure, but we can only stay in this vicinity. We can't go far."
Yu Yan wouldn't refuse such a reasonable request to go for a walk. It was a good opportunity to Cultivate their relationship, as long as they didn't go too far.
"Oh yeah! Yu Yan, you're the best!"
Hearing that they could really go for a stroll, Xiao Wu's bright smile left Yu Yan dazed for a good while.
It wasn't until he was pulled along that Yu Yan snapped back to reality. At the same time, a bit of that contagious smile appeared on his face as well.
Laughter is indeed contagious.
On the streets of Balak City, Xiao Wu, full of curiosity about everything, lingered in front of various stalls.
Yu Yan followed behind her, tirelessly explaining what the things she was curious about were, paying for her, or stopping her from buying things that were too expensive, or curbing her inexplicable desire to shop.
One had to admit that girls have a natural talent for shopping. Even though Xiao Wu was still young, she already displayed an extremely strong talent in this area.
"Xiao Wu, let's go back. I'm really tired. I can't go on anymore."
Facing Xiao Wu, who still wanted to keep shopping, and looking at the sun about to set on the horizon, Yu Yan chose to throw in the towel.
Do girls really not feel tired when shopping?
"Okay then, let's head back."
Xiao Wu, who still wanted to keep going, glanced at the listless Yu Yan. In the fading light of the sunset, she proactively took the bundle Yu Yan was carrying and skipped along beside him towards the inn.
When they reached the inn, Yu Yan found that the entire merchant caravan was staying there. Uncle Yu Qiqiang hadn't returned yet, likely because he hadn't finished his business. After all, he had delayed his official duties to escort Yu Yan and Xiao Wu for their Spirit Awakening.
After having dinner downstairs, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu returned to their room upstairs out of boredom.
The people in the caravan were very enthusiastic and good at chatting, but unfortunately, Yu Yan wasn't familiar with them and couldn't fit in at all. Moreover, they would occasionally talk about some adult-themed topics. Even if Yu Yan wanted to join, they wouldn't have let him.
So, it was better to go back to the room upstairs and Cultivate.
During the two days on the road with the caravan, Yu Yan had hardly cultivated at all. Now he needed to make up for that missing portion of his cultivation.
In the room upstairs, Yu Yan sat cross-legged on the floor by the window to Cultivate, while Xiao Wu lay on the bed doing her own thing.
Cultivating within Balak City, Yu Yan could clearly feel that the spirit power here was not as lively as in the wilderness, nor were there as many Souls.
Strands of spirit power entered Yu Yan's body and were stored in an extremely low-efficiency manner. This was the drawback of the most common Meditation Technique.