Art of Spirit Gathering

Rong Yiyao gulped a few times. If Rong Kaixuan could do such damage when he didn't mean to, then what disaster awaited him if Rong Kaixuan did it on purpose?

Rong Jiexuan burst out laughing and asked, "Yiyao, what do you think?"

No matter how many grievances Rong Yiyao had now, he couldn't tell this elder.

He laughed bitterly and replied, "Elder Jiexuan, Kaixuan does have an amazing gift. His little wisp of Spirit Power could actually amass such a huge amount of Spirit Power of the sky and earth. It's really unbelievable."

Rong Jiexuan nodded his head vigorously and said, "That's right. It's also the first time I've seen someone able to attract so much Spirit Power of the sky and earth at this spiritualist stage." His eyes shone brightly as he said, "If I'm not wrong, Kaixuan is a natural Spirit Gatherer."

"Spirit Gatherer…" After being stunned for a moment, Rong Yiyao exclaimed joyfully, "Yes, yes, Kaixuan definitely has the gift of a Spirit Gatherer!"

Rong Kaixuan looked at them in confusion. He wondered what on earth this Spirit Gatherer thing was all about.

Rong Jiexuan quietly hummed to himself before asking, "Kaixuan, are you wondering what on earth we are talking about?"

Rong Kaixuan awkwardly smiled and replied, "Elder Jiexuan, it's true that I don't understand what's going on."

Rong Jiexuan laughed loudly and replied, "In this world, there are many cultivators, but cultivating martial arts is not the only path you can choose." He stroked his beard gently before stretching his hand out behind him. The intricately carved teapot next to his bamboo chair instantly flew over and landed neatly in Rong Jiexuan's hand.

Rong Kaixuan's eyes instantly lit up. He was envious that Rong Jiexuan could control the movement of something without touching it.

Rong Jiexuan smiled satisfactorily and said, "What I used just now wasn't true Qi but Spirit Power."

"Spirit Power? What's that?" Rong Kaixuan curiously asked.

"Spirit Power is a type of force in the world of cultivation. Hoho, this is a force that is harder to attain than true Qi," Rong Jiexuan proudly said. "Those who have Spirit Power are those who are truly powerful in this world."

Rong Yiyao laughed along with the elder and said, "Elder Jiexuan is right. For spiritualists like us, there are two types of Spirit Power. One is the Spirit Power that belongs to us, and the other type is the Spirit Power of the sky and earth, a Spirit Power that floats everywhere in the world around us."

Rong Kaixuan's heart trembled slightly as he said, "I get it. So, the cultivation of Spirit Power is to turn the Spirit Power of the sky and earth into our own Spirit Power."

"Ha-ha," Rong Jiexuan heartily laughed and said, "Young man, you are really a clever boy. That's right. The cultivation of spiritualists is exactly that, absorbing the Spirit Power of the sky and earth to turn it into our own Spirit Power. The fact that you could do this very easily is sufficient proof of how powerful your gift is."

Rong Kaixuan's eyes started to light up. He wasn't sure what he could use this Spirit Power for. If it were something that could make these powerful people in the family so excited, it had to be something that was of great benefit to him.

Rong Jiexuan thought about it for a while and said, "I've seen your gift, and you're more than able to be a Spirit Spellcaster. But your own body's Spirit Power can attract this much Spirit Power of the sky and earth. I've never seen anything like that." He paused for a moment before saying, "In my opinion, you probably do have the gift of a Spirit Gatherer."

Rong Kaixuan blinked a few times. He didn't understand the difference between a Spirit Gatherer and a Spirit Spellcaster. Even though he was curious, he didn't feel anything in particular. On the other hand, Rong Yiyao reacted completely differently. He raised his head with a start and excitedly asked, "Elder Jiexuan, does he really have the gift of a Spirit Gatherer?"

"Ha-ha!" Rong Jiexuan quietly laughed before replying, "Whether he has it or not, we just need to test it out." He took a mouthful of tea from the teapot in his hand. The hot tea swirled around his mouth. It was delicious. After a moment, he said, "Yiyao, go get the manual on the Art of Spirit Gathering from the Hall of Spiritualists."

Rong Yiyao was surprised. He quietly mumbled, "Elder Jiexuan, are you going to let him read the manual of the Art of Spirit Gathering already?"

Rong Jiexuan glared and him and said, "We don't have any Spirit Gatherers in the clan right now. If we don't let him read the manual, how on earth are we going to know if he has the gift of a Spirit Gatherer?"

Rong Yiyao could see where the Elder was coming from, but Rong Kaixuan had just discovered his gift to become a Spiritualist and didn't even have that much Spirit Power within his own body. Wasn't it a little too early to let him read manuals on the Art of Spirit Gathering?

Even though he had all these thoughts in his heart, none of it was revealed on his face.

He turned and left. Fifteen minutes later, he came rushing back with a book that was only about an inch thick.

"Kaixuan, take a look at this book and try to follow what it says." Rong Jiexuan passed the book directly to Rong Kaixuan.

Rong Kaixuan cautiously took the book from the elder as he nodded. He gently opened the book.

He was a little taken aback because he realized that even though this book was an inch thick, there was only one page in the entire book. The one page was completely blank.

Rong Yiyao could tell that Rong Kaixuan was completely confused, so he whispered, "Focus your energy and use Spirit Power to read it."

Rong Kaixuan was instantly enlightened. This manual required Spirit Power to read it.

He focused his energy. The force between his eyebrows instantly started moving.

This time, he didn't use the force that was within the little round ball in the middle. Instead, he tried to move the normal Spirit Power surrounding the little round ball, which had been transformed by the external Spirit Power of the sky and earth and was constantly being processed by the little round ball.

He was excited that this Qi flow didn't resist his will at all. He easily commanded it to enter the book in his hand.

The manual instantly lighted up. Rows of mysterious and unexplainable text started to float up from the blank page.

Rong Jiexuan and Rong Yiyao both started to look a little nervous. Their gazes became grim.

After a few moments, the glow around the manual slowly faded. The rows of strange text also slowly disappeared. The manual now looked like it had before. It was as if nothing had happened to it.

Rong Kaixuan's eyes were slightly closed. His breathing became heavier. It seemed as if he was still engrossed in the strange rows of text.

Rong Yiyao whispered, "Elder, what's your conclusion?"

Rong Jiexuan impatiently snorted, "How am I supposed to know? Tsk, I'm not a Spirit Gatherer, so I have no idea if he's learned anything from the manual."

Rong Yiyao quickly replied, "But Elder, you have great knowledge that surpasses anything that I know, so surely you can tell a thing or two about him, right?"

Rong Yiyao was very anxious because he knew what the existence of a Spirit Gatherer meant to the entire clan.

Rong Jiexuan chewed on it for a while before replying, "He doesn't have a lot of transformed Spirit Power within himself, but this Spirit Power has been able to resonate extremely well with the Spirit Power of the sky and earth. He has been able to attract huge amounts of it. Never mind that he is a young fellow who just discovered that he has Spirit Power, but even a Spiritualist Grandmaster might not have this level of gathering."

"Ooohh…"

Rong Yiyao gasped. He had never expected the elder to give Rong Kaixuan such a high rating.

If someone else had said those words, he might not have believed it. Since they came from this elder, he didn't question his words at all.

Rong Yiyao was one of the very few in the family who knew what Elder Jiexuan's real identity was.

It was even hard for an elder to witness a cultivator who had reached the Spiritualist Grandmaster stage.

"If this fellow still isn't a Spirit Gatherer with such a powerful gift, then I'd say the heavens are blind," Rong Jiexuan said with great confidence. "I'm quite sure he has learned something from this manual."

Rong Kaixuan finally opened his eyes as if to confirm what the elder had said.

There was a bright sparkle of joy in his eyes. As Rong Jiexuan had said earlier, he had seen something new in this manual. He felt like this manual had opened a large door in front of him and let him into a new and vast world.

Rong Jiexuan loudly laughed and asked, "Kaixuan, have you finished reading it?"

"Yes, I've finished reading it."

"That's great. Now, why don't you give it a shot?" Rong Jiexuan smiled happily. "This manual is about the technique of evoking Spirit Bodies. The most basic Spirit Body is a Spirit Body Fighter. Why don't you try it out?"

"Ahem, ahem."

Rong Yiyao suddenly started coughing.

Rong Jiexuan glared at him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Rong Yiyao had a bitter smile on his face as he whispered, "Elder, he's just learned about his Spirit Power and what it can do. Even if he's really gifted, I don't think he can evoke a Spirit Body at this stage. If he fails right at the start, I'm afraid that it will leave an emotional scar on him and might become difficult for him to overcome in the future."

Rong Yiyao was a Spirit Spellcaster and knew a lot about what Spirit Power could do.

Evoking Spirit Bodies was not a simple thing. Even if this boy had the gift of a Spirit Gatherer, it still required a long period of training before he could do something like that.

He had heard of people being able to evoke Spirit Body Fighters after just discovering their gift of becoming a spiritualist, but those people were just great legendary figures.

Rong Yiyao didn't think that his own clan would have someone like that.

Rong Jiexuan waved a hand and replied, "What do you know? I don't really expect him to evoke a Spirit Body. I just want him to try evocation. Once I've seen the process, I'll know whether he has the gift of a Spirit Gatherer."

Rong Yiyao finally understood. He awkwardly smiled as he moved to the side. He inwardly whined, Why didn't the old man say so earlier?

Rong Jiexuan turned and smiled gently. "Alright now, my good boy, don't be too nervous. It's quite difficult to evoke a Spirit Body Fighter. I just want to see if you have a talent in this area…" He suddenly stopped talking halfway through his sentence. His eyelids started wildly blinking.

Pak! There was a soft sound of something breaking. He gripped his favorite teapot so hard that it broke in his hands. The scalding hot tea spilled all over his hand, but Rong Jiexuan felt none of it.

His eyes were staring straight at the young man in front of him. A human-shaped Spirit Body quickly started forming from nothing in front of Rong Kaixuan.

There was nothing that blocked it or caused this process to pause. It was so natural that it was like water flowing down a channel.