Lu Jing did not tell Xia Huai the detailed process of building the foundation because it was difficult for him to explain why he swallowed the drop of Tianshengshui immediately after Xiao Bi.
Fortunately, Xia Huai did not continue to ask. She was just sincerely happy for Lu Jing. She even planned to go to the restaurant to buy a few jars of wine, cook some side dishes herself, and celebrate with Lu Jing.
It's a pity that Lu Jing's interest doesn't seem to be very high, which also makes Xia Huai secretly admire that most people go from being unable to practice to successfully building a foundation, and their emotions will rise and fall accordingly.
However, Lu Jing didn't show too much frustration when he found out that he couldn't cultivate his secret power. Now that he unexpectedly embarked on the path of cultivation, he also didn't feel the ecstasy of gaining power.
Xia Huai has never seen this kind of state of mind and determination in another person.
She even saw a hint of worry in Lu Jing's eyes, so she comforted her, "Don't worry, you haven't fallen behind in homework during this period. You can still catch up if you start studying now. Besides, I can do it too." Help you with tutoring, by the way...you haven't taken the test after completing the foundation building, right?"
Lu Jing knew that Xia Huai might have misunderstood something, but he really needed to make up for something now, so he did not refuse Xia Huai's proposal. He followed the girl's words and asked, "What test?"
"After foundation building, the academy will check each student's foundation building results."
"Xiao Bi? I participated, uh... even though I hadn't built the foundation yet."
"Of course Xiaobi is also a test, but there is a more intuitive way to judge the strength of the secret cauldron."
As Xia Huai spoke, he returned to the house and took out a talisman, handed it to Lu Jing's hand, and then taught Lu Jing a spell.
As a result, Lu Jing was a little embarrassed and said, "I don't have any secret power in Niwan Palace now."
"No secret power at all?"
"Not at all."
"It doesn't matter, then you hold that talisman and wait until you have the secret power to test again." Xia Huai said, "I will tell you the evaluation criteria first. When you chant the spell, the talisman in your hand will also start to burn. , the shorter the burning time, the stronger your secret cauldron is.
"One cup of tea that has been burned is Grade A, two cups of tea is Grade B, half an hour is Grade C, and any longer time is Grade D. The stronger the secret cauldron, the faster you can absorb the secret power from heaven and earth. The smaller the consumption of secret power when casting a spell, the faster your Niwan Palace will expand."
Lu Jing originally thought that he had just passed through the gate of hell and no bad news could scare him anymore, but he still shuddered involuntarily when he heard Xia Huai's words.
Among them, Lu Jing didn't care about the speed of absorbing secret power from heaven and earth, because he didn't know if it was caused by the bug. Whether it was internal power or secret power cultivation, it had been repeatedly confirmed that he could not absorb anything from this world. .
But the latter two characteristics made Lu Jing couldn't help but tremble.
It is not a good thing for him to consume a small amount of secret power when casting a spell. This means that he needs to spend more effort to clear out the secret power in his upper Dantian.
The expansion of Niwan Palace was even more terrifying. Just hearing these five words reminded Lu Jing of his previous nightmare of acupuncture.
Why did it go even further this time, changing from manual to automatic?
Lu Jing quickly asked Xia Huai, "Will Niwan Palace grow bigger on its own?"
"Of course, this is also the most important goal of our practice," Xia Huai said. "There are nine palaces on the head. Niwan Palace is the place where the gods are hidden. It is also the starting point of our practice. With the expansion of Niwan Palace, we can gradually connect By lighting up the other eight palaces, for every additional temple that is lit up, we can practice one more magical power, and at the same time, we can have one more place to store secret power."
"So every time a palace is opened, it is a qualitative leap in terms of the monk's strength. Of course, this does not mean that people with more palaces are definitely better than those with fewer palaces. After all, there are factors to be considered when you really get it. There are many things, such as the strength of martial arts, the spells each is good at, different formations, etc... which may affect the outcome of the battle.
"But in general, having more palaces will definitely give you an advantage. The one with the highest cultivation level among Si Tianjian today is Su Tixue. He is over 100 years old and is a Sixth Palace monk, and the next one is Guo Shaojian. He is a fifth-gong monk, and Huang Jianyuan is slightly worse, a fourth-gong monk. Most of the professors in the academy are third-gong monks, and a few are fourth-gong monks. As for those reclusive seniors, it’s hard to say.”
Xia Huai did some research on Lu Jing, the academy's first secret power, the illiterate sect, about the realm of cultivation and the strength of the people in the academy.
Lu Jing, on the other hand, didn't know what to say anymore. Instead, he saw a magnificent sight of cultivation that another person might see here.
But in Lu Jing's view, the so-called Nine Palaces are simply nine life-threatening talismans!
He had just established the foundation and opened the Niwan Palace and already experienced a life and death disaster. If it weren't for Chi, a weapon-refining madman, who looked at him differently because of stainless steel and was willing to sell him the flying sword in his hand at a discount, and also allowed him to make it. After marrying Bai Tiao, and he happened to have learned a set of sword-control techniques, Lu Jing estimated that his cultivation path had already gone from the beginning to the grave.
As a result, now that Xia Huai told him that this was just the beginning, and there were eight palaces waiting for him later, Lu Jing felt that his eyesight went dark.
Even some of the questions he had originally prepared could not be asked, because Lu Jing was afraid that he would ask some new questions.
However, he finally made an agreement with Xia Huai to come to her place to make up lessons every midnight.
A handful of lake light is obviously not enough to solve the dilemma he faces. No matter what, he needs to have enough understanding of the secret power to find more ways to deal with it.
Lu Jing returned to his residence with a heavy heart. He was not in the mood to cook. He found something to fill his stomach. After that, he slept for about an hour and a half, and was soon awakened by a new wave of secret power. .
When Lu Jing saw this, he didn't hesitate and decisively took out the talisman Xia Huai gave him.
In fact, he already had some bad premonitions in his heart. Lu Jing compared his foundation building process with what Xia Huai said and felt that his secret cauldron was not much weaker.
And this was why he felt so desperate after hearing Xia Huai talk about the function of the secret cauldron.
But later, Lu Jing found that he had underestimated the seriousness of the problem. When he finished reciting the last word of the spell, he saw that the talisman in his hand suddenly ignited without fire, and the burning speed was extremely fast.
In less than a breath, it was completely burned. If it weren't for the ashes floating in the air, Lu Jing would have even doubted whether he had ever clicked on the talisman.
