After a while, the two of them walked over to Yong Shanling with smiles on their faces. Seeing them still smiling, Yong Shanling got even angrier. She turned her back to them with a straight face.
"I already have Uncle Shu in my heart. There's no room for anyone else."
"How pitiful, Gu Li."
"Yeah, he's been abandoned again."
"Vows of eternal love are indeed all lies."
The voices resounded in Yong Shanling's mind again, and her face darkened involuntarily.
"Who on earth are you? What's the relationship between Gu Li and me? Don't always appear out of the blue and then leave silently. Speak up!"
Hearing her words, the voices in her mind disappeared again. Just when she was about to give up, a voice came out.
"You two are inseparable. You... will never be able to get rid of him."
"So, who on earth is he..."
"Sister Shanling, what's wrong?" Liu Ming looked at her strangely. It seemed as if she had been talking to the air just now. When Liu Ming just put her hand on her shoulder, she stood up reflexively.
Her face was a bit pale. Realizing her impropriety just now, she sat down again and replied to Liu Ming with a smile.
"It's nothing. Maybe I didn't rest well. I'm just not in the right state."
"Miss Yong, I've brought Miss Wu here."
The butler led Wu Na over. Wu Na looked at the three of them. She hadn't met the other two before, so she felt even more uncomfortable. She walked up to Yong Shanling and said timidly,
"Hello, everyone. I'm Wu Na."
Qing Yuan was lying on a rocking chair, looking at Yong Shanling. "Who's this little sister of yours?"
"I'm teaching her to cultivate her spiritual power. But her spiritual root hasn't been cleansed yet, so..."
Then Yong Shanling looked at Wu Na. "You need to take the Spiritual Cleansing Pill now to cleanse your spiritual root before you can start your cultivation."
Suddenly, she closed her eyes and chanted a spell. The original green lawn turned into a spiritual pool, and Wu Na's clothes changed into a bathrobe. Qing Yuan pulled Liu Ming to a more distant spiritual pool so as not to disturb them.
Yong Shanling handed the pill to Wu Na. Looking at the pill in her hand, Wu Na felt inexplicably nervous. Her hands and feet began to sweat, and she forgot what to do next.
"Relax. Although it will be extremely painful after you take the pill, you'll find yourself different in a flash. The spiritual pool can also reduce your pain and make the burden a bit lighter."
Wu Na nodded stiffly. She sat into the spiritual pool, closed her eyes, put the pill into her mouth and swallowed it. She thought the pain would immediately overwhelm her, but it didn't. She looked at Yong Shanling tentatively, and Yong Shanling smiled back to ease her nervousness.
Suddenly, a look of pain flashed across her face. Her eyebrows frowned slightly, and her face had already lost all color. A soft groan came from her throat. She tried her best not to be too nervous.
She gently rubbed her abdomen to relieve the pain, but her abdomen felt as if it was being torn apart. She could hardly hold on any longer and let out a scream.
Sweat broke out on her palms and forehead. Her body was shaking constantly. For a moment, she didn't even have the strength to speak. Although Yong Shanling felt a bit heart - ache, there was nothing she could do. After all, this was an essential step for an ordinary person to become a cultivator.
Maybe because of the excessive pain, Wu Na's face was as pale as a sheet. Big beads of sweat soaked her hair, making her look a bit disheveled.
Her hands were tightly clasped together. Even when her fingernails dug into her skin, she didn't feel any pain. After a while, Wu Na fainted because she couldn't bear the pain.
Yong Shanling looked at Wu Na who had fainted in the spiritual pool helplessly. She withdrew the barrier. Qing Yuan and Liu Ming, who had been frolicking in the spiritual pool, suddenly fell onto the lawn, which made them both feel a sharp pain.
"Shanling, you should at least say something before you withdraw the barrier. I feel like my butt isn't mine anymore."
As Qing Yuan was speaking, suddenly her ear hurt. She was about to curse, but when she looked up, she saw Qing Sui smiling at her.
"I was wondering where you'd gone. So you ran out to play. No wonder I couldn't find you hiding in the barrier."
Qing Yuan cast a spell to change her clothes and hid behind Liu Ming, looking at Qing Sui.
"I didn't run out to play. I just wanted to see how things were going since someone was going to become a cultivator. If Shanling couldn't handle it, I could step in, couldn't I?"
Qing Sui looked at Yong Shanling half - doubtfully. "Is what she said true?"
"I did need some help. Although I don't know what she was doing here."
Yong Shanling looked at Qing Yuan with a mischievous smile and taunted her telepathically.
"For talking nonsense about me just now."
"You!"
"What do you mean by 'you'! You're not a kid anymore. You should focus on your cultivation instead of just thinking about playing all day long. I really don't know what to say about you."
"Um, did I faint just now?"
Wu Na, who was lying on the ground, rubbed her still - aching head and looked at Yong Shanling in confusion.
Yong Shanling smiled and reached out her hand to Wu Na who was lying on the ground. Maybe because of the direct sunlight, it was a bit hard to see Yong Shanling's face clearly. Wu Na averted her eyes and took her hand.
She almost fell again before she could stand still. Leaning on Yong Shanling, she felt something different about her body when she regained her senses. She felt lighter, her skin was smoother, her pupils were more lively, as if there was endless energy in her body.
"It's true! I feel completely different." Wu Na turned around a few times and looked at Yong Shanling in surprise. Not only did she feel lighter, but her voice also seemed to be clearer and more melodious.
Yong Shanling turned to look at Qing Yuan who was still being lectured and nodded. "It's your turn."
Qing Yuan was taken aback. She didn't understand what she meant. But she couldn't stand Qing Sui's gaze, so she ran over to Yong Shanling.
"What's up?"
"Turn into a puddle of water on the ground."
Hearing her words, Qing Yuan couldn't help rolling her eyes. It sounded like a joke to her.
"Are you kidding me? You want me to turn into a puddle of water. Can't you do it yourself?"
Yong Shanling pointed at Qing Sui who was staring at them. Qing Yuan turned around and met Qing Sui's eyes. Finally, she turned back, glared at Yong Shanling, and a puddle of water appeared on the ground.
Then, Yong Shanling took out a cup and put it on the ground. She looked at Wu Na. "Your task today is to pour the water on the ground into this cup, and you should be able to do it at any time, not just by luck once."
Wu Na swallowed hard and looked at the water on the ground nervously. She stared at it for a while, but nothing happened. Yong Shanling looked at her speechlessly. "Slowly reach out your hand and try to control it with your mind."
"Ah."
Wu Na took a deep breath and slowly reached out her hand as she was told. She started to try. Suddenly, one or two water droplets floated up. Wu Na's face lit up. Just when she thought she was going to succeed, the water droplets fell back down.
Yong Shanling comforted her. "It's okay. Take your time. Every beginning is difficult."