19: Ray Snake Dance

After getting the results, Lin Xiu went straight back to find his mentor.

“Wind and lightning dual attributes?” Huo Lan was surprised for a moment. Having either of these two attributes was already very good, but Lin Xiu actually had both.

He felt a little envious, “I Cultivate wind attribute. If you want to Cultivate wind attribute, then I have a Profound High-Rank Cultivation Technique I can give you.”

“If you want to primarily Cultivate lightning attribute, I only have a Mystic Low-Rank Skill.”

Cultivation Techniques were very difficult to obtain. Although Huo Lan was an academy teacher, he had only collected a few over many years.

“Teacher, isn’t there a Cultivation Technique that allows simultaneous Cultivation of both wind and lightning attributes?” Lin Xiu listened very carefully and immediately noticed the details in Huo Lan’s words.

“Simultaneous dual Cultivation places higher demands on Fighting Qi, and Cultivation Techniques for dual Cultivation are not common.”

Huo Lan seemed to have anticipated Lin Xiu’s question, his expression unchanged, “As far as I know, Cultivation Techniques for simultaneous wind and lightning dual Cultivation are mostly found in the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.”

The Wind and Thunder Pavilion was a power in the Central Plains, one of the Four Pavilions. The Three Thousand Lightning Movement was one of their secret skills.

Lin Xiu had seen the plot, so he had some impression of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.

“Teacher, please give me both Cultivation Techniques.” Lin Xiu was not giving up; he planned to research it himself.

Anyway, with the System panel in hand, he might be able to figure it out.

“You treat Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques like cabbages? You want both?” Huo Lan was startled. He had only collected a few over these years, they were very precious.

“I have to choose one?” Lin Xiu was stunned.

Huo Lan nodded, “Cultivation Technique replication is very troublesome. You can only choose one. I also need to invest in other people.”

His frankness left Lin Xiu a bit bewildered.

The Inner Academy assessment was only once a year, with thousands of people competing for the top fifty spots.

And what Huo Lan wanted was one of the top five spots.

This was extremely difficult, and he couldn’t put all his hopes on one person.

Huo Lan’s other intention in telling Lin Xiu frankly was to give him some pressure.

If he had to choose one… it meant giving up one attribute.

If he didn’t have the System panel, he would have accepted it, but how could he now that he had a cheat?

“I want the lightning attribute Cultivation Technique.” Lin Xiu made his decision.

“Are you sure? Thunder Serpent Dance is only Mystic Low-Rank.”

Hearing Lin Xiu’s reply, Huo Lan instead tried to persuade him, “Lightning attribute combat power is indeed higher than wind attribute, but there’s a big difference between a Mystic Low-Rank Skill and a High-Level Xuan Rank Cultivation Method. Why don’t you reconsider?”

“No need, Teacher. I want Thunder Serpent Dance.” Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xiu’s attitude was very firm.

A flash of light passed over his ring, and a silver scroll appeared in Huo Lan’s palm.

As he handed it to Lin Xiu, he couldn’t help but confirm again, “Are you really not reconsidering?”

“No reconsideration.” After taking the Thunder Serpent Dance, Lin Xiu turned to ask about another matter.

He looked at Huo Lan, “Teacher, where do new students get Cultivation Techniques upon enrollment?”

“After the test, you can enter the Library. There are Cultivation Techniques inside, and each Cultivation Technique has a corresponding barrier. The higher the Cultivation Technique’s Rank, the thicker the barrier.” When suddenly asked this, Huo Lan answered truthfully.

“Thank you, Teacher.” Lin Xiu got the information he wanted and left with the Cultivation Technique.

After Lin Xiu’s back disappeared, Huo Lan suddenly realized, “This guy isn’t planning to find a wind attribute Cultivation Technique from the Library, is he?”

Thinking this, Huo Lan’s expression couldn’t help but show some worry.

Two attributes could exist within the body, but to Cultivate both simultaneously required an extremely high degree of Fusion between Cultivation Techniques.

Sometimes, if Cultivation Techniques were incompatible, rashly Cultivating two attributes could very likely cause self-injury.

Furthermore, Cultivating two attributes simultaneously demanded a lot from Fighting Qi and was very time-consuming.

“Lin Xiu definitely hadn’t systematically understood this before, so he probably doesn’t know the relationship involved.”

Sighing, Huo Lan didn’t choose to chase after him, “Forget it. When he hits a wall in Cultivation, I’ll let him switch to Wind Howl.”

Wind Howl was the High-Level Xuan Rank Cultivation Method he was currently Cultivating. He understood the Cultivation Technique’s operational routes very well, so teaching it to Lin Xiu was no problem.

It was just a pity about Thunder Serpent Dance… Lin Xiu went straight back to his dorm, opened the scroll, and injected Fighting Qi into it. A large amount of text floated out and entered his mind.

A large amount of information flashed through his mind, passages of text, accompanied by Cultivation routes.

【Ability: Thunder Serpent Dance Lv1 (0/100)】

“Basic Qi Refining is gone. Fortunately, I didn’t use attribute points to upgrade it before.”

Lin Xiu quickly noticed the abnormality on the System panel and felt a wave of relief.

“I’m not in a hurry to Cultivate yet. I’ll wait until I get another Mystic Low-Rank wind attribute Cultivation Technique and try to see if they can Fuse.”

“The Yellow Rank Low-Rank Fighting Skill’s upper limit is Lv4. It needs to reach the upper limit to Fuse. If a Mystic Low-Rank wants to Fuse, its Rank needs to be raised to 7. One Cultivation Technique needs 6 attribute points, two need 12, and Fusion needs 1, which is just right.”

The attribute points Lin Xiu had saved earlier now came into play perfectly.

As the Library required entry in batches, Lin Xiu waited two days until it was his dorm’s turn.

During this time, Lin Xiu wasn’t idle. He visited the Mission Hall several times and accepted a few missions.

These missions were not difficult, and the corresponding rewards were not substantial.

Among them, there was a long-term mission: helping an Elder fish by a lake.

The lake was located northwest of the academy, a relatively remote and quiet place, with hardly anyone around.

Lin Xiu, who was Cultivating low-Rank Fighting Skills, happened to need a quiet environment, so he accepted this mission.

“So excited, we can finally go to the Library!”

“I heard someone got a Mystic Low-Rank Skill in there. Outside, such a Cultivation Technique would cost at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins.”

“I must get one, otherwise I’ll feel like I’m losing hundreds of thousands of gold coins.”

Walking on the road, many people looked excited, discussing in low voices with their roommates.

“Xiao Ning, why are you also going to the Library? Your Xiao Family is a big Family in Wutan City. You shouldn’t lack Mystic Low-Rank Cultivation Techniques.” A roommate’s question reached Lin Xiu’s ears, and he looked at Xiao Ning, who had a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Ever since the Te Lan City and Wutan City teams merged, Xiao Ning often talked about how his Xiao Family was in Wutan City.

Some people who were originally from Wutan City greatly admired Xiao Ning.

They all thought Xiao Ning had Cultivation Techniques, being from a big Family after all.

“Cultivation Techniques are not lacking, but since I’m already at the academy, there’s no harm in going to check it out.” Xiao Ning smiled unnaturally.

His Xiao Family indeed had Profound Rank Intermediate Cultivation Techniques, but those were only for the Clan Chief to Cultivate.

He had only received a Yellow Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique at home before.

“Once I enter the Library, I’ll distance myself from them and try to get a Mystic Low-Rank Skill for myself.” Xiao Ning secretly thought.

“It seems that to obtain Cultivation Techniques in the Library, you need to break through barriers.” Someone turned to look at Lin Xiu, “Brother Xiu, can you help us then?”

“Sure, we’re all roommates.” Lin Xiu readily agreed. Everyone lived together, so there was no need to make things too awkward.

Moreover, only Xiao Ning in the dorm was targeting him. After sparring a while ago, Xiao Ning had lost his temper.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu looked at Xiao Ning, “What about you? Do you need help then?”

He had gained a lot of experience from Xiao Ning before, so he decided it was time to repay him a bit, so he could continue to gain experience in the future.

“No need, I’m just going to look around.” Xiao Ning emphasized again.