C115 The Calm Grey Valley(part Ii)

"Why should I be unhappy?" Pearl shot him a glance, "In this world, you have to be happy all the time!"

"However, big sister Ye Ling is not as happy as you."

Pearl hurriedly put away her smile and covered Loke's mouth, "Miss has too many things to worry about, how could you and I understand?"

She had nothing since she was young, so she did not know the pain of loss, allowing her to live happily one day at a time. However, Miss was different, she was born with a noble status, and she also possessed the Golden Phoenix Body.

However, she didn't know that this young miss was no longer the original young miss. She had to bear the grudge of two lifetimes, and Zi Ling wasn't as weak as she thought. The reason why she didn't laugh was because she had been cultivating for too long and didn't want to be involved with too many people.

Afterwards, Pearl and the Elves enjoyed each other's company very much. Pearl would bring back all kinds of delicious berries every day to give to Violet Silk.

Although Zi Ling rarely showed her face, she gave the Elves a lot of hope, especially for those like Rio.

At that moment, Zi Ling was in the tree hole at the top of Loke's house, concocting a normal Pei-Yuan Dan. She sorted out the spiritual herbs that the elves had sent over and placed the useful ones in a pile. The useless ones were left behind by Loke to exchange for the berries.

There were two reasons why she did not hesitate to waste her cultivation time to help the Elves refine the Essence Nurturing Pills. The first was because she had offended the Ye Family, one of the Five Great Families of the human race. Therefore, she was willing to give these grateful fairies some favors. Perhaps, she might need them to repay her in the future.

Secondly, for the sake of Loke's cultivation, there was no longer much use for Pearl, Shadow Devil and Tiger Arrow Tail Tiger with their current abilities. Building Foundation Pills were what they needed, but the ingredients needed were much more valuable than the Pei-Yuan Pills, and the rate of success was much lower, so the amount of Building Foundation Pills she could give them was limited. Loke was different. If he practiced Qi and entered his body, with the help of the Basic Medicinal Pills, he could improve very quickly.

She spent the whole morning concocting ten batches of Pei-Yuan Dan Beads, over a thousand of them. Putting away the pills properly, this would be sufficient for him to use in a short period of time.

"Pearl, call Roarke."

Pearl, who was cultivating in the hollow of the tree, answered and went to the village to look for Locke.

"Locke, Miss is looking for you. Come with me."

As Locke was helping one of the elves carry the log, Pearl came over, smiled at the elf, and at the same time helped to carry a large piece of wood easily into his house.

"Human, thank you. You can take these berries back with you to eat." The elf hurriedly brought the berries from home to Pearl.

Pearl smiled and waved her hand, "No need, Roarke has a lot of them, thank you." After saying that, he pulled Loke to his side, "Alright, hurry up and come back with me."

As the Elf and the man walked back, Loke raised his head and asked Zhu'er, "What is Sister Ye Ling looking for me for?"

"Maybe it's a good thing." Pearl liked to touch the top of Roark's head. She knew that the Lady had said she would let Roark practice.

The two of them quickly returned to the tree hole. The Arrow Tailed Tiger lazily basked in the sunlight as it laid on the huge tree trunk. Locke climbed nimbly to the top of the tree hole, and Pearl followed.

"You're here?" Zi Ling was sitting cross-legged on the ground. She didn't even raise her eyes as if she was cultivating.

Loke took a few steps forward. "Mm. Sister Ye Ling, why did you call me back?"

At this moment, Zi Ling took a deep breath, relaxed her entire body, and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Ke Luo Ke Luo, then looked at Zhu Er and said, "Keep these Pei-Yuan pills properly. This bottle is Foundation Establishment Pills, take them and consume them." Zi Ling explained to Zhu'er.

Pearl was already used to these pills, so she put them away as instructed by the little miss. Seeing that the little miss intended to guide Loke, she felt very happy for Loke. She patted his head and said to the purple silk, "Then I'll head down first. Please call me if you need anything."

Zi Ling lightly nodded her head and waited for Zhu'er to leave before shifting her gaze to Loke. Loke was currently staring at her with a pair of clear green eyes filled with curiosity.

She smiled. "Do you still remember that I said you could cultivate?"

Hearing this, Loke's eyes lit up and he hurriedly nodded. "You can start cultivating now?"

"Yes, sit down." Zi Ling gestured for him to sit in front of her.

Loke obediently sat down next to the purple silk. He stared at the purple silk anxiously, as if he wanted to cultivate as soon as possible. He had once seen a Xuan Wu being able to easily kill a magical beast that he saw as life-threatening. From now on, the Xuan Wu Realm was a sacred existence in his heart. If he could become a Xuan Wu Realm warrior, then he would be able to eat a lot of meat.

Although the elves loved to eat berries, they could eat other things. However, many of them were just ordinary Elves; there was no way for them to hunt magical beasts. Thus, they could only rely on berries to survive. Even a Black Tortoise like Rio could only occasionally hunt a low-level magic beast when they were lucky. This was also the time when Loke would be the happiest because as long as the village elves caught a magic beast, they would always invite all the elves to eat it.

Zi Ling didn't know that Loke's small heart was filled with desire to become a Black Tortoise, and she also didn't know that he only wanted to eat meat to become a Black Tortoise.

"You must remember every word I say, and I want you to swear not to tell any elves or humans what I teach you."

Locke blinked as if he didn't understand. "Can't even tell Papparrick?"

Zi Ling nodded, "No Elf is allowed to tell you. Your body is very special. Grandfather Paparek must have told you that you are unable to become a Black Tortoise. A secret technique like mine can allow you to cultivate, but it is still a mystery of my family.

After listening to Violet Ling's explanation, Loke seemed to understand. He hurriedly nodded solemnly. "Elder sister, don't worry. I won't tell anyone."

"Swear!"

"Please bear witness for me to the Moon God. If I tell the third person or fairy of Sister Violet's words, disaster will befall me!" He solemnly finished his words as he stared at Zi Ling with an intense gaze, as if he was extremely eager to learn cultivation from her.

Zi Ling saw that he had sworn according to her request, so she nodded. "Alright, listen to me carefully …"

Zi Ling recounted her experiences in cultivation over the years. As Loke listened, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, filled with the desire to learn.

"According to what I've said, you must not be in a hurry to learn martial arts. You must take one step at a time. If you feel a qi flow rotating in your body, come and tell me."

Violet Ribbon carefully explained the important details to Loke, and Loke also asked about the things he didn't understand. Through the way they answered it, Violet noticed that Loke was not only talented, but also extremely intelligent. After an entire afternoon, Loke had already understood all the important points of cultivation.

"Elder sister Ye Ling, will I be able to cultivate now?" said Locke, looking at her.

Zi Ling gently nodded, "You can try."

Loke quickly closed his eyes and used the method Violet Ling told him to sense the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations.

He carefully probed around for a while, but he couldn't find any trace of spiritual energy at all. But Locke was tough, and if he couldn't handle it for a while, he would stay there for a few more hours. He sat there for a full two hours, not bothered by the boredom.

The purple silk had been sitting across from Loke the entire time. At the same time that Loke sensed the fluctuations of the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, she was also cultivating. Slowly, she opened her eyes. At this moment, the starlight scattered into the cave from the trees above.

The starlight fell on Locke's face, covering it with a layer of radiance.

Zi Ling also did not expect that Loke, who had attempted cultivation for the first time, would be able to endure such a boring process. He actually did not move at all for an entire hour.

She looked at Roarke and suddenly saw herself. When she was taken back to the Mystic Mist sect, she was still lively and active. Within the time it took for an incense stick to burn, she had already opened her eyes and was looking around wildly.

Compared to the Roarke in front of her, her patience back then really wasn't the least bit lacking.

"Found it, found it!" Locke suddenly cried out in excitement. His eyes, which had been closed, snapped open, and he reached forward as if to grab something.

When he opened his palm and realized that there was nothing in it, a confused expression appeared on his face. He looked at the purple silk and slowly became disappointed, "Big sister, I felt the thing you said, but I can't grab it."

Loke slowly lowered his head, not daring to face the purple silk. Was he stupid enough to fail?

Zi Ling looked at his appearance and chuckled. "You've already done very well. Back then, when I first started cultivating, I didn't even feel a trace of Spiritual Qi. Yet, you were able to sense it just by sitting there for two hours."

"Really?" After receiving the purple silk's approval, the disappointment on Loke's face was swept away and was replaced with excitement. His green eyes firmly locked onto the purple silk as he said, "Elder sister, tell me a few more things about your cultivation."

The matter of her cultivation? How could he finish telling his hundred years of experience? But when he recalled that hundred years of time, he felt that it was extremely short. It was so short that there was almost nothing worth recalling.

"Cultivation is very boring, there is nothing to talk about." Remember, you can feel the spiritual energy right now, so continue to feel it this way until you can see it with your eyes and touch it with your hands. "

"Then, if I were to see it with my eyes and touch it with my hands, would I become a Black Tortoise?" asked Locke curiously.

"Use your eyes to see. After touching it with your hand, you will be able to start training your Qi and enter the world."

Loke shouted happily, "That's great! I will soon become a Black Tortoise."

Seeing him like this, Zi Ling calmly replied, "I forgot to tell you, if you follow my instructions, you won't be cultivating Xuan Energy, but spirit energy. So you won't become a Xuan Wu Realm cultivator, but a cultivator."

"Can't become a Xuan Wu?" Locke's expression fell.