Ever since the appearance of the grass demon Yingying, Xu Hang felt that the noise in the Green Bird House had increased a lot.
Guarding the enchantment was extremely boring, and the people in the shrine could only come a few times a month.
Now that there was such a commotion, he felt unexpectedly warm.
Every day, he would patrol the barrier with Master Hideki.
He found that Master Hideki was becoming more and more enthusiastic towards him, and he was no longer as serious and rigid as when he first arrived.
He took the initiative to teach Xu Hang a lot of combat skills related to Onmyoji, and once asked the Spirit-branded Retainer One-eyed Monk to practice with Xu Hang.
However, he did not think much of it.
Unexpectedly, during the first trial.
Yingying beat the one-eyed monk for a long time, but the little monk was unmoved. He only used a small stone to hit Yingying to the ground.
Then, another stone flew over and Xu Hang was also knocked down.
Seeing this, Master Hideki walked over to help him up and told him that the one-eyed monk was a 6-star Spirit-branded Retainer.
Moreover, he was the only one who survived the great tribulation.
At this moment, Xu Hang mustered up the courage to ask the reason.
Master Hideki remained silent for a while after hearing Xu Hang's question.
Finally, he sighed and slowly told the truth.
It turned out that a hundred years ago, a mysterious person had broken the seal of the array, causing countless demons and ghosts to flee to the human world.
Abbot Liang led Master Hideki and many Yin-Yang Masters and Spirit Martial Masters into battle. They fought for several years before they could seal these demons again.
In the battle, Master Hideki's five Spirit-branded Retainers died one after another, and he himself almost died in battle.
Fortunately, the last Spirit-branded Retainer, the one-eyed monk, had extremely high defense and survived under his cover.
Yingying cried as she listened. Xu Hang remained silent, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He knew that most Spirit-branded Retainers were demons and were more like the weapons of war for Onmyoji.
However, even the closest relatives and friends who had accompanied him for hundreds of years were only so-so!
Master Hideki said after a while.
"When you have the time, practice with this little monk. There will be a test for the new students three years later.”
"Test?"
"Yes, there is a test three years after the new apprentice enters. Firstly, it is to test the progress of the new apprentice, and secondly, it is to test the teacher's teaching.”
"Then how is it tested?"
"At that time, the abbot will invite the mighty figures of a few families to open the secret realm of the shrine together.”
"Shrine secret realm?"
"A thousand years ago, a few mighty figures opened up an independent space together. There are a total of five floors, and there are guards formed by the spiritual energy of the mighty figures. Each guard had a spirit stone on them. Those who obtained more than 30 spirit stones within two hours would be considered qualified. The top three who obtained the most would receive additional rewards.”
"Then isn't this very unfair to them?”
"Unfair?" Master Hideki looked at Xu Hang in astonishment.
"That's right. Yin-Yang Masters have Spirit-branded Retainers, so they can collect more spirit stones.”
"Silly child, Yin-Yang Masters can only learn how to control objects and attack within three years. Only those who are talented and intelligent can break through to the second rank. Coupled with the support of their families, they can only subdue shikigami.”
"Even a genius like Ampere Qingming, it is said that she only managed to subdue the SSR-level demon Baizang Master with the help of her family.”
"Most Yin-Yang Masters would only have one or two R-class Spirit-branded Retainers in their lifetime.”
"I'm not like you. I don't know how you managed to get an R-class Spirit-branded Retainer at rank two!”
Xu Hang smiled awkwardly and continued to listen to Master Hideki.
"Without the support of a clan or sect, it will be harder and harder for you to move forward. "Sigh," Master Hideki sighed. Xu Hang guessed that Master Hideki was thinking about his situation, so he didn't disturb him.
"Can I not participate?" Xu Hang was worried that an innocent man would be punished if he held a treasure. If he showed his face in public before he had enough strength, he was afraid that it would only increase his troubles.
"That won't do. Abstaining is the same as failing. You'll be expelled from the shrine.”
"What about the reward for passing the test?"
"Those who pass can go to the Treasure Pavilion and choose a cultivation technique. The rewards for the top three would be better. Other than cultivation techniques, they could also obtain magic treasures.”
"Is there anything good in the Treasure Pavilion?"
"Other than cultivation techniques, there are also materials that can help the Spirit-branded Retainer awaken.”
"Awakened? emm... That's fine." Xu Hang muttered to himself.
Cultivation techniques did not matter. With the sign-in system, there was nothing.
It was just that he had ready-made awakening materials, which saved him a lot of effort.
If he could sign in to the Treasure Pavilion and the Secret Realm, there might be even greater surprises.
He could go and take a look.
After thinking about it, Xu Hang took Yingying back to the bedroom.
He took out the Divination Heavenly Book from his space, hoping to find a way to help his Spirit-branded Retainer improve his cultivation.
"Hahaha, I found it!" Xu Hang slapped his thigh, scaring Yingying who was dozing off next to him.
"What what what!" Yingying tilted her head and asked sleepily.
"You'll know later! Rest first, I'll be right back." After saying that, Xu Hang went to the warehouse alone to prepare the materials for the spell.
That night, Xu Hang brought Ying Ying to the forest.
He placed a few talismans around the sealed well and then carved a formation in the place where he usually meditated.
"It's done." After carving the formation, Xu Hang stood up and flicked the dust away.
"Daddy, what is this!" Yingying grabbed Xu Hang's clothes and asked out of habit.
"Call me brother!" Xu Hang tapped her head with his index finger.
"It hurts, sob"
"Daddy is bullying me, sob"
Yingying covered her face with both hands as tears streamed down her face.
"Alright, alright, don't cry. I'll buy you copper gongs and grilled octopus tomorrow.”
"Good! Good! Good!" Yingying let go of her face. She was still crying a second ago, but when she heard that there was food, she smiled happily.
That smug look made Xu Hang so angry that he didn't know where he learned it.
"Stop fooling around! Come, stand in this formation." Xu Hang pulled Yingying into the formation.
"Don't move! Move again! I won't buy it for you tomorrow!" Worried that the girl would run around and affect her spellcasting, Xu Hang quickly used food to scare her.
"Oh, okay." Yingying pouted her little mouth, looking aggrieved.
Xu Hang pretended not to see it and returned to the sealed well. He quickly formed a seal with his hands and injected a stream of pure spiritual energy into several talismans. After the talismans lit up, they instantly pierced into the ground.
The magic formation under Yingying's feet emitted a white light that enveloped her.
"Hey, daddy, no, no, brother. She felt that her whole body was filled with an incredible power. Yingying felt a special energy in the magic circle that was watering her.
"Don't move! This was the Spirit-Gathering Formation, the Earth Surging Golden Lotus, recorded in the Divination Heavenly Book. It can refine the demonic qi near the sealing well into spiritual qi to assist your cultivation.”
"Sit down obediently and try to plant your roots into the formation.”
Yingying was obedient this time. She revealed her true form, a dandelion, and planted its roots in the formation.
Xu Hang changed his hand seal and used the Telepathic Finger technique to pour a drop of spiritual dew condensed from the Sea of Qi Golden Lotus into the dandelion to help Yingying concentrate and gather Qi.
Otherwise, with her current one-star cultivation, if she suddenly inhaled a large amount of spiritual energy, she would probably explode and die.
After doing all this, Xu Hang felt a little exhausted and sat cross-legged on the ground.
While he cultivated and recovered, he observed Yingying, worried that something might happen.
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