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Chapter 358
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    Chapter 358

    Su Hao and Feng Ling were both people who valued their time, so they quickly settled every detail.

    First, within three months, Feng Ling would provide Su Hao with the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation methods.

    Second, within six months, she would gather introductory manuals on Alchemy, Artifact Refinement, Formation Arrays, and other related fields for him.

    Third, after the upcoming Senior Brother Command Competition, Feng Ling would hand over her independent cave dwelling to Su Hao.

    With the agreement finalized, both master and disciple returned to their own cultivation.


    ---

    The Senior Brother Command Competition was a long-standing tradition in Yunzhong Wangyue Valley, held once every three years.

    Almost every disciple scattered across the outside world would return for it.

    The competition had two purposes.

    The first was to compete for the Senior Brother Command among disciples of the Qi Induction Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, and Golden Core Realm, determining the officially recognized Senior Brother of each realm.

    The second was to allow disciples, who normally spent years cultivating in isolation, to become acquainted with one another.

    Simply put, it was equal parts ranking tournament and reunion.

    Originally, Su Hao had no interest whatsoever.

    However, after hearing Feng Ling mention that the Senior Brother Command itself was a powerful magical artifact, his interest was immediately piqued.

    If magical artifacts were involved...

    Then it was worth participating.


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    The Wind Art of Deception recorded only three basic but practical spells.

    Wind Spirit Shield.

    Wind Walk Technique.

    Wind Dart.

    Although every spell contained the word Wind, after studying them carefully, Su Hao discovered that they were essentially a defensive barrier, a movement technique, and an energy projectile.

    "So even cultivators use clickbait names."

    Still, saying these spells had nothing to do with wind wouldn't be entirely accurate.

    Every spell required the practitioner to maintain a subtle wind-like state of mind during cultivation.

    The Wind Spirit Shield emphasized omnipresent protection.

    The Wind Walk Technique emphasized agility and freedom.

    The Wind Dart emphasized relentless penetration.

    Maintaining this "wind" state gradually influenced the cultivator's mentality, causing their spiritual power itself to slowly develop wind-attributed characteristics.

    The subject of spiritual power attributes immediately became another research topic for Su Hao.

    For now, however, he began cultivating the Wind Spirit Shield exactly according to the manual.


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    To Su Hao's surprise...

    Spells in this world were not cast.

    They were cultivated.

    Originally, he had imagined that spells functioned much like his rune arrays—construct a specific structure and produce a desired effect.

    Reality proved completely different.

    The cultivation method described in the manual was remarkably simple.

    One first selected three hand seals of their own choosing.

    Then, while meditating, they continuously visualized the completed Wind Spirit Shield using their mental intent.

    At the same time, they fused that mental intent into their circulating spiritual power.

    Finally, while maintaining that visualization, they repeatedly formed the same three hand seals over and over again.

    Over countless repetitions, the mental intent gradually imprinted itself onto the spiritual power.

    Eventually, the spiritual power itself would instinctively remember the spell.

    From then on, merely forming those three hand seals would trigger the spell automatically.

    To Su Hao...

    It looked astonishingly similar to a conditioned reflex.

    Just as a dog salivates after repeatedly associating a bell with food...

    The spiritual power would automatically produce the corresponding spell after repeatedly associating itself with specific hand seals.

    No further conscious control was required.


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    Su Hao couldn't help but marvel.

    "The cultivators of this world are incredible."

    "It's practically mystical programming."

    "The first person who invented spell cultivation... truly deserves admiration."

    He couldn't stop analyzing it.

    "Mental intent functions like programming software."

    "Spiritual power serves as the operating carrier."

    "And the hand seals are activation switches."

    "So the entire cultivation civilization is really just another technological system—one built upon spiritual power."

    The more he understood...

    The more amazed he became.


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    Suppressing his excitement, Su Hao sat cross-legged upon his bed and began cultivating the Wind Spirit Shield.

    The process itself wasn't difficult.

    He visualized an indestructible shield surrounding his body.

    He continuously infused that image into his spiritual power.

    At the same time, his fingers repeatedly cycled through the same three hand seals.

    Again.

    And again.

    And again.

    The goal wasn't to cast the spell immediately.

    It was to slowly alter the very nature of the spiritual power itself.

    Little by little.

    Until it permanently acquired the characteristics of the Wind Spirit Shield.


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    This transformation process was painfully slow.

    Even the simplest spell required months of uninterrupted cultivation.

    Some talented cultivators succeeded within three months.

    Others required an entire year.

    Some never succeeded at all.

    Without fully understanding the principles behind spell cultivation, even Su Hao couldn't find a shortcut.

    For now, he could only honestly follow the method recorded in the manual.

    "Perhaps once I understand how spiritual power changes its properties..."

    "...I can accelerate this process."

    "...or even create entirely new spells myself."

    In Su Hao's opinion, the ability of spiritual power to change attributes was probably related to its unique energetic structure.

    Unlike flesh or Blood Qi...

    Spiritual power was fundamentally an active form of energy.

    Perhaps under specific conditions, it naturally possessed the ability to alter its own properties.

    Spell cultivation merely guided that transformation in a desired direction using mental intent.


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    His eyes remained closed.

    His brows furrowed slightly.

    Meanwhile, the fingers of his right hand moved with astonishing speed.

    Thumb touching the little finger.

    Thumb touching the ring finger.

    Thumb touching the middle finger.

    Again.

    Again.

    Again.

    These were the three hand seals Su Hao had personally designed.

    Simple.

    Efficient.

    Easy to remember.

    His reasoning was equally simple.

    In the future he would master countless spells.

    Rather than inventing unique hand seals every time, he could simply arrange a small number of basic seals into different sequences.

    Each sequence would represent a different spell.

    Far more practical.


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    After an unknown amount of time, Su Hao slowly opened his eyes.

    He let out a long breath.

    "Damn..."

    "Cultivating spells is unbelievably difficult."

    "Today's attempt successfully guided some transformation in my spiritual power..."

    "...but it's far too slow."

    "At this rate, mastering just the Wind Spirit Shield will still take at least a month."

    "And this is supposedly one of the easiest spells."

    There were still two more waiting.

    Wind Walk Technique.

    Wind Dart.

    Calculating the time required...

    It would take roughly three months to master all three.

    "No wonder cultivators spend their lives in seclusion."

    "It's not because they enjoy it."

    "They simply don't have a choice."


    ---

    Standing up, Su Hao prepared to find something to eat.

    Only then did he notice that night had already fallen.

    Sweeping the area with his radar, he discovered Feng Cheng had long since gone to sleep.

    The person who normally helped roast meat was unavailable.

    Preparing food himself felt troublesome.

    An idea immediately occurred to him.

    "I might as well teleport over to Yashan."

    "He can cook."

    "While I'm there, I can continue organizing the rune data gathered from today's experiments."

    The more he thought about it, the better the idea seemed.

    Entering the Marble Space, he contacted Yashan through the small black room.

    "Yashan."

    "Bring the positioning stone and find an uninhabited location."

    "We'll continue testing runes tonight."

    Yashan immediately replied,

    "Understood, Boss Wei."

    "I'll notify you as soon as I find somewhere suitable."


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    While waiting, another idea suddenly appeared in Su Hao's mind.

    "What if..."

    "...I establish a permanent storage space over at Yashan's location?"

    "When it's time to eat, Yashan could simply place the food inside."

    "And I could retrieve it directly through spatial storage from anywhere."

    The more he considered it...

    The brighter his eyes became.

    "That actually sounds feasible."

    "Worth experimenting with."

    He immediately transmitted another message.

    "Yashan..."

    "Have you had dinner yet?"
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    Yashan can be a cook, a fighter a research assistant truly a man of many talents
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