Chapter 20: An Ordinary Taoist Genius Yesterday, we had a lecture on the basic theories of Taoism. Today, the lessons that Master Uncle taught in the lecture hall were advanced to the basic introductory applications of Taoism. Make hand gestures, form seals, use spiritual power as a guide, and transform into thousands of ways. Zhou Ling listened carefully, and applied the Taoist methods according to the teachings of his uncle. After half a class, despite the frequent glances from his fellow disciples, who were filled with curiosity and confusion, he did not raise his hand to ask a single question. It would have been fine if she didn't ask those basic questions, but in today's class, she actually followed her master's explanation effortlessly, just like many children from immortal cultivation families! She only had to practice the various Taoist methods taught by her uncle twice before she could successfully perform them. You have to know that the introduction to these Taoist methods is different from the theoretical knowledge of Taoist methods that anyone can learn before. The Five Elements Taoist method requires a long time of practice to combine spiritual power with the five elements of nature, and it also requires many complicated seals or formulas. Children from a family of immortal cultivators need a lot of time to practice, let alone disciples like Zhou Ling who were admitted to the sect only after their spiritual roots were detected in the mortal world. Without any background, foundation, or resources, Zhou Ling should be like those other disciples from the mortal world, practicing foolishly over and over again but never being able to truly master it. The way she acts like she can learn something after just one try, isn't that just a slap in the face of these kids from aristocratic families! "Hey, Zhou Ling? That's your name, right? You've made great progress. I remember you had a lot of basic knowledge to ask yesterday, but today you were able to follow the Taoist practice so quickly. That's great. You're worthy of being Junior Brother Long's disciple." Lin Sheng walked around among the many new disciples, and finally couldn't help but praise Zhou Ling.
Originally, he didn't want to praise him, because Junior Brother Long, who was very protective of his disciple, came to him to practice with him overnight after learning that he had shown an impatient look towards his beloved disciple. He said that they hadn't seen each other for a long time and missed him very much. Missing him for nothing! Was he sparring? He was just sparring with his sword in the name of sparring to find a fight with his disciple! Good fellow, that fight was so intense that if Junior Brother Long hadn't been tactful and didn't hit him in the face when he started the fight, he would have doubted whether he could still come to the Sutra Hall to teach with his injured face today. Especially after the fight, he smiled and reminded himself to take better care of his apprentices in class and answer their questions in time, so that he would be worthy of being a teacher. He agreed at that time, but whether to do it or not depended on his mood. So when he came to the lecture hall today, he didn't have a good look towards the little girl Zhou Ling. Even so, he was prepared to answer her questions in time. Who knew that she was well prepared, but what about her? It was as if she had learned all the theoretical knowledge and terms of the Taoist methods overnight. When it came to learning how to use the Taoist methods, she was like a genius. Her little brain was very smart. She could basically learn it after being told once, and after practicing it twice, she could actually succeed! He had been keeping an eye on Zhou Ling's movements, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't shocked when he saw this. Well, he said, Junior Brother Long is such a smart person, how could he be careless about accepting a disciple? A useless cultivator with five spiritual roots, if he wanted to support her mixed spiritual roots to advance smoothly, I wonder how much resources he would have to invest. Now he has seen that Junior Brother Long's vision is still as steady as before. Zhou Ling is not really a waste. At least her understanding of the use of Taoism is far better than others. Although his spiritual roots are a bit useless, he is good at Taoism and will definitely have a bright future! Hearing the praise from her teacher, Zhou Ling did not shy away but smiled modestly at her uncle. "Uncle Master, thank you for the compliment. I learn quickly because you teach me well." With a soft and childish voice, he responded to the compliments with a serious and sincere face, and even praised them back. He did not have any of the nervousness and shyness that other peers had when seeing their teachers. Lin Sheng was praised by the little girl, and for some reason, he felt a little happy. She was a smart child, her little mouth was as sweet as honey, she could talk and please the elders. The smile on his face could no longer be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose. Lin Sheng was in a good mood and suddenly wanted to spend some money! "Come here! Xiao Ling'er, you are Junior Brother Long's direct disciple. Junior Brother Long and I have always had a good relationship. How can I not give him a gift when he accepts me as a disciple? Take this. This pill is the famous work of my Tiandao Sect. It is also my best heavenly grade top-grade spirit-replenishing pill! One pill can be sold for ten thousand spirit stones. Even if you don't need it yourself, you can sell it for a lot of spirit stones!" A small bottle the size of a palm was handed to Zhou Ling. She hesitated for a moment, but finally took it with a smile and smiled at Lin Sheng openly. "Thank you, Uncle Master! The gift Uncle Master gave me is of symbolic significance. I can't bear to sell it. I want to keep it well and always remember Uncle Master's kindness~" Being sweet-talking is one of the survival skills. She used to live with her mother in the mortal world. If she didn't know how to be sweet-talking and pleasing, she and her mother would have starved to death on the street without anyone to take care of them. "Tsk, you're a flatterer." Xu Wan, who was still sitting in front of her, couldn't help but roll her eyes sourly when she heard her flattering tone. Although she also acted like this to her elders at home to ask for favors, they were all her elders, all acquaintances. Who was this Zhou Ling? The little disciple who had just been recruited from the corners of the mortal world dared to flatter and be good to Master Lin on the second day of his entry. How shameless! Zhou Ling pretended not to hear the sound made by the girl in front of her. She happily put the pill bottle into her storage bracelet and continued to listen to the class. Children who are liked by their teachers will unconsciously improve their status among their classmates.
Anyway, ever since she received the gift from Master Lin, the looks from those around her that occasionally looked at her had become less disdainful and hostile. It is true that it is nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade. The situation became easier, and Zhou Ling learned the application of Taoism faster. In fact, she also discovered that once she came into contact with the use of Taoism, her five spiritual roots, which were despised by others, actually played a role that was difficult for ordinary people to understand. The Five Elements Taoism emphasizes the use of the five elements' spiritual power. Those with only one spiritual root or few spiritual roots can indeed practice fast, but when practicing the Five Elements Taoism in addition to their own spiritual roots, they need to spend more time practicing and sensing. As for herself, she possesses all five spiritual roots and five elements of spiritual power, and her understanding of the Five Elements Taoism is almost instantaneous. But what was a little strange was that when the get out of class was about to end, Master Lin taught them a freezing technique. Ice spiritual roots are mutated spiritual roots and are extremely special. None of their newly recruited disciples have this kind of spiritual root, so the learning speed should be the same. Can…… Zhou Ling listened to Master's explanation and tried it himself. The result was... The autumn wind was not dry, and the warm lecture hall was instantly covered with frost! (End of this chapter)