Spirit Root Fully Grown

Aunt Crystal shook her head. "Not often. The Prime Minister sends all kinds of good things here, but she only occasionally brings something nice herself. Like this time, she sent the Centennial Snow Ginseng."

"Can you remember what things she's sent over these years?"

"She always sends spiritual medicines. Everything's registered in the storeroom. I'll dig them out and make a list for you!"

"Great," Grace said. "Thank you, Aunt!"

These days, she kept wondering who had poisoned her mother.

Maybe, if she checked the things Grace Wan had sent, she'd find a clue.

......

Back at Serenity Pavilion, Grace heard from Claire that Mrs. Hu had come back, complaining of dizziness and hadn't gotten up since.

Grace smiled and sent Claire to "take good care" of her.

Claire was very attentive, bringing tea and pouring water.

The next day, her illness got even worse.

Grace had someone report to Aunt Wan, requesting a doctor to treat Mrs. Hu.

Aunt Wan agreed.

But when the doctor arrived, he couldn't figure out what was wrong with her.

Claire watched from the side, secretly impressed by her young lady's skills.

The young lady gave Claire some medicinal powder to give Mrs. Hu.

Mrs. Hu just kept sleeping, and even the doctor couldn't figure out why...

Later, the doctor asked about the cause of illness, and Claire said she'd bumped the back of her head on a cabinet.

The doctor looked at the big lump on the back of her head and guessed there was blood congestion in her brain. He said it wouldn't heal anytime soon.

Mrs. Hu was a servant, after all, and couldn't recover in her employer's house.

So, according to the house rules, she was sent back to her own home to recover and could only return once she was well.

There were a lot of servants at Serenity Pavilion, so someone had to keep them in line.

So Grace had Nanny temporarily take over as Head Maid.

Grace Wan probably remembered she was about to enter the palace, so she didn't say anything.

......

On the day Mrs. Hu left the estate, Grace suddenly sensed spiritual energy.

Spirit Practitioners are called that because they have a Spirit Root inside them and can sense the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

By absorbing spiritual energy into their bodies, they can cultivate.

It had only been three or four days, but her Spirit Root had already grown—faster than in her last life!

Grace was overjoyed. She returned to her room, told everyone not to disturb her, and started cultivating.

She sat down cross-legged, drawing spiritual energy into her body like she'd done a thousand times before.

Hmm, the spiritual energy at Zhu Estate was pretty abundant, flowing in endlessly... more and more...

Spirit Practitioners can sense spiritual energy, but it's invisible to the naked eye.

If she could see it, she'd notice the Dragon Scale on her chest going wild, gathering all the spiritual energy nearby.

Gradually, not just the energy around her, but all the spiritual energy in the Zhu Estate was rushing into her room.

Everyone in Serenity Pavilion felt completely refreshed.

Even the flowers and plants in Serenity Pavilion looked especially vibrant...

Spirit Practitioner cultivation is divided into ten ranks: Beginner, First Rank, Second Rank... all the way to Ninth Rank.

At the very start, you draw spiritual energy into your body and open your meridians. That's called the Beginner Rank.

Once your meridians are fully open, you reach First Rank.

For those with high talent, this process usually takes three months to half a year.

For example, in her previous life, she was reborn with a Phoenix Heart and reached First Rank Spirit Practitioner in three months.

For those less gifted, it might take years or even more than a decade.

But this time... Grace just sat there, completely stunned, like she'd turned to stone.

She'd actually done it in just half an hour?

In just half an hour, she'd opened her meridians and become a First Rank Spirit Practitioner?