Cutie Pie Peeks at Her from Behind a Tree Again

Master Sage Dao simply shook his head and said to him, “I’m just an ordinary monk. There’s really nothing I can tell you. Please, go back.”

Evan Xiao frowned slightly.

This guy’s definitely not simple… Who is he, really?

On the way back, Grace asked curiously, “You said you’ve tried to see him several times? What for?”

“I wanted to ask him if there’s a way to extend your mother’s life.”

“You did that for my mom?” Grace said, touched. “Thank you!”

“Do you have any ninth rank auxiliary pills?”

“Yes!”

“Keep them safe this time. Don’t let your spirit pet eat them again.”

“Mm, I will!”

“Once you break through to the ninth rank, I can teach you a sealing technique,” Evan Xiao said. “You can use it to seal important things—if anyone tries to open them, you’ll know right away.”

“Oh? Didn’t you say your cultivation methods are secret?” Grace asked, teasing.

“This sealing technique is just a little trick, nothing special. I can teach you.”

“A little trick? Then how come I’ve never heard of this ‘little trick’ before?”

“Well, you’ve heard of it now, haven’t you?”

On Mount Compassionate Splendor, Master Sage Dao watched them descend the mountain together and said, “Amitabha!”

The ninth rank for a Spirit Practitioner is also known as: Death Metamorphosis.

Death here refers to the death of the spiritual root.

The spiritual root will separate from the body, which is essentially death.

Then, a large amount of spiritual energy is forced into the dantian, merging with the spiritual root to form the initial Soul Core.

Traces of primal energy begin to appear in the dantian.

Primal energy is a mysterious thing.

It can harness the five elemental forces for one’s own use.

With cultivation techniques, it can cast spells far more powerful than ordinary spiritual energy.

If the initial Soul Core successfully transforms, one achieves spiritual mastery and enters the Spirit Master realm…

Breaking through the ninth rank is dangerous; a moment’s carelessness can lead to losing control.

But Grace felt confident.

After all, she had been through it before.

She knew the method, and her willpower was much stronger than someone experiencing it for the first time.

Even so, it still took her five days.

After five days, Grace finally managed to form the initial Soul Core and gained a tiny bit of primal energy.

But even that tiny bit of primal energy was enough to cast a small spell.

In her previous life, she was stuck at the ninth rank for many years.

But during those years, she learned a few spells, like the Fireball Spell.

Grace focused her mind, gathered her meager primal energy, channeled it through her fire meridian, and produced a tiny flame on her fingertip.

“Ha! I did it!” Grace cheered, getting up. She was about to leave the space when she noticed Cutie Pie peeking at her from behind a tree again.

“Cutie Pie!” Grace laughed. “You came again, huh?”

Cutie Pie nodded.

“You little rascal!” Grace affectionately picked Cutie Pie up. “At least you know not to disturb me while I’m cultivating!”

Evan Xiao: Can you stop adding “little” to my name all the time? Should I get bigger to show you?

“By the way, Evan Xiao said that once I break through to the ninth rank, he'll teach me the sealing technique,” Grace said. “Shall we go find him together?”

Evan Xiao: No way! I still can't turn back into human form!

“Let's go!” Grace took Cutie Pie to the General's Manor together.

As expected, she couldn't see him even after arriving.

Grace waited a long time before he finally returned.