The Programmer Cultivator

Chapter 305 - 26: Awakening Skill (2)

Because he was the only one who had achieved Foundation Establishment with the Spirit Nurturing Technique.

Take Yuee Mengsheng, for example. He had a Talent for being a Spirit Nurturing Master, and his Spirit Root was decent enough.

So, he had always been aiming to become a Spirit Nurturing Master. For his Tai Chi Foundation Establishment, he chose the Tier Two Ice and Snow Heart Nurturing Skill as his Rune Core.

His subsequent Three Lives Rune and Duality Cultivation were all based on similar techniques.

Step by step, he paved the way to learn the Spirit Nurturing Technique, as all these skills were intricately related to it.

Although they weren’t direct developmental techniques, they were still connected. Thus, as he accumulated them bit by bit, the difficulty of learning the Spirit Nurturing Technique slowly decreased, effectively lowering the entry barrier for him.

By the time he reached the Duality Third Turn, he had fully comprehended the Spirit Nurturing Technique, officially reaching the Entry Level.

After he reached the Entry Level with the Spirit Nurturing Technique, his Rune Core began to entangle with it, initiating a transformation unique to him.

Upon reaching the Three Talents realm, his own Tier Two Spirit Nurturing Technique was born—the Spirit Snow Spirit Nurturing Technique.

Therefore, when he used some of the Rune Core Techniques he had learned before, like the Tier Four Spirit Snow Heart Nurturing Skill, to perform Spirit Awakening on things, the effect wasn’t very strong.

However, it would cause his spirit to entangle with the object’s Spirituality, making it easier for his Spirit Nurturing Technique to take effect later.

In other words, his original cultivation path was primarily the way of Ice and Snow, with the Spirit Nurturing Technique as a supplement.

But the effect he wanted to achieve was one where the Spirit Nurturing Technique was primary, and the way of Ice and Snow was supplementary.

Such a Spirit Nurturing Master was innately a notch weaker than Zhang Deming. From the very beginning, his path was strenuous and unrewarding, yielding half the results for twice the effort. After all, he had taken a roundabout route.

Zhang Deming, on the other hand, cultivated the Spirit Nurturing Technique as his main path, with other paths as supplements. The results reflected this, making it a perfect professional match.

Therefore, all he had to consider now was what technique to use as a gentle support.

It couldn’t be like today, where he had directly forced himself upon its Spirituality. The two spiritualities were unfamiliar with each other, and Zhang Deming’s approach was akin to forcing a woman against her will.

This method was only suitable for inanimate materials used to create Spirit Nurturing Beads. After all, a material’s Spirituality was just that—spirituality, without any Wisdom or independent consciousness.

But nurturing a living being, which possessed an independent consciousness, was different. If he tried to force it, he would fail unless he happened to encounter a natural-born submissive.

Otherwise, every attempt would blow up in his face. There was no chance of success.

While chatting idly and exchanging somewhat useless experiences with the three of them, Zhang Deming began to form a plan for the afternoon’s Awakening Skill.

Anyway, he was different from the three of them. This Awakening Skill was just a supplementary tool, a way to "seduce" those gaudy, cheap Flower Woods.

This would ensure that when he truly made his move, the Flower Wood wouldn’t be shy or resistant.

...

The four of them discussed the Dao for a long time. It was mostly Yuee Mengsheng, Gan Zili, and Guk Liancai exchanging their experiences and insights from the past few days. Zhang Deming listened, all the while planning his actions for the afternoon.

In the afternoon, the four of them stopped. Gan Zili once again created a massive bubble, enclosing everyone inside, and flew to Zhang Deming’s private corner tower.

Then, attended by a group of Childs, Yuee Mengsheng and the other two sat down in the two-story courtyard in front of the corner tower’s main gate.

"Junior Brother Zhang, the three of us are looking forward to seeing your methods today," Gan Zili said with a smile.

Zhang Deming replied, "I’m actually a bit nervous. I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you three senior brothers."

"Junior Brother Zhang, you’re being too modest. Even Senior Brother Yuee barely has one Control Bead. He can’t compare to you at all.

For a top-tier Secret Level Spirit Nurturing Master with your level of Mastery, we can only learn from you. How could we possibly be disappointed?" Gan Zili continued his commercial-grade flattery.

Zhang Deming said with a straight face, "Yes, I’m afraid ’Zhang Wu’ will disappoint you three senior brothers!"

’Are you kidding me? Even if I were to tell a blatant lie, I would never admit it with my own mouth. Even if I perform the skill right in front of you, this old man will not personally admit it! You want to assign me ’monthly work’? Impossible!’

’Even if everyone knows it in their hearts, even if they all know from our conversation that I am the Spirit Nurturing Master—and yes, I’m not really hiding it at this point—as long as I don’t personally say the four words ’I am Zhang Wu,’ you can forget about me taking on the Spirit Nurturing Peak’s daily Scattered Beads quota!’

Gan Zili and the other two: "..."

Zhang Deming took a deep breath and lightly floated down from the corner tower’s small courtyard. With a gentle tap of his toes, he hovered above a sea of flowers.

A gentle breeze rustled his clothes and hair. Zhang Deming stood silently above the Flower Demon sea, his handsome and dashing face, combined with the dreamlike scenery, creating a beautiful, scroll-like image.

In the corner tower, Pei Xiaoxiao and several other teenage girls were momentarily entranced.

"With Junior Brother Zhang’s charisma, it’s a bit of a shame he doesn’t cultivate the Charm Dao," Gan Zili said, clicking his tongue.

Yuee Mengsheng glanced at him and, in a rare moment, responded to the jest, "The Music and Dance Dao would actually be more suitable."

Gan Zili froze, looking at Yuee Mengsheng in surprise. "Is Senior Brother Yuee feeling jealous? You were the one who was dead set against it before. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect match of a talented man and a beautiful woman by now."

Yuee Mengsheng gave Gan Zili a faint look and said, "Ling’er has already passed the review. She has had a revelation in her Spirit Nurturing Technique. There was news a few days ago that she might become the Spirit Nurturing Saintess."

"Er..." Gan Zili’s teasing words caught in his throat. He was completely shut down and left speechless. If she really became the Saintess, then it truly wouldn’t be a simple matter of a "talented man and a beautiful woman."

Secret Level Spirit Nurturing Masters like them could only put on a false front of prestige outside. In the Spirit Nurturing Holy Land, they were nothing special.

"Show-off," Guk Liancai said at that moment, looking at Zhang Deming outside and coolly spitting out one word.

Yuee Mengsheng and Gan Zili both paused, glanced back at Guk Liancai, and immediately stopped talking.

...

Zhang Deming hovered over the Flower Sea, pondering slightly. With his current Duality Cultivation and a Tier Three Technique, it was a bit insufficient to cover the entire Fourth Flower Sea.

He was hesitating whether to start with the Dragon Turtle, which had the strength of the Three Talents realm, or Qu Qingxian.

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Deming made his decision.

His Heart Spirit entered the Spirit Nurturing Space, and he activated his ability.

"Rune Summoning: Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique - Qu Qingxian!"

"Rune Technique: Enhancement Skill!"

Qu Qingxian was originally at Peak Tai Chi cultivation. Now, empowered by the Branch Rune’s Tier Three Enhancement Technique, she had completely broken through the Tai Chi realm and reached Duality Cultivation.

Zhang Deming felt the ball of light and directly fused it into his body before exiting the Spirit Nurturing Space.

From an outsider’s perspective, Zhang Deming only paused for a moment before his aura began to surge, instantly breaking through the Tai Chi realm and making him a Duality Cultivator.

Yuee Mengsheng and the other two frowned in unison. Gan Zili asked doubtfully, "What kind of technique is that? How could his aura surge so much so easily?"

Yuee Mengsheng shook his head. "I’m not entirely sure. It’s probably some kind of Secret Technique."

"It must be his sealed cultivation from a past life," Guk Liancai said, joining the conversation in a rare moment of normalcy.

Hearing this, the other two found themselves somewhat agreeing with this theory.

However, Zhang Deming paid no mind to the three in the corner tower. After finishing the fusion with the Spirit Nurturing Mirror Image, he had left the Spirit Nurturing Space.

Once his Heart Spirit returned, he felt the abundant power coursing through his body, and a slight smile touched his lips.

He then raised his head to the sky, clasped his hands behind his back, and spoke softly, "Let the wind rise!"

Following his words, a faint Spirit Wind began to blow across the entire area of the Fourth Flower Sea. The Spirit Wind was unique, carrying the distinct aura of the Spirit Nurturing Technique.

Zhang Deming waited for the unique Spirit Wind to pick up. As his clothes and hair fluttered, he felt the time was right and spoke again, "Let the clouds surge!"

His Spiritual Power drained rapidly. Above the entire Fourth Flower Sea, a bank of white clouds slowly rolled out, blanketing the area.

"Words Accompanied by Law!!!" Gan Zili exclaimed in shock. But just as he said it, he frowned and added:

"No, that’s not it. It’s a Tier Three Oratory. What kind of Oratory is this? It has no format.

As I recall, Tier Three Oratory, whether it’s Law Orders, lies, or Rumors, all have a specific format, right?"

Guk Liancai glanced at Gan Zili. "Not necessarily. Sweet Words don’t."

Gan Zili stiffened. "Shut up. You’re just being argumentative. Can Sweet Words produce this kind of effect?"

"No, I suppose not," Guk Liancai said.

Gan Zili turned to Yuee Mengsheng. "Senior Brother, do you know what skill this is?"

Yuee Mengsheng shook his head. "I don’t. I asked about it briefly before, but Junior Brother Zhang avoided the topic, so I didn’t press him.

Still, this technique, activated by Oratory, is quite interesting."

Hearing this, Gan Zili looked up at the white clouds in the sky and said in surprise, "The Little Cloud Rain Skill? Is Junior Brother Zhang planning to start with this skill?

Isn’t that the most basic Tier One Introduction Technique for Spirit Farmers? Will that work?

I’ve never heard of the Little Cloud Rain Skill being able to entangle with the Spirit Nurturing Technique, have you?"