Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1501 can also be considered this girl's fortuitous encounter.

In the following days, construction finally began on Hu Fengting's courtyard.

However, the construction progress of his house was worlds apart from that of Su Fan's yard.

Su Fan's team was a professional group under Sister Zhen's command. The ghosts carried materials, the zombies tamped the earth, and dozens of mechanical puppets worked day and night. Their efficiency was incomparable to that of other craftsmen.

Moreover, with the city now seeing a surge in newly built courtyards, there is already a shortage of cultivators and craftsmen.

Furthermore, the shortage of various building materials has led to price increases in shops, which explains the slow progress of the Hu family's courtyard construction.

But Hu Fengting wasn't in a hurry. He would come to the construction site every morning for a walk, and occasionally he would bring his granddaughter Hu Xuan with him.

Over time, the little girl became quite familiar with Su Fan, and she would always call him "Uncle Su Fan" whenever they met.

Hu Xuan, despite her young age, is quite shrewd. Her eyes are bright and quick, revealing a cleverness in her.

Coincidentally, she was the same age as the child Su Fan had before his transmigration. This coincidence made Su Fan feel more affection for her and he would often give her some spiritual fruits to coax her.

It took more than three months of work to finally get the Hu family's courtyard to take shape, but this was just the beginning; the various facilities inside still needed to be gradually improved.

To save some spirit stones, the Hu family didn't hire any craftsmen; all of them, young and old, worked together.

The men carried bricks and built walls, while the women cleaned and tidied. They were so busy in the yard every day that they barely had time to drink a cup of tea.

Hu Xuan was only seven years old. The yard was full of scattered wood and wet mortar. Fearing that she would bump into things, Hu Fengting often sent her to Su Fan's place.

Su Fan liked the girl's lively personality and was happy to take care of her.

At noon that day, the sun was warm and gentle. Su Fan was lounging on a nanmu wood recliner in the courtyard, waving a bamboo fan in his hand, leisurely swaying back and forth.

On the low wooden table next to it, there were three celadon dishes containing candied fruit, preserved fruit, and dried fruit, all of which are snacks that children love to eat.

Hu Xuan sat on a small stool, swinging her short legs back and forth, occasionally reaching out to pinch a piece of candied fruit and stuffing it into her mouth, her lips smeared with honey.

Su Fan picked up the purple clay teacup on the table, took a sip of the refreshing tea, and casually asked, "Girl, have you managed to draw in your internal energy yet?"

In this world of cultivation, cultivators usually begin to draw qi into their bodies at the age of seven or eight. This is the first step on the path to immortality and the most basic threshold.

"I've already drawn the Qi into my body..." Hu Xuan said indistinctly while chewing on dried fruit.

"But I don't want to cultivate. I have to sit cross-legged for two hours every day, and my butt hurts from sitting so long. It's so annoying..."

As she spoke, she pouted, looking disgusted.

Su Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

Children of this age are naturally active and playful; they can't possibly sit still for a boring meditation.

Especially for someone as clever as Hu Xuan, asking her to practice breathing exercises with spiritual energy for two hours is harder than asking her to memorize a book.

But Su Fan knew in his heart that Hu Xuan had a rare dual spiritual root, and her innate talent was already considered top-notch among cultivators.

If she can focus on her cultivation, she will definitely be much stronger than her grandfather, Hu Fengting, in the future.

He had previously wondered why Hu Fengting didn't send the child to the "Cangyun Immortal Sect" when she had such good aptitude.

You should know that someone with dual spiritual roots like Hu Xuan would definitely be assigned to the inner sect after entering the sect, and would receive twice as many spirit stones and cultivation techniques as outer sect disciples every month.

Now he finally understood that the problem lay in Hu Xuan's personality; the girl was too playful and couldn't sit still at all.

If she stayed at home, her family would keep an eye on her while she meditated and cultivated herself.

If you really enter the "Cangyun Immortal Sect", the disciples are managed in a laissez-faire manner. No one cares about you at all; it all depends on the disciple's self-discipline.

Once the girl joins the sect, she'll definitely slack off and won't remember to cultivate anymore.

It seems that Hu Fengting wanted her to lay a solid foundation at home first, and then send her into the sect when she was older and more stable in a couple of years.

Su Fan put down his teacup and winked at the little girl: "So, what level of Qi Refining are you at now?"

"I've already reached the second level of Qi Refining!" Hu Xuan puffed out her chest and proudly raised her chin.

"Grandpa said that in two more months I'll be able to break through to the third level..."

These words made Su Fan blush, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.

Back when he was a rogue cultivator in Shaoyang Market, he was almost forty years old before he barely reached the threshold of the second level of Qi Refining, and he was stuck at this bottleneck for a full ten years.

There's no way around it; on the path of cultivation, talent is an insurmountable barrier.

Those with good aptitude, like Hu Xuan, can reach the second level of Qi Refining in just one year.

Many people with poor aptitude are stuck at the first level of Qi Refining for their entire lives.

"Did your grandfather teach you any spells, like fireball or water bullet spells?" Su Fan asked again.

“No…” Hu Xuan pouted, looking aggrieved.

"Grandpa said I was fickle and was afraid that if I learned magic I would become playful, so he absolutely refused to teach me..."

Su Fan pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

A fireball the size of a longan instantly rose from his fingertip, its orange-red flames wrapped in subtle spiritual patterns.

The fireball spun around on his fingertips, warming the surrounding air and creating a beautiful sight.

"Tch... I can do that too..."

Upon seeing this, Hu Xuan immediately became unconvinced. She raised her little hand and began to make hand seals while chanting incantations.

In just a few breaths, a fireball the size of a fist floated in front of her. Although the flames were not as refined as Su Fan's, they were still quite impressive.

"Didn't you say Grandpa wouldn't teach you? How come you know the Fireball spell..." Su Fan teased her deliberately, pretending to be surprised.

The little girl burst out laughing, revealing two small tiger teeth, her face full of smugness.

"I'll just use Blood Escape on my own. Oh, and Uncle Su Fan, don't tell Grandpa, or he'll scold me..."

Su Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly; this girl not only had great talent, but her comprehension was also outstanding.

He's just too carefree and playful. If he could settle down, his future would be limitless.

Seeing that the fireball spell hadn't piqued the girl's interest, Su Fan raised his right hand and gently rubbed his index and middle fingers together.

With a soft "sizzle," a silver-blue lightning chain danced between two fingers, accompanied by a faint crackling sound of electricity and a faint smell of ozone.

Hu Xuan's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had discovered a new continent, and she immediately became interested.

"This is good...this looks nice..."

She casually dispersed the fireball in front of her, jumped up from the stool, and ran to Su Fan in a few steps with her short legs.

It lay on the edge of the recliner, staring intently at the lightning chain, its large, black, grape-like eyes blinking incessantly, full of curiosity.

"Uncle Su Fan, can I learn this? Can you teach me?"

She tugged at Su Fan's sleeve and shook it gently, her tone carrying a hint of coquetry.

"Of course I can teach you..."

After finishing his sentence, Su Fan changed the subject and shook his head again.

"But not now. You have to wait until you break through to the late stage of Qi Refining and have enough mana in your body before you can learn it..."

Hu Xuan's face instantly fell, her lips pouting so much they could hang an oil bottle, her expression full of disappointment.

"Late stage of Qi Refining... Even if I cultivate diligently every day, it will still take a long time..."

Su Fan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how lucky this girl was. With her dual spiritual roots, there were no bottlenecks in her cultivation progress. As long as she persisted in diligent cultivation every day, she would break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in just a few years.

Those rogue cultivators with poor aptitude, especially those with mixed spiritual roots, might struggle to even reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, let alone the late stage, and end up dying with their lifespan exhausted.

Actually, Su Fan's words were deliberately meant to pique her interest.

Forcing a lively child like Hu Xuan to cultivate would only backfire. Only when she becomes interested in magic will she sit down and cultivate on her own initiative.

Thinking of this, Su Fan flicked his finger, and the lightning chain instantly detached from his fingertip, flew into the air, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a palm-sized lightning bird.

The little bird was made entirely of silver-blue lightning, and when it flapped its wings, it would drop tiny sparks of electricity. It flew up and down in the courtyard, causing the spirit bamboo in the corner of the courtyard to sway gently.

Hu Xuan stared wide-eyed, cheered, and reached out to pounce on the electric bird.

Su Fan hadn't expected her to act so quickly, and it was too late when he tried to use the hand seals to dispel the spell.

Although this chain of lightning wouldn't cause much damage, at most it would just numb her for a moment, but the girl is young and would definitely cry if she was frightened.

People entrust their children to his care, and it wouldn't be right for the children to go back crying.

But just as Su Fan's heart was in her throat, a shocking scene unfolded.

Hu Xuan's small hand passed through the lightning and steadily held the thunderbird in her palm.

Silver-blue lightning swirled in her palm, but it didn't harm her at all. Instead, it seemed to playfully brush against her fingertips.

What the hell...

Su Fan sat up abruptly, his eyes wide with disbelief.

He never expected that this little girl would have such an innate affinity with Lei Ting.

This is no ordinary talent; it is a rare Thunder Path Spirit Body.

It should be noted that cultivators with a Thunder Dao Spiritual Body are extremely rare in the entire cultivation world.

Lightning magic is inherently powerful and unparalleled. With the blessing of a lightning-elemental spirit, the speed of cultivating lightning magic can often be twice as fast.

Such a genius would be sought after by even the most prestigious sects.

Well, since he's run into her, it's a stroke of luck for this girl.

Although Su Fan did not have a complete inheritance of the Thunder Dao, he was more than capable of helping Hu Xuan solidify her foundation in the Thunder Dao and teaching her some introductory Thunder techniques.

Moreover, even if Hu Xuan were to enter the "Cangyun Immortal Sect" in the future, the sect's secret hall might not contain any Thunder Dao inheritance techniques.

At this moment, without Su Fan's spiritual power support, the little thunderbird turned into tiny sparks of electricity with a "snap" and dissipated into the air.

Hu Xuan rushed to Su Fan's side, tugging at his sleeve and shaking it repeatedly, her little face full of anxiety.

"Uncle, uncle, please teach me this... I'll definitely practice diligently..."

Su Fan nodded and smiled as he ruffled her hair.

"Of course I can teach you, but you'll have to wait until you break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. At that time, I'll not only teach you how to transform into a bird, but also how to use lightning techniques to drive away bad guys..."

Hu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded emphatically, her little fists clenched tightly.

"Uncle, I'll start cultivating diligently from today onwards, and I'll definitely break through to the late stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible..."

Su Fan couldn't help but smile when he saw her serious expression.

For cultivators with dual spiritual roots, breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining is not a difficult task as long as they are willing to work hard.

As evening approached and the setting sun painted half the sky red, Hu Fengting finally arrived.

He was covered in dust, and there were faint dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he had been very tired these past few days.

Su Fan led him to the stone table and poured him a cup of freshly brewed spiritual tea.

"Fellow Daoist Fengting, there's something about Hu Xuan that I need to tell you..."

Hu Fengting quickly put down his teacup and straightened his expression.

"Fellow Daoist, please speak freely. I'm sorry to have troubled you, young lady..."

Su Fan shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's not causing trouble, it's a good thing. Hu Xuan is a rare lightning-type spiritual body, born with the ability to control lightning..."

Hu Fengting was taken aback. He slammed his teacup on the stone table with a clatter, spilling a lot of tea.

"Fellow Daoist, is this truly the case...?"

This matter concerns his granddaughter's future, and he had to make sure he knew for sure, his voice trembling slightly.

"Fellow Daoist, how could I dare to speak so carelessly about such a matter..."

After Su Fan finished speaking, a tiny chain of lightning condensed at his fingertips. With a flick of his finger, the chain of lightning flew into the air and transformed into a palm-sized lightning butterfly.

Thunder flapped its wings and danced gracefully in the courtyard, making a soft "buzzing" sound.

"look……"

After Su Fan finished speaking, he gestured for Hu Fengting to look at Hu Xuan.

Hu Fengting followed his gaze and saw Hu Xuan chasing after the thunder butterfly with her little hand outstretched. Her little face was full of joy, and she didn't look scared at all.

Seeing the butterfly fly low, Hu Xuan cheered and pounced on it again, her clear laughter filling the courtyard.

He finally believed it, and his hands were shaking with excitement as he kept muttering to himself.

"Good...good...my Hu family has actually produced a Thunder Path Spirit Body..."

Although the fact that Hu Xuan possessed the talent of the Thunder Dao made him extremely excited.

But what shocked him even more was Su Fan's spellcasting technique.

Su Fan might not have thought much of it, but Hu Fengting saw it differently.

Not only can it instantly cast lightning spells, but the process of transforming the lightning chain into a butterfly is also incredibly smooth.

This skill alone is something that even a Golden Core cultivator might not be able to do.

What Hu Fengting didn't expect was that Su Fan was actually a Thunder Dao cultivator, a rarity even among super sects.

Therefore, he also began to have doubts about Su Fan's identity.

His intuition told him that this guy's identity was definitely not simple.

“Fellow Daoist Fengting, if you trust me, let the girl follow me for the next few years. Although I don’t have a complete Thunder Dao inheritance, I can help her solidify her foundation in Thunder Dao…”

Upon hearing Su Fan's words, Hu Fengting immediately stood up from the stone chair and bowed deeply to him.

"Fellow Daoist, this child is in your care. If the girl misbehaves, you may scold or beat her as you please..."

Su Fan waved for Hu Fengting to sit down, then pondered for a moment.

“Don’t let the girl join the ‘Cangyun Immortal Sect’ anymore. See which super sect in ‘New Guangtian’ has a complete Thunder Dao inheritance, and then send the girl to that sect…”

Upon hearing this, Hu Fengting immediately frowned.

He was just a member of a small, declining family; where was he supposed to find out about this?

Su Fan saw through the other party's thoughts, so he said, "How about this, I do know a few people from various sects, I'll ask them for you..."

(End of this chapter)