The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 376 The Familiar Recipe for Kidnapping

Everything has a spirit and its essence, and water is no exception. It has its own essence, and water essence is the natural condensation of pure and spiritual water. It is natural, pure and dynamic.

The water spirit before us can speak human language; it must have cultivated itself for many years and developed sentience to be able to do so.

After its explanation, Jiang Che finally understood why it was unafraid of the flames. He wondered if water was afraid of fire. When Lang Jiuchuan made his move, it was just a lump of filthy, smelly dung. It immediately submitted and revealed its origin.

"You figured it out?" Jiang Che looked at Lang Jiuchuan. Is this the difference between a human and a tiger? It makes him seem a bit stupid.

Lang Jiuchuan said calmly, "I can't be sure if it's a water spirit, but I guessed it was related to water, so it's either a spirit or a monster, which is why I gave it a try."

Shui Jing huffed and puffed, "Then why can't you use some clean soil? Why do you have to use something so dirty? I can't believe you, a young lady, are so clean, with such bright eyes and clear pupils, yet you're so filthy inside... Ah, here we go again!"

It sprang to the ceiling, dodging Lang Jiuchuan's attack, and said angrily, "Don't push your luck, or I'll flood Jinshan Temple."

"Why don't you give it a try?" Lang Jiuchuan's eyes were cold. "I wouldn't mind making you disappear."

With a shake of the water crystal, the round water sphere swayed slightly.

If the tiger's eyes darken, it will pounce if it leaps at you!

No, that's the noise of humans playing with cats and walking dogs. It's a majestic white tiger king, not a kitten!

Fu Qi stared at the water spirit and asked Lang Jiuchuan, "Does water possess spiritual energy, and can it also condense into a spiritual body with intelligence?"

Lang Jiuchuan said, "All things have spirits and can cultivate. As long as the cultivation period is long enough and there is enough spiritual energy, why can't they condense?"

“That’s right. You, a mere ghost, can walk in the mortal world in the guise of a paper body. Why can’t I, a water born from the essence of heaven and earth, condense into one? I’m older than you, so why can’t I cultivate intelligence?” the water spirit retorted.

Fu Qi was surprised: "You can actually see through my true form?"

"Gloomy and eerie, an old ghost. How come I can't see it with my clear, clean, and bright eyes? So filthy..." It said, glancing at Lang Jiuchuan again. What it feared was this woman who was more like a dog than a dog.

Fu Qi stepped forward, looked left and right, and asked in a serious tone, "Where are your eyes?"

Water Essence: "!"

It's a water sprite, a round ball of water. It doesn't have eyes, but it can see. It can see all over its body. How can you explain that?
puff.

Jiang Che was overjoyed to see that Fu Qi's uprightness had rendered it speechless. Serves it right, let it be proud!
Lang Jiuchuan's eyes also held a hint of a smile.

The water sprite, feeling both angry and aggrieved from being mocked, burst into tears: "You're bullying the water!"

In an instant, it was as if it was raining inside the house, with water pouring down from the sky.

Jiang Che and Fu Qi were dumbfounded. This water spirit could cry and make rain?
Is it perhaps an incarnation of the rain god in the mortal realm?
Seeing that his house was about to be destroyed, Lang Jiuchuan immediately made a hand seal: "Shut up, if you ruin my house, you can stay here and be filthy."

The water crystal stagnated.

The rain stopped.

Lang Jiuchuan asked, "Although the lake near the Duke's mansion has some spiritual energy, it's just a lake, and the water isn't necessarily rich in spiritual energy. How did you condense a spirit from it?" "Now it's an ordinary lake, but a thousand years ago, there was an ancient spring beneath it. I condensed from the water in that spring," the water spirit recalled. "Back then, spiritual energy wasn't as scarce as it is now. Beneath the ancient spring was another world, extremely rich in spiritual energy. I condensed my water spirit from there, cultivating by absorbing the earth's energy from the depths of the spring. I was originally ignorant and confused, and it was through diligent cultivation over a thousand years that I gained sentience."

It floated in mid-air, a transparent water sphere bobbing, making you want to pinch it.

"I may not have been born with eyes, but I can still see. This water body is my eyes, my ears, my senses." The water spirit looked at the group and said, "I have witnessed the changing seasons, the cycle of life and death, and gradually accumulated spirituality to cultivate intelligence. What right do you have to laugh at me?"

"Since you kept using foul language, don't blame me for retaliating," Lang Jiuchuan said calmly. "Since you are a water spirit, why did you try to take my bone bell?"

The water spirit became excited: "Those are the remains of the white mist, of course I must take them back."

"White mist?" Lang Jiuchuan was taken aback.

"That's right, it was a white snake cub born from the ancient spring vein. It was as beautiful and translucent as white mist, hence the name White Mist. That fool, he cultivated with me for many years, he cultivated spiritual energy, and water filled his brain. He could have become a willow immortal, but he ended up with a tragic end as an earth immortal." The water spirit said indignantly, "I sensed her aura. Since we were old friends, what's wrong with me collecting her corpse?"

It's a pity that the body couldn't be retrieved, and instead, the person ended up trapped.

What bad luck.

Lang Jiuchuan remained silent. So Liu Xian's real name was Bai Wu. What kind of fate was this?
She looked at the water spirit, her mind racing, and said, "No matter what, I have converted the karma on the white mist's corpse, so it is mine now. I will refine it again and turn it into a new magic weapon."

The water crystals rippled, revealing this person to be cunning and wicked.

Lang Jiuchuan looked at it and said, "The lake in the Duke's mansion doesn't have much spiritual energy, and it's not very beneficial to your cultivation. Do you want to cultivate with me?"

Jiang Che looked over, and wait, why did this familiar kidnapping formula suddenly appear so vividly?

Lang Jiuchuan was naturally unwilling to let go of the essence of water. Call her greedy or whatever, she wanted to take this water essence!

After all, it is the essence of heaven and earth bestowed by the heavens.

Well, it's a bit shameless to say that, but if it wasn't a gift from heaven, how come it ended up in her hands after cultivating for so many years?

Therefore, all of this is the will of Heaven!

It's just that the few people present couldn't read minds, otherwise they would have cursed them for their twisted logic and shamelessness!

The water spirit was also taken aback by Lang Jiuchuan's suggestion: "Cultivate with you?"

“That’s right, I’ll give you a new vessel. What do you think of your little companion?” Lang Jiuchuan tapped the bone bell and said, “I’ll reforge it. You can attach yourself to it and follow me. From now on, you will no longer be limited to water and rely solely on water veins. Instead, as the bone bell rings, you will sense and absorb the omnipresent water vapor, moonlight, and rain in this world to temper your essence.”

The water sprite was a little confused. Could this really be done?
Looking at the soft, fluffy lump, Jiang wanted to say, "Don't listen to this little liar's nonsense," but seeing how round and chubby it was, and thinking that he might be able to pounce on it and play with it later, he shamefully shut his mouth.

The water spirit hesitated for a moment, but Lang Jiuchuan didn't urge it. He had Fu Qi remove the barrier, walked to the doorway, looked at the ghost that had appeared, and said, "Oh, you've set foot on my humble land. What brings you here?"

Shopkeeper Piao frowned and said, "Are you sure your divination was correct? I went to look for the person myself according to the divination you gave me, but I couldn't find them at all."

Lang Jiuchuan was somewhat surprised: "Impossible. I couldn't possibly make a mistake in a simple divination for finding someone, unless the birth chart is wrong, or you haven't found the right person!"

　Water Spirit: You didn't expect that, did you? I am the essence of water!
　　(End of this chapter)