In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

At the feet of the Onmyoji, Uesugi Tetsu, Ririko and Kitano Runa sat in a row, listening to the Onmyoji talk about the so-called "Basic Spirit Absorption Method".

Some basic knowledge about demons and cultivation has been popularized early on. This large class for the whole grade is to test the cultivation talent and potential of everyone in the entire grade.

Reality is not like a game. Of course, it is impossible to use a high-tech instrument to test the talent and potential of a student who has never practiced at all.

Therefore, the approach taken by the Special Affairs Office is to teach the most basic and most peaceful method of spiritual absorption to the students.

——Apart from the two shortcomings of slow cultivation and low upper limit, it has no other strange side effects.

Moreover, those who have practiced the basic spirit-absorbing method can still freely choose the path that suits them among the four paths and five elements without any additional difficulty.

You know, if an Onmyoji apprentice chooses the water path first, then if he wants to learn the fire path later, the difficulty will more than double.

How long would it take to learn the basics of spiritual absorption? How long would it take to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth after learning it? How fast would it take to successfully absorb and release spiritual energy for the first time? How many days would it take to complete the first celestial circulation?

These data can become the standards for the Special Affairs Office to judge a student's talent, and future resource allocation will also use this as an important criterion.

This may have been difficult to do in the past.

But now is the era of information technology and big data. As long as the data can be collected correctly, such a simple matter can be solved by just asking a clerk from the special affairs office to draw up an Excel spreadsheet.

Completing the above-mentioned evaluation indicators is just the minimum threshold to becoming ordinary, and there is a high probability that you cannot even defeat an ordinary wandering soul.

Onmyoji spends most of his time not fighting and killing, but relaxing alone.

——The Onmyojis that can be seen in the Special Affairs Office have already traveled a considerable distance on one of the four paths and five elements, and have also contracted with Shikigami, and possessed the ability to stand on their own.

"So, Uesugi-kun, Ririkko... did you understand what he was talking about?"

Kitano Runa, who was dizzy from listening, rubbed her temples, revealing a confused face and clear and stupid eyes as if she was listening to a derivative class.

"Basic Spirit Gathering Method, that name is actually quite accurate." Uesugi Che stroked the jade token in his hand and flipped through the thick, new textbook. "It's easy to get started, but difficult to improve. The efficiency is indeed a bit low when practicing, but it should be stable."

Lilizi also blinked and nodded in agreement: "Sounds simple and basic."

The two of them looked at Kitano Runa, who was sitting between them, with puzzled expressions on their faces: "Is there anything difficult to understand in this method?"

Kitano Runa hugged her knees and rolled her eyes: "Alright, both of you, stop talking to me. My tiny, fragile self-esteem can't stand any more blows!"

Uesugi Tetsu followed suit, but Ririko did not forget to take care of her best friend.

She pulled Kitano Runa a little closer and explained this basic spirit gathering method to her in detail from the beginning to the end, from every knowledge point to the key points, in a vivid way.

Although Lilizi herself could not sense even a bit of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, this did not prevent her from fully understanding this extremely basic Yin-Yang technique, and applying her experience in breathing techniques to other similar situations.

"How dare you two sit in front of me and whisper to each other?! Why don't you come up and talk!"

The Onmyoji, who was already resentful about having his private training time disturbed and was forcibly sent to teach this group of high school Muggles, looked down.

Kitano Runa was startled and quickly looked at the ground, then quickly touched Ririko with her toes.

He frowned and pointed at Lilizi, who was still explaining patiently without noticing anything. "Yes, that's you! The eighth girl in the first row! Still talking! Are you turning a deaf ear to what I'm saying?"

——It seems that this unfamiliar Onmyoji may have just rushed back from outside and is not very familiar with newcomers like Lilizi.

Uesugi Tetsu made a strange expression and poked Ririko's waist with his elbow.

The latter bared his teeth and turned back fiercely: "What are you doing? I'm giving a lecture to Runa!"

Uesugi Tetsu raised his chin and said, "They asked you to give a lecture. Maybe they thought you were good at teaching and wanted to exchange experiences."

"Oh! That's great! He doesn't seem to know me." Lilizi gave the Yin Yang Master on the stage a thumbs-up and turned her head to say, "He's quite nice of a person to ask a simple student like me."

After saying that, Lilizi stood up in front of everyone.

She smiled and shook the Yin Yang Master's stiff hand with both hands. Under the other's stunned gaze, she walked up to the platform and cleared her throat.

"Hello everyone! Since Mr. Nakajima invited me to share my experience, I will share some of my personal insights. If there are any errors, please feel free to point them out."

The entire gymnasium suddenly became lively - among the ten students who didn't know Tokugawa Ririko in their second year of high school, there was not one who didn't know her, and the one who didn't know her now knew her.

Nakajima Onmyoji, who was inexplicably driven offstage, was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

He was just about to go up to the stage and teach this ignorant student a lesson when he found someone pulling at the hem of his clothes.

A spiritual power that shocked him rose from behind him.

Nakajima Onmyoji immediately turned around and saw Uesugi Tetsu smiling at him, so his tone couldn't help but soften.

"Classmate, you are..."

Uesugi Tetsu: "Mr. Nakajima, Ririkko on the stage is also from the Special Affairs Department, so why not listen to what she has to say first?"

This high school girl is my colleague?

Nakajima raised an eyebrow, deciding not to offend the young man whose spiritual energy surged. He nodded, "Another perspective is also helpful."

He then added: "However, I must ensure the rigor of the teaching content."

What he meant was that if Lilizi didn't speak well, she would have to get down and be scolded by him.

But could this kind of thing happen?

Uesugi Tetsu took a look at this Onmyoji Nakajima - the spiritual power fluctuations coming from his body were quite strong. Before the wave came, he could even feel the bottom line of the "young master".

However, nowadays, this level of spiritual power fluctuation is very common.

——Because of the huge spiritual power brought by the wave, all Onmyojis below three stars took a step up very easily.

"Moreover, he is probably an Onmyoji who studies the Way of Astronomy and the Way of Earth. His strength is estimated to be around two stars."

Uesugi Che said silently in his heart - in these seven days, he has already found four introductory books on the Five Elements and studied them all to be prepared.

Although the proficiency level was mostly just entry-level or non-entry-level, it laid a solid foundation for him to understand others.

For example, now, except for the Shikigami who have not shown their faces yet, Nakajima Onmyoji's underwear has been seen through by him, and the other party even thinks that he is still a strong Onmyoji.

The gap in intelligence acquisition capabilities was revealed almost instantly.

When he shifted his gaze away from the unaware Nakajima, Uesugi Tetsu realized that the gymnasium had suddenly become quiet, with only Ririko's soft and clear lecture voice echoing.

Looking at Nakajima's face again, Uesugi Tetsu found that he also had an expression of shock and disbelief.

Nakajima tilted his head back and murmured, "This understanding... is much deeper than mine."

Immediately afterwards, a look of strong curiosity appeared on Nakajima's face.

A few minutes later.

"——The above is just my humble understanding. It would be great if it could help you."

After saying this, Lilizi bowed to everyone, then walked down with clattering steps amidst the warm applause.

Noisy discussions immediately erupted from the surroundings.

Someone suddenly laughed out loud: "I got it, I got it, hahahaha!"

Some people just watched and didn't hear anything: "I just hugged the long black silk legs of the Tokugawa goddess and started sucking and biting them!"

More of the discussion was about it seeming that what Ririkos was going to say was... a little better than what the previous Onmyoji Nakajima had said?

This is the truth.

Because even Nakajima himself was shocked by this extremely profound understanding.

What puzzled him even more was that there was not even the slightest spiritual fluctuation coming from this girl named "Tokugawa Ririko".

You know, unless an Onmyoji has entered the realm of ghosts and gods or practiced some extremely special methods, it is difficult for him to control the dissipation of his own spiritual power.

Doesn’t this prove one fact - that his young colleague is not an Onmyoji?

Nakajima asked her this question curiously.

Lilizi responded as a matter of course: "I have extensive experience in breathing techniques, so I can naturally apply my knowledge to other subjects and understand these basic techniques. It's not difficult."

Is this, is this right?

Aren’t those who practice breathing techniques just big, rough guys who practice in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter, with muscles growing to their brains? Do they also know about Yin and Yang magic?

Nakajima, full of doubts, walked back onto the stage, pressed his palms together, and the slight release of spiritual energy instantly quieted the entire stadium.

He said, "Well, after Mr. Tokugawa's explanation, I believe everyone must have understood how to get started with the basics of the Soul-Absorbing Method."

"So, please all students enter a meditative state right here, and strive to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbing the first wisp of spiritual power."

The students who aspired to achieve transcendence closed their eyes, trying to calm their minds and enter a meditative state.

And those troublemakers who couldn't sit still were also stimulated by the spiritual power released by Nakajima just now, so they kept quiet and stopped talking to each other.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Nakajima also stepped down from the stage and pulled Ririko aside. He changed his previous impatient look and humbly asked Ririko for advice.

"The spiritual power inside the gym seems to be much higher than outside." Seeing Lilizi being pulled aside, Uesugi Tetsu made a decision, "Let's take this opportunity to max out my proficiency in the entry-level spirit control technique."

This is different from the previous situation where practicing the spirit control technique was very difficult.

After the quality of the three-tailed fox incarnation... no, now it should be said that the four-tailed fox incarnation was upgraded to "epic", Uesugi Tetsu's practice in Yin-Yang magic has also become a simple mode.

Not only did his spiritual attributes improve significantly from practicing many classics on the Four Paths and Five Elements, but he was also surprised by the epic-quality four-tailed fox incarnation.

Uesugi Che stroked the cool jade plaque in his hand, which was intricately carved with the image of a four-tailed fox, and recalled its properties.

【Four-tailed Fox Jade Plate】

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect 1: Increases the wearer's spiritual affinity.]

[Effect 11: Increases the wearer's spiritual attributes by one-third of the "Demon Incarnation - Four-Tailed Fox" attribute. Current spiritual attributes +.]

[——A warm jade plaque engraved with a lifelike four-tailed fox feels cool in the hand.]

Uesugi Tetsu also just realized that the properties of the props that each incarnation can transform into are different after being promoted to epic.

However, after taking into account the attributes improved by the jade token, Uesugi Tetsu's own attribute panel becomes——

【Physique: 30】

[Will: 14]

【Charm: 9】

[Spiritual Arts: 23 → 34]

The spiritual attribute has reached a terrifying 34 points, becoming Uesugi Tetsu's current highest attribute - of course, it can also be compared with the spiritual power value in the body of the Onmyoji named Nakajima.

Although the improvement of these 11 spiritual attributes is not small, it is still inferior to the effect of the jade card - "enhancing spiritual affinity".

At first, Uesugi Tetsu didn't take this effect seriously.

But when he learned the four classics of the Five Elements and really started to practice, he found that the speed of practice could be almost doubled depending on whether he had the jade token hanging on his body or not!

It is precisely because Uesugi Tetsu has always hung this seemingly ordinary jade token on his waist,

Only then could he, within seven days and without delaying other things, continuously brush up all the introductory classics of the four elements of "gold, wood, water, fire and earth" to the entry level, bringing himself a full 5 points of spiritual attribute bonus.

The proficiency required to upgrade these introductory books is high, and the attributes and new skills gained after upgrading are very few, so Uesugi Che only upgraded them to the entry level and stopped.

"The proficiency required to reach the skilled level is similar to that required to reach the mastery level of the Spirit Control Technique, but they only give you a few Yin-Yang techniques like Fireball and Water Ball. Who would actually practice them..."

[Basic Yin-Yang Magic: Gold (Beginner 0/600)]

[Basic Yin-Yang Art: Wood (Beginner 0/600)]

[Basic Yin-Yang Art: Water (Beginner 0/600)]

[Basic Yin-Yang Art: Fire (Beginner 0/600)]

[Basic Yin-Yang Art: Earth (Beginner 0/600)]

The art of controlling spirits is a fragment of the great Yin-Yang art, and it may bring unexpected surprise effects if it is upgraded later.

But what is the future of these basic Yin-Yang techniques that the Special Affairs Office has put on its official website for everyone to see?

Maybe the limit is reached when you reach the proficient level.

Glancing at the series of zeros next to the Five Elements Yin-Yang Spell on the panel, Uesugi Tetsu shook his head.

And even now, the art of controlling spirits seems to have demonstrated some effects that are different from these common Yin-Yang arts.

——Practice quickly.

That’s right, the speed of practicing the Spirit Control Technique is really fast.

Uesugi Tetsu had tested it and found that even without the Four-Tailed Fox Jade Token, the time it took to absorb the same amount of spiritual power using the skilled level Spirit Control Technique would be one or two times faster than the "Basic Yin-Yang Technique·Gold".

Compared to the "Basic Spirit Gathering Technique" taught to students, it is more than three or four times faster!

Fast training means fast proficiency improvement, and can also make Uesugi Tetsu's spiritual attributes grow faster.