"Anda, I'm the person getting rejected. Why are you the one feeling devastated?" Leyvi asked. He was unaffected by it, nor did he really care.
That said, what surprised him was how monstrous this woman's cultivation talent was. She reached the Soul Formation Realm at only 189 years old? Even his father-in-law Magnus Goldstone was still in the Nascent Soul Realm, and he was over 500 years old.
Anda looked at Leyvi and said, "How could I not be devastated? Fairy Maiden June is probably the most talented cultivation beauty in the Cloud Continent. Having someone as capable as her in our family will be the ultimate reassurance!"
"Oh my, oh my. Sister Anda, if you keep flattering me like that, my resolve might waver. Although I enjoyed your compliments, unfortunately, I am not the most talented person in terms of cultivation." Senior Sister June said.
"Eh? Then who?" Leyvi asked. If this level of cultivation talent wasn't enough to be the number one, then what kind of monster is the real one?
"You still don't know? Have you never heard of the youngest Protector of Cloud Continent? She is even younger than me, but she is in the Soul Transformation already. Even my talent felt like nothing compared to her."
"I feel like I've heard about something like that," Leyvi tried to recall.
"Layla told us about the young Protector when we first met her. She is also the current owner of the Treasure Pavilion." Anda helped Leyvi recall his memory.
"Ah! Yes yes. I remember now. I remember that Layla looked up to her and wanted to be someone like her. Hahaha! At that time, I was still an ignorant country bumpkin. There were many things that I didn't know about." Leyvi finally remembered.
"Hehe. Then what about now? Are you a wise man now?" Senior Sister June giggled.
"Now I'm a slightly informed country bumpkin," Leyvi replied jokingly.
"Pfftt! Hahaha! Hahaha!" Senior Sister June rolled on the platform again.
The three ladies, Lina, Rosa, and Terra, shook their heads. Their senior sister usually acted gracefully, but when she started laughing, all that grace disappeared.
After a minute, Senior Sister June stood up again and resumed her graceful demeanor.
"Let's return to our original topic. We got sidetracked way too far. How about it? Are you willing to sell the gemstone to me?" She asked.
"Excuse me! My treasure is not for sale! This rolling human girl is so annoying! Go away! Don't pester human Leyvi." The mystical voice sounded again.
"Fairy Maiden June, may I know why do you want to buy this gemstone? The coral stone it created is incredibly tough, but I don't think someone at your level would have any problem dealing with it. So I don't see why you would need it." Leyvi put his words properly, asking her.
Senior Sister June chuckled. "Actually, I needed it to perfect my martial skill. So I want to study this magical gemstone."
"Martial skill? What kind of martial skill need corals?" Leyvi felt confused.
"Hehe." Senior Sister June giggled. "I see. You are indeed only a slightly informed country bumpkin. Look at this."
Senior Sister June extended her hand, her slender fingers glowing faintly with a mixture of azure blue and earthen brown Qi. The colors intertwined, forming a harmonious aura that pulsed with power.
"This is a skill I developed by harmonizing my water and earth elements," she began, her voice steady. "Watch closely, Leyvi. This Fairy Maiden will add a little bit more knowledge to you."
The intertwined Qi immediately covered her entire body, forming outlines of a certain shape. A few seconds later, the water and earth Qi quickly solidified into something that everyone here was familiar with. A coral!
Leyvi's eyes widened. How could this be? This was his dream!
A cool coral combat armor!
"What the fish! She could create coral stones just like me! Is this human my sibling? No, that can't be. We are two different species. Is she a coral polyp that has transformed into a human? That's amazing! I wonder when will be my turn."
"Fairy Maiden June, this....how?" Leyvi looked at his hand. The gemstone was still in his possession, so that means she really made the cool combat armor using her martial skill.
Did she say water and earth elements? Does that mean she learned how to transform her Qi into a Qi that was not her affinity? Holy! That was absurdly difficult to do.
He tried many times before he obtained the talent bead. The Qi transformation was awfully slow that he couldn't even perform a basic martial skill with it. He could transform fire Qi smoothly and learn fire-based martial skill only after he received the fire affinity.
"Oh my, oh my. You are truly clueless. Hmm...it looks like the other lasses are clueless too. Don't they teach this thing anymore?" June said.
Leyvi and his ladies looked at each other. What is she talking about?
"Senior Sister, our sect specialized in this area. You can't compare us to the others." Lina reminded June.
"Oh, that's right. How could I forget? Oh no, am I getting old?" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
Leyvi and his ladies became more and more confused. What are they talking about?
June smiled. "It's nothing too complicated. We just have two elemental spirit roots. Mine are water and earth elements. So I can learn water elemental martial skill, earth elemental martial skill, or a combination of both. My Coral Bending Martial Skill is a result of the two elements combination."
"Cheh, it's just a human little trick. I thought she was one of us. Boo-boo!"
Leyvi's ears twitched. The revelation shocked his group. None of them knew any of this information. He didn't know being born with multiple-element spirit roots was possible. All the people he had met so far had a single-element spirit root.
"Hehe. Are you all surprised?" Senior Sister June asked.
Leyvi and the others nodded.
"Don't worry about it. It's not really a secret or anything. It's just that the possibility to have multiple elements spirit roots is very low. Only one in a million cultivators might have dual elements spirit root." She said.
"That few?" Leyvi was shocked once again.
"Lina, Rosa, Terra, you three have dual elements spirit roots too?" Anda asked.
The three ladies nodded. There was no reason to hide. After all, it was not a secret; it was just rare.
"Hehe. That's why the gap between me and my junior sisters is very big. After Master found me, it took almost two hundred years before she found them. And it was quite a lucky situation too, finding three at the same time. We only have a few people in our sect you know. It's quite lonely."
Leyvi nodded. No wonder. He thought that he had learned a lot previously, but no, he was still a frog under the well. And after learning about this, he was sure that there were still countless things he didn't know about.
Wait a minute! The five elements affinity! How did he never think about this before? The talent bead had given him the hint already. Since he was given the five elements affinity, it makes sense that people could possess the spirit root of multiple elements too. After all, isn't he an anomaly too? His spirit root was attributeless and considered rare. So far, he had never met another attributeless beside himself.
Why did it never cross his mind to experiment with combining Qi of different elements? It should be possible for him to learn a similar skill as Fairy Maiden June.
"Fairy Maiden June, is there anyone with triple or more element spirit root?" Leyvi felt curious.
June chuckled. Is the Fairy Maiden title going to stick with her from now on?
"There was. Our sect's progenitor had a triple-element spirit root. But that was a long, long time ago. He speculated that there could be people with more elements, but that would be even rarer than him. Too bad our sect had never found anyone else with more than two elements." She replied.
While June was talking, Leyvi saw Anda who was standing behind her, making a mischievous smile. He was very familiar with this smile. She probably came up with an evil plan again.
Don't do it, Anda. Whatever your evil plot is, it wouldn't work on a Soul Formation expert. She is not Sawi!
"Achoo!" Sawi suddenly sneezed. Who talked behind her back?
"Fairy Maiden June, if you don't marry my husband, you will regret it for the rest of your life. My husband is very special. If I'm being honest, he is far more impressive than your progenitor." Anda started her panda plot.
"Oh my, oh my. Sister Anda, you still haven't given up? If he could become a Soul Formation cultivator earlier than me, I would immediately agree." She promised.
She knew he wouldn't be able to do it. She was 20 years old when reached the Core Formation realm.
How old is Leyvi now? He is just in the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm. Better than her sect's progenitor? This lass is really desperate. June chuckled inwardly.
"Sigh, my poor husband. Nobody could recognize his unique body. Even a Soul Formation expert like Fairy Maiden June couldn't see through him. I wonder if someone will notice it someday." Anda acted regretfully.
This lass is still bluffing!
"What does Sister Anda mean by that?" June entertained Anda.
"My husband can use five elements."
"WHAT?? IMPOSSIBLE!!"