Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 10 Level 1 Cloud and Rain Technique

Time flies like water, and two years have passed in a flash. The childhood of Du Fan, Xiao Hu, and Yao Ruoxi is also quietly fading away. Du Fan is now eighteen years old.

As the sun set, Du Fan stood silently, gazing at a tall green tree that was about two people high in front of him.

This tree is called the Acacia tree, which Du Fan found by chance at a market a year ago and bought. The tree's shape resembles a person, as if it is waiting for a loved one to return, hence the name Acacia.

Du Fan often stood under the acacia tree, lost in thought, missing his fiancée Liang Xin from Earth, the little woman who would often throw tantrums at him and then take the initiative to coax him. If this incident hadn't happened, they would probably be married and have children by now.

Even acacia trees shed their blossoms, but they will spring back to life in the spring. Flowers fall and then bloom again, clouds roll and then unroll. But his beloved Xin'er is probably gone forever. Whenever he thinks of this, his heart aches.

"It's been three years. I'm so sorry. Forget me, find someone who loves you, and spend the rest of your life with them... Actually, life goes by very quickly. I wish you happiness, Liang Xin..."

Du Fan's bitterness was unknown to anyone, and he would never tell anyone else; he could only bury it deep in his heart.

In the past two years, he tried every possible way to return to Earth whenever he had the chance, but the result was like a merciless hammer, crushing Du Fan's hopes one by one as they developed. Until a few months ago, Du Fan had completely given up and stopped thinking about it.

"Brother Du, I'm back! Cultivation is so hard, my back aches, my neck cramps!" Xiao Hu's loud voice came from afar. He looked quite tired, but he had grown much taller than he had two years ago. His fair skin now had a bronze hue, showing his health. His slightly chubby body had also become strong and muscular as he grew taller, and he had clearly transformed into a young man.

Two years ago, Xiao Hu was found to have a golden spiritual root and exceptional aptitude. He was then taken in as a personal disciple by the Yao family head and entered the Yao family's cultivation academy as an inner disciple. He became the most watched member of the younger generation of the Yao family, second only to the eldest daughter Yao Ruoxi, and was also the Yao family's key protected person. In the eyes of the Yao family, he had become a precious treasure, and they would always surround him to protect him whenever he went out.

Although the Yao family is a family of cultivators, not everyone in the family is a cultivator. Spiritual roots represent cultivators. Even within the Yao family, the proportion of cultivators is extremely small, numbering no more than a hundred. As long as one possesses spiritual roots, one will be included among the Yao family disciples.

At the same time, disciples are divided into inner and outer sects based on their aptitude and cultivation level. Those with average aptitude who have not yet reached the first level of Qi Refining are classified as outer sect disciples. Once their cultivation level reaches the first level of Qi Refining, they are promoted to inner sect disciples.

Xiao Hu and Yao Ruoxi are special cases. They were already inner disciples of the Yao family when they were at the Quasi-Qi Refining stage. Among nearly a hundred disciples, there are only more than twenty inner disciples. These are the core strength of the Yao family.

Given Xiao Hu's current status, he should have his own separate residence, but he declined, insisting on living with Du Fan as before. The family head naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him with this small matter, so he let him have his way.

Xiao Hu easily found a chicken leg in a room and started devouring it.

"Aren't you cultivators supposed to abstain from meat? Be careful the patriarch finds out and he'll scold you again." Du Fan was speechless. He couldn't see any trace of the otherworldly aura of a cultivator in Xiao Hu. But it was precisely because of this that Du Fan felt more affectionate towards Xiao Hu.

"Hehe, who cares? Cultivating is hard enough on a daily basis. If I can't eat chicken legs, I can't live like this."

"Oh, right, Brother Du, I have some good news for you. I broke through today and reached the first level of the Qi Refining stage. I've finally become a true cultivator!" Little Tiger stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth, completely unconcerned. Then, remembering something, he boasted to Du Fan.

"Really? That's great. I'll have a drink with you later. But, isn't it said that this step is difficult to take, and usually takes ten years to achieve? It's only been two years." Upon hearing this, Du Fan's eyes lit up, somewhat surprised, but mostly happy.

"There are always exceptions. This just means I have good aptitude. Didn't Sister Ruoxi break through to the first level of Qi Refining three months ago? I heard she's been practicing a spell recently." Xiaohu was quite proud, and when he thought of Yao Ruoxi, he looked longing.

"Ruoxi? We haven't seen her in a long time." Du Fan was taken aback when Ruoxi was mentioned.

"You were thinking of me, huh? I'm here."

A melodious female voice, as sweet as a nightingale's song, rang out at the perfect moment. Dressed in flowing red, she appeared before Du Fan and his companion with a swift movement, still carrying a basket in her hand.

Yao Ruoxi has grown into a graceful young woman, like a beautiful daffodil. Her body has fully matured, showing off her elegance. Her fair skin, delicate features, and playful smile give her a sunny disposition amidst her beauty, making people feel comfortable when they look at her.

Little Tiger cheered and rushed forward to grab the basket.

"Wait, let your sister show you what she can do before you eat!" Yao Ruoxi stopped Xiao Hu and said mysteriously.

While Du Fan and the other man looked on in surprise, Yao Ruoxi had already reached the edge of the soil where the herbs were planted.

This is the courtyard where Du Fan lives. When he has nothing to do, he also plants some refreshing herbs in the soil of the courtyard.

Yao Ruoxi placed the basket on the ground, made hand seals, and chanted incantations. After a few breaths, she made a strange finger seal with her right hand and suddenly pointed it into the air.

A sudden breeze swept through the courtyard, and a small gray cloud appeared out of thin air where Yao Ruoxi's handprint pointed. The cloud churned and gradually grew larger. When it reached a size of ten feet, the cloud stopped changing.

Du Fan's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared at the scene in disbelief, while Xiao Hu's mouth also gaped open.

Yao Ruoxi suddenly changed her hand seals, and the cloud in the sky slowly rotated. After a few breaths, the gray cloud gradually darkened, and the surrounding air seemed to darken as the cloud changed.

Just then, a drop of rain suddenly fell from the gray cloud, followed by a second drop, a third drop... Ten breaths later, the area within three zhang below the cloud was covered by rain, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.

Du Fan, who was usually calm and had the experience of two lifetimes, was shocked. He could not believe his eyes. What he was seeing had overturned his thinking and completely overturned the science he had believed in for decades. He looked blank.

Xiao Hu is much better than Du Fan because Xiao Hu is more like a blank sheet of paper than Du Fan, so he is more accepting of everything. If he thinks the world is a certain way, he will believe it to be true.

Therefore, at this moment, he was only curious and fascinated.

"Sister Ruoxi! Are you alright?" Xiaohu was startled and suddenly stepped forward to support Yao Ruoxi, looking very worried.

Du Fan's bewilderment was awakened by Xiao Hu's bark. He realized that the clouds had dissipated and the rain had disappeared, leaving only the damp soil in the yard as a reminder that it was all real.

Yao Ruoxi, who was being supported by Xiao Hu, looked pale and extremely weak.

"What's wrong with you?" Du Fan was also startled and asked urgently.

"I'm fine. What I just used was a level one Cloud and Rain Technique. For me right now, it consumed too much of my mana. I'll be fine after resting for a while. How about that? Pretty impressive, right?" The weak Yao Ruoxi comforted the two of them for a few words, then proudly showed off.

"Sister Ruoxi, you're amazing! I want to learn too, please teach me!" Xiaohu said excitedly, flattering her at the right moment while revealing his purpose.

"You can't learn this. This is a water-attribute spell, which can only be practiced by cultivators with water spiritual roots. However, I heard that you have also advanced to the first level of the Qi Refining stage, so your father will teach you a spell called the Golden Life Technique," Yao Ruoxi explained.

"Golden Life Technique? Is it as powerful as Sister Ruoxi's Cloud and Rain Technique?" Little Tiger's eyes lit up as he asked curiously.

"I don't know, but I heard from a senior brother who has a metal spiritual root that this is a spell that mainly attacks, so it must be very powerful," Yao Ruoxi said after thinking for a moment.

"That's great! Hey? Brother Du, why do you seem so absent-minded?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Hu immediately beamed with joy, but seeing Du Fan's somewhat dazed expression, he asked with concern.

"It's nothing, let's have a drink."

This was the first time Du Fan had become interested in cultivation. Yao Ruoxi's method of creating rain out of thin air had a great impact on his mind. He had heard legends about cultivators before, but they were all hearsay and could not compare to the shock of seeing it with his own eyes.

Most importantly, for him, a scientist by training, this was a complete upheaval of his worldview. After the initial shock, his first thought was how to explain this from a scientific perspective.

However, he did not possess what is known as spiritual root in this world, and thus could not enter the ranks of cultivators. This alone posed a significant obstacle to this research.

"If only I could cultivate immortality," Du Fan murmured.