The day after Meixiu's training, Chu Liuxiang met Kelan at the training grounds.
"As someone who specializes in spiritual attacks, you need to focus on increasing your spiritual energy, spiritual strength, and your control. While increasing your spiritual energy will come naturally through cultivation, in order to increase your spiritual strength and control, you need specific techniques and rigorous training.
Kelan retrieved a black, round metal ball from his spatial ring. At first glance, this metal ball appeared quite ordinary, but it gave out a peculiar aura that made Chu Liuxiang feel anxious.
"This is a Qi Resistance Ball. As its name suggests, it has very high resistance against spiritual energy, even outright repelling it if it's weak enough. Your training will consist of levitating this Qi Resistance Ball until you can hover it above your head and keep it there for an hour. Give it a try."
Chu Liuxiang nodded and proceeded to wrap her spiritual energy around the ball. However, the moment her spiritual energy touched the ball, she immediately lost control, causing it to disperse into the air.
"What?"
Chu Liuxiang's eyes widened with surprise, and she quickly tried again, only to find that the results were the same.
"Not only is your spiritual energy too weak, but your control is also atrocious. The spiritual energy was too flimsy. Watch how I do it." Kelan said before wrapping his spiritual energy around the ball, lifting it into the air with seemingly no effort.
"Can you see the difference?" he asked her.
"Yes... While my spiritual energy is spread apart like a cloud of mist, yours are tightly compressed and wrap around the ball like sheets," Chu Liuxiang explained, highlighting the difference between the way they manipulated their spiritual energy.
Kelan nodded in approval and took out a technique before handing it to her, "This will teach you how to properly control your spiritual energy."
For the next two hours, Chu Liuxiang studied the technique. Once she had memorized it, she tried to pick up the Qi Resistance Ball again.
However, while her control over her spiritual energy had improved, it was still nowhere near being able to touch the ball, much less pick it up.
Chu Liuxiang returned to studying the technique again and Kelan would give her advice here and there.
By the end of the day, while Chu Liuxiang still failed to pick up the ball, she was able to cover it with her spiritual energy without it dispersing.
"You can keep the Qi Resistance Ball to practice on your own time. I want significant improvements by our next session," said Kelan.
It was Lan Yingying's turn the next day.
"Before we begin, I must admit that out of the entire group, it's going to be the trickiest to train you, who specializes in Sacred Fire," Kelan said to her.
"I can't use Sacred Fire, and I am unfamiliar with such techniques. However, I know someone who is, and I have already contacted them for assistance. Until they respond, I will have you focus on strengthening your spiritual energy like Chu Liuxiang."
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