Chapter 31: What Do You Mean by Talking Like That?

Luo Qingyao looked at him in confusion, waiting for an explanation.

Yun Yi smiled, picked up the "Hunyuan Heart Method" that Luo Qingyao had tossed aside, brushed off the dirt, and handed it back to her before speaking. "The Hunyuan Heart Method is different from ordinary cultivation techniques. It encompasses all five elemental arts: water, fire, wind, earth, and wood. For an average cultivator, mastering even one or two elements is considered quite remarkable. As for those who can master three or more, they are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. Aside from Feng Qingjue of the Xiaoyao Pavilion, who is said to be a master of three elemental arts, there is no second person to be found."

Luo Qingyao suddenly realized. "So, Feng Qingjue is a master of three elemental arts; no wonder he can stand up to you. What about Yu Qingting? How many elements does she have?"

At the mention of Yu Qingting, a sneer of disdain crossed Yun Yi’s face. "The Yuqing Palace has never prioritized the study of elemental arts. They devote their entire lives to the study of swordsmanship, famous throughout the world for their 'Pure Maiden Sword Technique.' To them, elemental arts are merely supplementary. As the palace master, Yu Qingting is only at the Nascent Soul stage. As for how many elements she has, it is at most no more than two!"

Luo Qingyao nodded. A moment later, she looked up at Yun Yi with eyes full of admiration. "Oh, and what about you, Master? How many elements do you have?"

Hearing this, Yun Yi flashed a deep, enigmatic smile at Luo Qingyao, tinged with a hint of ambiguity. "Take a guess!"

Luo Qingyao tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said with a grin, "I guess you must be proficient in all five." Otherwise, how could he teach her?

To her surprise, Yun Yi shook his head, smiling with lazy nonchalance. "Don't talk about five elements; I don't know even one!"

"What?" Luo Qingyao sprang up from the chaise longue, staring at Yun Yi in astonishment. "You don't? Are you also a 'useless' person without spirit roots?"

Yun Yi’s mouth twitched. This was a difficult question to explain. Could he tell her that he had traveled through a time-space tunnel from another continent? And that his sole purpose was her?

"Little girl, watch your mouth," Yun Yi reached out and tapped her on the head. His tone carried a mild rebuke, but it was filled with doting affection. "Is that any way to talk to your master? If your master is a 'useless' person, doesn't that make you a 'useless' person for life?"

Luo Qingyao covered her forehead, a hint of grievance flashing in her clear eyes. "It’s what you said yourself, not me. If you don't know any of the five elemental arts, what are you if not a 'useless' person?"

"Ha!" Yun Yi let out a dismissive laugh, his expression arrogant and confident. "It’s not that I don't know them; it’s that your master disdains to learn them! Because the arts your master possesses are far more powerful than those five elemental arts combined!"

Keep bragging!

Listening to Yun Yi, Luo Qingyao rubbed her forehead while muttering to herself. However, she dared not voice the thought, lest she be tormented again by this black-hearted master.

Although she didn't say it out loud, Yun Yi could still sense what she was thinking. He didn't expose her, but simply offered a gentle smile and reached out to pat her head. "Be good. You don't need to worry about your master's affairs. What you need to think about right now is how to become stronger."

Only then would it be possible for her to follow him and find the path back to the Star-Moon Continent.