My Fairy Growth System

About two hours later, Master Si's figure disappeared at the top of the waterfall, having successfully crossed the Chongshui Falls.

Yu Qingtan had also rested and stood up, opening her Water Dao Domain as she stepped onto the water's surface.

Arriving at the bottom of the waterfall, Yu Qingtan immediately felt as if a weight of ten thousand jun pressed atop the water domain, distorting its shape.

Yu Qingtan reflected profoundly.

In this world, nothing is softer than water—silky and smooth, ultimate in softness and beauty. Yet, nothing is as hard as water either—splitting mountains, carving stones, and rushing forth for thousands of miles. The softness of water lies in its gentle nourishment of all things, as if cultured jade, while its hardness lies in its thunderous waves crashing against the shores, rolling on for thousands of miles.

The Chongshui Waterfall here embodied the hardness of water, which, if guided properly, could also be transformed into softness.

Yu Qingtan controlled her Dao Domain, allowing the heavy water to flow in. The Dao Domain, filled with heavy water, no longer felt the pressure. However, Yu Qingtan's physical body was subjected to the scouring of the heavy water.

Yu Qingtan attempted to manipulate this Yuan Heavy Water, dispersing its force so that only a portion exerted pressure on her body; she rapidly achieved success.

As her burden lightened, Yu Qingtan tried to exert pressure on her Water Dao Domain with the Yuan Heavy Water, tempering her own Dao Domain.

After half an hour, Yu Qingtan had fully adapted to the scouring of the Yuan Heavy Water at the bottom of the waterfall and began to climb up the smooth rock wall.

Although the rock wall behind the waterfall was as firm as metal due to the water's impact, Yu Qingtan's tender jade fingers could still easily pierce into it.

Generally, the force of the water at the bottom of a waterfall was the strongest. However, it was not the case here; the higher Yu Qingtan climbed, the stronger the pressure she felt.

Finally, as she neared the top of the waterfall, Yu Qingtan's water domain underwent a transformation, becoming a fish swimming upwards, and the pressure she felt immediately lessened by a significant amount.

This was the second-level Dao Domain, the Shapeable Dao Domain.

Yu Qingtan did not immediately summit, but continued to gradually comprehend, feeling the mysteries of the second-level Dao Domain.

After another half an hour, Yu Qingtan reached the top of the waterfall.

At this moment, that androgynous voice reached her ears again.

"Do you wish to climb the third segment, Falling Wood Cliff?"

"Yes!"

As soon as she responded, Yu Qingtan's figure flashed and she appeared on another platform. In front of the platform was a cliff with a huge tree at the top, from which yellow leaves occasionally fluttered down and vanished into the soil below in just a few moments.

This tree was known as the Life and Death Tree; its leaves, a small part of which could increase the lifespan of beings who comprehended the Path of Wood, while a majority could decrease their lifespans.

"Endless falling leaves drift down mournfully, life and death fleeting as the Dao becomes a ladder." This was the Falling Wood Cliff.

Below Falling Wood Cliff, three cultivators sat cross-legged. Yu Qingtan didn't recognize two of them, but the third one was none other than Banta Kibun from Sakura Island, an independent cultivator from Wood Village.

Seeing Yu Qingtan, Banta Kibun's expression changed.

"She cultivates the Path of Water, why has she come here?"

He was only at the early stages of the Golden Core, unable to defeat this female demon, "I hope she won't care about a minor character like me."

Banta Kibun held his breath, trying to minimize his presence as much as possible. Unfortunately, his unique hairstyle made him instantly recognizable to Yu Qingtan.

Without any nonsense, Yu Qingtan immediately raised her spiritual power to the Golden Core Stage. Her Water Dao Domain unfolded, enveloping Banta Kibun within it.

The appalled Mikimura Bēitarō tried to resist with the complete Wood Dao Domain he had just comprehended, but sadly it was to no avail.

Then, Yu Qingtan took out the Roaming Zither and began to cast the Third Stage Spell, Devil's Penetrating Sound.

"Aaaaah~"

Still in the panic of having his Dao Domain invaded, Mikimura Bēitarō suddenly heard the devilish sound and clutched his head in a wretched scream.

Yu Qingtan multitasked, continuing to play the penetrating sound of the Devil's Penetrating Sound while simultaneously shooting out a condensed small Water Blade that passed directly through Mikimura Bēitarō's forehead, piercing his brain and ending his suffering.

Swiftly gathering the spoils of war, Yu Qingtan stepped under Falling Wood Cliff amid the reverent gazes of the two other cultivators.

The falling leaves of the Life and Death Tree were indistinguishable even by Divine Sense and Biqing Spirit Eyes, and it was impossible to completely avoid them while climbing Falling Wood Cliff. Only after enduring the baptism of two hundred falling leaves could one reach the top of Falling Wood Cliff.

Yu Qingtan unfolded her nascent Wood Dao Domain and stepped on a protruding rock, beginning her climb up Falling Wood Cliff. Two falling leaves drifted towards Yu Qingtan's head, ignoring the resistance of the Dao Domain, and when they came close to Qingtan's skin, they turned into two streams of gray mist that entered her body.

Yu Qingtan frowned slightly, checked her system panel, and found that she had lost two years of lifespan. She stopped to meditate on the two dissipating streams of gray mist inside her body.

"Senior Brother, although Fairy Qingtan has powerful combat strength, her mastery of the Path of Wood is quite ordinary. I'm afraid she'll also find it difficult to climb Falling Wood Cliff."

The two cultivators on the platform were from Yellow Maple Valley, the True Person Han Shu and the True Person Qiao Qian, siblings in their cultivation path. They had previously attempted to climb Falling Wood Cliff and, after losing decades of lifespan, they wisely chose to give up. There, they waited for All-Under-Heaven Peak to send them away.

Looking at Yu Qingtan, whose Wood Dao Domain was still not fully condensed, True Person Han Shu agreed with his sister's opinion.

"This Fairy Qingtan must primarily cultivate the Water Dao Domain, yet she came to Falling Wood Cliff, obviously overconfident. Nonetheless, the way she slew the wild cultivators from Sakura Island was so heroic, and her figure climbing the cliff so graceful!"

"Hmmph!"

"Ah, sister, let go, I was wrong. You're the most heroic and most beautiful."

Under the might of his sister, True Person Han Shu spoke words that went against his conscience.

Above Falling Wood Cliff, Yu Qingtan began to climb slowly and steadily upward. Every so often, falling leaves drifted to her side, nine-tenths of them turning into gray mist, and one-tenth turning into green mist, with the ones that become green mist adding one year to her lifespan.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

She continued to operate the Decay and Flourish Technique. Although it couldn't nullify the effects of the gray mist on reducing her lifespan, the unique aura of the Decay and Flourish Technique had a mysterious harmony with the gray mist and green mist formed from the falling leaves.

Yu Qingtan fully engaged in comprehension. After her Wood Spirit Root was enhanced to the highest quality, her ability to comprehend the Path of Wood increased significantly, it was just a matter of insufficient time.

Furthermore, with the experience of comprehending the Water Dao Domain, she wasn't worried about the loss of lifespan. At most, losing one hundred sixty or seventy years was nothing to her, a peerless prodigy who breaks through realms as easily as drinking water.

The Path of Wood, Jia Wood corresponds with yang and is associated with the gallbladder, above-ground wood that grows upward and outward, such as trunks, branches, leaves, and spores. Yi Wood corresponds with yin and is associated with the liver, underground wood that grows downward and inward, such as root systems.

When Yi Wood flourishes, Jia Wood thrives, bursting with vitality; when Yi Wood is diminished, Jia Wood withers, wilting and decaying. The liver and gallbladder reflect each other, yin and yang are harmonized, Qing Mu enjoys longevity.

The Path of Wood pertains to life. Wood contains yang essence, born from yin. Thus, water is the mother of wood, as in water nourishes wood.

In Yu Qingtan's mind emerged various comprehensions, her understanding and perception of the Path of Wood deepening continuously. Finally, after climbing partway up Falling Wood Cliff, Yu Qingtan's Wood Dao Domain was no longer merely a fledgling form but a complete Wood Domain.

Furthermore, she gained a deeper understanding of the gray mist and green mist formed by the falling leaves and could vaguely use her Wood Domain to sense the leaves' state.

Leaves that turned into gray mist were blocked by the Wood Domain, preventing them from approaching and drifting downwards; leaves that turned into green mist were accepted by the Wood Domain, increasing her lifespan.

This was also the correct approach to climbing Qing Mu Cliff, and as the green mist entered her body, Yu Qingtan felt her comprehension of the Path of Wood quicken, as if she had drunk Enlightenment Tea.