Chapter 128 The Secret of All Spirits Returning to One

With a thought, Gu Ye's Ball Beast and Unicorn in his arms transformed into two soft beams of light and obediently returned to the cards.

He straightened his clothes, walked quickly to the door, and gently turned the knob to open it.

The hairpin outside the door squeezed in almost impatiently, moving as swiftly as a gust of wind, and rushed straight to the dining table in the living room.

The table was clean and empty; the dishes she had been longing for were nowhere to be found.

The girl's expectation vanished instantly, her lips drooped, and her eyes were filled with undisguised frustration.

The next second, she turned around abruptly, put her hands on her hips, glared at Gu Ye with a righteous indignation, and said in a tone that was somewhat righteously complaining.

"Don't you even look at the time? Aren't you going to cook?"

Gu Ye chuckled, amused by her self-righteous demeanor, and leaned against the doorframe, deliberately teasing her:

"Want some? Beg me."

Buyao's eyes lit up at first, clearly because she heard the words "want to eat," but when she realized the second half of the sentence, her face instantly fell.

She didn't make a fuss. She just raised her head and stared at Gu Ye with her eyes watery and slightly red. She looked like she was about to shed tears, looking extremely aggrieved.

Upon seeing her expression, Gu Ye immediately gave in and raised his hands in surrender.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll go cook right now, okay?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a miraculous scene unfolded.

The tears that were about to fall on Buyao's face vanished instantly, as if she had never looked like she was about to cry.

She raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a smug and cunning smile, and lightly jumped onto the sofa to sit down, looking as if she were leisurely waiting for dinner to be served.

Gu Ye shook his head helplessly, but still willingly turned and walked into the kitchen.

After a flurry of activity, the table was laden with fragrant dishes.

The two of them ate and drank to their hearts' content, and afterwards they lazily sprawled on the sofa, enjoying the rare relaxation after the meal.

Gu Ye turned his head to look at the satisfied-looking hairpin and casually asked:

"You didn't just come to me for a free meal, did you?"

Knowing this girl as he did, she never came without a reason, so her punctual arrival today must mean she had something else to say.

The hairpin slapped its forehead, as if it had suddenly remembered something important, and quickly sat up straight.

She took out an antique-style card from her pocket and gently pushed it in front of Gu Ye.

"Here you go, Ning Shijun asked me to pass this on to you, I almost forgot."

Gu Ye picked up the card, examined it from all angles, and looked puzzled.

"What is this?"

The hairpin paused slightly, a hint of confusion in its expression:

"Didn't you already go to the Star River Consciousness Realm? How come you don't know about this?"

Gu Ye smiled awkwardly. Last time he went to the Star River Realm, he only learned about the Silver Realm cards and didn't pay attention to any other miscellaneous information, so he naturally didn't know what this was.

"Fine, I'll explain it to you."

Buyao shook her head helplessly and reached out to pick up the card.

In a flash of inspiration, the card transformed into an antique-looking thread-bound book in her hand, lying quietly in her palm.

"This is a technique exclusive to card masters."

She spoke earnestly, "Every card master who breaks through to the Silver Realm must choose a cultivation technique to practice."

This technique not only accelerates spiritual energy cultivation but also quickly eliminates corruption points, making it a high-level version of meditation.

At this point, Buyao suddenly lowered her voice, leaned closer, and looked mysterious:

"Moreover, different techniques have different special effects."

The witch's guild you lent money to before—their cultivation techniques have very strange effects; they can accelerate a man's transformation into a woman.

Gu Ye's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he subconsciously moved closer, asking curiously:

"So, what are the effects of this cultivation technique?"

The hairpin simply handed the book to him, her words concise and to the point:

"It has only one effect—double psionic energy."

Gu Ye looked down and saw several powerful characters on the cover:

[The Ultimate Unity of All Spirits] (First Level)

Curious, he casually flipped through the pages, but the text was obscure and profound, the words ancient and difficult to understand. He couldn't understand a single word of what he read was "All things are based on human beings, the nature of the spirit..."

Gu Ye simply put the cultivation manual on the table, turned to look at the hairpin, and looked surprised:

"You're not going to expect me to learn it all by myself, bit by bit, are you?"

Buyao couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, then picked up the cultivation manual again. A flash of light appeared at her fingertips, and the book transformed back into cards.

"What are you thinking? The cultivation technique cards can be directly integrated into the card master's body, allowing for instant mastery."

However... it will take up a slot in your main card slot.

"Card slot?"

Gu Ye heard another completely new term and felt a headache coming on. These unfamiliar fields he had recently come into contact with were all closely related to him, leaving him completely bewildered.

What is a card slot?

The hairpin patiently explained to him, little by little:

"Card slots are hidden in the Bronze Realm, but there is a limit to the number you can have. Otherwise, why do you think those aristocratic scions don't learn card master skills indefinitely? It's because card slots are limited, and everyone has a limit."

"Now, focus your inner vision on your sea of ​​consciousness and concentrate on perceiving your natal card. You will then be able to see how many card slots there are."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ye immediately followed her instructions, closing his eyes and calming his mind to introspect. His consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, his gaze falling on his natal card.

The originally solid natal card gradually became illusory, and then, one by one, circular grooves slowly appeared in my perception.

There are twelve round holes in total, neatly arranged around the natal card. Three of the holes have been filled with a faint spiritual light and are no longer empty.

"These should be the card slots that Buyao mentioned... The three that are filled should be the three card master skills that I have already learned."

Gu Ye silently assessed the situation in his mind, sensed it for a moment, then slowly withdrew from his internal vision and opened his eyes.

"How many card slots does a normal Bronze Realm card master have?" he asked.

After a moment's thought, the hairpin gave a precise answer:

"Normally it's five. But some exceptionally gifted people can have six or seven."

"After breaking through to the Silver Realm, you will gain one more card slot for each small rank advancement."

After speaking, she looked at Gu Ye curiously:

"How many do you have?"

Gu Ye calmly replied, "Nine."

The hairpin was taken aback at first, then puffed out its chest with pride:

"I'm a genius girl with seven card slots in the Bronze Realm, pretty impressive, right?!"

"Amazing, absolutely amazing!"

Gu Ye played the straight man perfectly.

But a wave of emotion stirred within him.

With nine card slots at the Bronze Realm, far exceeding that of ordinary people, this is beyond genius; he's practically a monster.

Suppressing his surprise, Gu Ye spoke again, asking the most crucial question:

"How many card slots will this book, 'The Ultimate Guide to All Spirits,' take up?"

The hair ornament held up four fingers, her tone serious:

"Four."