"Thank you, Master, for giving me life and sentience.
I have no way to repay you but to offer myself. I hope you will not dislike me."
Just as Yang Hong was complaining, the Yumu flower demon knelt on the ground and uttered words that made his nose tingle.
"No, no, no. You should put on some clothes and speak properly first."
Yang Hong quickly refused.
The flower demon had just taken human form, and she still had many characteristics of the Yumu flower vine.
For example, the fine hairs on her body were all upright sharp thorns.
If anyone dared to hug her, they would surely be turned into a human sieve.
And her emerald green hair didn't look very soft either.
"Master, I don't know how to wear clothes. Could you help me put them on?"
The flower demon asked softly, her large, clear black and white eyes blinking at Yang Hong.
"Wait, don't come over. I'll teach you how to wear them."
Yang Hong still refused. Although the Yumu flower vine, after taking human form, had a good figure and a beautiful appearance, her tone of voice was a bit off.
He quickly used the [Spiritual Light Impartation] three times again, imparting the common human language, a large amount of common human knowledge, and some basic knowledge of the cultivation world to the Yumu flower demon.
After receiving this vast amount of knowledge, the previously dazed flower demon's eyes gained a bit of spirit.
She now also knew to wear clothes.
The sharp thorns on her body were retracted, and her stiff hair turned into beautiful locks.
However, the small white flower on her forehead, whiter than her skin, could not be hidden.
Otherwise, she would look like a beautiful human woman, a mature beauty with a top-tier figure and appearance.
"Thank you, Master, for imparting your knowledge."
The Yumu flower demon, dressed in fine silk, knelt and kowtowed to Yang Hong in thanks.
Her movements and tone were already quite standard, just like a human maid.
"Get up. You are a Yumu flower vine that has taken human form. Did you have a name before?"
"Master, I do not have a name yet. I beg you to bestow one upon me."
The Yumu flower demon looked at Yang Hong expectantly again, as if Yang Hong naming her was a great honor.
"Alright, Yumu... Yu...
Got it. Your name will be Yu Kewei.
'Yu' is your surname, and 'Kewei' is your given name. Since the flower you bloom is a small white flower, this name is very fitting."
Yang Hong thought for a moment and then gave the Yumu flower demon a name.
"Yu Kewei. That's a very nice name. I like it very much. Thank you, Master, for bestowing it upon me."
Yu Kewei knelt again to express her gratitude.
Yang Hong waved his hand, indicating that thanks were not necessary, and immediately asked.
"Kewei, what is your current cultivation level? Do you have a demon core?"
He was very curious about the cultivation level of Yu Kewei, who had evolved from a fifth-grade spirit plant.
"Master, my current cultivation level should be at the third-tier Fusion Realm. My golden core has not yet condensed.
However, I feel that if I have a suitable cultivation method, I can quickly advance to the sixth tier.
If not, according to my inherited memories, by absorbing spiritual energy, I can reach the sixth-tier Separation Realm in two hundred years."
Yu Kewei provided Yang Hong with an accurate answer without much thought.
"You also have inherited memories? What are they?"
Upon hearing about inherited memories, Yang Hong's attention immediately shifted.
The inherited memories of demon races were mentioned in human records, but there were no specific details about what these memories entailed.
"Master, my inherited memories are very fragmented, roughly divided into three parts:
The first part is the memory of absorbing spiritual energy and growing;
The second part is language, including some demon languages and some human languages;
The third part is battle-related innate spells. This part is the most extensive, but also the most chaotic. Currently, only one spell is complete."
"Oh, and there are some incomplete memories, including methods of luring other creatures, killing them, and absorbing their life essence."
Yu Kewei finished her explanation and looked at Yang Hong expectantly.
It seemed she was expecting Yang Hong to impart knowledge to her, or perhaps expecting him to give her something to eat.
"First, perform your spell so I can see it."
Yang Hong did not immediately impart a cultivation method. Instead, he asked Yu Kewei to demonstrate her spell.
"Okay~"
Yu Kewei agreed but remained still.
Then, her feet quickly transformed into roots, and a series of huge vines broke through the soil, writhing in the air.
"Crack, crack~"
The sharp sound of air being broken echoed across the mountaintop as the vines danced.
Yu Kewei's first spell was actually just whipping.
"Yu Kewei, that's enough. Recall your spell."
"Not bad, quite powerful."
Under Yu Kewei's expectant gaze, Yang Hong gave a brief compliment.
"Hehe~ Master, my spell is called [Lightning Five Consecutive Whips]. If cultivated to the extreme, it can unleash five whips in an instant, tearing the enemy to shreds."
"Heh heh~ Very good~ Very good~ Heh heh."
Hearing the name [Lightning Five Consecutive Whips], Yang Hong was speechless.
He had to suppress a twitch at the corner of his mouth and praise Yu Kewei. It was a struggle.
He could only change the subject and say, "I will impart a set of cultivation techniques to you."
After seeing the [Lightning Five Consecutive Whips], Yang Hong thought of a cultivation technique – the "Green Wood Body Tempering Technique." This technique primarily cultivated the physical body, with the secondary focus on cultivating true energy.
Its grade was a bit low, only Xuan-grade lower-rank.
This technique was synthesized from ten Huang-grade upper-rank cultivation techniques and came with nine whip techniques, one for each realm.
These whip techniques could be cast not only as spells but also with physical whips, further enhancing their power.
With a [Spiritual Light Impartation], Yang Hong completely imparted this cultivation technique to Yu Kewei.
"Thank you, Master, for imparting this technique."
Yu Kewei, her face filled with excitement, thanked Yang Hong. This time, she performed three bows and nine kowtows.
Having received Yang Hong's imparted cultivation common sense, she understood that the favor of imparting knowledge was as great as a second birth.
Yang Hong truly accepted her prostration.
"Mm. The cultivation technique has been imparted to you. Cultivate diligently, and ask me anytime if you have any questions."
After giving a couple of instructions, Yang Hong immediately left. He needed to provide enlightenment to the other spirit plants.
Firstly, to see if his cultivation had broken through, and secondly, to see if he could evolve another flower demon or tree spirit.
However, Yang Hong's hopes were dashed.
Firstly, his cultivation had not broken through.
After being struck by lightning, all his true qi had completely transformed into true essence.
He was now a cultivator in the Fusion Realm, with a strength far exceeding the Golden Core Realm, and capable of using fourth-tier Golden Core spells.
In the following half-month of enlightenment, the Iron Bark Birch Tree also advanced to sixth-grade lower-rank.
However, the Iron Bark Birch Tree did not take human form; it remained a tree.
Its height simply increased from the original five zhang to six zhang.
Additionally, it could now transmit simple emotions, with an effect equivalent to that of a second-grade lower-rank Azure Jade Grape.
The other fourth-grade spirit plants, under Yang Hong's full enlightenment, all 167 of them advanced to fifth-grade lower-rank, but still no shapeshifted spirit plants appeared.
Yang Hong selected the six with the best potential and fully enlightened them, hoping that when they advanced from the fifth to the sixth tier, more beautiful women would evolve.
However, Yu Kewei, who had taken human form, could no longer be directly enlightened.
She had to revert to her vine form, and a complete vine form, before she could be enlightened again.
This was another limitation of the idiotic system.