Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

Lin Xiu stretched his legs and bent over, doing a full-body stretching exercise. Humming a tune, he went downstairs, intending to make breakfast for his tired wives.

Then, he saw Ji Ning sitting in a daze on a chair in their own living room.

He slapped his forehead, how could he forget about this effeminate guy!

Last night, he was supposed to send him back to the small building in the backyard, but unexpectedly, they were blocked by a protective formation outside.

Looking at the unconscious Ji Ning, he had no choice but to carry him back and settle him in his own room where he refined runes.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, good morning!"

Ji Ning glanced at him and pointed to the sun rising high outside the door.

"Lin Xiu, you're in a good mood. The floor almost collapsed last night. I was afraid it would hit my head, so I didn't dare to go back to sleep after sobering up."

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Lin Xiu widened his eyes and pointed at Ji Ning's beautiful nose, scolding, "You eat my food, live in my place, and you still eavesdrop on my conversations? Can't you use soundproofing talismans?"

Ji Ning spread his hands.

"I ran out! Why didn't you use them?"

Lin Xiu thought to himself, damn, I forgot!

But he couldn't show weakness.

"I'm letting you experience what a real man is like! This will be an example for you when you marry a wife in the future!"

Ji Ning shook his head.

"Damaging the primordial yang will reduce the hope of Foundation Building by thirty percent!"

Lin Xiu immediately wilted.

He couldn't stand hearing this sentence, but he couldn't refute it either.

If he hadn't believed in this thing back then, his Goldfinger would have been activated long ago, and he might have already reached the Foundation Building stage by now!

"Are you going to pick up a mission today?"

He decided to change the subject.

Ji Ning walked towards the door, shaking his head.

"I'm taking a few days off to summarize my experience. Oh, by the way, call me for dinner."

After saying that, he disappeared.

"Am I being treated like a nanny?"

Lin Xiu's heart trembled as he walked into the kitchen with resentment.

Days passed one by one.

Lin Xiu rarely left the house.

He made talismans, cultivated, cooked, and exercised.

After Ji Ning had eaten a few days of free meals here, he would go out to pick up missions and then return injured.

Everything was so regular, step by step.

It seemed that life was always like this.

Unconsciously, this arrogant second young master Ji Ning had actually integrated into the life of this courtyard, getting along with the Lin Xiu couple and their three wives.

Although there were occasional quarrels, Lin Xiu and his wives enjoyed it, injecting a different kind of vitality into the monotonous courtyard.

The production of high-quality talismans went smoothly as before, with a success rate of skipping one or two levels and directly reaching thirty percent. Lin Xiu's eyes were filled with sparkling spirit stones.

However, it became more time-consuming and laborious than before.

When refining middle-grade talismans, regardless of success or failure, he could produce thirty pieces at the fastest rate per day, taking about three or four hours.

Now, after three or four hours, he could only produce about ten pieces, efficiency had dropped by more than half!

The complex patterns on the high-grade talismans had become like gibberish on the talisman paper. If one was not careful, an expensive material would be scrapped, which made him even more careful and cautious.

But the thought of each successful talisman representing spirit stones, Lin Xiu's enthusiasm grew stronger.

The money to buy the boat ticket seemed within reach.

One day, when he and Qin Yawen were once again in the kitchen, they both brightened their eyes at the same time.

"Husband, I think I have a feeling, what about you?"

Lin Xiu nodded.

"Together?"

So the two hurriedly packed their belongings and ran back to their room to circulate their qi.

They actually broke through at the same time!

Qin Yawen reached the second level of Qi Refining, while Lin Xiu reached the fifth level of Qi Refining!

This was quite a coincidence.

But it was also a natural progression.

A water dragon swam vividly in his palm, and with a turn of his mind, it instantly turned into a small ice sculpture.

This was the control of spiritual energy that could only be achieved at the fifth level of Qi Refining. At the same time, his spiritual consciousness also expanded further, making it easier to refine high-grade spiritual talismans, and his efficiency improved.

Opening the window and looking at the snowflakes decorating the surroundings, he wanted to compose a poem, but his literary talent was not enough. After struggling for a long time, he blurted out,

Ah, snow,

You,

So beautiful!

"If you don't know how, don't pretend to be elegant,

Ah, toilet, you, so damn stinky!"

Ji Ning's mocking laughter came from above.

Lin Xiu leaned out of the window, looking up.

"You don't have a roof at home? How do you know how to climb to my house and eavesdrop?"

"Like slaughtering pigs, what's there to listen to!"

Ji Ning's leg floated, jumping directly to the center of the courtyard.

Although slightly shorter in stature, her figure was upright and graceful, coupled with a face of feminine beauty. Lin Xiu couldn't help but think of the Lin Qingxia version of Dongfang Bubai...

Ji Ning was still dressed in a black robe with hidden patterns, and the cuffs were adorned with white fur of some unknown monster, which appeared extremely spirited against the backdrop of the plain courtyard.

Lin Xiu felt a slight jealousy.

"It is said that a secret realm has been discovered in the central area of the Thousand Despair Mountains."

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"Many disciples from the Purple Cloud Sect and the Great Zhou's sect organizations, as well as independent cultivators, have gone to investigate."

Lin Xiu suddenly understood why the disciples of the Great Zhou sects in the market had become scarce these days.

"Do you want to go?"

Lin Xiu frowned.

Just by listening, one could tell that such a place was full of dangers. The few Foundation Building cultivators who secretly protected this effeminate person were probably useless.

Ji Ning casually brushed the hair beside her ear and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Afraid that I'll die there?"

Lin Xiu sat on the windowsill with his leg raised.

"I don't have to worry about it. It's just that the rent is due soon. Do you want to give me the spirit stones to hold onto?"

"Hehe, you're planning ahead. Let's talk about it when I come back!"

With that, she turned and left.

"Wait!"

Lin Xiu gritted his teeth and took out a stack of medium-grade and high-grade talismans and threw them over.

Ji Ning waved her hand to catch them and shook them in her hand.

"Thanks. Aren't you afraid that I won't come back and won't have any spirit stones to give you?"

"It's fine. If you die, I'll go ask your father!"

"Heh, stingy!"

The effeminate person turned and disappeared outside the door.

Lin Xiu stared at the gate for a while, then blinked his eyes. His attention was drawn to another figure walking towards the center of the courtyard.

Why use the word "another"?

Li Yingxue liked to cultivate during rainy and snowy weather the most.

During heavy rain, she would gather countless raindrops and transform herself into a dragon lady, with water dragons roaring.

On snowy nights, Lin Xiu would see countless snowmen flying in the sky, extremely beautiful.

He had read the Heart Method of "Rising Moon Over the Sea" and knew that this was practicing control over water. It was said that when the water dragons grew fur and the snowmen had expressions, it meant that their cultivation had reached a higher level, achieving Innate status!

Lost in his thoughts, there was a loud bang.

"Wuwu~, husband..."

He helplessly slapped his forehead.

Qin Yawen exploded again.

More than half a month passed, and Ji Ning still hadn't returned.

Lin Xiu regretted not leaving a communication talisman with her and was somewhat worried about this effeminate person.

One night, he was meditating in the talisman room when he suddenly felt the defensive formation in the courtyard start to shake.

Ji Ning was able to enter with her identity authentication, so the formation only had a slight fluctuation.

But this indicated that someone was tampering with the formation!

He immediately became alert and used the "Water Mirror Technique" by pinching his fingers!

Gao Jun!

In the mirror, Gao Jun looked extremely disheveled and seemed to be injured.

But he continued to strike the formation and seemed to be saying something.

Lin Xiu sat in the room and pondered for a long time.

This person must have encountered a big problem, but why did he come here?

Trouble meant danger.

Should he save him?

After a moment, he looked at Gao Jun, who was lying outside the formation, seemingly dead.

There was a huge wound on his back that almost split him in half!

The valuable high-grade robe only allowed him to come here.

"Encountered bandits?"