Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 9 The Spirit of Space
Xingbai nodded her little head and blinked, saying, "Hanhan, I like this name. Now that you've mastered Qi cultivation, you can start practicing the Chaos Heart Method. You need to cultivate quickly so that the Moon Bracelet can grow and avoid dropping a level again."

"Dropped again? I just saw that Bai Wu has dropped quite a bit. Didn't he advance?" Gu Shihan asked, puzzled.

Xing Bai rolled her eyes at Gu Shihan and said, "Hmph, do you see my body? All these years, I've been consuming my own energy to keep the Moon Bracelet running. Before, when there was no owner, I could help."

Now that I have a master, of course I need you to maintain me, and I also need energy to recover, all of which must be provided by you, master.

"I see, I will work hard to cultivate!" Gu Shihan hugged the fluffy little white fox and promised.

"Hanhan, now that you've guided Qi into your body, you can activate your spiritual energy in the space. However, once you activate your spiritual energy, you won't be able to cultivate in the space anymore," Xingbai said.

"Why?!"

"Because the space was already on the verge of dropping a level. Sigh, if it drops a level? I don't know how long I'll have to sleep again," Xingbai said with a bitter fox face.

"Such a thing is true? But there's no spiritual energy outside at all, how can we cultivate?!" Gu Shihan said worriedly.

"Hanhan, my silly master, you are a Chaos Pure Body, so you don't have external spiritual energy, but you do have the Five Elements Power? Those are things you can use when you cultivate, but the downside is that your progress won't be fast."

"As you advance, the space will also change accordingly with your cultivation level. As long as you can make the white mist in the space retreat another thousand feet, you don't need to worry about dropping a level, and I can replenish my energy on my own."

"Alright, I'll start cultivating Spirit Awakening right away. Xingbai, what do I need to do?" Gu Shihan asked anxiously.

"Memorize the core principles of the Chaos Technique! Fetch a bucket of water!" Xingbai made Gu Shihan do it herself without any hesitation.

With the water ready, Xingbai took a bowl of milky white spiritual spring water from the pool and added it to the bucket.

With a flick of her little paw, a jade bottle labeled "Marrow Cleansing Pill" flew into Gu Shihan's hand. Without hesitation, Gu Shihan poured out a pill and swallowed it.

"Holy shit. This hurts so much, how can it hurt this much?"

The dense, tingling pain quickly spread throughout my body, as if ten thousand ants were gnawing at my flesh. My internal organs were also wracked with pain, and it felt as if someone was breaking and rebuilding my bones, over and over again.

Gu Shihan felt as if every pore of her body was screaming, and the pain was so intense that it made her feel like she was neither alive nor dead.

Xingbai chimed in from the side, "Hanhan, hold on! Don't let yourself faint. The longer you hold on, the better the effect of the Spirit Awakening and Marrow Cleansing, and the faster your cultivation will be in the future. Go for it, I believe in you!"

Gu Shihan gritted her teeth and persevered. She could still endure this pain, but this body was a bit weak. The bitterness of training in her previous life flashed through her mind, and thinking about it made the pain of marrow cleansing less painful.

Two hours passed, the spirit awakening ended, and Xingbai raised its paw, a beam of white light entered Gu Shihan's brow.

Countless characters and images appeared in his mind. Gu Shihan sat cross-legged and slowly unblocked his meridians according to the content of the characters and images, guarding his dantian and guiding spiritual energy into his body.

Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy broke through the barrier and flowed through the entire body. The meridians that had been aching slightly just moments before were no longer painful. A current of energy was circulating within the body, followed by two soft sounds.

"Hanhan, you're amazing! You've broken through to the third level of Qi Refining in one go. Just circulate your spiritual energy for another week and you'll be out of this space. It stinks!" The little white fox Xingbai waved its little paws and placed a book next to Gu Shihan before hiding away.

Gu Shihan took the book out of the space and went straight to the pond. After washing herself clean, she returned to the cave and lay down to sleep. Three months passed in this way, spent in cultivation. Gu Shihan's life was very comfortable. In her spare time, she would go into the space to take care of things. Her cultivation level also advanced again, and the space changed again. The white mist retreated another ten feet.

Gu Shihan has now reached the fifth level of Qi Refining and has also learned some basic spells.

However, the book states that one cannot use magic on mortals who have not cultivated, so she can only rely on ordinary skills to travel the world.

Perhaps it's because her physical attributes are different now, but her skills are far beyond what they were in her previous life. She's much stronger and faster than before, and her speed is more than 20% faster.

"It's time to go out and see the world." Gu Shihan knew nothing about this world yet. The original owner of this body was too young and only knew about Lingshan Village.

I've only been out twice since I came here, and the furthest I've gone is Qingxi Town. I haven't come into contact with any people or things yet, so I'm completely clueless.

Gu Shihan took out a very ordinary-looking jade ring, recognized it as her own, and put it on her finger, then put all her personal belongings inside.

Of course, a lot of spirit rice, spirit vegetables, spirit fruits, and spirit liquid have been prepared in Yu Huan.

Xingbai said that the space is a taboo at any time and in any place, and should not be shown to others easily. Even in this mortal world, one should avoid others and cultivate and learn to live without relying on the space.

After leaving Lingshan, Gu Shihan arrived at Lingshan Village, where she heard the villagers' occasional discussions, and her heart was completely at ease.

The Shi family originally thought that Shi Peng had stolen Shi Pozi's money for his coffin and gone out to have fun, and they did not realize that Shi Peng had entered the wolf's belly.

Gu Shihan smiled, quickly left Lingshan Village, bought a few sets of clothes and shoes in Qingxi Town, and then set off.

She didn't have a specific destination in mind; her main goal was to observe the local customs and culture of this strange world. After visiting several places, she felt utterly disheartened.

Women have a very low status here; men can have multiple wives and concubines and frequent brothels.

Women were confined to the home to support their husbands and raise their children, rarely venturing out of the house. In short, the husband was the head of the household, reflecting a severe era of male chauvinism.

Of course, women in rural areas suffer even more. They have to go out to work just like men, and when they come home they have to do laundry, cook, take care of children, and serve their elders and husbands. They have no autonomy at all.

Of course, women with sons can live better lives at home. Some men are weak and incompetent, while strong women can hold the reins of power in the household. Old Mrs. Shi is one of them.

A woman without a son has a hard time, and even her daughter is a doormat.

Gu Shihan smiled. This was entirely about this body. Shi Zhuang was alright; when he couldn't protect his wife and daughter, he would try to make amends. He was a good man.

Having made up his mind, Gu Shihan decided that from now on he would live as a man and live a free and unrestrained life.

In addition, she also wanted to see if there were any cultivators in this world. There was no spiritual energy here, but she came and started cultivating. Since she had chosen to cultivate and embarked on the path of cultivation, she must have the mindset of a cultivator and aspire to higher realms.

(End of this chapter)