How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

Besides that… I look forward to your reply — Hong Li.

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that!"

Qing Yiyi waved the letter in front of Hei Yang: "Look at that little Li, how promising she is! She's already at the third level of Qi Refining in such a short time!"

"Look at yourself! You've been working so hard to train your body and you've only reached the ninth level. If this continues, the gap will only widen. How will you ever be good enough for her!"

"Mom, you don't believe her at all! If she's only at the third level of Qi Refining, how could I be at the ninth level of Body Tempering?!"

Hei Yang squatted in a horse stance, with three or four huge rocks on his head, his face full of despair: "She hasn't made any progress at all these days. I've been the one carrying the burden!"

"What nonsense!"

Qing Yiyi scolded fiercely, "Hurry up, don't slack off, keep exercising. If you don't stand long enough today, you're not allowed to eat..."

No, you still need to eat. If you don't stand long enough today, we'll add another stone for you tomorrow!

"My God, my Earth, is there no justice left?!"

Hei Yang was on the verge of tears: "Dad, look at Mom, she's abusing me."

"Ah."

Hei Muguang nodded and said seriously, "Your mother is right. If you want to win over a girl, you have to keep exercising."

We didn't have the chance before, but now it's great. The Medicine King Sect, out of gratitude, specially taught us the secrets of using specific medicinal herbs to refine our physical bodies. Once we break through a certain limit, we can also enter the Qi Refining stage.

Although they require us not to pass on the secret recipe and only allow you to practice it, that is enough.

The opportunity has been given to you; whether you can seize it is up to you.

If you're far inferior to Xiao Li by then, I'll personally take you to her door to annul the engagement, without her even having to say anything!

"Retreat! Retreat!"

Hei Yang wailed, "It's just an annulment of the engagement, what's the big deal to me? I was forced into the engagement anyway."

"What nonsense!"

Qing Yiyi frowned and said, "You stole a kiss from a young girl in public, did you think your mother didn't see it?"

Pah! Shameless! You don't want to take responsibility after kissing me. How can you be so brazen!

"Mu Guang, add another stone to his pile, so he'll still have the nerve to talk nonsense!"

"Hey, okay."

Hei Muguang clapped his hands, mustered all his strength to lift a large rock, and placed it on Hei Yang's head: "Son, don't blame your parents for being ruthless. As a man, you should take responsibility."

Hei Yang: "..."

Why did things turn out this way?

After happily sending Hongli away, Heiyang thought that a pleasant life was about to begin.

As it turned out, the promised gift from the Medicine King Sect arrived—a cultivation method that led from the Body Tempering Realm to the Qi Refining Realm!

Of course, it's definitely not the foundational method of the Medicine King Sect, but rather something that a disciple of the sect accidentally developed. Its upper limit is only the ninth level of Qi Refining. To advance further, one would need a more profound method.

Even so, the Hei couple treasured this precious method that could lead to enlightenment, and after discussing it, they decided to give it to Hei Yang.

For Hei Yang, this was the beginning of a torturous ordeal, because the method was too cruel!

The general method involves using medicinal baths in conjunction with exercise to enhance physical strength, but the combination of medicinal herbs is more sophisticated and requires more precious herbs.

If the medicinal baths of the past were like hot baths, now it's like rubbing salt into a wound; Hei Yang is like a shell-less snail thrown into a pile of salt.

Once the body has reached its physical limits, and with the aid of a special medicinal formula, the cultivator can successfully sense the Qi, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.

In summary: first, soak the person in a medicinal bath to marinate them, then subject them to intense processing to maximize the medicinal effects, and repeat this process continuously.

This was much more tiring than the training Hei Yang had been required to do before; in fact, in Hei Yang's opinion, the previous training was just like playing around.

Ordinary families might not be able to afford suitable herbs, but the Hei family gritted their teeth and provided Hei Yang with the conditions for suffering, which made things very difficult for him.

Just as Hei Yang was praying that his family would go bankrupt soon, his father was promoted again for his good performance. The city lord patted him on the shoulder and said, "Keep up the good work, my position will be yours sooner or later."

Meanwhile, the shops that Mom ran in the city suddenly became incredibly popular recently because Mom started managing them seriously, causing Hei Yang's bankruptcy plan to fail.

That's right. Dad and Mom hadn't put in much effort before, but one is actually a rising star in politics and the other a business genius. Now, for their son's future, they're starting to get serious.

That's just...outrageous!

And so, Hei Yang's "good days" began. Not only did he have to get up on time every day and eat a balanced diet, but he also had to exercise regularly. Every day felt like hell.

The key is that he can't slack off, because his parents will come to inspect him from time to time. Hei Yang wondered, aren't their careers on the rise? How come they still have time to supervise him?

With both of them exerting their full strength, and one of them being forced to exert his strength, Hei Yang reached the ninth level of Body Tempering in just a few months!

That's right, he reached the ninth level of Body Tempering on his own through cultivation!

As for Hong Li, aside from learning the "Five Elements Qi Refining Method" to synchronize with Hei Yang and secretly learning a technique from the Five Elements Sect, her cultivation level was almost... almost...

Not a single bit! No increase!

That's why the above conversation happened. Hei Yang dares to say that Hong Li has been slacking off all this time. She even helped Hong Li reach the ninth level of Body Tempering. She didn't actually succeed in Qi Refining, let alone the third level of Qi Refining!

[Hei Yang: What the hell are you doing?! What the hell are you doing?!]

[Hei Yang: What happened to your diligent cultivation? What happened to your hard work and struggle? You're slacking off so openly, won't your master reprimand you?!]

[Hongli: Ah, what are you saying? I don't understand, uh hahahaha!]

[Black Sun: Damn, how did you do that? Tell me how you managed to go to a cultivation sect for months and still not advance as fast as you did in Five-Colored City!]

Hongli: Let's slack off. Each disciple is provided with a special training room to ensure safety.

During my meditation, I would slip into a secret room, take out the novel I brought, and happily read it all day. Who knew I'd been slacking off?

[Hei Yang: What about your cultivation level? What are you going to do about it? Everyone else's cultivation level is skyrocketing, but yours is stagnant. Even a fool would know you're slacking off!]

[Hongli: What nonsense are you talking about? In such a short time, I've gone from the seventh level of Body Tempering to the ninth level! My aunt has praised me more than once for my perseverance, willpower, and talent. I'm so happy, hahaha!]

[Black Sun: Damn it, I was carrying the load, you bastard!]

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 31 and so on—this kind of thing won't be motivating!

[Hongli: Well, there's nothing I can do about it, you foolish Black Sun. If you want to "catch up" with me, then cultivate relentlessly, unleash your potential, expend your energy, and strive to improve your realm so that my days here can be more comfortable! Hahahaha!]

[Hong Li: If I had known it would be this great, I wouldn't have been so reluctant to come to the sect. My god, is this heaven? Hahaha.]

[Black Sun: That despicable scoundrel who freeloaded my cultivation progress! This place is hell!]

Inside the Five Elements Sect's secret chamber, Hong Li lay on a small blanket, happily reading a novel: "Hmm, I got to page 278 yesterday. Ah, I'm almost finished with this one too. I should have brought more with me."

Hong Li heard that the Five Elements City, where the Five Elements Sect is located, actually has a bookstore.

However, the sect has a rule that disciples who have not entered the Qi Refining stage are not allowed to enter or leave the sect at will, in order to protect weaker disciples from harm.

The result was that Hongli's plan to see the big city fell through: "Ah, I was hoping to see if there were any novels or interesting books in the bookstores here, or anything else fun, but there wasn't."

My aunt also refused to help me buy things, saying that cultivation requires single-mindedness, humph.

"But then again."

Hongli looked at the words flashing on the screen and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

Watching Hei Yang rage helplessly over there has its own unique charm.

So, when will Hei Yang finally reach the Qi Refining stage? She wants to go down the mountain to play!

As for slacking off like this, doesn't my conscience bother me...?

Well, if it were someone else, Hongli might feel a little embarrassed.

But what about Black Sun...?

Sorry, please increase the intensity!

Besides, who told that bastard to leave like that...

Hongli's heart pounded whenever she thought of that scene. I treated you like a good brother, but you actually wanted to ( )!

Although, although she spent a lot of time with Hei Yang.

Although, although their relationship seems to be quite intimate.

Although, although the engagement has already been arranged...

"Damn it, what am I thinking? This is so unlucky!"

Hong Li promptly slapped herself. How could she be distracted while reading a novel!

Sure enough, a menace like Hei Yang should be eliminated as soon as possible. Next time, I'll just write in my letter that I'm at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and then hand my uncle and aunt a knife to spur him on.

Pah, why are we bringing up Hei Yang again? Does that mean there's no one else in my life, Hong Li?

It's impossible for it to be good!

It must be because I didn't step over the fire basin after getting up today that I got entangled with evil spirits.

With a sigh, Hongli closed the book and took out two gift boxes that only she and the evil spirits could see.

Items: Gift Pack *2