Becoming an Immortal Starts with a Hundredfold Increase

Four people walked over from a short distance away.

One of them had slightly dark skin and a robust physique.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an acquaintance.

In my memory, this person was called Wang Ergou, and our two houses were separated by only one wall.

In his early years, Wang Ergou's parents were killed by robbers, and his father took care of him a lot, so the two became quite familiar with each other.

Thinking back carefully, it had been more than half a month since I last saw him. I never expected that he would marry into the Qiao family.

Li Lang snapped out of his daze, a smile appearing on his face, "Er Gou!"

Wang Ergou's surprise instantly turned into delight, and he hurriedly ran to Li Lang.

"Brother Lang, it really is you."

He grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "I thought I was seeing things for a moment."

"So that's why I haven't seen you in so long, you've moved into the Qiao family." Li Lang looked Wang Ergou up and down, nodded and smiled, "You've gained quite a bit of weight."

Wang Ergou chuckled, about to say something, but then glanced at Yun Que without leaving a trace, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

Just then, the other three arrived one after another.

Wang Ergou quickly changed the subject and introduced them to each other.

The other three are also sons-in-law who have recently married into the family in the last six months.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, the group headed together to the training ground.

Seeing that Yun Que hadn't followed, Wang Ergou and the others visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Lang, I've heard about what happened to Uncle."

Wang Ergou looked somber and glanced at Li Lang. "Marrying into the Qiao family may mean losing my freedom, but it might not be the worst choice."

"At least I'll have enough to eat and wear, and my life won't be in danger. As long as I work hard at cultivation, why can't a son-in-law have a certain status?"

Li Lang raised an eyebrow. "Cultivation?"

Wang Ergou nodded, looked at the training ground ahead, and said in a serious tone, "The rumors that the Qiao family's son-in-law only needs to be able to have children are pure nonsense."

"In the Qiao family, in addition to cultivating, sons-in-law also have to work in the medicine hall, pill pavilion, talisman hall, and even the spirit fields."

"Take the compulsory 'Zhengyang Peiyuan Jue' for example. Once you have mastered it to a certain extent, you will be free from labor."

After mastering the skills, he entered the Central Academy and took up a management position.

Once you have successfully entered the core of the inner courtyard, you will be able to access the foundation-building techniques.

"As long as one cultivates to perfection within a year, even without having offspring, one can be spared death."

Upon hearing the word "death" again, Li Lang couldn't help but slow down.

He frowned slightly. "You know a lot about death?"

Wang Ergou sighed deeply, and the others couldn't help but lower their heads as well.

"The specifics of the mission are unknown, but it's said..." Wang Ergou paused, took a deep breath, "...that it's a death sentence!"

Li Lang couldn't help but nod in approval.

The Qiao family's rule wasn't particularly clever.

But the most direct solution was to clean up the waste.

Fortunately, the Qiao family gave us a way out.

What Li Lang was referring to was the completion of the "Zhengyang Peiyuan Jue" (正阳培元诀).

But the words had barely left his mouth.

He then noticed that Wang Ergou and the others were looking at him with strange eyes.

"Did I say something wrong?" Li Lang asked instinctively.

Wang Ergou was both amused and exasperated. "My dear Lang-ge, do you know how difficult it is to reach perfection in this skill?"

"To date, the only person in the Qiao family who has mastered the skills within a year is Gao Jie, the son-in-law of the West Courtyard."

At this point, Wang Ergou looked around, leaned closer to Li Lang, and lowered his voice, "I heard that it was only because the West Courtyard gave him a mid-grade first-level pill that it worked."

Li Lang pursed his lips.

If you're practicing while simultaneously relieving yourself, it's a miracle you can cultivate quickly.

He looked up at Wang Ergou, "And you? How's your cultivation going?"

"I……"

Wang Ergou quickly looked away, stammering, "I... I just started learning a couple of days ago."

"It's been more than half a month, and you're only just getting started?" Li Lang asked, looking surprised.

Wang Ergou's face immediately darkened.

As they were talking.

The group followed the east-west passageway and arrived at the training ground.

now.

Outside the martial arts arena stood a tall young man dressed in black, arms crossed, eyes fixed straight ahead.

After giving Li Lang a "good luck" look, Wang Ergou and the others walked quickly past the young man with their heads down and entered the training ground.

The young man's gaze fell on Li Lang, his brows furrowing slightly. "New here?"

Li Lang walked up to the young man, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "I am Li Lang, and I entered your residence yesterday."

"Hmm!" The young man nodded in return. "My name is Qiao Sanshi, and I'm in charge of the outer courtyard of the martial arts arena."

Li Lang nodded slightly. "Greetings, Senior Qiao."

Qiao Sanshi waved his hand and walked towards Li Lang.

"I don't care if you're the son-in-law of the East Courtyard or the son-in-law of the West Courtyard. In my eyes, it's all about ability."

Qiao Sanshi walked up to Li Lang, his solemn expression carrying a hint of oppression. "Even if you are the young lady's person, I will not show you the slightest favoritism."

"I will remember," Li Lang replied solemnly, quickly clasping his hands in response.

Qiao Sanshi ignored him and waited quietly.

Seeing that he had no intention of letting him in, Li Lang had no choice but to stand aside.

People were gradually heading towards the training ground in the distance.

They all cast curious glances at Li Lang.

Upon seeing Qiao Sanshi, he quickly lowered his head and hurriedly entered the courtyard.

Unbeknownst to everyone, two figures, one in front of the other, were coldly observing this place from behind in the corridor not far away—or rather, observing Li Lang.

One of them, dressed in an embroidered robe and wearing a jade crown, exuded an air of nobility even from behind. "Is he the son-in-law of the one who married into the East Courtyard?"

"Yes, Young Master!" The person behind him stood with his hands at his sides and chest bowed, extremely respectful.

"I heard your younger brother Gao Ning is currently in the outer courtyard?" The wealthy man sneered, turned and left, "Let your brother test the reaction of the one in the east courtyard with this live-in son-in-law."

"Yes, sir." He quickly followed, a glint of light flashing in his hand, and a communication talisman appeared in his palm.

Not long after the two figures left.

Besides Li Lang, four other people stopped at the door.

"Since we have some newcomers today, I'd like to take this opportunity to explain the key points of the 'Zhengyang Peiyuan Jue' to you again."

Qiao Sanshi glanced at everyone.

"My Qiao family's 'Zhengyang Peiyuan Jue' is a high-grade mortal-level cultivation method for immortality, which mainly focuses on strengthening the foundation and nourishing the original yang."

Absorb the essence of the sun and nourish your vital energy...

Li Lang frowned and listened attentively.

The others held their breath, afraid of missing any details.

After a while.

Qiao Sanshi looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, meditate and cultivate. When will you be able to absorb the essence of the sun into your body, and when will you be admitted to the hospital?"

Upon hearing this, the others dispersed and sat cross-legged.

Li Lang sat under the tree, carefully recalling what Qiao Sanshi had said.

Before you know it, the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed.

Sudden.

Qiao Sanshi's impatient voice suddenly rang out.

"waste."

Qiao Sanshi frowned, pointed at the group, and shouted sternly, "I have never seen anyone as stupid as you."

"The longest it's been is six months, the shortest is over two months, and they still can't sense the essence of the sun?"

"Even a pig should be able to get the basics right in a month!"

The people who were scolded remained expressionless and dared not argue.

Clearly, this has become commonplace.

Qiao Sanshi flicked his sleeves and turned to walk into the courtyard.

Li Lang withdrew his gaze.

Swish!

Hands form a mudra in front of the chest.

Before the spiritual energy could be circulated, the suppressed toxins in the body quietly surfaced, causing a sudden, sharp pain in the chest, as if being stabbed with a knife.

"Well……"

The sudden, sharp pain made Li Lang frown, and his hands, which were forming a hand seal, almost came undone.

"No... I need to quickly find a way to raise the money to buy a detoxification pill."

"If we keep delaying, we'll be finished before we even have a year to live."

Li Lang took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the toxins in his body.

He lowered his head and gazed down again, extending his divine sense to perceive the essence of the sun.

The blazing sun shone through the tall trees behind us.

A shadow enveloped his figure.

As the shadow gets shorter.

Before we knew it, an hour had passed.

Li Lang's brows twitched slightly.

He opened his slightly closed eyes.

A look of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

"No wonder it took Er Gou half a month to master it."

"I never imagined that this cultivation method would be so difficult, even just sensing the essence of the sun."

No matter how hard I try, I always feel like I'm missing that little bit.

Li Lang's eyes darted slightly left and right.

"Why not try increasing the power level?"

Thinking of this, Li Lang closed his eyes again.

A thought subtly stirred within me.

"Open the meridians—open!"

【Ding! 】

[Amplification activated. Divine sense is amplified. Due to physical limitations, the current amplification rate is 3x.]

[Side effects: Consumes 3 times the spiritual energy, resulting in weakness and damage to meridians after the event (can be restored with breathing exercises, no long-term damage)]

moment.

Li Lang's aura suddenly froze.

My eyelashes trembled violently a few times, followed by a sharp pain in my brain and meridians.

But he had no time to pay attention to the stinging pain.

The previously imperceptible world suddenly magnified.

The soft rustling of the wind through the leaves.

The flapping of wings of insects in the distance.

Even the faint sound of dust particles floating in the air could be heard clearly.

"This is……"

Li Lang noticed a warmth in the air that he had never felt before.

Just then, a gentle breeze arose.

It blew through the branches and leaves, heading straight into the training ground.

The bluestone-paved road leads directly to the main house on the north side of the courtyard.

Wang Ergou and more than ten others sat cross-legged on either side of the bluestone path, clearly separated by a clear line.

In the main room on the north side of the courtyard, the steam rising from the teacups on the octagonal table was dissipated by this gentle breeze.

Qiao Sanshi leaned against the armchair, picked up the teacup, and took a small sip.

Yun Que stood to the side holding the food box. "Miss asked me to inquire about the young master's cultivation progress."

"How could it be so fast?"

Qiao Sanshi put down his teacup, his face full of disdain. "Those with average aptitude can sense the essence of the sun in about ten days."

He glanced casually into the distance, "Even those with exceptional talent will need five days..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

The lark looked out.

Qiao Sanshi's lips were slightly parted, his eyes fixed on the front, his eyes filled with shock.