Becoming an Immortal Starts with a Hundredfold Increase

A long table was set up in the room, and Gao Ning sat at the head of the table.

The others stepped forward one after another, placing the dishes from their respective food boxes in front of Gao Ning.

Wang Ergou and the others sat at the end of the long table, heads bowed and silent, each with only a bowl of spirit rice in front of them.

Li Lang's gaze darkened slightly. He carried the food box to Wang Ergou's side and sat down. He reached out and opened the food box, and a wisp of steam rose up, releasing a rich aroma.

Inside the food box, besides a bowl of crystal-clear spirit rice, there were also sliced ​​spirit meat and spirit dishes, a combination of meat and vegetables.

When Wang Ergou and the others saw the spirit meat, their eyes widened and they subconsciously swallowed.

The aroma of meat also drew the attention of everyone in the west courtyard, who all turned their gazes towards it.

Li Lang placed the spirit meat and spirit dishes on the table, and was about to invite Wang Ergou and the others to join him.

"Hey, newbie." A voice came from inside.

Li Lang looked up.

Gao Ning, sitting at the head of the long table, cast a provocative glance, "Don't you know the rules?"

"Rules?" Li Lang smiled slightly. "What rules?"

Gao Ning glanced at Wang Ergou, who had been keeping his head down, and said, "Gouzi, tell your new friend about the rules of the outer courtyard."

Wang Ergou gritted his teeth, "All the food in the outer courtyard must be enjoyed by Brother Ning first, the rest..."

Wang Ergou didn't say the rest aloud, but the meaning was clear.

Li Lang nodded calmly, "Oh, I see!"

Gao Ning smirked and gave a wink to the cultivator beside him.

The cultivator walked up to Li Lang and looked down at the expressionless Li Lang with disdain.

But then Li Lang picked up his chopsticks, took a slice of spirit deer meat, and put it in his mouth. "Hmm... not bad."

Gao Ning frowned, his eyes suddenly sharpening, and he gave a wink to the two people beside him.

The two cultivators strode towards Li Lang.

Upon seeing this, Wang Ergou quickly stood up, his face plastered with a fawning smile, "Brother Ning, please calm down, Brother Ning, please calm down."

"Brother Lang entered the manor yesterday, and I estimate that Miss Yun Que has not yet had a chance to explain the rules to him. Please bear with him."

Entered the house yesterday.

lark.

Upon hearing these two keywords, the men who were about to make their move were taken aback.

Yun Que was the maid of the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, so the person in front of her was naturally the eldest daughter's husband.

Everyone instinctively turned to look at Gao Ning.

Gao Ning sneered, slowly stood up, and walked towards Li Lang, with the group from the West Courtyard following closely behind.

The air suddenly seemed to freeze.

Wang Ergou and the other disciples of the East Courtyard immediately showed signs of panic in their eyes.

"Brother Ning..." Wang Ergou hurriedly stepped forward, about to speak.

bass!

bass!

The two men beside Gao Ning immediately rushed out and blocked Wang Ergou to the side.

At this moment, the rest of the people in the East Courtyard could no longer sit still and stood up one after another, their eyes filled with undisguised fear.

In contrast, Li Lang remained calm, picking up a slice of deer meat and putting it in his mouth.

This disregard caused Gao Ning's face to darken instantly.

He approached Li Lang, his gaze sinister.

"A mere Qi Refining Level 3 dares to provoke Brother Ning?" one of them sneered.

A disciple standing nearby said sarcastically, "He's the husband of the eldest daughter of the East Courtyard."

"Brother Ning is still one of the eldest son of the West Courtyard." A disdainful voice came from the crowd.

Wang Ergou, who was stuck at the back of the crowd, looked anxious. "Brother Lang, why don't you apologize to Brother Ning?"

Li Lang remained oblivious, continuing to eat the divine dishes before him.

Just as the chopsticks were about to touch the flesh and blood, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.

creak...

The wrist even made a grinding sound.

Gao Ning looked down at Li Lang with disdain, "Here, everything is decided by strength."

"If you don't have the strength, you'll have to crawl on your knees like a dog."

"You deserve to eat what I leave behind."

Snapped!

Gao Ning raised his hand and knocked Li Lang's chopsticks away, his face full of mockery.

The people in the surrounding west courtyard chuckled, their faces showing mockery.

Li Lang felt as if his wrist bones were about to be crushed. He suddenly stood up and stared directly at Gao Ning.

The two locked eyes, and a surge of energy emanated from them.

Sudden.

A glint of light flashed in Li Lang's eyes.

Gao Ning then raised his other hand and slapped it hard against his own chest.

Spiritual energy surged and shimmered in his palm.

Seeing this, Li Lang quickly released his grip on Gao Ning's wrist, took a step back, and channeled his spiritual energy into his right palm, aiming to deflect Gao Ning's attacking hand.

Seeing the dimming of the spiritual light on Li Lang's palm, Gao Ning couldn't help but let out a sneer.

The people in the west courtyard also looked on with expressions of anticipation for a good show.

Wang Ergou even turned his head to the side, unable to bear watching any longer.

Just as their palms were about to touch.

Li Lang's eyes narrowed slightly.

He murmured to himself.

Open the meridians—open!

For an instant.

An extremely powerful spiritual force surged out from Li Lang's dantian, supporting his meridians like a raging wave, while the originally dim spiritual light on his palm suddenly surged.

boom!

A muffled thud, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, exploded in the room.

Gao Ning felt a powerful surge of energy coming towards him.

pedal!

pedal!

pedal!

He stumbled back three steps before finally regaining his balance.

In contrast, Li Lang only swayed slightly and took half a step back.

The room fell into a deathly silence; even breathing seemed to freeze.

The people in the west courtyard froze instantly, speechless, their faces filled with disbelief.

How could someone at the third level of Qi Refining unleash such powerful Qi?

"Impossible... He's only at the third level of Qi Refining, how could he...?"

Wang Ergou and the others were completely dumbfounded.

The panic and fear in his eyes vanished, replaced by utter astonishment.

His mouth was slightly open, and he even forgot to breathe, only bewilderment and shock remained.

At this moment, Gao Ning's chest heaved slightly, and his eyes were filled with overwhelming shame and anger as he looked at Li Lang.

Although I didn't use my full strength in that attack, I was still forced back by a mere Qi Refining Level 3 son-in-law. I've completely lost face this time!

Li Lang's hand, hanging by his side, trembled slightly, but his expression remained calm, as if the attack just now was merely a casual gesture.

He was already at the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, only half a step away from the fourth level.

The triple boost was activated, directly making up for the deficiencies in spiritual root and cultivation.

However, after activating the triple amplification, although he repelled Gao Ning, his spiritual energy in his dantian was depleted, and his meridians also experienced severe swelling and pain.

Li Lang suppressed the waves of weakness that were washing over him, raised his eyes to glance at Gao Ning, his gaze as calm as still water. "What's mine, you can only take if I give it to you."

"That's my rule!"

He bet that Gao Ning wouldn't continue to make a move, or more precisely, that Qiao Sanshi wouldn't let Gao Ning continue to make a move.

Although the two branches of the Qiao family had a long-standing feud, they still had to maintain a basic level of civility.

An ordinary son-in-law would be fine, but he was, after all, the son-in-law of the eldest granddaughter of the Qiao family.

If they were to be publicly humiliated by an ordinary son-in-law from the West Courtyard, what would become of the East Courtyard's reputation?

"Are they all just bored and have nothing better to do?"

Qiao Sanshi's furious roar came from the courtyard, "Anyone who doesn't want to eat, get the hell out of here!"

Li Lang felt a chill run down his spine.

Just as he had guessed, Qiao Sanshi stepped forward.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"snort!"

Gao Ning let out a cold snort, glanced at Li Lang with a vicious look, and then led the people from the West Courtyard back to their seats.

Li Lang's physical strength had also reached its limit, so he quickly sat down.

The people in the East Courtyard took their seats one after another, each with a look of relief on their faces. When they looked at Li Lang again, their eyes showed a mixture of fear and admiration.

"Let's all eat together." Li Lang pushed the meat and vegetable dishes in front of him to the middle.

The group was taken aback at first, then looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing that everyone hesitated to pick up their chopsticks, Li Lang joked, "Wang Ergou has a big appetite. If you hesitate any longer, there won't be any food left."

As he spoke, he gave Wang Ergou a look.

Wang Ergou understood immediately, picked up a piece of the spiritual dish with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. "Mmm, delicious!"

"Thank you very much, Brother Li!"

"Thank you very much, Brother Li..."

Only then did everyone pick up their chopsticks.

Li Lang sighed softly.

He glanced sideways at the group in the west courtyard.

Those people ate the spirit rice in small bites, waiting for Gao Ning to finish the leftovers.

The lower a person's status, the more they want to categorize themselves into different classes.

Just then.

Li Lang's fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly.

The sudden sharp pain in his chest made him shudder.

I could clearly feel the dormant toxins in my body become more active.

His gaze was slightly indifferent as he looked out the window.

Thick clouds spread out, blocking out the blazing sun.

A shadow fell, gradually swallowing up the sunlight in the Qiao family compound.

The peonies in the garden were also shrouded in shadow.

"You mean, he mastered the skill in just one afternoon?"

Inside the room, Qiao Susu sat cross-legged on a futon, surrounded by walls of books that were half her height.

She put down the array plate in her hand, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes." Yun Que nodded hurriedly, her face beaming with joy. "Even Senior Qiao praised the young master's exceptional comprehension."

"It's a pity that her spiritual root isn't of the highest grade; what a waste of such comprehension." Qiao Susu opened the ancient book on array formations and reached out to Yun Que.

Yun Que quickly handed over the jade plate and carving knife, "Miss, the young master is going to work this afternoon, you see..."

He can go wherever he wants.

Qiao Susu put down the ancient book, picked up the carving knife, entered a meditative state, and then began to carve array patterns on the jade plate.

As Yun Que watched Qiao Susu frown as she made the array plate, a glint of inspiration suddenly flashed in her eyes.

She carefully left the room, quickly walked out of the courtyard, and headed towards the training ground.

At this moment, in the west room of the outer courtyard, everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another.

"Afternoon work, Brother Lang, is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Wang Ergou asked, looking up.

Li Lang shook his head. "Miss Yun Que didn't mention this to me when I came, so I haven't considered it yet."

"Come with me to the weapon-making hall." Wang Ergou put down his chopsticks and bowl. "The scraps left over from daily weapon-making can be sold for spirit stones, which can help supplement our expenses."

A cultivator looked up and smiled, "If you have a choice, Brother Li, you'd be best off going to the spirit fields. You'll only need to water the plants and control the pests. It's the most leisurely job."

"Making talismans and refining pills are also good," someone else said. "If Brother Li were to achieve something in these two fields, his status would definitely rise even higher with the help of the young lady's husband."

"No, I think Brother Li should study the art of formations. In recent decades, the Qiao family has been allocating resources to formation masters."

"I think making talismans is still the better option..."

Everyone started talking at once, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

The people in the west courtyard couldn't help but turn their heads to look, their eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.

This scene naturally caught Gao Ning's eye.

He chewed the spirit rice in his mouth, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes as he looked at Li Lang.

The bell rang.

Everyone got up and left the west room, dispersing to their own separate ways.

Li Lang bowed to Wang Ergou and the others to say goodbye. When he looked up, he saw Yun Que standing outside the ceremonial gate.

"Miss Lark".

Li Lang stepped forward quickly and gave a slight bow.

Yun Que quickly bowed in return, a smile on her face. "Young Master, according to custom, you will be required to do some work this afternoon. Is there anything you would like to do?"