Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

At this moment, even the usually composed Miss Li Muyun was at a loss for what to do.

"What happened?"

Li Muyun was stunned for a moment before realizing that something must have happened. Otherwise, how could the Zhao family elder, who was usually so aloof, possibly come to apologize for his own family member's breach of rules? Even Zhao Liuye's attempt to force her to comply with the contract might have been at their behest.

These high-ranking figures may appear kind and approachable on the surface, but in reality, they are more ruthless than anyone else.

"Miss Mu Yun, please accept this. I have matters to attend to upon returning to my residence."

"Lord Chen...this..."

Before Li Muyun could even ask, the three elders got into their carriage and left without looking back, seemingly trying to avoid him at all costs.

"Miss, what should we do with all this gold? We can't just leave it here to dry in the sun."

Li Muyun's gaze shifted several times before she finally spoke, "Take it for now, but don't touch it..."

......

More than a month has passed peacefully in the blink of an eye.

On this day, in a relatively clean residential area outside the imperial city, Shen Yue'er pushed open the door early in the morning and went to the Li family in the inner city.

She is now Li Muyun's bodyguard and also helps with some business matters, so she is a little assistant.

Because of her outstanding work, and because Li Muyun also showed some favoritism towards Shen Yue, her daily wages kept increasing, from three strings of cash at the beginning to half a tael of silver, and now to two taels of silver, a dramatic increase that was astonishing.

The reason is simple: ever since the three elders of the Zhao family came to apologize that day, Li Muyun's business has been free of obstacles and has even been smoother than ever before.

Whatever decisions she wanted to make, there were no obstacles at all, and her cooperation with other industries went smoothly. In the past, it would have taken several months and a lot of effort to handle things properly.

What pleased her even more was that the disgusting Zhao Liuye never bothered her again, and her days were unusually peaceful.

Shen Yue'er's figure gradually disappeared at the end of the street, amidst the surging crowd.

At this moment, in a corner of a teahouse, Chen Han, wearing a straw hat, turned his gaze to his new home, which he had never set foot in before.

It was a small courtyard house, not very big, and even a bit old, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it was something that several generations of people could never own.

Although the courtyard was old, it was full of vitality. There were some potted plants and flowers in the courtyard, and Chen Han could tell at a glance that it was arranged by his wife.

At that moment, a sound came from the courtyard. The sound was completely unnoticed in the noisy street, but Chen Han, with his keen senses, was an exception.

It was the sound of water being sprinkled, accompanied by a leisurely humming voice like a nightingale's song. Without a doubt, it was Shen Wan's voice.

"Aunt Yang, Yue'er's clothes from yesterday are in the room. They were quite sweaty, so please remember to wash them carefully."

"Alright, Miss, you can go and rest. Leave the watering to me."

"No need, I'm just idling around anyway, might as well get some exercise..."

Since the family was wealthy and Shen Wan's health was not very good, she naturally needed to hire an older woman to do the housework.

Upon hearing this, Chen Han was relieved.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged her. Li Muyun is still kind-hearted. Even after all these years, she hasn't forgotten Shen Wan and the others. Even with my fate unknown, she still went out of her way to help my family. Such kindness is rare in this world."

Chen Han muttered to himself, then left the place with a sense of relief.

He arrived at a bustling restaurant in the inner city, seemingly casually but actually quite casually, and found a private room. He then ordered some dim sum and savored it carefully.

Before long, the door was pushed open, and a tall, aloof woman appeared before him.

Have you had breakfast yet?

Chen Han looked at the woman and asked.

Zhuge Rushuang met Chen Han's gaze, her eyes remaining as cold and aloof as ever. "I've already eaten..."

As she spoke, she sat down opposite Chen Han. "You're in trouble."

Chen Han's gaze sharpened slightly. "Oh?"

Zhuge Rushuang's nose twitched as she looked at the tempting osmanthus cake on the table. She couldn't resist picking it up and taking a small bite. Her expression remained unchanged. "There's a man from Chu named Shi Jingtao who has his eye on you."

The State of Chu was a neighboring state of the State of Zhao. Chen Han had heard about the legendary exploits of this young man from a young age.

"Shi Jingtao? What does that guy want with me?"

Shi Jingtao is undoubtedly the strongest young generation in the Chu Kingdom.

This person is only twenty-seven years old this year. He is bold and cheerful, competitive and loves to challenge masters from all sides. He is truly invincible.

Many martial arts masters in the State of Chu avoided him like the plague.

However, this man recently committed a serious crime; he was killed by the second prince of Chu.

This news was shocking; even Chen Han, who usually didn't care about national affairs, knew about it and was deeply impressed by the person.

He dared to kill even a prince; he's truly a ruthless person.

Chen Han dared to kill even cultivators, let alone princes; even the emperor would have to tuck his tail between his legs in front of him.

But after hearing about Shi Jingtao, I still couldn't help but have a deep impression of him.

"He must have heard about what happened to you."

Zhuge Rushuang reached for the chopsticks she had just put down with her slender hand. "It is a rare occurrence, perhaps only once in a century, for someone to dare to rob the property of the absolute local tyrant of the Yue Kingdom's capital."

"Furthermore, through word of mouth, you became the one who single-handedly fought against more than ten martial arts masters from the Nine Dragons Gang after arriving in the Chu Kingdom, ultimately severely injuring one of them, and then leaving gracefully with the spoils of war."

"Now over there, the rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and they've even started calling you the number one in Yue and comparing you to Shi Jingtao."

Chen Han's lips twitched violently. At that moment, he desperately wanted to tell these onlookers, who seemed to crave drama, one thing: "Don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors."

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else?"

Chen Han's gaze remained calm. This matter was indeed a problem, but he didn't pay it much attention.

Shi Jingtao?

Unless he is also a cultivator, if he dares to come knocking, Chen Han will make sure he never leaves.

"Also, I found what you asked me to find, but I can't get my hands on it."

Chen Han became serious. "A demon?"

[Heaven-Supporting Soul-Shaking Skill (Beginner) 34/50]

Two months later, Chen Han had already consumed more than thirty spirit stones in his cultivation, but his proficiency was increasing slowly.

This made him realize a fatal flaw: as he gradually drew qi into his body, the consumption of spirit stones caused by cultivation also increased, not because the spiritual energy in the spirit stones was not concentrated enough.

Conversely, while this spiritual energy is quite abundant, Chen Han's current cultivation level is insufficient to fully absorb it, and a large portion of it dissipates into the air during his cultivation.

Therefore, the efficiency of spiritual energy conversion is low, but this is only one of the factors contributing to the slow pace of cultivation.

Spiritual practice emphasizes the little things in daily life, from every breath to every bite of food and every sip of water—these are all of paramount importance.

Therefore, cultivators in the cultivation world usually use spirit stones to purchase the qualification to stay in a spiritual vein area, or to buy spiritual food, such as spirit rice or demon beast meat.