Gou Zai Liang Jie Dao Wen Cheng Xian

Arriving at the cave dwelling he had left, Chu Xuan glanced around. The surroundings were largely unchanged from when he left, with no signs of habitation and still very secluded.

When I probed into the cave with my divine sense, I found Ah Qing practicing the health-preserving fist technique that she had taught me, while Old Xu was leaning against a gap in the willow tree at the entrance of the cave, looking out at the sky.

Chu Xuan sighed inwardly, realizing that he had ultimately been dragged down by his own actions.

Fortunately, it's only for these four months, so let's save up some resources.

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well; but every cloud has a silver lining!

Chu Xuan appeared before the cave like a ghost. Old Xu was instantly jolted awake and immediately bowed, saying, "Immortal Master Chu, you have arrived."

"Um."

The two returned to their cave. Ah Qing heard them talking and came forward to greet them, "Greetings, Immortal Master Chu."

Chu Xuan nodded slightly. "Not bad."

In just four months, A Qing had broken through to the Acquired Realm and was considered a proper martial artist, a skilled fighter even in ordinary villages.

Moreover, once you break through the Acquired Realm, with the Innate Pill, you can quickly break through to the Innate Realm.

Logically speaking, the Innate Pill is meant for martial artists at the peak of the Acquired Realm, and it can almost guarantee that an Acquired Realm martial artist will break through to the next level.

Aqing has just broken through to the Acquired Realm and is still quite far from the Innate Realm, but it's not a big problem. She can just take two pills. The Innate Realm Pill is essentially a simplified version of the Body Tempering Pill, and they can be taken together, it's just a bit wasteful.

However, this amount of resources is just a drop in the ocean for me.

Standing in the cave, Chu Xuan looked at the two somewhat reserved people in front of him. Without exchanging many pleasantries, Chu Xuan said directly, "Back then, you formed a good relationship with me and did me a favor, but later you were implicated by me and suffered five years of scorn."

"I know all of this, so I won't say any more empty words."

Chu Xuan took out a storage bag from his waist. "Inside are ten Innate Pills, ten Qi-Inducing Pills, ten low-grade talismans, one mid-grade talisman, a Qi-Inducing Technique, a Luo Tian Hand Technique, and a Fire Cloud Technique."

"Consider this your compensation. With these resources, even if neither you nor your descendants have spiritual roots, it would be enough to produce ten innate masters and continue for three or four generations."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan placed the storage bag in A Qing's hands. A Qing subconsciously took the storage bag, and Old Xu, who was standing to the side, quickly pulled A Qing to bow and said:

"Thank you, Immortal Master."

"There's no need for such formalities."

"What you did in the past is what you are reaping today; it is all what you deserve."

After saying that, Chu Xuan raised his hand and took out another Innate Pill, handing it to A Qing and saying, "I will not come again after today. I wish you success in breaking through to the Innate Realm and establishing yourself better in the new village."

"Take it."

"yes!"

Aqing took a deep breath, immediately accepted the pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

With a thought, Chu Xuan unleashed a layer of misty yellow light, which pressed down heavily on A Qing, making her feel as if a mountain was pressing down on her.

"When practicing health-preserving boxing, don't get distracted!"

Three hours later, Chu Xuan withdrew his magic power, while A Qing, who was panting heavily, had reached the late stage of the Acquired Realm and was not far from perfection.

"Let's practice for today, and continue tomorrow!"

As he spoke, Chu Xuan closed his eyes and began to summarize the gains and losses from just now. Just as recorded in the ancient books, the Zhenyuan Cauldron could also help absorb the power of pills.

Based on the experience just now, the effect should be quite good. According to the records, the effect of Zhenyuan Cauldron is about the same for oneself and others. If I take the pill in the future, I think it will also have a good effect.

The next day, Chu Xuan got up and used the Zhenyuan Cauldron to assist A Qing in her cultivation, once in the morning and once in the evening, for two hours each time. A Qing's cultivation successfully reached the post-natal perfection.

On the third day, after taking the second Innate Pill, with the assistance of the Zhenyuan Cauldron, Aqing successfully broke through to the Innate Realm and became an Innate Grandmaster in this world.

They may be undeniably at the bottom of the social hierarchy, but the fact that they can even enter the social hierarchy already speaks volumes.

Moreover, as long as you don't rely on the market, you can live quite comfortably in the village.

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Chu Xuan led the two of them south for a hundred miles. Seven days later, the vague outline of a village appeared in the distance.

"I'll stop here. The rest is up to you."

Upon hearing this, Old Xu immediately pulled Ah Qing down to kneel, kowtowing and saying, "Thank you so much, Immortal Master! We, father and daughter, can never repay your great kindness and virtue. If you ever need anything, we will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

"No need. You deserve what you got because of me."

Intending to turn and leave, Chu Xuan hesitated for a moment before taking out the machete from his storage bag.

As the machete was drawn, a flash of cold light disappeared in an instant, the gleaming blade showcasing the sharpness of this precious sword.

"Many of the past grievances stem from this machete. I present it to you today, thus settling our old scores!"

After handing it to A Qing, Chu Xuan's figure flickered and vanished like a ghost.

Chu Xuan traversed the mountains and forests swiftly, shaking his head inwardly. In truth, it would have been better not to give him the knife; the cause and effect would have been settled more thoroughly.

But Chu Xuan still gave it to them, wanting to see if his actions could give rise to a Qi-inducing family.

How far can this small family go in the future?

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After returning to the market, Chu Xuan devoted himself entirely to cultivation, practicing every day without fail and inscribing array plates.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Chu Xuan sat cross-legged in his bedroom. As a new magic seal condensed, a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth was attracted and flowed into Chu Xuan's body.

I've reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. This cultivation is truly getting harder and harder as you progress. The first seal of this fourth meridian is already about as difficult as the third seal of the first level.

As for the three Dharma Seals that follow, the difficulty increases exponentially. The further you go, the more spiritual energy there is in your dantian and sea of ​​qi, the greater the influence, and the more difficult the cultivation becomes.

The Foundation Establishment stage is still a long way off. Seven Dharma Seals a year seems alright for now, but it will get slower and slower as time goes on. It will take at least ten years to break through to the next level.

Of course, this does not mean that Qi cultivation is more difficult than body cultivation. The main reason is that Qi cultivation also requires the cultivation of spirit, and body cultivation has laid a foundation for more than ten years. Only in this way can one make rapid progress and break through to the second level in six years!

However, compared to his mediocre progress in Qi cultivation, Chu Xuan's progress in formations is quite remarkable.

In the past year, Chu Xuan has mastered nearly half of the low-grade and mid-grade formations in the True Explanation of the Heavenly Origin Formation Dao.

Although he was still unable to depict high-grade formations, he could at least depict most mid-grade formations. Chu Xuan could also easily depict some mid-grade formations that were far more complex than the Thick Earth Formation.