Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

That night, it started to drizzle outside.

Li Gu and Zheng Xiaodong were both awake, sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating the [Hidden Flower Heart Method].

The difference is that Zheng Xiaodong can only practice his skills by absorbing the sparse spiritual energy between heaven and earth through breathing exercises.

Li Gu then fed himself a jade marrow pill that tasted like Liuwei Dihuang Pills...

Just like last time, shortly after taking it, a huge amount of spiritual energy began to spread from the stomach wall.

Then, the [Hidden Flower True Qi] in his body began to stir, flowing along the meridians to his stomach... He gulped down the spiritual energy emanating from the pill, enjoying a gluttonous feast.

Several hours later, the devouring ended.

His cultivation level increased significantly again, and this time he did not encounter the problem of narrow meridians. The "Meridian Expanding Pill" he took last time had expanded Li Gu's meridians in advance, allowing him to easily utilize the cultivation he had just absorbed.

At dawn, Li Gu felt that he had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

With abundant cultivation, he now desires to break through his current realm and reach the next level.

This time, however, what blocked his way was the Zhongwan acupoint.

Absolutely true!

The expanded meridians were already ready to be activated, so Li Gu remained calm and patient, slowly mobilizing his true energy and applying pressure little by little.

Although he didn't have the Cold Jade Stone to assist him, his recent experiences had become the best support.

The Hidden Flower Heart Sutra is the heart sutra of the Lotus Sect, which also follows the "path of the mortal world." The more one experiences and struggles in the mortal world, going through all sorts of joys and sorrows, love and hate, the more helpful it is in refining the Hidden Flower Heart Sutra.

"Hey!"

After a soft shout, Li Gu felt his meridians suddenly open up, his Zhongwan acupoint was easily broken through, and he had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. He felt refreshed and invigorated.

When I opened my eyes, I realized it was already daylight outside.

Zheng Xiaodong was no longer in bed, but in the courtyard practicing the Zhang family's nameless ruler technique with Zhang Yi and Meng Ting. When they saw Li Gu come out, the three of them greeted him with smiles.

Meng Ting asked with concern, "Senior Brother Li, is your shoulder injury any better?"

Li Gu rotated his arm and moved his left shoulder, then laughed and said, "It's fine now. I was just lightly patted by someone at the second or third level of Qi Refining. This little injury is nothing to worry about."

Meng Ting was still a little worried: "You're not just pretending to be strong so I won't worry, are you?"

"Of course not." Li Gu held an iron ruler in each hand and practiced a few moves of the Nameless Ruler Technique. His movements were fluid and without any hesitation.

Meng Ting was finally completely relieved.

But Zhang Yi exclaimed, "Junior Brother Li, I feel that the force you generated when you made your move was stronger than yesterday morning. Is it just my imagination?"

It's not an illusion; it's perfectly reasonable that a level 7 Qi Refining expert is slightly stronger than a level 6 Qi Refining expert.

Li Gu spent a fraction of a second considering whether or not to tell everyone that he had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

The reason he was "paralyzed" in Flower Valley was because he was trying to break through to the 6th level of Qi Refining. He had only been in Jiangzhou for four or five days, less than a month. It would be hard to explain that he had already reached the 7th level of Qi Refining so quickly, so let's just leave it at that and keep it a secret.

Li Gu: "Maybe I was more focused today."

Zhang Yi glanced at Meng Ting and thought to himself: It seems that Junior Brother Li deliberately used more force when he made his move so as not to worry Junior Sister.

Just as she thought of this, she heard Zheng Xiaodong chuckle and say, "I know the reason, I know."

Li Gu: "?"

Zhang Yi laughed and said, "So you knew that too?"

Zheng Xiaodong rarely put on a mischievous smile: "Junior Brother Li was secretly taking Liuwei Dihuang Pills, and I saw him. Of course, he'll be even more vigorous after taking this medicine."

Li Gu: "..."

Zhang Yi: "..."

Both of them were speechless with embarrassment.

Only Meng Ting looked completely bewildered: "What's wrong with Liuwei Dihuang Pills? Are they some kind of miracle cure? They supposedly make us stronger after taking them? Shouldn't we all try them?"

Zhang Yi covered her face with her left hand, but her right hand accurately pinched Zheng Xiaodong's ear: "You idiot, what nonsense are you spouting in front of your junior sister?"

Zheng Xiaodong: "Ouch, ouch, ouch... Junior sister, be gentle, be gentle."

Zhang Yi's hand began to spin: "I've already shown mercy by not twisting your ears off. You want me to be gentle?"

Zheng Xiaodong: "But I didn't lie, I'm telling the truth, Junior Brother Li really is eating this stuff. I saw it with my own eyes, and I even smelled the aroma of Liuwei Dihuang Pills."

Zhang Yi snapped angrily, "Stop rambling!"

Meng Ting asked, looking completely bewildered, "Senior Sister Zhang, what exactly is Liuwei Dihuang Pill? Don't just keep flirting with Senior Brother Zheng, tell me about it too."

Zhang Yi pulled Meng Ting behind a big tree in the corner of the yard and whispered a few words in her ear.

Meng Ting's face flushed red instantly. She fiddled with the hem of her clothes and hid behind a tree, refusing to come out. Zhang Yi came out alone and said to Li Gu and Zheng Xiaodong, "What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and practice your ruler technique! Humph, men are really something else. Given our current situation, you're still thinking about such pointless things."

Unable to explain, Li Gu could only silently practice the ruler method...

They stopped practicing just before it was almost time to report to the yamen. Zhang Yi and Zheng Xiaodong went ahead, and Li Gu also tidied up and prepared to report to the Six Doors. Just then, Meng Ting emerged from behind a tree, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then quietly tugged at Li Gu's sleeve.

Li Gu turned his head, and Meng Ting quickly snuggled into his arms, pressing her forehead against his chest and "burrowing" in, whispering, "Senior Brother Li, you're so annoying! You're so lecherous, I want to stay away from you."

After saying that, he turned and ran!

Li Gu: "..."

Women are so outrageous! What exactly do you mean by this little thing? Hey! You said you hate me and want to stay away from me, but then you snuggled into my arms and rubbed your head against my chest? I have no idea if there's something wrong with you or not.

He shook his head and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Hong Zhizhou's voice rang in my ears again: "If my junior sister had seen what just happened, she would have cried for you."

Li Gu looked in the direction of the sound and found that Hong Lin had reappeared under the tree next to him at some point.

Li Gu was both amused and exasperated: "You're just teasing me again. My senior sister only sees me as someone she can tease. She could never really like me, and of course she wouldn't shed a single tear for me."

Hong Lin was just saying it casually, not dwelling on the matter at all, and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Your cultivation has increased by one level."

Li Gu was startled: Huh? I can fool Senior Sister Zhang, whose cultivation is lower than mine, but I can't fool Hong Linyao, whose cultivation is higher!

Hong Lin said calmly, "The Lotus Sect's supreme cultivation method, the 'Shared Path Demonic Scripture,' truly has its unique wonders. Could it be that you captured a demonic disciple in Jiangzhou City who practiced the same technique as you and drained him dry? Otherwise, how could you have progressed so quickly?"

Li Gu feigned surprise: "I didn't. I just practiced my skills as usual, and naturally broke through to the 7th level of Qi Refining."

"Naturally? What a wonderful 'naturally.' Do you think I'm a three-year-old who can be fooled?"

Hong Lin raised an eyebrow: "Could it be that you possess another dual cultivation technique, so you took Liuwei Dihuang Pills in the middle of the night and secretly slipped out to find a woman to practice with?"

Li Gu covered his face: "Can we please stop mentioning Liuwei Dihuang Pills?"