Back on Earth, I am the only cultivator.

"Senior Wu Fan, you were absolutely awesome in there just now!"

Li Jing jogged to keep up with Wu Fan, clutching the two sandalwood boxes tightly in her arms, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Wu Fan stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm: "It's just a fly I casually swatted, is that something to get this excited about?"

"How can that be the same? That's the Zhou family from Jiangnan Provincial Capital! And the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce and the Ye family too!"

Li Jing opened the Porsche door and respectfully invited Wu Fan to get in:

"But in the eyes of the seniors, they're probably no different from ants on the ground, right? I've really learned something new today."

The car emitted a deep roar and sped off towards the Xingfuli residential area.

"Alright, stop flattering me."

Wu Fan closed his eyes to rest, and said calmly,

"The Ye family and the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce backed down tonight simply because they saw my strength."

"But this black jade pendant and stone ring are indeed valuable items."

"Li Jing, you did a great job tonight."

Hearing Wu Fan's praise, Li Jing's fingers tightened slightly on the steering wheel, a sweet feeling rising in her heart.

She glanced at Wu Fan's handsome profile through the rearview mirror, her eyes filled with a hint of infatuation, and her voice softened slightly:

"It is my honor to be able to help my senior."

"From now on, Li Jing will be at your service whenever you need her."

The carriage fell silent for a moment, with only the roar of the engine remaining.

Not long after, the Porsche came to a steady stop at the entrance of the Xingfuli residential complex.

Wu Fan opened his eyes, took the wooden box from Li Jing, and glanced at her before getting out of the car:

"Go home early."

"Okay! I'll listen to Senior Wu Fan!"

Li Jing responded sweetly, and only after Wu Fan's figure completely disappeared did she reluctantly step on the gas and leave.

……

When I got home and opened the door, the aroma of food still filled the living room.

"Brother! You're finally back!"

Wu Xi bounced out of the kitchen, her twin ponytails swaying behind her.

"That auction, there wasn't any conflict, was there?"

Jiang Chuxue, who was tidying up the dishes at the dining table, also stopped what she was doing.

She wore a slightly loose-fitting knitted sweater, the neckline slightly tilted to one side, revealing a small patch of delicate, fair collarbone, her eyes full of concern:

"Wu Fan, are you alright?"

"What could possibly happen? They're just a bunch of narrow-minded people who have no idea what they're talking about."

Wu Fan closed the door behind him and sat down on the sofa.

He casually placed the wooden box he was holding on the coffee table.

"Wow, is this the treasure you brought home tonight?"

Wu Xi curiously leaned her little head over and stretched out her slender fingertips to touch it, but Wu Fan laughed and slapped her hand away.

"The energy in this place is chaotic; touching it carelessly could easily cause injury."

Wu Fan looked at his sister with a big smile on his face.

"Do you remember when I told you I'd saved a bead for you?"

"I'll help you refine it today."

After saying that, he took out the jet-black bead that he had plundered from the Zhao family from the room.

The beads, placed on the dining table, emitted a chilling aura, causing the temperature in the entire living room to drop several degrees.

"It's so cool, but it feels so good."

Wu Xi's big eyes lit up, and the Primordial Profound Ice Technique within her body almost instinctively began to operate on its own.

Even her fair skin was faintly covered with a layer of fine ice crystals.

"The Primordial Yin Body is indeed born with an instinctive affinity for yin and cold things."

Wu Fan sighed in admiration, his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"Xiao Xi, sit cross-legged and focus your mind on your dantian."

"The yin energy within this bead, though mixed, is extremely beneficial to you."

"Tonight, I'll help you pass this hurdle in one fell swoop!"

"Um!"

Wu Xi sat obediently cross-legged on the sofa, carefully taking the bead with both hands.

The moment the bead touched her hand, a chilling current rushed into her body through her palm!

"Hmm!"

Wu Xi let out a muffled groan, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

Her once rosy lips gradually lost their color, and a layer of frost visibly condensed on her body.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuxue, who was standing nearby, instinctively wanted to step forward to help:

"Xiao Xi!"

"Don't move."

Wu Fan grabbed Jiang Chuxue and whispered:

"With me here, nothing will happen."

"This is a process she had to go through to transform herself."

Wu Fan pointed his fingers like knives and tapped Wu Xi several times from a distance, sealing her major acupoints and guiding the cold energy to circulate through her meridians.

"boom!"

Wu Xi's internal bottleneck was broken through in an instant, as thin as paper!

Qi Refining Level 2!

Qi Refining Level 4!

Qi Refining Stage 7!

Under the violent suction, the bead's light grew dimmer and dimmer, its icy blue color gradually faded, and it finally turned into a pile of powder in Wu Xi's hand.

At this moment, Wu Xi's aura reached its peak, and snowflakes even seemed to condense out of thin air in the surrounding air.

Qi Refining Stage Nine Completed!

Wu Xi exhaled a long breath, opened his eyes, and a star-like icy light seemed to flash in his eyes.

"Bro! I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch right now!"

Wu Xi jumped up excitedly, clenched her little fists and waved them twice in the air, her ponytail swaying back and forth.

"Silly girl, you've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Even a Heavenly Rank martial artist in the mortal realm wouldn't last three moves against you."

Wu Fan affectionately patted her head.

"However, don't be arrogant. Although your foundation is solidified by your brother, you still need to practice more on controlling your power."

"Okay!"

Wu Xi playfully stuck out her tongue and ran off to practice.

Jiang Chuxue, sitting to the side, watched this scene, and a trace of disappointment flashed involuntarily in her eyes.

She looked down at her hands. Although she had reached the first level of Qi Refining last night with Wu Fan's help,

But compared to Xiao Xi's incredible speed of progressing by leaps and bounds across nine minor realms in a single day, I am simply too ordinary.

She also wanted to become stronger, to stand shoulder to shoulder with Wu Fan, instead of forever being a weak woman who needed his protection.

Wu Fan naturally noticed Jiang Chuxue's emotional change.

He walked to Jiang Chuxue's side, gently took her slightly cold hand in his, squeezed it, and said softly:

"Chu Xue, your physique is innate, but the path of cultivation is long, and a solid foundation is fundamental."

"There's no need to envy Xiaoxi. Tonight, let's continue yesterday's lessons."

Upon hearing the words "last night's homework," Jiang Chuxue's pretty face flushed crimson, and even her delicate neck was tinged with shyness.

She glanced somewhat flustered at Wu Xi, who was releasing spiritual energy to make ice, and said softly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."